Billy Hamill

Billy Hamill, full name William Gordon Hamill, is an American international motorcycle speedway rider born in California in 1970 who won the Speedway World Championship in 1996 and earned 29 caps for the United States national team. He began junior speedway in California in 1983, turned professional in 1986 and moved to Britain in 1990 to race for the Cradley Heathens, where he later became captain. He took part in the first Grand Prix series in 1995, finishing fifth, and in 1996 beat the defending champion Hans Nielsen in the final round in Vojens to claim the world title. Hamill also won several World Team Cup gold medals with the United States, and topped the British League averages in 1995 and 1996.