Killed in a motorcycle accident. Veteran USAC competitor, who raced from 1965 until 1972 in the division; his link with USAC was so entwined that the association's badge is on his grave at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City. Williams was particularly strong in the late 1950's and early 1960's in sprint cars. Karl's best finish in Indy car racing was a second place at Springfield's dirt oval track in 1970, but he also finished fourth, in 1967, which he did at another dirt oval, in Sacramento.

Biography last updated 25 Aug 2017