Former Pro Stock driver and team owner Billy “The Kid” Stepp, died of
natural causes on November 27, according the Dayton Daily News. He was
73 years old.
Stepp had a long line of strong running Pro Stock Mopars in the 1970s
and experienced one of his finest moments as a team owner when his
driver Stuart McDade reached the final round of the 1971 NHRA U.S.
Nationals in Indianapolis. They lost to Ronnie Sox by a mere .002.
Former Pro Stock driver and team owner Billy “The Kid” Stepp, died of natural causes on November 27, according the Dayton Daily News. He was 73 years old.
Stepp had a long line of strong running Pro Stock Mopars in the 1970s and experienced one of his finest moments as a team owner when his driver Stuart McDade reached the final round of the 1971 NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. They lost to Ronnie Sox by a mere .002.
He reached a decent level of success on the IHRA side with drivers Sox (1977) and later Bobby Yowell (1978 & 1979) reaching four IHRA Pro Stock final rounds, winning the 1979 IHRA Pro-Am Nationals in Rockingham, N.C.
Baker-Hazel-Snider Funeral Home confirmed that Stepp was cremated.
