William Clarence Cummings (November 11, 1906 â February 8, 1939), nicknamed "Wild Bill," was an American racing driver who is known for winning the 1934 Indianapolis 500.
Cummings was driving a passenger automobile on State Road 29 in Indianapolis, when he crashed through a guard rail, overturned several times and plunged into Lick Creek. He was pulled from the water by passers-by while still alive, but died at Methodist Hospital two days later.
Cummings has been inducted into the following halls of fame: