deaths
March 29, 2012
Bill Jenkins, American race car driver and engineer (born 1930)
Bill Jenkins (drag racer)
William Tyler Jenkins, nicknamed "Grumpy" or "The Grump", was an engine builder and drag racer. Between 1965 and 1975, he won a total of thirteen NHRA events. Most of these wins were won with a four-speed manual transmission. In 1972 he recorded 250 straight passes without missing a shift.
March 29
March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 277 days remain until the end of the year.