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Bill Hancock

Former CEO and Founder of Arrow Racing Engines

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Bill Hancock- As a mechanical engineer, Bill worked for Chrysler Corporation in their 70’s NASCAR program for ten years and then left to start and run his own company, Arrow Racing Engines, Inc, which specializes in high performance engine development in the Detroit area. After selling the business in 2008, Bill currently writes and does consulting work for the performance industry.

Bill Hancock grew up in Virginia racing cars. He went to Vanderbilt University where he got a degree in Mechanical Engineering while building and driving a series of drag racing cars. He was recruited out of college by Chrysler who moved him to Detroit as an engineer. He soon found himself in what he calls the job of a lifetime, working in the Chrysler Race Group as a NASCAR engineer where he worked on the NASCAR and short track Kit Car programs.

Several years later he was selected to manage the vehicle testing area where he was responsible for testing and race track development of the corporate racing programs. These programs ranged from desert racing trucks, NHRA & IHRA Pro Stock and Super Stock, Formula 5000, and of course NASCAR and USAC stock cars. During this time, he spent time at most of the major race tracks around the country where would rent the track and test for weeks at a time. When he was not at the track, he could be found at one of the wind tunnels or team race team shops.

In the off season, Bill was a speaker at the Chrysler Drag Racing seminar series which again took him all over the country. The race group was disbanded in 1979 when Chrysler suffered through a financial crisis. During this period he took a job with General Dynamics as the Chief Engineer of an off-road military vehicle.

It wasn’t too long before Bill decided to form his own company and return to his racing roots. In 1979 he formed Arrow Racing Engines and soon began doing engine development work for Chrysler. Aside from doing engine development work, Bill also authored and presented many papers and seminars on Dyno testing. He co-authored a book on Dyno testing with his good friend Harold Bettes and most recently updated John Lawlor’s HP book AutoMath. After almost 30 years in the engine business, he sold Arrow in 2008 and retired.

He still finds time to do consulting work, speaking engagements, and continues to write.