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American Racing Drivers Club

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The American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) is an open-wheel midget car racing sanctioning body that operates primarily in the Mid-Atlantic area of the United States.

History

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The American Racing Drivers Club was organized in 1939, making it one of the oldest sanctioning bodies in the United States, predating NASCAR by nearly a decade. The purpose of the organization was to represent the drivers and car owners in dealing with track owners and promoters. The club's first president was Bill Schindler.[1] and the first vice presidentfrom 1939 was tony bonadies till his death at Williams Grove pa in 1964. Ed "Dutch" Schaefer was elected president in 1952.[2] Schaefer reigned until 1968, when the series featured 51 races and $93,000 in prize money.[2]

ARDC Midget Car Series

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ARDC Midget Car Season Champions

  • 1940 - Bill Schindler
  • 1941 - Henry Banks
  • 1945 - Bill Schindler
  • 1946 - Bill Schindler
  • 1947 - George Rice
  • 1948 - Bill Schindler
  • 1949 - Mike Nazaruk
  • 1950 - Nick Fornoro Sr.
  • 1951 - Fred Jiggs Peters
  • 1952 - Steve McGrath
  • 1953 - Mike Nazaruk
  • 1954 - Vernon Land
  • 1955 - Len Duncan
  • 1956 - Ed "Dutch" Schaefer
  • 1957 - Ed "Dutch" Schaefer
  • 1958 - Len Duncan
  • 1959 - Len Duncan
  • 1960 - Ed "Dutch" Schaefer
  • 1961 - Len Duncan
  • 1962 - Len Duncan
  • 1963 - Len Duncan
  • 1964 - Len Duncan
  • 1965 - Ed "Dutch" Schaefer
  • 1966 - Joe Csiki
  • 1967 - Len Duncan
  • 1968 - Johnny Coy Sr.
  • 1969 - Johnny Coy Sr.
  • 1970 - Tom McAndrew
  • 1971 - Johnny Coy Sr.
  • 1972 - Johnny Coy Sr.
  • 1973 - Leigh Earnshaw Jr.
  • 1974 - Leigh Earnshaw Jr.
  • 1975 - Leigh Earnshaw Jr.
  • 1976 - Bob Cicconi
  • 1977 - Lenny Boyd
  • 1978 - George Ferguson Jr
  • 1979 - Hank Rogers Jr.
  • 1980 - Leigh Earnshaw Jr.
  • 1981 - Hank Rogers Jr.
  • 1982 - Nick Fornoro Jr.
  • 1983 - Nick Fornoro Jr.
  • 1984 - Nick Fornoro Jr.
  • 1985 - Nick Fornoro Jr.
  • 1986 - Nick Fornoro Jr.
  • 1987 - Brett Mowrey
  • 1988 - Billy Hughes
  • 1989 - Billy Hughes
  • 1990 - Billy Hughes
  • 1991 - Lou Cicconi Jr
  • 1992 - Joey Coy
  • 1993 - Lou Cicconi Jr
  • 1994 - Lou Cicconi Jr
  • 1995 - Nick Fornoro Jr.
  • 1996 - Phil DiMario
  • 1997 - Ed Stimely Jr
  • 1998 - Bryan Kobylarz
  • 1999 - Bryan Kobylarz
  • 2000 - Ray Bull
  • 2001 - Ray Bull
  • 2002 - Ray Bull
  • 2003 - Ray Bull
  • 2004 - Ray Bull
  • 2005 - Ray Bull
  • 2006 - Andy Martin
  • 2007 - Andy Martin
  • 2008 - Randy Monroe Jr.
  • 2009 - Frank Polimeda
  • 2010 - Steve Buckwalter
  • 2011 - Drew Heistand
  • 2012 - Tim Buckwalter
  • 2013 - Trevor Kobylarz
  • 2014 - Steven Drevicki
  • 2015 - Steven Drevicki
  • 2016 - Alex Bright[3]
  • 2017 - Ryan Greth[4]

Reference (1940-2015):[5]

Other notable racers

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The Cars

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Registered midget Chassis in ARDC range from Elite, Spike, Stealth, Bullet, Hawk, F5, Bishop, and Beast. The engines range from Chevy, Ford, Volkswagen, Pontiac, and Mopar, with big-name motor builders such as Alan Johnson, Ed Pink, Gaerte, Brayton, Hawk, Fontana, and Don Ott. With one competitive Personal Motor Builder, Mark Piazza. Today, all the motors are 4 cylinders, but have approximately 350 to 400 horsepower (300 kW), while weighing only 900 pounds.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Biography Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine for Bill Schindler at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
  2. ^ a b Biography for Dutch Schaefer at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
  3. ^ "USAC Partners with ARDC for 19-Race Eastern Regional Midget Slate in 2017". United States Automobile Club. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "2017 Points". ARDC Midgets. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. ^ says, Tom Avenengo. "Driver Champions". ARDC Midgets. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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