Herb Ardinger
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Herb Ardinger (25 April 1910 Glassport, Pennsylvania – 14 June 1973 Wayne, Michigan) was an American racecar driver.
Ardinger competed in eight AAA Championship Car races from 1934 to 1939, including the 1934, 1936, 1937, and 1938 Indianapolis 500 races (he failed to qualify in 1935 when driving a factory-supported Ford entered by Lew Welch[1]). He finished sixth in the 1938 race in a front-drive Miller. In 1947 he returned to the Speedway to serve as a replacement driver for Doc Williams in the Novi and finished a career-best fourth.[2]
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1934 |
24 |
14 |
111.722 |
22 |
10 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1936 |
44 |
6 |
115.082 |
15 |
28 |
38 |
0 |
Transmission |
| 1937 |
54 |
3 |
121.983 |
5 |
22 |
106 |
2 |
Rod |
| 1938 |
54 |
14 |
119.022 |
24 |
6 |
199 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1939 |
9 |
9 |
124.125 |
14 |
17 |
141 |
0 |
Clutch |
| 1947 |
54 |
4 |
120.733 |
19 |
4 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| Totals |
884 |
2 |
|
|
| Starts |
6 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
1 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
1 |
| Top 10 |
3 |
| Retired |
3 |
|
[edit] References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Ardinger, Herb |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
|
| Date of birth |
25 April 1910 |
| Place of birth |
|
| Date of death |
14 June 1973 |
| Place of death |
|
