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 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.Biography for Bill Schindler at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame 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.Biography for Dutch Schaefer at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Schaefer reigned until 1968, when the series featured 51 races and $93,000 in prize money.
ARDC Midget Car Series
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 2017 - Ryan Greth
Reference (1940-2015):
Other notable racers Mario Andretti, 1961 to mid-1962 Ray Brown Jan Opperman Johnny Thomson
The Cars
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 , while weighing only 900 pounds.
See also National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
References
External links
ARDC Record Book National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame Eastern Museum of Motor Racing Chili Bowl Nationals