The American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) is an

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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

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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
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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
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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 -

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*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

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, 1961 to mid-1962 * Ray Brown * Jan Opperman *

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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.

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