Ed "Dutch" Schaefer (June 23, 1915 – March 12, 1978) was an American

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. Schaefer was 1940 champion at the track at

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. He won the 1946 and 1948 track championships at

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’s Yellow Jacket Speedway. He was a four-time

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(ARDC)

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champion (1956, 1957, 1960, and 1965). He served as President of the East Coast regional racing organization from 1952 to 1968.Biography
at the

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Schaefer once won a USAC national midget event at

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by lapping the entire field. He later became the President of the Super Midget Racing Club, and won the series' title in 1973. He died in 1978.

Career awards

Schaefer was elected to the

in 1999.

References

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