Herb Ardinger

Herbert Allen Ardinger (25 April 1910 in Glassport, Pennsylvania – 14 June 1973 in 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]

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

References

Ralstin, Dick. The Novi, A Most Magnificent Flop - Chapter 1 Retrieved 2011-02-28
Herb Ardinger, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2011-02-28

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[1] Ralstin, Dick. The Novi, A Most Magnificent Flop - Chapter 1 Retrieved 2011-02-28

[2] Herb Ardinger, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2011-02-28