Herb Ardinger

{{Short description|American racing driver (1910–1973)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Herb Ardinger

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Herbert Allen Ardinger

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|04|25}}

| birth_place = Glassport, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1973|06|14|1910|04|25}}

| death_place = Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 9

| Years_In_Champ = 7

| Best_Champ_Pos = 9th (1938)

| First_Champ_Race = 1934 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1947 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 0

| Champ_Poles = 0

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Herbert Allen Ardinger (April 25, 1910 – June 14, 1973) was an American racing driver.

Biography

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.Ralstin, Dick. [https://home.comcast.net/~webspinner/dralstin/stories/Novi-Chapter1.htm The Novi, A Most Magnificent Flop - Chapter 1] Retrieved 2011-02-28

He finished sixth in the 1938 race in a front-drive Miller.

In 1947, Ardinger returned to the Speedway to serve as a replacement driver for Doc Williams in the Novi and finished a career-best fourth.[http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/ArdingerHerb.htm Herb Ardinger], Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2011-02-28

Death

Ardinger died on June 14, 1973, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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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

colspan=6|Totals

|884

|2

|

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Starts

|6

Poles

|0

Front Row

|1

Wins

|0

Top 5

|1

Top 10

|3

Retired

|3

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References