Walt Ader

{{Short description|American racing driver (1912–1982)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Walt Ader

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Walter Ader

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1912|12|15}}

| birth_place = Long Valley, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1982|11|25|1912|12|15}}

| death_place = Califon, New Jersey, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 33+

| Years_In_Champ = 4

| Best_Champ_Pos = 6th (1946)

| First_Champ_Race = 1946 Williams Grove Race #1 (Mechanicsburg)

| Last_Champ_Race = 1950 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| First_Champ_Win = 1946 Williams Grove Race #1 (Mechanicsburg)

| Last_Champ_Win = 1947 Atlanta 100 (Lakewood)

| Champ_Wins = 5

| Champ_Podiums = 18

| Champ_Poles = 0

| module2 =

{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes

| Years = {{F1|1950}}

| Team(s) = Rae

| Races = 1

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Points = 0

| Poles = 0

| Fastest laps = 0

| First race = 1950 Indianapolis 500

}}}}}}

Walter Ader (December 15, 1912 – November 25, 1982) was an American racing driver.{{Cite web |title=Walt Ader |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/LWFWIW/focusLWFWIW.php?db2=LWF&db=ms&n=1761 |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Motorsport Memorial}}{{Cite web |title=Walt Ader |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/AderWalt.htm |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Walt Ader |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Walt_Ader |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}

During his racing career, Ader was a resident of Bernardsville, New Jersey.via Associated Press. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E05EFDC153FE23BBC4D52DFB266838D659EDE "WALT ADER TAKES AUTO RACE HONORS; Jersey Driver Wins Feature at Williams Grove Before 41,743--Two Are Hurt"], The New York Times, April 15, 1946. Accessed October 22, 2015. "The feature race was won by Walt Ader of Bernardsville, N. J., competing in the first big car race in this section." After his retirement from racing, Ader worked as a member of the Bernardsville volunteer fire department.{{Cite web |title=Walt Ader AU |url=https://www.njsportsheroes.com/waltaderau.html |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.njsportsheroes.com}}