Ronney Householder was an American

United States

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 race car driver. He raced most of the year, in the Midwest

Midwestern United States

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 in summer and the West Coast

West Coast of the United States

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 in the winter.

Racing career

Householder was the 1935 Detroit Coliseum champion. He won the 1936 and 1937 Turkey Night Grand Prix

Turkey Night Grand Prix

The Turkey Night Grand Prix is an annual race of midget cars. It has been held on Thanksgiving night most years since 1934. It is currently held in Irwindale, California.-Drivers:The event is considered a major event in the midget cars series...

 champ car races at Gilmore Stadium

Gilmore Stadium

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 in front of over 18,000 fans. The Chicago Shriners built a board track

Board track racing

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 inside the football

American football

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 stadium Soldier Field

Soldier Field

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 in 1939. Householder won the track championship against the top drivers in the nation.

Householder raced in the 1937

1937 Indianapolis 500

The 25th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1937.Late in the race, Wilbur Shaw held a comfortable lead, and had lapped second place Ralph Hepburn. With about 20 laps to go, however, Shaw's car had been leaking oil, and had nearly lost...

 and 1938

1938 Indianapolis 500

The 26th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on Monday, May 30, 1938. The race was won by the number 23 car driven by Floyd Roberts. Roberts' car started in the pole position, and was the first car to win from that start since 1930. Roberts led 92 laps, posted an average speed of 117.200...

 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

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s, and finished twelfth and fourteenth respectively. He set a new qualifying record in 1938 at 125.769 mph. The record still stands, as the qualifying distance at the time was 10 laps.

Car builder

After his racing career was completed, Householder worked for Chrysler

Chrysler

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 and Plymouth

Plymouth (automobile)

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 as a car designer, engineer, builder & development guru. Householder was one of the main members of Chrysler during the 1950's and 1960's. He died of cancer at the age of 64.

Career award

• Householder was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
  National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
  The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame and museum for midget cars. The Hall of Fame is located at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, and can be accessed during weekly Sunday races during the summer.-A-C:...
  
   in 1984.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1937 1937 Indianapolis 500 The 25th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1937.Late in the race, Wilbur Shaw held a comfortable lead, and had lapped second place Ralph Hepburn. With about 20 laps to go, however, Shaw's car had been leaking oil, and had nearly lost... 23 10 116.464 31 12 194 0 Flagged 1938 1938 Indianapolis 500 The 26th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on Monday, May 30, 1938. The race was won by the number 23 car driven by Floyd Roberts. Roberts' car started in the pole position, and was the first car to win from that start since 1930. Roberts led 92 laps, posted an average speed of 117.200... 16 10 125.769 1 14 154 0 Supercharger Totals 348 0

Starts 2 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 1