Ronney Householder
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May 9, 1908
| Ronney Householder | |||||||
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 Householder, circa 1941 | |||||||
| Born | Frederick Ronald Householder May 9, 1908 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | November 11, 1972 (aged 64) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 30th (1937) | ||||||
| First race | 1937 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 1938 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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Frederick Ronald Householder (May 9, 1908 – November 11, 1972 in) was an American racing driver.[1] He raced most of the year, in the Midwest in summer and the West Coast in the winter.[2]
Householder was the 1935 Detroit Coliseum midget champion. He won the 1936 and 1937 Turkey Night Grand Prix midget races at Gilmore Stadium in front of over 18,000 fans.[2] The Chicago Shriners built a board track inside the football stadium Soldier Field in 1939. Householder won the track championship against the top drivers in the nation.[2]
Householder raced in the 1937 and 1938 Indianapolis 500s, 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.[2]