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USAC National Championships, who conceived the classic tri oval design and layout of Pocono International Raceway, modeled after his three favorite signature turns, at Trenton, Indianapolis and Milwaukee. Early historyeditWard was born in Beloit, Kansas, the son of Ralph and Geneva ne Banta Ward. By 1. 93. 0, the family had moved to California. He died in Anaheim, California. Wards father owned an auto wrecking business in Los Angeles. Roger was 1. 4 years old when he built a Ford hot rod. He was a P 3. 8 Lightning fighter pilot in World War II. He enjoyed flying so much he thought of making it his career. He began to fly B 1. Flying Fortress and was so good he was retained as an instructor. After the war he was stationed in Wichita Falls, Texas when a quarter mile dirt track was built. Midget car racingeditHe began racing midget cars in 1. Army. He finished poorly. His skills improved in 1. San Diego Grand Prix. He raced in an Offenhauser in 1. Ward shocked the midget car racing world when he broke Offenhauser motors long winning streak by using Vic Edelbrocks Ford 6. Gilmore Stadium on August 1. The motor was one of the first to feature nitromethane for fuel. Ward and Edelbrock went to the Orange Show Stadium the following night and won again. Ward used his midget car in 1. Formula Libre race at Lime Rock Park. Midget cars were normally considered competitive for oval tracks only before that time. That same year, Ward entered the United States Grand Prix for Formula One cars with the midget car, under the false belief that it was much quicker through the turns, a fact he found not true at the beginning of practice. He eventually retired from the race after twenty laps with a mechanical failure. Championship carseditHe won the 1. AAA Stock Car later USAC Stock Car championship. The championship gave him an opportunity for a rookie test at the 1. Indianapolis 5. 00. He passed the test and qualified for the race. He finished 3. 4 laps before his car suffered a broken oil line. He finished 1. 30 laps in the 1. Indianapolis 5. 00 before the oil pressure failed. His 1. 95. 3 Indianapolis 5. Indianapolis 5. 00 ended after his car stalled on the backstretch. He completed all of the laps for the first time in 1. In 1. 95. 9 he joined the Leader Card Racers team with owner Bob Wilke and mechanic A. J. Watson forming what was known as the 3 Ws. Ward won his first Indianapolis 5. He won the USACNational Championship with victories at Milwaukee, Du. Quoin and the Indy Fairgrounds. His 1. United States Grand Prix held at Sebring Raceway. The Lola Offy that Ward drove in his final Champ Car race, the 1. Indy 5. 00. Ward battled Jim Rathmann for the lead in the 1. Indianapolis 5. 00. In one of the epic duels in Indy 5. Ward and Rathmann exchanged the lead 1. Ward slowed on lap 1. Rathmann, also struggling with worn out tires after such a furious pace, took the lead on lap 1. Indianapolis 5. 00 history. Ward took the lead at the 1. Indianapolis 5. 00 at lap 1. He also won the season championship that year. He had difficulties getting comfortable in the car he drove at Indianapolis in 1. His professional pride would not let him end his career in such an ignominious manner, and he returned for a final time in 1. At the victory banquet that evening, Ward tearfully addressed the group. I always said I would quit racing when it stopped being fun, he said, then paused as he wiped away tears. Today it wasnt fun anymore. He had 2. After retirementeditWard retired to be a commentator for ABCs Wide World of Sports for NASCAR and Indycars from 1. From 1. 98. 0 1. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, before retiring in Tustin, California. In later years, he served as public relations director for the new Ontario Motor Speedway, and later managed the Circus Circus unlimited hydroplane team. He died on July 5, 2. Indianapolis 5. 00 resultseditYear. Car. Start. Qual. Rank. Finish. Laps. Led. Retired. 19. Oil line. 19. 52. Oil pressure. 19. Stalled. 19. 54. 12. Engine. 19. 55. 27. Crash BS1. 95. 61. Running. 19. 57. 82. Supercharger. 19. Fuel pump. 19. 59. Running. 19. 60. 13. Running. 19. 61. 24. Running. 19. 62. 32. Running. 19. 63. 14. Running. 19. 64. 23. Running. 19. 66. 26. Handling. Totals. Starts. 15. Poles. Front Row. 3Wins. Top 5. 6Top 1. 07. Retired. 8Wards finishes from 1. Indianapolis 5. 00 history. World Championship career summaryeditThe Indianapolis 5. FIA World Championship from 1. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Rodger Ward participated in 1. World Championship races, including 1. Indy along with the 1. United States Grand Prix and the 1. United States Grand Prix. He won 1 race and finished on the podium twice. He accumulated a total of 1. Complete Formula One World Championship resultseditkeyReferenceseditExternal linksedit.