Dutch Schaefer (racing driver)
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Ed "Dutch" Schaefer (June 23, 1915 – March 12, 1978) was an American racecar driver.
Schaefer was 1940 champion at the track at Cedarhurst, New York. He won the 1946 and 1948 track championships at Philadelphia’s . He was a four-time American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) midget car champion (1956, 1957, 1960, and 1965). He served as President of the East Coast regional racing organization from 1952 to 1968.[1] Schaefer once won a USAC national midget event at Hershey, Pennsylvania by lapping the entire field.[1] He later became the President of the Super Midget Racing Club, and won the series' title in 1973. He died in 1978.
Career awards[]
Schaefer was elected to the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1999.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Biography at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
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