No
National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame would be complete
without the name Bill Schindler being included.
Bill began competing in the small cars upon their
introduction to the east coast in 1934. In 1936 he lost his
left leg in a big car crash, but bounced back to become a
great midget champion.
In an effort to keep the AAA
out of the East in 1937, an alliance was formed and Schindler
was elected President. In 1940 Schindler switched to AAA
briefly and won the Bronx Coliseum Indoor Championship, then
turned “outlaw” again when the American Racing Drivers Club
was formed with Bill Schindler named as President.
Schindler won the ARDC Championship in 1940, 1945, 1946
and 1948.
Bill did join the AAA so he could race at Indianapolis,
and he competed in three Indianapolis 500 Mile Races from 1950
to 1952. He was killed in a sprint car crash at Allentown, PA
on Sept 20, 1952.
