Pratt
was the Kansas City Indoor Champion in 1940. In 1947 he won
the Great Lakes Auto Racing Assn. title.
He scored 142 victories from 1946 to 1949. (45 in 1948,
35 in 1949, 32 in 1947 and 30 in 1946).
On May 30, 1948 Ralph won three features in one day at
three differenttracks; Canfield, Columbus & Bedford, Ohio.
Pratt was the AAA Ohio/Michigan
Champion in 1948 & 1949. He also won the Fort Miami
Championship in 1946 and 1947. In 1949 he won the Chicago
Aphitheater indoor title.
Ralph qualified for two Champ Car races and was the
first alternate for the 1949 Indianapolis 500.
Ralph Pratt died Dec 15. 1981. He was a boyhood hero of
Roger Penske, who accepted the induction plaque on behalf of
the Pratt family.
