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Rodger Ward

Ward nearly became the first rear-engine winner in 1964, were it not for a misunderstanding regarding the fuel mixture valve.

One would expect that winning the Indy 500 and the USAC driving Championship two times, as well as notching up some 26 major race victories, would somewhat inflate a driver’s ego – not in the case of the affable Rodger Ward. In the first of a two-part interview, Ward sat down with Casey Annis to talk both about his Indy career and his lesser-known achievements as a road racer.

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