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{{short description|American racing driver (1921–2004)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Rodger Ward
| image             = Rodger Ward 1950.jpg
| image_size        = 160px
| caption           = Ward, circa 1950
| birth_name        = Rodger Morris Ward
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1921|01|10}}
| birth_place       = [[Beloit, Kansas]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2004|07|05|1921|01|10}}
| death_place       = [[Anaheim, California]], U.S.
| titles            = [[AAA Contest Board|AAA]] [[AAA Stock Car|Stock Car]] (1951) <br/> [[United States Auto Club|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] ([[1959 USAC Championship Car season|1959]], [[1962 USAC Championship Car season|1962]]) <br/> '''Major victories''' <br/> [[Indianapolis 500]] ([[1959 Indianapolis 500|1959]], [[1962 Indianapolis 500|1962]])
| awards            = 
| module1 = 
  {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Champ_Races = 150
  | Years_In_Champ    = 17
  | Best_Champ_Pos    = 1st ([[1959 USAC Championship Car season|1959]], [[1962 USAC Championship Car season|1962]])
  | First_Champ_Race  = [[1950 AAA Championship Car season|1950]] [[Bobby Ball Memorial|Phoenix 100]] ([[Arizona State Fairgrounds|Phoenix]])
  | Last_Champ_Race   = [[1966 USAC Championship Car season|1966]] [[1966 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] ([[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]])
  | First_Champ_Win   = [[1953 AAA Championship Car season|1953]] [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|Springfield 100]] ([[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|Springfield]])
  | Last_Champ_Win    = [[1966 USAC Championship Car season|1966]] [[Trenton 150]] ([[Trenton Speedway|Trenton]])
  | Champ_Wins        = 26
  | Champ_Podiums     = 47
  | Champ_Poles       = 11
| module2 = 
  {{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Cup_Races   = 3
  | Years_In_Cup      = 2
  | First_Cup_Race    = [[1963 NASCAR Grand National Series|1963]] [[Budweiser Duel|Daytona Qualifier #2]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]])
  | Last_Cup_Race     = [[1964 NASCAR Grand National Series|1964]] [[Motor Trend 500]] ([[Riverside International Raceway|Riverside]])
  | Cup_Wins          = 0
  | Cup_Top_Tens      = 0
  | Cup_Poles         = 0
| module3 = 
  {{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
  | Nationality       = {{flagicon|USA}} American
  | Years             = {{F1|1951}} – {{F1|1960}}, {{F1|1963}}
  | Team(s)           = [[Bromme]], [[Kurtis Kraft]], [[Pawl (constructor)|Pawl]], [[Eddie Kuzma|Kuzma]], [[Lesovsky]], [[A. J. Watson|Watson]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]
  | Races             = 12
  | Championships     = 0
  | Wins              = 1
  | Podiums           = 2
  | Points            = 14
  | Poles             = 0
  | Fastest laps      = 0
  | First race        = [[1951 Indianapolis 500]]
  | First win         = [[1959 Indianapolis 500]]
  | Last race         = [[1963 United States Grand Prix]]
}}}}}}}}

'''Rodger Morris Ward''' (January 10, 1921 – July 5, 2004) was an American [[Auto racing|racing driver]] best known for his [[American open-wheel car racing|open-wheel]] career. He is generally regarded as one of the finest drivers of his generation, and is best known for winning two [[List of American open-wheel racing national champions|National Championships]], and two [[Indianapolis 500]]s, both in 1959 and 1962. He also won the [[AAA Contest Board|AAA]] [[AAA Stock Car|National Stock Car Championship]] in 1951.

== Early life ==

Ward was born in [[Beloit, Kansas]],<ref name="Laban1981">{{cite book|author=Brian Laban|title=Winners: a who's who of motor racing champions|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pMweYFCjPAAC|year=1981|publisher=Orbis|isbn=978-0-85613-042-7|page=185}}</ref> the son of Ralph and Geneva (née Banta) Ward.  By 1930, the family had moved to California.  He died in [[Anaheim, California]].

Ward's father owned an auto wrecking business in [[Los Angeles]]. Rodger was 14 years old when he built a [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] hot rod.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Randall |first=Valerie |date=2019-04-29 |title=A Racing Legend |url=https://townepost.com/indiana/north-indy/a-racing-legend/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Towne Post Network - Local Business Directory |language=en-US}}</ref> He was a [[P-38 Lightning]] fighter pilot in World War II. He enjoyed flying so much he thought of making it his career. He began to fly [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] and was so good he was retained as an instructor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RetroIndy: Indy 500 drivers who served in the military |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/indy-500/2019/05/23/retroindy-indy-500-drivers-served-military-war-indianapolis-500-history/3539022002/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref> After the war he was stationed in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] when a quarter mile [[dirt track racing|dirt track]] was built.<ref name=WestCoast>[http://www.stockcarreunion.com/inductees/2003inductees.html Biography] at the [[West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame]], written in 2003, Retrieved November 13, 2007</ref>

== Driving career ==

=== Midget car career ===

Ward began racing [[midget cars]] in 1946 after he was discharged from the Army. He finished poorly. His skills improved in 1947 and by 1948 he won the San Diego Grand Prix. He raced in an [[Offenhauser]] in 1949 and won several races.<ref name=WestCoast />

Ward shocked the [[midget car racing]] world when he broke Offenhauser motor's long winning streak by using [[Vic Edelbrock]]'s Ford 60 "shaker" motor at [[Gilmore Stadium]] on August 10, 1950.<ref name=EdelbrockNMARHoF>[http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Edelbrock_Vic.htm Vic Edelbrock's Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927032858/http://www.worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Edelbrock_Vic.htm |date=2007-09-27 }} at the [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]], Retrieved January 11, 2007</ref> 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.

[[File:Ward and Constantine, July 25, 1959.jpg|thumb|left|Ward (24) battles [[George Constantine (racing driver)|George Constantine]] at Lime Rock Park]]

Ward drove Ken Brenn's Offy midget July 25, 1959 to beat the top expensive and exotic sports cars in a [[Formula Libre]] race at [[Lime Rock Park]].<ref name=NMARHoF>[http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Roger_Ward.htm Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091017/http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Roger_Ward.htm |date=2007-09-29 }} at the [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]] (name is spelled incorrectly), Retrieved January 11, 2007</ref> Midget cars were normally considered competitive for [[oval track]]s only before that time. Later that 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.

=== Stock Car career ===

Ward participated in the AAA and later USAC [[AAA and USAC Stock Car|Stock Car divisions]]. He started no less than 66 races, winning seven, and finishing in the top-five no less than 29 times. He won the AAA National Stock Car title in 1951.

=== Championship car career ===

Ward's AAA Stock Car championship gave him an opportunity for a rookie test at the [[1951 Indianapolis 500]]. He passed the test and qualified for the race. He finished 34 laps before his car suffered a broken oil line. He finished 130 laps in the [[1952 Indianapolis 500]] before the oil pressure failed. His [[1953 Indianapolis 500]] ended after 170 laps, and his [[1954 Indianapolis 500]] ended after his car stalled on the backstretch. He completed all of the laps for the first time in [[1956 Indianapolis 500|1956]], finishing eighth.<ref name=WestCoast />

[[File:Indy500winningcar1959.JPG|thumb|Ward's winning car from the 1959 Indianapolis 500]]

In [[1959 Indianapolis 500|1959]] he joined the [[Leader Card Racers]] team with owner Bob Wilke and mechanic [[A. J. Watson]];  forming what was known as the "3 W's". Ward won his first Indianapolis 500. He won the [[United States Auto Club|USAC]] [[List of USAC Championship Car seasons|National Championship]] with victories at [[Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]], DuQuoin and the Indy Fairgrounds.<ref name=WestCoast /> His 1959 season ended by competing in the only [[United States Grand Prix]] held at [[Sebring Raceway]].<ref name=NMARHoF />

Ward battled [[Jim Rathmann (race car driver)|Jim Rathmann]] for the lead in the [[1960 Indianapolis 500]]. In one of the epic duels in Indy 500 history, Ward and Rathmann exchanged the lead 14 times before Ward slowed on lap 197 to nurse his frayed right front tire to the finish. Rathmann, also struggling with worn-out tires after such a furious pace, took the lead on lap 197 and the two drivers limped home in what is still regarded as one of the greatest duels for the win in Indianapolis 500 history.<ref name=WestCoast />

[[File:Indy500winningcar1962.JPG|thumb|Ward's winning car from the 1962 Indianapolis 500]]

Ward took the lead at the [[1962 Indianapolis 500]] at lap 126 and led the rest of the race. He also won the season championship that year.<ref name=WestCoast />

In the midst of the Lotus-Ford rear-engine invasion in 1964, car owner/chief mechanic A.J. Watson built the first rear-engined Watson, mated to the four-cam Ford. But the night before the 1964 Indianapolis 500, Ward and Watson made a highly uncharacteristic strategic error. Going against the strong recommendation (read: orders) from Ford to use gasoline fuel instead of the cooler-burning but more powerful methanol/gasoline. The car was fast, but the jetting mistake left Ward having to pit every 20 laps for fuel. Later Ward calculated that he had spent two minutes less on the track than winner A.J. Foyt, yet only lost the race by approximately 1 minute.

In addition, the horrific second-lap accident, in which his friends Dave MacDonald and Eddie Sachs both perished in a fiery, gasoline-fueled wreck, left an indelible impression on Ward. After a difficult month of May, 1965, Ward suffered the embarrassment of failing to qualify. Ward left the Leader Card team mid-season and joined Mecom Racing team owned by John W. Mecom Jr. In 1966 Ward won the second race of the season at Trenton driving a supercharged Offy powered Lola.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/25/archives/ward-wins-in-rain-at-trenton-102mile-event-first-major-victory-for.html|title=Ward Wins in Rain at Trenton; 102-Mile Event First Major Victory for Mecom's Lola|date=25 April 1966|author=Frank M. Blunk|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/rodger-ward|title=Rodger Ward|publisher=Motor Sport Magazine}}</ref>

[[File:WardIndy1966.jpg|thumb|The [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Offenhauser]] that Ward drove in his final Championship Car race, the 1966 Indianapolis 500]]

For his Indianapolis 500 effort Ward drove the same car but retired while running 15th with handling problems listed as the cause. The fact that late race attrition reduced the race to only five cars would have provided him a good finish as long as he was running and in fact he had been faster than the winner. Ward had parked a running car 74 laps into the race and was considering his future. At the banquet, Ward stood at the podium and made a painful announcement to the crowd: "I always said I'd quit racing when it stopped being fun," he said. He paused as he wiped away tears. "Today it wasn't fun anymore." He had 26 victories in his 150 starts between 1950 and 1966, and he finished in the top ten in more than half of his starts.

=== World Drivers' Championship career ===

The [[AAA Contest Board|AAA]]/[[United States Auto Club|USAC]]-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Championship]] from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship points and participation in addition to those which they received towards the [[AAA Contest Board|AAA]]/[[United States Auto Club|USAC]] [[List of American open-wheel racing national champions|National Championship]].

Ward participated in ten World Drivers' Championship races at Indianapolis. He was also among a small number of USAC/Indianapolis drivers to start an FIA-sanctioned World Drivers' Championship event during the 1950-1960 period - competing for [[Leader Card Racers]] in the [[1959 United States Grand Prix]].

Ward also participated in the [[1963 United States Grand Prix]]. During his World Drivers' Championship career, Ward won once, finished in the [[podium#In motorsport|top three]] twice, and accumulated 14 World Drivers' Championship points.

== Post-racing career ==

Ward retired to be a commentator for ABC's ''Wide World of Sports'' for NASCAR and Indycars from 1965 to 1970. From 1980-1985, he served as a driver expert for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, before retiring in [[Tustin, California]]. With the help of the Mattioli Family, Ward helped design the [[Pocono Raceway]] in [[Long Pond, Pennsylvania]]. A unique course that resulted in a triangle shape, he designed the track after five corners of tracks he liked to race at, [[Trenton Speedway|Trenton]], [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]], and [[Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee]]. The track is still popular today.

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, 2004, aged 83.<ref name=WestCoast />

Ward also appeared on the TV show ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'' in 1962.

== Awards and honors ==

Ward has been inducted into the following halls of fame:
* [[Auto Racing Hall of Fame]] (1981)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rodger Ward |url=https://imsmuseum.org/fame_inductee/rodger-ward/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=IMS Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] (1992)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rodger Ward |url=https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/inductees/rodger-ward/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=International Motorsports Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] (1995)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rodger Ward |url=https://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/rodger-ward.html |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=www.mshf.com}}</ref>
* [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]] (1995)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-09-29 |title=Roger Ward |url=http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Roger_Ward.htm |access-date=2023-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091017/http://worthyofhonor.com/Inductees/Roger_Ward.htm |archive-date=2007-09-29 }}</ref>
* [[West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame]] (2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame – West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame |url=https://westcoaststockcarhalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rodger Ward |url=http://www.stockcarreunion.com/inductees/2003inductees.html |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=www.stockcarreunion.com}}</ref>

== Motorsports career results ==

=== AAA/USAC Championship Car results ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! Pos
! Points
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1950 AAA Championship Car season|1950]]
| [[1950 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]
| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix|PHX]]<br><small>10</small>
| [[Bay Meadows Racetrack|BAY]]
| [[Darlington Raceway|DAR]]
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 47th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1951 AAA Championship Car season|1951]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>27</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Darlington Raceway|DAR]]<br><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]
| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Littleton, Colorado|DNC]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[San Jose, California|SJS]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix|PHX]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Bay Meadows Racetrack|BAY]]<br><small>17</small>
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 192
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1952 AAA Championship Car season|1952]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>23</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Raleigh Speedway|RAL]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]<br><small>16</small>
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Littleton, Colorado|DNC]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[San Jose, California|SJS]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>9</small>
|colspan=6|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23rd
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 240
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1953 AAA Championship Car season|1953]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>8</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>18</small>
|colspan=6|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 540.2
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1954 AAA Championship Car season|1954]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>22</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Darlington Raceway|DAR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>26</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>11</small>
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[IZOD IndyCar World Championships|LVG]]<br><small>4</small>
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23rd
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 210
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1955 AAA Championship Car season|1955]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1955 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>28</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>24</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>9</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>14</small>
| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>6</small>
|colspan=7|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 252.2
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1956 USAC Championship Car season|1956]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[1956 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>8</small>
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>DNP</small>
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Darlington Raceway|DAR]]<br><small>19</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Lakewood Speedway|ATL]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>10</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>19</small>
|colspan=6|
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 862
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1957 USAC Championship Car season|1957]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1957 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>30</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Lakewood Speedway|ATL]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>20</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>13</small>
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 740
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1958 USAC Championship Car season|1958]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>20</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>19</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Lakewood Speedway|ATL]]<br><small>7</small>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>5</small>
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5th
!style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 1,160
|-
! rowspan=1| [[1959 USAC Championship Car season|1959]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;| [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#dfdfdf;| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#ffffbf;| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#efcfff;| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>13</small>
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
|style="background:#efcfff;| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#ffffbf;| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#ffffbf;| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#ffdf9f;| [[Great New York State Fair|SYR]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#ffffbf;| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#efcfff;| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#ffdf9f;| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#efcfff;| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>17</small>
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#ffffbf;| 1st
!style="background:#ffffbf;| 2,400
|-
! [[1960 USAC Championship Car season|1960]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1960 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>1</small>
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>21</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>16</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[New York State Fairgrounds|SYR]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>14</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>10</small>
|colspan=6|
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 1,390
|-
! [[1961 USAC Championship Car season|1961]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1961 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>1</small>
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>19</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[New York State Fairgrounds|SYR]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>2</small>
|colspan=6|
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 1,680
|-
! [[1962 USAC Championship Car season|1962]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1962 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>4</small>
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>17</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>1</small>
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[New York State Fairgrounds|SYR]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>5</small>
| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]
| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#ffffbf;| 1st
!style="background:#ffffbf;| 2,460
|-
! [[1963 USAC Championship Car season|1963]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1963 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>1</small>
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>26</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>1</small>
|colspan=6|
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2,210
|-
! [[1964 USAC Championship Car season|1964]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>5</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>18</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1964 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>13</small>
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>7</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]<br><small>13</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]<br><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>2</small>
|colspan=5|
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2,128
|-
! [[1965 USAC Championship Car season|1965]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>11</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>20</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1965 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>22</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIP]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]<br><small>24</small>
| [[Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>22</small>
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]<br><small>23</small>
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>23</small>
| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>15</small>
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 48th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30
|-
! [[1966 USAC Championship Car season|1966]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]<br><small>2</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br><small>15</small>
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]
| [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIP]]
| [[Indianapolis Raceway Park|IRP]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]
| [[Milwaukee 225|MIL]]
| [[DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack|DUQ]]
| [[Indiana State Fair|ISF]]
| [[Trenton Speedway|TRE]]
| [[California State Fairgrounds Race Track|SAC]]
| [[XM Satellite Radio Indy 200|PHX]]
|colspan=2|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 540
|}

=== Indianapolis 500 results ===

{{col-begin|width=auto}}
{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
![[1951 Indianapolis 500|1951]]
|48
|25
|134.867
|7
|27
|34
|0
|Oil line
|-
![[1952 Indianapolis 500|1952]]
|34
|22
|134.139
|28
|23
|130
|0
|Oil pressure
|-
![[1953 Indianapolis 500|1953]]
|92
|10
|137.468
|6
|16
|177
|0
|Stalled
|-
![[1954 Indianapolis 500|1954]]
|12
|16
|139.297
|8
|22
|172
|0
|Engine
|-
![[1955 Indianapolis 500|1955]]
|27
|30
|135.049
|30
|28
|53
|0
|Crash BS
|-
![[1956 Indianapolis 500|1956]]
|19
|15
|141.171
|27
|8
|200
|0
|Running
|-
![[1957 Indianapolis 500|1957]]
|8
|24
|141.321
|15
|30
|27
|0
|Supercharger
|-
![[1958 Indianapolis 500|1958]]
|8
|11
|143.266
|14
|20
|93
|0
|Fuel pump
|-
![[1959 Indianapolis 500|1959]]
|5
|6
|144.035
|7
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|200
|130
|Running
|-
![[1960 Indianapolis 500|1960]]
|1
|3
|145.560
|5
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd'''
|200
|58
|Running
|-
![[1961 Indianapolis 500|1961]]
|2
|4
|146.187
|5
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| '''3rd'''
|200
|7
|Running
|-
![[1962 Indianapolis 500|1962]]
|3
|2
|149.371
|2
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|200
|66
|Running
|-
![[1963 Indianapolis 500|1963]]
|1
|4
|149.800
|6
|4
|200
|0
|Running
|-
![[1964 Indianapolis 500|1964]]
|2
|3
|156.406
|3
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd'''
|200
|0
|Running
|-
![[1965 Indianapolis 500|1965]]
| 2
!colspan=6| DNQ
| Too Slow
|-
![[1966 Indianapolis 500|1966]]
|26
|13
|159.468
|19
|15
|74
|0
|Handling
|-
|colspan=6|'''Totals'''
|2160
|261
|
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|15
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|3
|-
!Wins
|2
|-
!Top 5
|6
|-
!Top 10
|7
|-
!Retired
|8
|-
!Did not qualify
|1
|}
{{col-end}}
*Ward's finishes from 1959 to 1963 and 1960 to 1964 rank as the best and second best five-race finishing streaks in Indianapolis 500 history.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

=== FIA World Drivers' Championship results ===

([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
! L & B Bromme
! [[Bromme]]
! [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|27}}
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1952 Formula One season|1952]]
! Federal Auto Associates
! [[Kurtis Kraft]] 4000
! [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1952 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1952 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|23}}
| [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1952 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1952 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1952 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1952 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1952 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1953 Formula One season|1953]]
! M. A. Walker
! [[Kurtis Kraft]]
! [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|16}}
| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1954 Formula One season|1954]]
! R. N. Sabourin
! [[Pawl (constructor)|Pawl]]
! [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|22}}
| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1955 Formula One season|1955]]
! E. R. Casale
! [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]]
! [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1955 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1955 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|28}}
| [[1955 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1955 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1955 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1955 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1956 Formula One season|1956]]
! Ed Walsh
! [[Kurtis Kraft]] 500C
! [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1956 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|8}}
| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1957 Formula One season|1957]]
! Roger Wolcott
! [[Lesovsky]]
! [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1957 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|30}}
| [[1957 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1957 Pescara Grand Prix|PES]]
| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| [[1958 Formula One season|1958]]
! Roger Wolcott
! [[Lesovsky]]
! [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br>{{small|20}}
| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1958 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1958 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|MOR]]
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1959 Formula One season|1959]]
!rowspan=2| Leader Cards Inc.
! [[A.J. Watson|Watson]]
!rowspan=2| [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br />{{small|1}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| 10th
!rowspan=2| 8
|-
! [[Kurtis Kraft]]
|
|
| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1959 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1959 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|-
| [[1960 Formula One season|1960]]
! Leader Cards Inc.
! [[A.J. Watson|Watson]]
! [[Offenhauser]]
| [[1960 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1960 Indianapolis 500|500]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[1960 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1960 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1960 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1960 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1960 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1960 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
! 12th
! 6
|-
| [[1963 Formula One season|1963]]
! [[Reg Parnell|Reg Parnell Racing]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 24|24]]
! [[BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1963 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1963 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1963 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1963 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1963 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1963 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1963 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1963 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
|
! NC
! 0
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/WardRodger.htm Rodger Ward - ChampCarStats.com]
* [http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/LWFWIW/focusLWFWIW.php?db2=LWF&db=ct&n=1951 Rodger Ward - Motorsport Memorial]
* {{Racing-Reference driver|Rodger_Ward}}

{{s-start}}
{{succession box|before=[[Jimmy Bryan]]|title=[[List of Indianapolis 500 winners|Indianapolis 500 Winner]]|years=[[1959 Indianapolis 500|1959]]|after=[[Jim Rathmann (race car driver)|Jim Rathmann]]}}
{{succession box|before=[[A. J. Foyt]]|title=[[List of Indianapolis 500 winners|Indianapolis 500 Winner]]|years=[[1962 Indianapolis 500|1962]]|after=[[Parnelli Jones]]}}
{{s-end}}

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{{s-sports}}
{{succession box
|before= [[Jay Frank (racing driver)|Jay Frank]]
|title = [[USAC Stock Car|AAA Stock Car]] Champion
|years = 1951
|after = [[Marshall Teague (racing driver)|Marshall Teague]]
}}
{{s-end}}
{{USAC Drivers' Champions}}
{{American open-wheel car racing champions}}
{{Indy 500 winners}}
{{IndyCar Series on ABC}}
{{NASCAR on ESPN}}

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