Danny Kladis

INDIANAPOLIS - Danny Kladis, the oldest former Indianapolis 500 driver, died Sunday. He was 92. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Kladis died in Joliet, Ill. Kladis began racing midgets in 1935 and, after flying with the Army Air Corps during World War II, made his only start at Indianapolis in 1946 and finished 21st in a car entered by Andy Granatelli and his brothers. Kladis also drove 50 laps in relief of starter Spider Webb in 1954 and failed to qualify in his last try at Indy in 1957. He was elected to the National Midget Racing Hall of Fame in 2007.