Background
He built his first Model T Ford race car in 1935, and ran it on nights and weekends. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II, and drove a tank under the command of General George S. Patton. He married his wife Mitzi in 1949, and they moved to Florida so that he could race all year.
While still living in Massachusetts, after World War II, Ralph Moody was an active midget chauffeur in the now defunct Bay State Midget Racing Association.
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