Born as David Walther in 1947, "Salt" came from a family of Ohio steel magnates and began racing powerboats and USAC sprint cars during the late 1960s. His playboy persona never meshed with Champ Car ...

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2, 2013: Charismatic Indianapolis 500 veteran David "Salt" Walther, died Dec. 27 in Northwood, Ohio. He was 65. Walther, from Dayton, Ohio, made seven Indianapolis 500 starts from ...

TROTWOOD, Ohio -- David "Salt" Walther, the former auto and hydroplane racer severely burned in a spectacular crash in the 1973 Indianapolis 500, has died. He was 65. The Montgomery County Coroner's ...

David "Salt" Walther, the former auto and hydroplane racer who was severely burned in a spectacular crash in the 1973 Indianapolis 500, has died. He was 65. The Montgomery County Coroner's Office ...

As an up-and-coming open-wheel driver, racing legend Pancho Carter was well aware of Dayton’s David “Salt” Walther. A year after Walther’s miraculous survival of a fiery 12-car chain reaction accident ...

This year marks the 250th anniversary, or Semiquincentennial, of the United States Declaration of Independence, which will be celebrated on July 4, 2026. In honor of this historic milestone, the DDN ...

TROTWOOD, Ohio (AP) — David “Salt” Walther, the former auto and hydroplane racer who was severely burned in a spectacular crash in the 1973 Indianapolis 500, has died. He was 65. The Montgomery County ...