Ludwig Vroom

Ludwig "Lundy" Sebastian Vroom was a German American born Piston Cup Racing Series official from 1949-1977. Over the course of 28 years, he was head of the Piston Cup Officials. He has had Fuel Pump Cancer multiple times in his lifetime from 1939-1942, 1955-1962, 1965-1974, 1984-1992, 2004-2008, and 2013-2020. He has been cancer free for 3 years now and currently lives in the Radiator Springs Rest-home since 2015.
== Life ==
Ludwig Sebastian Vroom was born in Moorsville, North Carolina in 1922, his parents, Sebastian and Emma moved there in 1920 from Hamburg, Germany. At the age of 27 in 1949, Ludwig joined the Piston Cup Racing Series to become the head official of the series. In 17 of those 28 years, he had Fuel Pump Cancer but always battled through. At the age of 55 in 1977, Ludwig retired to spend more time with his wife, Anna, and his sons, Sebastian and Kris. His wife, Anna died on October 1st, 2020 from the Caronavirus at the age of 96. Ludwig currently is 101 years old, cancer free and is the oldest resident of Radiator Springs, 1 year older than Lizzie.