Johnny White
Dayton, Ohio (June 15, 1963) – Johnny White, the Warren,
Mich., flash, gunned his Weinberger Homes Chevy to an easy victory in the
30-lap IMCA sprint car feature at high-banked Dayton Speedway on Saturday
night.
Finishing second, 12 seconds behind, was Bob Coulter in the
Alfater Chevy, and in third place was Al Smith behind the wheel of the Steck
Buick.
The first sprint car ever run under the lights at Dayton
drew a crowd of 5,500, which prompted promoter Lefty McFadden to schedule
another IMCA show a month later.
Starting outside of the front row, White spurted ahead of
polesitter Red Amick at the drop of the green to take the lead in turn one.
Amick, making his return to racing after a two-year retirement, gave chase to
White for 10 laps.
Then Coulter and Smith began to catch Amick and both went
around him on lap 21. Amick held on for fourth place as Norman Brown copped
fifth.
A field of 22 cars took qualifications with Arnie Knepper in
the Diz Wilson Chevy setting fast time of 18.94 seconds (102.597 miles per
hour). Knepper would be sidelined with a problematic oil leak for the remainder
of the evening, however.
White, Amick, and Ray Duckworth were heat winners while
Coulter picked up the victory in the trophy dash. Buzz Barton took honors in the semi-main.
Feature results –
1. Johnny
White
2. Bob
Coulter
3. Al
Smith
4. Red
Amick
5. Norman
Brown
6. Gordon
Woolley
7. Buzz
Gregory
8. Curly
Boyd
9. Pete
Folse
10. Bob
Davis
11. Johnny
Wallace
12. Ray
Duckworth
13. Don
Friend
14. Jerry
Mans
15. Buzz
Barton
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