Don White
A crowd estimated at more than 4,500 was present for the race.
Threatening rain and severe weather forecast a few hours prior to the race were
credited with holding the crowd below a full house.
The previous track record for a single lap, set by Ernie
Derr at 26.41 seconds in a 1954 Oldsmobile in 1954, was broken three times here
Saturday. Bob Burdick in 1957 Ford holds the new single lap record of 25.96
seconds. Derr and Jules “Chub” Liebe both topped the old record with times of
26.22 seconds.
Finishing behind White was Lenny Funk inning 1957 Chevrolet,
who finished 197 laps. In third place was Bob Burdick who nudged Bill
Chennault. Chennault was writing in third place in his 1957 Chevrolet when he
developed engine trouble on the 190th lap and was able to get within a half lap
of the finish line when the race ended as White completed 200 laps. Chennault’s
engine trouble enabled Burdick to make up enough laps to finish a half-lap
ahead for third.
The only accident of the race occurred about one fourth the
way through the race as Ernie Derr in his 1957 Pontiac
Most observers felt the night races worked out very well as
with the race more than three fourths completed only four cars had dropped out.
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