Jud Larson gets a hug from his wife Valerie after winning the 20-lap
Dixie Sweepstakes at Newport, Tenn.
Newport, Tenn. (June 23, 1956) – Jud Larson, the red-hot Austin, Tex., big-car driver, pressed down hard on the throttle and copped the “Dixie Sweepstakes” Saturday night at the brand-new half-mile Tennessee-Carolina Speedway.
Larson swept by Bobby Grim of Indianapolis midway through the contest and held the lead comfortably all the way to the checkered flag.
He powered the Campbell Offenhauser through the 20 laps on the banked oval in 8 minutes and 19.24 seconds.
Trailing Larson and Grim at the finish were Don Carr of Tampa, Fla., Bud Randall of Fairmount, Ind., and Ray Knepper of Belleville, Ill.
The National Speedways, Inc., sponsored racing program was the initial auto racing card presented on the newly completed track. A standing room crowd watched the action.
Results –
Time Trials – Bobby Grim, Indianapolis
Heat #1 – Ray Knepper, Belleville, Ill.
Heat #2 – Arnold Knepper, Belleville, Ill.
Heat #3 – Bobby Grim
Trophy Dash – Eddie Loetscher, St. Louis
Pursuit – Jud Larson, Austin, Tex.
Feature –
1. Jud Larson
2. Bobby Grim
3. Don Carr, Tampa, Fla.
4. Bud Randall, Fairmount, Ind.
5. Ray Knepper
6. Bob Carpenter, Wabash, Ind.
7. Wilbur Robinson, Indianapolis
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