Johnny White accepts his trophy and check from Winchester Speedway's Frank Funk (right) after winning the IMCA big car feature at the high-banked half-mile paved oval. Car owner Diz Wilson (left) joins in the celebration.
Winchester, Ind. (July 22, 1962) – Johnny White, handling the Diz Wilson ‘270’ Offenhauser, won Sunday afternoon’s 31-lap IMCA-sanctioned big car feature at Pete Wale’s Winchester Speedway. White beat Tom McClellan to the flag by 10 car lengths.
At the start, McClellan jumped to the lead but White dove low in the fourth corner to come out with the lead which he would hold to the finish.
White was robbed of a new track record when a signal was missed from the scorers stand to the flagman for the white flag and 31 laps were run. White’s time of 9 minutes and 40 seconds was less than 2 seconds over the track record for 30 laps established by Bob King on June 24, 1962, at 9 minutes and 38 seconds.
White’s misfortune proved to be Johnny Rutherford’s good fortune as he passed Bob King for third at the starting line as the checkered flag flew.
The feature was free of accidents and spin outs as the green flag was out for all 31 circuits. White earned $660 for his day’s work, McClellan $525, Rutherford, the current point leader, $405, King $290 an Arnie Knepper $225.
A crowd of 4,500 as on hand as time trials began under a light mist which was falling. White was the first qualifier to go out and he broke the electric eye in 18.30 seconds with McClellan touring the half mile in 18.31 seconds.
Results –
1. Johnny White
2. Tom McClellan
3. Johnny Rutherford
4. Bob King
5. Arnie Knepper
6. Pete Folse
7. Bill Kimmel
8. Buzz Rose
9. Harold Leep
10.Bob Black
11.Benny Rapp
12.Curly Boyd
13.Harvey Konkel
14.Leon Weski
15.Ronnie Sager
16.Joe Noeski
17.Tom York
18.Jerry Richert
19.Mickey Shaw
20.Steve Stapp
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