The career of Johnny White came to an end on June 14, 1964, when he was paralyzed from the neck down after flipping his sprint car and rolling along the top of the guard rail at the Terre Haute Action Track.[1][4] Over the years the injuries that Johnny received eventually took a toll on his overall health, resulting in his death on Christmas Eve, 1977.[1][5]
johnny, white, american, football, player, american, football, john, bedford, white, january, 1932, december, 1977, american, race, driver, nationalityamericanborn, 1932, january, 1932warren, michigan, united, statesdieddecember, 1977, 1977, aged, indianapolis. For the american football player see Johnny White American football John Bedford White January 18 1932 December 24 1977 was an American race car driver Johnny WhiteNationalityAmericanBorn 1932 01 18 January 18 1932Warren Michigan United StatesDiedDecember 24 1977 1977 12 24 aged 45 Indianapolis Indiana United StatesBorn in Warren Michigan White died in Indianapolis Indiana 1 2 He drove in the USAC Championship Car series racing in the 1963 and 1964 seasons with 11 career starts including the 1964 Indianapolis 500 2 He finished in the top ten 7 times with his best finish in 4th position at the 1964 Indianapolis 500 which earned him Rookie of the Year 3 The career of Johnny White came to an end on June 14 1964 when he was paralyzed from the neck down after flipping his sprint car and rolling along the top of the guard rail at the Terre Haute Action Track 1 4 Over the years the injuries that Johnny received eventually took a toll on his overall health resulting in his death on Christmas Eve 1977 1 5 Award editWhite was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 and was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1999 1 2 References edit a b c d White Johnny 1985 Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame a b c Johnny White Document National Sprint Car Hall of Fame amp Museum 1999 Johnny White Named Indy Rookie Of Year Battle Creek Enquirer United Press International June 2 1964 p 12 Retrieved December 4 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Hughes David July 5 2005 Safety First Action Track hasn t had driving fatality since 1967 Terre Haute Tribune Star Heart Attack Fatal To Johnny White The Indianapolis Star December 25 1977 p 2 External links editDriver in a Tight Corner at Sports Illustrated archives Johnny White at Motorsport Memorial Sporting positionsPreceded byJim Clark Indianapolis 500Rookie of the Year1964 Succeeded byMario Andretti nbsp This biographical article related to United States auto racing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny White amp oldid 1184251497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
