Jack Walker
Daytona Sportsman Results, Feb 25,1955
The annual Daytona Beach-Road Course Sportsman race was held on February 25th, 1955 on a cold and windy day. Milt Hartlauf of Louisville, KY took the pole on the previous day with a beach run of 119.641 mph. When the race started Hartlauf led the first lap, but went over the first turn on lap 2 ending up in the dunes. Speedy Thompson of Monroe, NC drove the # M-5 Fish Carburetor Ford to a 2 ½ minuet victory over Dick Blackwell. There were 36 cars running at the finish. Thompson won $600 for the victory.
Hey Billy,Click on "View Full Size" above. This will make it a lot bigger (maybe too big),Jack
Speedy Thompson takes the checkers on US Highway A1A. From Getty Images
75th place finisher, the lateJames Jones of Goldsboro, NCwould later become the longtime promoter of Wilson (NC) County Speedway in the late 60s - 70s.