Jack Walker
Hickory LMS Results, July 11,1964
Allen Rankin of Troutman, NC won the pole in Friday night time trials. The Saturday night race was a National Championship Late Model Sportsman Race on the 4/10-mile clay Hickory Speedway. Rankin drove his 1961 Pontiac to victory just ahead of Roger Baldwin’s 1956 Ford. Rankin led on 4 different occasions before going to the front for the final time with 30 laps to go. There were several caution flags, and 2 big pileups that took out fan favorites Junior Johnson, Rex White, Ralph Earnhardt, and Dink Widenhouse.
