Johnny Mackison Sr., whose racing exploits still rank him among the top 10 feature winners in the headline divisions at two speedways, died Sunday in York Hospital.

A visitation for Mackison, 76, will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Kuhner Associates Funeral Directors, Inc., 863 S. George St., York. The funeral will be private.

Mackison, whose formal name was John H. Mackison, was one of the earliest inductees into the York County Racing Club Hall of Fame as he was named in the Past Driver category in 1984, the fifth year of the club's annual honors.

At that time, the Manchester Township resident was honored for a career in which he found success at several speedways. However, he produced his best work in York and Adams counties.

At Lincoln Speedway, Mackison remains the eighth winningest driver in the sprint car ranks, which in his racing days were Class A and NASCAR sportsman cars. Between July 1, 1955 and Aug. 18, 1962, Mackison won 35 features, surpassed during his racing era only by Bobby Abel's 56 wins, the last of which came in 1968.

In addition, Mackison won the Lincoln track championship in 1961.

He also ranks among the all-time leading feature winners at Newberrytown's Susquehanna Speedway Park. There, he won 35 races and took track championships in 1956 and 1961.

Mackison also won the 1954 track championship at the former Bowling Green Speedway, located near Jefferson.

He also won five races at Port Royal Speedway and took races at the former Willow Grove and Lincolnway speedways.

He also raced in NASCAR events at Daytona Beach, Fla., Martinsville, Va., and Darlington, S.C.

Mackison's legacy continues with the sprint car racing careers of his son, Johnny Mackison Jr., and grandsons, Hunter and Jordan.