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Daywalt Qualifies with Hot 144.683

15 Feb

By George Thomas

Wabash Plain Dealer Sports Editor

SPEEDWAY CITY – The chalked up a big “okay” for Jimmy Daywalt at the completion of one lap and that was the signal for the Wabash driver to stay on the throttle as he sped to a 144.683 qualification run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon.

Daywalt had turned in a lap almost as fast Saturday in an earlier qualifying attempt, but mistook the sign to mean 140.5 rather than 144.5 and slowed down when he attempted to change his style on the next lap.  he was flagged in by chief mechanic Russ Snowberger.

The Speedy run by Daywalt placed him on the inside of the fifth row for the Memorial day 500-mile race.  He was only one of the qualifiers Sunday as rain intererrupted trials and practice at different intervals.  the other qualifier was Jack Turner of Seattle, who will be in the middle of the fifth row in the Travelon Trailer Special.

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Southwest Turn Gets Its Evil Reputation Back

15 Feb

By Bill Wildhack

The News

Jimmy Daywalt in the No. 48 Sumar Special struck the wall on the southeast turn in a ball of flame.  The car came to rest enar the outer wall.  Daywalt’s head was bobbing back and forth as guards ran to his assistance.  He is in Methodist with arm and head injuries.

Dayton Speedway 1949

15 Feb

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—Photo from the collection of Karl Brown


Daywalt at Greenvile, Ohio

15 Feb

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From the Jeff Adams collection

Jimmy Daywalt is shown here in the #4042 Merkler Special on the last lap of the feature race at Greenville, Ohio on June 20, 1948 leading second place #2 Bobby Grim of Indianapolis, Indiana to the checkered flag. This was the only CSRA feature that was not won by Wally Stokes in 1948.

Daywalt on the pole at Greenvile, Ohio

15 Feb

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From the Jeff Adams collection

Jimmy Daywalt in the #4042 Merkler Special is shown here on the pole while Bobby Grim is in Hector Honore’s #2 “City of Roses” Offy on the outside of the front row as they lead the pace lap around for the start of the feature race at Greenville, Ohio on June 20, 1948

Daywalt in the Merkler Special at Bloomington, Indiana

15 Feb

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From the Jeff Adams collection

Dick Poiry is shown here at Bloomington, Indiana on April 3, 1949 with Jimmy Daywalt who is seated in the Merkler Special. Daywalt set the fastest time in time trials that day before winning both his heat and the 20-lap feature race.

Daywalt in the #404 Merkler Special

15 Feb

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From the Jeff Adams collection

Jimmy Daywalt of Wabash, Indiana is shown here in the #4042 Merkler Special in 1948

MERKLER 404 HISSO

14 Feb

Drove the MERKLER 404 HISSO in CSRA finishing 2nd in the standings.

Jimmy Daywalt Hits Wall

14 Feb

Jimmy Daywalt #48 hits SE Turn wall on his 135th lap and was injured.

Jimmy’s autograph on the 1963 “500″ program.

14 Feb

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