Sumar Streamliner practicing on the track
14 Feb
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Sumar Special in 1959
14 Feb
In 1959 USAC announced that it would run an Indy race at the new Daytona speedway. With Marshall as his test driver, Chapman Root entered the Sumar Special. The goal was to attain a speed of 180 mph. On February 10, Marshall ran 171 mph. This was the car in which Marshall Teague crashed to his death while attempting to break the closed course speed record at Daytona in 1959. (If this is the case, it cannot have been the easiest car in the world to drive, so kudos for Jimmy Daywalt even to try.)
Restored Sumar Special
14 Feb
These pictures are of the restored Sumar Special. According to information I have received, it is kept in a museum in Daytona, FL.
1955 Sumar Special Qualifying Photo
14 Feb
This is how Jimmy's car appeared when he qualified it with the "fenders" and canopy removed. Photo from Paul Johnson.
1955 Indy 500 Practice
14 Feb
Daywalt talking to Root and Blough during practice for the '500'. Photo from the Wabash Plain Dealer.
1955 Indy 500 Pit Stop
14 Feb
Daywalt in the pits of the 1955 '500' He spent 54 seconds changing all his tires and getting a full load of fuel. Photo from the 1956 '500' Program
