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Agawam, Mass – Gene White, gifted stock car
jockey from Manchester, Conn., who is experiencing his second
season at chauffeuring souped-up vehicles, captured the Easter
Special 25-lap feature race at Riverside Speedway Saturday night
before a crowd of 3,354 fans who braved chilled winds. White
raced across the finish line a full car length ahead of Neil
Cole of Hawthorne, N.J. who wasn’t a real threat throughout the
entire race.
Restart Needed
White took the lead on the fourth lap, but a spinout developed
which called for a restart. |
Gene White |
The second start was made in
Indian fashion and the Manchester pilot was able to retain his
position and remain out front. Herby Goldie of Bridgeport and Cole,
together with “Spinner” Smith, offered White the best of competition.
Smith ran into a bit of hard luck on the 18th lap by
blowing a tire, thus causing his retirement.
Smith of New London, Conn., who made his second appearance of the
season at Eddie Carroll’s oval set a new track record in the second
qualifying heat by posting a mark of 2:45.11. The former record was
2:45.20, engineered by Cole while in competition last year.
Results
1st heat (10-laps) Bonneau, Glenn, H. Bunn. 2:46.39.
2nd heat (10-laps) Smith, Cintia, Germano. 2:45.11.
3rd heat (10-laps) Eagan, Cole, Goldie. 2:45.67
Consolation (B) (12-laps) Little, Johnson 3:18.55
Consolation (A) (12-laps) Johnson, Mitchell
Feature (25-laps) White, Cole, Goldie, Devine, Bonneau. No Time |
