Johnny White was an American racecar driver.

Born in Warren, Michigan

Warren, Michigan

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, White died in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

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. He drove in the USAC

United States Automobile Club

The United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...

 Championship Car series, racing in the 1963 and 1964 seasons, with 11 career starts, including the 1964 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

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. He finished in the top ten 7 times, with his best finish in 4th position at the 1964 Indianapolis 500

1964 Indianapolis 500

The 1964 Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1964. It was won by A.J. Foyt, but is best known for a fiery seven-car, second-lap accident that resulted in the deaths of Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald...

, which earned him Rookie of the Year.

The career of Johnny White came to an end on June 7, 1964 when he was paralyzed from the neck down after flipping his sprint car and rolling along the top of the guard rail at the Terre Haute Action Track. Over the years the injuries that Johnny received eventually took a toll on his over all health resulting in his death on Christmas Eve, 1977.

Award

He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame

National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum

The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum is a Hall of Fame and museum for sprint car drivers, owners, mechanics, builders, manufacturers, promoters, sanctioning officials and media members....

 in 1999.