Johnnie Tolan [SEP] place of death
Johnnie Tolan
Johnnie Tolan (October 22, 1917 – June 6, 1986 in Redondo Beach, California) was an American racecar driver.
Racing career.
Tolan won 45 midget car races in 1946, and won the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association championship. Tolan repeated his championship in 1947, and scored 47 wins. He had 27 feature wins in 1948.
He captured the 1950 AAA Midwest championship. He captured his first National Midget championship in 1952, as well as the Midwest championship. He won the
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- George Tichenor (R) (#65)
- Johnnie Tolan (R) (#66, #85)
- Leroy Warriner (R) (#44)
- Ebe Yoder (R)
Race notes.
- Pole position: Bill Vukovich – 4:20.13 (4 laps)
- Fastest lead lap: Bill Vukovich – 1:06.240
- The purse for first place was $89,496 (US$ in dollars).
- One of the prizes awarded to the winner was a pet