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[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

1957 was the first year for s/s. Dont remember a national points champ. I have CRS but the Nationals S/S champ that year was a guy named Zink. Thats about all I remember.

Yep, Jack Zink with a '57 Pontiac. He also won the Indy 500 one year (1960?). There is a Zink Museum at the Zink ranch. John Zink Company is a big heat exchanger (?) company here in Tulsa.One of his Indy cars was last time I was there, long time ago. He also owned dirt track cars here for several years and won many races and championships.

Jerry Weidenman won the Nationals, I think the next year, with a red & white fuel injected
'57 Chevy 2dr sedan. Forget now if it was a 150 or 210 series. Think it was a 210. Jerry also got the only 1961 409" here in town. Red Biscayne 2 door sedan. In '62 everybody had one. Last I heard Jerry was retired as a fishing guide in east Texas.