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Originally posted by ensign14
Allen Heath lost a hand in a crash in circa 1951, returned with a hook in its place and had a successful career for years in the sprints and midgets.
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The Midget Racing Hall of Fame has an article about Heath on its website:
www.worthyofhonor.org/pages/heath.htm. Obviously, it deals mainly with his midget racing career. Heath was also a frequent winner on the extremely competitive California Racing Association sprint car circuit in the late '50s and early '60s. I've seen videotape of him racing. He had tremendous car control. As the Hall of Fame website points out, Heath once won a 500 mile long midget race on the Riverside road course - a remarkable feat for an able bodied driver.