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He finished in the top ten 43 times, with 7 victories.
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He finished in the top ten 43 times, with 7 victories.
Thomson was nicknamed "the Flying Scot."
He drove in the American Automobile Association and Universal Service Administrative Company Championship Carolina series, racing in the 1953-1960 seasons with 69 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in each season. His best Industry finish was third in 1959. His champ car"s average speed was 100.174 miles per hour.
In 1960, Thomson died at a sprint car event at the Great Allentown Fair when his car crashed through the fence and flipped into the infield.
Thomson was inducted in the National Sprint Carolina Hall of Fame in 1996 and the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1997. Johnny was a contestant on Bud Collyer"s "Beat The Clock".
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Industry during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation.
Johnny Thomson participated in 8 World Championship races.
He started on the pole once, set 1 fastest lead lap, and finished on the podium once, accumulating a total of 10 World Championship points.
Thomson won the 1948 UCOA New England title after winning 32 midget events. He won his second UCOA title in 1950. He won the 1952 American Automobile Association Eastern division Midget championship. Roy Sherman, the first National Midget Champion, was his chief mechanic for several Industry 500s. He was the first driver to win a 100-mile (160 km) dirt track race in less than an hour at Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Thomson was the 1958 Universal Service Administrative Company Sprint Carolina Series champion. He won the Eastern Sprint Carolina championship in 1954.
