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National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
Johnny Baldwin
Inducted into
the Hall of fame in 2000.
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If ever a driver
could be called a “Legend”, West Coast midgeteer, Johnny
Baldwin fits the image. During his driving career with
northern California’s Bay Cities Racing Association, John
racked up a minimum of 125 BCRA main event wins. In doing so,
Baldwin captured an amazing nine BCRA driving titles (a
combination of 4 Indoor and 5 Overall Championships) between
1952 and 1961.
Oh his way to gaining these titles John was
instrumental in winning BCRA Owner
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Championships
for Jess Beene, Stan Brooks and John Pestana.
While most of his racing career was spent in midgets,
Baldwin had successes in Sprint cars and won over 30 Sprint
car main events in northern California races.
During USAC’s early years Johnny competed in the
National events and won two 100 lap events.
A Native of Fresno, California, John began his midget
career in 1946 there, but soon relocated to the San Francisco
Bay area. He retired from competition in 1966, secure in his
knowledge that he’d represented his sport well.
Johnny Baldwin passed away, peacefully, on May 19, 2000
in Sonora, California.
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