Rex Easton won the 1954 Midwest Midget title and just missed
taking the National Championship that year, losing out to Jack
Turner in the last race of the season.
Rex was a burly man with a high pitched voice which
earned him the nickname, “Squeaky” among his friends.
His long time
relationship with car owner Lloyd “Curly” Rahn made him easy
to identify at the races.
Rex competed in some sprint cars, but was mainly
a midget chauffeur who was always up front in competition. His
career was evenly divided between the AAA and USAC years. In
USAC competition, he won 21 features which places him 21st in
the all- time USAC feature wins ranking.
Rex placed second in the 1957 and 1958 USAC
National Midget Division points races and won the USAC Midwest
Championship in 1958.
Rex Easton died on Dec. 20, 1974 at the age of
61.
