| rdfs:comment | - Dink Widenhouse, born January 1, 1932, is a former NASCAR driver from Concord, NC. He competed in twenty-eight Nextel Cup Series events in his career, spanning from 1954 to 1956. | Widenhouse would earn two top-fives, eleven top-tens and one pole in his events. His best career finish was a pair of fourths-one in 1954 at Charlotte Speedway and one in 1956 at Hickory Speedway. His lone pole came in 1955 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, the same year he recorded a career best six top-tens and a 24th place finish in the points. | Widenhouse, however, may be best remember for his final career race. After getting caught up in an early crash at Darlington Speedway, where he finished 54th, Widenhouse began crawling out of the car. But when he sighted his own blood from a cut arm, Widenhouse suddenly
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| abstract | - Dink Widenhouse, born January 1, 1932, is a former NASCAR driver from Concord, NC. He competed in twenty-eight Nextel Cup Series events in his career, spanning from 1954 to 1956. | Widenhouse would earn two top-fives, eleven top-tens and one pole in his events. His best career finish was a pair of fourths-one in 1954 at Charlotte Speedway and one in 1956 at Hickory Speedway. His lone pole came in 1955 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, the same year he recorded a career best six top-tens and a 24th place finish in the points. | Widenhouse, however, may be best remember for his final career race. After getting caught up in an early crash at Darlington Speedway, where he finished 54th, Widenhouse began crawling out of the car. But when he sighted his own blood from a cut arm, Widenhouse suddenly fainted. Because he was in the process of climbing out of his car and taking off his harnesses, Widenhouse fell onto the ground head-first. The rest of his body, however, still hung in the cockpit as they were held by seatbelts. Luckily, Widenhouse was ok, but he never raced again in the Grand National Series. Dink continued to be a winner and tough competition on the NASCAR modified circuit on into the 1960's.
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