White started his first national race in 1949. White won IMCA championships in 1954, 1955, and 1958. By the time that he ended IMCA racing in 1958, he had won at every track on the circuit. White's biggest competitor in IMCA was his brother-in-law
Ernie Derr. White moved to the
USAC Stock Car series in 1959. His national racing career ended at a USAC Stock Car race at Milwaukee on August 28, 1983. White won the most races in USAC Stock Car history. He had 53 wins and
A. J. Foyt was second with 41. In a mid-2015 interview for the
Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) website, White said "I think I liked
Milwaukee as well as any place. Won 14 or 15 there, so I'd say that was my favorite. The
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel cited in his obituary that he was the winningest driver in major races at the track. == Death ==