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References
- ↑ "Dink Widenhouse". www.legendsofnascar.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
- Dink Widenhouse career summary at DriverDB.com
- Dink Widenhouse driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- 1955 Untitled Race at Southern State Fairgrounds Information
- Dink Widenhouse Papers, J Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
- Oral History Interview with Dink Widenhouse
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