By the middle of that season I couldn't figure out why I wanted to do this. I don't know how I ended up in the 4th of July 50 lap special, in the pole position, between Bob Jura and Johnnie Earnest. I was scared to death! After spinning out on the first corner on three restarts, I was never so happy when I blew a tire and was out of the race.
The next few years I got better. I even won a few bucks to help support my habit. Every year the rules would change (wider tires, motor changes, etc.). So it put a damper on my wallet and I could no longer compete in the broncos. Then in 1970, a friend of mine, Charlie Renolit Jr., called me to see if I would drive his stock car. A new class at playland had arrived, mini stocks!
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