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If you ever doubt why he drew the nickname Little Al, go to the family museum in Albuquerque. It's not JUST to differentiate him from Al Sr. They have the Pennzoil Nance that he drove and the seat in that thing is smaller than most children's car seats. I know that today you can get tiny full containment seats for kids racing micros and Jr sprints, but back in the day, a seat like this didn't exist.
The story was, they flew him into Lawton, OK to run that car in a CRA show. The Lawton regional airport is across the street from the race track, so Lanny drove the golf cart over to pick him up from the private plane. He raced. Seems like his night ended early, so Lanny drove him back over to the airport in his golf cart so Al could fly out to a Super Vee deal, or something. He would have been 16 or 17.
Great competitor. True to his roots. Hate they way things ended for him the way they did in his Indy career. I hope everyday he battles his demons and wins.
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