[Rapid Rick]

Originally Posted by TQ29m Your doing great, sir, but I need to read your info in the morning, I have trouble going to sleep, trying to process all the names and locations, as I did last night, Sonny Ates was a good friend, he worked at Mahans,when I was at the Ford dealership downtown, great guy Thanks for the memories

Dad and I went to a sprint race at Salem in May, 1967. Sonny was driving the Iddings #93 and he was terrific on the high banks. The next day we went to the Speedway for practice and were sitting in the cafeteria under the paddock when Sonny came in wearing his driving uniform. We talked about his day at Salem. You are right on in saying he was a great guy and an excellent racer too.