Larry Gates was the first guy I saw in this car. He tangled with Ferkel in a non wing WoO ,(Yes WoO used to be wings optional,tracks choice) race at Kokomo. That , to this day, is the highest I've ever seen a car go.

The car had tremendous horsepower, but had real reliability
problems. I saw it blow a motor saw big at Terre Haute one day, with Leavitt driving, that they kicked pieces of the motor off the track.