The car Richie won DuQuoin with was the sprinter. Richie told me he made a sprint car with the longest wheel base allowed. He also made it so he could move the front axle even further forward for a champ dirt car. It worked, he won. It was a short wheel base East Coast mod. Wide 5's and all. It was ugly , but fast. Saw him go to the tail of the Hoosier Hundred one year, and by lap 53 or so was leading.Then the power steering broke.

Also remember this, DuQuoin is a mile from the INSIDE guardrail. When your running the cushion hammer down, it's a lot longer then a mile out there.