I first met Tony way before he was a big USAC stud. We were at Eldora for the Bush Bash last outlaw race of the year , man guess it was early 70's. I had torn my car up and was drowning my sorrow in town close to Eldora, think its New Weston. Had like 10 12 shots of peppermint snapps when up walked this guy and said rough day I looked up and there he was with that big contagious smile I felt better right away. He helped me with the shots and we stayed friends all these many years . We talked couple times a year and saw each other at tracks and always joked around. In all the years I knew Tony he was always the same guy friendly and always had a smile for everybody. RIP my friend
