The first drag race I ever saw was in April, 1965, at old Pittsburgh International Dragway. My dad had always drove Chryslers, so that was the direction I was pulled in.

Anyway, it was a NASCAR drag division track then, and the NASCAR "Ultra Stock" circuit was in town. There was Bud Faubel, Al Joniec, Bill Lawton, etc., but the winner was Melvin Yow with the Big #1 65 Hemi Dodge S/US-2 from NC. He was also the NASCAR champ that year. Anyway, I fell in love with that car and promised myself that one day I would race one like it.

So, I bought my 65 in March 1969, and have been racing the car I was inspired by since then...