Prior to 1959, I ran pretty well on the mile tracks with the dirt cars, but at Indianapolis, I never had a car that was quite suitable. Finally, in 1959, I got a chance to drive for Bob Wilke and A. J. Watson, who was Wilke’s chief mechanic. I have to say that the difference in automobiles was so absolutely unbelievable. I could go out there and run left-handed faster than I ever ran before! So it was just great,…
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