dave-r wrote:He is a legend. But he didn't invent the rear engined Dragster and he wasn't the first to win a major event with one either.
Old men like to stretch the truth a little.
yea i do recall he said he was one of the first, i should clarify that, but hey he did set alot of records, and looks like he had a good time doing with half a foot and all,like jack dempsy of nfl legends he had half a foot and still owns the longest field goal in nfl hid=story, but thats another forum, i digress,big daddy, like petty and a whole slew of others will have there legacy as american drivers but there are plenty of guys that you dave know more about than me,that did some really cutting edge stuff before , they didnt have the money backing them up so they end up in a storeage place and never to be seen again, i guess what im tryng to say is i have read certain interviews about big daddy, and i know that he wasnt the first or the only one to do what he did , but he did make history with it!