I was lucky enough to watch him race many times. He actually crashed at a local Illinois 1/8th mile track near me! I also watched him race Gabby Bleeker for the Altered Class at the '68 Nationals. Willie smoked 'em, and Gabby won! As famous as Marcellus and Borsche were... that was a career maker for Gabby! After I moved to Arizona, I watched them race at the Fuel Altered Nats here too. It's nice to see they are still thrilling the fans. :-)