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Originally Posted by NTFDAY

IIRC, the Bo-Weevil was runner up to "Sneaky" Pete Robinson for Top Eliminator at the 61 nationals in Indy.

Correct, The Championship eluded Preston and Ray. Preston did not come aboard until 63/64. They won a lot of races though. Red Dyer was driving I believe in 1961 when the 59/60 Car had been chosen by Wally Parks to make the opening pass at Indy. Preston owned that car for a while and actually held a couple of class records with a SBC in it. The 59/60 car was the last that Preston restored. Ray’s 56 Car ran at the Tulsa meet in 56 and eventually was a record holder. I wasn’t there so I cannot be sure. The Top Fuel Car came to be in 64 I believe. I first met Preston and Ray at Nicholasville Kentucky in 68. Did not meet Preston again until the mid 80s or early 90s fishing on Pickwick Lake. He had become close friends with my Dad. I am not really up on the details of the mid 50s-early 60s events. Have sat around and listened to Ray and Preston tell many stories about match racing in the mid 60’s. Perhaps I had misunderstood the exact date of the event