That death is the one I misremembered.
Thanks, Ray
Loving life and living large, Com'on down!
On Feb 24, 2005, at 9:23 AM, Wayne Graefen wrote:
Ray and others,
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There were multiple reasons why Carl Kiekhaefer stopped racing.
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1.? His ongoing fights with NASCAR officials, much of which was
instigated by his own personality.?? I say CK's fault here because no
CK sponsored car or boat in any race was EVER found to have broken a
rule.
2.? The death of another team's driver where the mistaken perception
was that a CK driver had intentionally caused it or been instructed to
"take him out'.
3.? The public had become tired of CK's huge money and expensive
Chryslers dominating the small cars and small teams.? We used to like
to see the little guy win once in a while.
4.? The IRS had told Kiekhaefer that he could not continue to write
off auto racing expenses as advertising for boating outboard motors.
5.? Those expenses were escalating as well as auto racing being a
drain on time and talent and monetary resources of Mercury Outboards.
6.? The '57 NASCAR ruling outlawing multiple carburetion - those hemis
like to breathe!
7.? The '57 Chrysler and Dodge could not be fitted with large enough
rear wheels and tires within the wheel wells and under NASCAR rules.
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Wayne
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