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I ran in the runoffs in '80 & '82. My car was a Ohio A/P car when it was new (ex-Colby Hillman) Three owner car. I put the S/B in it. Bought it as a roller. Then I went CAM-AM crazy. Bought a Lola T400 w/ Frissbee bodywork but Could not get the car finished for the Dallas GP '84. borrowed big $$$ to do it and about went broke afterwards trying to pay it off.

To my knowledge the DX cars were not ran by Don or anybody else in this div. They were here for promo purposes. Tulsa is the "Oil Capitol of the world" and was the home office of DX back then. In fact a lot of major oil companys were headquartered here. Tulsa was a oil rich town when I was growing up. Skelly oil started out here and he lived here along with a lot of others like J. Paul GETTY. So that is why the cars were here from time to time. Bob Creitz was a locally famous drag racer and I figgure the cars were worked on while they were here just to be sure that they were ready to go for the next race. Remember back then they were pretty much over the counter parts used on them because of the rules. I just wish my cousin was still alive we could find out a lot about what went on cause he was the parts manager for a dealership that sponsored racers somewhat but nothing like the big names. They just got parts at cost.

pic of my car when it was in the Trans am at Hallett OK. when A/P was allowed to help make up the field.