How many can name this boating icon...?

[Rocky_Road]

There is a boating world icon, who once formed a NASCAR racing team.

His team won 80% of the races entered...once held the Daytona speed record...won 16 races in a row...and simply 'pulled' the plug on his team, when the fans began to boo his dominance!

During his racing stint, his team's mechanical innovations and attention to detail resulted in two national championships - both the NASCAR and AAA circuits - claiming the largest collection of stock car racing trophies ever won in a single season and stunning the racing community. Among his innovations were the first dry paper air filters, which are standard in automobiles today.


Anyone know his name?

 

[woosterken]

Re: How many can name this boating icon...?

richard petty?

woosterken

 

[Rocky_Road]

Re: How many can name this boating icon...?

richard petty?

woosterken

Oooh...sorry!

But judging from the team results...a logical guess!

A pound of plastic worms goes to the right answer!

The only clue that I can come up with, would make it too darn easy....

 

[rolmops]

Re: How many can name this boating icon...?

It just so happens that I had 2 big black engines on one of my boats....
They were made by a guy name K who also had some chrysler racing history in the fifties.
OK,Kiekhaefer.
Tony Bettenhauser and Frank Mundy were his drivers.
Oh, I want to rub Murkie's (Old Mercs Rule) face in this.
I hope your worms come in nice colors.

 

[tallcanadian]

Re: How many can name this boating icon...?

Ken Johnson and Norm McDonald

 

[Rocky_Road]

Re: How many can name this boating icon...?

It just so happens that I had 2 big black engines on one of my boats....
They were made by a guy name K who also had some chrysler racing history in the fifties.
OK,Kiekhaefer.
Tony Bettenhauser and Frank Mundy were his drivers.
Oh, I want to rub Murkie's (Old Mercs Rule) face in this.
I hope your worms come in nice colors.

Nice work!

A pound of plastic worms are headed to you, for the correct answer! PM me an address...and a color choice!

Pretty interesting bio:

http://wwwarchive.mercurymarine.com/company_history

 

[rolmops]

Re: How many can name this boating icon...?

Nice work!

A pound of plastic worms are headed to you, for the correct answer! PM me an address...and a color choice!

Pretty interesting bio:

http://wwwarchive.mercurymarine.com/company_history

Thanks for the challenge.If you want to give me a reward then I would love to choose it.My choice would be for you to take a kid fishing so he/she can learn to love nature.

 

[Rocky_Road]

Re: How many can name this boating icon...?

Thanks for the challenge.If you want to give me a reward then I would love to choose it.My choice would be for you to take a kid fishing so he/she can learn to love nature.

Done!

My oldest son does the Big Brother thing...and we will make it a fishing trip!

Happy boating!

 

[tallcanadian]

Re: How many can name this boating icon...?

Thanks for the challenge.If you want to give me a reward then I would love to choose it.My choice would be for you to take a kid fishing so he/she can learn to love nature.

what a nice thought. nice one, rolmops. and rocky road, thank your son for me. sounds like an outstanding kid.