[james schaechter]

This was the first Indy I ever went to and I was a kid spectator. What I remember most oddly enough was the many racers back at the motel that were pissed off and sad at the same time. I didn't really know all the history to it at the time, but that stands out. We stayed at the Old Capri Motel that year and for many years at Indy. Bob Gipson had purchased Stan Stripe's A/MP car as a roller and had been holding off whether to build it as a modified or a SSer. This clinched it and it became a SSEA 427 69 Camaro.

As far as Stout is concerned, I think he beat most everybody in class. Except Willie Devore. In 1986 I was racing Bob Gipson's 81 Camaro SSAS. I thought I left a mile ahead of Stout's SBC Camaro and he passed me in low gear! LOL. Willie Devore out ran him for Class Honors with his SSAS stickshift Olds powered Olds cutlass. That was pretty cool too.