Well, I did some more searching & found Roy McKinney's name on the 1998 Indy SS Q-list. He was driving a SS/IA '68 Bird.
He didn't quite make the 128 car field. He was #138, with a .566 under 10.434.
https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r1998#indextop
There is a public listing for Roy E. McKinney, in Richmond, IN. Shows a next of kin named Michael. Bound to be them. Phone & Email addresses listed. Anybody know them well enuff to contact them & get some details & possibly some pics too???
https://www.beenverified.com/people/roy-mckinney/in/
PS: Found some Mckinney '68 SS Bird pics. Posted em later in the thread.