OK Dean...here's the story. It was 1973. Bill Rucker, Sr. won both heats. Your Dad was very close on his heels which got him second place overall. He got behind Dan Kirts in the second heat and couldn't get around. I can't imagine that......not being able to get around Dan Kirts.. The article didn't say how they finished in their other respective heats, but they both had the same number of points. Probably swapping third place finishes. Not only did they have the same number of points, but they had identical overall times. It fell to who had the fastest heat, and that was your Dad in the first heat, so he got second and Dan third.