ny ▁Car ▁at ▁Le ▁Grand n ational ▁at ▁San air ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁defe ating ▁Frank ▁Man cus o ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁At ▁the ▁U . S . ▁National s , ▁Em ery ▁qualified ▁# 1 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁round ▁one ▁by ▁# 2 ▁qual ifier ▁" J ung le ▁Jim " ▁Liber man . ▁The ▁same ▁month , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁I H RA ▁All ▁American ▁National s ▁at ▁Br istol ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁defe ating ▁top ▁qual ifier ▁Raymond ▁B ead le ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁F oster ▁at ▁the ▁I H RA ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁at ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Motor ▁Speed way ▁in ▁Rock ingham , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁He ▁also ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Super n ational s ▁at ▁Ontario , ▁ ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁Tom ▁" Mo og oo $ e " ▁Mc E wen ,. ▁ ▁Em ery ▁finished ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁season ▁in ▁spect ac ular ▁fashion . ▁" Mo og oo $ e " ▁Mc E wen , ▁though ▁successful ▁as ▁a ▁match ▁rac er , ▁had ▁yet ▁to ▁win ▁his ▁first ▁N H RA ▁national ▁event ; ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁D uster ▁qualified ▁# 1 7 ▁and ▁only ▁made ▁the ▁field ▁at ▁all ▁after ▁Bobby ▁R owe ▁could ▁not ▁race . ▁ ▁Em ery ▁reached ▁the ▁semif inal ▁( h aving ▁recorded ▁a ▁best ▁pass ▁of