, ▁though ▁Em ery ▁tun ed ▁the ▁car , ▁driven ▁by ▁" L il ' ▁John " ▁Lomb ardo , ▁to ▁a ▁win ▁at ▁Ind y ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ; ▁it ▁was ▁eventually ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁Blue ▁Max , ▁Em ery ▁opened ▁D ale ▁Em ery ▁F uel ▁Systems , ▁to ▁provide ▁fuel ▁p umps ▁and ▁fuel ▁inject ors ▁for ▁nost alg ia ▁drag ▁racing ▁teams , ▁as ▁well ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁existing ▁teams . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁supp lying ▁a ▁Blue ▁Max ▁nost alg ia ▁fun ny ▁car ▁team . ▁ ▁Inc idents ▁ ▁Em ery ▁surv ived ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁fright ening ▁inc idents . ▁While ▁driving ▁P ure ▁Hell ▁at ▁F rem ont ▁Drag strip , ▁an ▁impro per ly ▁fast ened ▁ste ering ▁wheel ▁came ▁off ▁the ▁ste ering ▁column , ▁and ▁the ▁car ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁flo oded ▁d itch , ▁ups ide ▁down , ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁hold ▁his ▁breath ▁until ▁the ▁car ▁could ▁be ▁right ed . ▁ ▁While ▁racing ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁U . S . ▁National s , ▁Bur kh art ' s ▁silver ▁Cam aro ▁fuel ▁fun ny ▁car ▁got ▁out ▁of ▁shape , ▁ve ering ▁toward ▁the ▁center line ▁( re min is cent ▁of ▁an ▁Alter ed ), ▁then ▁s wer ved ▁toward ▁the ▁guard ra il ▁and ▁ab rupt ly ▁stood ▁on ▁its ▁nose ,