▁something ▁never ▁seen ▁before ▁or ▁since ▁( through ▁ 2 0 1 2 ), ▁rot ating ▁along ▁the ▁rail ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁times ▁before ▁coming ▁to ▁rest . ▁ ▁Though ▁track ▁mar sh als ▁had ▁to ▁cut ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁car , ▁Em ery ▁suffered ▁only ▁a ▁broken ▁b one ▁in ▁his ▁left ▁arm , ▁which ▁was ▁pier ced ▁by ▁the ▁lever ▁of ▁the ▁fuel ▁shut - off ▁val ve . ▁It ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁last ▁race . ▁ ▁Tal ent ▁ ▁Besides ▁being ▁a ▁driver , ▁Em ery ▁was ▁a ▁sk illed ▁innov ator ▁and ▁engineer , ▁able ▁to ▁conce ive ▁and ▁build ▁parts ▁when ▁needed , ▁including ▁the ▁team ' s ▁first ▁six teen - pl ug ▁heads , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁idea , ▁dual ▁magnet os . ▁ ▁His ▁ability ▁to ▁innov ate , ▁and ▁to ▁build ▁from ▁scratch , ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁Dick ▁La Ha ie , ▁Alan ▁Johnson , ▁Tim ▁Rich ards , ▁Austin ▁Co il , ▁and ▁Don ▁Gar l its . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Drag ster ▁drivers ▁Category : 2 0 1 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁Ho à ng ▁Min h ▁Ch ín h ▁( Nov ember ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 2   – ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ), ▁also ▁Tr ầ n ▁Ng ọ c ▁Ng hi êm , ▁was ▁a ▁Vietnam ese ▁politician ▁and ▁diss ident . ▁He