by ' s ▁Trans - Am ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁K we ch ▁won ▁the ▁Under ▁ 2 ▁liter ▁Trans - Am ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁driving ▁Her b ▁W et anson ' s ▁# 3 ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁G TA ▁to ▁three ▁vict ories . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁he ▁ran ▁an ▁Al fa ▁Rome o ▁G TV ▁against ▁a ▁strong ▁D ats un ▁team ▁led ▁by ▁John ▁Mort on ▁in ▁a ▁B RE ▁D ats un ▁ 5 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁K we ch ▁drove ▁a ▁L ola ▁T 3 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁W et son ▁Mol ica ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁L & M ▁Cont inental ▁Formula ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁Championship . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁six ▁races ▁with ▁a ▁best ▁finish ▁of ▁sixth ▁at ▁Road ▁Atlanta . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Hor st ▁K we ch ▁and ▁Lee ▁D yk stra ▁formed ▁De K on ▁Engineering . ▁The ▁name ▁De K on ▁used ▁the ▁D ▁in ▁D yk stra ▁and ▁the ▁K ▁in ▁K we ch ▁and ▁was ▁short ▁for ▁Design ▁and ▁Const ruction . ▁De K on ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Liber ty ville , ▁Illinois . ▁Over ▁three ▁years , ▁De K on ▁Engineering ▁produced ▁sevent een ▁race ▁cars . ▁Of ▁these , ▁four teen ▁were ▁Che v ro let ▁Mon zas , ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁which ▁ended ▁up ▁racing ▁in ▁Australia