ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, hiː wˈʌn hɪz fˈɜːst ɹˈeɪs æt ɹˈɪtʃmənd vˌiːˈeɪz sˈaʊθsaɪd spˈiːdweɪ, fˈɑːloʊd ˌʌp baɪ ɐnˈʌðɚ wˈɪn ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ æt dˈɑːɡ tɹˈæk spˈiːdweɪ ɪn mˈɔɪɑːk, ˌɛnsˈiː.
In 1962, he won his first race at Richmond VA's Southside Speedway, followed up by another win the following year at Dog Track Speedway in Moyock, NC.