having a little issue...

im sure it wasn't at 6K miles tho...

This is true. More like 126000. But it is a good illustration of what can happen with bad rings. Rings can go bad quickly for a number of reasons. My Roadrunner broke one during break-in. Probably my fault, but I don't really know why.
I had oil dripping on my exhaust pipe a little too close to the header and it resulted in a fire, so be careful there.