Dave Connolly

I had read an article & seen a vidio interview from one of the Wayne County guys, i don't remember his name.
He had stated that their car was torn down more than anyone elses, due to fact they were so dominate.
He was very frustrated in the interview about this. He had told NHRA, if you don't want us to race, then just tell us. He felt that NHRA had it in for them.
He said that if there was NOS in the car, NHRA would have found it.

That being said, the story for the flame out of the hood scoop was that they had broken a distributor, causing the backfire.
I remember the photo of the backfire on several publications back in the day, including the NATIONAL DRAGSTER, an NHRA publication.
What better way to sell racing, just like the hype for WW Wrestling.

I have reproduced the flame from the hood scoop, like Wayne County.
Not on purpose mind you.
The ignition rotor had failed inside the distributor cap, causing a backfire flame to come out of the scoop on my racecar. No nitrious involved.
This seems to back up Wayne County's storey, but it was too simple of an answer for the media at the time. They had to be cheating!