How many, have nursed a knocking Rod home?

Well I didn't nurse it. At the end of two seasons ago my son and I were drag racing the duster with the old 318 in it and I finally wanted to hold third gear all the way to the finish line and I did. On the way home we got on the on-ramp to the freeway it started making a knocking noise and it didn't stop. Then the next day we continue to take it to our storage where we had it at the time and I got in a race with the rice grinder and beat him knocking and all, and then took the motor apart that next winter and hoof - bearings on the 3 - 4 rods we're toast..