Maverick Golden
Maverick Golden
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I loved the thrill of the race. I didn't lose very often. I won 35 out of 36 races in 1964. Drag News Magazine called me 'the Babe Ruth of drag racing' in January 1965. I was undefeated for two years or more.
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I was pretty excited when The Little Red Wagon set the world's distance record in 1967.
It didn't set too well with Knievel, but he got over it.
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I think you earn what you get out of life. I've always worked hard I was working hard in my dad's cornfields by the time I was seven.
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I had a long and colorful career with Dodge.