Division 3 Super Comp racer Leslie Lucas held ND photographers Richard Wong and Jerrie Foss in rapt attention at the top end as she laid out a story about a couple of her friends, and they encouraged her to pass on the info to little old me so that I could share it with you folks (Richard Wong even snapped a photo to enhance the presentation; thanks, Richard!).

At right you see Richard’s image snapped just this morning during the third round of Super Gas. That’s Dave Dailey, age 75, driver of the "Wild Mountain" ‘48 Anglia in the far lane, and his opponent is ‘70 Buick Opel GT pilot Dave Barrett.

Here’s where it gets really cool: Barrett and Dailey are cousins and have been racing here at Indy since 1973. The Super Gasser kinfolk both had decent lights, but Dailey was three-thousandths quicker off the starting line and won on a .004-second breakout by Barrett. Dailey will be racing on Monday at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.

A few fun facts about the cousins for ya: Back in 1963 Dailey drove a sweet six-cylinder altered known as “The Fugitive.” Barrett, currently 6th in the Division 3 standings, built the Anglia that Dailey is currently driving back in 1992, and he built his own Opel GT in 2002.

Though the two have been racing here together for many years, the third round pairing was the first time they’d ever run one another at the Big Go.

Ah, the magic that is Indy.