He was driving the Bill Sadler Formula Libre special, known as "Formula Ferocious," a rear-engined single-seater device, when his motor blew on lap 56.
Estaba pilotando o Formula Libre special de Bill Sadler, coñecida como "Fórmula Feroz", un dispositivo monopraza con motor traseiro, cando o seu motor explotou na volta 56.