In 1963 he became a member of Carroll Shelby's Ford Cobra team, winning his first race at the Continental Divide Raceway in Colorado, followed by an overall win at the LA Times Grand Prix GT race at Riverside in October 1963.
En 1963 converteuse en membro do equipo Ford Cobra de Carroll Shelby, gañando a súa primeira carreira na Continental Divide Raceway en Colorado, seguida dunha vitoria na xeral na carreira de The Times Grand Prix GT en Riverside en outubro de 1963.