His first attempt at the National Championship was in 1967, and he finished eighteenth. He had 1968 midget wins at Hales Corners Speedway in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, and at the Sycamore, Illinois, track.
His first attempt at the National Championship was in 1967, and he finished eighteenth.  He won races in the midget racing category at both the Hales Corners Speedway in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, and the Sycamore, Illinois, track in 1968.