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1970-05-24. Ed was leading on L198 when the engine began to starve of fuel. The necessary pit-stop cost him the lead and he finished 3rd. It turned out that there was enough fuel remaining in the tank, but somehow a paper playing card had got into the tank and was blocking the fuel pick-up.

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Joe Tinty, owner and promoter of Plainville Stadium, where Ed won races as early as 1950 and as late as 1976. The horse was called Sugarfoot. Photo via Racingthroughtime.com.