Bruce Crower convinced Big Daddy to try an inverted wing on Swamp Rat V. In the book "Tales From The Drag Strip", Garlits quoted Crower as saying, "We have got to have more traction, because the cars are so light and we have so much power. This wing is free. We'll get some downforce without suffering a lot of drag." The car met resistance at the 1963 Winternationals from NHRA tech inspector Jack Hart, who declared the device "the most obnoxious-looking thing I've ever seen." Garlits' response: "Jack, when the smoke clears, every dragster in competition everywhere will have a wing on it someday. Trust me."

Garlits and his new mount went on to win that weekend.

Years later, Big Daddy added, "I think they all have wings now."

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