Here's my take on the Oct. '68 release of Steve Miller's song "Living in the USA".



"....... the right lane pulls way ahead of the Howard Cam Special, and

.... he TAKES IT! The winner ... Lefty Mudersbach on the street side"



OK, Lefty was killed in a solo run at the Irwindale, Feb 11th 1966.



This was 2-1/2 years before the Steve Miller song was released.

Wouldn't that have been a bit early for this Howard's Cam car?



If you listen to the start of the song,

it doesn't sound like fuel burning Chryslers to me.



I'd bet the sound of the cars came off one of those early 1960's albums

"The Sounds of Drag Racing" that the record company already owned the

rights to, and was easily added to the song track.



I'd always thought the race was between these two twin engine cars

and took place about 1961:

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