After Paul Goldsmith outran everything , lapped AJ Foyts 2nd Place 427 Corvette TWICE (5 mile spread) in 1963 at Daytona in a 421 SD Tempest/Lemans - Pontiac got put in their place.
That's what carved/curbed our history more than anything right there and then.
Chevy NEVER stopped race development, Ford and Mopar never had to.
Pontiac played secret squirrel just a little here and there until DeLorean left.
We got some decent stuff though, and the best looking cars.
Not so bad all in all
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