Mike Cooper has been at it a long time. When I first met him was back in 1996. He was racing a red 67 GTO. He showed up at Cordova for the POCI convention race and had no engine in his car. Butler brought him a new assembled shortblock and he and his crew assembled the engine in the pit area (which was some form of sand and cinder at the time) installed it and made a pass at the end of the day. That work ethic and determination has carried on over the years and has paid off with him having one of the best Pontiac race cars on the planet.
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