Dick Thompson drove this General Motors prototype to an 11th place finish in the previous year's Grand Prix.  In 1961 it was a show car.

I remember a hopeful moment when Dave MacDonald was paged on the PA system:  "Dave MacDonald please go to the GM tent... Dave MacDonald to the GM tent please..."

I was ecstatic!  Was Dave MacDonald going to drive the STING RAY in the big race?

No.  What I didn't know as a thirteen-year-old was that the Sting Ray had already been re-bodied with a heavier shell for show car duty and was no longer suitable for competition.

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