Parnelli was known as a guy who would run flat out and win or blow back when he was an active driver.

I seriously question whether he was abusing it on the parade lap. But the car is 100 years old with poured babbit bearings probably and it probably just let go.

Put him in a race car though and I bet he's still pretty fast.

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