The fickle finger of fate
Dick Johnson’s recollections of hitting the rock have been well-documented over the years in these pages, his biographies and many other publications besides. If you’re reading this magazine, we reckon you know his version of events pretty well. There was also AMC’s forensic analysis of the XD Falcon racer’s homologation and development in issue #50. We will hear Dick’s reflections at the end of this story, but our aim here is to examine the circumstances of the day he rocketed to fame with fresh eyes. Thus, we sought a different perspective from within Dick Johnson Racing’s inner circle.
Who better than Dick’s own brother, David, to provide a pit crew member’s perspective of the episode. Back in 1980, David was not yet an employee of DJR, where he would eventually spend the
