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During the 1969 Daytona 500, impressionable 12-year-old Burke took a liking to the Ford and Mercury Aero Warriors driven by Leroy Yarborough, Cale Yarborough and David Pearson. Leroy Yarborough won the race after chasing down Charlie Glotzbach, who had an 11-second lead, and passed him on the final lap after starting the race 19th.
In April 1979, nearly a decade after catching the Aero Car bug, Burke purchased a 1969 Mercury Cyclone Dan Gurney Spoiler II from the original owner. It was Burke’s first Aero Warrior purchase and the start to a lifetime dedicated to building a world-class collection of Aero Cars. Over the years, the collection has grown with a preference for the Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Cyclone Spoiler II, which had an extended nose and other additional wind-cheating tricks.
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