Photos: The Bill Sutton Collection

[Steve Holmes]

Here is Ed Leslie in one of the factory Mercury Cougars. Leslie was really the star of the show at Bryar, working his way through the field in the tricky conditions to pass both Everett's 911 and his own team mate Peter Revson in the other Cougar to lead the race. Had his motor not blown on lap 96 of 156, he quite likely would have won the race. Furthermore, he was also highly spectacular, power sliding the Cougar throughout.