Veteran Mopar star "Dandy Dick" Landy dies
Dick Landy, the popular cigar-chomping engine builder and driver who campaigned successful Dodge factory race cars in a variety of classes throughout the 1960s and early '70s, died Jan. 11 of kidney failure. He was 69. As a pioneer in the Funny Car and Pro Stock ranks, Landy acquired a winning reputation in NHRA national-event and match-race competition