Gene Cole
Gene Cole, CEO of Gates-Cole Insurance was also a champoinship stock car driver. He started out so-so, but when joined with Willie Wust, became unbeatable. One year at  Morris Speedway, they put a bounty for anyone who could beat him, but no one ever collected it. In his final years, he drove for Gene Johnson.

                        
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999
The bounty car, becomes Moose Cary's car the next year. Owner: Willie Wust
An early ride
Mark Enman, master mechanic & Gene
The "Kwitcherbeliacin" car at Morris
Powered by 312 Ford owner: Gene Johnson
A win at Morris
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