Watson with one of the Leader Card Team drivers after Goodyear won them over from Firestone in the "Tire Wars"

Watson receiving the D-A Lubricants Car Builder Award at the Indy 500 banquet in 1960

A. J. with his winning driver Rodger Ward at a Dirt Track event in Sacremento, California, 1960

A proud new owner preparing to take delivery of a new Watson Roadster in 1960 from the Glendale, California shop

Car builder and crew chief A. J. Watson with the 1962 Indy 500 winning car driven by Rodger Ward

Watson and one of his rear engine cars like the one that came so close to victory in 1965

A. J. Watson and Rodger Ward in the Offy powered Watson Roadster that brought them both much success

A. J. at his 85th birthday party at the Speedway with IMS president Tony George

A. J. today in his Leader Card Team leather jacket from the 1960's and still a perfect fit