he continued to the open-wheel circuits, racing in the 1980 indianapolis 500 finishing ninth, he decided to move on into stock-car racing in nascar, where he spent the rest of his days. his first few seasons, he bounced from team to team looking for a permanent ride, which he found 1982, he raced in 26 events, winning twice and finishing in the top 5 seven times, but only finished 26th in winston cup standings.