One of two builders of Frank Kurtis's first Indy Car (The Ross Page Special). One of the builders of the Kurtis-Kraft NOVI Indianapolis race car. Won the 1950 Indy 500 with brothers as sponsors of Johnnie Parsons (driver) and Frank Kurtis (owner). Also logged a second place finish at Indy in 1952 with Jim Rathmann (driver) and the Granatelli Brothers (owners). Was involved in the formation of NASCAR. Zeke along with his brother Ed were one of the first 3 sponsors of NASCAR stock cars. Zeke and his brothers were Don "Big Daddy" Garlits first paid sponsors. He and his brothers invented the world's first transmission stop-leak product along with many other innovations in the automotive additive industry. Zeke was known for his mechanical skill and ingenuity and counted the founders and legends of the speed industry as his close friends which included Smokey Yunick, Johnnie Parsons, Bill Vukovich, Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser, A.J. Foyt, Jr., Bill France, Sr., Red Vogt, Lee Petty, Buck Baker, Ed Iskenderian, Louis Senter, Ted Halibrand, and Don "Big Daddy" Garlits.
One of two builders of Frank Kurtis's first Indy Car (The Ross Page Special). One of the builders of the Kurtis-Kraft NOVI Indianapolis race car. Won the 1950 Indy 500 with brothers as sponsors of Johnnie Parsons (driver) and Frank Kurtis (owner). Also logged a second place finish at Indy in 1952 with Jim Rathmann (driver) and the Granatelli Brothers (owners). Was involved in the formation of NASCAR. Zeke along with his brother Ed were one of the first 3 sponsors of NASCAR stock cars. Zeke and his brothers were Don "Big Daddy" Garlits first paid sponsors. He and his brothers invented the world's first transmission stop-leak product along with many other innovations in the automotive additive industry. Zeke was known for his mechanical skill and ingenuity and counted the founders and legends of the speed industry as his close friends which included Smokey Yunick, Johnnie Parsons, Bill Vukovich, Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser, A.J. Foyt, Jr., Bill France, Sr., Red Vogt, Lee Petty, Buck Baker, Ed Iskenderian, Louis Senter, Ted Halibrand, and Don "Big Daddy" Garlits.
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