Conversation so far:
when did Alan start racing?
Kulwicki began his racing career as a 13-year-old kart racer.
who made the karts for him?
Kulwicki asked his father for advice, he typically ended up doing most of the work himself.
"I showed him how", Gerry Kulwicki said.
when did Alan start racing cars?
Kulwicki moved from dirt tracks to paved tracks in 1977.
did he have any sponsors?
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what make of cars did he drive?
He also teamed up with racecar builder Greg Krieger to research, model, engineer, and construct an innovative car with far more torsional stiffness than other late models.

Question: did the stiffness help?
Self-contained rewrite: Did constucting an innovative car with more torsional stiffness help Alan Kulwicki race better?