He retired from that race due to head gasket failure, but installed a new Chrysler hemi-powered engine in his car to race at Sebring in 1953, where he again retired, this time due to a rear suspension failure.
Retirouse da carreira por un fallo de motor, pero instalou un novo motor Chrysler hemi-powered no seu coche para competir en Sebring en 1953, onde volveu a retirarse, esta vez debido a rotura da suspensión traseira.