Farkonas stopped traveling with the team after the 1969 season as he devoted time to his family .
He remained a mostly silent partner on the team throughout its match race glory days of the 1970s and the NHRA championship years .
Although Farkonas stopped traveling with the team after the 1969 season as he devoted time to his family , he remained a mostly silent partner on the team throughout its match race glory days of the 1970s and the NHRA championship years .