The Superbird Wing Was Not "Idiotically-Ineffective" or "Dumb"

Yes,

Dick Landy did build the 426 Hemi for Bobby Allison's 1969 Dodge Daytona
#22 car.

Chrysler Racing {Dodge Division} wanted Dick Landy to build and campaign a
Daytona for the 2nd-Half of 1969 in NHRA/AHRA for Super/Stock.

Chrysler 'gave' him a 1969 1/2 - Daytona 426 Hemi with an Automatic.

But Dick Landy was so busy with his business 'DLI' and Match-Racing all over the country in 1969, that he never got around to putting the Daytona together for SS/FA.

In 1969, Dick Landy was running {7} other cars.