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Junior Johnson

Awards And Accomplishments



1960 Won Daytona 500
1962 Won National 400
1963 Won eight Grand National events, including National 400 and Dixie 400
1965 Won thirteen races, including Rebel 300
1973 Inducted into National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame
1986 Granted presidential pardon by President Ronald Reagan
1990 Inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame
1995 Sold team and retired from racing with more than 139 NASCAR victories, 128 pole positions, and six Winston Cup Championships as a team owner
1996 Inducted into Charlotte (North Carolina) Motor Speedway Court of Legends
1997 Inducted into Bristol (Tennessee) Motor Speedway Heroes of Bristol Hall of Fame
1998 Named greatest NASCAR driver of all time by Sports Illustrated magazine

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