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Born...March 1, 1941 (Wausau, Wisconsin)
Wife...Helen
Children...Shawn Marie, Richard
Height...5'10"
Weight...165 lbs.
Residence...Avery's Creek, North Carolina
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First
Winston Cup Event - 1968 Daytona 500.
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Has
scored 5 Winston Cup Victories.
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Has
earned 93 Top 5 finishes, 221 Top 10 finishes and 14 Pole positions.
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Finished
2nd in Winston Cup Points in 1975.
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Finished
2 seasons in the Top 5 and 6 seasons in the Top 10 in Winston Cup
Points.
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Has
started in 878 Winston Cup events (end of the 2000 season).
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Currently
has the most starts of ANY ACTIVE Winston Cup driver...and
second only to Richard Petty in all-time Winston Cup starts!
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Holds
the record for the most consecutive starts in the Daytona 500
with 32.
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Primary
test driver for the IROC series (International Race of Champions)
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Became
the 8th driver in NASCAR history to top $1 Million in career
winnings and the 9th driver to top $2 Million in career winnings.
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Total
career winnings to date exceed $6.5 Million dollars.
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Has
raced more miles in Winston Cup events at Daytona, Talladega and
Michigan than any other driver.
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Member
of the Darlington Record Club: 1972 AMC Matador / 1976 Dodge
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Favorite
motto: "We have done so much, with so little, for so long, that
now we can do almost anything with nothing".
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