Robert Glenn Johnson Jr.

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Robert Glenn Johnson Jr., better known as Junior Johnson, was a legendary American NASCAR driver and team owner often credited as one of the sport’s early superstars and innovators.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American racing driver
NASCAR driver
NASCAR team owner
human
motorsport team owner
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1950s
awardReceived induction into NASCAR Hall of Fame class of 2010
basedIn Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath Alzheimer’s disease (reported complications)
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1931-06-28
dateOfDeath 2019-12-20
describedBySource NASCAR historical records
employer Junior Johnson & Associates NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Johnson
fieldOfWork auto racing
founded Junior Johnson & Associates NERFINISHED
genre stock car racing
givenName Robert
hallOfFameInduction NASCAR Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle legendary NASCAR driver
heritage North Carolina moonshine-running tradition
influenced development of modern NASCAR racing strategies
inspiredWork Tom Wolfe essay "The Last American Hero" NERFINISHED
knownFor mastery of short-track racing
transition from driver to successful team owner
languageSpoken English
memberOfSportsTeam NASCAR Grand National Series NERFINISHED
middleName Glenn NERFINISHED
nickname Junior Johnson NERFINISHED
notableAchievement won 50 NASCAR Cup Series races as a driver
won Daytona 500 as a driver in 1960
won NASCAR championships as a team owner
notableFor being one of NASCAR’s early superstars
innovations in stock car racing
notableWork pioneering drafting techniques in NASCAR
occupation racing driver
team owner
partOf early era of NASCAR
placeOfBirth Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Charlotte, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED
relative Robert Glenn Johnson Sr. NERFINISHED
residence North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport NASCAR NERFINISHED
stock car racing

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Junior Johnson fullName Robert Glenn Johnson Jr.