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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Glenn Johnson Jr. canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American racing driver
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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
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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
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won Daytona 500 as a driver in 1960 ⓘ won NASCAR championships as a team owner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of NASCAR’s early superstars
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innovations in stock car racing ⓘ |
| notableWork | pioneering drafting techniques in NASCAR ⓘ |
| occupation |
racing driver
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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
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stock car racing ⓘ |
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