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Junior Johnson, “The Last American Hero,” dies at 88

JENNA FRYERDecember 21, 2019 GMT

Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as “The Last American Hero” by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday...

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