The Last American Hero (also known as Hard Driver) is a 1973 sports drama film based on the true story of American NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.
Lyndon B. Johnson | Samuel Johnson | Johnson & Johnson | Dwayne Johnson | Boris Johnson | Johnson | Andrew Johnson | Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center | Magic Johnson | Robert Johnson | James Weldon Johnson | Jack Johnson | Kevin Johnson | Junior Wells | Jimmie Johnson | World Junior Figure Skating Championships | Don Johnson | Randy Johnson | Betsey Johnson | Super Junior | Lionel Johnson | Junior Chamber International | Holly Johnson | Van Johnson | National Junior College | Molly Johnson | Junior Vasquez | Amy Johnson | Glen Johnson | Gary Johnson |
While Fireball Roberts and Junior Johnson dominated the first 100 laps, Fred Lorenzen and Jim Paschal would rule the final 100 laps of this racing event.
:*Western 500 Richard Petty and Bobby Allison made important debuts in their careers - Petty debuted under the sponsorship of STP while Allison was making his maiden voyage with the Richard Howard Chevrolet under Junior Johnson's control.
Petty, who had left Dodge for General Motors in 1978, agreed, and several other teams including Junior Johnson's team built race-spec Mirada's to test.
He came back in 1970, driving a Dodge Daytona prepared by Ray Fox in the World 600(now the Coca-Cola 600), but dropped out while leading on lap 252 of 400 due to engine issues, running in a few more events that year, including substituting for LeeRoy Yarbrough in the Junior Johnson #98 Ford Torino Talladega in that year's Southern 500, as Yarbrough had a prior Indy car commitment.
In 1994, he drove the #27 McDonald's Ford for Junior Johnson and won his first two and so far only career Cup races, at Daytona and Talladega.
The Occoneechee Speedway hosted stock car racing legends such as Fireball Roberts, Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson.
Brett Bodine drove the 11 car for Junior Johnson in 1995 with Lowe's sponsorship and drove the car again with Lowe's sponsorship in 1996 as an owner/driver.