[SuperSonic]

First driver to break the 200 mph barrier (Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, March 24, 1970).

First driver to win the Big Four (Daytona, Talladega, Darlington and Charlotte).

Ranks ninth on NASCAR’s all-time list for top-five finishes (202) and top-10 finishes (311).

Ranks 10th on the all-time list for pole positions with 40.

Career earnings: $3,995,500

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“Career earnings: $3,995,500”

Just like every form of racing. The guys that built the sport hardly made squat. Many of the drivers today make that in a season. Some a whole lot more.

And none of them could handle one of the over horse-powered iron monsters of the ‘70s!