01.26.2008 7:01 pm
Fireball Roberts and Jimmie Johnson
Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
The Rolex 24 hour of Daytona is going on right now, which means we’re just 22 days from the Daytona 500! Bill Marx of the Sporting News has been counting down the days.
22: Thirty of Fireball Robert’s 33 Grand National victories come in the
No. 22. His 33 wins are tied with two-time defending champion Jimmie
Johnson for 18th all time.
Add to Bill’s note: Roberts never won a season title, and he died at the age of 35 from burns suffered in a fiery crash at Charlotte in the World 600 on May 24, 1964.
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