ble ▁to ▁locate ▁r ides ▁in ▁Grand ▁National ▁events . ▁He ▁won ▁once ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁at ▁Charlotte ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁and ▁only ▁entered ▁six ▁races ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁ride ▁in ▁a ▁Ford ▁owned ▁by ▁independent ▁campaign er ▁Bill ▁Se if ert . ▁He ▁registered ▁nine ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁finish es ▁in ▁ 1 8 ▁starts . ▁Y ar br ough ▁showed ▁up ▁for ▁Day ton a ' s ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Speed we eks , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁starting ▁ber th ▁for ▁the ▁Day ton a ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁He ▁virt ually ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁sight ▁after ▁that , ▁never ▁again ▁showing ▁up ▁at ▁a ▁NAS C AR ▁event . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁and ▁life ▁ ▁A ▁hard ▁test ▁crash , ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁Texas ▁World ▁Speed way ▁in ▁College ▁Station , ▁Texas ▁left ▁him ▁dis orient ed . ▁He ▁could ▁not ▁remember ▁fellow ▁driver ▁C ale ▁Y ar borough ▁pick ing ▁him ▁up ▁in ▁Texas ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁and ▁flying ▁him ▁home . ▁He ▁also ▁could ▁not ▁remember ▁flying ▁on ▁to ▁Mart ins ville , ▁or ▁running ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁at ▁Mart ins ville . ▁ ▁Junior ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁considered ▁him ▁the ▁best ▁driver ▁he ▁ever ▁had , ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁what ▁was ▁wrong . ▁" He ▁could ▁remember ▁everything ▁from ▁ 1 9