LeeRoy Yarbrough drove for the legendary car owner Junior Johnson and had quite a productive career as a driver as one of the best super speedway drivers in NASCAR history. He joined Johnson's race team in 1967, and it was a perfect match. "Lee Roy had the most raw talent I've ever seen." said Junior. In 1969, he won the Daytona 500, the World 600, and the Southern 500, the equivalent of the Winston Million. LeeRoy drove the
#98 Mercury Cyclone II to victory in the 1969 Daytona 500 and went on to set a record for consecutive super speedway wins in a single season. His Mercury was definitely a threat to win every time it entered a race. Unfortunately, injuries he received in a crash shortened his career. Sadly, in 1984 he died at the age of 46 in an institution while battling alcoholism.
