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NASCAR 75th anniversary moment: Johnson uses draft

July 8, 2023 11:24 AM

Look back on the 1960 Daytona 500, where Junior Johnson discovered a new tactic known as the "draft" that helped him win the race, a strategy that drivers continue to use to this day.

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