In 1969, he won the Daytona 500, the World 600, and the Southern 500, the equivalent of the Winston Million. LeeRoy drove the #98 Ford Torino Cobra to victory in the 1969 Daytona 500 and went on to set a record for consecutive super speedway wins in a single season. LeeRoy drove for Junior Johnson from late 1967 through 1970. During his tenure with Johnson, he won 10 races.
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