The Maryland Democrat, who represented the state's 7th congressional district since 1996, died on Oct.
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In 2010, he was one of the first drivers to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1991.
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Johnson won 50 races - including the 1960 Daytona 500 - as a driver and six championships as a team owner. Johnson had been in declining health and had entered hospice care prior to his death, according to the racing association. "The entire NASCAR family is saddened by the loss of a true giant of our sport, and we offer our deepest condolences to Junior's family and friends during this difficult time." "Between his on-track accomplishments and his introduction of Winston to the sport, few have contributed to the success of NASCAR as Junior has," the statement continued. "From his early days running moonshine through the end of his life, Junior wholly embodied the NASCAR spirit." "Junior Johnson truly was the 'Last American Hero,'" he said. Jim France, the chairman and CEO of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, confirmed Johnson's death in a statement on Twitter on Dec. The legendary racer has died at 88, according to NASCAR. These were heroines who captained their own fate…they lived fearlessly, fought passionately, and loved with abandon…and they inspired millions of us to do the same." "As the women's movement revolutionized homes and workplaces in the late '80s and early '90s, Johanna's strong, feminist heroines were revolutionaries in their own right - fighting for partnership, respect, and happily ever after. "Johanna Lindsey was one of the most powerful voices of the romance genre, and at a critically important time," best-selling author Sarah MacLean said in an exclusive statement to Entertainment Weekly. Her novels sold more than 60 million copies worldwide, according to publisher Simon & Schuster, and nearly every single one of her books achieved best-seller status. Lindsey wrote nearly 60 romance novels, beginning with 1977's Captive Bride. 27 but the family was too devastated to announce the news at the time. The prolific romance writer died at 67 from complications for treatment for stage 4 lung cancer, according to The New York Times.
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