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NASCAR CEO Jim France on Friday's passing of Hall of Fame racer & 1960 Daytona 500 winner: "Junior Johnson truly was the 'Last American Hero'"

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France remembered racer Junior Johnson, the 1960 Daytona 500 winmner, who died Friday at the age of 88, as the "Last American Hero," in refererence to his aura in the early days of racing as a moonshine outlaw away from the track.

NY Jets' Le'Veon Bell faces familiar foe in Pittsburgh Steelers

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YouTube download / AP video / Le'Veon Bell will see lots of familiar faces Sunday. The Jets running back spent his first six seasons with the Steelers, including last year when he sat out all of it in a contract dispute. This is Bell's first game against his old team (Dec. 19).