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Subject: John Paul Jr. takes the checkered flag...
Written By: LyricBoy on 12/30/20 at 3:43 pm
Legendary race car driver John Paul Jr. has passed away at the age of 60, from Huntington’s Disease. :\'(
https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/amp35094029/rolex-24-and-indycar-winner-john-paul-jr-dies-at-60/
During his career, Paul was a twice winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, the first of these was while co-driving with his father, John Paul Sr. A few weeks later, the pair won the 1982 12 Hours of Sebring. Paul also triumphed in another major US race, the 1983 CART’s Michigan 500. 8)
Beside racing with his father, Paul also joined his father in criminal activities, in particular a drug smuggling operation. In May 1986, Paul Jr. received a five-year sentence :o for racketeering, with the drug charges dropped. Paul Sr. was found guilty, and served time, for a number of crimes over the years.