- Won
50 Grand National races; tied for seventh on all-time list
- Won
five superspeedway races, tied for 14th on all-time list
- Winner
of the Olsonite Driver of the year Award - 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981,
1982
- National
Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame - 1972
- Driver
of the Year - 1969, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982
- Auto
Racing Digest Driver of the Year - 1981, 1982
- Myers
Brothers Memorial Award - 1976, 1981
- Inducted
into North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame - 1982
- Inducted
into TRW Mechanics Hall of Fame - 1987
- Inducted
into International Motor Sports Hall of Fame - 1990
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