- Won
200 NASCAR Winston Cup races
- Olsonite
Driver of the year - 1971
- Winston
Cup Series Rookie of the year - 1959
- Inducted
into North Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame - 1973
- Most
Popular Winston Cup Series Driver - 1962, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1974,
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
- National
Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Driver of the Year - 1974,
1975
- Was
chosen as recipient of the NMPA's Myers Brothers Award in 1964,
1967 and 1971 for his contribution to the sport
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