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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 15: David Pearson driver of the #21 Wood Brothers Mercury and Richard Petty driver of the #43 STP Dodge crash during the1976 Winston Cup Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 1976 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Pearson was able to drive across the line on the engine's starter motor and Petty finished second. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 15:  David Pearson driver of the #21 Wood Brothers Mercury and Richard Petty driver of the #43 STP Dodge crash during the1976 Winston Cup Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 1976 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Pearson was able to drive across the line on the engine's starter motor and Petty finished second.  (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)