Junior Johnson was a kingmaker. He brokered the deal that brought Winston on board as the title sponsor of NASCAR's premier series, as well as the one that teamed young phenom Dale Earnhardt with struggling independent driver and team owner Richard Childress.

And Junior had a hand in the EarnhardtChildress pairing not just once, but TWICE ... but not before very nearly firing Darrell Waltrip and hiring the eventual seventime Winston Cup champion for his OWN team.

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