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RETRO: Bobby Johns on racing at Indy with Clark and Lotus (and a crazy car by Smokey Yunick)

By alley - May 19, 2015, 8:10 PM ET

Bobby Johns was a NASCAR frontiersman who had dreamt of racing at Indy since he was kid. Incredibly, his wish came true as the Lotus Powered by Ford team-mate [BELOW, LAT photo] to a victorious Jim Clark in 1965.Sounding 50 years younger than his 82 (he turns 83 on Friday),...

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