Lee roy yarbrough biography of michael jackson

On one unusually dusty Saturday night in 1960, more than 6,000 fans filled every seat in the grandstands, clogged the small infield and sat on tree limbs outside the racetrack to watch the weekly show.

The hometown hero, Lonnie "LeeRoy" Yarbrough, was leading coming into the third turn of the final lap at Speedway Park in Jacksonville when his left-front wheel and axle broke loose from his car and landed behind pit road.

Instead of pulling over, he mashed the gas pedal and won the race on three wheels.

People who grew up on Jacksonville's Westside already knew Yarbrough never backed down. That tenacity elevated the devilishly handsome man to a legendary status, both on and off the track.

It also might have contributed to his death.

The locals knew him as a man with remarkable skills and an amazing lack of fear, a combination that helped him quickly outgrow Jacksonville for extraordinary fame and fortune in NA LeeRoy Yarbrough profile on - SnapLap NUF