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- Unlike most of his
- colleagues, A.J. was as
- good a mechanic as he
- was a racer. Early in his
- career, he built his own
- cars. Even when he became a race driver, he
- still helped to design, modify, or repair his
- cars, most of which were owned by him, and
- not by sponsors. A.J. became one of the few
- millionaires on the circuit.
-
- A.J. was selected U.S. Auto Club champion
- seven times, having scored the most points
- on the circuit for those seasons. When he
- retired early in 1993, he was the only driver
- to win more than 100 USAC-sponsored
- races. Moreover, he had more than 20
- victories in each of the four major
-