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Sam McQuagg (November 11, 1937 - January 3, 2009) is a former NASCAR Rookie of the Year driver from Columbus, Georgia. He was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 1965 after have 5 Top 10 finishes in 16 races. McQuagg was a major players in an incident in one of the wildest NASCAR races ever. McQuagg was leading the 1965 Southern 500, when Cale Yarborough tried to muscle past McQuagg for the lead. Yarborough flew over the guardrail, rolled around six times, and ended up at the end of the parking lot by a light post. Yarborough waved to the crowd as he walked back to the pits. A video clip of the wreck was used on ABC's Wide World of Sports for several years. The race was eventually won by 14 laps by Ned Jarrett.

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rdfs:comment	Sam McQuagg (November 11, 1937 - January 3, 2009) is a former NASCAR Rookie of the Year driver from Columbus, Georgia. He was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 1965 after have 5 Top 10 finishes in 16 races. McQuagg was a major players in an incident in one of the wildest NASCAR races ever. McQuagg was leading the 1965 Southern 500, when Cale Yarborough tried to muscle past McQuagg for the lead. Yarborough flew over the guardrail, rolled around six times, and ended up at the end of the parking lot by a light post. Yarborough waved to the crowd as he walked back to the pits. A video clip of the wreck was used on ABC's Wide World of Sports for several years. The race was eventually won by 14 laps by Ned Jarrett.
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Birthplace	Columbus, Georgia
Years In Cup	8(xsd:integer)
Name	Sam McQuagg
Wins	1(xsd:integer)
Best Cup Pos	15(xsd:integer)
Birthdate	1937-11-11(xsd:date)
First Win	1966(xsd:integer)
Total Cup Races	62(xsd:integer)
Last race	1974(xsd:integer)
Awards	1965(xsd:integer)
Last Win	1966(xsd:integer)
Poles	0(xsd:integer)
First race	1962(xsd:integer)
Top Tens	21(xsd:integer)
abstract	Sam McQuagg (November 11, 1937 - January 3, 2009) is a former NASCAR Rookie of the Year driver from Columbus, Georgia. He was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 1965 after have 5 Top 10 finishes in 16 races. McQuagg was a major players in an incident in one of the wildest NASCAR races ever. McQuagg was leading the 1965 Southern 500, when Cale Yarborough tried to muscle past McQuagg for the lead. Yarborough flew over the guardrail, rolled around six times, and ended up at the end of the parking lot by a light post. Yarborough waved to the crowd as he walked back to the pits. A video clip of the wreck was used on ABC's Wide World of Sports for several years. The race was eventually won by 14 laps by Ned Jarrett. Dodge noticed his accomplishments in his small Ford team, and Dodge hired him to their factory team. He was the first driver to use a spoiler. He used the spoiler to win the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. His Dodge Charger was car sponsored by a newlywed Georgia couple. In 1967 he was hired to drive Cotton Owens's Dodge. He ran 14 races, and had 3 Top 5 finishes. On lap 81, he tangled with another driver at Darlington, went over the guardrail, and flipped about eight times before coming to a rest. The wrecks frustrated McQuagg, and he scaled back his schedule to mainly local tracks. He retired from racing to become a commercial pilot; a skill he learned to quickly travel between races. His last start came in World 600 in 1974.

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