 bobby isaac (august 1, 1932 â august 14, 1977) was a former nascar grand national (now sprint cup series) champion. ==early life== isaac grew up on a farm near catawba, north carolina, the second youngest of nine children. he finished school after the sixth grade, which led to the incorrect rumor that he could neither read nor write.decades of racing - bobby isaac ==nascar career==  he began racing full-time in 1956, but it took him seven years to break into the grand national division. isaac won the championship in 1970 driving the #71 dodge charger daytona sponsored by k&k insurance. his crew chief was legendary harry hyde. isaac & hyde took the car to talladega in november and set a closed-course speed record. isaac won 37 races in nascar's top series during his career, including 1
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