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- ↑ "Ex-Daytona driver loses 10-year race for his life". Orlando Sentinel . May 24, 1989. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Don Williams at motorsportmemorial.org".
- ↑ The Valdosta Daily Times. April 16, 1979. Hagood, Mike. "Madison driver remains in the Daytona hospital."