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Mac's racing skills were unexpectedly revived in 1973. On February 27 he was driving on Florida State Road 15 when a station wagon with two women and two small boys overturned in a ditch. A three-year-old boy was pinned under the crankcase with four inches of clearance. Mac tried to dig under the boy but failed; he tried to flag help, but again failed. He drove his truck through the mud and up the steep canal bank, lowered the power lift tail gate, backed under the car, raised the front, and pulled the child to safety. He received a commendation from the Florida Highway Patrol for his heroic action.
Marion McDonald lives with his wife, Mary, in Port Orange, Florida and is a member of the Living Legends of Auto Racing.
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