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His column "Say, Smokey" was a staple of Popular Science magazine in the 1960s and 1970s; it consisted of his responses to letters sent to him by readers regarding mechanical conditions affecting their cars and technical questions about how automotive performance could be improved. He also wrote for Circle Track magazine, and published his autobiography Sex, Lies, and Superspeedways in January 2001. The audiobook version was narrated by longtime friend John DeLorean.
In 1984, Yunick published Smokey's Power Secrets (ISBN 0931472067).
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