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Robert Glenn Johnson Jr. (June 28, 1931 – December 20, 2019), better known as Junior Johnson, was an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer, and team owner as well as an entrepreneur. He won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966.
Moonshine was central to the plots in the 1973 Burt Reynolds films White Lightning and its sequel Gator. The 1973 film The Last American Hero is based on the true story of American NASCAR racing driver and owner Junior Johnson and his family's long involvement in moonshining in North Carolina.
The Last American Hero (also known as Hard Driver) is a 1973 American sports drama film based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson. Directed by Lamont Johnson (no relation), the film stars Jeff Bridges as Junior Jackson, a character based on Johnson. It is based on Tom Wolfe's essay "The Last
BAINBRIDGE – In the USA Spirits Ratings competition, which took place in San Francisco in July 2024, Paps Coffee Moonshine and Paps Caramel Apple Pie Moonshine each won a Silver medal which is a ...
Moonshine is high-proof liquor, traditionally made or distributed illegally. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name was derived from a tradition of distilling the alcohol at night to avoid detection.
A Lexington native who founded a company once valued at more than $1 billion but later went to prison for fraud is facing new charges. A federal grand jury in Lexington indicted Charles E. Johnson ...
Wilkes County was once known as the "Moonshine Capital of the World", and was a leading producer of illegal homemade liquor. From the 1920s to the 1950s some young Wilkes County males made their living by delivering moonshine to North Carolina's larger towns and cities.
Sutton said he considered moonshine production a legitimate part of his heritage, as he was a Scots-Irish American and descended from a long line of moonshiners. [3] In the 1960s or 1970s, Sutton was given the nickname of "Popcorn" after his frustrated attack on a bar's faulty popcorn vending machine with a pool cue .