When NASCAR Pioneer Junior Johnson’s Father Got Busted for the “Largest Possession of Moonshine There Had Ever Been”
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When NASCAR Pioneer Junior Johnson’s Father Got Busted for the “Largest Possession of Moonshine There Had Ever Been”
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The stories of moonshiner NASCAR pioneer Junior Johnson are pretty famous, almost mythical to an extent. The man was , let’s face it, a legend, an American hero, and one of the most important figures in the history of stock car racing.
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But there’s one story that many younger generation fans may not have particularly heard of. This story, as you’d expect, involves moonshine, thrill, and an almost Hollywood-like theatricality to it.
However, what’s different is that it doesn’t directly involve Johnson, but his father.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated back in 2013, Johnson confessed his father was once busted with 7200 cases of moonshine, “the largest possession of moonshine there had ever been.”
“We slept on some of the cases,” the Hall of Famer responded when asked about the bust’s whereabouts. “He wouldn’t put it outside where somebody could steal it. He had the upstairs plumb full of whiskey.”
“All except the kitchen and the dining room was full of whiskey.”
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Dale Jr. reveals hilarious Junior Johnson story involving Cale Yarborough
During an episode of his podcast show, the Dale Jr. Download, Dale Earnhardt Jr. opened up on the Junior Johnson story involving Cale Yarborough that only furthers the legend of the moonshiner.
Junior described Johnson as someone who was “the boss”, the one who “called the shots.”
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The NASCAR Hall of Famer narrowed down to the point in history when Cale Yarborough had just won his three Cup championships in a row in 1976,1977, and 1978, behind the wheel of Johnson’s fast and dominant car.
“Cale didn’t do something or Cale said something about the car and Junior, in quotes, in the media after the race is like, ‘Man go drive somebody else’s car. He gonna stop talking about my car like that,’” Earnhardt Jr. revealed.
