The roots of American stock car racing can be traced back to the moonshine business that once thrived in the hills of the Carolinas and Georgia. To run their booze past authorities to clandestine markets, moonshiners worked with a network of daring drivers in souped up cars. “Following World War II, there was no shortage of veterans back home building fast cars in their backyards,” moonshine and racing legend Junior Johnson recalled years ago. “They could build cars that were stronger and faster than the police had.”These cars and drivers soon formed a delivery network for moonshine operations. “And that’s […]
The roots of American stock car racing can be traced back to the moonshine business that once thrived in the hills of the Carolinas and Georgia.
To run their booze past authorities to clandestine markets, moonshiners worked with a network of daring d… [3516 chars]
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | Published: 2026-06-15T17:02:39Z
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