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Full Circle For Junior


Junior Johnson, winner of the second Daytona 500 in 1960, was an admitted (and notorious) moonshine runner before (and even during) his ground-breaking NASCAR career. Now, he owns a legitimate “moonshine” vendor, Junior Johnson’s Midnight Moon, and it’s sponsoring Jeremy Mayfield’s No. 70 car in Sunday’s race.

There’s even a booth on the infield (pictured) distributing samples and souvenirs of the libation. Johnson (pictured signing autographs) has come full circle.

“I’ve done a lot of things in my life, and my history in the moonshine business is no secret,” Johnson said in a statement released by Piedmont Distillers Inc. “We can do things legally that we couldn’t do back in the old days. I own part of a company that makes moonshine, and our Midnight Moon is sponsoring a car in the 500. I never would have believed this was possible.”

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