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RIP Junior

Sam06
Junior Johnson died age 88


What a great guy and a fantastic driver.

I watched a show about him and he said the fastest car he ever drove was a moon shine running car ;)
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  • Horse Plains Drifter
    Sam06 wrote:
    Junior Johnson died age 88


    What a great guy and a fantastic driver.

    I watched a show about him and he said the fastest car he ever drove was a moon shine running car ;)

    RIP Junior, YOU were NASCAR
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  • ChrisStreett
    One of a kind, a true pioneer of the sport long before TV and big corporate sponsors. Somewhere along the line I managed to acquire a signed picture of him from the early days of racing. R.I.P. Junior.
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  • jimdeere
    ?On December 26, 1986, President Ronald Reagan granted Johnson a presidential pardon for his 1956 moonshining conviction. In response to the pardon, which restored his right to vote, Johnson said, "I could not have imagined anything better."
    Wiki
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  • austin20
    jimdeere wrote:
    ?On December 26, 1986, President Ronald Reagan granted Johnson a presidential pardon for his 1956 moonshining conviction. In response to the pardon, which restored his right to vote, Johnson said, "I could not have imagined anything better."
    Wiki
    He only served about a year, might go pickup a jar of Midnight Moon and have a toast to Junior.
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  • bustedknee
    Jr. and NASCAR died about the same time.

    Jr and a bunch of guys like him are what made NASCAR great.

    I too, raise a jar to the passing of Jr.
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  • Horse Plains Drifter
    bustedknee wrote:

    I too, raise a jar to the passing of Jr.
    Yep, be havin' a mason jar out tonight!
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  • bullshot
    Got to meet him many years ago in Daytona, sad to see all the old timers falling away.
    RIP Jr.
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  • select-fire
    I showed him a pic yrs ago of myself as a child sitting in an Indy Car Smokey Yunick had built in the pits for the Indy 500 race. It brought a huge smile to his face cause Smokey and him were huge innovators for racing. Chevrolet geniuses . RIP Junior
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  • austin20
    bustedknee wrote:

    I too, raise a jar to the passing of Jr.
    Yep, be havin' a mason jar out tonight!
    I stopped at a couple of liquor stores this afternoon looking for a jar of his Midnight Moon none of them had it. Guess I will just pick something good from my bar to toast him with.
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  • RobOz
    He had a good ride .RIP
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  • asop
    Could K-Mart & or Walmart sell this Midnight Moon? Think along he line somewhere I saw it in one of those stores ;)
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  • austin20
    asop wrote:
    Could K-Mart & or Walmart sell this Midnight Moon? Think along he line somewhere I saw it in one of those stores ;)
    They might, probably a geographical thing. Not sure how big, or how wide an area that distillers products are sold
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  • Horse Plains Drifter
    Here's to you Junior.......Take the checkered flag one more time.



    Ode_to_Junior_Johnson.jpg
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  • 4205raymond
    Hear,Hear a sip to Junior!
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