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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.
Dec 20, 2019 · Junior Johnson, a stock-car racing giant whose career spanned the sport’s history from its moonshining roots to its modern era as a fierce, hard-nosed driver and an innovative mechanic and...
Jan 9, 2020 · Junior Johnson, who recently passed away, and the North Carolina moonshine runners are American hot rod legends, but who were they and what did they drive?
Dec 21, 2019 · Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, one of NASCAR’s earliest star drivers and a legendary figure in the auto racing garage, has died at age 88, according to a tweet from NASCAR. Johnson won 50 races...
Jun 24, 2024 · Junior Johnson was an American stock-car driver who ranks among the most influential figures in NASCAR history. One of NASCAR’s most colorful characters, Johnson was a direct link back to the sport’s early connection to liquor bootlegging.
Dec 20, 2019 · Junior Johnson, a former teenage moonshiner from the North Carolina hills who became one of the greatest drivers in stock-car racing and the personification of its country roots, died on Friday...
Dec 21, 2019 · Junior Johnson, who evaded police on high-speed moonshine runs before becoming a NASCAR great, has died at the age of 88. Johnson made his name as a power sliding, hard-charger who thrived in the dog-eat-dog arena of 1950s and early ’60s NASCAR.
