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Dec 20, 2019 · Moonshiner turned NASCAR icon Robert Glenn 'Junior' Johnson Jr. has passed away at the age of 88. Nick DeGroot Dec 20, 2019, 2:37 PM. Upd: Dec 20, 2019, 3:36 PM. Johnson, a native of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, entered hospice care earlier this week with declining health before his passing. He was a member of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of ...
Sep 29, 1993 · The Johnsons entered the poultry business after Junior Johnson agreed to raise chickens and race for Holly Farms in 1963, according to court records. The couple also owned personal property ...
Apr 6, 2015 · Junior Johnson and chief mechanic Herb Nab celebrate a 1965 win at Richmond, one of the first short-track races to be covered by ABC’s ‘Wide World of Sports.’ The end of a driving career ...
Dec 26, 2019 · Junior Johnson was also credited with bringing the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company into motorsports. While trying to secure team sponsorship in 1971, Junior approached RJ Reynolds. This was shortly after cigarette advertising had been kicked off commercial television. When the company asked Junior how much money he was looking for, Junior said he ...
Junior Johnson’s incredible driving skills, quick wit and winning personality made a big impact on the sport and the country. Not only did President Ronald Reagan pardon Junior Johnson’s arrest in December of 1986, his contributions on and off the track were honored with his induction into the inaugural opening of NASCAR’s Hall of Fame in 2010.
Dec 21, 2019 · Johnson also won the Daytona 500 as both a driver (1960) and twice as a team owner (’69, ’77). “Junior Johnson truly was the ‘Last American Hero,’” said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France.
Junior Johnson is an award winning* singer songwriter hailing from Randalstown in County Antrim, N.Ireland. His music spans the genres of folk, americana and the blues, a true Irish troubadour his music stands alone while subtly drawing from the greats Kristofferson, Cash, Nelson, Thorogood, Morrison and Prine.
