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PHOTOS: Junior Johnson through the years
JUNIOR JOHNSON
Junior Johnson (left) and Cale Yarborugh.
Junior Johnson 1972
Junior Johnson (right), at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in 1972 with R. J. Reynolds executive Bill Smith, was key to putting together the RJR-NASCAR deal that dramatically changed the face of stock car racing.
JUNIOR JOHNSON 1978
Johnson won 50 times in 313 races, the second-most all-time when he retired from racing in 1966. He is still tied for 11th all-time.
JUNIOR JOHNSON 1995
In 1995, Junior Johnson shows his kitchen in his new Georgian style manor home in Hamptonville. Also included are photos of his wife, Lisa, and their children.
JUNIOR JOHNSON 1995
NASCAR auto racer Junior Johnson in 1995
JUNIOR JOHNSON 2008
NASCAR legend Junior Johnson in his shop at his home in Wilkesboro in 2008. Tourists would often stop by for autographs and pictures.
JUNIOR JOHNSON 2008
NASCAR legend Junior Johnson talks in 2008 about growing up making and running moonshine.
JUNIOR JOHNSON 2008
Junior Johnson, NASCAR legend, in 2008.
JUNIOR JOHNSON 2009
Former moonshine drivers enjoying swapping tales with old foes at the "Moonshiner and Revenuers Reunion" at the Benny Parsons Homeplace near North Wilkesboro, N.C. They are Millard Ashley (from left), Willie Clay Call, and Junior Johnson, seen Oct. 13, 2009.
Junior Johnson 2009
Junior Johnson looks over a poster a fan brought in to autograph while he was promoting his Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon - Carolina Moonshine distilled by Piedmont Distillers, Inc. being signed by Junior Johnson on Friday, December 4, 2009 in Greensboro, NC at an ABC (N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control) store on West Market St. According to the company, the liquors follow the Johnson family’s generations-old tradition of making moonshine. Each batch is created in a copper still and is crafted in small batches. The 80 proof Midnight Moon is made from American corn and is triple-distilled. (names and location CQ by jw) (Jerry Wolford / News-Record)
Junior Johnson 2010
NASCAR legend Junior Johnson entertains friends and fans at morning breakfast -- Southern style -- at his farm in Hamptonville, NC on April 28, 2010.
JUNIOR JOHNSON 2012
Junior Johnson poses for a portrait in a room filled with barrels of fermenting corn mash, one step of the moonshine-making process at Piedmont Distillers in Madison.
JUNIOR JOHNSON 2012
NASCAR legend Junior Johnson, seen at his workshop, talks about selling his Hamptonville, N.C., home at auction and moving to Charlotte.
JUNIOR JOHNSON'S CAR
Junior Johnson's battered 1939 Ford coupe is on display at the Wilkes County Heritage Museum on Nov. 15, 2005, along with other racing artifacts and a painting commemorating Johnson's career.
