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ROCKINGHAM, N.C., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It was announced today that Racing Legend Junior Johnson will sell his Cattle Farm and Custom Built Home situated on 150 acres in Yadkin County, on August 7, 2012. In a separate auction, Johnson will sell his farm equipment and memorabilia at public auction on July 31, 2012. Junior and his family have purchased a new home in Charlotte and have chosen the firm of IRON HORSE AUCTION COMPANY, INC., of Rockingham, NC to conduct these...
MADISON, N.C., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shining from backstage at The 54th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12 will be an unexpected star: Junior Johnson Midnight Moon Fruit Inclusions. As Jason Aldean, Coldplay, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Adele, Foo Fighters, Carrie Underwood and other celebrity presenters prepare for music's biggest night, they'll experience America's finest legal moonshine, debuting in a host of handcrafted fruit flavors, called Midnight Moon Fruit Inclusions,...
ASHEVILLE, N.C., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- How did NASCAR evolve from moonshine running and dirt tracks to a billion dollar industry and the biggest spectator sport in the United States? A new book by Daniel S. Pierce, University of North Carolina at Asheville associate professor of history, takes an unprecedented look into NASCAR's history and reveals a story that racing fans and Southern historians alike will find compelling. "Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France"...
Police in Wilkes County, N.C., say former NASCAR driver Dean Combs has been arrested for allegedly manufacturing moonshine. The Wilkes Journal-Patriot reported Wednesday that police and state agents said Combs had been producing home-distilled alcohol in a 300-gallon still allegedly found on his property in Wilkesboro, N.C. It was a very professional, clean operation ... all stainless steel, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Agent Shon Tally said of the alleged still, which was found...
