Dirt and gravel go flying, as sirens wail behind a speeding jet black car. Moonshine jars rattle around in the back seat, and sweat covers the drivers face. One sharp turn down a country road and suddenly… silence. The bootlegger has lost the pursuing revenuers, at least for the time being. He slowly puts his sedan back in drive and continues on his way. This was the life of a bootlegger, and this is how the story of NASCAR and Junior Johnson started.
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Daytona Without Dale: Saying Goodbye to Dale Jr.
Amidst all the usual anticipation and excitement at the start of a new season, I can’t help but find myself feeling as if something is missing. For the first time in 18 years, NASCAR’s favorite son, Dale Earnhardt Jr, will not be racing in the 500.
NASCAR Underdogs: Tommy Joe Martins
Like any other sport on God’s green earth, NASCAR has its mix of superstars and underdogs. For every Jimmie Johnson driving for a multi-million dollar organization like Hendrick Motorsports, there is a no name driver trying to scrap together a living while driving for a race team on a shoe string budget.
New Season, New Faces: What to Know About NASCAR’s Newest Stars
The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup season marks a changing of the guard in the sport of NASCAR. Gone are the likes of elder statesmen such as Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr, both of which hung up their helmets for good after the 2017 championship race at Homestead. In just the last few seasons, […]
2018 NASCAR Preview & Predictions
Well NASCAR fans, we are slowly but surely inching our way closer to the start of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR cup series season
A Look Back at the 2017 NASCAR Season… The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Another week of winter means two things: another week of Americans freezing their butts and another week without the thrill of NASCAR racing on TV. Considering we’re all still a little over a month away from the start of the 2018 season, I figured it wouldn’t be a bad idea to mosey down memory lane […]