Early Nascar Racers Who Were Moonshine Runners?

NASCAR Roots and Moonshine Runners Had our own Luke Denny been running moonshine in Wilkes County, North Carolina instead of Jackson County, Tennessee; most likely he would have become a legendary NASCAR driver. Luke was born in Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, just a few miles up the road from Granville and has many similar characteristics to the early NASCAR stars. Dirt tracks- NASCAR’s Beginning Many of the NASCAR early stars got their start carrying loads of illegal moonshine on rough hilly curvy dirt roads. They raced on dirt tracks on Sunday afternoon for bragging rights of owning the fastest car. The transportation of illegal moonshine in the South was a huge business. Clear Mountain Water Makes Good Shine “Back in those early days people didn’t have any money and making moonshine was a way to have some spending money. First you looked for good, clear, fresh mountain water, without a trace of minerals. Then you had to find a good cover for a hiding place.

Dad always made sure his sugar came for Gainesboro, was the best he could buy.
The moonshine had to be heated and cooled, just so.
He was particular about his liquor and people seemed proud to get dad’s shine.
We were honored, back then, to be known as good whiskey makers.
People today have a different view of those old days,” Joe Haney told Luke Denny in an interview for the book Moonshine and Midnight Rendezvous,

“In the early ‘40’s dad had big trucks come from up north and the Midwest to take moonshine out. I remember one time we loaded 400 gallons in a huge truck and they had a car in front of the truck and behind the truck, as the spotter and decoy, “Haney recalled. NASCAR Hall of Fame The transportation of illegal moonshine in the South was a huge business. It put food on the table, it was a way to provide for the family. A lot of the sports early stars drove, owned, and built moonshine cars. Junior Johnson was the best-known moonshine driver in Wilkes County, North Carolina, a hotbed of the moonshine industry.

The legendary, Johnson, NASCAR driver and former moonshine runner, was a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Inaugural Class of 2010. Skilled Drivers and Accomplished Mechanics make NASCAR Stars Moonshine runners, like Junior Johnson and Luke Denny, knew the back roads like we know the road to our house and they were skilled drivers.

Just as important, they were accomplished mechanics and knew how to milk every ounce of speed out of the cars used to “run shine”. They could modify the engine of the car to produce more power, add heavy duty suspension components to allow them to carry the extra weight of the moonshine, and remove the back seat to allow more room inside for the mason jars filled with moonshine.

The “moonshine runners”, who never got caught, knew how to rig their cars to produce clouds of smoke or drop oil from the rear of their car to delay pursuing law enforcement. Few laws enforcement driver could control their cars at high speeds on an oily slick road surrounded by a cloud of smoke. Some drivers installed steel plates in front of the radiators to keep police from shooting holes in them.

These runners were very intelligent, they were hand-on, learn-out of-necessity aerodynamic engineers. They learned if they removed the windshield wipers and taped up the openings around the headlights; they could pick up ten miles per hour in top speed and that might be all that was needed to out run the law.

Illegal vs. Legal Business Model The early illegal moonshine industry must have been a good business model, it is still in use today. The man who operated the still, the moonshiner, can be compared to the distillery, the making of the whiskey. You had the “runner”, the person who hauled the whiskey. Is that really so different from today’s distributer? We can compare the bootlegger to the retailer.

That’s where the consumer purchases the whiskey. Of course, today’s distillery, distributor, and retail stores are legal. But, my statement remains, it must have been a good business model. Want to know where the bootlegger got his name? American frontiersmen carried bottles of illegal whiskey in the tops of their boots.

Motivation for being a skilled driver! Junior Johnson and Luke Denny were never caught with a load of moonshine. After all they were intelligent men who were skilled drivers and had the fastest cars on the road. Both men were motivated by knowing what would happen to them if they were captured. A quote by Junior Johnson says it best, “Moonshiners put more time, energy, thought, and love into their cars than any racer ever will.

Lose on the track and you go home. Lose with a load of moonshine and you go to jail.” Junior Johnson and his ’40 Ford Coupe Junior Johnson turns nostalgic melancholy in an interview with Sun Sentinel in Brooks, N.C. Quoting from that interview, “He is again racing his 1940 Ford coupe and running from the Feds. His memory is clear. He’s loaded with 120 gallons of moonshine, and he’s running the white lightning from his father’s copper still to speakeasies and bars all around Wilkes and Yadkin County. Luke Denny checking the bead on the moonshine before loading it in his ’40Ford Coupe. Back in the 30’s all I could haul was 25 to 30 gallons at a time because I didn’t have the money to pay for more. Plus, my car could only hold a small amount”, Luke Denny explained in the book Moonshine and Midnight Rendezvous in a conversion with Joe Haney.

But I really got to rollin’ about 1940 and probably loaded 100 gallons a week.
Sometimes, I would haul every day.
When I bought my new 1940 Ford coupe, I recall making three runs in one night.
Do you recall what I asked you on that last load just before daylight?” Both men cracked up with laughter.
It seems that both men had fond memories of running shine and both men owned and drove a 1940 Ford couple.

Junior Johnson the NASCAR Star Here in Granville, we have to rely on sports writers and what people in North Carolina say about Junior Johnson and his life’s impact on his community. Esquire magazine in the March 1965 edition Tom Wolfe wrote a story titled, “Junior Johnson is the Last of the American Heroes.” This article has been described as one of the greatest stories in sports journalism. Luke Denny with the Young Family But, Luke Denny, well that’s a different story. We knew Luke, many of us remember him well. As is the case with Jesse Young. You see Jesse was the baby that his mother, Opal, was holding when she ran to the road to try and get help.

Her baby was limp, he was having trouble breathing.
As it would happen, Luke Denny was on the road headed to deliver a load of shine and saw Opal frantically waving with a baby in her arms.
He stopped to inquire of the problem.
When she said, “I need a doctor for this baby and don’t have a way to get him there.

“Luke said, “Get in.” The moonshine delivery would have to wait. Luke reported that when he noticed the baby turning blue, he drove as if he were being chased by the law. After baby Jesse was treated by the doctor and it was announced that he would be alright, he had an asthma attack.

Dr Petty said if Luke had not gotten them to the office when he did, Jesse would not have made it.
There are many other stories of Luke Denny helping a neighbor in need.
He, too, drove right into the hearts of many people, it was the hearts of the people in this community.
Hmm, kind of seems like Junior Johnson and Luke Denny have something else in common.

A middle Tennessee Robin Hood Perhaps South Carthage Police Chief, James Oliver Dillard best describes the Luke that we knew, “My dad, Gene Dillard sure thought a lot of O’ Luke. Nearly everyone around these parts knew Luke. Most knew the fancy dressed man was a moonshine runner. Granville Antique Car Museum A 1940 Ford coupe, like the one used by Junior Johnson and Luke Denny can be viewed at the Granville Antique Car Museum. This car was also used to run moonshine near Jasper, TN. The Granville Antique Car Museum is Open Wednesday-Friday 12-3PM and Saturday 12-5PM.

Cornbread and Moonshine Festival – May 7 The agenda for Cornbread and Moonshine Festival on May 7 will include storytelling about Luke Denny, the man who happened to be a moonshine runner. May 7th Cornbread and Moonshine Festival features a cornbread contest with sampling of award winning cornbread on Cornbread Lane and a tasting of Tennessee Spirits by the TN Whiskey Trail. For a complete agenda of the Cornbread and Moonshine Festival, go to

: NASCAR Roots and Moonshine Runners

Contents

1 What NASCAR drivers were moonshiners?
- - 1.0.1 Who was the bootlegger turned NASCAR driver?
2 What was the most popular moonshiner car?
- 2.1 What do you call a moonshine runner?
3 Who was the most famous bootlegger?
4 What did Noah Gragson do in NASCAR?
5 Who were American moonshiners?
6 Who was the NASCAR driver that got in trouble?

What NASCAR drivers were moonshiners?

One of the best-known moonshine runners-turned race-car drivers was Wilkes County, North Carolina native Junior Johnson, a member of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2010. Johnson won 50 races as a premier series driver.

Who was the bootlegger turned NASCAR driver?

Bootlegging moonshine was essentially a hereditary trait for Junior Johnson, a Wilkesboro, North Carolina native. The middle child of seven, Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr. was immersed in the business and lifestyle as early as 4-years-old, when federal agents raided his home and removed hundreds of gallons of illegal moonshine in 1935.

What was the most popular moonshiner car?

The Car that was the birth of NASCAR. – The moonshine distillers’ favorite rum runner car during the 1940s, and through the mid ’50s, was a 1940 Ford. The flathead V-8 could be souped up, or replaced with a newer, more powerful engine—maybe from a Caddy ambulance. orld War I Appalachia the solution was to be the best driver in the fastest vehicle. A load of ‘shine typically weighed about 800 to 1000 lbs, so the runner’s suspension had to be stiffened. Extra leafs in the rear springs, “helper springs” in trucks, and double shocks on each front wheel were typical add-ons.

The police and government revenue agents often drove stock V-8 powered Fords which could catch most passenger cars of that time, but not a moonshine runner.
A “tank runner” could carry a bigger haul and provided a better hiding place for the product.
It might have custom fashioned tanks under the floorboards, plus another tank secreted inside the auto’s own gas tank.

It might also be shaped like the rear seat and covered with fake upholstery. Stock car racing in the United States has its origins in bootlegging during Prohibition, when drivers ran bootleg whiskey made primarily in the Appalachian region of the United States.

Bootleggers needed to distribute their illicit products, and they typically used small, fast vehicles to better evade the police.
Many of the drivers would modify their cars for speed and handling, as well as increased cargo capacity, The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 dried up some of their business, but by then Southerners had developed a taste for moonshine, and a number of the drivers continued “runnin’ shine”, this time evading the “revenuers” who were attempting to tax their operations.

The cars continued to improve, and by the late 1940s, races featuring these cars were being run for pride and profit. These races were popular entertainment in the rural Southern United States, and they are most closely associated with the Wilkes County region of North Carolina.

What do you call a moonshine runner?

HOW THE PROHIBITION LEAD TO STOCK CAR RACING – MOONSHINE & BOOTLEGGERS Made in the cover of night to prevent the detection of smoke rising from clandestine stills earned the alcohol its name: moonshine, The high-proof distilled spirit produced illicitly, moonshine exploded in popularity when the 18th Amendment of the US Constitution instituted a total ban on alcohol. “Complete in Everything but Legality”, Still Operation Located in Large Barn, 8 Miles NW of Vancouver, WA, 1934, OHS call# 009664. Bootleggers smuggled moonshine from clandestine distilleries to risk-taking customers, often having to outwit the cops at every turn. Oregon State alcohol agents examine 100 gallon still found in raid three miles south of Loraine, Oregon, OHS call# 007151. In hopes of improving their chances of outrunning prohibition cops, bootleggers modified their cars and trucks by enhancing the engines and suspensions to make their vehicles faster. These cars were called moonshine runners, MOONSHINE RUNNING STOCK CARS Ford Model A Manual and Ford Coupes in Brochure, WOS#4129 and WOS#4128. Ford “Model A” Instruction Book Cover, WOS#4128. When modifying a car to make a moonshine runner, subtlety was the first rule. The vehicle had to look “stock” — it could not have any flashy modifications that would make the car attract attention. A variety of vehicles, including Dodge Coronets, Oldsmobile Rocket 88s, and Chevy Coupes, were used as moonshine runners. Oldsmobile 88 Ornament WOS#5756. Modifications made to moonshine runners included adding more carburetors so the car could burn more fuel, installing new intake manifolds to bring more air to engine, and over boring the cylinders to increase the car’s displacement for more horsepower. 1920-1930s era Turner Brass Works automobile blowtorch, WOS# 4152. These cars didn’t only need to drive fast — they needed to haul a whole lot of weight. Typically carrying 100 to 180 gallons of moonshine, these vehicles needed to drive at high speeds while carrying almost 800 pounds of alcohol — and they had to do it on twisting, curving backwoods dirt roads. 1920s OR License plate, WOS#1143. In order to prevent the police from tracking them down, bootleggers would use “borrowed” license plates during their runs. They would also install switches that would turn their taillights and brake lights off to help them throw off any coppers on their tail. RACING BOOTLEGGERS Junior Johnson, courtesy of Flickr (creative commons). Junior Johnson, former bootlegger, moonshiner, and NASCAR driver was known to use this move. Junior Johnson was just 14 when he began running his father’s moonshine — before even he had his license: “I didn’t need one, ‘cuz I wasn’t gonna stop!” In their free time, bootleggers would race against each other in open dirt fields or on backroads, proving who had the fastest car and who was the best driver. Lee Petty, WOS#4809. When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, many bootleggers and moonshiners moved to legitimate liquor businesses. Some, however, like Junior Johnson, Benny Parsons, and Lee Petty transferred their skills of running from the law and driving at high speeds on dirt roads towards racing stock cars professionally. Lee Petty’s helmet given to fellow stock car driver Tiny Lund, WOS#0323. By 1948, permanent stock car tracks had popped up around the country, and in response to the need for a formal association, Bill France Sr. formed the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, aka NASCAR. Years later, all three bootleggers turn stock car drivers where inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Benny went on to write a book all about stock car driving techniques, #WOS3099.

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Who was the most famous bootlegger?

Who Were the Top 16 Most Famous Bootleggers of the 1920s? – This list of the most famous bootleggers during the enforcement of prohibition laws were also some of the most successful gangsters of all time.1. Arnold Rothstein: Often called “The Brain” because of his intelligence, Rothstein was a gambler, racketeer, and businessman. A picture taken in 1919 of Jazz Age racketeer Arnold Rothstein by Chicago Daily News 2. Al Capone: Perhaps THE most famous gangster of all time. Capone was the head of the Chicago Outfit, one of the most powerful crime syndicates in the country. He made millions of dollars from bootlegging, gambling, and prostitution. Al Capone in 1930 by Chicago Bureau 3. Dutch Schultz: Born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer in the Bronx, New York, he started out as a burglar and then turned bootlegger during Prohibition. He eventually became one of the most powerful gangsters in New York City, controlling a vast criminal empire that included bootlegging, gambling, and prostitution. Mugshot of Dutch Schultz, 1930 by New York Police Department 4. Charles “Lucky” Luciano: He was one of the most influential mobsters in American history. Luciano was a key figure in the unification of the Italian-American Mafia and the establishment of the Commission, the governing body of organized crime in the United States. Italian mobster Charlie “Lucky” Luciano by Remo Nassi 5. Sherman Billingsley: A former bootlegger who became a successful nightclub owner. Billingsley owned New York’s famous Stork Club, a popular hangout for celebrities and gangsters. He was also a close associate of Luciano and Costello. Photo of Sherman Billingsley at his Stork Club, 1951 by Liggett & Myers 6. William McCoy: Boatbuilder and navigator of seagoing vessels, McCoy decided to give bootleg rum a try to boost his income. Unlike other gangsters, McCoy was against violence, and although he carried a huge machine gun, he only fired warning shots. Rumrunner Captain William S.(Bill) McCoy, 1921 by Outlanderssc 7. Enoch Johnson: Enoch Johnson, also known as “Nucky” Johnson, was a political boss and racketeer in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era. He was not a bootlegger himself but was involved in the bootlegging trade through his political connections.

He was also involved in other illegal activities, such as gambling and prostitution.8. Lee Petty: If you’re wondering if there is any relation to the Pettys of NASCAR fame, yes, there is. Whether Lee Petty actually made bootleg liquor or was simply a distributor, Petty was know for being an expert at outrunning the law while driving.

He later used these driving skills to become one of the founders of NASCAR racing, probably with the money he earned running liquor sales.9. George Remus: The “King of the Bootleggers”. Remus was a former lawyer who turned to bootlegging after Prohibition was enacted. George Remus by jp_stl_mo 10. Johnny Torrio: Al Capone’s predecessor and mentor, he was head of the Chicago Outfit. Torrio was a brilliant strategist who helped build the Outfit into a powerful criminal organization. He was also responsible for importing large quantities of liquor from Canada during Prohibition. John Torrio, 1939 by Unknown author 11. George “Bugs” Moran: A top lieutenant in the Masseria crime family. Moran was a fierce rival of Capone, and he was involved in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929. Moran was eventually killed by Capone’s men in 1946. George Bugs Moran by Dane Nicklas 12. Dean O’Banion: He was one of the most powerful bootleggers in Chicago during Prohibition, and he controlled a large network of distilleries, breweries, and speakeasies. He was also involved in other illegal activities, such as gambling and prostitution. Dean O’Banion on his wedding day by Unknown author 13. Jack “Legs” Diamond: Known as Gentleman Jack or “Legs”, He started out as a petty criminal but eventually rose to become one of the most powerful bootleggers in New York City. He was known for his ruthlessness and ability to escape from law enforcement.

Diamond was also known for his flamboyant lifestyle. He was a womanizer and a gambler, and he loved to spend money on expensive clothes and cars. He was also a talented dancer and known for his ability to hold his liquor. Diamond’s bootlegging operation was very lucrative, and he amassed a large fortune.

He used his money to buy a luxurious apartment in Manhattan, and he also owned a number of speakeasies. Jack “Legs” Diamond in 1931 by Unknown author 14. Meyer Lansky: Born in Russia, Lansky immigrated to the US in 1911. Lansky started out as a small-time gangster but quickly rose through the ranks of the criminal underworld. He was a close associate of Charles “Lucky” Luciano, and together they formed the National Crime Syndicate, a powerful criminal organization that controlled organized crime in the United States.

Lansky was also involved in bootlegging during Prohibition. He was a key figure in the Bugs and Meyer Mob, which was one of the most powerful bootlegging gangs in New York City. The gang smuggled liquor from Canada and the Caribbean, and they also ran a number of speakeasies. Lansky was a shrewd businessman, and he made a fortune from bootlegging.

He was also a master of political corruption, and he used his influence to protect himself from prosecution. Meyer Lansky’s photograph taken in 1958 by Acratopotes 15. Bugsy Siegel: Born Benjamin Siegel, “Bugsy” started off as a small-time criminal but quickly became one of the biggest bootleggers of all time. Bugsy was known for forming a group called Murder, Inc. Mugshot of Jewish-American mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel in the 1920s by New York Police Department 16. Joseph P. Kennedy: If you are wondering about this name as well, yes, the infamous Kennedys of today are related to Joseph P. Kennedy. While there is no proof that this man made or sold bootleg alcohol, it’s rumored that Kennedy did make money from prohibition.

Who is the NASCAR driver to OnlyFans?

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Who was the NASCAR driver that got in trouble?

NASCAR Cup Series driver Cody Ware suspended indefinitely after North Carolina arrest Getty Images NASCAR has suspended Cup Series driver Cody Ware indefinitely after his arrest in North Carolina,, Ware, who drives the No.51 car for Rick Ware Racing, was booked in an Iredell County jail April 10. According to the sheriff’s office arrest records, Ware faces a felony charge of assault by strangulation and a misdemeanor charge of assault.

The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and has been classified as domestic violence, with Ware using “personal weapons” of hands, fists, and feet.
Ware was released from jail on a $3,000 bond, and he is due to appear in district court on May 1.
And charged with two additional misdemeanors – assault inflicting serious injury and communicating threats – stemming from the original incident.

Ware is due to appear in court April 17 for the charges issued against him on Friday. Ware has been the full-time driver of the No.51 Ford for Rick Ware Racing, his family’s race team, since the 2021 season. Last Saturday, the team had announced that Ware would be stepping out of the driver’s seat at Bristol Motor Speedway in order to focus on a “personal matter”.

Matt Crafton would fill in behind the wheel of the No.51, finishing 34th after an engine failure. Rick Ware Racing released a statement regarding Ware’s indefinite suspension and said the team “is committed to continuing our multi-car efforts in the NASCAR Cup Series.” “We are aware of the incident regarding Cody Ware and his indefinite suspension from NASCAR competition.

We understand NASCAR’s position on this matter and accept their decision. “The matter is still under investigation and Cody is fully cooperating with the authorities, as due process takes its course. RWR is committed to continuing our multi-car efforts in the NASCAR Cup Series and is in the process of finalizing our plans for the No.51 entry at Martinsville Speedway, and beyond.

These plans will be announced in the coming days.” Zane Smith, the defending Craftsman Truck Series champion, of the No.51 Ford this weekend at Martinsville Speedway on the qualifying order released by NASCAR.
Ware made his Cup Series debut in 2017.
To this point in the 2023 season, Ware ranks 31st with 65 points.

His best finish came at Daytona International Speedway, where he came in 14th place after starting 35th. : NASCAR Cup Series driver Cody Ware suspended indefinitely after North Carolina arrest

What is the difference between a bootlegger and a moonshiner?

Moonshine, illegal, untaxed whiskey distilled by the “light of the moon,” has been a part of North Carolina lore and culture for centuries. From the state’s eastern swamps and pocosins to its remote mountain coves, no small number of North Carolinians have engaged in the manufacture of unbonded whiskey, which has also been called mountain dew, blockade, white liquor, white lightning, corn liquor, popskull, stumphole whiskey, forty-rod, and shine.

Moonshining in the United States dates back to colonial days, but the industry’s most infamous period began with Prohibition in the 1920s and 1930s and continued after its repeal and the establishment of the alcohol tax. As time progressed, a vocabulary evolved around moonshining. The term “bootlegger” is said to have originated with the mandate against the sale of alcohol to Indians, when traders often concealed flasks of liquor in their boots to avoid detection.

By the early twentieth century, a bootlegger was technically the seller of illegal alcohol, the moonshiner was the producer, and those who transported the product were called “runners” or “blockaders.” But often these duties overlapped, with moonshiners delivering their own products or runners selling some as well.

Law enforcement officials attempting to stop moonshiners were nicknamed “revenuers.” Despite the ban on the production and sale of liquor, there was a great deal of demand for it, and moonshiners did their best to meet that demand.
Before Prohibition became law with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment in 1919, bootleggers traveled regular routes like milkmen, going door to door delivering whiskey in saddlebags and hot water bottles.

During the Prohibition era, Chicago was considered the center of illegal liquor activity. But the secluded stills of the rural South produced the life and legend most associated with moonshine, rising out of places such as Dawson County, Ga.; Cocke County, Tenn.; Franklin County, Va.; and Wilkes County, N.C.-once the self-proclaimed “Moonshine Capital of the World.” The key to any successful moonshine operation, besides a quality product, was a good car. Bootleggers modified their vehicles to get the best possible smuggling space and driving performance. Back seats were removed to make room for cases of liquor which, when loaded, would be covered with blankets.

The 1929 Chevy touring cars could be refurbished with box-like traps underneath and a false back seat with a built-in door.
These contraptions held 125 to 135 gallon jars of moonshine-all completely hidden.
A few mechanics even converted their fuel tanks to “shine tanks,” hiding up to 35 gallons of whiskey in a false tank with the real fuel tank hidden under the floorboards.

By the 1930s, space had given way to a preference for speed, and Fords became the vehicles of choice. Moonshining was a highly profitable industry. If a bootlegger rounded a curve and spotted a revenuer roadblock, he might just jump from the car, leaving the agents to deal with the run-away auto and its illegal cargo. Despite the constant battle between the two, however, most moonshiners and revenuers were traditionally quite civil, even friendly, toward one another. Amos Owens, a resident of Cherry Mountain and legendary creator of the wildly popular “Cherry Bounce,” purportedly remained a gentleman despite being perhaps the most notorious moonshiner in the state.

As legend has it, he once was discovered by revenuers (which he called “red-legged grasshoppers”) while preparing a shipment of his brew-three parts whiskey, one part cherry juice, one part sugar-and offered his captors breakfast.
When they declined, he offered them some Cherry Bounce, which they drank happily.

After several drinks, one officer staggered into the woods and disappeared for a few hours, while the other passed out in Owens’s house. Owens made no attempt to escape and waited patiently for the agents to regain their sobriety. When they did, they arrested Owens and took him to South Carolina, where he served six months in jail.

The day after his release, Owens was back on Cherry Mountain, making whiskey and entertaining friends from miles around.
The lore surrounding moonshine eventually made its way into popular culture.
North Carolina’s tradition of auto racing developed in the garages of bootleggers, particularly on the roads between North Wilkesboro and Charlotte,

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Legendary auto racers Junior Johnson and Curtis Turner were well-known bootleggers in the 1950s. Many of the winning entries at local Saturday night race events would be hauling illegal whiskey the following morning. Movies such as Thunder Road (1958), starring Robert Mitchum, and television series such as The Dukes of Hazzard offered both factual and fictional accounts of the exploits of moonshiners in the rural South.

Moonshine Kate became wildly successful in Georgia in the late 1910s with songs such as “The Drinker’s Child,” paving the way for a niche industry of bootlegger songsters.
The most famous was hard-drinking, three-fingered banjo player and renowned bootlegger Charlie Poole, who, with his North Carolina Ramblers, recorded a string of massively successful albums in the late 1920s, touting hits including “Take a Drink On Me” and “Good-bye Booze.” Poole died young, however, fittingly expiring in 1931 at the end of an epic bender.

There is a large body of literature regarding moonshine, one that is likely to increase in the twenty-first century as the actual practice of moonshining is supplanted by trafficking in other contraband and bootlegging recedes into the realms of romantic nostalgia.

In reality, much illegal liquor was virtual poison, high in lead salts, although some excellent distillers undoubtedly came up through the moonshine ranks. Even by the early 2000s, Stokes County white liquor had found favor in the nonbackwoods, supposedly sophisticated Research Triangle area of central North Carolina.

References: Joseph Earl Dabney, Mountain Spirits: A Chronicle of Corn Whiskey from King James’ Ulster Plantation to America’s Appalachians and the Moonshine Life (1974). Wilbur R. Miller, Revenuers and Moonshiners: Enforcing Federal Liquor Law in the Mountain South, 1865-1900 (1991).

Bland Simpson, The Great Dismal: A Carolinian’s Swamp Memoir (1990).
Alec Wilkinson, Moonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor (1985).
Additional Resources: Manning, Michael; Smith, Sarah; and Chernoff, Eric.
North Carolina Moonshine: A Survey of Moonshine Culture 1900-1930.” 1997.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism.

http://www.ibiblio.org/moonshine/index.html (accessed August 22, 2012). Image Credit: Moonshiner’s cave, no date, unknown location in North carolina. From the General Negative Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC, call #: N_81_10_40. Available from https://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/2986098193/ (accessed July 9, 2012).

Who was the old moonshiner that died?

R.I.P. “Popcorn” Sutton Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, the legendary moonshiner, died March 16 at his home in Cocke County, Tenn. According to his wife, Sutton took his own life to avoid going to jail for 18 months under a looming incarcerations for moonshining and weapons charges. She found him dead of carbon-monoxide poisoning inside his Ford Fairlane, a “three-jug car,” as that was how much he’d paid for it.

He was 62. It was a tragic end to the life of a man regarded by many as the quintessential mountain moonshiner. Famous for the quality and inventiveness of his wares, along with his unmistakable personal style (overalls, hat and a beard of mythical proportions), Sutton seemed the last of a dying breed.

Like saint’s relics from another time, Sutton’s moonshine took on an almost mythical quality, attracting no small share of pretenders. If everything that supposedly came from his stills actually had, there would have had to be three Popcorns, all working around the clock (though he was prolific enough to have hundreds of gallons on hand when the law raided his property).

In the defiant tradition that he proudly owned, Sutton didn’t exactly go to pains to hide his craft. He showed up in several documentaries (look up his name on YouTube) and authored a now rare and sought-after book “Me and My Likker: The True Story of a Mountain Moonshiner.” Before his arrest, he’d been working with white corn liquor (or “likker”) if you prefer.

Just over a year ago, Sutton was charged with making and distributing untaxed whiskey, along with possessing a firearm (illegal for Sutton due to a previous moonshining conviction). Sounding like a Prohibition-era barrel buster, ATF Special Agent in Charge James Cavanaugh of the Nashville Field Division said in a written press release accompanying the announcement of Sutton’s arrest: “The truth though is that moonshine is a dangerous health issue and breeds other crime.

This has not changed over the years. The illegal moonshine business is fraud on taxpayers in Tennessee and across the country.” Sutton pled guilty to the recent charges. There was a backlash, with dozens of people from Tennessee and North Carolina signing a petition calling for leniency for Sutton, who was aging and not in the best of health, but the pleas fell on deaf ears.

While I can’t claim to have had any of Sutton’s rare concoctions myself, I’ve encountered a few recipes (allegedly) derived from his. While moonshine’s strength is legendary, the good stuff doesn’t have an overly harsh taste; one I sampled tasted like apple pie.

I’ve got it on good authority from several sources that many of Sutton’s most famous recipes: Dirty Water, Orchard and, of course, Apple Pie, are safe and sound, and in good hands.
Popcorn Sutton is gone.
But his legacy may be that moonshine will never die.
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What is the most illegal car in NASCAR history?

T-Rex: The car that was banned by NASCAR; Evernham details why In 1997, Rick Hendrick gathered all the Hendrick Motorpsorts engineers with the plans to put all the bold ideas into a single experimental chassis. At first, it wasn’t called T-Rex. Sponsorship of the car came from the 1997 Jurassic Park film.

With the Dinosaur on the hood, the car was nicknamed T-Rex. At first, the car didn’t work. Until a test session at Charlotte where Ray Everham accidentally discovered sealing the front bumper to the race track for more aerodynamic downforce. The car entered the 1997 All-Star Race. Jeff Gordon drove it to victory lane and collected $1,000,000.

After that race, NASCAR banned the car. The rule book was modified, specifically to exclude the T-Rex Chassis. “There’s like a statute of limitations, I don’t think they can fine me. I hope they don’t kick me back out of the Hall of Fame,” Ray Evernham stated via the, Ray Evernham

What is the difference between a bootlegger and a rum runner?

The Profitable Smuggling Business of the 1920s – Although thousands of family-run distilleries went out of business, the alcohol restrictions inspired countless methods for transporting illegal liquor. In this vacuum, smugglers sought to meet demand by importing alcohol from surrounding countries where its trade remained legal: Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, and Cuba – all of which had plenty of reasons to want to encourage Americans to continue to drink despite the law.

Rum was very popular at the time.
In the beginning, it became the cheapest and simplest liquor of choice to ferry between the Caribbean islands and the Atlantic coast.
So, the speedy boatmen and their varied craft were called “rum runners”, the most enduring images of the Prohibition Era.
The term “rum-running” originated in 1916 and was then used during Prohibition when ships from Bimini in the western Bahamas started to transport rum to Florida speakeasies,

However, as rum was a low-profit item, the rum runners began to smuggle Canadian whisky, French champagne, and English gin as well. This is how soon the name became a synonym of the water-based smuggling of imported liquor, regardless of the type of alcohol the boats were carrying.

“Bootlegging” was another term used to define the illegal manufacture, transport, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages. The difference between both terms is that rum-running was more commonly applied to smuggling over water while bootlegging was applied to smuggling over land. Most of the rum runners were common citizens from a variety of backgrounds.

Nevertheless, as early as 1921, southern newspapers reported that smuggling immigrants were a growing sideline of rum runners: It was “an infant industry which bids fair to become second only to bootlegging () and it is said the two operations are carried on in conjunction in many cases”,

The financial implications of such a trade are stunning.
In 1929, the Association against the Prohibition Amendment estimated that at least 90% of Canada’s liquor export was destined for the U.S.
The total known liquor export was about USD 30 million annually, but the American liquor market spent nearly USD 100 million on Canadian liquor alone in 1928,

Rum runners operating out of Cuba also fed a nationwide black market for booze. The liquor shipped from Cuba supplied the floating liquor market that developed off the coasts of major cities in the Northeast. Henry Kime, an undercover agent in Havana, outlined the financial aspects of smuggling in a 1927 report. Although smugglers during Prohibition are commonly called “rum runners,” they transported all different types of liquor. | Source: Pixabay In the same way, the transit trade and Cuba’s export of rum offered European liquor producers the chance to maintain their American market by shipping liquor to the island, knowing that it would eventually make its way into the U.S.

What really happened to Mark on Moonshiners?

What We Know About Mark Rogers’ Fate on ‘Moonshiners’ > > > Is Mark Rogers leaving ‘Moonshiners’? Here’s what we know about the reality star and the potential for his departure from the show. By Feb.8 2023, Published 3:13 p.m. ET Source: Discovery There isn’t really anything else on television quite like, The Discovery reality show focuses on the life and times of both legitimate and outlaw distillers working to make some serious hooch in the Appalachian region of the U.S. Over the course of the last decade or so, fans have become familiar with an array of different distillers and learned a wealth of knowledge about their lives. Source: Discovery Article continues below advertisement Fans on are concerned that Mike’s time on the show is over. To further that, his cites that his time on both Moonshiners and Master Distiller came to an end in 2022. Nonetheless, Mark was an active member of the show’s cast for a decade and it led him to become a force within the moonshine industry.

Aside from his independent work, Mark has teamed up with legitimate operations such as to sell commercial variants of his now-famous moonshine blends.
With no public social media pages that he could use to update fans about his career moves, it appears as though viewers will simply have to wait and see if Discovery or any other network make announcements of Mark’s participation in any future shows.

Nonetheless, the whole decade-plus of Mark’s time on Moonshiners is available for streaming on Discovery+. Thanks to his work over the years on reality television, Mark Rogers has reportedly accumulated a modest net worth. According to, Mark had an estimated net worth of roughly $300,000 in 2021.

Who is the NASCAR driver to OnlyFans?

It turned out to be a lucrative decision for 28-year-old beauty, who revealed in 2020 that she earned over £400,000 in just one month from her raunchy foray.
The Australian racer hinted last month that she had big plans to return to motor racing when it was confirmed that she will feature in a new documentary charting her comeback.

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What did Noah Gragson do in NASCAR?

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Who were American moonshiners?

history of moonshine In the South, tracking down and drinking moonshine is a rite of passage. Whether it’s the booze’s rebellious history or its dangerous reputation. Moonshine has cemented a place in the culture at large. Moonshine defines as “whiskey or other strong alcoholic drinks made and sold illegally.” With that definition, it may be confusing to walk into liquor stores and find booze labeled as moonshine.

Part of the problem lies in the lack of federal requirements for labeling something as moonshine.
Unlike whiskey, which you must from grain, distilled and bottled at a certain alcohol content, and aged in oak, ‘shine has no equal.
Like vodka, you can make it from anything fermentable: fruit, sugar, grain, or milk.

Like vodka, there’s no upper limit on its alcohol content. Unless you want to describe it as white whiskey on the label, you can make it any way you please. So, despite what you might have read in the OED, legally made hooch labeled “moonshine” is all over the place.

Despite its super Southern connotation, hooch isn’t only a Southern drink.
The term moonshine has been around since the late 15th century.
But, it was first used to refer to liquor in the 18th century in England.
The American roots of the practice have their origins in frontier life in Pennsylvania.
Also, other grain-producing states.

At the time, farms with grain mills would distill their excess product so that it wouldn’t spoil. Back then, whiskey was even used in some places as currency. history In 1791, the federal government imposed a tax on liquor made in the country, known as the “whiskey tax.” For the next three years, distillers held off the tax collectors by less-than-legal means.

This brought a U.S.
Marshal to Pennsylvania to collect the taxes owed.
More than 500 men attacked the area’s tax inspector general’s home.
Their commander was then killed, which inspired a protest of nearly6000 people.
The tax repealed in 1801, and the events from the decade prior came to be the Whiskey Rebellion.

A lot of the lore and legend surrounding moonshine is true. Bad batches or certain production techniques (like distilling in car radiators) could result in liquor that could make you go blind—or worse. Some moonshiners claim that these stories were an effort to discredit their work.

Legal producers differ.
Either way, the federal government commissioned Louis Armstrong to record radio ads about the dangers of drinking it.
You should see all the Moonshine we have in our store,
Don’t confuse moonshiners with bootleggers.
Moonshiners make the liquor, while bootleggers smuggle it.
The term bootlegger refers to the habit of hiding flasks in the boot tops around the 1880s.

But, with the introduction of cars, it came to mean anyone who smuggled booze. Mechanics found ways to soup up engines and modify cars to hide and transport as much moonshine as possible. In running from the law, these whiskey runners acquired some serious driving skills.

On their off days, they’d race against each other, a pastime that would eventually breed NASCAR. The two were so closely linked, in fact, that a moonshiner gave seed money for NASCAR to its founder Bill France. Another well-known link is Robert Glenn Johnson, better known as Junior Johnson. As the son of a notorious moonshiner, this former driver and NASCAR team owner recently partnered with a North Carolina-based distillery to produce “Midnight Moon.” Whether you call it “shine”, rotgut, white lightning, firewater, skull pop, mountain dew, or moonshine.

Its rebellious history and contentious present make it a helluva drink. If you want to learn more about the History of Moonshine, please follow Tennessee Shine. CO.

Who was the NASCAR driver that got in trouble?

The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and has been classified as domestic violence, with Ware using “personal weapons” of hands, fists, and feet.
Ware was released from jail on a $3,000 bond, and he is due to appear in district court on May 1.
And charged with two additional misdemeanors – assault inflicting serious injury and communicating threats – stemming from the original incident.

These plans will be announced in the coming days.” Zane Smith, the defending Craftsman Truck Series champion, of the No.51 Ford this weekend at Martinsville Speedway on the qualifying order released by NASCAR.
Ware made his Cup Series debut in 2017.
To this point in the 2023 season, Ware ranks 31st with 65 points.

His best finish came at Daytona International Speedway, where he came in 14th place after starting 35th. : NASCAR Cup Series driver Cody Ware suspended indefinitely after North Carolina arrest