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Back In The Day

A Christmas Wish Granted for Junior Johnson

How a legendary NASCAR driver landed a presidential pardon.

by Jeremy Markovich
Decades Series

The 1960s: The Fast Cars and Outlaw Heroes of NASCAR

Thanks to the grit of its drivers and the thrill of its events, the sport started by moonshiners shifts into high gear. Born on the dirt tracks of the North Carolina Piedmont, stock car racing becomes a national pastime.

by Philip Gerard
Central

Charlotte Motor Speedway Switches Gears During the Holidays

Charlotte Motor Speedway turns into the slow lane at Christmastime, when even NASCAR drivers downshift to take in the sights.

by Jen Tota McGivney
History

The Enduring Legacy of No. 3

Kannapolis native Dale Earnhardt turned his racing talent into the stuff of legend.

by Mary Katherine Walt
Sponsored

Best-Kept Secrets in the Triangle: Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail

Take a walk through Hillsborough history on one of NASCAR’s original dirt racetracks, where racing legends including Richard Petty and Junior Johnson competed in front of thousands.

by K McKay
Jocko Flocko
May 2013

Fastest Monkey in the World

The biggest, tallest, truest tale in NASCAR history happened in 1953 on a half-mile dirt track in Hickory. A monkey named Jocko Flocko beat 26 other drivers to take home the checkered flag.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Richard Petty NASCAR king
July 2012

The King: Richard Petty

North Carolina made racing. Richard Petty made it cool. And even now, at 77 years old, there’s no slowing The King.

by Our State Staff
Central

Rockingham

Richmond County’s seat has a long history of perseverance, generosity, and teamwork. Now it has NASCAR back, and new hope.

by Jeremy Markovich
August 2011

History in a Mason Jar

Today, long after Junior Johnson famously learned to drive hauling outlaw liquor, distillers are again providing the fiery flavor of the backwoods — all with the state’s blessing.

by Tommy Tomlinson
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