Fifty years ago, Junior Johnson regularly hurtled along U.S. 421, hauling illegal moonshine whiskey from stills in Wilkes County to bootleggers in Charlotte and elsewhere across the Carolinas. Monday [May 24th], a section of the route, rebuilt to interstate standards, will be dedicated as “Junior Johnson Highway.” The stretch runs about 10 miles from the Wilkes-Yadkin county line, near Johnson’s home, to the Windy Gap Road exit.(see the full Tom Higgin’s article at ThatsRacin.com)(5-19-2004) AND Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Hammond will be there to honor Junior at the dedication.(5-20-2004)
