“It’s one of the top things that’s ever happened to me in my whole life. I can’t talk about it because of the emotions and I’m not an emotional person, so you can tell it means a lot to me,” said Johnson. Darryl Waltrip also spoke at the ceremony. He is one of Johnson’s former drivers.(WXII12.com)(5-27-2004)
Highway named after Junior Johnson:
“It’s one of the top things that’s ever happened to me in my whole life. I can’t talk about it because of the emotions and I’m not an emotional person, so you can tell it means a lot to me,” said Johnson. Darryl Waltrip also spoke at the ceremony. He is one of Johnson’s former drivers.(WXII12.com)(5-27-2004)