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RIP Junior Johnson

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Regan MacNeil, Dec 20, 2019.

  1. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member


     
    Regan MacNeil, Dec 20, 2019
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  2. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    RIP to the Last American Hero.
     
    garrow, Dec 20, 2019
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  3. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    James Dean in a Mercury '49
    Junior Johnson runnin' through the woods of Caroline
    Even Burt Reynolds in his black Trans Am
    All gonna meet down at the Cadillac Ranch

     
    Starman, Dec 20, 2019
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  4. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    Won the 1960 Daytona 500 when leader Bobby Johns spun out after his rear window blew out with nine laps remaining.
     
    maumann, Dec 20, 2019
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  5. Driftwood

    Driftwood Well-Known Member

    RIP to a true legend.
    He was true NASCAR before it was corrupted.
    He has some dang good pork rinds, too.
    I just raised my beer.
     
    Driftwood, Dec 20, 2019
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  6. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Way back when the National was a thing, Charlie Pierce did a story on NASCAR. All I remember is Johnson's quote, "they're all a bunch of golfers now."
     
    Michael_ Gee, Dec 20, 2019
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  7. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    NASCAR has fallen hard, but the reason it was anywhere near as high as it was was because of guys like Junior, Bud Moore and the Woods.

    P.S. Fuck Brian France for destroying it.
     
    wicked, Dec 20, 2019
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  8. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Trying to imagine that happening and failing. Massively.
     
    HanSenSE, Dec 20, 2019
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  9. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    I was there that night
     
    Huggy, Dec 21, 2019
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  10. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    Talked to Bobby Johns 50 years after that race and he still remembered the feeling: "I was just cruising, counting the laps down and suddenly I'm going backwards at 160 mph and wondering what the hell happened?"
     
    maumann, Dec 21, 2019
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  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Good dude. In my limited experience, always easy to deal with and honest.

    Those of us on the first Charlotte Motor Speedway media tour, many years ago, will remember the stop at Junior's place. His dog had just had a litter and seeing this giant in the field (and not a small man) being tender and loving with a bunch of puppies was a joy.

    Ran into him years later, when he was retired and on his second wife, and I almost didn't recognize him. He'd lost some weight, looked 30 years younger.
     
    Moderator1, Dec 21, 2019
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  12. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    That ol' boy was the real deal. Damn few like him in the NASCAR business anymore, and it's their loss.
     
    Neutral Corner, Dec 21, 2019
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