Junior Johnson Estate Sells at Auction!

Junior Johnson Estate Sells at Auction!

Junior Johnson Estate Sells at Auction!

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Even if you don’t follow NASCAR, you’ve heard of Junior Johnson. Now 81, Junior was a forerunner in the sport during the 1950’s and 60’s and is a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. But it doesn’t stop there.

The most interesting part of Mr. Johnson’s story is how he came about racing cars in the first place. His speed and accuracy in driving was acquired while running bootleg for his father, a lifelong producer and purveyor of the illegal white lightning. But Junior went on to take the bootleg operation to new realms, and now co-owns the only legal bootleg distillery in the state of North Carolina. His Catdaddy Moonshine is made from his father’s own recipe and ships to 33 states. Although there are some who say that "legal" moonshine isn’t really moonshine, the only truthful difference between the two is that the legal lightning won’t kill you from impurities, and the government gets the taxes they always wanted! Illegal bootleg whisky is still so prevalent in the South that if you’re out walking in the woods and come upon a small mountain of peach seeds, the hoses and other paraphernalia won’t be far away.

Junior Johnson and his wife, Lisa, just sold their 150-acre North Carolina farm for the high bid of $2.5 million. The sale included a mansion where no expense was spared, such as Macedonia limestone tile floors imported from Yucatan. There is also a large guest house with every amenity - pool, large race shop and a breakfast building where Junior entertained the locals. The house had previously been listed at $6.1 million. The high bidder’s name will not be released until the closing and it’s nice to know that the family who will be living there will not sell off parcels but will use the farm the way the Johnsons did by raising livestock and their own family.

Johnson and his wife have downsized and moved into a gated community in Charlotte. Junior has also started a new racing team and has built a car for his son, Robert, hoping it will propel him into the Sprint Cup Series.

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