A long-rumored moonshine operation may have been discovered underneath North Wilkesboro Speedway, officials said Tuesday. Workers are still investigating.
The history of NASCAR is deeply rooted in illegal moonshine during the Prohibition Era, and one local legend at one of the sport’s historic racetracks may have become fact this week. North Wilkesboro Speedway officials in North Carolina said Tuesday that a long-rumored secret moonshine hold may have been discovered underneath one of the grandstands thanks to a sinkhole.
In a press release, officials said staff discovered an area of around 700 square feet underneath the old concrete of section N of the track during a cleaning operation. 'When we began renovating and restoring North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2022, we’d often hear stories of how an old moonshine still was operated here on the property under the grandstands,' Speedway Motorsports Vice President of Operations and Development Steve Swift said.
North Wilkesboro Speedway was one of the original NASCAR tracks after it opened in 1947. The track closed in 1996 and was left in despair before it was finally spruced up again and re-opened in 2023 for the NASCAR All-Star Race. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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