Junior Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Junior Johnson

American racecar driver

Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1931

Place of Birth: Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

Profession: racing driver, racing automobile driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr.
(born June 28, 1931), better known as Junior Johnson, is a former NASCAR driver of the 1950s and 1960s.
He won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he became a NASCAR racing team owner; he sponsored such NASCAR champions as Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip.
He now produces a line of fried pork skins and country ham.
He is credited as the first to use the drafting technique in stock car racing.
He is nicknamed "The Last American Hero" and his autobiography is of the same name.
In May 2007, Johnson teamed with Piedmont Distillers of Madison, North Carolina, to introduce the company's second moonshine product, called "Midnight Moon Moonshine".