A potential moonshine cave has been found below the grandstands of a legendary NASCAR monitor in North Carolina.
The invention was made throughout a routine cleansing and inspection at North Wilkesboro Speedway final week, monitor officers shared Tuesday. Operations employees observed cracks within the unique concrete in Part N, revealing an roughly 700-square-feet open space beneath.
“We’d typically hear tales of how an previous moonshine nonetheless was operated right here on the property below the grandstands,” mentioned Steve Swift, senior vp of operations and growth at Speedway Motorsports.
“We haven’t discovered a nonetheless (but), however we’ve discovered a small cave and an inside wall that may have been the right location to not solely make unlawful liquor, however to cover from the legislation as effectively,” Swift added.
With round 600 seats faraway from the grandstands, the subsequent step for the Speedway Motorsports employees is basis restore and concreate alternative forward of NASCAR All-Star Race Week in Might.
North Wilkesboro Speedway grew to become one of many unique NASCAR race tracks after internet hosting the inaugural Strictly Inventory Collection. The speedway closed in 1996 however returned to host NASCAR in 2023 following an intensive restoration.
Moonshine is not any stranger to NASCAR and North Carolina. Many early stars received their begin carrying unlawful moonshine on the tough mountain roads of Appalachia. Racing legend Junior Johnson was the best-known bootlegger in Wilkes County.