The modern-day NASCAR Cup series may look sleek and professional, but its history can be traced directly back to the Prohibition era, when alcohol cravings persisted despite manufacturing and distribution bans. . Drivers modified their cars to get past the police, then started taking those cars to the track for a more legal form of competition. Now, as the iconic North Wilkesboro Speedway prepares to welcome the NASCAR circus once again for the annual All-Star Race, it’s harking back to the old days of auto racing with a car The trophy is designed to look like a still moon.
According to freeway, the bronze and wooden trophy has been designed by Call Family Distillers in partnership with Checkered Past Speakeasy, and it — along with a hefty cash prize — will be awarded to the winner of the All-Star race no won the championship this month. The event logo and the phrase “born to shine” will be affixed to a trophy so large that the NWS says it will take two people to lift it.
“NASCAR and moonshining stood side by side in the early days of the sport, and many of the greatest riders have started the spoils on the road,” said Jessica Fickenscher, chief executive officer of the NASCAR All-Star Race at North. speeding cars through the back streets of Wilkes County. Wilkesboro Expressway. “We are delighted that Call Family Distillers is offering these unique moonlit trophies. They will offer a great tribute to the early days of NASCAR with a sense of reminiscence that the winners of the NASCAR All-Star Race week will cherish.”
It’s a fun, bold way to welcome NASCAR back to North Wilkesboro Speedway, a track that has fallen into disrepair after being closed and reopened a few times. It became prominent in people’s imaginations again thanks to Dale Earnhardt Jr., who led a campaign to promote iRacing, a racing simulation, racing platform that scans the track. The revived interest has given rise to momentum, leading to renovations to the track and its facilities. It’s now the home of a non-champion All-Star race, where NASCAR winners and champions are invited to compete for the big cash prize — and easily the greatest trophy in history. sports car racing.
