Moonshine Research Paper
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Research History of Nascar & Moonshine Shine runner, lightning mover are just a couple of names for those who used to transport this illegal product, moonshine. Inspite of this, NASCAR was birthed as a result of shine running, this begs the question how did this magnificent sport come from such dire origins. This beverage was called moonshine because it would be transported at night time, so it earned the name moonshine because the shine runners would work underneath the moon’s shine transporting this alcoholic substance. These bootleggers, or moonshiners knew that getting caught transporting this illegal beverage meant jail time. So in order to evade government agents or law enforcement they manipulated their box cars to …show more content…
All of them knew each other because the country towns where they cooked the moonshine were small so word got around easily due to the fact everyone talked to each other. One of the weeks they all argued about which car was faster, better put together, or who was better at evading law enforcement. The argument became so serious that one of the weekends they got together in a pasture and raced each other to see for themselves. They had so much fun doing it that they made it an every weekend event, these events became more popular and grew into what we call today NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s roots go all the way back from the 1920s to the early 1930s. …show more content…
Different countries use different techniques, in Vietnam they use fermented rice, in Ireland they use potato skins, etc. In the United States of America, Wilkes County North Carolina was famous for the amount of bootlegged moonshine being produced. Pittsburg Pennsylvania was famous for the whiskey rebellion in 1794 where George Washington literally sent 13,000 troops to regain control of Pennsylvania again. There were Irish immigrants who lived in Pittsburg that began processing potato skin whiskey. Alcohol prohibition open the doors for organized crime to take place (underground saloons, moonshine cooking), it gave gangsters a way to make money illegally.
Research History of Nascar & Moonshine Shine runner, lightning mover are just a couple of names for those who used to transport this illegal product, moonshine. Inspite of this, NASCAR was birthed as a result of shine running, this begs the question how did this magnificent sport come from such dire origins. This beverage was called moonshine because it would be transported at night time, so it earned the name moonshine because the shine runners would work underneath the moon’s shine transporting this alcoholic substance. These bootleggers, or moonshiners knew that getting caught transporting this illegal beverage meant jail time. So in order to evade government agents or law enforcement they manipulated their box cars to …show more content…
All of them knew each other because the country towns where they cooked the moonshine were small so word got around easily due to the fact everyone talked to each other. One of the weeks they all argued about which car was faster, better put together, or who was better at evading law enforcement. The argument became so serious that one of the weekends they got together in a pasture and raced each other to see for themselves. They had so much fun doing it that they made it an every weekend event, these events became more popular and grew into what we call today NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s roots go all the way back from the 1920s to the early 1930s. …show more content…
Different countries use different techniques, in Vietnam they use fermented rice, in Ireland they use potato skins, etc. In the United States of America, Wilkes County North Carolina was famous for the amount of bootlegged moonshine being produced. Pittsburg Pennsylvania was famous for the whiskey rebellion in 1794 where George Washington literally sent 13,000 troops to regain control of Pennsylvania again. There were Irish immigrants who lived in Pittsburg that began processing potato skin whiskey. Alcohol prohibition open the doors for organized crime to take place (underground saloons, moonshine cooking), it gave gangsters a way to make money illegally.