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Long time NASCAR rumor/news site Jayski https://www.jayski.com/2023/04/05/sugarlands-and-nascar-collaborate-on-release-of-75th-anniversary-limited-edition-moonshine/ [jayski.com] reports on the latest in faux NASCAR promotions:

Sugarlands Distilling Co., an award-winning craft distillery in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and NASCAR today announced the release of an officially licensed limited-edition moonshine to commemorate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary. The Sugarlands NASCAR 75th Anniversary Moonshine will make its debut at Bristol Motor Speedway during the Food City Dirt Race weekend April 8-9. ....

Moonshine played a pivotal role in the birth of NASCAR, which was founded by Bill France Sr. in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1948 and has since grown into the No. 1 motorsport in America. A moonshine still on display at the NASCAR Hall of Fame tells the story of how many of NASCAR’s early stars got their start running moonshine.
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To find the Sugarlands NASCAR 75th Anniversary Moonshine at a retailer, visit FindMoonshine.com. Sip Wisely! The NASCAR 75th Anniversary Moonshine is produced and bottled by Sugarlands Distilling Company, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 35% alc/vo., 70 proof, available in 750 ml jars.

This is so wrong, on every count. The 'shine that I saw in the pits at Martinsville in the early 1980s was way beyond 100 proof (it burned--isn't that the origin of "proof"?), came from a carefully concealed source and even more importantly it wasn't taxed!

And it sure didn't come in no 750 ml jar...from memory it was a pint Mason jar, with a used lid.

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