Workers discover 700 square foot 'moonshine cave' at famous NASCAR track after sinkhole forms

WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY COULD BE THE REMNANTS OF AN OLD MOONSHINE CAVE. WHILE CLEANING THE STANDS, OPERATION STAFF DISCOVERED CRACKS IN THE CONCRETE OF SECTION IN. EMPLOYEES STARTED REMOVING SEATS TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE, AND UNCOVERED AN OPEN AREA OF ROUGHLY 700FT. THERE IT IS, THERE, AND FOR DECADES, WILKESBORO LOCALS HAVE HEARD STORIES OF A SECRET MOONSHINE OPERATION STILL UNDER THE GRANDSTANDS. AND NOW THEY MIGHT BE ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINDING OUT IF THOSE LEGENDS ARE TRUE AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'S RUMOR, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S TRUTH. IT'S KIND OF FUN TO THINK ABOUT. IT IS KIND OF PART OF THE HISTORY FOR THIS AREA OF THE COMMUNITY. UM, AND IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF MADE THIS PLACE YOU KNOW, SPECIAL OVER THE YEARS. AREAS IN THE FOOTHILLS, YOU KNOW, IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. SO YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS? WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. THE SEATS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM SECTIONS N AND O AND SPEEDWAY EMPLOYEES ARE ASSESSING THE NEXT STEPS AND HOW TO MAKE REPAIRS IN TIME FOR THE UPCOMING NASC

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North Wilkesboro Speedway workers discover 700 square foot 'moonshine cave' after sinkhole forms

Workers at North Wilkesboro Speedway made an unusual discovery.Top StoriesA minute-by-minute breakdown leading up to the Baltimore bridge collapseSurry County Sheriff's Office, Mount Airy Police respond to crashPolice: Thomasville man arrested in connection to a double-homicide at a motelGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereWhile inspecting the damage caused by a sinkhole in the Grandstand, they found a 700-square-foot space underneath. It's being called a "moonshine cave."North Wilkesboro Speedway officials said it was uncovered by operations staff recently during a cleaning and inspection ahead of May's NASCAR All-Star Race week.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.They believe a secret still, which is used for making moonshine and distilling alcohol, was once in the cave. Track officials said rumors have circulated for decades about its existence.The underground moonshine industry flourished in Wilkes County in the 1930s and 1940s.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsMany moonshine runners became NASCAR drivers. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIES

Workers at North Wilkesboro Speedway made an unusual discovery.

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While inspecting the damage caused by a sinkhole in the Grandstand, they found a 700-square-foot space underneath. It's being called a "moonshine cave."

North Wilkesboro Speedway officials said it was uncovered by operations staff recently during a cleaning and inspection ahead of May's NASCAR All-Star Race week.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

They believe a secret still, which is used for making moonshine and distilling alcohol, was once in the cave.

Track officials said rumors have circulated for decades about its existence.

The underground moonshine industry flourished in Wilkes County in the 1930s and 1940s.

Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts

Many moonshine runners became NASCAR drivers.

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