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The long Talladega con: How one man talked his way onto NASCAR's fastest track
Talladega is 2.66 miles of asphalt foolishness. The banked turns were designed at 33-degree angles, meaning, when you're ...
The long Talladega con: How L.W. Wright talked his way onto NASCAR's fastest track
He may be the greatest sports imposter ever. Could he pull off racing around one of the sport's great tracks? Here is his ...
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The Wild Story Of L.W. Wright, The Fake NASCAR Driver Who Scammed His Way Into A Race At Talladega & Then Disappeared For 40 Years
The legend starts back in April of 1982. A man walks into the office of Space Age Marketing, a Nashville-based marketing ...
Logano responds to criticism from Hall of Famer, asks 'Has Chipper Jones ever driven a race car?'
Joey Logano wondered Tuesday if Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones had ever driven a race car at Talladega after the former ...
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The long Talladega con: How L.W. Wright talked his way onto NASCAR's fastest track
The con man's life story was as elusive as an echo − with one huge highlight in 1982 − until podcaster/NASCAR historian Rick Houston and a Tennessean reporter began looking for him a few years ...
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Diez: With Cup on holiday, racing returns to Rockingham
Rockingham Raceway, originally called North Carolina Motor Speedway, hosted what is now the NASCAR Cup series from 1965-2004, ...
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Old-School Speed: How Fast Are These Iconic Classic Cars?
There’s something captivating about old-school speed. Before computerized driving aids and electronic performance tweaks took over, it came down to just one thing and one thing only – a beast of an ...