Talladega......Cursed? 1974 - Quite a few of the competitors cars were apparently sabotaged the night before the race, with cut brake lines, sugar in gas tanks. 1986 - An enthusiastic fan decides to borrow the pace car and take a few laps around the track before the race. The start was actually delayed as police chased down the pace car bandit 1973 - 60 cars started the race. By lap 11, only 39 were left as a huge wreck took care of 21 cars, including Wendell Scott, one of the first African American Nascar drivers, whose career pretty much ended that day due to the numerous serious injuries he sustained. Also in 1973 - Bobby Isaac reports that during the race, he heard a voice tell him to get out of the car. He parked it, got out, and apparently never raced again in the Cup series. At the 2nd race in 1973 - Rookie Larry Brooks was killed in a crash that reportedly didnt appear to be that bad. 1975 - Richard Pettys brother-in-law was killed on pit road when a pressurized water tank exploded. Fall 1975 - Tiny Lund was killed on a lap 6 crash. 1987 - Bill Elliott sets the fastest qualifying lap ever at just a little over 212 mph. Then in the race, Bobby Allisons car goes airborne from a blown tire and flies into the catchfence in front of a packed grandstand. One part of the car made it through the fence and injured some fans. Because of that wreck, Nascar put on the restrictor plates to slow the cars down. 1993 - Nascar loses Davey Allison as a result of a helicopter crash in the infield. So there you are. Just a few of the tragedies and happenings at Talladega in the last few decades.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:43:10 +0000
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