The Larry Smith Mystery: NASCAR's Unexplained Crash and the Man Behind It

For decades, Larry Smith's fatal crash in 1973 has approached urban legend. An unexplained minor crash that has been used as an example of an ancient curse surrounding the Talladega track. Depictions have ranged from just brushing the wall, to stunned disbelief that he didn't survive. So who exactly was Larry Smith and can we explain what happened?


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