THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO NASCAR IS A LONG ONE. DRIVERS BEGIN RACING EVEN BEFORE THEY’VE HIT THE TEENAGE YEARS, WRESTLE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE COMPETITION, RUN AROUND FOR SPONSORS AND FINANCES, AND MOST OF THEM STILL DON’T MAKE IT TO NASCAR. BUT JUST AS FROGS CAN FALL FROM THE SKY, AN ‘ORDINARY’ MAN WITH NO MONEY, ZERO RACING HISTORY AND THE CONFIDENCE OF CONMEN OUT OF A STEVEN SODERBERGH’S MOVIE, MADE HIS WAY ONTO TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY, IN A RACE CAR IN 1984.
Back in 1984, two weeks before the Talladega race, a mysterious new driver walked into Bernie Terell's office, claiming to be an experienced driver.
The Con-Man goes by the name of L.W Wright. And, the lie actually worked! In fact, he later went and convinced the NASCAR officials that he has a "racing history", and walked out with a license to race.
L.W Wright's career spanned 43 Races in 2 weeks and ended after being shown the black flag at Talladega for being a threat to other drivers.