The Strange Case of L.W. Wright | NASCAR Race Hub
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@ryansheehan9462 2 жыл бұрын
To quote Slapshoes, “some random schmuck defrauded his way into a NASCAR Cup Series car. What a freakin’ legend.”
@garyshope8378 Жыл бұрын
The most interesting man in the world. Sounds like a comersial
@ZeteticPlato 8 ай бұрын
Elvis left the building but not his home man
@HendrickChase9 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being that guy and you just see everyone talking about you and you’re like “oh yea that’s me”
@zacharymohammadi 3 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: L. W. Wright is D. B. Cooper
@princessnodak 2 жыл бұрын
actually wouldn't surprise me
@chada75 2 жыл бұрын
Or Loki.
@bobdunstan5457 2 жыл бұрын
My thought exactly!
@Poundcakebowler Жыл бұрын
This wouldn’t shock me at all
@aroundthehouseintennessee587 2 жыл бұрын
A time traveler completing his bucket list.
@KDS_NETWORK 3 жыл бұрын
ah yes, the D.B. Cooper of NASCAR
@lukethompson2714 3 жыл бұрын
Ayyyyyyyy reference
@romansans1581 3 жыл бұрын
“You could never do this again!” Was that a challenge, Kyle?
@clipobserver 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, if you want to go for it and tell us how that works out for you.
@thejman3489 3 жыл бұрын
I saw this on S1apSh0es video (The Worst Sponsors, Team Owners, and Track Promotors in NASCAR History) but it was merely a telling of the story. I'm glad this has a documentary style video on it now with actual people who were involved!
@clipobserver 3 жыл бұрын
Black Flags Matter did a story about LW, a reason why S1apsh0es didn't talk about it and actually shared the video from BFM.
@benscovil 2 жыл бұрын
That's cause slapshoes isn't very good
@thejman3489 2 жыл бұрын
@@benscovil He had to keep it brief because he had like 6 other stories to tell in that video. Even then he did a good job explaining what happened. Go watch some of his stuff. He has really great videos on NASCAR's History.
@benscovil 2 жыл бұрын
@@thejman3489 I've watched quite a bit. One I watched a video on an abandoned track and in the woods he claimed the track was there and an abandoned bum's trash and beer cans from the 70s or 80s was "Race fan's stuff from the 50s" when cans didn't even yet exist.
@thejman3489 2 жыл бұрын
@@benscovil Maybe you missed the first 2 videos where he found a race track that was all but lost to history, put out a bounty for photos of the track, and tracked down the location of the track. And you want to discredit him for a beer can.
@roxstrongo8961 3 жыл бұрын
L.W. Wright throwback paint scheme at Talladega?
@charlespetersonjr1994 3 жыл бұрын
well that kinda depends on Front Row Motorsports. They have the 34 and L.W. drove the 34 soo.......
@brandonsettle8089 3 жыл бұрын
But is there any record of his paint scheme or has it vanished too?
@daneamann6225 3 жыл бұрын
Handful of pictures are online but most in black and white. It's not a super complicated livery, someone could put it together if they wanted to.
@clipobserver 2 жыл бұрын
@@daneamann6225 It looked like Red and Gold
@tcjohnson3437 2 жыл бұрын
@@brandonsettle8089 I saw the car at the race. Dark blue with a gold hood and decklid. Numbers were in the same color gold. Pretty generic . Easy to reproduce. Could even have been a blackish blue. Nascar has plenty of good pics of that car. He abandoned at the speedway. Pretty sure S. Marlin would have hauled it back out.
@KellieLeigh48 5 ай бұрын
RIP LW Wright. Died this morning according to Scene Vault. He was a legend in his own unique way
@Celestial_Being666 4 ай бұрын
Probably fake
@TrooperA113 4 ай бұрын
@@Celestial_Being666 He died on January 27th 2024 in Tennessee. Acc. Wikipedia
@XaviDaRoRacer25364 2 ай бұрын
@@Celestial_Being666he revealed himself and got arrested then he died
@johnwilburn 2 жыл бұрын
I wish NASCAR would guarantee amnesty and cover any claims that the statute of limitations hasn't run out on, then advertise that they would like to interview him (and of course verify his identity).
@b.j.morgan8175 2 жыл бұрын
That would be so cool. I feel like there is so much more to the story that they barely touched on here. So many questions... What 's His real identity? Did he have any accomplices? Why did he pick that track/race? Did somebody from Nascar actually know what was going on the whole entire time? It might go deeper than we think! 😁
@ThisIsMyRodrick 2 жыл бұрын
@@b.j.morgan8175 the issue is that, is that nascar would just arrest him probably, sadly.
@tcjohnson3437 2 жыл бұрын
They are all fraud charges. Statues ran out a long time ago on all of them. Could still be sued in civil court do to the circumstances. DB Cooper and LW Wright have a lot in common. Hell, lets start a rumor that they are one and the same people ! Lol
@NeoMK 2 жыл бұрын
He could sell the rights to his story for millions!
@charlesfoster9530 2 жыл бұрын
Larry Elmer Wright. Ashville Tennessee. There's an interview dropping on Monday.
@obscraft5375 3 жыл бұрын
Somehow this circulates to the 1992 Hooters 500, Sterling Marlin would drive for Junior Johnson and had Maxwell House sponsorship. The Maxwell House sponsorship had been Alan Kulwicki's biggest hopes before Johnson stole that chance from Kulwicki, and Marlin was the teammate to Bill Elliott
@hessxpress 2 жыл бұрын
Everything always circulates to the 1992 Hooters 500. No matter what it is.
@hypgar8678 2 жыл бұрын
@@hessxpress In the words of S1apsh0es "It's a running joke on this channel that no matter the topic, it always comes back to the 1992 Hooters 500 at Atlanta motor speedway, and y'know what, a lot of truth is said and jest."
@coltcadaddy418 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like this is just NASCAR’s attempt to get us to think we cant recreate this
@brandonhoffman7319 3 жыл бұрын
I don't think the "License" part is the hard part. Quin Houff got a Cup license. It's the fact that you'd need millions, not just thousands of dollars to pull it off.
@adamplace1414 2 жыл бұрын
You know, there's times where I'd like to pull off something like that. Just be an unsolvable mystery. Nothing absurdly illegal or anything. But wouldn't it be great to sit at home watching this and cackling like a madman if you were him?
@beversluis1 2 жыл бұрын
Rick Houston found and interviewed him, podcast May 2n at 6am
@RailsandStadiums 3 жыл бұрын
Wish the car was on display somewhere. That'd be cool to see.
@fastEdCanuck 2 жыл бұрын
Why didn't they interview Sterling Marlin for this? Surely he had the most interaction with the mystery man. Or maybe he declined to be part of it.
@jamesbowers5946 2 жыл бұрын
Sterling Marlin is not in good health...he is currently battling parkinsonism
@jayryan3181 2 жыл бұрын
I doubt he'd want to be a part of this, he was taken too
@JWD26 2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbowers5946 Parkinsonism?
@caribman10 2 жыл бұрын
Uh, if I were involved in a criminal conspiracy to defraud NASCAR, I think I'd stay silent too. Wouldn't you?
@racdude01 Жыл бұрын
@@jayryan3181 not exactly, LW paid him $17,000 used the car briefly then left it at the track and since LW still owed money on the car Sterling probably just took the car back and called it even. Even if he had to spend on the repairs from qualifying I’m sure he still came out ahead
@svpracer98 3 жыл бұрын
L. W. Is also the same initials of Larry Woody... COINCIDENCE???
@Ratt2004 2 жыл бұрын
that popped into m head too as soon as I saw that....interesting.
@Kouzie28 2 жыл бұрын
He is also a writer..
@mickeysorrento6528 2 жыл бұрын
Soon as I saw the mailbox, I said let me see the comments lol
@imrustyokay 2 жыл бұрын
Man, i'd never thought NASCAR would acknowledge this guy, lmao.
@charlesfoster9530 2 жыл бұрын
They finally found him! The Scene Vault podcast is dropping the interview on Monday.
@arus64 Жыл бұрын
I don’t believe that they really found
@PyroBun_2844 3 жыл бұрын
Great to see NASCAR expand on this mystery.
@PintoPopProductions 2 жыл бұрын
When you turn into Wright just because everyone else turns to the left.
@citizenoftheyearCC 3 жыл бұрын
To make his debut at one of the fastest tracks is what makes this story even more insane. Could of ended even worse!
@sludge8506 Жыл бұрын
And he qualified at 186!!
@bowserjr. 3 жыл бұрын
S1apShoes. That’s all im gonna say
@PG2248CoasterNews 3 жыл бұрын
S1APSHOES YEAAAA
@Razz415 3 жыл бұрын
Yus
@bowserjr. 3 жыл бұрын
@Zac Hill I saw it first from S1apSh0es
@jeralddaughtry5041 2 жыл бұрын
He actually showed up the next week at Nashville and DNQ'd according to Racing Reference
@jonnobarrie1744 2 жыл бұрын
He didn't show up. Was entered.
@davescott686 2 жыл бұрын
@@jonnobarrie1744 He did show up. DNQ
@marchedgie6838 3 жыл бұрын
I thought this was a story NASCARs sanctioning body would like us fans to not know about.
@Konformation07 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair after almost 40 years NASCAR probably has moved on to have a wry smile about it
@gothard5 2 жыл бұрын
Bringing the story to a whole new generation of fresh eyes in hopes that somebody might have an idea who this guy might be or where he might be or if he is even still alive.
@Tvsnumber1fan Жыл бұрын
Oh, also back in the 1970s and early 1980s you could race the old Sportsman Division (Currently the modern Xfinity Series) race at Daytona the Sportsman 300 without any prior experience in any other racing series anywhere in the world, just by buying a car and get a NASCAR License without no trouble at all. This changed after serval massive wracks had happened at the Sportsman 300 in the late 1970s and 1980s which lead to serious injuries and even death. Kyle Petty was even able to start five cup starts in 1979 after winning his very first major stock car race at Daytona in 1979 the Daytona ARCA 200. Kyle Petty’s first Cup race was at the 1979 Talladega 500 where he finished 9th.
@joshuagindy4251 2 жыл бұрын
Who else is here after that Donut Media video?
@Oppi_1 3 жыл бұрын
What if L.W. is just DB Cooper 😂
@jabber1990 3 жыл бұрын
some think DB Cooper was Tommy Wiseau
@JediTim28 2 жыл бұрын
And now he has been found
@TheMNrailfan227 3 жыл бұрын
Larry Woody sounds awfully suspicious
@karlbrh824 3 жыл бұрын
Larry Woody. L.W?😳😳. (Just a joke)
@skittlecar1 3 жыл бұрын
This is the correct conspiracy theory.
@TheMNrailfan227 3 жыл бұрын
If I had any say, I would say that is him
@svpracer98 3 жыл бұрын
ITS NOT JUST ME!
@TheMNrailfan227 3 жыл бұрын
Just they way he spoke sounds off. He also could have made Larry Woody as a fake ID
@kevinhuneycutt9691 2 жыл бұрын
Great film. More please!
@unclejoe6811 2 жыл бұрын
NASCAR's channel doesn't even have a million subs...man how times have changed.
@SoldiesBC 3 жыл бұрын
It shall forever remain a mystery...
@unleasherquiles8319 Жыл бұрын
Just got here after I heard the news that he got arrested. Yes I know that I'm late to it.
@auburnltl7452 3 жыл бұрын
This man was or is a freaking legend!
@davidcrow3101 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if some random guy talked an NFL team into giving him a uniform, walked onto the field, played the first few plays in an NFL game and then took off the uniform, walked into the crowd and disappeared. And the cherry on top is he took a game check for playing in the game with him when he left That's what this guy did. Legendary. Sometimes amazing things happen if someone just has the guts to ask. BTW, this is just more proof that Talladega Superspeedway is just flat haunted. The absolute weirdest stuff in racing happens there.
@largol33t1 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the craziest true sports stories I've ever heard. Even those who haven't seen a NASCAR race have heard of this little scandal.
@My2020View 5 ай бұрын
As far as I'm concern, my uncle is a legend. I'm working on vid from my point of view as his nephew.You'll see proof from all my pictures of my uncle. RIP Uncle Larry.
@catfishandcoleslaw 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely an interesting watch!! Wow.
@SingerDinger 3 жыл бұрын
Y’all be sure to look at other channels on stories like this like Slapshoes, or Nascarman History. They’re great
@luisy.gonzalez6469 Жыл бұрын
Larry Ernest Wright was arrested this week 😜
@jasonbone7033 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@nolancain8792 2 жыл бұрын
I never even knew we had a picture of the guy.
@chardab8824 3 жыл бұрын
Such a cool story
@tcjohnson3437 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe make a diecast ? Drivers and owners make big royalties of them. That would be a popular one with everyone. Myself included. Maybe that would be enough for him to show up and claim his share ?
@polycube868 3 жыл бұрын
I'm watching the official NASCAR upload of this race right now.
@pennyandwoody 2 жыл бұрын
Still say the name L.W. wright sounds like a character Roger (alien for American dad) would have come up with. Someone needs to tell Seth MacFarlane about this story. And see if he have Roger do this.
@sylentxtinction2097 2 жыл бұрын
"L.W. Wright" = "Larry Woody Write(er)" Coincidence? Every known conman is just a face. It's the one behind him that gets it done... and his article started it all.
@aaronz9410 3 жыл бұрын
The D.B. Cooper of NASCAR.
@mikemantle7596 3 жыл бұрын
LW Wright lives in a duplex, next door to DB Cooper
@dandankokoro 2 жыл бұрын
Let LW Wright be another Loki Variant lol
@charlespetersonjr1994 3 жыл бұрын
Two things first the video itself, How the hell did they get a photo of L.W. Wright (If that is his real name) AND NASCAR When are you gonna upload classic races again? I'd love to have a classic race uploaded to the channel just so I can get ready for Watkins Glen. I have a suggestion, the 2003 Sirius at the Glen.
@dubdaze68 2 жыл бұрын
Considering that it looks like a reproduction from an old newsprint (dots), local papers used to print the lineup and pictures, print a "race day special" section, and flog them at the race inside of that day's paper. It probably came from that.
@CJBarry55 11 ай бұрын
It’s looks like a fun time and place to watch a race.
@NormalDrop561 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I also watch S1apS0es
@AA-ik7ni 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact my grand father was there in the NASCAR race where lw wright races
@PG2248CoasterNews 3 жыл бұрын
who's here from S1apShoes?
@brandonwray7260 3 жыл бұрын
Me
@demiller74 3 жыл бұрын
Back in 1982 or 1983 we had new Hardee’s in my hometown in Iowa. When it opened up, there was a guy there signing autographs who called himself ‘The Runner’. Looked like a generic racer… just like this guy. At the time I figured Hardee’s hired him… but since Hardee’s was a Canadian company by then, why would they hire a fake race car driver?
@hacksawjimthuggin7411 3 жыл бұрын
That guy?
@hacksawjimthuggin7411 2 жыл бұрын
My links got deleted
@garybelling3494 2 жыл бұрын
they could have just sponsored a local driver from the local track to run a hardees logo on the car and part of the deal is him coming to sign at the hardees
@Ls_swap211 2 жыл бұрын
Hardee’s race car with Ernie and the runner commercial in link above lol
@josephgabello3214 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like he should be able to come forward now the statute of limitation should be up.
@davescott686 2 жыл бұрын
You got your wish 😉
@pumpkinking5174 2 жыл бұрын
And....he's been found.
@_priincecj 3 жыл бұрын
S1apShoes??
@Tvsnumber1fan Жыл бұрын
Boy how things have changed in NASCAR. I mean by 2007 drivers in NASCAR were not happy that 1997 Formula One World Champion and 1995 IndyCar and Indy 500 champion Jacques Villeneuve was going to make his Cup debut at Talladega. This unhappiness was lead by four time champion Jeff Gordon.
@wev2344 3 жыл бұрын
No finger prints?
@maxdobbs4907 2 жыл бұрын
He is now found
@clipobserver 2 жыл бұрын
It should be noted LW Wright didn't finish in last place, he was second to last.
@benjaminwilkinson863 2 жыл бұрын
Scooby Doo and gang could have solved this case with ease.
@guerd87 2 жыл бұрын
Obviously done for the thrill or just to say ive done that. As he actually spent some cash on the car and followed through with everything. If he just wanted money he would have just split after receiving the 37k
@wev2344 3 жыл бұрын
Who’s the narrator? Sounds familiar!
@tomcurran860 3 жыл бұрын
I think he does the Nascar Commercials
@sludge8506 Жыл бұрын
How does a guy qualify at 186 mph if he’s inexperienced??
@noviranger239 Жыл бұрын
One word: Dega.
@sludge8506 Жыл бұрын
@@noviranger239 Well, I give the guy credit for qualifying that fast. 👍👍
@ROUDFAN 3 жыл бұрын
"Change the world, my final message, goodbye"
@Diecast-pj1md 2 жыл бұрын
Bye
@drivin379 2 жыл бұрын
Waylon and George also put in $$$
@lucky-rowe2623 2 жыл бұрын
Watch the Catch me if you can movie and his name is Frank Abagnale.
@rickyboby560 2 жыл бұрын
And now he’s back
@for146 2 жыл бұрын
Id say the size of Richard Pettys engins are the biggest mysterys in nascar.
@CamaroAmx 2 жыл бұрын
It was common for all the drivers to run oversized engines in the early 80s. As long as you ran 3rd or worse, there was a solid chance you wouldn’t get caught.
@dacoup5955 7 ай бұрын
Somewhere out there, deep in some desolate desert town in the fold of the south sits a man alone in an empty bar ... He's a man of few words, a man of mystery, a man ...of opportunity. He pauses ... Raising his glass he tilts it towards the bartender as a grin begins to stretch across his lips, he tells the man - "I used to be someone ... I used to be LW Wright, and in 82 i raced at Talladega "
@MemphiStig 2 жыл бұрын
Kyle's wrong about one thing. Racing is more about money than ever, and it's worth more than ever. But this *would* make a heck of a movie.
@mandpcheadle4291 2 жыл бұрын
Make a movie use everything he could claim the royalties or rights to and he may come out of the woodwork.
@TheCrewChief374 2 жыл бұрын
Well considering the shady history of Talladega and for that matter Nascar. Mr Wright is par for the course, so what he did to get onto the race track is not a huge surprise me at all... And Yes, Kyle Petty, someone could do the same thing today. Because there are still people, who should not be given a Nascar license. That not only get the license, but they get onto the track. When they have no business. On the track to begin with...
@randomcub922 Жыл бұрын
Buzzfeed Unsolved needs to do a video about this guy
@joshuawise5089 2 жыл бұрын
Wait my grandpa raced at talledega in 1982
@princessnodak 2 жыл бұрын
what's his name??
@JH-kn6rt 2 жыл бұрын
Breaking News: the car was not even driven by LW Wright, it was driven by another man with the same initials and same last name, LW Wright...
@chrisfajardo2065 Жыл бұрын
My uncle claims he snuck on to Talladega speedway back in the 80s and raced half a race before he wrecked. I always thought he was serious until I got older and my dad told me that uncle Larry tells stories amd he’s pretty sure he never did that. I’m going over to my dads place right now to show him the video
@zanemurcha9742 Жыл бұрын
Is his sure name Wright?
@pulsemediamontgomery 3 жыл бұрын
i would love to know whatever happened to the car? someone had to leave with it..
@johnnywalker640 2 жыл бұрын
One of the many stories I've heard says car belonged to Coo Coo he left with it.. Several versions of this story around.
@pulsemediamontgomery 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnnywalker640 one day, i hope that car is found, restored and housed in the Museum at Talladega.
@johnnywalker640 2 жыл бұрын
Man Sterling outta know what happened to it. For years after this deal their were so many rumors about it in Nashville. I've always heard several know who this guy is but ain't talkin.
@tonystewartfan2014 3 жыл бұрын
I hope they find him
@BrainExploder Жыл бұрын
L.W. Wright like the reporter (Writer) Larry Woody who published the whole story? Sus.
@austinreed5805 2 жыл бұрын
L. W. Wright is the J. D. Cooper of NASCAR.
@arthurf1fanoficial460 2 жыл бұрын
remembering that he could be alive today and could be your parent someone you know even someone you saw but you didnt know
@jackmehoff6551 2 жыл бұрын
The D.B. Cooper of NASCAR!
@ylilycam 2 жыл бұрын
Some mysteries just never need to be solved.......2021...leave this man alone and don't ruin a great story
@nevetslegasi5686 2 жыл бұрын
I dissagree, it would be so cool to hear HIS side of the story. Someone out there knows.
@JK-gm6kk 2 жыл бұрын
It's like the max headroom incident in Chicago. Part of me thinks it would be cool to know, but the other doesn't want to ruin the mystique
@jamese.morris2891 2 жыл бұрын
D.B. Cooper strikes again...
@RustyGuns 2 жыл бұрын
Ok he wrote bad checks, but he didn't break any of the actual rules that Nascar had at the time. So seems like Nascar is just mad they got played. Because he didn't make any huge amount of money off it, he literally left everything behind at the track. He just made everyone except Sterling look like suckers.
@Luigiman_95 2 жыл бұрын
Somehow a KZfaq comment was the lead for finding him.
@pennyandwoody 2 жыл бұрын
Is anyone going to mention, hey Tim Richmond is in this
@michele2323 2 жыл бұрын
Like db cooper
@Msflamingo-wl4qo 3 жыл бұрын
Uncle Larry, you son of a bisquit!
@davescott686 2 жыл бұрын
Now we no the story told here is not exactly 100% accurate.
@zanemurcha9742 2 жыл бұрын
Wright wasn't a smooth talker... He was a well ordered singer
@zippityzbrake 2 жыл бұрын
Put frank abagnale on it
@boyfrmnewyork 2 жыл бұрын
Maye he is D.B. Cooper...
@ludologytv5525 3 жыл бұрын
slapshoes
@caribman10 2 жыл бұрын
In the 80's a guy came thisclose to getting himself into the cockpit of an F-14. If he had studied a little more of the lingo, he might have made it...
@FusionRacing24 3 жыл бұрын
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