The crash echoed the many spine-chilling ... to happen as officials registered 60 cars at Talladega. Just 9 laps into the race, Wendell Scott spun out due to leaking oil. Suffering a broken ...

Earlier in the season, Talladega had been the site of Wendell Scott’s career-ending crash, and 1973 was the first year the facility came to be known for the chaotic nature of its crashes.