At the age of 76, L.W. Wright, who gained notoriety by deceiving his way into the 1982 Winston 500, has passed away. His death occurred on January 26.
His demise was announced in an article published on January 28 by The Scene Vault Podcast.
At approximately midnight, he died at the Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility in Nashville, Tennessee.
Wright has been incarcerated since his February 2023 arrest on multiple accusations, including burglary, theft exceeding $2,500, worthless checks, and evading arrest.
At Talladega in 1982, some random guy told everyone he was a veteran driver, scammed a car from Sterling Marlin, and raced as "LW Wright" despite never driving a race car before.
Now you can watch his race, in high quality on NASCAR's YouTube channel. 😁https://t.co/iA4I1CA2Ya pic.twitter.com/3sKJqNuDHT
— nascarman (@nascarman_rr) April 22, 2020
Wright, now 73, spoke to Rick Houston at a secret location for @TheSceneVault podcast. Here's a clip provided to ESPN by Houston. pic.twitter.com/C2zH89k2us
— Ryan McGee (@ESPNMcGee) May 2, 2022
Forty years later, in 2022, Wright ultimately provided his perspective on the matter.
It is still unclear what Wright’s exact cause of death was.
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