By Brandon Reed
With the NASCAR tour heading for the mammoth Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, we thought we'd take a look at some of the weird goings-on at the track over the years, the the possible connection they have to a legendary member of the Georgia Gang this week over at Georgia Racing History.com.
Fonty Flock was a stock car racing champion and a proud member of the Georgia Gang. After hanging up his helmet in 1957, he began looking around for an opportunity to build a track that would continue the legacy of racing for him and his family. He spied a chunk of land between Birmingham and Atlanta, and thought that would be a great spot for a new super speedway. There was only one problem - he shared this information with NASCAR czar "Big Bill" France, Sr. That led to heartbreak for Fonty, and to the day he would place a curse
