How Randy Lanier Went from Spectator to Driver at the 1982 24 Hours of Daytona
When South Florida-based racing driver Randy Lanier got out of prison in 2014, after nearly 27 years behind bars, reporters jumped on his saga. The Guardian in London: “His story is every bit as rollicking as anything you’d see on Miami Vice.” Maxim called it “the fastest rise and fall story ever told.” The 1982 IMSA…