S1 Ep245: The Drug Smuggling Brothers That Beat Paul Newman
Past Gas
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🗓️ 22 July 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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This week, we’re telling you the wild story about two brothers that were fixtures in both the Indycar and NASCAR circuits but ended up in prison for operating a drug running operation. It's the story of Bill and Don Whittington…How did these unknown brothers from Texas win Le Mans in their first real race? And how did they evade law enforcement for so long? And how did they finally get caught? Find out on Past Gas…listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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