Show Notes
In 1986 Randy Lanier was crowned the Indy 500 rookie of the year, finishing 10th in the most watch sporting event on the planet.
Simultaneously, he was running one the biggest marijuana smuggling operations in American history.
This is the story about how Lanier converted Columbian weed, into racetrack speed.
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