A NASCAR Whodunnit: Who REALLY Planted the Bomb Under J.D. Stacy’s Car?

This story is pure NASCAR chaos. Jim Stacy, the coal magnate turned team owner, came into the sport in the late 70s with big money, big talk, and big controversy. First, he bought the legendary K&K Racing operation with Neil Bonnett and Harry Hyde in tow, but it didn’t take long for lawsuits, stock schemes, and betrayals to pile up. Then came the jaw-dropping moment that grabbed national headlines: a bomb made of ten sticks of dynamite was found under his bulletproof Cadillac limo in Charlotte. Theories swirled, fingers were pointed, and rumors spread that Stacy might have staged the whole thing himself. But the truth? Still unsolved.

• How did Jim Stacy’s coal fortune and stock dealings drag some of NASCAR’s biggest names into messy lawsuits?
• Why did Harry Hyde and most of the crew split, and what role did loyalty versus money play?
• Who really planted that bomb under Stacy’s car — a rival, a disgruntled partner, or was it all staged?
• How did this bizarre chapter shape the careers of Harry Hyde, Neil Bonnett, and even Dale Earnhardt?

This is the kind of headline you’ll never see in NASCAR again — a mix of mystery, money, betrayal, and near disaster. The Stacy bomb case was never solved, but its shadow still lingers over that era. Watch the full breakdown, then tell us in the comments who you think was behind it.

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