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Adcox's Winston Cup career started in 1974, running a handful of races for father Herb Adcox with sponsorship backing from the family's Chevrolet dealership in Chattanooga, Tennessee.   In that year's Winston 500 – considered one of the top events in the sport – held at the fastest track on the circuit, the Talladega Superspeedway, Adcox and his father qualified for the event.  With a hundred laps in the books, a caution period came out as Donnie Allison's clutch burned out and David Sisco's motor blew up.  Gary Bettenhausen, who had pitted a lap after the leaders, was up on jacks as Adcox came down for service.  Adcox's car hit an oil and water patch and slammed straight into Bettenhausen's Matador, crushing catch-can man Don Miller between the cars.  A young crew member of the Nord Krauskopf team who was nearby, Buddy Parrott, came rushing down to help, while Penske crew members John Woodward and John Watson were also injured.  Miller was taken to a hospital and eventually had his right leg amputated.  Learning of the extent of Miller's injuries, Adcox went into shock, and his car was withdrawn from the event.  Adcox himself was bruised, but otherwise fine, and Bettenhausen was