[1] He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1972–-1976 seasons with 24 starts.
[3] His career ended in 1977 following the death of his father, Larry McCoy, Sr., who was the manager of the racing team.
[4] After retiring from racing, McCoy opened a restaurant in Bristol, Pa. An unspecified illness that affected his neurological system left him unable to function normally.
After a prolonged struggle with this illness, Larry McCoy committed suicide in 1979 at his home in Bristol.
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