Tiny Lund
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Tiny Lund holding up his son Christopher prior to racing (circa 1971)
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| Born | DeWayne Louis Lund November 14, 1929 Harlan, Iowa, United States |
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| Died | August 17, 1975 (aged 45) | ||||||
| Cause of death | Racing accident at Talladega | ||||||
| Achievements | 1973 NASCAR Grand National East Series Champion 1968, 1970, 1971 Grand American Champion 1963 Daytona 500 Winner 1970 Daytona Permatex 300 Winner |
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| Awards |
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1994) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) |
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| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 303 races run over 20 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 10th (1963) | ||||||
| First race | 1955 LeHi 300 (LeHi) | ||||||
| Last race | 1975 Talladega 500 (Talladega) | ||||||
| First win | 1963 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last win | 1966 Beltsville 200 (Beltsville) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Grand National East Series career | |||||||
| 25 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1973) | ||||||
| First race | 1972 Bold City 200 (Jacksonville) | ||||||
| Last race | 1973 Buddy Shuman 100 (Hickory) | ||||||
| First win | 1973 Selinsgrove 100 (Selinsgrove) | ||||||
| Last win | 1973 Buddy Shuman 100 (Hickory) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of October 27, 2013. | |||||||
DeWayne Louis "Tiny" Lund (November 14, 1929 – August 17, 1975) was an American . He was a journeyman racer-for-hire in the top level NASCAR Grand National Series, running partial seasons for a number of years, including a victory in the 1963 Daytona 500. Lund saw his greatest success in the NASCAR Grand American Series, where he was the season champion in 3 of the 4 full years the series was run – Lund won 41 of the 109 Grand American events that ran.
Lund stood 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighed about 270 lbs., earning the ironic nickname "Tiny".
Lund started racing at a young age on a motorcycle, then moved up to midget cars and sprint cars. He served in the Korean War in the United States Air Force, and in 1955 decided to try in NASCAR.
Lund went south with a 1955 Chevrolet and competed in the LeHi, Arkansas, event, with sponsorship from Carl Rupert and his safety belt company. Lund qualified mid-pack but his event ended in an accident on lap 65. Lund's car flipped end over end and his safety belt broke. He was bruised and had a broken arm.
For 1956, Lund teamed up with Gus Holzmueller, and their best result was a fourth-place finish in Columbia, South Carolina. Lund also ran a few events for A.L. Bumgarner.
In 1957, Lund split his time between Bumgarner's Pontiacs and a Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile. With Bumgarner, Lund controlled the majority of an event at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds short dirt track in Shelby, North Carolina. He won the pole position, and led 136 (of 200) laps when his right rear axle gave out with 14 laps left. Lund had two other poles on the season. Late in the 1957 season at the North Wilkesboro Speedway, a wheel from Lund's car was thrown into stands, and a spectator was killed.
Lund left Bumgarner and continued his journeyman driving in 1958, winning the pole position at races in Gastonia and Hillsboro. In 1959 he fielded self-owned Chevrolets. Lund did not have major success, and he was rideless by 1963.
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