Auto Race Car Driver. Born in Harlan, Iowa, DeWayne Louis "Tiny" Lund raced in 303 races in NASCAR's top series during his 20-year career. His iconic nickname, Tiny, stood juxtaposed to his 6 feet 5 inch, 270 pound frame. Having grown up in the Midwest, Tiny started racing motorcycles and then moved up to midgets and sprint cars. After serving in the United States Air Force in the Korean War, Tiny moved south to try stock car racing. His first race in the NASCAR Grand National Series was the 1955 LeHi 300 on October 9, 1955 on a dirt track at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway in LeHi, Arkansas. Career highlights include winning the 1973 NASCAR Grand National East Series Championship and the 1968, 1970, 1971 Grand American Championship. Throughout his 20 year career, Lund scored 5 victories, 119 top-tens, and 6 pole positions in NASCAR's top series. His biggest win came in 1963 when Lund won the season-opening Daytona 500 driving for Wood Brothers Racing. In 1975, Lund was killed during the Talladega 500. After making initial contact with J. D. McDuffie on the backstretch, Lind and McDuffie spun on the backstretch where Lund was collected by Terry Link, who collided into the drivers' door of Lund's Dodge. While Lund was alive when he reached the infield hospital, he died less than 10 minutes later of massive internal injuries. He was voted most popular driver 4 times, was elected to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1994, and voted to the list of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
Auto Race Car Driver. Born in Harlan, Iowa, DeWayne Louis "Tiny" Lund raced in 303 races in NASCAR's top series during his 20-year career. His iconic nickname, Tiny, stood juxtaposed to his 6 feet 5 inch, 270 pound frame. Having grown up in the Midwest, Tiny started racing motorcycles and then moved up to midgets and sprint cars. After serving in the United States Air Force in the Korean War, Tiny moved south to try stock car racing. His first race in the NASCAR Grand National Series was the 1955 LeHi 300 on October 9, 1955 on a dirt track at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway in LeHi, Arkansas. Career highlights include winning the 1973 NASCAR Grand National East Series Championship and the 1968, 1970, 1971 Grand American Championship. Throughout his 20 year career, Lund scored 5 victories, 119 top-tens, and 6 pole positions in NASCAR's top series. His biggest win came in 1963 when Lund won the season-opening Daytona 500 driving for Wood Brothers Racing. In 1975, Lund was killed during the Talladega 500. After making initial contact with J. D. McDuffie on the backstretch, Lind and McDuffie spun on the backstretch where Lund was collected by Terry Link, who collided into the drivers' door of Lund's Dodge. While Lund was alive when he reached the infield hospital, he died less than 10 minutes later of massive internal injuries. He was voted most popular driver 4 times, was elected to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1994, and voted to the list of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
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