| Marvin Panch | |||||||
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| Born | Marvin Emil Panch May 28, 1926 Menomonie, Wisconsin | ||||||
| Died | December 31, 2015 (aged 89) Port Orange, Florida | ||||||
| Achievements | 1961 Daytona 500 Winner 1966 World 600 Winner | ||||||
| Awards | Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2002 - Inaugural Class) National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame inductee (1987) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 216 races run over 15 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 2nd (1957) | ||||||
| First race | 35th race of 1951 season (Oakland) | ||||||
| Last race | 1966 National 500 (Charlotte) | ||||||
| First win | 35th race of 1956 season (Montgomery) | ||||||
| Last win | 1966 World 600 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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Marvin Emil Panch[1] (May 28, 1926 – December 31, 2015) was an American stock car racing driver. Winner of the 1961 Daytona 500 and 1966 World 600, he won seventeen NASCAR Grand National Series events during a 17-year career.