Glen Wood | |||||||
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Born | Glenn Alexandria Wood July 18, 1925 Stuart, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
Died | January 18, 2019 Stuart, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 93)||||||
Awards | Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2000)[1] International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2002) 2× Bowman Gray Stadium Modified Champion (1954, 1961) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2012) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) 1958 Grand National Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
62 races run over 11 years | |||||||
Best finish | 57th (1959) | ||||||
First race | 1953 Race 11 (Martinsville) | ||||||
Last race | 1964 Race 50 (Starkey) | ||||||
First win | 1960 Race 13 (Bowman Gray) | ||||||
Last win | 1963 Race 33 (Bowman Gray) | ||||||
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Glenn Alexandria Wood (July 18, 1925 – January 18, 2019) was an American NASCAR driver from Stuart, Virginia.