| Rene Charland | |||||||
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| Born | November 13, 1928 Chicopee, Massachusetts | ||||||
| Died | September 30, 2013 (aged 84) Amsterdam, New York | ||||||
| Retired | 1984 | ||||||
| Motorsports career | |||||||
| Debut season | 1949 | ||||||
| Car number | 3, 69, 888 | ||||||
| Wins | 700+ | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 NASCAR National Sportsman Champion[1] | |||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 9 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 77th (1966) | ||||||
| First race | 1964 Race No. 1 (Islip) | ||||||
| Last race | 1971 Albany-Saratoga 250 (Malta) | ||||||
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Rene Charland (November 13, 1928 – September 30, 2013), nicknamed "The Champ", was an American stock car racing driver. He was a four-time champion of the NASCAR National Sportsman Division, now known as the Xfinity Series.