| Tiny Lund | |||||||
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 Tiny Lund holding up his son Christopher prior to racing (circa 1971) | |||||||
| Born | DeWayne Louis Lund November 14, 1929 Harlan, Iowa, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | August 17, 1975 (aged 45) Lincoln, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Awards | International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1994) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame (2016)[1] Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) | ||||||
| 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 | 1971 Wilkes 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ||||||
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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 stock car racer. 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 three of the four full years the series was run – Lund won 41 of the 109 Grand American events that ran.[2]
Lund stood 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighed about 270 lbs., earning the ironic nickname "Tiny".[3]
- ^ Panure, Matt (October 21, 2015). "Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees, Plans for New Facility". Circle Track magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ The Grand National East Division, Retrieved October 3, 2007
- ^ "Tiny Lund". International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2011.