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Darrell Waltrip: NASCAR hall of fame class as good as it gets - NASCAR News | FOX Sports on MSN
… Glen with a Hall of Fame nod. When you run names by me like Tim Flock, Joe Weatherly, Raymond Parks, Fireball Roberts, Tiny Lund , etc., these are the pioneers and characters in NASCAR that moved our sport forward. It’s because of their efforts …
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Widow of Tiny Lund found dead
The widow of NASCAR star DeWayne " Tiny " Lund died Thursday night from what police are calling a self-inflicted ..... N.C., police department. Lund-Early was married to Tiny Lund when he was killed in a crash at the 1975 Talladega 500. Lund …
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Legendary;'Papa' Lee Petty, the sport's first star, won the inaugural daytona 500
… beat the Pettys, you're going to have to fight them all." Tiny Lund had welts all over his head before the 1957 race at the old ..... Greensboro, when all the Pettys were flailing away at poor Tiny Lund , there weren't many races left in Lee's career. But the …
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Mario Andretti stormed into NASCAR 45 years ago
… On the final lap, Lorenzen needed help from lapped cars to narrow his deficit. But Lorenzen's title shot was dashed when Tiny Lund peeled off toward the wall in the final turn to clear Andretti's path to victory. "In those days, if you wanted to win …
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Wood reaches Hall with help from family
… argue with Wood's plan. His team has won the Daytona 500 five times. First they took the checkered flag there in 1963 with Tiny Lund , who was subbing for an injured Panch. They matched that success again 2011, winning the sport's premier race on a much …
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NASCAR - Notable fatal accidents in motorsports - FOX Sports Photo Gallery | FOX Sports on MSN
… of its history. Here are some of the notable drivers that died in racing accidents at tracks across the country, including Tiny Lund (pictured, right): Glenn "Fireball" Roberts died July 2, 1964 from complications of injuries and burns sustained in …
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They're having at it in NASCAR;Is it a good thing?
… Fans also will say that confrontations are a part of the sport's DNA. That's true. Hey, even the Petty family fought Tiny Lund back in the 1950s at a Greensboro track. Thing is, this is a long way from 1979. In this PC-centric world where every …
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Glen Wood NASCAR Hall of Fame credentials
… including Curtis Turner, Junior Johnson, Joe Weatherly, Speedy Thompson, Banjo Matthews, Marvin Panch, Fred Lorenzen, Tiny Lund , Dan Gurney, A.J. Foyt, Cale Yarborough, Parnelli Jones, David Pearson (who earned 43 of his career wins with the …
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Gordon moves ahead of Allison --- or did he?
… going to take a win away from Richard Petty. It's gone forever. "I found out later somebody had dropped mine and two of Tiny Lund 's that he won in his Camaro. A few years before Bill France Jr. died they reinstated Tiny's two wins. Bowman Gray doesn't …
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And a Child Shall Lead Them;TREVOR BAYNE'S DAYTONA 500 WIN SHOCKS THE NASCAR WORLD
… but 16 of the 22 leaders led fewer than 10 total laps. Bayne became the Wood Brothers' fifth Daytona 500 winner, behind Tiny Lund in 1963, Cale Yarborough in 1968, A. J. Foyt in 1972 and David Pearson in 1976. The team had not won a Cup race since …