DeWayne Louis Lund (November 14, 1929-August 17, 1975), affectionally known as "Tiny" due to his rather large and imposing size, was born in Harlan, Iowa, and started racing at a young age - first motorcycles, then trying his hand at sprints and midgets. He eventually settled on Modifieds', gaining a reputation as a good, hard racer "who never lifted" as he worked on perfecting his ability on a wide variety of Iowa short tracks - dirt and clay, flat to high banks. To this day, there isn't a definite number on just how many features Lund won in his career - some have said as many as five hundred. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Nextel Cup logo NEXTEL Cup trophy, adopted in 2004 4-time champion Jeff Gordon poses with the Winston Cup trophy (used prior to 2004) The NASCAR Championship is the championship held in NASCARs top stock car racing series. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Talladega 500: For the race at Talladega Superspeedway from 1969 to 1987, see UAW Ford 500 For the race at Talladega Superspeedway in 2001, see Aarons 499 This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with... Talladega Superspeedway is now the official name of a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, that was formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Harlan is a city located in Shelby County, Iowa, along the West Nishnabotna River. ...

After a stint in Korea in the Army, Tiny was ready for the big time and in 1955 decided to try his hand in stock car racing.

Difficult Debut

Lund went south and managed to scrounge together a '55 Chevrolet for a big money Grand National event in Lehi, Arkansas - $2,900.00 to the winner, an unbelievable sum at the time, with Carl Rupert and his safety belt company footing the bill. While the race was dominated by Speedy Thompson and his Pete DePaolo (1925 Indianapolis 500 champion driver, by now was operating a Ford factory team in NASCAR) owned Ford, Lund qualified mid-pack but experienced a frightening accident on lap sixty-five when his car flipped end over end and his flimsy safety belt broke. He was bruised and had a broken arm but was hooked.

No Where Fast

For 1956, Lund tacked on with Gus Holzmueller - they did little, a fourth in Columbia (SC) their best result. He also ran a few events for A.L. Bumgarner, without the equipment to succeed but their relationship led them to go racing in 1957, as Lund split primary time between Bumgarner's Pontiacs and a Petty Enterprises Oldsmobile; it was with Bumgarner that he nearly won an event at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds, winning the pole and leading until a right rear axle gave out, and he also showed muscle in the season's premiere event at Martinsville Speedway before his engine expired. Two other poles on the season showed he had raw speed but the reliability wasn't there and so Lund left Bumgarner and became a journeyman for 1958. He won a pair of pole positions at Gastonia and Hillsboro but did nothing much else and for 1959 he fielded self-owned Chevrolets. Again major success eluded Lund and by 1963 he was rideless. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Petty Enterprises is a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman, North Carolina. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

Hero

In February of 1963, Lund went down to Daytona shopping around for any ride, but soon was thrust into the limelight when his good friend Marvin Panch, then driver for the now famous Wood Brothers racing team, had a massive accident while testing an experimental Ford-powered Maserati sports car for the second Daytona Continental three-hour sportscar race (it is now the Rolex 24, having adopted a 24-hour format in 1965) - it had suddenly swerved out of control, flipped over, and burst into flames. Lund, with no regard to his own safety, ran into the inferno and managed to pull Panch out of the wreckage. For his actions, Lund was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Honor. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Marvin Panch (born May 28, 1926, in Menomonie, Wisconsin) is a former NASCAR driver. ... Wood Brothers It is family owned and family run. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Present Maserati logo Maserati is a famous Italian manufacturer of racing cars and sports cars, established in 1914 in Bologna. ...

Panch, stricken in hospital and originally told he would never race again, asked Lund to take over his ride and Glen Wood agreed, believing Lund the best replacement available at such short notice. He timed in fourth in individual qualifying trials, but could only muster a sixth place finish in the second qualifying heat to determine the race lineup. Lund would take the green flag from twelfth on the grid. Wood Brothers It is family owned and family run. ...

Cinderella

The race almost didn't get underway that Sunday, delayed over an hour and a half due to heavy rains, and then the first ten laps were run under caution. As the green flag waved on the Great American Race, it was Fireball Roberts on pole in a Banjo Matthews Pontiac and "Flying" Fred Lorenzen in a Holman-Moody factory Ford outside of him - the race had no clearcut favorite on the onset but as contenders like Junior Johnson fell by the wayside, Lorenzen took control. But Lund was methodically working his way through the field and his Wood Brothers team had an ace up their sleeve - they planned to make the race on a stop less than the field. Lund managed to take the lead very late in the going, but Lorenzen came out of no where with ten to go and passed Lund before his gas tank sputtered and he had to dive to pit road. Then Ned Jarrett made the pass on Lund for the top spot but with three to go he befell the same fate as Lorenzen. It was all down to whether or not Lund could make it on fuel; he sputtered on the final lap, but he managed to coast home to win what has been called the fairytale story of NASCAR. Edward Glenn Fireball Roberts, Jr. ... Fred Lorenzon (born December 30, 1934 in Elmhurst, Illinois), was a former NASCAR driver. ... Robert Glen Johnson, Jr. ... Ned Jarrett (born October 12, 1932 in Newton, North Carolina) was a two-time NASCAR champion. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

Journeyman Redux

Lund's victory (on a single set of tires!) jumpstarted what had been a dead career but didn't spell instant success; he would stay in the Wood Brothers Ford for several races after Daytona, and came close to another victory in the Southeastern 500 before his motor gave out, but regular driver Marvin Panch returned and Lund was kicked to the curb. Holman-Moody gave him a car for several big races at Atlanta, Daytona and Charlotte but nothing came of it. For 1964 he was back to journeyman status, hooking up with a string of backmarkers before vaulting into the lead in the Columbia 200 and then overheating. Late in the year, he settled in with Lyle Stelter and despite little success they continued their partnership into the 1965 season and it was with Stelter that Lund got his second career victory in that year's Columbia 200, qualifying in fourth and wrestling control from short track ace Ned Jarrett before rains came after the race had been declared official, and washed away the second half of the event. In 1966, he continued his partnership with Stelter and flexed his muscle, dominating at Spartanburg before a differential failed and at Manassas before his engine grenaded; nonetheless he took victory at Beltsville Speedway, but mechanical gremlins and accidents in the form of twenty-one DNF's kept him from more widespread success. Wood Brothers It is family owned and family run. ... The Food City 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. ... Marvin Panch (born May 28, 1926, in Menomonie, Wisconsin) is a former NASCAR driver. ... The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ... The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ... The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly World 600) is a six hundred mile (966 km) stock car race held annually at Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) in Charlotte, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Ned Jarrett (born October 12, 1932 in Newton, North Carolina) was a two-time NASCAR champion. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

For 1967, he teamed once again with Stelter for the majority of the year but it was with Petty Enterprises in a #42 liveried Plymouth with which he had most of his success; he finished fourth in the Daytona 500 despite running out of fuel with a lap to go behind the Ford factory contingent of USAC star Mario Andretti and Fred Lorenzen, handing third to perennial independent James Hylton, and then finished fifth in the World 600 in that same ride. He struggled in Stelter's Fords despite a promising run in Fonda, New York where he qualified second and lead some before an axle broke; plagued by horrific reliability, they parted at season's end. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Petty Enterprises is a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman, North Carolina. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Mario Andretti portrayed on the cover of Esquire Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American racing driver, arguably the most successful US citizen in auto racing. ... Fred Lorenzon (born December 30, 1934 in Elmhurst, Illinois), was a former NASCAR driver. ... James Hylton is a former NASCAR racer. ... The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly World 600) is a six hundred mile (966 km) stock car race held annually at Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) in Charlotte, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend. ... Fonda is the name of several places in the United States of America: Fonda, Iowa Fonda, New York It is also the family of actors: Henry Fonda actor Jane Fonda actress, activist, philanthropist and daughter of Henry Fonda Peter Fonda actor and son of Henry Fonda Bridget Fonda actress and... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

For 1968, he teamed with Big Bud Moore and his Mercury's and also ran Moore's cars in the new NASCAR Grand American division designed for light cars like Mustangs and Camaros; a fifth in the Firecracker 400 and a fourth in Rockingham highlighted his short Grand National season, but he won the Grand American championship. In 1969, he continued to toil in the Grand American division and ran one Grand National race, guesting for Bill France, Sr. himself who had placed himself on the entry list in the inaugural Talladega 500 as an abortive attempt to get an "in" with Richard Petty's new drivers' association on the eve of their boycott over tire safety protests; Lund drove into the lead but his clutch packed in and he was classified ninth. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Pepsi 400 is the current name for the 400 mile (approx. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Talladega 500: For the race at Talladega Superspeedway from 1969 to 1987, see UAW Ford 500 For the race at Talladega Superspeedway in 2001, see Aarons 499 This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with... Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937 in Level Cross, North Carolina) is a renowned former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. ...

"Winning"

Along with his back-to-back Grand American championships in '70 and '71, Lund "won" two Grand National events in 1971 - the Buddy Shuman 100 (a 276-lap race, 100 miles, as NASCAR rules required 100 mile races at the time) at Hickory Motor Speedway and the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway driving a Camaro Grand American car for Ronnie Hopkins. As the number of entrants for the fields were low, NASCAR allowed Grand American cars to fill out the remaining spots on the grid; Grand American cars equally fast if not more so than the regular Grand National cars at short tracks, and Lund controlled the event at Hickory before falling into a win when dominator Richard Petty fell by the wayside at North Wilkesboro. Neither of these victories were added to Lund's official win tally, as the legitimacy of whether or not Lund should've been considered a Grand National competitor in these events has been questioned. NASCAR had dictated that if a Grand American car won it would not be credited with the victory; first place points would not be awarded. Despite this, the wins were counted as constructors victories for Chevrolet and starts for Lund. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Hickory Motor Speedway is a short track located in Hickory, North Carolina. ... North Wilkesboro Speedway is situated in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937 in Level Cross, North Carolina) is a renowned former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Chevrolet, or Chevy for short, is a brand of automobile, now a division of General Motors. ...

Greg Fielden and Peter Golenbock's "Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia" has credited Lund with the two victories, bringing his career total to five. This also has disputed the win total between Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip, both of whom are tied at 84. Allison had one win in such a race in a Grand American car, which he claims should put him one greater than Waltrip.

Tragedy

After 1971, Lund began to fade from the Grand National limelight and moved to the new Grand National East and short track Late Model Sportsman (now Busch Series) series'; he twice won the Sportsman season opener down in Daytona and continued to rack up the triumphs on the short tracks that he had cut his teeth on. In 1975, he entered an A.J. King Dodge in the Talladega 500 as first alternate; when Grant Adcox's car was withdrawn from the event, Lund was in and after a short track event that Saturday was flown down in Bobby Allison's private airplane. The race was delayed a week by heavy rains but on August 17th the green flag was waved by Juan Manuel Fangio. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Talladega 500: For the race at Talladega Superspeedway from 1969 to 1987, see UAW Ford 500 For the race at Talladega Superspeedway in 2001, see Aarons 499 This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with... Grant Adcox Grant Adcox (January 2, 1950-November 19, 1989), was a stock car racing driver who had brief flashes of brilliance in the lesser ranks, but had a NASCAR Winston Cup career plagued by the extremely bizarre which culminated in his death in a single car incident in the... Bobby Allison (born December 3, 1937) was one of the first NASCAR drivers and was named one of NASCARs 50 greatest drivers. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 - July 17, 1995) was a legendary Argentinian race car driver, considered to be the greatest racing driver in Formula One History (if not all time), winning the world championship no less than five times for Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz and Maserati. ...

On the seventh lap, the race took a horrific turn when Lund got into fellow independent J.D. McDuffie on the backstretch; Lund and McDuffie spun down the track as it turned into chaos behind them. Rookie Terry Link was spun straight into the drivers' door of Lund's Dodge and Link's Pontiac exploded in flames. Richard Simpson and David Garmany, two Vietnam War veterans spectating in the infield, climbed over the catchfencing and with help from Walter Ballard, who was also involved in the crash, pulled Link from his car and managed to revive him. Lund, however, was beyond saving. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Drivers in race were not informed of the tragedy however Richard Petty ominously remarked on his radio that ... "I don't think he's going to get out of that one,". John Delphus McDuffie (December 5, 1938 - August 11, 1991) was a former competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. ... Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937 in Level Cross, North Carolina) is a renowned former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. ...

Aftermath

Buddy Baker was victorious in that Talladega 500 in a Bud Moore Ford but there was no celebration as he fell to his knees upon hearing of Lund's passing. The entire NASCAR community was saddened by the death of one of their most colorful stars. At the time of his passing, he was married to Wanda Lund and had one son, Christopher DeWayne Lund. For the American composer, see Buddy Baker (composer). ... At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the Talladega 500: For the race at Talladega Superspeedway from 1969 to 1987, see UAW Ford 500 For the race at Talladega Superspeedway in 2001, see Aarons 499 This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...

Lund was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1994, and in 1998 named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. ...

There is a Tiny Lund Grandstand at Daytona International Speedway, and in his hometown of Harlan, Iowa, there is a local dirt-track International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) Modified race, the Tiny Lund Memorial, with over 200 entries annually for this popular event.

Sons of Lund and Jarrett Together by Sponsorship

In 2001, Christopher Lund, who by this time was grown and a 30-year old financial analyst at United Parcel Service, was profiled on the firm's Web site in preparation for their NASCAR sponsorship with Dale Jarrett. Ironically, Jarrett's father Ned had raced Lund's father in that 1963 Daytona 500, and it was ironic that UPS chose Lund to be profiled to celebrate their employee and his racing heritage. United Parcel Service, Inc. ... Dale Jarrett prior to the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. ...

When asked about Tiny, Christoper mentioned, "I didn't really know my father very well, but when I think about the shoes I would have to fill, I realize what a truly larger-than-life man he was. I am so proud of the success my father was able to attain in his lifetime."

Lund mentioned in regards to the UPS sponsorship, "I love UPS and plan to retire here. I feel like we all got a bonus when UPS got involved in this awesome sport."

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