Glen Wood
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| Glen Wood | |||||||
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| Born |
July 18, 1925 Stuart, Virginia | ||||||
| Awards |
named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers 2002 Inductee in International Motorsports Hall of Fame | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 62 race(s) run over 11 year(s) | |||||||
| Best finish | 57th - 1959 Grand National season | ||||||
| First race | 1953 race (Martinsville Speedway) | ||||||
| Last race | 1964 untitled race (Starkey Speedway) | ||||||
| First win | 1960 race at Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem) | ||||||
| Last win | 1963 race at Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem) | ||||||
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Glen Wood (born July 18, 1925) is a former NASCAR driver from Stuart, Virginia. He and brother Leonard Wood co-founded the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team in 1953, and won four races over an eleven-year racing career. In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. On June 14, 2011, it was announced that Wood will be inducted in the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 20, 2012.
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