page_title: Tiny Lund
section_title: 1963 Daytona 500
hierarchical_section_title: Tiny Lund / 1963 Daytona 500
caption_attribution_description: English: A replica of the original Wood Brothers #21 NASCAR racecar driven by Tiny Lund in 1963. Differences in the replica include the lack of side exhaust and an open rear wheel well. Lund won the 1963 Daytona 500.
context_page_description: DeWayne Louis "Tiny" Lund 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.
  Lund stood 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighed about 270 lbs., earning the ironic nickname "Tiny".
context_section_description: In February 1963, Lund went to Daytona International Speedway shopping around for any ride in that year's Daytona 500. Lund's friend Marvin Panch, the driver for the Wood Brothers racing team, had an accident while testing an experimental Ford-powered Maserati for the Daytona Continental three-hour sportscar race (a precursor to the 24 Hours of Daytona). When Panch's car burst into flames, Lund ran into the inferno and pulled Panch out of the wreckage. For his actions, Lund was awarded the Carnegie Hero's Medal.
  Panch, in hospital, asked Lund to take his ride in the Wood Brothers Racing entry.  Lund was fourth fastest in individual qualifying trials, and finished sixth in the second qualifying race, starting the race from 12th on the grid.
  The start of the race was delayed due to heavy rains, and then the first 10 laps were run under caution. As the green flag waved, Lund worked his way through the field. The Wood Brothers team had a winning strategy for the race – they planned to complete the race on one fuel stop less than the field. Lund managed to take the lead very late in the race. Lorenzen passed Lund with 10 laps left to go, but ran out of gas and had to make a pit stop. Then Ned Jarrett made the pass on Lund for the top spot but with three laps to go he also ran out of gas. Lund's car ran out of fuel on the final lap, but he managed to coast home to win the 1963 Daytona 500.
caption: 1963 Tiny Lund/Wood Brothers NASCAR car or replica
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