Please answer the following question: Facts: - total cup races: 165 - last cup race: 1976 volunteer 400 -lrb- bristol international speedway -rrb- - death date: 1 november 1996 - first cup race: 1965 greenville 200 -lrb- greenville-pickens speedway -rrb- - cup poles: 0 - birth date: 3 march 1936 - name: clyde lynn - cup top tens: 73 - years in cup: 8 - best cup pos: 4th - 1968 grand national season - cup wins: 0 - birthplace: christiansburg , virginia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of clyde lynn .
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clyde lynn -lrb- march 3 , 1936 -- november 1 , 1996 -rrb- was a '' nascar winston cup '' driver from christiansburg , virginia and a runner-up for the nascar rookie of the year award in the year 1965 .lynn 's career consisted of eight top-five finishes , 73 top-ten finishes , $ 70866 in total career earnings , an average career start of 20th , an average career finish of 14th , and 24285.7 miles -lrb- 37179 laps -rrb- of total racing experience .lynn was also a participant of the 1968 fireball 300 .