caption cup_poles birth_place cup_wins first_cup_win awards total_cup_races last_cup_win last_cup_race best_cup_pos first_cup_race birth_date years_in_cup cup_top_tens image article_title name
1985 racecar 5 ettrick , virginia 1 1978 talladega 500 -lrb- talladega -rrb- 1973 rookie of the year 234 1978 talladega 500 -lrb- talladega -rrb- 1989 miller high life 400 -lrb- richmond -rrb- 5th - 1976 -lrb- winston cup -rrb- 1969 american 500 -lrb- rockingham -rrb- 11 august 1940 17 88 lenniepondpocono1985.jpg lennie pond
 lennie w. pond
lennie pond

lennie pond -lrb- born august 11 , 1940 in ettrick , virginia -rrb- is a former nascar driver .
he won nascar winston cup rookie of the year honors in 1973 , and won his only race at talladega superspeedway in 1978 for ronnie elder and harry ranier .
pond set a then world record speed of in winning the caution free 500-mile race .
