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Glen Wood

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Best finish
  
57th (1959)

Last race
  
1964 Race 50(Starkey)

Name
  
Glen Wood



Born
  
July 18, 1925 (age 99) Stuart, Virginia (
1925-07-18
)

Awards
  
named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers2002 Inductee in International Motorsports Hall of Fame1954 & 1961 Bowman Gray Stadium Modified Champion2012 Inductee in NASCAR Hall of Fame

First race
  
1953 Race 11 (Martinsville)

First win
  
1960 Race 13 (Bowman Gray)

Last win
  
1963 Race 33 (Bowman Gray

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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. In 1996, Wood was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. 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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Drivers reflect on the life of Glen Wood


References

Glen Wood Wikipedia


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