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CUP: Widow Of Tiny Lund Found Dead At Her N.C. Home
Wanda Lund-Early, widow of colorful racer "Tiny" Lund, was 65...
Bob Pockrass  | http://www.scenedaily.com  |  Posted January 06, 2012   Charlotte, NC
Tiny Lund is shown in the 1963 Daytona 500 victory lane. (Photo: NASCAR)
Wanda Lund-Early, who was married to NASCAR star DeWayne “Tiny” Lund when Lund was killed in the 1975 Talladega 500, died Thursday night from what Waynesville, N.C., police are treating as a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Lund-Early, 65, was found dead at her home after police received a call asking for them do a welfare check on her, said Waynesville Police Department Lieutenant Chris Chandler.

A final determination on the cause of death will be made following the report issued by the medical examiner, which could take months, Chandler said. He said the investigation remains open but they are not looking for any suspects at this time.

Notice of her death was posted on TinyLund.com. “We know Wanda is at the 'big track in the sky' laughing it up with her beloved Tiny once again,” the post said.

Tiny Lund won five career Cup races, including the 1963 Daytona 500 for Wood Brothers Racing. Lund won the race 10 days after he had pulled Marvin Panch out of a fiery sports car and the injured Panch convinced the Wood Brothers to put Lund in the car for the race.

Tiny Lund wasn’t tiny – he stood 6-foot-6 and weighed more than 250 pounds. He was 45 years old when he was killed on the eighth lap of the race at Talladega, where his car was hit on the passenger side in his 303rd start in what is now known as the Sprint Cup Series.

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