Bondy Long
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Bondy Long is a former NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Grand National Series race car owner whose career spanned from 1963
1963 in NASCAR
1963 in NASCAR was the fourteenth season in what is now called the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-1963 Daytona 500:The 1963 Daytona 500 was won by Tiny Lund driving a 1963 Ford. Lund drove his number 12 to victory in three hours and 17 minutes...

 to 1968.

Career summary

He has employed notable drivers like Larry Frank
Larry Frank
Larry Frank was an American NASCAR Grand National driver. He is best known for winning the 1962 Southern 500.-Career:...

, Bobby Isaac
Bobby Isaac
Bobby Isaac is a former NASCAR Grand National champion.-Early life:Isaac grew up on a farm near Catawba, North Carolina, the second youngest of nine children...

, James Hylton
James Hylton
James Harvey Hylton is a part-time race car driver. He is a two-time winner in NASCAR and competes in the ARCA RE/MAX Series,finishing 16th in points in 2006. He made headlines while attempting to qualify for the 2007 Daytona 500 at age 72...

, Ned Jarrett
Ned Jarrett
Ned Jarrett is a retired race car driver and two-time NASCAR champion.Jarrett was best known for his calm demeanor, and he became known as "Gentleman Ned Jarrett", yet he was an intense competitor when he put his two hands on the steering wheel of a NASCAR Grand National stock car...

, and Marvin Panch
Marvin Panch
Marvin Panch Marvin Panch Marvin Panch (born May 28, 1926, in Menomonie, Wisconsin, is a former NASCAR driver.-Early career:He started his racing career as a car owner in Oakland, California. One week, his driver did not show up, and he raced the car to a third place finish...

. Long's vehicles have started an average of seventh place and finished an average of ninth place. His drivers have also managed to lead 7024 laps out of 46,976 complete laps. All of the vehicles that Long has owned have completed in 205 races with 29 wins, 113 finishes in the "top five," and 133 finishes in the "top ten." The total distance of the entire collection of Bondy Long's vehicle adds up to 37304.9 miles (60,036.3 km).

Jarrett would help Long win the championship in 1965
1965 in NASCAR
1965 in NASCAR was a year that contained many changes. Due to the increasing speeds of the cars, and the concerns for safety, NASCAR outlawed the Chrysler hemi engine. Chrysler responded by withdrawing their support, and drivers like Richard Petty, David Pearson, Paul Goldsmith, Bobby Isaac were...

 with nine earned pole position
Pole position
The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...

s from the qualifying sessions in addition to 13 confirmed race wins.
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