While he has been out of racing for nearly 20 years, Lennie Pond is still fondly remembered by NASCAR fans of the 1970s and ’80s.
The native of Ettrick, Va., made 234 starts in what is now the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series between 1969 and 1989.
Along the way, he earned five poles and collected his lone victory at Talladega, Ala., in 1978. Pond finished seventh in points that year and was a career-best fifth in 1976. In all, he posted 49 top-10 finishes and $884,987 during his NASCAR career.
Pond is now 66 years old.
Featured here (clockwise from top left): The Beltsville (Md.) Speedway 1965 Sportsman Champion; At the track in 1976; Celebrating his 1976 ARCA 200 victory at Daytona Int’l Speedway; Preparing for the 1979 Winston 500 at Alabama Int’l Motor Speedway; In the garage at Daytona in July 1975; In 1978, the year of his single NASCAR victory; In 1985, his 15th season in Winston Cup competition. — NSSN Archives