Van Van Wey (July 9, 1924 - July 14, 1991) was a NASCAR driver from West Terre Haute, IN. He competed in four Nextel Cup Series events in his career. Van Wey's debut came in 1954, competing at Darlington. Starting 43rd in the field of fifty, Van Wey crashed out of the event late but still managed to finish 29th. He then bettered that in the next two races - earning solid finishes of 18th at Langhorne and a career-best 12th at LeHi, both races having big fields.
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| - Van Van Wey (July 9, 1924 - July 14, 1991) was a NASCAR driver from West Terre Haute, IN. He competed in four Nextel Cup Series events in his career. Van Wey's debut came in 1954, competing at Darlington. Starting 43rd in the field of fifty, Van Wey crashed out of the event late but still managed to finish 29th. He then bettered that in the next two races - earning solid finishes of 18th at Langhorne and a career-best 12th at LeHi, both races having big fields.
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| - Van Van Wey (July 9, 1924 - July 14, 1991) was a NASCAR driver from West Terre Haute, IN. He competed in four Nextel Cup Series events in his career. Van Wey's debut came in 1954, competing at Darlington. Starting 43rd in the field of fifty, Van Wey crashed out of the event late but still managed to finish 29th. He then bettered that in the next two races - earning solid finishes of 18th at Langhorne and a career-best 12th at LeHi, both races having big fields. Van Wey's final race came in 1955, when he competed again at Darlington. Starting 36th in the field, Van Wey found himself in yet another late race crash, this time ending the day in 44th.
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