David Into

David Into (died April 20, 2015) is an American racing driver who won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1984.[1]

David Into
Nationality American
BornRidgeland, South Carolina
DiedApril 20, 2015
TeamsFred Hughes
Starts67
Wins23
Championship titles
10× Oglethorpe Speedway Park Champion
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1962–1964

Born in Ridgeland, South Carolina, Into has lived most of his life in Hardeeville, with the exception of a few years in Savannah, GA. He graduated from Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School in 1957, and attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia for a few years before joining the U.S. Army. He served from 1962–64, and upon returning home he pursued the field of architecture, becoming a draftsman.

Racing Career

Driving a Dirt Late Model[2] for owner Fred Hughes, Into won 23 of the 67 races that he entered. Most were at Summerville Speedway in South Carolina and Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Georgia, with some at several other tracks in three states. Into won the track championship at Oglethorpe that year, starting a string of ten championships in eleven years there.[1]

He worked for the Savannah architectural firm of Gunn, Meyerhoff and Shay.[3]

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References
  1. Schaefer, Paul. Where Stars Are Born: Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing. Coastal 181, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA, 2006. ISBN 0-9789261-0-2. pp. 17-22.
  2. "OSP: A Track Rich in History". Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  3. "Savannah Now: The King of Oglethorpe Speedway Park". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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