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Career Achievements

  • 1958 - 2nd in Grand National (Winston Cup) Drivers points
  • 1959 - Charter Member Pure-Darlington Record Club
  • 1961 - First Pontiac to win Daytona 500
  • 1963 - SMPA Myers Brothers Memorial Award
  • 1965 - First driver to sweep both Atlanta races
  • 1966 - Unocal 600 Winner's Association Inductee
  • 1976 - Honored by Charlotte Motor Speedway - Marvin Panch Day
  • 1986 - Honorary Starter - Budweiser at the Glen, Watkins Glen International
  • 1987 - National Motor Press Association Hall of Fame
  • 1988 - Presented with Key to City of Daytona Beach
  • 1993 - Legends of Auto Racing Inaugural Inductee
  • 1995 - Western Motor Sports Writers Hall of Fame
  • 1998 - *Voted one of Nascar's 50 Greatest Drivers
  • 2001 - Daytona Beach Rotary Club Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame
  • 2002 - Western Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame

* Here is the panel of stock-car racing experts NASCAR chose to select the 50 Greatest Drivers in the organization’s 50-year history: Bobby Allison, Jack Arute, Buck Baker, Richard Childress, John Cooper, Dick Dolan, Junie Donlavey, Dale Earnhardt, Chris Economaki, Bill Elliott, Joe Epton, Tim Flock, Jim Foster, Ray Fox, Jeff Gordon, Barney Hall, Bob Harmon, Eloise Hawkins, Rick Hendrick, Tom Higgins, Phil Holmer, Jim Hunter, Jack Ingram, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, Terry Labonte, Fred Lorenzen, Hershel McGriff, Ralph Moody, Bud Moore, Cotton Owens, Earl Parker Sr., Raymond Parks, Benny Parson, David Pearson, Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Benny Phillips, Larry Phillips, Les Richter, T. Wayne Robertson, Paul Sawyer, Ken Squier, Herb Thomas, Steve Waid, Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, Waddell Wilson, Glen Wood, Leonard Wood, Cale Yarborough, Robert Yates.

 

Grand National/Winston Cup Wins

  • 1966 - World 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway - Plymouth
  • 1965 - *Atlanta 500, Atlanta International Raceway - Ford
  • 1965 - Dixie 400, Atlanta International Raceway - Ford
  • 1965 - *Islip Speedway - Ford
  • 1965 - The Glen 151.8 - Watkins Glen International - Ford
  • 1964 - *Bowman Gray Stadium - Ford
  • 1964 - *Asheville-Weaverville Speedway - Ford
  • 1964 - Wilkes 400, North Wilkesboro Speedway - Ford
  • 1963 - Wilkes 400, North Wilkesboro Speedway - Ford
  • 1961 - Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway - Pontiac
  • 1957 - *Willow Springs Speedway - Ford
  • 1957 - Concord Speedway - Ford
  • 1957 - Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds - Ford
  • 1957 - Southern State Fairgrounds - Ford
  • 1957 - Memphis-Arkansas Speedway - Pontiac
  • 1957 - Lincoln Speedway - Ford
  • 1956 - *Montgomery Speedway - Ford
* Won race starting from pole position

 

Grand National/Winston Cup Career Race Stats

Starts: 216..........Wins: 17..........Tops 5's: 96..........Tops 10's: 126..........Poles: 21

In his 12 year career, Marvin finished in the top 20 driver's points standing 9 times - 4 of which were in the top 10 points standing. His best points finish was 2nd in 1958.

Victories from Pole: 6 - ranked 20th in Victories from the Pole Records amongst both past and current drivers

Grand Slam Victories: 4 - ranked 22

Classic Victories: 2 - ranked 17

Grand Slam Victories from Pole: 1

Superspeedway Victories: 4...............Short-Track Victories: 6
Dirt Track Victories: 5
.......................Road Course Victories: 2

Grand Slam Poles: 5 - these are poles won on the four superspeedways that have been on the Winston Cup schedule longer than any others: Darlington, Daytona, Charlotte and Atlanta

Superspeedway Poles: 6....Short-Track Poles: 8....Dirt Poles: 6....Road Course Poles: 1

Three consecutive short-track poles:
    • 3/22/64 - Southeastern 500, Bristol International Speedway
    • 3/30/64 - Bowman Gray Stadium
    • 4/11/64 - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway

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