Bondy Long

{{short description|NASCAR team owner}} {{sources needed|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox person |name = Bondy Long |image = |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |death_cause = |known_for = Being a NASCAR car owner during the vintage years of NASCAR |occupation = NASCAR car owner }}

'''Bondy Long''' is a former NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner whose career spanned from 1963 to 1968.<ref name="bondylong">{{cite web | url = http://racing-reference.info/owner/Bondy_Long | title = Bondy Long career information | publisher = Racing Reference | accessdate = 2011-07-20}}</ref>

==Career summary== Long started his ownership career in his 20s, and received factory support from Ford Motor Company.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caraviello|first=David|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/1/14/nascar-sprint-cup-series-top-10-debuts-with-new-teams.html|title=TOP 10 DEBUTS WITH NEW TEAMS|publisher=NASCAR|date=2014-01-14|accessdate=2014-01-18}}</ref> He has employed notable drivers like Larry Frank, Bobby Isaac, James Hylton, Ned Jarrett, and Marvin Panch.<ref name="bondylong"/> Long's vehicles have started an average of seventh place and finished an average of ninth place.<ref name="bondylong"/> His drivers have also managed to lead 7024 laps out of 46,976 complete laps.<ref name="bondylong"/> All of the vehicles that Long has owned have competed in 205 races with 29 wins, 113 finishes in the "top-five," and 133 finishes in the "top-ten.<ref name="bondylong"/>" The total distance of the entire collection of Bondy Long's vehicle adds up to {{convert|37304.9|mi|km}}.<ref name="bondylong"/>

Jarrett would help Long win the championship in 1965 with nine earned pole positions from the qualifying sessions in addition to 13 confirmed race wins.<ref name="bondylong"/>

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