ir gin ia ) ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Caroline ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Han over ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Louis a ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Orange ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Sp ots ylvan ia ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁Category : Gre ater ▁Richmond ▁Region <0x0A> </s> ▁Van ▁Van ▁W ey ▁( J uly ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁NAS C AR ▁Grand ▁National ▁Series ▁driver ▁from ▁West ▁Ter re ▁Ha ute , ▁Indiana , ▁U . S . A . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁occasionally ▁drove ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁seasons ▁pre domin antly ▁in ▁his ▁# 1 0 ▁Ford ▁vehicle ▁that ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Ray ▁F let cher . ▁ ▁Van ▁Van ' s ▁driving ▁experience ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 8 7 6 ▁la ps ▁of ▁racing   – ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁racing ▁action . ▁Starting ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 4 0 th ▁place ▁and ▁finishing ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 6 th ▁place , ▁W ey ▁earned ▁exactly ▁$ 5 5 5 ▁in ▁career ▁w inn ings ▁($ ▁when ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁infl ation ). ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁notable ▁appearance ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Southern ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁NAS C AR ▁races ▁done ▁prior ▁to ▁the