David Into

Education

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 United States. Army.

Career

Born in Ridgeland, South Carolina, Into has lived most of his life in Hardeeville, with the exception of a few years in Savannah, Georgia. He served from 1962-1964, and upon returning home he pursued the field of architecture, becoming a draftsman. Most were at Summerville Speedway in South Carolina and Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Georgia, with some at several other tracks in three states. He worked for the Savannah architectural firm of Gunn, Meyerhoff and Shay.

Achievements

• Driving a Dirt Late Model for owner Fred Hughes, Into won 23 of the 67 races that he entered. Into won the track championship at Oglethorpe that year, starting a string of ten championships in eleven years there.