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1950 NASCAR Grand National Series

October 28, 2023

1950 NASCAR Grand National Series
Champion: Bill Rexford
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The 1950 NASCAR Grand National season was the second season of professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at the Daytona Beach Road Course on February 5, 1950, the season included 19 races. The season concluded at Occoneechee Speedway on October 29. Bill Rexford won the Drivers' Championship with a 26th-place finish at the final race of the season, racing for Julian Buesink.


Schedule edit

19 different races were held at 14 different circuits, in 8 different states. The Southern 500 had the largest purse and therefore awarded the highest points, whilst race 1950–04, at the Martinsville Speedway, had the smallest purse.

No. Date Race Title Track Miles Purse
1 February 5 1950–01   Daytona Beach Road Course, Daytona Beach 200 $6200
2 April 2 1950–02   Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte 150 $4125
3 April 16 1950–03   Langhorne Speedway, Middletown 150 $5500
4 May 21 1950–04   Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 75 $3625
5 May 30 Poor Man's 500   Canfield Speedway, Canfield 100 $4350
6 June 18 1950–06   Vernon Fairgrounds, Vernon 100 $3850
7 June 25 1950–07   Dayton Speedway, Dayton 100 $3850
8 July 2 1950–08   Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester 100 $3850
9 July 23 1950–09   Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte 150 $4350
10 August 13 1950–10   Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro 100 $3975
11 August 20 1950–11   Dayton Speedway, Dayton 98 $3850
12 August 27 1950–12   Hamburg Speedway, Hamburg 100 $4350
13 September 4 Southern 500   Darlington Raceway, Darlington 500 $25325
14 September 17 1950–14   Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne 200 $5450
15 September 24 Wilkes 200   North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 125[a] $3900
16 October 1 1950–16   Vernon Fairgrounds, Vernon 100 $3850
17 October 15 1950–17   Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 100 $3850
18 October 15 1950–18   Funk's Speedway, Winchester 100 $3750
19 October 29 1950–19   Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro 175 $4675

Race summaries edit

1950-01 edit

The first race of the 1950 season was run on February 5 at the Daytona Beach Road Course in Daytona Beach, Florida. Joe Littlejohn won the pole. Harold Kite of East Point, Georgia, a former tank driver who began racing on the short tracks after World War II, drove past Red Byron in the 25th lap and went on to score a victory in the 200-mile Grand National opener of the 1950 season. Kite, competing in his first Grand National event, pushed his Lincoln around the sandy course at a record 89.894 mph and beat runner-up Byron to the finish line by 53 seconds. Third place went to Lloyd Moore, Al Gross was fourth, and J. C. Van Landingham, ending a lengthy absence, finished fifth. A crowd estimated at 9,500 watched Kite take the lead at the outset from pole sitter Littlejohn. Kite, a captain in the national guard, held the top spot until Byron passed him on the 15th lap. The defending NASCAR champion relinquished the lead to Kite in the 24th lap when he made a pit stop. Several laps later Byron was forced to make another pit stop to repair gear shift problems. He returned to the race running seventh. Kite went uncontested for the second half of the 48-lap affair on the 4.167-mile course, and Byron provided plenty of action as he worked his way up through the pack. He edged out Moore for second place with a final lap pass. Forty-one cars started the event and 21 were still running at the finish despite the fact that conditions on the beach were less than ideal. Flock turned in one of the most spirited efforts on the cloudy, breezy day. He finished seventh despite the fact that his car's left front wheel wobbled around every turn

Top-ten results

  1. 21- Harold Kite
  2. 22- Red Byron
  3. 59- Lloyd Moore
  4. 88- Al Gross
  5. 35- J. C. Van Landingham
  6. 90- Tim Flock
  7. 7- Bob Flock
  8. 4- Otis Martin
  9. 70- Buck Baker
  10. 47- Fonty Flock

1950-02 edit

The second race of the 1950 season was run on April 2 at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Red Byron won the pole. Tim Flock, wheeling the same Lincoln that carried Harold Kite to victory at Daytona, drove around Byron in the 48th lap and stormed to victory in the 150-mile Grand National race. It was Flock's first win on the NASCAR major league tour. Bob Flock finished second, a half lap behind his younger brother. Clyde Minter wound up third, Byron came in fourth and Bill Snowden was fifth. Byron's fourth-place effort, coupled with his runner-up finish at Daytona, enabled him to move to the top of the Grand National points standings, 2.5 points ahead of Tim Flock. A crowd of 13,000 was on hand to watch Bob Flock lead the opening laps in his Oldsmobile. Pole sitter Byron then charged past and led for 42 laps on the three-quarter mile dirt track. Tim surged past Byron in the 48th lap and led the rest of the way. Lash LaRue, Western movie star, greeted Flock in victory lane. "This is my biggest win", said Flock. "To win a Grand National race is a dream come true." June Cleveland was running in the top five when he flipped his Buick in the 85th lap. The roof was flattened, and Cleveland was transported to a Charlotte hospital with cuts. He was not seriously injured. His crash occurred in the exact spot where Virginia driver Jesse Elmo "Hank" Stanley was killed a few weeks earlier in a modified sportsman race. Curtis Turner, Lee Petty, Buck Baker, Fonty Flock and Bill Blair—all rated as pre-race threats—failed to finish the 200-lap race.

Top-ten results

  1. 21- Tim Flock
  2. 7- Bob Flock
  3. 19- Clyde Minter
  4. 22- Red Byron
  5. Bill Snowden
  6. 49- Glenn Dunaway
  7. Jack White
  8. 10- Fred Johnson
  9. 92- Herb Thomas
  10. Huey Dunn

1950-03 edit

The third race of the 1950 season was run on April 16 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Tim Flock won the pole.-- Curtis Turner prevailed in an intense struggle and won the 150-mile race on the one-mile dirt track. His second career Grand National win came at an average speed of 69.399 mph. The lead changed hands seven times as five drivers waged a furious duel. Tim Flock led the opening two laps from the pole position. Bill Blair pushed his Cadillac past Flock in the third lap and led until Flock assumed command again on lap eight. Flock led for 35 laps while 23-year-old rookie Bill Rexford moved into second. The two toured the circular oval in bumper-to-bumper fashion. Rexford sneaked past Flock in the 43rd lap and paced the action for 18 laps. Rexford's Oldsmobile began sputtering, which allowed Turner to take the lead on lap 61. Ray Erickson moved into the lead when he raced his Mercury past Turner in the 84th lap. He was bidding for his first Grand National triumph when a rock pierced his radiator, forcing him out after 114 laps. Turner took the lead at that point and led the rest of the way. Lloyd Moore, Jimmy Florian, Tim Flock and Lee Petty rounded out the top five. Flock was running third when a wheel came off his Lincoln and bounced into the path of Blair, who struck it. The steering column in Blair's Cadillac snapped, came up through the driver's compartment and hit the driver. The High Point, North Carolina, star spent one night in the hospital. Turner won $1,500 for his efforts as only six cars finished after 28 started. Points leader Red Byron did not enter the race. Tim Flock took over the points lead on the strength of his fourth-place finish. Turner's John Eanes-owned Oldsmobile was running on Dunlop tires. Dunlop had plenty of space on Turner's car — placing its name on the hood and side doors. Erickson's appearance was his last start of the year. A short time later, he lost an arm in a hot-rod crash. Also following the race, the FBI began investigating some individuals who were trying to introduce racketeering and gambling into stock car racing.

Top-ten results

  1. 41- Curtis Turner
  2. 59- Lloyd Moore
  3. 27- Jimmy Florian
  4. 21- Tim Flock
  5. 42- Lee Petty
  6. 90- Frank Mundy
  7. 66- Pappy Hough
  8. 293- Bob Dickson
  9. 8- Dick Linder
  10. 89- Pepper Cunningham

1950-04 edit

The fourth race of the 1950 season was run on May 21 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, the first race in the lineage of the Virginia 500, the spring race at the track. Buck Baker won the pole. Curtis Turner got his second-straight Grand National win with a decisive triumph. The Roanoke, Virginia, "Blond Bomber" dashed ahead of Baker in the 11th lap and led the rest of the way in the 150-lap, 75 mile feature at the half-mile dirt oval. Jim Paschal finished second in a four-year-old Ford, Lee Petty was third and Glenn Dunnaway came in fourth. Cyde Minter picked up fifth spot. Turner's Oldsmobile outdistanced the field by two full laps. He up to only 2.5 points behind leader Tim Flock, who fell victim to rear end problems after 97 laps. Baker started on the pole at 54.216 mph in a Ford police special. He faded to eighth at the finish. Herb Thomas was running among the leaders in his Ford when a spindle broke in the final laps. He got credit for 14th in the field of 25.

Top-ten results

  1. 41- Curtis Turner
  2. 79- Jim Paschal
  3. 42- Lee Petty
  4. 49- Glenn Dunaway
  5. 19- Clyde Minter
  6. 31- Bill Long
  7. 91- Donald Thomas
  8. 87- Buck Baker
  9. 60- Bill Rexford
  10. 59- Lloyd Moore

Poor Man's 500 edit

The fifth race of the 1950 season was run on May 30 at Canfield Speedway in Canfield, Ohio. The event was staged on the same day as the Indianapolis 500 — hence the title of the "Poor Man's 500". Jimmy Florian won the pole. Bill Rexford of Conewango Valley, New York, stalked Curtis Turner for over half the race, then took command to win the 100-mile race. Rexford took the lead in the 121st lap and went on to beat runner-up Glenn Dunnaway by two laps. Lloyd Moore finished third and took the lead in the Grand National point standings by 36.5 points over Tim Flock, who finished ninth. Lee Petty crossed the finish line in fourth place and Bill Blair took fifth. The promoters did pay some lap money, with $5 going to the leader of each lap from the 101st through the 200th. Rexford's earnings came to $1,400 with the lap money. Turner led the first 120 laps before his engine went sour. He departed after 133 laps and wound up 19th. A crowd of 11,000 showed up on Memorial Day and watched Al Gross, former stunt car driver for the Jimmy Lynch Thrill Show, flip his Oldsmobile in the ninth lap. Gross suffered a broken back and was taken to the hospital for an extended stay. Frank Canale posted the second-fastest qualifying time but overheating problems forced him out after 74 laps. Joe Merola was on hand with a new radically designed 1948 Tucker Torpedo, one of the most controversial and advanced automobiles. The car went out before Merola was able to complete a lap. This was the first NASCAR race with a name.

Top-ten results

  1. 60- Bill Rexford
  2. 49- Glenn Dunaway
  3. 59- Lloyd Moore
  4. 42- Lee Petty
  5. 22- Bill Blair
  6. 27- Jimmy Florian
  7. 48- Dick Burns
  8. 89- Bobby Courtwright
  9. 90- Tim Flock
  10. 293- Bob Dickson

1950-06 edit

The sixth race of the 1950 season was run on June 18 at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon, New York. Chuck Mahoney won the pole. Bill Blair of High Point, North Carolina, took the lead in the 25th lap and led the remaining distance to score his first Grand National win at the Vernon Fairgrounds. A crowd of 15,000 showed up for the one-year anniversary of NASCAR Grand National stock car racing. Blair's Mercury was comfortably ahead of Lloyd Moore at the finish of the 100-mile race. Moore extended his point lead to 216.5 points over Tim Rock, who did not enter. Chuck Mahoney was third, while Dick Burns came in fourth and Lee Petty fifth. Mahoney started on the pole and led the first 18 laps. He was in the lead when his Mercury hit a loose wheel rolling on the track, blew a tire and bent an axle. His pit crew did an excellent job of repairing the damage, and even more incredible was his drive back into third place. Bill Rexford finished sixth and moved into the top-ten in points. Ann Chester became the fourth female driver to race in the Grand National ranks. Her Plymouth fell victim to early problems and she finished 22nd in the 23 car field.

Top-ten results

  1. 2- Bill Blair
  2. 59- Lloyd Moore
  3. 77- Chuck Mahoney
  4. 18- Dick Burns
  5. 42- Lee Petty
  6. 60- Bill Rexford
  7. 9- Art Lamey
  8. 27- Jimmy Florian
  9. 25- Dick Linder
  10. 24- Dick Clothier

1950-07 edit

The seventh race of the 1950 season was run on June 25 at Dayton Speedway at Dayton, Ohio. Dick Linder won the pole. Jimmy Florian muscled his Ford past Curtis Turner with 32 laps remaining and won the 100-mile event at Dayton Speedway. It was the first win in Grand National competition for the Ford nameplate, and the first NASCAR race held entirely on pavement. The lead changed hands six times among four different drivers with Florian holding the upper hand on two occasions for a total of 40 laps. Along with ushering in Ford's first win, Florian established another "first" on the muggy afternoon. He pulled into victory lane and climbed out wearing nothing but his white pants. The 27-year-old Cleveland mechanic said he decided not to wear a shirt due to the hot weather and since there was no NASCAR rule requiring him to do so. "It was awfully hot and I knew I'd be more comfortable without a shirt," said Florian. "I've done it several times before, but not in the Grand Nationals." Dick Linder started on the pole and led on two occasions for 35 laps. He eventually finished second as Buck Barr came in third. Turner wound up fourth and Art Lamey was fifth. Lloyd Moore finished 23rd in the field of 25 and failed to earn any championship points, but he still held a 202.5 point lead over Lee Petty who finished eighth. Florian jumped to third in the standings, 171.5 points out of first place. Frank Mundy drove a Nash Ambassador, but fell out early with mechanical problems. Herschel Buchanan drove another Nash to a sixth-place finish.

Top-ten results

  1. 27- Jimmy Florian
  2. 25- Dick Linder
  3. 8- Buck Barr
  4. 41- Curtis Turner
  5. 9- Art Lamey
  6. 12- Herschel Buchanan
  7. Duane Carter
  8. 42- Lee Petty
  9. 77- Chuck Mahoney
  10. 8- Bill Rexford

1950-08 edit

The eighth race of the 1950 season was run on July 2 at Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester, New York. Curtis Turner won the pole. Turner passed the field and cruised to an easy win in the 100-mile Grand National event. It was his fourth career win. Turner, starting his Oldsmobile on the pole, jumped out to an early lead and led the entire 200 laps on the half-mile dirt track. He wound up three laps in front of runner-up Bill Blair, who edged out Lee Petty in a stretch duel. Jimmy Florian was fourth and Bill Rexford fifth. Turner averaged 50.614 mph as three caution flags broke the action for seven total laps. Following the race, Turner and Petty fought at the inspection station. Each was fined $100 by NASCAR. Dick Burns was badly shaken when his Mercury left the track and struck a light pole in the 133rd lap. The event was the first Grand National race in which a father-son duo competed together. Roscoe "Pappy" Hough and his son Lee finished 18th and 25th. Turner's victory pushed him atop the point standings by two points over Lloyd Moore. Petty stood third in points, 24.5 points out of first place, but he was stripped of all 809 points a week later, when NASCAR officials discovered he that competed in a non-sanctioned race.

Top-ten results

  1. 41- Curtis Turner
  2. 2- Bill Blair
  3. 42- Lee Petty
  4. 27- Jimmy Florian
  5. 80- Bill Rexford
  6. 24- Dick Clothier
  7. 59- Lloyd Moore
  8. 98- Lyle Scott
  9. Dick Jerrett
  10. 25- Dick Linder

1950-09 edit

The ninth race of the 1950 season was run on July 23 at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Curtis Turner won the pole and jumped into the lead in the opening lap and never looked back as he streaked to victory in the 150-mile Grand National race. The muscular driver out of Roanoke, Virginia led from start to finish — the second race in a row that Turner had led every lap. The triumph kept Turner in the Grand National point lead as Lloyd Moore dropped to 21st in the 26 car field. Chuck Mahoney finished in second place, with Herb Thomas, Jimmie Lewallen and Dick Burns rounding out the top five. Bill Blair and Bill Rexford pressured Turner in the early going, but Blair departed with a broken spindle and engine failure put Rexford out of action. Lee Petty and Glenn Dunnaway were running in the top five when both Plymouth drivers lost wheels. They finished 11th and 12th respectively. On the same day, Jim Roper, winner of the first Grand National race at Charlotte on June 19, 1949, won a 20-lap strictly stock outlaw feature at Pratt, Kansas, on a 1.6-mile paved oval, averaging 67.659 mph.

Top-ten results

  1. 41- Curtis Turner
  2. 77- Chuck Mahoney
  3. 92- Herb Thomas
  4. Jimmie Lewallen
  5. 18- Dick Burns (driver)
  6. 60- George Hartley
  7. 9- Donald Thomas
  8. Frank Mundy
  9. 90- Tim Flock
  10. 37- Bill Snowden

1950-10 edit

The tenth race of the 1950 season was run on August 13 at Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsboro, North Carolina. Dick Linder won the pole, and Curtis Turner took the lead on the first lap of the race and maintained it through the next 45 laps. However, on lap 46, Turner blew a tire and went into the pits, leaving him two laps down.[1] This gave the lead to Pee Wee Martin for 12 laps, before Fireball Roberts took over on lap 58. Turner managed to regain the lead lap, but ran out of time to catch Roberts, who scored the first win of his career. Linder finished third, with Bill Rexford fourth, Clyde Minter fifth, and Gene Austin, Lee Petty, Herb Thomas, Chuck Mahoney, and Johnny Mantz rounding out the top 10. Turner's second place kept him at the top of the points standings.[2]

Top-ten results

  1. 71- Fireball Roberts
  2. 41- Curtis Turner
  3. 25- Dick Linder
  4. 80- Bill Rexford
  5. 19- Clyde Minter
  6. Gene Austin
  7. 42- Lee Petty
  8. 92- Herb Thomas
  9. 77- Chuck Mahoney
  10. 90- Johnny Mantz

1950-11 edit

The eleventh race of the 1950 season was run on August 20 at Dayton Speedway in Dayton, Ohio. Curtis Turner won the pole and led the first 48 laps, but had problems, ultimately finishing in 23rd.[3] Dick Linder then took control, and dominated the remainder of the event, winning over Red Harvey. Herb Thomas, Lee Petty, and Art Lamey rounded out the top five. The race was shortened by five laps due to a serious crash by Johnny Mantz, when he plowed through a guardrail and Joe Merola drove into the debris. Mantz was uninjured, while Merola only had minor cuts and bruises.[3] Despite his 23rd place, Turner kept the points lead over Lloyd Moore.

Top-ten results

  1. 25- Dick Linder
  2. Red Harvey
  3. 92- Herb Thomas
  4. 42- Lee Petty
  5. Art Lamey
  6. Paul Parks
  7. Jack Kabat
  8. 59- Lloyd Moore
  9. 12- Joe Nagle
  10. Paul Smith

1950-12 edit

The twelfth race of the 1950 season was run on August 27 at Hamburg Speedway in Hamburg, New York. Dick Linder won the pole, and while Curtis Turner showed a major challenge, leading 74 of the 200 laps, Linder came out on top, winning by 20 yards over Fireball Roberts.[4] Turner, Lloyd Moore, and Jack White made up the rest of the top five.

Top-ten results

  1. 25- Dick Linder
  2. 11- Fireball Roberts
  3. 41- Curtis Turner
  4. 59- Lloyd Moore
  5. Jack White
  6. 80- Bill Rexford
  7. Frank Mundy
  8. 93- Ted Chamberlain
  9. 66- Pappy Hough
  10. Bill Blair

Southern 500 edit

Main article: 1950 Southern 500

The inaugural Southern 500 was run on September 4 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Curtis Turner won the pole.

Top-ten results

  1. 98- Johnny Mantz
  2. 82- Fireball Roberts
  3. 22- Red Byron
  4. 59- Bill Rexford
  5. 77- Chuck Mahoney
  6. 42- Lee Petty
  7. 71- Cotton Owens
  8. 2- Bill Blair
  9. 52- Hershel McGriff
  10. 61- George Hartley

1950-14 edit

The fourteenth race of the 1950 season was run on September 17 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Wally Campbell won the pole.

Top-ten results

  1. 47- Fonty Flock
  2. 2- Bill Blair
  3. 82- Fireball Roberts
  4. 42- Lee Petty
  5. Neil Cole
  6. 88- Pepper Cunningham
  7. 87- Buck Baker
  8. 60- Bill Rexford
  9. 44- Johnny Grubb
  10. 46- Kenneth Wagner

Wilkes 200 edit

Main article: 1950 Wilkes 200

The Wilkes 200 was run on September 24 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Fireball Roberts won the pole.

Top-ten results

  1. 98- Leon Sales
  2. Jack Smith
  3. 78- Ewell Weddle
  4. 92- Herb Thomas
  5. 44- Gayle Warren
  6. 52- Weldon Adams
  7. Jimmy Thompson
  8. Jerry Wimbish
  9. 7- Bob Flock
  10. 94- Herbert Burns

1950-16 edit

The sixteenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 1 at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon, New York. Dick Linder won the pole.

Top-ten results

  1. 25- Dick Linder
  2. 38- Ted Swaim
  3. 59- Lloyd Moore
  4. 9- Tim Flock
  5. Jack Reynolds
  6. 60- Bill Rexford
  7. 42- Lee Petty
  8. Jimmy Thompson
  9. 77- Chuck Mahoney
  10. Dick Jerrett

1950-17 edit

The seventeenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 15 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, a race now regarded as the second edition of the Old Dominion 500 (the distance changed after the track was paved in 1955 from 200 to 400, and then 500 laps). Fonty Flock won the pole. This race was team owner Junie Donlavey's first career start, fielding an Oldsmobile driven by Runt Harris.

Top-ten results

  1. 92- Herb Thomas
  2. 42- Lee Petty
  3. 87- Buck Baker
  4. 7- Fonty Flock
  5. 52- Weldon Adams
  6. 11- Fireball Roberts
  7. 8- Jack Holloway
  8. 25- Jimmy Thompson
  9. 30- Jim Paschal
  10. 93- Ted Chamberlain

1950-18 edit

The eighteenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 15 at Funk's Speedway in Winchester, Indiana. Dick Linder won the pole.

Top-ten results

  1. 59- Lloyd Moore
  2. 101- Bucky Sager
  3. 60- Bill Rexford
  4. Chuck James
  5. 10- Ray Duhigg
  6. Carl Renner
  7. 27- Jimmy Florian
  8. Chuck Garrett
  9. Bud Boone
  10. 8- Buck Barr

1950-19 edit

The nineteenth and final race of the 1950 season was run on October 29 at Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsboro, North Carolina. Fonty Flock won the pole.

Top-ten results

  1. 42- Lee Petty
  2. 87- Buck Baker
  3. 72- Weldon Adams
  4. 98- Tim Flock
  5. 41.5- Bill Blair
  6. 44- Gayle Warren
  7. 10- Ray Duhigg
  8. 99- Jim Delaney
  9. 18- Herbert Burns
  10. 8- Jack Holloway

Results and standings edit

Races edit

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer Model Year
1 1950–01   Joe Littlejohn   Harold Kite   Harold Kite[5] Lincoln 1949
2 1950–02   Red Byron   Tim Flock   Tim Flock Lincoln 1949
3 1950–03   Tim Flock   Curtis Turner   Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 1950
4 1950–04   Buck Baker   Curtis Turner   Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 1950
5 Poor Man's 500   Jimmy Florian   Curtis Turner   Bill Rexford Oldsmobile 1950
6 1950–06   Chuck Mahoney   Bill Blair   Bill Blair Mercury 1950
7 1950–07   Dick Linder   Curtis Turner   Jimmy Florian Ford 1950
8 1950–08   Curtis Turner   Curtis Turner   Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 1950
9 1950–09   Curtis Turner   Curtis Turner   Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 1950
10 1950–10   Dick Linder   Curtis Turner   Fireball Roberts Oldsmobile 1949
11 1950–11   Curtis Turner   Dick Linder   Dick Linder Oldsmobile 1950
12 1950–12   Dick Linder   Dick Linder   Dick Linder Oldsmobile 1950
13 Southern 500   Curtis Turner   Johnny Mantz   Johnny Mantz Plymouth 1950
14 1950–14   Wally Campbell   Fonty Flock   Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 1950
15 Wilkes 200   Fireball Roberts   Fonty Flock   Leon Sales Plymouth 1950
16 1950–16   Dick Linder   Dick Linder   Dick Linder Oldsmobile 1950
17 1950–17   Fonty Flock   Herb Thomas   Herb Thomas Plymouth 1950
18 1950–18   Dick Linder   Bucky Sager   Lloyd Moore Mercury 1950
19 1950–19   Fonty Flock   Fonty Flock   Lee Petty Plymouth 1949

Drivers' championship edit

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems § 1949–1951

For the 1950 season, the number of points awarded depended on the purse of the race. Most races were worth around $4000, and so the winner got 200 points, second place 180 points, third place 160, and so on. Points were awarded somewhat inconsistently and in particular, the lowest place that got awarded points changed from race to race. The Southern 500, with an incredible $25325 purse, awarded 1250 points, enough to finish in 6th just by winning that one race. Confusing the matter further, many people got deducted points for taking place in non-NASCAR-sanctioned races.

(key) Bold - Pole position * – Most laps led.

Pos. Driver Races Points
DAB CHA LAN MAR POR VER DAY MON CHA OCC DAY HAM DAR LAN NWS VER MAR FNK OCC
1   Bill Rexford 29 13 22 9 1 6 10 5 19 4 14 6 4 8 6 3 26 1959
2   Fireball Roberts 33 15 1 2 2 3 16 6 21 1848+1⁄2
3   Lee Petty 16 18 5 3 4 5 8 3 11 7 4 27 6 4 7 2 1 1590[b]
4   Lloyd Moore 3 14 2 10 3 2 23 7 21 DNQ 8 4 71 16 3 1 17 1398
5   Curtis Turner 11 15 1* 1* 19* 4* 1* 1* 2* 23 3 60 24 22 17 29 1375+1⁄2
6   Johnny Mantz 10 12 1* 1282
7   Chuck Mahoney 15 3 9 17 2 9 27 16 5 31 9 1217+1⁄2
8   Dick Linder 9 13 9 2 10 22 3 1* 1* 13 30 1* 13 1121
9   Jimmy Florian 3 6 8 1 4 19 22 26 41 7 801
10   Bill Blair 34 19 19 11 5 1* 16 2 16 27 10 8 2 11 16 5 766
11   Herb Thomas 9 23 14 20 21 3 8 3 13 4 11 1* 18 590+1⁄2
12   Buck Baker 9 22 8 14 69 7 14 3 2 531+1⁄2
13   Cotton Owens 14 16 7 500
14   Fonty Flock 10 21 28 1* 18* 4 20* 458+1⁄2
15   Weldon Adams 15 6 5 3 440
16   Tim Flock 6 1* 4 20 9 9 11 19 24 4 12 4 437+1⁄2
17   Clyde Minter 3 5 23 5 65 15 14 19 427
18   Dick Burns 7 4 22 5 22 18 30 DNP 341+1⁄2
19   Art Lamey 7 5 5 24 320
20   Bob Flock 7 2 27 9 314
21   George Hartley 11 6 11 20 29 10 11 11 298
22   Gayle Warren 21 14 26 20 28 25 68 5 18 6 287
23   Frank Mundy 37 11 6 25 8 7 32 22 275+1⁄2
24   Jim Paschal 23 2 20 53 9 28 220+1⁄2
25   Jack White 20 7 25 22 5 24 27 211+1⁄2
26   Pappy Hough 7 11 18 9 28 207+1⁄2
27   Ray Duhigg 23 24 27 5 7 202+1⁄2
28   Leon Sales 1 21 200
29   Jimmy Thompson 40 7 8 8 200
30   Harold Kite 1* 38 12 187
31   Neil Cole 18 5 183+1⁄2
32   Jack Smith 27 29 2 180
33   Bucky Sager 2* 27 180
34   Red Harvey 2 180
35   Ted Swaim 2 180
36   Buck Barr 3 10 180
37   Pepper Cunningham 10 6 177+1⁄2
38   Ewell Weddle 3 13 14 173+1⁄2
39   Donald Thomas 7 7 164
40   Bill Snowden 5 10 13 37 163
41   Jimmie Lewallen 4 21 43 140
42   Chuck James 4 140
43   Dick Clothier 36 10 12 6 18 133+1⁄2
44   Paul Parks 20 6 32 12 17 15 124+1⁄2
45   Al Gross 4 18 28 124
46   Jack Reynolds 5 24 120
47   Jim Delaney 14 8 114
48   Carl Renner 13 6 108
49   Jack Holloway 7 10 107+1⁄2
50   J. C. Van Landingham 5 105
51   Bob Dickson 6 16 10 12 31 36 105
52   Gene Austin 17 6 102
53   Herschel Buchanan 39 6 100
54   Bill Long 6 100
55   Johnny Grubb 12 9 11 12 98
56   Duane Carter 7 80
  Jack Kabat 7 80
58   Herbert Burns 10 9 75
59   Lyle Scott 24 15 8 24 14 19 68
60   Fred Johnson 8 26 67+1⁄2
61   Ted Chamberlain 8 34 17 10 15 66
62   Bobby Courtwright 8 60
  Chuck Garrett 8 60
  Jerry Wimbish 8 60
65   Pap White 16 DNQ 57+1⁄2
Pos. Driver Races Points
DAB CHA LAN MAR POR VER DAY MON CHA OCC DAY HAM DAR LAN NWS VER MAR FNK OCC

Notable drivers who did not score points edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The name "Wilkes 200" refers to the number of laps, not the length.
  2. ^ Petty was deducted 809 points for taking part in a non-NASCAR sanctioned race. Without that penalty, he would have comfortably won the 1950 championship.[1]

References edit

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1950, nascar, grand, national, series, champion, bill, rexford, previous, 1949, next, 1951, sports, portalthe, 1950, nascar, grand, national, season, second, season, professional, stock, racing, united, states, beginning, daytona, beach, road, course, february. 1950 NASCAR Grand National Series Champion Bill Rexford Previous 1949 Next 1951 Sports portalThe 1950 NASCAR Grand National season was the second season of professional stock car racing in the United States Beginning at the Daytona Beach Road Course on February 5 1950 the season included 19 races The season concluded at Occoneechee Speedway on October 29 Bill Rexford won the Drivers Championship with a 26th place finish at the final race of the season racing for Julian Buesink Contents 1 Schedule 2 Race summaries 2 1 1950 01 2 2 1950 02 2 3 1950 03 2 4 1950 04 2 5 Poor Man s 500 2 6 1950 06 2 7 1950 07 2 8 1950 08 2 9 1950 09 2 10 1950 10 2 11 1950 11 2 12 1950 12 2 13 Southern 500 2 14 1950 14 2 15 Wilkes 200 2 16 1950 16 2 17 1950 17 2 18 1950 18 2 19 1950 19 3 Results and standings 3 1 Races 3 2 Drivers championship 3 2 1 Notable drivers who did not score points 4 Notes 5 ReferencesSchedule edit19 different races were held at 14 different circuits in 8 different states The Southern 500 had the largest purse and therefore awarded the highest points whilst race 1950 04 at the Martinsville Speedway had the smallest purse No Date Race Title Track Miles Purse1 February 5 1950 01 nbsp Daytona Beach Road Course Daytona Beach 200 62002 April 2 1950 02 nbsp Charlotte Speedway Charlotte 150 41253 April 16 1950 03 nbsp Langhorne Speedway Middletown 150 55004 May 21 1950 04 nbsp Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway 75 36255 May 30 Poor Man s 500 nbsp Canfield Speedway Canfield 100 43506 June 18 1950 06 nbsp Vernon Fairgrounds Vernon 100 38507 June 25 1950 07 nbsp Dayton Speedway Dayton 100 38508 July 2 1950 08 nbsp Monroe County Fairgrounds Rochester 100 38509 July 23 1950 09 nbsp Charlotte Speedway Charlotte 150 435010 August 13 1950 10 nbsp Occoneechee Speedway Hillsboro 100 397511 August 20 1950 11 nbsp Dayton Speedway Dayton 98 385012 August 27 1950 12 nbsp Hamburg Speedway Hamburg 100 435013 September 4 Southern 500 nbsp Darlington Raceway Darlington 500 2532514 September 17 1950 14 nbsp Langhorne Speedway Langhorne 200 545015 September 24 Wilkes 200 nbsp North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro 125 a 390016 October 1 1950 16 nbsp Vernon Fairgrounds Vernon 100 385017 October 15 1950 17 nbsp Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway 100 385018 October 15 1950 18 nbsp Funk s Speedway Winchester 100 375019 October 29 1950 19 nbsp Occoneechee Speedway Hillsboro 175 4675Race summaries edit1950 01 edit The first race of the 1950 season was run on February 5 at the Daytona Beach Road Course in Daytona Beach Florida Joe Littlejohn won the pole Harold Kite of East Point Georgia a former tank driver who began racing on the short tracks after World War II drove past Red Byron in the 25th lap and went on to score a victory in the 200 mile Grand National opener of the 1950 season Kite competing in his first Grand National event pushed his Lincoln around the sandy course at a record 89 894 mph and beat runner up Byron to the finish line by 53 seconds Third place went to Lloyd Moore Al Gross was fourth and J C Van Landingham ending a lengthy absence finished fifth A crowd estimated at 9 500 watched Kite take the lead at the outset from pole sitter Littlejohn Kite a captain in the national guard held the top spot until Byron passed him on the 15th lap The defending NASCAR champion relinquished the lead to Kite in the 24th lap when he made a pit stop Several laps later Byron was forced to make another pit stop to repair gear shift problems He returned to the race running seventh Kite went uncontested for the second half of the 48 lap affair on the 4 167 mile course and Byron provided plenty of action as he worked his way up through the pack He edged out Moore for second place with a final lap pass Forty one cars started the event and 21 were still running at the finish despite the fact that conditions on the beach were less than ideal Flock turned in one of the most spirited efforts on the cloudy breezy day He finished seventh despite the fact that his car s left front wheel wobbled around every turnTop ten results 21 Harold Kite 22 Red Byron 59 Lloyd Moore 88 Al Gross 35 J C Van Landingham 90 Tim Flock 7 Bob Flock 4 Otis Martin 70 Buck Baker 47 Fonty Flock1950 02 edit The second race of the 1950 season was run on April 2 at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte North Carolina Red Byron won the pole Tim Flock wheeling the same Lincoln that carried Harold Kite to victory at Daytona drove around Byron in the 48th lap and stormed to victory in the 150 mile Grand National race It was Flock s first win on the NASCAR major league tour Bob Flock finished second a half lap behind his younger brother Clyde Minter wound up third Byron came in fourth and Bill Snowden was fifth Byron s fourth place effort coupled with his runner up finish at Daytona enabled him to move to the top of the Grand National points standings 2 5 points ahead of Tim Flock A crowd of 13 000 was on hand to watch Bob Flock lead the opening laps in his Oldsmobile Pole sitter Byron then charged past and led for 42 laps on the three quarter mile dirt track Tim surged past Byron in the 48th lap and led the rest of the way Lash LaRue Western movie star greeted Flock in victory lane This is my biggest win said Flock To win a Grand National race is a dream come true June Cleveland was running in the top five when he flipped his Buick in the 85th lap The roof was flattened and Cleveland was transported to a Charlotte hospital with cuts He was not seriously injured His crash occurred in the exact spot where Virginia driver Jesse Elmo Hank Stanley was killed a few weeks earlier in a modified sportsman race Curtis Turner Lee Petty Buck Baker Fonty Flock and Bill Blair all rated as pre race threats failed to finish the 200 lap race Top ten results 21 Tim Flock 7 Bob Flock 19 Clyde Minter 22 Red Byron Bill Snowden 49 Glenn Dunaway Jack White 10 Fred Johnson 92 Herb Thomas Huey Dunn1950 03 edit The third race of the 1950 season was run on April 16 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne Pennsylvania Tim Flock won the pole Curtis Turner prevailed in an intense struggle and won the 150 mile race on the one mile dirt track His second career Grand National win came at an average speed of 69 399 mph The lead changed hands seven times as five drivers waged a furious duel Tim Flock led the opening two laps from the pole position Bill Blair pushed his Cadillac past Flock in the third lap and led until Flock assumed command again on lap eight Flock led for 35 laps while 23 year old rookie Bill Rexford moved into second The two toured the circular oval in bumper to bumper fashion Rexford sneaked past Flock in the 43rd lap and paced the action for 18 laps Rexford s Oldsmobile began sputtering which allowed Turner to take the lead on lap 61 Ray Erickson moved into the lead when he raced his Mercury past Turner in the 84th lap He was bidding for his first Grand National triumph when a rock pierced his radiator forcing him out after 114 laps Turner took the lead at that point and led the rest of the way Lloyd Moore Jimmy Florian Tim Flock and Lee Petty rounded out the top five Flock was running third when a wheel came off his Lincoln and bounced into the path of Blair who struck it The steering column in Blair s Cadillac snapped came up through the driver s compartment and hit the driver The High Point North Carolina star spent one night in the hospital Turner won 1 500 for his efforts as only six cars finished after 28 started Points leader Red Byron did not enter the race Tim Flock took over the points lead on the strength of his fourth place finish Turner s John Eanes owned Oldsmobile was running on Dunlop tires Dunlop had plenty of space on Turner s car placing its name on the hood and side doors Erickson s appearance was his last start of the year A short time later he lost an arm in a hot rod crash Also following the race the FBI began investigating some individuals who were trying to introduce racketeering and gambling into stock car racing Top ten results 41 Curtis Turner 59 Lloyd Moore 27 Jimmy Florian 21 Tim Flock 42 Lee Petty 90 Frank Mundy 66 Pappy Hough 293 Bob Dickson 8 Dick Linder 89 Pepper Cunningham1950 04 edit The fourth race of the 1950 season was run on May 21 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville Virginia the first race in the lineage of the Virginia 500 the spring race at the track Buck Baker won the pole Curtis Turner got his second straight Grand National win with a decisive triumph The Roanoke Virginia Blond Bomber dashed ahead of Baker in the 11th lap and led the rest of the way in the 150 lap 75 mile feature at the half mile dirt oval Jim Paschal finished second in a four year old Ford Lee Petty was third and Glenn Dunnaway came in fourth Cyde Minter picked up fifth spot Turner s Oldsmobile outdistanced the field by two full laps He up to only 2 5 points behind leader Tim Flock who fell victim to rear end problems after 97 laps Baker started on the pole at 54 216 mph in a Ford police special He faded to eighth at the finish Herb Thomas was running among the leaders in his Ford when a spindle broke in the final laps He got credit for 14th in the field of 25 Top ten results 41 Curtis Turner 79 Jim Paschal 42 Lee Petty 49 Glenn Dunaway 19 Clyde Minter 31 Bill Long 91 Donald Thomas 87 Buck Baker 60 Bill Rexford 59 Lloyd MoorePoor Man s 500 edit The fifth race of the 1950 season was run on May 30 at Canfield Speedway in Canfield Ohio The event was staged on the same day as the Indianapolis 500 hence the title of the Poor Man s 500 Jimmy Florian won the pole Bill Rexford of Conewango Valley New York stalked Curtis Turner for over half the race then took command to win the 100 mile race Rexford took the lead in the 121st lap and went on to beat runner up Glenn Dunnaway by two laps Lloyd Moore finished third and took the lead in the Grand National point standings by 36 5 points over Tim Flock who finished ninth Lee Petty crossed the finish line in fourth place and Bill Blair took fifth The promoters did pay some lap money with 5 going to the leader of each lap from the 101st through the 200th Rexford s earnings came to 1 400 with the lap money Turner led the first 120 laps before his engine went sour He departed after 133 laps and wound up 19th A crowd of 11 000 showed up on Memorial Day and watched Al Gross former stunt car driver for the Jimmy Lynch Thrill Show flip his Oldsmobile in the ninth lap Gross suffered a broken back and was taken to the hospital for an extended stay Frank Canale posted the second fastest qualifying time but overheating problems forced him out after 74 laps Joe Merola was on hand with a new radically designed 1948 Tucker Torpedo one of the most controversial and advanced automobiles The car went out before Merola was able to complete a lap This was the first NASCAR race with a name Top ten results 60 Bill Rexford 49 Glenn Dunaway 59 Lloyd Moore 42 Lee Petty 22 Bill Blair 27 Jimmy Florian 48 Dick Burns 89 Bobby Courtwright 90 Tim Flock 293 Bob Dickson1950 06 edit The sixth race of the 1950 season was run on June 18 at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon New York Chuck Mahoney won the pole Bill Blair of High Point North Carolina took the lead in the 25th lap and led the remaining distance to score his first Grand National win at the Vernon Fairgrounds A crowd of 15 000 showed up for the one year anniversary of NASCAR Grand National stock car racing Blair s Mercury was comfortably ahead of Lloyd Moore at the finish of the 100 mile race Moore extended his point lead to 216 5 points over Tim Rock who did not enter Chuck Mahoney was third while Dick Burns came in fourth and Lee Petty fifth Mahoney started on the pole and led the first 18 laps He was in the lead when his Mercury hit a loose wheel rolling on the track blew a tire and bent an axle His pit crew did an excellent job of repairing the damage and even more incredible was his drive back into third place Bill Rexford finished sixth and moved into the top ten in points Ann Chester became the fourth female driver to race in the Grand National ranks Her Plymouth fell victim to early problems and she finished 22nd in the 23 car field Top ten results 2 Bill Blair 59 Lloyd Moore 77 Chuck Mahoney 18 Dick Burns 42 Lee Petty 60 Bill Rexford 9 Art Lamey 27 Jimmy Florian 25 Dick Linder 24 Dick Clothier1950 07 edit The seventh race of the 1950 season was run on June 25 at Dayton Speedway at Dayton Ohio Dick Linder won the pole Jimmy Florian muscled his Ford past Curtis Turner with 32 laps remaining and won the 100 mile event at Dayton Speedway It was the first win in Grand National competition for the Ford nameplate and the first NASCAR race held entirely on pavement The lead changed hands six times among four different drivers with Florian holding the upper hand on two occasions for a total of 40 laps Along with ushering in Ford s first win Florian established another first on the muggy afternoon He pulled into victory lane and climbed out wearing nothing but his white pants The 27 year old Cleveland mechanic said he decided not to wear a shirt due to the hot weather and since there was no NASCAR rule requiring him to do so It was awfully hot and I knew I d be more comfortable without a shirt said Florian I ve done it several times before but not in the Grand Nationals Dick Linder started on the pole and led on two occasions for 35 laps He eventually finished second as Buck Barr came in third Turner wound up fourth and Art Lamey was fifth Lloyd Moore finished 23rd in the field of 25 and failed to earn any championship points but he still held a 202 5 point lead over Lee Petty who finished eighth Florian jumped to third in the standings 171 5 points out of first place Frank Mundy drove a Nash Ambassador but fell out early with mechanical problems Herschel Buchanan drove another Nash to a sixth place finish Top ten results 27 Jimmy Florian 25 Dick Linder 8 Buck Barr 41 Curtis Turner 9 Art Lamey 12 Herschel Buchanan Duane Carter 42 Lee Petty 77 Chuck Mahoney 8 Bill Rexford1950 08 edit The eighth race of the 1950 season was run on July 2 at Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester New York Curtis Turner won the pole Turner passed the field and cruised to an easy win in the 100 mile Grand National event It was his fourth career win Turner starting his Oldsmobile on the pole jumped out to an early lead and led the entire 200 laps on the half mile dirt track He wound up three laps in front of runner up Bill Blair who edged out Lee Petty in a stretch duel Jimmy Florian was fourth and Bill Rexford fifth Turner averaged 50 614 mph as three caution flags broke the action for seven total laps Following the race Turner and Petty fought at the inspection station Each was fined 100 by NASCAR Dick Burns was badly shaken when his Mercury left the track and struck a light pole in the 133rd lap The event was the first Grand National race in which a father son duo competed together Roscoe Pappy Hough and his son Lee finished 18th and 25th Turner s victory pushed him atop the point standings by two points over Lloyd Moore Petty stood third in points 24 5 points out of first place but he was stripped of all 809 points a week later when NASCAR officials discovered he that competed in a non sanctioned race Top ten results 41 Curtis Turner 2 Bill Blair 42 Lee Petty 27 Jimmy Florian 80 Bill Rexford 24 Dick Clothier 59 Lloyd Moore 98 Lyle Scott Dick Jerrett 25 Dick Linder1950 09 edit The ninth race of the 1950 season was run on July 23 at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte North Carolina Curtis Turner won the pole and jumped into the lead in the opening lap and never looked back as he streaked to victory in the 150 mile Grand National race The muscular driver out of Roanoke Virginia led from start to finish the second race in a row that Turner had led every lap The triumph kept Turner in the Grand National point lead as Lloyd Moore dropped to 21st in the 26 car field Chuck Mahoney finished in second place with Herb Thomas Jimmie Lewallen and Dick Burns rounding out the top five Bill Blair and Bill Rexford pressured Turner in the early going but Blair departed with a broken spindle and engine failure put Rexford out of action Lee Petty and Glenn Dunnaway were running in the top five when both Plymouth drivers lost wheels They finished 11th and 12th respectively On the same day Jim Roper winner of the first Grand National race at Charlotte on June 19 1949 won a 20 lap strictly stock outlaw feature at Pratt Kansas on a 1 6 mile paved oval averaging 67 659 mph Top ten results 41 Curtis Turner 77 Chuck Mahoney 92 Herb Thomas Jimmie Lewallen 18 Dick Burns driver 60 George Hartley 9 Donald Thomas Frank Mundy 90 Tim Flock 37 Bill Snowden1950 10 edit The tenth race of the 1950 season was run on August 13 at Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsboro North Carolina Dick Linder won the pole and Curtis Turner took the lead on the first lap of the race and maintained it through the next 45 laps However on lap 46 Turner blew a tire and went into the pits leaving him two laps down 1 This gave the lead to Pee Wee Martin for 12 laps before Fireball Roberts took over on lap 58 Turner managed to regain the lead lap but ran out of time to catch Roberts who scored the first win of his career Linder finished third with Bill Rexford fourth Clyde Minter fifth and Gene Austin Lee Petty Herb Thomas Chuck Mahoney and Johnny Mantz rounding out the top 10 Turner s second place kept him at the top of the points standings 2 Top ten results 71 Fireball Roberts 41 Curtis Turner 25 Dick Linder 80 Bill Rexford 19 Clyde Minter Gene Austin 42 Lee Petty 92 Herb Thomas 77 Chuck Mahoney 90 Johnny Mantz1950 11 edit The eleventh race of the 1950 season was run on August 20 at Dayton Speedway in Dayton Ohio Curtis Turner won the pole and led the first 48 laps but had problems ultimately finishing in 23rd 3 Dick Linder then took control and dominated the remainder of the event winning over Red Harvey Herb Thomas Lee Petty and Art Lamey rounded out the top five The race was shortened by five laps due to a serious crash by Johnny Mantz when he plowed through a guardrail and Joe Merola drove into the debris Mantz was uninjured while Merola only had minor cuts and bruises 3 Despite his 23rd place Turner kept the points lead over Lloyd Moore Top ten results 25 Dick Linder Red Harvey 92 Herb Thomas 42 Lee Petty Art Lamey Paul Parks Jack Kabat 59 Lloyd Moore 12 Joe Nagle Paul Smith1950 12 edit The twelfth race of the 1950 season was run on August 27 at Hamburg Speedway in Hamburg New York Dick Linder won the pole and while Curtis Turner showed a major challenge leading 74 of the 200 laps Linder came out on top winning by 20 yards over Fireball Roberts 4 Turner Lloyd Moore and Jack White made up the rest of the top five Top ten results 25 Dick Linder 11 Fireball Roberts 41 Curtis Turner 59 Lloyd Moore Jack White 80 Bill Rexford Frank Mundy 93 Ted Chamberlain 66 Pappy Hough Bill BlairSouthern 500 edit Main article 1950 Southern 500 The inaugural Southern 500 was run on September 4 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington South Carolina Curtis Turner won the pole Top ten results 98 Johnny Mantz 82 Fireball Roberts 22 Red Byron 59 Bill Rexford 77 Chuck Mahoney 42 Lee Petty 71 Cotton Owens 2 Bill Blair 52 Hershel McGriff 61 George Hartley1950 14 edit The fourteenth race of the 1950 season was run on September 17 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne Pennsylvania Wally Campbell won the pole Top ten results 47 Fonty Flock 2 Bill Blair 82 Fireball Roberts 42 Lee Petty Neil Cole 88 Pepper Cunningham 87 Buck Baker 60 Bill Rexford 44 Johnny Grubb 46 Kenneth WagnerWilkes 200 edit Main article 1950 Wilkes 200 The Wilkes 200 was run on September 24 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro North Carolina Fireball Roberts won the pole Top ten results 98 Leon Sales Jack Smith 78 Ewell Weddle 92 Herb Thomas 44 Gayle Warren 52 Weldon Adams Jimmy Thompson Jerry Wimbish 7 Bob Flock 94 Herbert Burns1950 16 edit The sixteenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 1 at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon New York Dick Linder won the pole Top ten results 25 Dick Linder 38 Ted Swaim 59 Lloyd Moore 9 Tim Flock Jack Reynolds 60 Bill Rexford 42 Lee Petty Jimmy Thompson 77 Chuck Mahoney Dick Jerrett1950 17 edit The seventeenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 15 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville Virginia a race now regarded as the second edition of the Old Dominion 500 the distance changed after the track was paved in 1955 from 200 to 400 and then 500 laps Fonty Flock won the pole This race was team owner Junie Donlavey s first career start fielding an Oldsmobile driven by Runt Harris Top ten results 92 Herb Thomas 42 Lee Petty 87 Buck Baker 7 Fonty Flock 52 Weldon Adams 11 Fireball Roberts 8 Jack Holloway 25 Jimmy Thompson 30 Jim Paschal 93 Ted Chamberlain1950 18 edit The eighteenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 15 at Funk s Speedway in Winchester Indiana Dick Linder won the pole Top ten results 59 Lloyd Moore 101 Bucky Sager 60 Bill Rexford Chuck James 10 Ray Duhigg Carl Renner 27 Jimmy Florian Chuck Garrett Bud Boone 8 Buck Barr1950 19 edit The nineteenth and final race of the 1950 season was run on October 29 at Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsboro North Carolina Fonty Flock won the pole Top ten results 42 Lee Petty 87 Buck Baker 72 Weldon Adams 98 Tim Flock 41 5 Bill Blair 44 Gayle Warren 10 Ray Duhigg 99 Jim Delaney 18 Herbert Burns 8 Jack HollowayResults and standings editRaces edit No Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer Model Year1 1950 01 nbsp Joe Littlejohn nbsp Harold Kite nbsp Harold Kite 5 Lincoln 19492 1950 02 nbsp Red Byron nbsp Tim Flock nbsp Tim Flock Lincoln 19493 1950 03 nbsp Tim Flock nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 19504 1950 04 nbsp Buck Baker nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 19505 Poor Man s 500 nbsp Jimmy Florian nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Bill Rexford Oldsmobile 19506 1950 06 nbsp Chuck Mahoney nbsp Bill Blair nbsp Bill Blair Mercury 19507 1950 07 nbsp Dick Linder nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Jimmy Florian Ford 19508 1950 08 nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 19509 1950 09 nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 195010 1950 10 nbsp Dick Linder nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Fireball Roberts Oldsmobile 194911 1950 11 nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Dick Linder nbsp Dick Linder Oldsmobile 195012 1950 12 nbsp Dick Linder nbsp Dick Linder nbsp Dick Linder Oldsmobile 195013 Southern 500 nbsp Curtis Turner nbsp Johnny Mantz nbsp Johnny Mantz Plymouth 195014 1950 14 nbsp Wally Campbell nbsp Fonty Flock nbsp Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 195015 Wilkes 200 nbsp Fireball Roberts nbsp Fonty Flock nbsp Leon Sales Plymouth 195016 1950 16 nbsp Dick Linder nbsp Dick Linder nbsp Dick Linder Oldsmobile 195017 1950 17 nbsp Fonty Flock nbsp Herb Thomas nbsp Herb Thomas Plymouth 195018 1950 18 nbsp Dick Linder nbsp Bucky Sager nbsp Lloyd Moore Mercury 195019 1950 19 nbsp Fonty Flock nbsp Fonty Flock nbsp Lee Petty Plymouth 1949Drivers championship edit Further information List of NASCAR points scoring systems 1949 1951 For the 1950 season the number of points awarded depended on the purse of the race Most races were worth around 4000 and so the winner got 200 points second place 180 points third place 160 and so on Points were awarded somewhat inconsistently and in particular the lowest place that got awarded points changed from race to race The Southern 500 with an incredible 25325 purse awarded 1250 points enough to finish in 6th just by winning that one race Confusing the matter further many people got deducted points for taking place in non NASCAR sanctioned races key Bold Pole position Most laps led Pos Driver Races PointsDAB CHA LAN MAR POR VER DAY MON CHA OCC DAY HAM DAR LAN NWS VER MAR FNK OCC1 nbsp Bill Rexford 29 13 22 9 1 6 10 5 19 4 14 6 4 8 6 3 26 19592 nbsp Fireball Roberts 33 15 1 2 2 3 16 6 21 1848 1 23 nbsp Lee Petty 16 18 5 3 4 5 8 3 11 7 4 27 6 4 7 2 1 1590 b 4 nbsp Lloyd Moore 3 14 2 10 3 2 23 7 21 DNQ 8 4 71 16 3 1 17 13985 nbsp Curtis Turner 11 15 1 1 19 4 1 1 2 23 3 60 24 22 17 29 1375 1 26 nbsp Johnny Mantz 10 12 1 12827 nbsp Chuck Mahoney 15 3 9 17 2 9 27 16 5 31 9 1217 1 28 nbsp Dick Linder 9 13 9 2 10 22 3 1 1 13 30 1 13 11219 nbsp Jimmy Florian 3 6 8 1 4 19 22 26 41 7 80110 nbsp Bill Blair 34 19 19 11 5 1 16 2 16 27 10 8 2 11 16 5 76611 nbsp Herb Thomas 9 23 14 20 21 3 8 3 13 4 11 1 18 590 1 212 nbsp Buck Baker 9 22 8 14 69 7 14 3 2 531 1 213 nbsp Cotton Owens 14 16 7 50014 nbsp Fonty Flock 10 21 28 1 18 4 20 458 1 215 nbsp Weldon Adams 15 6 5 3 44016 nbsp Tim Flock 6 1 4 20 9 9 11 19 24 4 12 4 437 1 217 nbsp Clyde Minter 3 5 23 5 65 15 14 19 42718 nbsp Dick Burns 7 4 22 5 22 18 30 DNP 341 1 219 nbsp Art Lamey 7 5 5 24 32020 nbsp Bob Flock 7 2 27 9 31421 nbsp George Hartley 11 6 11 20 29 10 11 11 29822 nbsp Gayle Warren 21 14 26 20 28 25 68 5 18 6 28723 nbsp Frank Mundy 37 11 6 25 8 7 32 22 275 1 224 nbsp Jim Paschal 23 2 20 53 9 28 220 1 225 nbsp Jack White 20 7 25 22 5 24 27 211 1 226 nbsp Pappy Hough 7 11 18 9 28 207 1 227 nbsp Ray Duhigg 23 24 27 5 7 202 1 228 nbsp Leon Sales 1 21 20029 nbsp Jimmy Thompson 40 7 8 8 20030 nbsp Harold Kite 1 38 12 18731 nbsp Neil Cole 18 5 183 1 232 nbsp Jack Smith 27 29 2 18033 nbsp Bucky Sager 2 27 18034 nbsp Red Harvey 2 18035 nbsp Ted Swaim 2 18036 nbsp Buck Barr 3 10 18037 nbsp Pepper Cunningham 10 6 177 1 238 nbsp Ewell Weddle 3 13 14 173 1 239 nbsp Donald Thomas 7 7 16440 nbsp Bill Snowden 5 10 13 37 16341 nbsp Jimmie Lewallen 4 21 43 14042 nbsp Chuck James 4 14043 nbsp Dick Clothier 36 10 12 6 18 133 1 244 nbsp Paul Parks 20 6 32 12 17 15 124 1 245 nbsp Al Gross 4 18 28 12446 nbsp Jack Reynolds 5 24 12047 nbsp Jim Delaney 14 8 11448 nbsp Carl Renner 13 6 10849 nbsp Jack Holloway 7 10 107 1 250 nbsp J C Van Landingham 5 10551 nbsp Bob Dickson 6 16 10 12 31 36 10552 nbsp Gene Austin 17 6 10253 nbsp Herschel Buchanan 39 6 10054 nbsp Bill Long 6 10055 nbsp Johnny Grubb 12 9 11 12 9856 nbsp Duane Carter 7 80 nbsp Jack Kabat 7 8058 nbsp Herbert Burns 10 9 7559 nbsp Lyle Scott 24 15 8 24 14 19 6860 nbsp Fred Johnson 8 26 67 1 261 nbsp Ted Chamberlain 8 34 17 10 15 6662 nbsp Bobby Courtwright 8 60 nbsp Chuck Garrett 8 60 nbsp Jerry Wimbish 8 6065 nbsp Pap White 16 DNQ 57 1 2Pos Driver Races PointsDAB CHA LAN MAR POR VER DAY MON CHA OCC DAY HAM DAR LAN NWS VER MAR FNK OCCNotable drivers who did not score points edit nbsp Red Byron All points were deducted nbsp Glenn Dunaway All points were deducted nbsp Hershel McGriff nbsp Speedy ThompsonNotes edit The name Wilkes 200 refers to the number of laps not the length Petty was deducted 809 points for taking part in a non NASCAR sanctioned race Without that penalty he would have comfortably won the 1950 championship 1 References edit a b 50 Years Of NASCAR Racing Occoneechee Speedway Post 54 Race Fans Forever Archived from the original on 2018 07 03 Retrieved 2018 07 02 1950 10 Cup Racing Reference info racing reference info Retrieved 2018 07 02 a b 1950 11 Cup Racing Reference info racing reference info Retrieved 2018 07 02 1950 12 Cup Racing Reference info racing reference info Retrieved 2018 07 02 Kite Wins Daytona Race Tampa Tribune February 6 1950 Retrieved May 14 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1950 NASCAR Grand National Series amp oldid 1174473716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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