The inaugural NASCAR Strictly Stock season began on June 19 and ended on October 16 in the year 1949. Red Byron, driving the #22 Oldsmobile for Raymond Parks, was named the newly formed series' first champion. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Robert Red Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful as the series began. ... Oldsmobile was a brand of automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. ...

A list of NASCAR Championship seasons: Strictly Stock: 1949 Grand National: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Winston Cup: 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986... The 1950 NASCAR Grand National Season began on Sunday February 5 and ended on Sunday October 29. ...

1949-01

The very first NASCAR race was held June 19 at Charlotte Speedway, a 3/4 mile dirt track in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bob Flock won the pole. Glenn Dunnaway was declared the original winner, but a post-race inspection revealed that his car was fitted with illegal springs, causing NASCAR to disqualify him. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... for the current NASCAR track, see Lowes Motor Speedway. ... Nickname: The Queen City, Hornets Nest Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina  - Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area    - City  280. ... Robert Bob Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 - May 16, 1964) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver. ... Henry Glenn Dunnaway (1915 – March 15, 1964) was a NASCAR driver. ...

Top Ten Results

1. Jim Roper
2. Fonty Flock
3. Red Byron
4. Sam Rice
5. Tim Flock
6. Archie Smith
7. Sterling Long
8. Slick Smith
9. Curtis Turner
10. Jimmy Thompson

Christian D. Jim Roper (August 13, 1916 – June 23, 2000) was a NASCAR driver. ... Herb Thomas, Fonty Flock, and Al Keller (left to right) at the Palm Beach, Florida fairgrounds (taken between 1952 and 1954), courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection Truman Fontell Fonty Flock (March 21, 1920 - July 15, 1972) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver. ... Robert Red Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful as the series began. ... Tim Flock was one of NASCARs early pioneers. ... Curtis Turner (born April 12, 1924 in Floyd, Virginia - died October 14, 1970) was an early NASCAR driver. ...

1949-02

The second race of the Strictly Stock season was held July 10 at the Daytona Beach Road Course. Gober Sosebee won the pole. July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen world land speed records were set. ...

Top Ten Results

1. Red Byron
2. Tim Flock
3. Frank Mundy
4. Joe Littlejohn
5. Bill Blair
6. Frank Christian
7. Bill Snowden
8. Gober Sosebee
9. Jimmy Thompson
10. Jack Etheridge

Robert Red Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful as the series began. ... Tim Flock was one of NASCARs early pioneers. ...

1949-03

The third race of the Strictly Stock season was held August 6 at Occoneechee Speedway. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open and is the only track remaining from the inaugural, 1949 season. ...

Top Ten Results

1. Bob Flock
2. Gober Sosebee
3. Glenn Dunnaway
4. Fonty Flock
5. Bill Snowden
6. Bill Blair
7. Tim Flock
8. Otis Martin
9. Lee Petty
10. Buddy Helms

Robert Bob Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 - May 16, 1964) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver. ... Henry Glenn Dunnaway (1915 – March 15, 1964) was a NASCAR driver. ... Herb Thomas, Fonty Flock, and Al Keller (left to right) at the Palm Beach, Florida fairgrounds (taken between 1952 and 1954), courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection Truman Fontell Fonty Flock (March 21, 1920 - July 15, 1972) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver. ... Tim Flock was one of NASCARs early pioneers. ... Lee Petty (March 14, 1914 (near Randleman, North Carolina) - April 5, 2000) was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s. ...

1949-04

The fourth race of the Strictly Stock season was held September 11 at Langhorne Speedway. Red Byron won the pole. This article is about the date September 11 in general. ... Langhorne Speedway was a racetrack located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. ... Robert Red Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful as the series began. ...

Top Ten Results

1. Curtis Turner
2. Bob Flock
3. Red Byron
4. Frank Mundy
5. Bill Blair
6. Sara Christian
7. Lee Petty
8. Al Keller
9. Al Bonnell
10. Lou Volk

Curtis Turner (born April 12, 1924 in Floyd, Virginia - died October 14, 1970) was an early NASCAR driver. ... Robert Bob Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 - May 16, 1964) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver. ... Robert Red Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful as the series began. ... Sara Christian (1918 — 1980) was the first woman driver in NASCAR history. ... Lee Petty (March 14, 1914 (near Randleman, North Carolina) - April 5, 2000) was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s. ... Al Keller was a Formula One driver (Indy 500 only) from the United States. ...

1949-05

The fifth race of the Strictly Stock season was held September 18 at Hamburg Speedway. September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ...

Top Ten Results

1. Jack White
2. Ray Erickson
3. Billy Rafter
4. Mike Eagen
5. Bill Rexford
6. Frankie Schneider
7. Jack Russell
8. Charles Muscatel
9. Glenn Dunnaway
10. Ellis Pearce

Bill Rexford (March 14, 1927_April 18, 1994) was a stock car driver in the early 1950s. ... Frankie Schneider (born August 11, 1926) of Lambertville, New Jersey was a stock car, modified, midget, and sprint car racer. ... See also: Jack Russell (cricketer) - Jack Russell (baseball player). ... Henry Glenn Dunnaway (1915 – March 15, 1964) was a NASCAR driver. ...

1949-06

The sixth race of the Strictly Stock season was held September 25 at Martinsville Speedway. Curtis Turner won the pole. September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... Curtis Turner (born April 12, 1924 in Floyd, Virginia - died October 14, 1970) was an early NASCAR driver. ...

Top Ten Results

1. Red Byron
2. Lee Petty
3. Ray Erickson
4. Clyde Minter
5. Bill Blair
6. Bill Snowden
7. Glenn Dunnaway
8. Al Wagoner
9. Curtis Turner
10. Archie Smith

Robert Red Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful as the series began. ... Lee Petty (March 14, 1914 (near Randleman, North Carolina) - April 5, 2000) was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s. ... Henry Glenn Dunnaway (1915 – March 15, 1964) was a NASCAR driver. ... Curtis Turner (born April 12, 1924 in Floyd, Virginia - died October 14, 1970) was an early NASCAR driver. ...

1949-07

The seventh race of the Strictly Stock season was held October 2 at Heidelberg Raceway, near Pittsburgh PA. Al Bonnell won the pole. October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ...

Top Ten Results

1. Lee Petty
2. Dick Linder
3. Bill Rexford
4. Sam Rice
5. Sara Christian
6. Lloyd Moore
7. John Wright
8. Jack Russell
9. Skip Lewis
10. Don Rogala

Lee Petty (March 14, 1914 (near Randleman, North Carolina) - April 5, 2000) was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s. ... Bill Rexford (March 14, 1927_April 18, 1994) was a stock car driver in the early 1950s. ... Sara Christian (1918 — 1980) was the first woman driver in NASCAR history. ...

Wilkes 200

The Wilkes 200, the eighth and final race of the Strictly Stock season, was held October 16 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Kenneth Wagner won the pole. Tyson Holly Farms 400 was a former NASCAR Winston Cup event that took place every last weekend in September or first weekend in October at the North Wilkesboro Speedway from 1950 to 1996 except 1956. ... Tyson Holly Farms 400 was a former NASCAR Winston Cup event that took place every last weekend in September or first weekend in October at the North Wilkesboro Speedway from 1950 to 1996 except 1956. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short track which held races in NASCARs top three series from NASCARs inception in 1949 until its closure in 1996. ...

Top Ten Results

1. Bob Flock
2. Lee Petty
3. Fonty Flock
4. Clyde Minter
5. Herb Thomas
6. Roy Hall
7. Ray Erickson
8. Raymond Lewis
9. Curtis Turner
10. Bill Blair

Robert Bob Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 - May 16, 1964) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver. ... Lee Petty (March 14, 1914 (near Randleman, North Carolina) - April 5, 2000) was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s. ... Herb Thomas, Fonty Flock, and Al Keller (left to right) at the Palm Beach, Florida fairgrounds (taken between 1952 and 1954), courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection Truman Fontell Fonty Flock (March 21, 1920 - July 15, 1972) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver. ... Herbert Watson Thomas (April 6, 1923–August 9, 2000) was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series most successful drivers in the 1950s. ... Raymond Lewis (September 3, 1952 in Los Angeles - February 11, 2001) was a basketball and streetball player. ... Curtis Turner (born April 12, 1924 in Floyd, Virginia - died October 14, 1970) was an early NASCAR driver. ...

Final Points Standings

1. Red Byron-842.5
2. Lee Petty-725.0
3. Bob Flock-704.0
4. Bill Blair-567.5
5. Fonty Flock-554.5
6. Curtis Turner-430.0
7. Ray Erickson-442.0
8. Tim Flock-421.0
9. Glenn Dunnaway-384.0
10. Frank Mundy-370.0
11. Bill Snowden-315.0
12. Bill Rexford-286.0
13. Sara Christian-282.0
14. Clyde Minter-280.0
15. Gober Sosebee-265.0
16. Jim Roper-253.0
17. Sam Rice-231.0
18. Jack White-200.0
19. Dick Linder-180.5
20. Billy Rafter-160.0

Robert Red Byron (March 12, 1915 - November 11, 1960) was a NASCAR driver who was successful as the series began. ... Lee Petty (March 14, 1914 (near Randleman, North Carolina) - April 5, 2000) was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 60s. ... Robert Bob Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 - May 16, 1964) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver. ... Herb Thomas, Fonty Flock, and Al Keller (left to right) at the Palm Beach, Florida fairgrounds (taken between 1952 and 1954), courtesy of the Florida Photographic Collection Truman Fontell Fonty Flock (March 21, 1920 - July 15, 1972) of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver. ... Curtis Turner (born April 12, 1924 in Floyd, Virginia - died October 14, 1970) was an early NASCAR driver. ... Tim Flock was one of NASCARs early pioneers. ... Henry Glenn Dunnaway (1915 – March 15, 1964) was a NASCAR driver. ... Bill Rexford (March 14, 1927_April 18, 1994) was a stock car driver in the early 1950s. ... Sara Christian (1918 — 1980) was the first woman driver in NASCAR history. ... Christian D. Jim Roper (August 13, 1916 – June 23, 2000) was a NASCAR driver. ... A list of NASCAR Championship seasons: Strictly Stock: 1949 Grand National: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Winston Cup: 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986... The 1950 NASCAR Grand National Season began on Sunday February 5 and ended on Sunday October 29. ...

External links

• Racing Reference