1949 IN NASCAR

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.

Contents
1949-01
1949-02
1949-03
1949-04
1949-05
1949-06
1949-07
Final Points Standings
External links

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.
'Top Ten Results'
#Jim Roper
#Fonty Flock
#Red Byron
#Sam Rice
#Tim Flock
#Archie Smith
#Sterling Long
#Slick Smith
#Curtis Turner
#Jimmy Thompson

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.
'Top Ten Results'
#Red Byron
#Tim Flock
#Frank Mundy
#Joe Littlejohn
#Bill Blair
#Frank Christian
#Bill Snowden
#Gober Sosebee
#Jimmy Thompson
#Jack Etheridge

1949-03

The third race of the Strictly Stock season was held August 6 at Occoneechee Speedway.
'Top Ten Results'
#Bob Flock
#Gober Sosebee
#Glenn Dunnaway
#Fonty Flock
#Bill Snowden
#Bill Blair
#Tim Flock
#Otis Martin
#Lee Petty
#Buddy Helms

1949-04

The fourth race of the Strictly Stock season was held September 11 at Langhorne Speedway. Red Byron won the pole.
'Top Ten Results'
#Curtis Turner
#Bob Flock
#Red Byron
#Frank Mundy
#Bill Blair
#Sara Christian
#Lee Petty
#Al Keller
#Al Bonnell
#Lou Volk

1949-05

The fifth race of the Strictly Stock season was held September 18 at Hamburg Speedway.
'Top Ten Results'
#Jack White
#Ray Erickson
#Billy Rafter
#Mike Eagen
#Bill Rexford
#Frankie Schneider
#Jack Russell
#Charles Muscatel
#Glenn Dunnaway
#Ellis Pearce

1949-06

The sixth race of the Strictly Stock season was held September 25 at Martinsville Speedway. Curtis Turner won the pole.
'Top Ten Results'
#Red Byron
#Lee Petty
#Ray Erickson
#Clyde Minter
#Bill Blair
#Bill Snowden
#Glenn Dunnaway
#Al Wagoner
#Curtis Turner
#Archie Smith

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.
'Top Ten Results'
#Lee Petty
#Dick Linder
#Bill Rexford
#Sam Rice
#Sara Christian
#Lloyd Moore
#John Wright
#Jack Russell
#Skip Lewis
#Don Rogala
== 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.
'Top Ten Results'
#Bob Flock
#Lee Petty
#Fonty Flock
#Clyde Minter
#Herb Thomas
#Roy Hall
#Ray Erickson
#Raymond Lewis
#Curtis Turner
#Bill Blair

Final Points Standings

#Red Byron-842.5
#Lee Petty-725.0
#Bob Flock-704.0
#Bill Blair-567.5
#Fonty Flock-554.5
#Curtis Turner-430.0
#Ray Erickson-442.0
#Tim Flock-421.0
#Glenn Dunnaway-384.0
#Frank Mundy-370.0
#Bill Snowden-315.0
#Bill Rexford-286.0
#Sara Christian-282.0
#Clyde Minter-280.0
#Gober Sosebee-265.0
#Jim Roper-253.0
#Sam Rice-231.0
#Jack White-200.0
#Dick Linder-180.5
#Billy Rafter-160.0

External links

★ Racing Reference