NASCAR strictly stick season 1949

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The NASCAR - Strictly stick -Season 1949 began on June 19 in Charlotte , North Carolina , and ended on October 16 in North Wilkesboro , North Carolina. It was the first official season of today's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series .

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Brief overview

date venue Racetrack Pole position winner
June 19, 1949 Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Speedway Bob Flock Jim Roper
July 10, 1949 Daytona Beach ( Florida ) Daytona Beach Road Course Gober Sosebee Red Byron
August 7, 1949 Hillsboro, North Carolina Occoneechee Speedway - Bob Flock
September 11, 1949 Langhorne, Pennsylvania Langhorne Speedway Red Byron Curtis Turner
September 18, 1949 Hamburg (New York) Hamburg Speedway - Jack White
September 25, 1949 Martinsville, Virginia Martinsville Speedway Curtis Turner Red Byron
October 2, 1949 Pittsburgh Heidelberg Raceway Al Bonnell Lee Petty
October 16, 1949 North Wilkesboro North Wilkesboro Speedway Kenneth Wagner Bob Flock

Race 1 - Charlotte, North Carolina

The first race of the season and also the first ever run of today's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series took place on June 19, 1949 at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte , North Carolina .

Top 10 placements:

  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

Race 2 - Daytona Beach, Florida

The second race of the season took place on July 10, 1949 on the Daytona Beach Road Course in Daytona Beach , Florida .

Top 10 placements:

  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

Race 3 - Hillsboro, North Carolina

The third race of the season took place on August 7, 1949 at Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsboro , North Carolina .

Top 10 placements:

  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

Race 4 - Langhorne, Pennsylvania

The fourth race of the season took place on September 11, 1949 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne , Pennsylvania .

Top 10 placements:

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

Race 5 - Hamburg, New York

The fifth race of the season took place on September 18, 1949 at Hamburg Speedway in Hamburg , New York .

Top 10 placements:

  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

Race 6 - Martinsville, Virginia

The sixth race of the season took place on September 25, 1949 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville , Virginia . The race is still in the Sprint Cup race calendar under the name Goody's Cool Orange 500 , making it the oldest NASCAR race.

Top 10 placements:

  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

Race 7 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The seventh race of the season took place on October 2, 1949 at Heidelberg Raceway in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania .

Top 10 placements:

  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

Race 8 “Wilkes 200” - North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

The eighth and final race of the season took place on October 16, 1949 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro , North Carolina .

Top 10 placements:

  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

Score at the end of the season (top 20)

space driver Points
1 Red Byron 842.5
2 Lee Petty 725.0
3 Bob Flock 704.0
4th Bill Blair 567.5
5 Fonty flock 554.5
6th Curtis Turner 430.0
7th Ray Erickson 442.0
8th 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
14th Clyde Minter 280.0
15th Gober Sosebee 265.0
16 Jim Roper 253.0
17th Sam Rice 231.0
18th Jack White 200.0
19th Dick Linder 180.5
20th Billy Rafter 160.0