A LITTLE RACING HISTORY

[chilipepper]

Me who knows very little about engines is even enjoying this! But I'm slow to learn. Don't stop because I haven't posted. I hate to show my ignorance on some of this stuff!

[dodgehemi]

Trying to find some new stuff to post it's out their just have to find it.

[dodgehemi]

Just to show a little of Darlington 1950 info.


1950 Darlington Southern 500

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
1 43 98 Johnny Mantz Hubert Westmoreland '50 Plymouth 400 10,510 running 351
2 67 82 Fireball Roberts Sam Rice '50 Oldsmobile 391 3,500 running 0
3 7 22 Red Byron Parks Novelty (Raymond Parks) '50 Cadillac 390 2,000 running 0
4 23 59 Bill Rexford Julian Buesink '50 Oldsmobile 385 1,500 running 0
5 15 77 Chuck Mahoney Brooks Motors '50 Mercury 381 1,000 running 0
6 35 42 Lee Petty Petty Special (Petty Enterprises) '49 Plymouth 380 800 running 0
7 38 71 Cotton Owens F.J. Bland '50 Plymouth 380 930 running 23
8 64 2 Bill Blair Sam Rice '49 Cadillac 375 600 running 0
9 44 52 Hershel McGriff City of Roses (Hershel McGriff) '50 Oldsmobile 374 500 running 0
10 26 61 George Hartley Julian Buesink '50 Oldsmobile 371 450 running 0
11 16 9 Tim Flock Buddy Elliott '50 Oldsmobile 370 400 running 0
Lap leaders: G. Sosebee 1-4, C. Turner 5-26, C. Owens 27-49, J. Mantz 50-400

9 Lap Winning Margin! 75 Cars started the race! 6 1/2 hours long!

Grand National race number 13 of 19
September 4, 1950 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
400 laps on a 1.250 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 6:38:40
Average Speed: 75.25 mph
Pole Speed: 82.034 mph
Cautions: 2 for 13 laps
Margin of Victory: 9 laps +
Attendance: 25,000

[dodgehemi]

Good Story of the First Winner of The Southern 500


Johnny Mantz

[pmossberg]

You bet we're reading it dodgehemi

Since the thread started it's well over 518 views.

The next closest has 224.

Sometimes silence really is golden!

[dodgehemi]

Here was a very good driver for Petty


Pete Hamilton

[songsmith1950]

Excellent! So little I know of the very earliest!
I am hoping you will kind of take the lead on the 50's drivers part of the hall of fame.
There are a couple of others that can be with you on that.
Am I right that you followed the racing even back then?

[dodgehemi]

songsmith1950

Yes I will take that part. and yes I have followed racing since 1950.
want to but didn't get to go to the first race at Darlington, even I only lived about 45 miles from the track, but back then that was along way.

[dodgehemi]

NASCAR 1949



1949

[dodgehemi]

NASCAR 1950



1950

[dodgehemi]

Question

Name the driver who was in the top 10 in points and won 3 championships from 1949 to 1960?

[donmoos]

Oct 27, 2009 11:40:15 GMT -5 dodgehemi said:

Question

Name the driver who was in the top 10 in points and won 3 championships from 1949 to 1960?

Lee Petty?

[dodgehemi]

Oct 27, 2009 12:08:08 GMT -5 donmoos said:

Oct 27, 2009 11:40:15 GMT -5 dodgehemi said:

Question

Name the driver who was in the top 10 in points and won 3 championships from 1949 to 1960?

Lee Petty?

donmoos you are right

[dodgehemi]

A nother question

In how many races did Lee Petty inter in 1949 before he won his very first race? And where and at what track (name the track and town)?

[pmossberg]

In 1949, Lee's first win came in his fifth race at Heidleberg Raceway.
Heidelberg was outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The site is now a strip mall named Raceway Plaza,with a Walmart. Woo hoo!