1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series inaugural race
Race details[1] | |||
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Race 1 of 8 in the 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series season | |||
Date | June 19, 1949 | ||
Location | Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.2 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km) | ||
Weather | Hot with temperatures reaching up to 89.1 °F (31.7 °C); with winds being sustained up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Davis Brothers | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bill Blair | R.B. McIntosh | |
Laps | 145 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 34 | Jim Roper | R.B. McIntosh |
The NASCAR Strictly Stock Series inaugural race was the first
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The race was run on the same day as competitor
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Pole position was held by Bob Flock, who led for the first five laps before his engine malfunctioned,[3] and Bill Blair took the lead, which he held for 145 laps until Jim Roper took the lead on lap 151.[2] In the end, Glenn Dunaway won, but officials had expressed suspicion over Dunaway's car remaining steady while entering the rugged turns,[7] and it was eventually discovered that car owner Hubert Westmoreland had spread the car's rear springs, a method commonly used by bootleggers to improve handling. Roper, who had finished three laps down, was given the victory,[8] while Dunaway was scored as finishing last. Fonty Flock, Red Byron, Sam Rice and Tim Flock closed out the top five, while the top ten consisted of Archie Smith, Sterling Long, Slick Smith, Curtis Turner and Jimmy Thompson.[2] Westmoreland then sued NASCAR[9] for $10,000, but lost after judge Johnson Jay Hayes tossed it out of court.[7]
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References
- ^ "Weather information for the First NASCAR Strictly Stock Series racing event". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
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- ^ a b c Kirby, Gordon (June 8, 2009). "The first 'Strictly Stock' race". Motorsport. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ "Memorable Firsts in NASCAR". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ Fox Sports Digital Media. Archived from the originalon June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Recap". HowStuffWorks. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ The McClatchy Company. Archived from the originalon October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ Pearce, Al (March 15, 2003). "No. 9: The first race". The Daily Press. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- Fox Sports Digital Media. July 17, 2013. Archived from the originalon October 27, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.