Tim Flock

Tim Flock
Tim Flock
Born	Julius Timothy Flock; May 11, 1924; Champion; Champion; Winner; Highest career winning percentage for a full-time NASCAR driver (21%); Led NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998); Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1999); Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (2006); NASCAR Hall of Fame (2014) Named one of 1950 (Charlotte)
Last win	1956 International Stock Car Road Race (Road America)
NASCAR Convertible Division career
	4 races run over 2 years
Best finish	31st (1957)
First race	1957 Race #2 (Daytona Beach & Road Course)
Last race	1958 Race #11 (Lakewood)
First win	1957 Race #2 (Daytona Beach & Road Course)
	Statistics current as of May 3, 2020.

Julius Timothy Flock (May 11, 1924 – March 31, 1998) was an American stock car racer. He was a two-time NASCAR series champion. His brothers Bob and Fonty Flock also raced in NASCAR, as did his sister Ethel Mobley (who was NASCAR's second female driver).

NASCAR career

Tim Flock finished 5th in NASCAR's inaugural

Strictly Stock race at Charlotte, North Carolina in 1949; he drove an Oldsmobile 88 that he borrowed from his newlywed neighbors.^[1] NASCAR's first official season ended with Flock in eighth, his brother Fonty Flock in fifth, and his other brother Bob Flock

in third in the overall points standings.

Flock won his first official NASCAR race in 1950 at Charlotte. He ran 12 of 19 races and finished 16th in the final standings. In 1951, Flock won seven races. 1952 brought eight wins and four poles. At the end of the 1952 NASCAR season, Flock had 106 more points than

Daytona Beach and Road Course for illegally screwed carburetor screws.^[2]

Flock had a

rhesus monkey co-driver named "Jocko Flocko" with him in his May 16, 1953, Grand National win at Hickory Motor Speedway. Jocko Flocko became the only winning monkey ever. The monkey was retired two weeks later at Raleigh, where the monkey pulled the device to allow the driver to observe the right front tire and was hit by a pebble. At the time, drivers used a device to lift the wheel well to observe tire wear in case of a tire failure. Flock had to do a pit stop to remove the monkey, and he finished third (he would have won without the problem).^[3]

1955 was a record-setting year for Flock as well as NASCAR. On the way to Flock's second Grand National Championship title, Flock had 19 poles and 18 victories in 45 races. The 18 victories stood as a record until broken by "The King", Richard Petty, in 1967. The 19 poles are still the highest number in a NASCAR season.

The 1956 season saw Flock win the

stomach ulcers

. Upon departing from the Kiekhaefer camp, he had compiled 21 triumphs out of his 46 starts with Kiekhaefer.

Labor union

In his final race before "retiring" Flock was disqualified and banned from NASCAR as a result of "having too much solder on his carburetor screw" which was illegal. This was widely known by the public to be retaliation by NASCAR management for Flock's support of a NASCAR driver's union. Like Curtis Turner, he faced a life ban from NASCAR. Flock continued to race under other sanctioning bodies, including the Midwest Association for Race Cars,^[5] competing in the 100 mi (160 km) event on the dirt at Lakewood Speedway, Georgia, in October 1961, where he finished second.^[6] He also raced at a United States Auto Club event in Concord, North Carolina, in 1963.^[7] He was reinstated to NASCAR competition in 1966.^[8]

Flock was employed by the Ford Motor Company to entertain customers at track events.^[9]

Later years

In 1959, he was hired by Charlotte Motor Speedway to work in various roles, including public relations and ticket sales.^[10]

His last race was the Battle of the NASCAR Legends race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1991. The race featured such drivers as Cale Yarborough, Junior Johnson, Pete Hamilton, and Donnie Allison. The winner was Elmo Langley, beating Yarborough to the line by about 3 feet (0.91 m) on the last lap. He finished 10th out of 22 drivers.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Flock died of

special paint scheme named "Tim Flock Special" at Darlington Raceway

weeks before Flock died. Flock was without medical insurance, and Waltrip wanted to help raise money for Flock and his family.

A month before his death, Flock was honored as one of

NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. He has been inducted in numerous halls of fame, including the: International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1991), Motorsports Hall of Fame of America^[12] (1999), National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1972), State of Georgia Hall of Fame (1972), and Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends (1994). He was inducted in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

in May 2006. On May 22, 2013, Flock was named a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame for 2014, to be inducted during Acceleration Weekend in January.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	NGNC	Pts	Ref
1949	Buddy Elliott	90	Olds	CLT 5	DAB 2	HBO 7	LAN 31	HAM	MAR	HEI	NWS 19																																																	8th	421	^[13]
1950	Buddy Elliott	90	Cadillac	DAB 6																																																								16th	437.5	^[14]
	Harold Kite	21	Lincoln		CLT 1*	LAN 4
	Buddy Elliott	90	Lincoln				MAR 20	CAN 9	VER	DSP	MCF	CLT 9	HBO	DSP	HAM
	Buddy Elliott	9	Olds													DAR 11	LAN 19		VER 4	MAR 12	WIN
	Frank Christian	75	Olds															NWS 24
	Hubert Westmoreland	98	Plymouth																			HBO 4
1951	Ted Chester	91	Lincoln	DAB 2*																																																								3rd	3722.5	^[15]
			Olds		CLT 33	NMO 1*	GAR	HBO 4	ASF 3	NWS 2	MAR 3	CAN 2	CLS 1	CLB 7	DSP 3	GAR	GRS 4	BAI 20	HEI 37	AWS 11	MCF	ALS	MSF 17	FMS 1	MOR 1*	ABS 2	DAR 11	CLB 1*	CCS 22	LAN 5	CLT 11	DSP	WIL	HBO	TPN 7	PGS 1**	MAR	OAK	NWS 4	HMS	JSP 13
			Hudson																																							ATL 1	GAR	NMO 2
1952				PBS 1*	DAB 55	JSP 4	NWS 21	MAR 11*	CLB 18	ATL 15*	CCS 9	LAN 2	DAR 2	DSP 3	CAN 4	HAY	FMS 1*	HBO 1	CLT 2	MSF 1*	NIF 13	OSW 1	MON 1	MOR 2	PPS 1*	MCF 1*	AWS 2	DAR 33	CCS 3*	LAN 4	DSP 6	WIL 7	HBO 4	MAR 4	NWS 4	ATL 4	PBS 12																							1st	6858.5	^[16]
1953				PBS 3	DAB 5	HAR 7	NWS 23*	CLT 4*	RCH	CCS 6	LAN 5	CLB 2	HCY 1	MAR 32	PMS 22	RSP 3	LOU 4	FIF 5	LAN 7	TCS 22	WIL 7	MCF 4	PIF	MOR	ATL	RVS	LCF	DAV	HBO 16	AWS 10	PAS	HCY 7	DAR 10	CCS 5	LAN 39	BLF	WIL	NWS 13	MAR	ATL 20																				6th	5011	^[17]
1954	Ernest Woods	88	Olds	PBS	DAB 62	JSP	ATL	OSP	OAK	NWS	HBO	CCS	LAN	WIL	MAR	SHA	RSP	CLT	GAR	CLB	LND	HCY	MCF	WGS	PIF	AWS	SFS	GRS	MOR	OAK	CLT	SAN	COR	DAR																										35th	860	^[18]
	Buck Baker Racing	89	Olds																																CCS 2*	CLT 9
	Elmer Brooks	44	Olds																																		LAN 8
		71	Hudson																																			MAS 22	MAR	NWS
1955	Carl Kiekhaefer	300	Chrysler	TCS	PBS	JSP	DAB 1**	OSP	CLB 5*	HBO 17	NWS 13	MGY 1*	LAN 1**	CLT 2	HCY 2*			MAR 1*	RCH 1*	NCF 25	FOR 20	LIN 2	MCF 1**	FON 2			PIF 1**	CLB 3	AWS 1**	MOR 1*		NYF 1**	SAN 1	CLT 5		MAS 3	RSP 2		MGY 1**	LAN 1*	RSP 3	GPS 1**	MAS 4	CLB 1	MAR 24	LVP	NWS 5													1st	9596	^[19]
	Carl Kiekhaefer	301	Chrysler													ASF 1**	TUS									CLT 1**					ALS 11				FOR 7													HBO 1**
	Hubert Westmoreland	2	Chevy																						AIR 3
	Carl Kiekhaefer	16	Chrysler																																			DAR 3
1956		301		HCY 1*																																																								9th	5062	^[20]
		300			CLT 2	WSS	PBS	ASF 3
		300A							DAB 1*			ATL 18*	NWS 1
		501	Dodge							PBS 7
		300B	Chrysler								WIL 3
	Smokey Yunick	3	Chevy											LAN 3
	Mauri Rose Engineering	49	Chevy												RCH 24
	Mauri Rose Engineering	1R	Chevy													CLB 15
	Jim Stephens	285	Pontiac														CON 4	GPS	HCY	HBO
	Mauri Rose Engineering	11	Chevy																		MAR 30	LIN	CLT	POR	EUR	NYF	MER	MAS 4	CLT 7	MCF	POR	AWS	RSP 5	PIF 10	CSF	CHI	CCF	MGY	OKL
	Bill Stroppe	15	Mercury																																					ROA 1	OBS	SAN	NOR	PIF	MYB	POR
	John Foster Motors	86	Ford																																												DAR 12	CSH 18	CLT	LAN	POR	CLB 16	HBO	NWP 20	CLT	CCF	MAR	HCY	WIL
1957	Beau Morgan	15	Mercury	WSS	CON	TIC	DAB 12	CON	WIL	HBO	AWS	NWS	LAN	CLT	PIF	GBF	POR	CCF	RCH	MAR	POR	EUR	LIN	LCS	ASP	NWP	CLB	CPS	PIF	JAC	RSP	CLT	MAS	POR	HCY	NOR	LCS	GLN	KPC	LIN	OBS	MYB	DAR	NYF	AWS	CSF	SCF	LAN	CLB	CCF	CLT	MAR	NBR	CON	NWS	GBF				NA	-	^[21]
1958			Mercury	FAY	DAB 46	CON	FAY	WIL	HBO	FAY	CLB	PIF	ATL 18	CLT	MAR	ODS	OBS	GPS	GBF	STR	NWS	BGS	TRN	RSD	CLB	NBS	REF	LIN	HCY	AWS	RSP	MCC	SLS	TOR	BUF	MCF	BEL	BRR	CLB	NSV	AWS	BGS	MBS	DAR	CLT	BIR	CSF	GAF	RCH	HBO	SAS	MAR	NWS	ATL 26						NA	-	^[22]
1959			Ford	FAY	DAY 24	DAY 9	HBO	CON	ATL	WIL	BGS	CLB	NWS	REF	HCY	MAR	TRN	CLT	NSV	ASP	PIF	GPS	ATL	CLB	WIL	RCH	BGS	AWS	DAY	HEI	CLT	MBS	CLT	NSV	AWS	BGS	GPS	CLB	DAR	HCY	RCH	CSF	HBO	MAR	AWS	NWS	CON													31st	1464	^[23]
1960			Ford	CLT	CLB	DAY	DAY	DAY	CLT	NWS	PHO	CLB	MAR	HCY	WIL	BGS	GPS	AWS	DAR 9	PIF	HBO	RCH	HMS	CLT	BGS																																			63rd	890	^[24]
		18	Plymouth																							DAY 34	HEI	MAB	MBS
	Ratus Walters	10	Buick																											ATL DNQ	BIR	NSV	AWS	PIF	CLB	SBO	BGS	DAR	HCY	CSF	GSP	HBO	MAR	NWS	CLT	RCH	ATL
1961	Jack Meeks	83	Ford	CLT	JSP	DAY	DAY	DAY 24	PIF	AWS	HMS																																																	NA	-	^[25]
1961	Beau Morgan	15	Ford									ATL 39	GPS	HBO	BGS	MAR 9	NWS DNQ	CLB	HCY	RCH	MAR 7	DAR 30	CLT	CLT 6	RSD	ASP	CLT 37	PIF	BIR	GPS	BGS	NOR	HAS	STR	DAY	ATL	CLB	MBS	BRI	NSV	BGS	AWS	RCH	SBO	DAR	HCY	RCH	CSF	ATL	MAR	NWS	CLT	BRI	GPS	HBO					NA	-	^[25]

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
1959	Beau Morgan	Ford	42	9
1961	Jack Meeks	Ford	31	24

References

^ McGee, Ryan (June 18, 2019). "Stock car racing turns 70: Richard Petty recalls wild first race in 1949". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ Caraviello, David (January 14, 2014). "TOP 10 DEBUTS WITH NEW TEAMS". NASCAR. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
YouTube

^ "They laughed when NASCAR's stock cars took to the road at Elkart Lake, but Tim Flock gave the show a Detroit Surprise". Sports Illustrated. August 20, 1958. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

^ Augusta Chronicle, October 25, 1961, p. 8.

^ Augusta Chronicle, October 23, 1961, p. 7.

^ Oregonian, March 4, 1963, p. 34.

^ Competition Press and Autoweek, March 5, 1966, p. 1.

^ Trenton Evening Times, November 19, 1963, p. 31.

^ Hilton, Lisette. "Flock was NASCAR pioneer". ESPN Classic. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

^ "Nascar legend Tim Flock dies". Ocala Star Banner. 1 April 1998. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

^ Tim Flock at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

^ "Tim Flock – 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1953 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1954 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

^ "Tim Flock – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

External links

Official website

Go NASCAR Go: Tim Flock

Tim Flock driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tim Flock.

Preceded by
Herb Thomas
Lee Petty

Grand National Series
Champion
1952
1955 Succeeded by
Herb Thomas
Buck Baker

v
t
e
NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2014
Inducted Members

Tim Flock

Jack Ingram

Dale Jarrett

Maurice Petty

Fireball Roberts

Squier Hall Award

Chris Economaki

v
t
e
NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Champions

1949 R. Byron

1950 B. Rexford

1951 H. Thomas

1952 T. Flock

1953 H. Thomas

1954 L. Petty

1955 T. Flock

1956 B. Baker

1957 B. Baker

1958 L. Petty

1959 L. Petty

1960 R. White

1961 N. Jarrett

1962 J. Weatherly

1963 J. Weatherly

1964 R. Petty

1965 N. Jarrett

1966 D. Pearson

1967 R. Petty

1968 D. Pearson

1969 D. Pearson

1970 B. Isaac

1971 R. Petty

1972 R. Petty

1973 B. Parsons

1974 R. Petty

1975 R. Petty

1976 C. Yarborough

1977 C. Yarborough

1978 C. Yarborough

1979 R. Petty

1980 D. Earnhardt
1981 D. Waltrip

1982 D. Waltrip

1983 B. Allison

1984 T. Labonte

1985 D. Waltrip

1986 D. Earnhardt

1987 D. Earnhardt

1988 B. Elliott

1989 R. Wallace

1990 D. Earnhardt

1991 D. Earnhardt

1992 A. Kulwicki

1993 D. Earnhardt

1994 D. Earnhardt

1995 J. Gordon

1996 T. Labonte

1997 J. Gordon

1998 J. Gordon

1999 D. Jarrett

2000 B. Labonte

2001 J. Gordon

2002 T. Stewart

2003 M. Kenseth

2004 Ku. Busch

2005 T. Stewart

2006 J. Johnson

2007 J. Johnson

2008 J. Johnson

2009 J. Johnson

2010 J. Johnson

2011 T. Stewart

2012 B. Keselowski

2013 J. Johnson

2014 K. Harvick

2015 Ky. Busch

2016 J. Johnson

2017 M. Truex Jr.

2018 J. Logano

2019 Ky. Busch

2020 C. Elliott
2021 K. Larson
2022 J. Logano
2023 R. Blaney

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[1] McGee, Ryan (June 18, 2019). "Stock car racing turns 70: Richard Petty recalls wild first race in 1949". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[2] Caraviello, David (January 14, 2014). "TOP 10 DEBUTS WITH NEW TEAMS". NASCAR. Retrieved January 18, 2014.

[3] YouTube

[4] "They laughed when NASCAR's stock cars took to the road at Elkart Lake, but Tim Flock gave the show a Detroit Surprise". Sports Illustrated. August 20, 1958. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[5] Augusta Chronicle, October 25, 1961, p. 8.

[6] Augusta Chronicle, October 23, 1961, p. 7.

[7] Oregonian, March 4, 1963, p. 34.

[8] Competition Press and Autoweek, March 5, 1966, p. 1.

[9] Trenton Evening Times, November 19, 1963, p. 31.

[10] Hilton, Lisette. "Flock was NASCAR pioneer". ESPN Classic. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[11] "Nascar legend Tim Flock dies". Ocala Star Banner. 1 April 1998. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

[MSHoF-12] Tim Flock at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

[13] "Tim Flock – 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[14] "Tim Flock – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[15] "Tim Flock – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[16] "Tim Flock – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[17] "Tim Flock – 1953 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[18] "Tim Flock – 1954 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[19] "Tim Flock – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[20] "Tim Flock – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[21] "Tim Flock – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[22] "Tim Flock – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[23] "Tim Flock – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[24] "Tim Flock – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[25] "Tim Flock – 1961 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

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