The 1951 NASCAR Grand National season was the third season of professional stock car racing

Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain, Brazil and Argentina. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately in length...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Beginning at the Daytona Beach Road Course

Daytona Beach Road Course

Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, or NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen world land speed records were set...

 on February 5, 1951, the season included forty-one races. The season concluded with the at New Mobile Speedway on November 25. Herb Thomas

Herb Thomas

Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...

 won the Drivers' Championship with a 21st place finish at the final race of the season.

1951-01

The first race of the 1951 season was run on February 5 at the Daytona Beach Road Course

Daytona Beach Road Course

Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, or NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen world land speed records were set...

 in Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,211. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had...

. Tim Flock

Tim Flock

Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...

 won the pole position

Pole position

The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...

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Top Ten Results

1. Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....
   
   
2. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
3. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
4. Bill Blair
   Bill Blair (NASCAR)
   Bill Blair was an American stock car driver in the 1940s and the 1950s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR.-Wins:...
   
   
5. Buck Baker
   Buck Baker
   Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. , better known as Buck Baker, was an American race car driver.-Racing career:...
   
   
6. Lee Snow
7. Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner was an early NASCAR driver. In addition to his success in racing, he made a fortune, lost it, and remade it buying and selling timberlands. Throughout his life he developed a reputation for drinking and partying...
   
   
8. Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden was a NASCAR driver from St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild Bill" and the "Florida Hurricane"....
   
   
9. Johnny Mantz
   Johnny Mantz
   Johnny Mantz was an American racecar driver.-Champ car:He made 17 starts in the AAA Championship Car series from 1948 to 1952, capturing a victory in his rookie season at the Milwaukee Mile as well as winning the Indianapolis Sweepstakes at Williams Grove Speedway.-Stock car:He was the first USAC...
   
   
10. Lloyd Moore
    Lloyd Moore
    Lloyd D. Moore was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1949 to 1955, recording 13 top-5 and 23 top-10 finishes. He was born in Frewsburg, New York, USA. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former NASCAR driver.In 1950, Moore was a teammate of NASCAR champion Bill Rexford...
    
    

1951-02

The second race of the 1951 season was held April 1 at the Charlotte Speedway

Charlotte Speedway

For the current NASCAR track in Charlotte, North Carolina, see Charlotte Motor Speedway.Charlotte Speedway was the site of NASCAR's first Strictly Stock series race on June 19, 1949. The Daytona Beach Road Course held the first race sanctioned by NASCAR in 1948...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole

Top Ten Results

1. Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner was an early NASCAR driver. In addition to his success in racing, he made a fortune, lost it, and remade it buying and selling timberlands. Throughout his life he developed a reputation for drinking and partying...
   
   
2. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
3. Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....
   
   
4. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
5. Frank Luptow
6. Weldon Adams
7. Ewell Weddie
8. Fireball Roberts
   Fireball Roberts
   Edward Glenn Roberts, Jr. , nicknamed "Fireball", was one of the pioneering race car drivers of NASCAR.-Background:...
   
   
9. Joe Merola
10. Jim Fiebelkorn

1951-03

The third race of the 1951 season was held April 8 at the Lakeview Speedway

Lakeview Speedway

Lakeview Speedway is an American automobile racing circuit in Mobile, Alabama. It held two NASCAR Grand National races in 1951.-NASCAR results:...

 in Mobile, Alabama. Red Harrelson won the pole

Top Ten Results

1. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
2. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
3. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
4. Bill Osbourne
5. Donald Thomas
   Donald Thomas
   Donald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
   
   
6. Lamar Crabtree
7. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
8. Bob Flock
   Bob Flock
   Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...
   
   
9. Sonny Black
10. Jimmy Ayers

1951-04

The fourth race of the 1951 season was held April 8 at the Carrell Speedway. Andy Pierce won the pole

Top Ten Results

1. Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....
   
   
2. Johnny Mantz
   Johnny Mantz
   Johnny Mantz was an American racecar driver.-Champ car:He made 17 starts in the AAA Championship Car series from 1948 to 1952, capturing a victory in his rookie season at the Milwaukee Mile as well as winning the Indianapolis Sweepstakes at Williams Grove Speedway.-Stock car:He was the first USAC...
   
   
3. George Seeger
4. Fred Steinbroner
5. Erick Erickson
   Erick Erickson
   Erick Erickson , also known as Erick-Woods Erickson, is a politically conservative American blogger and managing editor of the blog site RedState.com. In 2010, he became a political contributor for CNN's John King, USA...
   
   
6. Dick Meyer
7. Dick Rathman
8. Danny Letner
9. Leo Breithaupt
10. Lloyd Dane
    Lloyd Dane
    Lloyd Dane is a former NASCAR Grand National Series driver from Eldon, Missouri. He participated part time in the 1951 and 1954 to 1964 seasons, capturing 4 wins, all in his own car. 2 of his wins came in the 1956 season when he finished a career best 23rd in points.-References:...
    
    

1951-05

The fifth race of the 1951 season was held on April 15 at the Occoneechee Speedway

Occoneechee Speedway

Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open. It closed in 1968 and is the only dirt track remaining from the inaugural 1949 season.It is located just outside the town of Hillsborough, North Carolina.-Site history:...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole. The race ended after 95 laps due to rain.

Top Ten Results

1. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
2. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
3. Bill Blair
   Bill Blair (NASCAR)
   Bill Blair was an American stock car driver in the 1940s and the 1950s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR.-Wins:...
   
   
4. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
5. Neil Cole
   Neil Cole
   Neil Cole is an English television presenter, comedian, radio broadcaster and actor.-Early life:Cole was born in Bristol in 1972, and attended King Edward Grammar School in Chelmsford...
   
   
6. Earl Moss
7. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
8. Jim Paschal
   Jim Paschal
   James Roy "Jim" Paschal, Jr. was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career. Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1977, he won the World 600 in 1964 and the 1967 Charlotte Motor Speedway...
   
   
9. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
10. Glenn Dunnaway
    Glenn Dunnaway
    Henry Glenn Dunaway was an American auto racer noted for initially winning, and then being disqualified from, what is today recognized as NASCAR's first-ever race. He lived in Gastonia, North Carolina.-1949:...
    
    

1951-06

The sixth race of the 1951 season was held on April 22 at the Arizona State Fairgronds in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....
   
   
2. Erick Erickson
   Erick Erickson
   Erick Erickson , also known as Erick-Woods Erickson, is a politically conservative American blogger and managing editor of the blog site RedState.com. In 2010, he became a political contributor for CNN's John King, USA...
   
   
3. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
4. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
5. Dick Meyer
6. Danny Weinberg
7. Walt Sprague
8. Bill Holland
   Bill Holland
   Bill Holland was an American race car driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1949. He nearly won as a rookie in 1947 but slowed and allowed teammate Mauri Rose to pass him seven laps from the end, mistakenly believing that Rose was a lap down...
   
   
9. Leland Colvin
10. Bill Stammer

Wilkes County 150

The seventh race of the 1951 season was held on April 29 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway

North Wilkesboro Speedway

North Wilkesboro Speedway was a short track that held races in NASCAR's top three series from NASCAR's inception in 1949 until its closure in 1996...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole

Top Ten Results

1. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
2. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
3. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
4. Bill Holland
   Bill Holland
   Bill Holland was an American race car driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1949. He nearly won as a rookie in 1947 but slowed and allowed teammate Mauri Rose to pass him seven laps from the end, mistakenly believing that Rose was a lap down...
   
   
5. Donald Thomas
   Donald Thomas
   Donald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
   
   
6. Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd D. Moore was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1949 to 1955, recording 13 top-5 and 23 top-10 finishes. He was born in Frewsburg, New York, USA. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former NASCAR driver.In 1950, Moore was a teammate of NASCAR champion Bill Rexford...
   
   
7. Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen was an American racecar driver from High Point, North Carolina, USA. He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National division from its first race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949 until 1960.-Racing career:Lewallen began his racing career in motorcycles in 1934...
   
   
8. Glenn Dunnaway
   Glenn Dunnaway
   Henry Glenn Dunaway was an American auto racer noted for initially winning, and then being disqualified from, what is today recognized as NASCAR's first-ever race. He lived in Gastonia, North Carolina.-1949:...
   
   
9. Dale Williams
   Dale Williams
   Dale Williams is a former Welsh football player.Beginning his career as a trainee with Yeovil Town, Williams played just four minutes for the Somerset club, after coming on for Arron Davies in the 0–0 draw against Colchester United on 6 May 2006, the last day of the 2005–06...
   
   
10. Jimmy Ayers

1951-08

The eight race of the 1951 season was held on May 6 at the Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...

. Tim Flock

Tim Flock

Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner was an early NASCAR driver. In addition to his success in racing, he made a fortune, lost it, and remade it buying and selling timberlands. Throughout his life he developed a reputation for drinking and partying...
   
   
2. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
3. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
4. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
5. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
6. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
7. Walt Sprague
8. Bill Blair
   Bill Blair (NASCAR)
   Bill Blair was an American stock car driver in the 1940s and the 1950s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR.-Wins:...
   
   
9. Leland Colvin
10. Bob Flock
    Bob Flock
    Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...
    
    

Poor Man's 500

The ninth race of the 1951 season was held on May 30 at the Canfield Speedway

Canfield Speedway

- Canfield Speedway :Canfield Speedway hosted sanctioned auto racing from 1950 to 1964, but other associations ran until the late 1970s. The track is a half mile dirt oval that was on the Nascar Grand National Schedule for three years from 1950-1952 hosting one event annually over that time period...

. Bill Rexford

Bill Rexford

Bill Rexford was a stock car driver in the early 1950s.Born in Conewango Valley, New York, he made his name driving stock cars in the region...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....
   
   
2. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
3. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
4. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
5. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
6. Bob Flock
   Bob Flock
   Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...
   
   
7. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
8. Mike Klapak
9. Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann was an American racecar driver....
   
   
10. Don Eggett

1951-10

The tenth race of the 1951 season was held on June 10 at the Columbus Speedway in Columbus, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...

. Gober Sosebee

Gober Sosebee

Gober Sosebee was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950 and 1951. He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway....

 won the pole. During the first caution, Marshall Teague

Marshall Teague

Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....

 suffered a leg injury when he was T-Boned near the back straightaway by Fireball Roberts

Fireball Roberts

Edward Glenn Roberts, Jr. , nicknamed "Fireball", was one of the pioneering race car drivers of NASCAR.-Background:...

.

Top Ten Results

1. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
2. Gober Sosebee
   Gober Sosebee
   Gober Sosebee was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950 and 1951. He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway....
   
   
3. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
4. Jim Paschal
   Jim Paschal
   James Roy "Jim" Paschal, Jr. was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career. Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1977, he won the World 600 in 1964 and the 1967 Charlotte Motor Speedway...
   
   
5. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
6. Red Byron
   Red Byron
   Robert "Red" Byron was a NASCAR driver who was successful in the sanctioning body's first years. He was NASCAR's first Modified champion in 1948 and its first Strictly Stock champion in 1949.-Background:Born in Colorado he moved to Anniston, Alabama at an early age, Byron began...
   
   
7. Donald Thomas
   Donald Thomas
   Donald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
   
   
8. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
9. Jimmy Ayers
10. Ed Massey

1951-11

The eleventh race of the 1951 season was held on June 16 at the Columbia Speedway

Columbia Speedway

Columbia Speedway was an oval racetrack located in Cayce, a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. It was the site of auto races for NASCAR's top series from 1951 through 1971. For most of its history, the racing surface was dirt. The races in April and August 1970 were two of the final three Grand...

 in Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...

. Frank Mundy

Frank Mundy

Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
2. Bill Blair
   Bill Blair (NASCAR)
   Bill Blair was an American stock car driver in the 1940s and the 1950s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR.-Wins:...
   
   
3. Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....
   
   
4. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
5. Buck Baker
   Buck Baker
   Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. , better known as Buck Baker, was an American race car driver.-Racing career:...
   
   
6. Jim Paschal
   Jim Paschal
   James Roy "Jim" Paschal, Jr. was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career. Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1977, he won the World 600 in 1964 and the 1967 Charlotte Motor Speedway...
   
   
7. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
8. Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden was a NASCAR driver from St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild Bill" and the "Florida Hurricane"....
   
   
9. Weldon Adams
10. Jim Harris

1951-12

The twelfth race of the 1951 season was held on June 24 at the Dayton Speedway

Dayton Speedway

The Dayton Speedway is a race track in Dayton, Ohio, United States.It has been called the "Fastest 1/2 mile in the world".The track has held events for NASCAR, AAA, MARC, ARCA, ASA, USAC, etc.-History:...

. Tim Flock

Tim Flock

Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner was an early NASCAR driver. In addition to his success in racing, he made a fortune, lost it, and remade it buying and selling timberlands. Throughout his life he developed a reputation for drinking and partying...
   
   
2. Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann was an American racecar driver....
   
   
3. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
4. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
5. Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd D. Moore was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1949 to 1955, recording 13 top-5 and 23 top-10 finishes. He was born in Frewsburg, New York, USA. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former NASCAR driver.In 1950, Moore was a teammate of NASCAR champion Bill Rexford...
   
   
6. Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....
   
   
7. Walt Sprague
8. Bub King
9. Don Eggett
10. Red Harvey

1951-13

The Thirteenth race of the 1951 season was held on June 30 at the Carrell Speedway. Lou Figaro

Lou Figaro

Lou Figaro was an American racecar driver.Figaro competed in 16 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1951 to 1954; picking up one victory in the 1951 event at Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Lou Figaro
   Lou Figaro
   Lou Figaro was an American racecar driver.Figaro competed in 16 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1951 to 1954; picking up one victory in the 1951 event at Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California...
   
   
2. Chuck Meekins
3. Lloyd Dane
   Lloyd Dane
   Lloyd Dane is a former NASCAR Grand National Series driver from Eldon, Missouri. He participated part time in the 1951 and 1954 to 1964 seasons, capturing 4 wins, all in his own car. 2 of his wins came in the 1956 season when he finished a career best 23rd in points.-References:...
   
   
4. Fred Bince
5. Fred Steinbroner
6. Erick Erickson
   Erick Erickson
   Erick Erickson , also known as Erick-Woods Erickson, is a politically conservative American blogger and managing editor of the blog site RedState.com. In 2010, he became a political contributor for CNN's John King, USA...
   
   
7. Hal Cole
   Hal Cole
   Hal Cole was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:Source-Complete Formula One Championship results:-References:...
   
   
8. Freddie Farmer
9. Bill Stammer
10. Jim Byrd
    Jim Byrd
    James Edward Byrd , born October 3, 1968, is a former Major League Baseball player. He batted and threw right-handed.Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 8th round of the 1987 amateur draft, Byrd had a brief major league career in the 1993 season...
    
    

1951-14

The fourteenth race of the 1951 season was held on July 1 at the Grand River Speedrome in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...

. Marshall Teague

Marshall Teague

Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....
   
   
2. Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann was an American racecar driver....
   
   
3. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
4. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
5. Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd D. Moore was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1949 to 1955, recording 13 top-5 and 23 top-10 finishes. He was born in Frewsburg, New York, USA. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former NASCAR driver.In 1950, Moore was a teammate of NASCAR champion Bill Rexford...
   
   
6. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
7. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
8. Jimmy Florian
9. Quinton Daniels
10. Tommy Lane

1951-15

The fifteenth race of the 1951 season was held on July 8 at the Bainbridge Speedway in Bainbridge, Ohio

Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Bainbridge Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,916 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
2. Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann was an American racecar driver....
   
   
3. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
4. Jimmy Florian
5. Oda Greene
6. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
7. Jim Fiebelkorn
8. Norm McCarthy
9. Lyle Scott
10. Jim Romine

1951-16

The sixteenth race of the 1951 season was held on July 15 at the Heidelberg Raceway

Heidelberg Raceway

Heidelberg Raceway was an American auto racing track which was built in Scott Township, Allegheny County, approximately southwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It held weekly races and numerous special events between 1948 and 1973. It held four NASCAR Strictly Stock/Grand National and one NASCAR...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
2. Jim Fiebelkorn
3. Augie Walackas
4. Bud Farrell
5. Tom Jerris
6. Jack Flynn
7. Bob Dietrich
8. Dick Moffitt
9. Harry Scott
10. Charles Gillman

1951-17

The seventeenth race of the 1951 season was held on July 29 at the Asheville-Weaverville Speedway

Asheville-Weaverville Speedway

The Asheville-Weaverville Speedway near Weaverville, North Carolina, USA was considered to be site for the old-school NASCAR races in both the Grand National and the Winston Cup eras . None of the active drivers that are in the Sprint Cup Series today have ever raced at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
2. Gober Sosebee
   Gober Sosebee
   Gober Sosebee was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950 and 1951. He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway....
   
   
3. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
4. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
5. Speedy Thompson
   Speedy Thompson
   Alfred Bruce "Speedy" Thompson was a NASCAR pioneer and driver in the Grand National series from 1950 to 1971; capturing 20 wins along the way.-Racing career:...
   
   
6. Bub King
7. Bill Miller
8. Billy Myers
   Billy Myers
   William Harrison Myers was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1935 through 1941 for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs . Listed at 5' 8", 168 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Enola, Pennsylvania...
   
   
9. Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden was a NASCAR driver from St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild Bill" and the "Florida Hurricane"....
   
   
10. Bob Flock
    Bob Flock
    Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...
    
    

1951-18

The eighteenth race of the 1951 season was held on July 31 at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole. Jim Delaney

Jim Delaney

Francis James "Jim" Delaney is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.He competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the shot put where he won the silver medal....

 declared the 6th place finish. Following the race a post-race inspection revealed that his car was fitted with illegal adjustments on the sway bar. Jim Delaney disqualified him after this race.

Top Ten Results

1. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
2. Charles Gattalia
3. Ronnie Kohler
4. Don Bailey
5. Pappy Hough
6. Bill Rexford
   Bill Rexford
   Bill Rexford was a stock car driver in the early 1950s.Born in Conewango Valley, New York, he made his name driving stock cars in the region...
   
   
7. Chuck Stimus
8. Ted Chamberlain
9. Ernie Yorton
10. Dick Linder
    Dick Linder
    Richard "Dick" Linder professional race car driver from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dick raced in USAC open wheel division as well NASCAR stock cars. Between 1949 and 1956 he entered 28 NASCAR events, winning three with eight Top 10 finishes...
    
    

1951-19

The nineteenth race of the 1951 season was held on August 1 at the Altamont-Schnectady Fairgrounds. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
2. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
3. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
4. Perry Smith
5. Jerry Morese
6. Pappy Hough
7. Dick Moffitt
8. Wimpy Ervin
9. Jim Little
10. Dick Linder
    Dick Linder
    Richard "Dick" Linder professional race car driver from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dick raced in USAC open wheel division as well NASCAR stock cars. Between 1949 and 1956 he entered 28 NASCAR events, winning three with eight Top 10 finishes...
    
    

Motor City 250

The twentieth race of the 1951 season was held on August 12 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. Marshall Teague

Marshall Teague

Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....

 won the pole. This race had 5 cautions including 9 cars had mechanical problems and a 10 car wreck on lap 130. The race ended only 21 cars finished on the lead lap. Late in the race leaders Curtis Turner and Tommy Thompson tangled. Thompson went on to win while Turner finished 9th.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Thompson
   Tommy Thompson
   Thomas George "Tommy" Thompson , a United States Republican politician, was the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin, after which he served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thompson was a candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, but dropped out early after a poor performance in polls...
   
   
2. Joe Eubanks
   Joe Eubanks
   Joe Eubanks was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Eubanks raced from 1950 to 1961 collecting one win, thirty-seven finishes in the top five, and eighty-one finishes in the top ten along the way. His total career earnings were $35,338 and he successfully...
   
   
3. Johnny Mantz
   Johnny Mantz
   Johnny Mantz was an American racecar driver.-Champ car:He made 17 starts in the AAA Championship Car series from 1948 to 1952, capturing a victory in his rookie season at the Milwaukee Mile as well as winning the Indianapolis Sweepstakes at Williams Grove Speedway.-Stock car:He was the first USAC...
   
   
4. Red Byron
   Red Byron
   Robert "Red" Byron was a NASCAR driver who was successful in the sanctioning body's first years. He was NASCAR's first Modified champion in 1948 and its first Strictly Stock champion in 1949.-Background:Born in Colorado he moved to Anniston, Alabama at an early age, Byron began...
   
   
5. Paul Newkirk
6. Jack Goodwin
7. Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd D. Moore was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1949 to 1955, recording 13 top-5 and 23 top-10 finishes. He was born in Frewsburg, New York, USA. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former NASCAR driver.In 1950, Moore was a teammate of NASCAR champion Bill Rexford...
   
   
8. Ewell Weddie
9. Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner
   Curtis Turner was an early NASCAR driver. In addition to his success in racing, he made a fortune, lost it, and remade it buying and selling timberlands. Throughout his life he developed a reputation for drinking and partying...
   
   
10. Erick Erickson
    Erick Erickson
    Erick Erickson , also known as Erick-Woods Erickson, is a politically conservative American blogger and managing editor of the blog site RedState.com. In 2010, he became a political contributor for CNN's John King, USA...
    
    

1951-21

The twenty-first race of the 1951 season was held on August 19 at the newly dirted Fort Miami Speedway in Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole. This was the first NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Grand National race held at this .500 mile dirt track. The track was removed from the schedule until at least 1952

1952 in NASCAR

When the 1952 NASCAR season was concluded, driver Tim Flock was crowned the Grand National Champion after winning 8 of the 33 events that he competed in. This was the first year that NASCAR scheduled its events to avoid the conflicts of having two races, at two different tracks, on the same day...

.

Top Ten Results

1. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
2. Dell Pearson
3. Oda Greene
4. Lou Figaro
   Lou Figaro
   Lou Figaro was an American racecar driver.Figaro competed in 16 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1951 to 1954; picking up one victory in the 1951 event at Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California...
   
   
5. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
6. Tommy Thompson
   Tommy Thompson
   Thomas George "Tommy" Thompson , a United States Republican politician, was the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin, after which he served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thompson was a candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, but dropped out early after a poor performance in polls...
   
   
7. Jesse James Taylor
8. George Seeger
9. Jimmy Florian
10. Jimmy Ayers

1951-22

The twenty-second race of the 1951 season was held on August 24 at the Morristown Speedway. Tim Flock

Tim Flock

Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
2. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
3. Ronnie Kohler
4. John DuBoise
5. Jim Delaney
   Jim Delaney
   Francis James "Jim" Delaney is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.He competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the shot put where he won the silver medal....
   
   
6. Jack Reynolds
7. Oda Greene
8. Dick Eagan
9. Chuck Mahoney
10. Augie Walackas

1951-23

The Twenty-third race of the 1951 season was held on August 25 at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway

Greenville-Pickens Speedway

Greenville-Pickens Speedway is a race track located in Pickens County, South Carolina, just west of Greenville, South Carolina, USA, and just east of Easley, South Carolina. The track hosts weekly NASCAR sanctioned races. Several touring series visit the track each year, including the Whelen...

. Tim Flock

Tim Flock

Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Bob Flock
   Bob Flock
   Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...
   
   
2. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
3. Buck Baker
   Buck Baker
   Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. , better known as Buck Baker, was an American race car driver.-Racing career:...
   
   
4. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
5. Erick Erickson
   Erick Erickson
   Erick Erickson , also known as Erick-Woods Erickson, is a politically conservative American blogger and managing editor of the blog site RedState.com. In 2010, he became a political contributor for CNN's John King, USA...
   
   
6. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
7. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
8. Jesse James Taylor
9. Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann was an American racecar driver....
   
   
10. Buddy Shuman
    Buddy Shuman
    Buddy Shuman was a stock car driver for NASCAR when it was known as the Grand National Series. He raced between 1951 through 1955, achieving one victory, four top 5s, and 16 Top 10s....
    
    

Southern 500

The Southern 500

Southern 500

The Showtime Southern 500 is the annual spring NASCAR Sprint Cup race held at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, USA, and is the second such event at Darlington to bear the name. It began in 1957 as a race in the Convertible Division, known as the Rebel 300. In 1966, the race was...

. The second running of this race and the twenty fourth race of the 1951 season was held on September 3 at the Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed the "Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition"...

. Frank Mundy

Frank Mundy

Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...

 won the pole. The race featured an 82-car field.

Top Ten Results

1. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
2. Jesse James Taylor
3. Buddy Schuman
4. Hershel McGriff
   Hershel McGriff
   Hershel McGriff won four races during his brief career in the NASCAR Grand National series, and later in the NASCAR Winston West Series.-Racing career:...
   
   
5. Fireball Roberts
   Fireball Roberts
   Edward Glenn Roberts, Jr. , nicknamed "Fireball", was one of the pioneering race car drivers of NASCAR.-Background:...
   
   
6. Harold Kite
   Harold Kite
   Harold Kite was a NASCAR Grand National driver from East Point, Georgia, United States of America. In his brief Sprint Cup Series career, Kite competed in nine events to earn one win and two top-ten finishes....
   
   
7. Leon Sales
8. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
9. Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden was a NASCAR driver from St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild Bill" and the "Florida Hurricane"....
   
   
10. Pap White

1951-25

The twenty-fifth race of the 1951 season was held on September 7 at the Columbia Speedway

Columbia Speedway

Columbia Speedway was an oval racetrack located in Cayce, a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. It was the site of auto races for NASCAR's top series from 1951 through 1971. For most of its history, the racing surface was dirt. The races in April and August 1970 were two of the final three Grand...

. Tim Flock

Tim Flock

Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...

 won the pole. Prior to a race. Frank Mundy

Frank Mundy

Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...

 started the race with no tires during the opening race. The race had slowed by 1 competition caution because he had no tires. Frank Mundy has disqalified him.

Top Ten Results

1. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
2. Fireball Roberts
   Fireball Roberts
   Edward Glenn Roberts, Jr. , nicknamed "Fireball", was one of the pioneering race car drivers of NASCAR.-Background:...
   
   
3. Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen was an American racecar driver from High Point, North Carolina, USA. He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National division from its first race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949 until 1960.-Racing career:Lewallen began his racing career in motorcycles in 1934...
   
   
4. Bob Flock
   Bob Flock
   Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...
   
   
5. Buck Baker
   Buck Baker
   Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. , better known as Buck Baker, was an American race car driver.-Racing career:...
   
   
6. Donald Thomas
   Donald Thomas
   Donald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
   
   
7. Cotton Owens
   Cotton Owens
   Everett "Cotton" Owens "the King of the Modifieds" was a NASCAR driver. For five straight years , Owens captured at least one Grand National series win.-Modified driving career:...
   
   
8. Bud Farrell
9. Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden was a NASCAR driver from St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild Bill" and the "Florida Hurricane"....
   
   
10. Fonty Flock
    Fonty Flock
    Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
    
    

1951-26

The twenty-sixth race of the 1951 season was held on September 8 at the Central City Speedway. Bob Flock

Bob Flock

Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
2. Gober Sosebee
   Gober Sosebee
   Gober Sosebee was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950 and 1951. He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway....
   
   
3. Jim Paschal
   Jim Paschal
   James Roy "Jim" Paschal, Jr. was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career. Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1977, he won the World 600 in 1964 and the 1967 Charlotte Motor Speedway...
   
   
4. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
5. Donald Thomas
   Donald Thomas
   Donald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
   
   
6. Cotton Owens
   Cotton Owens
   Everett "Cotton" Owens "the King of the Modifieds" was a NASCAR driver. For five straight years , Owens captured at least one Grand National series win.-Modified driving career:...
   
   
7. Frank Gise
8. Billy Carden
   Billy Carden
   Billy Carden was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Mableton, Georgia, USA. He was a stock car racing pioneer and an early NASCAR competitor.-History:...
   
   
9. Bill Miller
10. Augie Walackas

1951-27

The twenty-seventh race of the 1951 season was held on September 15 at the Langhorne Speedway

Langhorne Speedway

Langhorne Speedway was an automobile racetrack in Middletown Township, Bucks County, near the borough of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Philadelphia....

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
2. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
3. Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann
   Dick Rathmann was an American racecar driver....
   
   
4. John McGinley
5. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
6. Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague
   Marshall Teague was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course....
   
   
7. Jim Fiebelkorn
8. Bud Riley
   Bud Riley
   Edward "Bud" Riley is an American former football coach with the Idaho Vandals, Oregon State Beavers, and in the Canadian Football League...
   
   
9. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
10. Bill Blair
    Bill Blair (NASCAR)
    Bill Blair was an American stock car driver in the 1940s and the 1950s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR.-Wins:...
    
    

1951-28

The twenty-eight race of the 1951 season was held on September 23 at the Charlotte Speedway

Charlotte Speedway

For the current NASCAR track in Charlotte, North Carolina, see Charlotte Motor Speedway.Charlotte Speedway was the site of NASCAR's first Strictly Stock series race on June 19, 1949. The Daytona Beach Road Course held the first race sanctioned by NASCAR in 1948...

. Billy Carden

Billy Carden

Billy Carden was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Mableton, Georgia, USA. He was a stock car racing pioneer and an early NASCAR competitor.-History:...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
2. Shorty York
3. Donald Thomas
   Donald Thomas
   Donald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
   
   
4. Bill Blair
   Bill Blair (NASCAR)
   Bill Blair was an American stock car driver in the 1940s and the 1950s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR.-Wins:...
   
   
5. Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen was an American racecar driver from High Point, North Carolina, USA. He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National division from its first race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949 until 1960.-Racing career:Lewallen began his racing career in motorcycles in 1934...
   
   
6. Buddy Shuman
   Buddy Shuman
   Buddy Shuman was a stock car driver for NASCAR when it was known as the Grand National Series. He raced between 1951 through 1955, achieving one victory, four top 5s, and 16 Top 10s....
   
   
7. Billy Carden
   Billy Carden
   Billy Carden was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Mableton, Georgia, USA. He was a stock car racing pioneer and an early NASCAR competitor.-History:...
   
   
8. Dell Pearson
9. Jim Paschal
   Jim Paschal
   James Roy "Jim" Paschal, Jr. was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career. Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1977, he won the World 600 in 1964 and the 1967 Charlotte Motor Speedway...
   
   
10. Clyde Minter

1951-29

The twenty-ninth race of the 1951 season was held on September 23 at the Dayton Speedway

Dayton Speedway

The Dayton Speedway is a race track in Dayton, Ohio, United States.It has been called the "Fastest 1/2 mile in the world".The track has held events for NASCAR, AAA, MARC, ARCA, ASA, USAC, etc.-History:...

. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
2. Neil Cole
3. Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd D. Moore was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1949 to 1955, recording 13 top-5 and 23 top-10 finishes. He was born in Frewsburg, New York, USA. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former NASCAR driver.In 1950, Moore was a teammate of NASCAR champion Bill Rexford...
   
   
4. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
5. Bud Riley
   Bud Riley
   Edward "Bud" Riley is an American former football coach with the Idaho Vandals, Oregon State Beavers, and in the Canadian Football League...
   
   
6. Ronnie Kohler
7. Jimmy Florian
8. Don Bailey
9. Herb Trimble
10. Bill Braun
    Bill Braun
    Bill Braun is an American former NASCAR driver who, in 1951, competed in the single Grand National event of his career....
    
    

1951-30

The thirtieth race of the 1951 season was held on September 30 at the newly .500 mile dirt track Wilson Speedway. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...

 won the pole due to a 2-minute rainout.

Top Ten Results

1. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
2. Bob Flock
   Bob Flock
   Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...
   
   
3. Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen was an American racecar driver from High Point, North Carolina, USA. He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National division from its first race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949 until 1960.-Racing career:Lewallen began his racing career in motorcycles in 1934...
   
   
4. Jim Paschal
   Jim Paschal
   James Roy "Jim" Paschal, Jr. was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career. Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1977, he won the World 600 in 1964 and the 1967 Charlotte Motor Speedway...
   
   
5. Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden was a NASCAR driver from St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild Bill" and the "Florida Hurricane"....
   
   
6. Buck Baker
   Buck Baker
   Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. , better known as Buck Baker, was an American race car driver.-Racing career:...
   
   
7. Cal Johnson
   Cal Johnson
   Calvin Joseph Johnson is an American film stuntman and stunt coordinator and film actor, who has been a stunt double for many of Hollywood's A-list actors.-Early life:...
   
   
8. Leonard Tippett
9. Bill Champion
   Bill Champion
   Buford Billy Champion , is a retired American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played in 202 games in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
   
   
10. Donald Thomas
    Donald Thomas
    Donald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
    
    

1951-31

The thirty-first race of the 1951 season was held on October 7 at the one-mile dirt Occoneechee Speedway

Occoneechee Speedway

Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open. It closed in 1968 and is the only dirt track remaining from the inaugural 1949 season.It is located just outside the town of Hillsborough, North Carolina.-Site history:...

. Herb Thomas

Herb Thomas

Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...

 won his first career pole.

Top ten results

1. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
2. Leonard Tippett
3. Joe Eubanks
   Joe Eubanks
   Joe Eubanks was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Eubanks raced from 1950 to 1961 collecting one win, thirty-seven finishes in the top five, and eighty-one finishes in the top ten along the way. His total career earnings were $35,338 and he successfully...
   
   
4. Jim Paschal
   Jim Paschal
   James Roy "Jim" Paschal, Jr. was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver. He won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career. Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1977, he won the World 600 in 1964 and the 1967 Charlotte Motor Speedway...
   
   
5. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
6. Donald Thomas
   Donald Thomas
   Donald Serrell Thomas is an English author of Victorian-era historical, crime and detective fiction, as well as books on factual crime and criminals, in particular several academic books on the history of crime in London...
   
   
7. Furman Lancaster
8. Alton Haddock
9. Bill Blair
10. Coleman Lawrence

1951-32

The thirty-second race of the 1951 season was held on October 12 at the half-mile paved Thompson Speedway in Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

. Neil Cole won the pole.

Top ten results

1. Neil Cole
2. Jim Reed
   Jim Reed (racer)
   Jim Reed is a retired NASCAR Grand National driver.-Summary:From 1951 to 1963, Reed has raced 16299 laps - the equivalent of . His total career earnings is $16,299 . Reed's biggest win came in the 1959 Southern 500 driving a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air...
   
   
3. Dick Eagan
4. Billy Carden
   Billy Carden
   Billy Carden was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Mableton, Georgia, USA. He was a stock car racing pioneer and an early NASCAR competitor.-History:...
   
   
5. Reino Tulonen
6. Pappy Hough
7. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
8. Joe Sommers
9. Bill Cintia
10. Jim Delaney
    Jim Delaney
    Francis James "Jim" Delaney is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.He competed for the United States in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the shot put where he won the silver medal....
    
    

1951-33

The thirty-third race of the 1951 season was held on October 14 at the half-mile dirt Pine Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

.

Top ten results

1. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
2. John McGinley
3. Billy Carden
   Billy Carden
   Billy Carden was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Mableton, Georgia, USA. He was a stock car racing pioneer and an early NASCAR competitor.-History:...
   
   
4. Jimmy Florian
5. Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd D. Moore was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1949 to 1955, recording 13 top-5 and 23 top-10 finishes. He was born in Frewsburg, New York, USA. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former NASCAR driver.In 1950, Moore was a teammate of NASCAR champion Bill Rexford...
   
   
6. Hap Jones
7. Ed Benedict
   Ed Benedict
   Ed Benedict was an American animator and layout artist. He is best known for his work with Hanna-Barbera Studios, where he helped design Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, and Ruff and Ready....
   
   
8. Bob Dietrich
9. Russ Hepler
10. Dick Stone

1951-34

The thirty-fourth race of the 1951 season was held on October 14 at the half-mile dirt Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved...

 in Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

. Herb Thomas

Herb Thomas

Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...

 won the pole.

Top ten results

1. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
2. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
3. Billy Myers
   Billy Myers
   William Harrison Myers was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1935 through 1941 for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs . Listed at 5' 8", 168 lb., Myers batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Enola, Pennsylvania...
   
   
4. Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden was a NASCAR driver from St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild Bill" and the "Florida Hurricane"....
   
   
5. Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen was an American racecar driver from High Point, North Carolina, USA. He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National division from its first race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949 until 1960.-Racing career:Lewallen began his racing career in motorcycles in 1934...
   
   
6. Pappy Hough
7. Coleman Lawrence
8. Leon Sales
9. Dell Pearson
10. Cal Johnson
    Cal Johnson
    Calvin Joseph Johnson is an American film stuntman and stunt coordinator and film actor, who has been a stunt double for many of Hollywood's A-list actors.-Early life:...
    
    

1951-35

The thirty-fifth race of the 1951 season was held on October 14 at the .625 mile dirt Oakland Stadium in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Dick Rathman won the pole.

Top ten results

1. Marvin Burke
   Marvin Burke
   Marvin Burke, is a former NASCAR driver from Pittsburg, California. He ran one Grand National race in his career before he died on February 23, 1994. However, Burke made that race one for the history books. His starting position in the thirty-two car field in the 1951 race at Oakland is unknown...
   
   
2. Robert Caswell
3. Woody Brown
4. Sam Hawks
5. Dick Meyer
6. Marvin Panch
   Marvin Panch
   Marvin Panch Marvin Panch Marvin Panch (born May 28, 1926, in Menomonie, Wisconsin, is a former NASCAR driver.-Early career:He started his racing career as a car owner in Oakland, California. One week, his driver did not show up, and he raced the car to a third place finish...
   
   
7. Lou Figaro
   Lou Figaro
   Lou Figaro was an American racecar driver.Figaro competed in 16 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1951 to 1954; picking up one victory in the 1951 event at Carrell Speedway in Gardena, California...
   
   
8. Bill Norton
9. John Soares
   John Soares
   John Allen Soares is an award-winning independent filmmaker, martial arts choreographer, actor and viral video star from Hughson, CA known for his short videos and webisodes on YouTube. Soares's videos are known for mixing martial arts action with quirky comedy.Soares was born in Turlock, CA on...
   
   
10. Walt Davis

Wilkes 200

The third running of this race and the thirty-sixth race of the 1951 season was held on October 21 at the .625 mile dirt North Wilkesboro Speedway

North Wilkesboro Speedway

North Wilkesboro Speedway was a short track that held races in NASCAR's top three series from NASCAR's inception in 1949 until its closure in 1996...

 in North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

. Herb Thomas

Herb Thomas

Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...

 won the pole.

Top ten results

1. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
2. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
3. Joe Eubanks
   Joe Eubanks
   Joe Eubanks was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Eubanks raced from 1950 to 1961 collecting one win, thirty-seven finishes in the top five, and eighty-one finishes in the top ten along the way. His total career earnings were $35,338 and he successfully...
   
   
4. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
5. Cotton Owens
   Cotton Owens
   Everett "Cotton" Owens "the King of the Modifieds" was a NASCAR driver. For five straight years , Owens captured at least one Grand National series win.-Modified driving career:...
   
   
6. Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden was a NASCAR driver from St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild Bill" and the "Florida Hurricane"....
   
   
7. Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen was an American racecar driver from High Point, North Carolina, USA. He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National division from its first race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949 until 1960.-Racing career:Lewallen began his racing career in motorcycles in 1934...
   
   
8. Buddy Schuman
9. Jerry Wimbish
10. Bob Flock
    Bob Flock
    Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...
    
    

1951-37

The thirty-seventh race of the 1951 season was held on October 28 at the half-mile dirt Marchbanks Speedway

Marchbanks Speedway

Marchbanks Speedway was a racetrack located in San Joaquin Valley near Hanford, California. It hosted open-wheel and NASCAR cars, as well as motorcycle racing, in the 1950s and 1960s. The track was subsequently dismantled and destroyed....

 in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Dick Rathman won the pole.

Top ten results

1. Danny Weinberg
2. Marvin Panch
   Marvin Panch
   Marvin Panch Marvin Panch Marvin Panch (born May 28, 1926, in Menomonie, Wisconsin, is a former NASCAR driver.-Early career:He started his racing career as a car owner in Oakland, California. One week, his driver did not show up, and he raced the car to a third place finish...
   
   
3. Bill Norton
4. Lloyd Dane
   Lloyd Dane
   Lloyd Dane is a former NASCAR Grand National Series driver from Eldon, Missouri. He participated part time in the 1951 and 1954 to 1964 seasons, capturing 4 wins, all in his own car. 2 of his wins came in the 1956 season when he finished a career best 23rd in points.-References:...
   
   
5. Woody Brown
6. Claude Wallington
7. Fred Bince
8. Fred Russell
   Fred Russell
   Fred Russell was an American sports writer prominent in the Golden Era of Sports in the 20th century...
   
   
9. Pug Blalock
10. Fred Steinbroner

1951-38

The thirty-eighth race of the 1951 season was held on November 4 at the half-mile dirt Jacksonville Speedway Park in Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. Herb Thomas

Herb Thomas

Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...

 won the pole.

Top ten results

1. Herb Thomas
   Herb Thomas
   Herbert Watson Thomas was a NASCAR pioneer who was one of the series' most successful drivers in the 1950s.-Background:...
   
   
2. Jack Smith
3. Fonty Flock
   Fonty Flock
   Truman Fontello "Fonty" Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama was an early NASCAR driver.-Flock family:He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley...
   
   
4. Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden
   Bill Snowden was a NASCAR driver from St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He was one of the racers whose career was interrupted by World War II. He was nicknamed "Wild Bill" and the "Florida Hurricane"....
   
   
5. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
6. Tommy Moon
7. Lee Petty
   Lee Petty
   Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...
   
   
8. Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen
   Jimmie Lewallen was an American racecar driver from High Point, North Carolina, USA. He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National division from its first race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949 until 1960.-Racing career:Lewallen began his racing career in motorcycles in 1934...
   
   
9. Buddy Shuman
   Buddy Shuman
   Buddy Shuman was a stock car driver for NASCAR when it was known as the Grand National Series. He raced between 1951 through 1955, achieving one victory, four top 5s, and 16 Top 10s....
   
   
10. Billy Carden
    Billy Carden
    Billy Carden was a NASCAR Grand National driver from Mableton, Georgia, USA. He was a stock car racing pioneer and an early NASCAR competitor.-History:...
    
    

1951-39

The thirty-ninth race of the 1951 season was held on November 11 at the one-mile dirt Lakeview Speedway

Lakeview Speedway

Lakeview Speedway is an American automobile racing circuit in Mobile, Alabama. It held two NASCAR Grand National races in 1951.-NASCAR results:...

 in Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. Frank Mundy

Frank Mundy

Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...

 won the pole.

Top ten results

1. Tim Flock
   Tim Flock
   Julius Timothy Flock was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock.- NASCAR career :...
   
   
2. Bob Flock
   Bob Flock
   Robert Newman Flock of Fort Payne, Alabama, USA was an early NASCAR driver. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock race.-Flock family:...
   
   
3. Jack Smith
4. Frank Mundy
   Frank Mundy
   Frank "Rebel" Mundy was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club sanction...
   
   
5. Gober Sosebee
   Gober Sosebee
   Gober Sosebee was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950 and 1951. He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway....
   
   
6. Ed Samples
7. Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd Moore
   Lloyd D. Moore was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from 1949 to 1955, recording 13 top-5 and 23 top-10 finishes. He was born in Frewsburg, New York, USA. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former NASCAR driver.In 1950, Moore was a teammate of NASCAR champion Bill Rexford...
   
   
8. Buddy Shuman
   Buddy Shuman
   Buddy Shuman was a stock car driver for NASCAR when it was known as the Grand National Series. He raced between 1951 through 1955, achieving one victory, four top 5s, and 16 Top 10s....
   
   
9. Red Duvall
10. Don Oldenberg

1951-40

The fortieth race of the 1951 season was held on November 11 at the half-mile dirt Carrell Speedway in California

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. Fonty Flock

Fonty Flock

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 won the pole.

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4. Lou Figaro
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1951-41

The forty-first and last race of the 1951 season was held on November 25th at the .750 mile dirt New Mobile Speedway. Frank Mundy

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 won the pole. Herb Thomas

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 finished 21st and went home as 1951 NASCAR Grand National Champion. Fonty

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 and Tim Flock

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 finished fourth and second respectively to eventually finish second and third in the Championship. Frank Mundy

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's win at New Mobile propelled him to fifth in the final standings, while Lee Petty

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Lee Arnold Petty was an American stock car driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR, and one of its first superstars. He was born near Randleman, North Carolina.-Career:...

, winner of just one race at the Monroe County Fairgrounds, finished 16th in the race to claim fourth in the standings.

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10. Sonny Black