The 1950 NASCAR Grand National season was the second season of professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at the

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on February 5, 1950, the season included 19 races. The season concluded at

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on October 29. Bill Rexford won the Drivers' Championship with a 26th-place finish at the final race of the season, racing for

Julian Buesink Julian E. Buesink (September 24, 1921 – September 23, 1998) was the car owner and crew chief during Bill Rexford's 1950 NASCAR Grand National Series championship run and his teammate Lloyd Moore. Buesink's cars competed in 156 NASCAR race ...

Schedule

19 different races were held at 14 different circuits, in 8 different states. The

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had the largest purse and therefore awarded the highest points, whilst race 1950–04, at the

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, had the smallest purse.

Race summaries

1950-01

The first race of the 1950 season was run on February 5 at the

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Joe Littlejohn Joe Littlejohn (January 3, 1908 – July 29, 1989) was an American stock car racing driver from Spartanburg, South Carolina. He competed in the NASCAR Grand National Division in 1949 and 1950. Career Littlejohn raced in two races at Daytona ...

won the pole. Harold Kite of

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, a former tank driver who began racing on the short tracks after World War II, drove past Red Byron in the 25th lap and went on to score a victory in the 200-mile Grand National opener of the 1950 season. Kite, competing in his first Grand National event, pushed his Lincoln around the sandy course at a record 89.894 mph and beat runner-up Byron to the finish line by 53 seconds. Third place went to Lloyd Moore, Al Gross was fourth, and J. C. Van Landingham, ending a lengthy absence, finished fifth. A crowd estimated at 9,500 watched Kite take the lead at the outset from pole sitter Littlejohn. Kite, a captain in the national guard, held the top spot until Byron passed him on the 15th lap. The defending NASCAR champion relinquished the lead to Kite in the 24th lap when he made a pit stop. Several laps later Byron was forced to make another pit stop to repair gear shift problems. He returned to the race running seventh. Kite went uncontested for the second half of the 48-lap affair on the 4.167-mile course, and Byron provided plenty of action as he worked his way up through the pack. He edged out Moore for second place with a final lap pass. Forty-one cars started the event and 21 were still running at the finish despite the fact that conditions on the beach were less than ideal. Flock turned in one of the most spirited efforts on the cloudy, breezy day. He finished seventh despite the fact that his car's left front wheel wobbled around every turn Top-ten results #21-

Harold Kite Harold Kite (November 13, 1921October 17, 1965) was a NASCAR Grand National Series driver from East Point, Georgia. In his brief Grand National Series career, Kite competed in nine events to earn one win and two top-ten finishes. Early life Kite ...

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Red Byron Robert Nold "Red" Byron (March 12, 1915 – November 11, 1960) was an American stock car racing driver, who was successful in NASCAR competition in the sanctioning body's first years. He was NASCAR's first Modified champion (and its first c ...

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Tim Flock Julius Timothy Flock (May 11, 1924 – March 31, 1998) was an American stock car racer. He was a two-time NASCAR series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and Bob and Fonty Flock. NASCAR career Tim Flo ...

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Bob Flock Robert Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 – May 16, 1964) was an American stock car racer. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock (now NASCAR Cup Series) race and, along with Red Byron, is considered one of the two b ...

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Otis Martin Otis Mason Martin (March 1, 1918 – November 21, 1955) was an American stock car racing driver. One of the pioneers of the NASCAR Grand National Series, he competed in 23 races over the first six years of the sport, with a best finish of sixt ...

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Buck Baker Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. (March 4, 1919 – April 14, 2002), better known as Buck Baker, was an American stock car racer. Born in Richburg, South Carolina, Baker began his NASCAR career in 1949 and won his first race three years later at Columbia ...

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Fonty Flock Truman Fontell "Fonty" Flock (March 21, 1920 – July 15, 1972) was an American stock car racer. Flock family He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley. The four race ...

1950-02

The second race of the 1950 season was run on April 2 at

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won the pole. Tim Flock, wheeling the same Lincoln that carried Harold Kite to victory at Daytona, drove around Byron in the 48th lap and stormed to victory in the 150-mile Grand National race. It was Flock's first win on the NASCAR major league tour. Bob Flock finished second, a half lap behind his younger brother. Clyde Minter wound up third, Byron came in fourth and Bill Snowden was fifth. Byron's fourth-place effort, coupled with his runner-up finish at Daytona, enabled him to move to the top of the Grand National points standings, 2.5 points ahead of Tim Flock. A crowd of 13,000 was on hand to watch Bob Flock lead the opening laps in his Oldsmobile. Pole sitter Byron then charged past and led for 42 laps on the three-quarter mile dirt track. Tim surged past Byron in the 48th lap and led the rest of the way. Lash LaRue, Western movie star, greeted Flock in victory lane. "This is my biggest win", said Flock. "To win a Grand National race is a dream come true." June Cleveland was running in the top five when he flipped his Buick in the 85th lap. The roof was flattened, and Cleveland was transported to a Charlotte hospital with cuts. He was not seriously injured. His crash occurred in the exact spot where Virginia driver Jesse Elmo "Hank" Stanley was killed a few weeks earlier in a modified sportsman race. Curtis Turner, Lee Petty, Buck Baker, Fonty Flock and Bill Blair—all rated as pre-race threats—failed to finish the 200-lap race. Top-ten results #21-

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Glenn Dunaway Henry Glenn Dunaway (July 6, 1914 – March 8, 1964) was an American auto racer noted for initially winning, and then being disqualified from, what is today recognized as NASCAR's first-ever race. NASCAR career 1949 Dunaway competed in NASCA ...

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Herb Thomas Herbert Watson Thomas (April 6, 1923 – August 9, 2000) was a stock car racer who was one of NASCAR's most successful drivers in the 1950s. Thomas was NASCAR's first multi-time Cup Champion. Background Born in the small town of Olivi ...

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1950-03

The third race of the 1950 season was run on April 16 at

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won the pole.-- Curtis Turner prevailed in an intense struggle and won the 150-mile race on the one-mile dirt track. His second career Grand National win came at an average speed of 69.399 mph. The lead changed hands seven times as five drivers waged a furious duel. Tim Flock led the opening two laps from the pole position. Bill Blair pushed his Cadillac past Flock in the third lap and led until Flock assumed command again on lap eight. Flock led for 35 laps while 23-year-old rookie Bill Rexford moved into second. The two toured the circular oval in bumper-to-bumper fashion. Rexford sneaked past Flock in the 43rd lap and paced the action for 18 laps. Rexford's Oldsmobile began sputtering, which allowed Turner to take the lead on lap 61. Ray Erickson moved into the lead when he raced his Mercury past Turner in the 84th lap. He was bidding for his first Grand National triumph when a rock pierced his radiator, forcing him out after 114 laps. Turner took the lead at that point and led the rest of the way. Lloyd Moore, Jimmy Florian, Tim Flock and Lee Petty rounded out the top five. Flock was running third when a wheel came off his Lincoln and bounced into the path of Blair, who struck it. The steering column in Blair's Cadillac snapped, came up through the driver's compartment and hit the driver. The High Point, North Carolina, star spent one night in the hospital. Turner won $1,500 for his efforts as only six cars finished after 28 started. Points leader Red Byron did not enter the race. Tim Flock took over the points lead on the strength of his fourth-place finish. Turner's John Eanes-owned Oldsmobile was running on Dunlop tires. Dunlop had plenty of space on Turner's car — placing its name on the hood and side doors. Erickson's appearance was his last start of the year. A short time later, he lost an arm in a hot-rod crash. Also following the race, the FBI began investigating some individuals who were trying to introduce racketeering and gambling into stock car racing. Top-ten results #41-

Curtis Turner Curtis Morton Turner (April 12, 1924 – October 4, 1970) was an American stock car racer. Throughout his life, he developed a reputation for drinking and partying. In 1999, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. History He was ...

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Jimmy Florian Jimmy Florian (September 25, 1923February 14, 1999) was an American stock car racing driver. Nicknamed "Shirtless", he attained the moniker after winning his first and only NASCAR Grand National Series race in 1950 at Dayton Speedway; upon enterin ...

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Lee Petty Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000) was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the pioneers of NASCAR and one of its first superstars. He was NASCAR's first three-time Cup ch ...

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Frank Mundy Frank "Rebel" Mundy (born June 18, 1918 in Atlanta, Georgia, as Francisco Eduardo Menendez – died May 15, 2009) was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association (AAA) stock cars, winning the 1955 national champ ...

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Dick Linder Richard Refeld Linder (April 6, 1923April 19, 1959) was an American, professional, race car driver from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Career Linder raced USAC open wheel as well as NASCAR stock cars. Between 1949 and 1956 he entered 28 NASCAR event ...

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1950-04

The fourth race of the 1950 season was run on May 21 at

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, the first race in the lineage of the Virginia 500, the spring race at the track.

won the pole. Curtis Turner got his second-straight Grand National win with a decisive triumph. The Roanoke, Virginia, "Blond Bomber" dashed ahead of Baker in the 11th lap and led the rest of the way in the 150-lap, 75 mile feature at the half-mile dirt oval. Jim Paschal finished second in a four-year-old Ford, Lee Petty was third and Glenn Dunnaway came in fourth. Cyde Minter picked up fifth spot. Turner's Oldsmobile outdistanced the field by two full laps. He up to only 2.5 points behind leader Tim Flock, who fell victim to rear end problems after 97 laps. Baker started on the pole at 54.216 mph in a Ford police special. He faded to eighth at the finish. Herb Thomas was running among the leaders in his Ford when a spindle broke in the final laps. He got credit for 14th in the field of 25. Top-ten results #41-

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Jim Paschal James Roy Paschal, Jr. (December 5, 1926 – July 5, 2004) was a Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver. Career summary Paschal won twenty-five races and twelve poles over his career. Elected to the "Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame" in 1 ...

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Lloyd Moore Lloyd David Moore (June 8, 1912 – May 18, 2008

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. The event was staged on the same day as the

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— hence the title of the "Poor Man's 500".

won the pole. Bill Rexford of

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, stalked Curtis Turner for over half the race, then took command to win the 100-mile race. Rexford took the lead in the 121st lap and went on to beat runner-up Glenn Dunnaway by two laps. Lloyd Moore finished third and took the lead in the Grand National point standings by 36.5 points over Tim Flock, who finished ninth. Lee Petty crossed the finish line in fourth place and Bill Blair took fifth. The promoters did pay some lap money, with $5 going to the leader of each lap from the 101st through the 200th. Rexford's earnings came to $1,400 with the lap money. Turner led the first 120 laps before his engine went sour. He departed after 133 laps and wound up 19th. A crowd of 11,000 showed up on Memorial Day and watched Al Gross, former stunt car driver for the Jimmy Lynch Thrill Show, flip his Oldsmobile in the ninth lap. Gross suffered a broken back and was taken to the hospital for an extended stay. Frank Canale posted the second-fastest qualifying time but overheating problems forced him out after 74 laps. Joe Merola was on hand with a new radically designed 1948 Tucker Torpedo, one of the most controversial and advanced automobiles. The car went out before Merola was able to complete a lap. Top-ten results #60- Bill Rexford #49-

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1950-06

The sixth race of the 1950 season was run on June 18 at

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. Chuck Mahoney won the pole. Bill Blair of High Point, North Carolina, took the lead in the 25th lap and led the remaining distance to score his first Grand National win at the Vernon Fairgrounds. A crowd of 15,000 showed up for the one-year anniversary of NASCAR Grand National stock car racing. Blair's Mercury was comfortably ahead of Lloyd Moore at the finish of the 100-mile race. Moore extended his point lead to 216.5 points over Tim Rock, who did not enter. Chuck Mahoney was third, while Dick Burns came in fourth and Lee Petty fifth. Mahoney started on the pole and led the first 18 laps. He was in the lead when his Mercury hit a loose wheel rolling on the track, blew a tire and bent an axle. His pit crew did an excellent job of repairing the damage, and even more incredible was his drive back into third place. Bill Rexford finished sixth and moved into the top-ten in points. Ann Chester became the fourth female driver to race in the Grand National ranks. Her Plymouth fell victim to early problems and she finished 22nd in the 23 car field. Top-ten results #2- Bill Blair #59-

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1950-07

The seventh race of the 1950 season was run on June 25 at

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won the pole. Jimmy Florian muscled his Ford past Curtis Turner with 32 laps remaining and won the 100-mile event at Dayton Speedway. It was the first win in Grand National competition for the Ford nameplate, and the first NASCAR race held entirely on pavement. The lead changed hands six times among four different drivers with Florian holding the upper hand on two occasions for a total of 40 laps. Along with ushering in Ford's first win, Florian established another "first" on the muggy afternoon. He pulled into victory lane and climbed out wearing nothing but his white pants. The 27-year-old Cleveland mechanic said he decided not to wear a shirt due to the hot weather and since there was no NASCAR rule requiring him to do so. "It was awfully hot and I knew I'd be more comfortable without a shirt," said Florian. "I've done it several times before, but not in the Grand Nationals." Dick Linder started on the pole and led on two occasions for 35 laps. He eventually finished second as Buck Barr came in third. Turner wound up fourth and Art Lamey was fifth. Lloyd Moore finished 23rd in the field of 25 and failed to earn any championship points, but he still held a 202.5 point lead over Lee Petty who finished eighth. Florian jumped to third in the standings, 171.5 points out of first place. Frank Mundy drove a Nash Ambassador, but fell out early with mechanical problems. Herschel Buchanan drove another Nash to a sixth-place finish. Top-ten results #27-

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#77- Chuck Mahoney #8- Bill Rexford

1950-08

The eighth race of the 1950 season was run on July 2 at

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won the pole. Turner passed the field and cruised to an easy win in the 100-mile Grand National event. It was his fourth career win. Turner, starting his Oldsmobile on the pole, jumped out to an early lead and led the entire 200 laps on the half-mile dirt track. He wound up three laps in front of runner-up Bill Blair, who edged out Lee Petty in a stretch duel. Jimmy Florian was fourth and Bill Rexford fifth. Turner averaged 50.614 mph as three caution flags broke the action for seven total laps. Following the race, Turner and Petty fought at the inspection station. Each was fined $100 by NASCAR. Dick Burns was badly shaken when his Mercury left the track and struck a light pole in the 133rd lap. The event was the first Grand National race in which a father-son duo competed together. Roscoe "Pappy" Hough and his son Lee finished 18th and 25th. Turner's victory pushed him atop the point standings by two points over Lloyd Moore. Petty stood third in points, 24.5 points out of first place, but he was stripped of all 809 points a week later, when NASCAR officials discovered he that competed in a non-sanctioned race. Top-0ten results #41-

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1950-09

The ninth race of the 1950 season was run on July 23 at

won the pole and jumped into the lead in the opening lap and never looked back as he streaked to victory in the 150-mile Grand National race. The muscular driver out of Roanoke, Virginia led from start to finish — the second race in a row that Turner had led every lap. The triumph kept Turner in the Grand National point lead as Lloyd Moore dropped to 21st in the 26 car field. Chuck Mahoney finished in second place, with Herb Thomas, Jimmie Lewallen and Dick Burns rounding out the top five. Bill Blair and Bill Rexford pressured Turner in the early going, but Blair departed with a broken spindle and engine failure put Rexford out of action. Lee Petty and Glenn Dunnaway were running in the top five when both Plymouth drivers lost wheels. They finished 11th and 12th respectively. On the same day, Jim Roper, winner of the first Grand National race at Charlotte on June 19, 1949, won a 20-lap strictly stock outlaw feature at Pratt, Kansas, on a 1.6-mile paved oval, averaging 67.659 mph. Top-ten results #41-

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Jimmie Lewallen Jimmie Lewallen (August 22, 1919 – October 16, 1995) was an American stock car racing driver from High Point, North Carolina, USA. He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National division (now called the NASCAR Cup Series) from its f ...

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1950-10

The tenth race of the 1950 season was run on August 13 at

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won the pole, and

took the lead on the first lap of the race and maintained it through the next 45 laps. However, on lap 46, Turner blew a tire and went into the pits, leaving him two laps down. This gave the lead to Pee Wee Martin for 12 laps, before

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took over on lap 58. Turner managed to regain the lead lap, but ran out of time to catch Roberts, who scored the first win of his career. Linder finished third, with Bill Rexford fourth, Clyde Minter fifth, and Gene Austin,

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rounding out the top 10. Turner's second place kept him at the top of the points standings. Top-ten results #71-

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1950-11

The eleventh race of the 1950 season was run on August 20 at

won the pole and led the first 48 laps, but had problems, ultimately finishing in 23rd.

then took control, and dominated the remainder of the event, winning over Red Harvey.

, and Art Lamey rounded out the top five. The race was shortened by five laps due to a serious crash by

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, when he plowed through a guardrail and Joe Merola drove into the debris. Mantz was uninjured, while Merola only had minor cuts and bruises. Despite his 23rd place, Turner kept the points lead over

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won the pole, and while

showed a major challenge, leading 74 of the 200 laps, Linder came out on top, winning by 20 yards over

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Southern 500

The inaugural

was run on September 4 at

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1950-14

The fourteenth race of the 1950 season was run on September 17 at

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#60- Bill Rexford #44-

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#46- Kenneth Wagner

Wilkes 200

The Wilkes 200 was run on September 24 at

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won the pole. Top-ten results #98-

Leon Sales Leon Sales (October 4, 1923April 27, 1981) was an American stock car racing driver. Sales competed in 8 NASCAR Grand National races from 1950 to 1952. He achieved 3 top tens and 1 win, which came at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1950. Sales died ...

# Jack Smith #78- Ewell Weddle #92-

#44-

Gayle Warren Gayle or Gayl may refer to: People * Gayle (given name), people with the given name * Gayle (surname), people with the surname * Gayle (singer) (born 2004), American singer-songwriter Places * Gayle, North Yorkshire, England * Gayle, Jamaica, a ...

#52- Weldon Adams # Jimmy Thompson # Jerry Wimbish #7-

#94-

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1950-16

The sixteenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 1 at

won the pole. Top-ten results #25-

#38-

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#59-

Lloyd Moore Lloyd David Moore (June 8, 1912 – May 18, 2008

# Jack Reynolds #60- Bill Rexford #42-

# Jimmy Thompson #77- Chuck Mahoney # Dick Jerrett

1950-17

The seventeenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 15 at

, a race now regarded as the second edition of the

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(the distance changed after the track was paved in 1955 from 200 to 400, and then 500 laps).

won the pole. This race was team owner Junie Donlavey's first career start, fielding an Oldsmobile driven by Runt Harris. Top-ten results #92-

#42-

#87-

#7-

#52- Weldon Adams #11-

#8-

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#25- Jimmy Thompson #30-

#93- Ted Chamberlain

1950-18

The eighteenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 15 at Funk's Speedway in

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won the pole. Top-ten results #59-

Lloyd Moore Lloyd David Moore (June 8, 1912 – May 18, 2008

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#60- Bill Rexford #

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#10-

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# Carl Renner #27-

# Chuck Garrett #

Bud Boone William "Bud" Boone (November 9, 1931 – February 12, 2010) was a NASCAR driver from Warren, Ohio. Boone competed in one Sprint Cup Series, Cup event in 1950 when he raced at Funk's Speedway. He finished 9th in his only race (sestats. Referenc ...

#8- Buck Barr

1950-19

The nineteenth and final race of the 1950 season was run on October 29 at

won the pole. Top-ten results #42-

#87-

#72- Weldon Adams #98-

#41.5- Bill Blair #44-

#10-

#99- Jim Delaney #18-

#8-

Results and standings

Races

Drivers' championship

For the 1950 season, the number of points awarded depended on the purse of the race. Most races were worth around $4000, and so the winner got 200 points, second place 180 points, third place 160, and so on. Points were awarded somewhat inconsistently and in particular, the lowest place that got awarded points changed from race to race. The Southern 500, with an incredible $25325 purse, awarded 1250 points, enough to finish in 6th just by winning that one race. Confusing the matter further, many people got deducted points for taking place in non-NASCAR-sanctioned races. (

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) Bold - Pole position * – Most laps led.

Notable drivers who did not score points

– All points were deducted *

– All points were deducted * Hershel McGriff *

Speedy Thompson Alfred Bruce "Speedy" Thompson (April 3, 1926, in Monroe, North Carolina – April 2, 1972, in Charlotte, North Carolina) was an American stock car racer in the NASCAR Grand National series from 1950 to 1971, capturing 20 wins along the way. R ...

Notes

References

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