Ethel Ann Mobley (née Flock; March 8, 1914 – June 26, 1984) of

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was tied for the second female to drive in

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history. Her brother

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 ...

said she was named after the

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her father used in his car.

"Flying Flocks"

Part of the racing Flock family, three of her brothers are considered to be NASCAR pioneers: Tim, Fonty and

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. She was married to Charlie Mobley, who fielded Tim's car in NASCAR's modified series.; ''The Daily Star''; August 2, 2003; Retrieved May 2, 2006, inaccessible February 9, 2008

Racing career

She raced in over 100 NASCAR Modified events in her career. She had two Strictly Stock Series starts.Early Pioneer's
decadesofracing.net; Retrieved May 2, 2006 She raced against her brothers at NASCAR's second event ever on July 10, 1949 at the

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. The event was the first to feature a brother and a sister, and the only NASCAR event to feature four siblings. Ethel beat Fonty and Bob by finishing eleventh (her career high), and Tim finished second. She made her only other career Cup start at

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and finished 44th. Both events featured three female drivers (

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and

Louise Smith Louise Smith (July 31, 1916, in Barnesville, Georgia – April 15, 2006) was tied for the second woman to race in NASCAR at the top level. She was known as "the first lady of racing." She went as a spectator to her first NASCAR race at the Dayto ...

). In June 1949, she entered a racing competition in Florida, competing against 57 men drivers. She finished in 8th place. On August 7, 1949, she became the first female racecar driver to compete against men in the state of Georgia when she entered a race at Central City Park Speedway in Macon, Georgia. She was rated as the top woman driver in the southeastern United States, having won many competitions in all-women races.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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

Strictly Stock Series

References

External links

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Charles Tidwell's Glory Days
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