1949 in NASCAR

The inaugural NASCAR Strictly Stock season began on June 19 and ended on October 16 in the year 1949. Red Byron, driving the #22 Oldsmobile for Raymond Parks, was named the newly formed series' first champion.

1949-01

The very first NASCAR race was held June 19 at Charlotte Speedway, a 3/4 mile dirt track in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bob Flock won the pole. Glenn Dunnaway was declared the original winner, but a post-race inspection revealed that his car was fitted with illegal springs, causing NASCAR to disqualify him.

Top Ten Results

#Jim Roper
#Fonty Flock
#Red Byron
#Sam Rice
#Tim Flock
#Archie Smith
#Sterling Long
#Slick Smith
#Curtis Turner
#Jimmy Thompson

1949-02

The second race of the Strictly Stock season was held July 10 at the Daytona Beach Road Course. Gober Sosebee won the pole.

Top Ten Results

#Red Byron
#Tim Flock
#Frank Mundy
#Joe Littlejohn
#Bill Blair
#Frank Christian
#Bill Snowden
#Gober Sosebee
#Jimmy Thompson
#Jack Etheridge

1949-03

The third race of the Strictly Stock season was held August 6 at Occoneechee Speedway.

Top Ten Results

#Bob Flock
#Gober Sosebee
#Glenn Dunnaway
#Fonty Flock
#Bill Snowden
#Bill Blair
#Tim Flock
#Otis Martin
#Lee Petty
#Buddy Helms

1949-04

The fourth race of the Strictly Stock season was held September 11 at Langhorne Speedway. Red Byron won the pole.

Top Ten Results

#Curtis Turner
#Bob Flock
#Red Byron
#Frank Mundy
#Bill Blair
#Sara Christian
#Lee Petty
#Al Keller
#Al Bonnell
#Lou Volk

1949-05

The fifth race of the Strictly Stock season was held September 18 at Hamburg Speedway.

Top Ten Results

#Jack White
#Ray Erickson
#Billy Rafter
#Mike Eagen
#Bill Rexford
#Frankie Schneider
#Jack Russell
#Charles Muscatel
#Glenn Dunnaway
#Ellis Pearce

1949-06

The sixth race of the Strictly Stock season was held September 25 at Martinsville Speedway. Curtis Turner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

#Red Byron
#Lee Petty
#Ray Erickson
#Clyde Minter
#Bill Blair
#Bill Snowden
#Glenn Dunnaway
#Al Wagoner
#Curtis Turner
#Archie Smith

1949-07

The seventh race of the Strictly Stock season was held October 2 at Heidelberg Raceway, near Pittsburgh, PA. Al Bonnell won the pole.

Top Ten Results

#Lee Petty
#Dick Linder
#Bill Rexford
#Sam Rice
#Sara Christian
#Lloyd Moore
#John Wright
#Jack Russell
#Skip Lewis
#Don Rogala

Wilkes 200

The Wilkes 200, the eighth and final race of the Strictly Stock season, was held October 16 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Kenneth Wagner won the pole.

Top Ten Results

#Bob Flock
#Lee Petty
#Fonty Flock
#Clyde Minter
#Herb Thomas
#Roy Hall
#Ray Erickson
#Raymond Lewis
#Curtis Turner
#Bill Blair

Final Points Standings

#Red Byron-842.5
#Lee Petty-725.0
#Bob Flock-704.0
#Bill Blair-567.5
#Fonty Flock-554.5
#Curtis Turner-430.0
#Ray Erickson-442.0
#Tim Flock-421.0
#Glenn Dunnaway-384.0
#Frank Mundy-370.0
#Bill Snowden-315.0
#Bill Rexford-286.0
#Sara Christian-282.0
#Clyde Minter-280.0
#Gober Sosebee-265.0
#Jim Roper-253.0
#Sam Rice-231.0
#Jack White-200.0
#Dick Linder-180.5
#Billy Rafter-160.0

External links

* [http://racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1949&series=W Racing Reference]