Ethel Mobley

Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Ethel Mobley
Birthdate = birth date|1920|3|8
Died = death date and age|1984|6|26|1920|3|8
Birthplace = Fort Payne, Alabama
Best_Cup_Pos = 52nd - 1949 (Strictly Stock)
First_Race = 1949 Daytona Beach Road Course (NASCAR's second race)
Last_Race = 1949 Langhorne Speedway
Years_In_Cup = 1
Total_Cup_Races = 2

Ethel Mobley (née Flock) (March 8 1920 - June 26 1984) of Fort Payne, Alabama was tied for the second female to drive in NASCAR history. She was named after the gasoline her father used in his taxi. [ [http://ca.geocities.com/womeninnascar/ethelflockmobley.html Ethel Flock Mobley] , Retrieved May 2 2006] [www.thedailystar.com/sports/2003/08/02/sppbob.html] ; "The Daily Star"; August 2 2003; Retrieved May 2 2006, inaccessible February 9 2008]

"Flying Flocks"

Part of the racing Flock family [ [http://www.timflock.com/pictures.html Tim Flock Image Gallery] , timflock.com; Retrieved February 8 2008] , three of her brothers are considered to be NASCAR pioneers: Tim Flock, Fonty Flock and Bob Flock. She was married to Charlie Mobley, who fielded Tim's car in NASCAR's modified series.

Racing career

She raced in over 100 NASCAR Modified events in her career.

She had 2 Strictly Stock (now Sprint Cup) starts. [http://www.decadesofracing.net/Pioneers.htm 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 Daytona Beach Road Course. 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 Langley Speedway and finished 44th. Both events featured three female drivers (Sara Christian and Louise Smith).

In June, 1949, she entered a racing competition in Florida, competing against 57 men drivers. She finished in 8th place.cite news|title=Woman Driver Enters Races|date=August, 1949|publisher=The Macon Telegraph|accessdate=2008-09-23]

On August 7, 1949, Ethel Mobley 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,.cite news|title=Stock Car Event Draws Large Field; Woman Driver To Battle Men|date=August 7, 1949|publisher=The Macon Telegraph & News|accessdate=2008-09-23] having won many competitions in all-women races.cite news|title=Stock Car Event Draws Large Field; Woman Driver To Battle Men|date=August 7, 1949|publisher=The Macon Telegraph & News|accessdate=2008-09-23]

References

External links

* [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=mobleet01 Drivers statistics at racing-reference.info]
* [http://www.sweetgapeach.com/GloryDays/Articles/RacingArticle_Aug.7,1949.jpgCharles Tidwell's Glory Days]