Gober Sosebee

Gober Sosebee

Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Gober Sosebee
Birthdate = October 15, 1915 | Birthplace = Atlanta, Georgia
Died = November 11, 1996
Cause of Death = Unknown
Awards =

Best_Cup_Pos = 14th - 1953 (Grand National)
Cup_Wins = 2
Cup_Top_Tens = 33
Cup_Poles = 4
First_Cup_Race = 1949 Daytona Beach Road Course
First_Cup_Win = 1952 Hayloft Speedway, (Augusta, Georgia)
Last_Cup_Win = 1954 Central City Speedway (Macon, Georgia)
Last_Cup_Race = 1959 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Total_Cup_Races = 71
Years_In_Cup = 9

Gober Sosebee (October 15, 1915 - November 11, 1996 ) was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950 and 1951.cite web |url=http://www.briansosebee.com/main.htm |accessdate=2008-02-08 |title=Home page |publisher=Sosebee Racing] cite web |url=http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Gober_Sosebee.htm |accessdate=2008-02-08 |title=Drivers: Gober Sosebee | publisher=LegendsofNascar.com] He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway.

Sosebee also won 2 Grand national (now Sprint Cup Series) races, one in 1952 and another in 1954. He also had 4 pole positions (including his first NASCAR race at Daytona Beach) and 33 top 10 finishes during his Cup career, and also ran five races in the NASCAR Convertible Division. [ [http://www.racing-reference.info/driver?id=sosebgo01 Career stats] ; Racing Reference; Retrieved May 1 2008]

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NAME=Sosebee, Gober
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= racecar driver
DATE OF BIRTH= October 15, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH= Dawson County, Georgia
DATE OF DEATH= November 11, 1996
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