Bob Flock led the first five laps in his '46 Hudson. Bob Flock - 1 The Race.When the green flag fell on the field. He and Uncle Julian changed the oil, greased it, gassed it and went racing," added Richard Petty.1949 Pole Standings 1. "Daddy (the late Lee Petty) borrowed a friend's '46 Buick and drove it to a Texaco station near the track. His son Richard Petty who was just 9 years old at the time, not old enough even to be allowed into the pits sold race programs in the pits "To most everybody, it was just a bunch of people having a race," said racing legend Richard Petty. She qualified an impressive 13th in her '47 Ford #38 Lee Petty driving for his own Petty Enterprises qualified 9th.
Sara Christian was Nascar's first woman driver to qualify for a race. It was a car owned by her husband Frank, that she qualified in her first race. #71 Sara Christian was born in 1918 in Dahlonega, GA.
In the race there was 10 Fords, 6 Oldsmobiles, 4 Hudsons, 3 Lincolns, 2 Chryslers, 2 Kaisers, 2 Buicks, 1 Cadillac, 1 Mercury, and 2 unknowns.#7 Bob Flock Nascar's 1st pole sitter. '49 Oldsmobileġ6 Bill Snowden Snowden Racing Bill Snowden '48 Mercuryĩ3 Herb Thomas Thomas Racing Herb Thomas '47 Fordģ6 Jimmy Henderson Smith Racing Frank Smith '47 Chryslerģ6 Jimmy Thompson Bruce Thompson '46 ChryslerĠ Jimmie Lewallen Jimmie Lewallen '46 FordĢ9 Clarence Boston Clarence Boston '49 Ford McIntosh '49 Lincolnġ3 71 Sara Christian Frank Christian '47 Fordġ4 2 Sam Rice Rice Racing Sam Rice '49 Oldsmobileģ1 Sterling Long Long Racing Sterling Long '46 HudsonĢ5 Bob Smith Lane's Motor Co. McIntosh '49 Lincolnĩ 38 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '46 Buickġ2 34 Jim Roper Mecklenburg Motors R.B. Qualifying Results (Only Know top 14, the rest listed qualified for the race in no particular order)ġ 1 7 Bob Flock Davis Brothers '46 HudsonĢ 90 Tim Flock Buddy Elliott '49 Oldsmobileģ 22 Red Byron Parks Novelty Raymond Parks '49 OldsmobileĦ 41 Curtis Turner Curtis Turner '46 Buickħ 25 Glenn Dunnaway Hubert Westmoreland '47 FordĨ 44 Bill Blair R.B. #7 Bob Flock in his 1946 Hudson owned by the Davis Brothers won the pole on Saturday with a pole speed of 67.958mph.#90 Tim Flock in his Buddy Elliott, '49 Oldsmobile was 2nd, followed by #22 Red Byron in his Parks Novelty '49 Oldsmobile in 3rd.Saturday's The purse was an unimaginable $5,000, including $2,000 for the winner and $1,000 for the runner-up.Qualifying was run on Saturday. NASCAR Publicity Director Houston Lawing reports more than 5000 fans were turned away due to lack of grandstand space.The race was set for 200 laps. More than 13,000 spectators attend the inaugural Strictly Stock National Championship race at the 3/4-mile Charlotte Speedway.
It was the first race of an 8 race series to determine Nascar's first champion.
Nascar's very first stock car race took place on June 19, 1949. Although he was not able to improve on that later in the year at Martinsville, Smith still drove home with a solid 10th place finish. He ran well in that event, coming home with a career-best 6th effort. Both of his races came in 1949, when Smith debuted in the series' inagural event at Charlotte. He competed in two Sprint Cup Series events in his career, recording top-ten finishes both times. Archie Smith is a former NASCAR driver from Denton, NC.