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1950-01 qualifying results Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 1 of 19 Sunday, February 5, 1950 at Beach & Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL 48 laps on a 4.170 mile road course (200.160 miles) Time of race: 2:26:30 Average speed: 89.894 mph Pole speed: 98.84 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 53 sec Attendance: 9500 Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1950 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1950 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Joe Littlejohn 3 Oldsmobile 36.420   98.840   2   J.C. Van Landingham 35 Buick 36.660   98.190   3   Harold Kite 21 Lincoln 36.760   97.930   4   Tim Flock 90 Cadillac 37.050   97.170   5   Tommy Thompson 91 Chrysler 37.150   96.900   6   Alton Haddock 32 Lincoln 37.320   96.470   7   Frank Mundy 44 Cadillac 37.340   96.410   8   Al Gross 88 Oldsmobile 37.440   96.150   9   Buck Baker 70 Ford 37.460   96.100   10   Curtis Turner 41 Lincoln 37.660   95.590   11   Frank Luptow 9 Lincoln 37.840   95.130   12   Jack Smith 25 Oldsmobile 37.880   95.030   13   Herschel Buchanan 66 Nash 38.300   93.990   14   Lloyd Moore 59 Lincoln 38.360   93.840   15   Fonty Flock 47 Buick 38.560   93.360   16   Billy Carden 12 Oldsmobile 38.580   93.310   17   Russ Lee 37 Hudson 38.920   92.490   18   Jim Rathmann 10 Lincoln 38.980   92.350   19   Gober Sosebee 50 Oldsmobile 39.100   92.070   20   Bill Rexford 60 Oldsmobile 39.180   91.870   21   Bob Flock 7 Oldsmobile 39.260   91.690   22   80 Lincoln 39.420   91.320   23   Jack White 18 Lincoln 39.640   90.810   24   Lee Schmidt 72 Buick 40.120   89.730   25   June Cleveland 55 Buick 40.380   89.150   26   Otis Martin 4 Plymouth 42.830   84.060   27   Larry Shurter 48 Ford 43.000   83.720   28   Lee Petty 42 Plymouth 43.280   83.170   29   Joe Jernigan 56 Ford 43.440   82.870   30   Al Keller 89 Ford 44.120   81.590   31   Joe Harrison 67 Ford 47.280   76.140   32   Fireball Roberts 11 Hudson     33   Marshall Teague 6 Lincoln     34   Red Byron 22 Oldsmobile     35   Bill Blair 2 Cadillac     36   Slick Smith 77 Hudson     37   Cotton Owens 5 Plymouth     38   Bob Apperson 17 Ford     39   Dick Clothier 24 Pontiac     40   Louise Smith 94 Ford     41   Will Albright 61 Pontiac     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available