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1950 Southern 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 13 of 19 Monday, September 4, 1950 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 400 laps on a 1.250 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 6:38:40 Average speed: 75.25 mph Pole speed: 82.034 mph Cautions: 2 for 13 laps Margin of victory: 9 laps + Attendance: 25000 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1950 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1950 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 49 34     Jerry Kempf – '50 Lincoln 315   – 0 36 9     Billy Carden – '50 Ford 338   running 0 33 11     Slick Smith – '50 Oldsmobile 340   – 0 32 8     Hub McBride Hub McBride '50 Mercury 341   – 0 44 75     Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor '50 Mercury 329   – 0 26 53     Bill Widenhouse Bill Widenhouse '49 Plymouth 350   – 0 45 29     Bub King T.L. King '50 Mercury 329   – 0 23 48     Gene Comstock Gene Comstock '50 Oldsmobile 355   – 0 22 33     Murrace Walker Murrace Walker '50 Oldsmobile 358   running 0 47 39     Roy Bentley Roy Bentley '50 Studebaker 319   – 0 48 42     J.E. Hardie – '50 Studebaker 317   – 0 51 37     Carson Dyer Carson Dyer '50 Lincoln 310   – 0 55 41     Ruel Smith – '50 Pontiac 289   – 0 57 50     Dick Soper – '50 Kaiser 282   – 0 75 63     Roscoe Thompson Charles Venable '49 Oldsmobile 24   overheating 0 74 66     Jack Carr – '50 Mercury 52   engine 0 66 74     Rollin Smith – '50 Hudson 208   – 0 62 55     Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson '50 Hudson 238   – 0 61 49     Bob Apperson Bob Apperson '49 Oldsmobile 249   – 0 59 56     P.E. Godfrey – '49 Lincoln 278   – 0 58 54     Pete Keller – '50 Studebaker 281   – 0 56 47     Al Keller W.O. Taylor '50 Oldsmobile 284   – 0 43 24 0   Jimmie Lewallen Sam Rice '50 Oldsmobile 330   – 0 8 64 2   Bill Blair Sam Rice '49 Cadillac 375 600 running 0 19 21 4   Joe Eubanks Joe Eubanks '50 Mercury 359   running 0 31 5 5   Lee Morgan Lee Morgan '49 Oldsmobile 342   running 0 63 61 6   Marshall Teague Paul Cox '50 Lincoln 230   – 0 27 4 7   Bob Flock Bob Flock Garage   (Frank Christian) '50 Oldsmobile 348   running 0 11 16 9   Tim Flock Buddy Elliott '50 Oldsmobile 370 400 running 0 64 70 14   Tex Keene Tex Keene '50 Plymouth 229   crash 0 24 27 17   Jack White Dailey Moyer '50 Ford 354   – 0 54 45 18   Charles Tidwell – '49 Oldsmobile 300 100 – 0 29 13 19   Jack Smith R & W Auto Service '50 Oldsmobile 345   crash 0 38 22 21   Harold Kite Edmunds Motors   (Harold Kite) '49 Lincoln 334   – 0 3 7 22   Red Byron Parks Novelty   (Raymond Parks) '50 Cadillac 390 2000 running 0 46 36 24   Gene Darragh – '50 Hudson 323   – 0 40 2 25   Jimmy Thompson Leland Colvin '50 Lincoln 332 125 engine 0 13 62 26   Dick Linder Don Rogala '50 Oldsmobile 367 300 running 0 41 65 27   Jimmy Florian Euclid Motor Co.   (Jimmy Florian) '50 Ford 331   spindle 0 52 60 33   Wally Campbell Wally Marks '50 Oldsmobile 309 100 – 0 30 30 34   Pee Wee Martin Eanes Motor Co. / Firestone Tires   (John Eanes) '50 Oldsmobile 344 100 overheating 0 42 20 35   Bob Smith Central Chevrolet Corp. '50 Oldsmobile 331   running 0 50 46 36   Bill Osborne – '50 Mercury 311 100 – 0 37 14 37   Bill Snowden Nash Motor Co.   (Nash Motor Co.) '50 Nash 338   running 0 65 31 38   Clyde Minter Clyde Minter '50 Lincoln 219 100 – 0 18 52 39   Elmer Wilson Elmer Wilson '49 Plymouth 360 100 running 0 60 1 41   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes) '50 Oldsmobile 275 320 crash 22 6 35 42   Lee Petty Petty Special   (Petty Enterprises) '49 Plymouth 380 800 running 0 20 19 43   Shorty York B.S. Beeson '50 Buick 358   running 0 12 57 44   Johnny Grubb Johnny Grubb '50 Plymouth 368 350 running 0 34 12 45   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain '50 Plymouth 338   running 0 70 58 46   Kenneth Wagner Moyer Co.   (Dailey Moyer) '49 Lincoln 155 100 – 0 28 10 47   Fonty Flock Frank Christian '50 Oldsmobile 346   – 0 68 50 48   Gayle Warren Earl Blevins '49 Oldsmobile 188 100 – 0 72 73 48   Alton Haddock Alton Haddock '50 Ford 98 100 – 0 39 25 49   Glenn Dunaway Glenn Dunaway '50 Lincoln 333   – 0 17 3 51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee) '50 Oldsmobile 364 290 running 4 9 44 52   Hershel McGriff City of Roses   (Hershel McGriff) '50 Oldsmobile 374 500 running 0 73 69 54   Jack Yardley Saverance Motors '50 Ford 89   – 0 4 23 59   Bill Rexford Julian Buesink '50 Oldsmobile 385 1500 running 0 10 26 61   George Hartley Julian Buesink '50 Oldsmobile 371 450 running 0 71 18 62   Lloyd Moore Julian Buesink '50 Lincoln 112 100 – 0 21 51 64   Walt Crawford South's Garden Spot / Carolina Motors   (Walt Crawford) '50 Buick 358   running 0 25 71 65   Byron Beatty Byron Beatty '50 Ford 351   – 0 35 6 66   Virgil Livengood Virgil Livengood '50 Oldsmobile 338   running 0 7 38 71   Cotton Owens F.J. Bland '50 Plymouth 380 930 running 23 15 72 72   Weldon Adams Harold Mays '49 Plymouth 367 225 running 0 5 15 77   Chuck Mahoney Brooks Motors '50 Mercury 381 1000 running 0 53 40 79   Jim Paschal Julian Buesink '50 Ford 307   – 0 2 67 82   Fireball Roberts Sam Rice '50 Oldsmobile 391 3500 running 0 67 17 86   Bill Henson – '49 Oldsmobile 200 100 – 0 69 28 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors / Darlington Intl. Raceway   (Bob Griffin) '49 Oldsmobile 176   crash 0 14 68 89   John DuBoise John DuBoise '50 Ford 367 250 running 0 1 43 98   Johnny Mantz Hubert Westmoreland '50 Plymouth 400 10510 running 351 16 32 99   Barney Smith Barney Smith '50 Oldsmobile 366 275 running 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bill Bennett Bill Bennett Kaiser Lewis Hawkins Plymouth Dorothy Shull Oldsmobile Pap White Mercury Pat Sutton 54 Saverance Motors Ford Louise Smith 94 Leslie Motor Co. Louise Smith Nash WD Herb Thomas 92 Herb Thomas Plymouth Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Gober Sosebee 1 4 4   Curtis Turner 5 26 22   Cotton Owens 27 49 23   Johnny Mantz 50 400 351