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1950 Southern 500


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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

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
201943   Shorty York B.S. Beeson'50 Buick358 running0
215164   Walt Crawford South's Garden Spot / Carolina Motors   (Walt Crawford)'50 Buick358 running0
3 722   Red Byron Parks Novelty   (Raymond Parks)'50 Cadillac3902000running0
8642   Bill Blair Sam Rice'49 Cadillac375600running0
146889   John DuBoise John DuBoise'50 Ford367250running0
242717   Jack White Dailey Moyer'50 Ford354 0
257165   Byron Beatty Byron Beatty'50 Ford351 0
36 9    Billy Carden '50 Ford338 running0
416527   Jimmy Florian Euclid Motor Co.   (Jimmy Florian)'50 Ford331 spindle0
534079   Jim Paschal Julian Buesink'50 Ford307 0
727348   Alton Haddock Alton Haddock'50 Ford981000
736954   Jack Yardley Saverance Motors'50 Ford89 0
463624   Gene Darragh '50 Hudson323 0
6255    Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson'50 Hudson238 0
6674    Rollin Smith '50 Hudson208 0
5750    Dick Soper '50 Kaiser282 0
382221   Harold Kite Edmunds Motors   (Harold Kite)'49 Lincoln334 0
392549   Glenn Dunaway Glenn Dunaway'50 Lincoln333 0
40 225   Jimmy Thompson Leland Colvin'50 Lincoln332125engine0
4934    Jerry Kempf '50 Lincoln315 0
5137    Carson Dyer Carson Dyer'50 Lincoln310 0
5956    P.E. Godfrey '49 Lincoln278 0
63616   Marshall Teague Paul Cox'50 Lincoln230 0
653138   Clyde Minter Clyde Minter'50 Lincoln2191000
705846   Kenneth Wagner Moyer Co.   (Dailey Moyer)'49 Lincoln1551000
711862   Lloyd Moore Julian Buesink'50 Lincoln1121000
51577   Chuck Mahoney Brooks Motors'50 Mercury3811000running0
19214   Joe Eubanks Joe Eubanks'50 Mercury359 running0
32 8    Hub McBride Hub McBride'50 Mercury341 0
4475    Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor'50 Mercury329 0
4529    Bub King T.L. King'50 Mercury329 0
504636   Bill Osborne '50 Mercury3111000
7466    Jack Carr '50 Mercury52 engine0
371437   Bill Snowden Nash Motor Co.   (Nash Motor Co.)'50 Nash338 running0
26782   Fireball Roberts Sam Rice'50 Oldsmobile3913500running0
42359   Bill Rexford Julian Buesink'50 Oldsmobile3851500running0
94452   Hershel McGriff City of Roses   (Hershel McGriff)'50 Oldsmobile374500running0
102661   George Hartley Julian Buesink'50 Oldsmobile371450running0
11169   Tim Flock Buddy Elliott'50 Oldsmobile370400running0
136226   Dick Linder Don Rogala'50 Oldsmobile367300running0
163299   Barney Smith Barney Smith'50 Oldsmobile366275running0
17 351   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee)'50 Oldsmobile364290running4
2233    Murrace Walker Murrace Walker'50 Oldsmobile358 running0
2348    Gene Comstock Gene Comstock'50 Oldsmobile355 0
27 47   Bob Flock Bob Flock Garage   (Frank Christian)'50 Oldsmobile348 running0
281047   Fonty Flock Frank Christian'50 Oldsmobile346 0
291319   Jack Smith R & W Auto Service'50 Oldsmobile345 crash0
303034   Pee Wee Martin Eanes Motor Co. / Firestone Tires   (John Eanes)'50 Oldsmobile344100overheating0
31 55   Lee Morgan Lee Morgan'49 Oldsmobile342 running0
3311    Slick Smith '50 Oldsmobile340 0
35 666   Virgil Livengood Virgil Livengood'50 Oldsmobile338 running0
422035   Bob Smith Central Chevrolet Corp.'50 Oldsmobile331 running0
43240   Jimmie Lewallen Sam Rice'50 Oldsmobile330 0
526033   Wally Campbell Wally Marks'50 Oldsmobile3091000
544518   Charles Tidwell '49 Oldsmobile3001000
5647    Al Keller W.O. Taylor'50 Oldsmobile284 0
60 141   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes)'50 Oldsmobile275320crash22
6149    Bob Apperson Bob Apperson'49 Oldsmobile249 0
671786   Bill Henson '49 Oldsmobile2001000
685048   Gayle Warren Earl Blevins'49 Oldsmobile1881000
692887   Buck Baker Griffin Motors / Darlington Intl. Raceway   (Bob Griffin)'49 Oldsmobile176 crash0
7563    Roscoe Thompson Charles Venable'49 Oldsmobile24 overheating0
14398   Johnny Mantz Hubert Westmoreland'50 Plymouth40010510running351
63542   Lee Petty Petty Special   (Petty Enterprises)'49 Plymouth380800running0
73871   Cotton Owens F.J. Bland'50 Plymouth380930running23
125744   Johnny Grubb Johnny Grubb'50 Plymouth368350running0
157272   Weldon Adams Harold Mays'49 Plymouth367225running0
185239   Elmer Wilson Elmer Wilson'49 Plymouth360100running0
2653    Bill Widenhouse Bill Widenhouse'49 Plymouth350 0
341245   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain'50 Plymouth338 running0
647014   Tex Keene Tex Keene'50 Plymouth229 crash0
5541    Ruel Smith '50 Pontiac289 0
4739    Roy Bentley Roy Bentley'50 Studebaker319 0
4842    J.E. Hardie '50 Studebaker317 0
5854    Pete Keller '50 Studebaker281 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Bill BennettBill BennettKaiser
Lewis HawkinsPlymouth
Dorothy ShullOldsmobile
Pap WhiteMercury
Pat Sutton54Saverance MotorsFord
Louise Smith94Leslie Motor Co.Louise SmithNash
WDHerb Thomas92Herb ThomasPlymouth

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Gober Sosebee144
  Curtis Turner52622
  Cotton Owens274923
  Johnny Mantz50400351