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1949 Daytona Beach/Road Course


Race 2 of 8


Daytona Beach
40 laps
Time of race: 2:03:13
Average speed of winner: 80.883 mph
Margin of victory: 111 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Sosebee 1-34, Byron 35-40

Race notes: First win for Red Byron. First pole for Gober Sosebee. Debut for Billy Carden, Jack Etheridge, Joe Littlejohn, Ethel Mobley, Buckshot Morris, Louise Smith, Gober Sosebee, Marshall Teague, and Woodie Wilson. Only start for Frank Christian, Howard Elder, Benny Georgeson, and Sam Marshall. Red Byron took the points lead from Jim Roper.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
12Red Byron22Parks Novelty'49 OldsmobileParksVogt4016running20000
2Tim Flock90'49 OldsmobileBuddy Elliott4000running10000
3Frank Mundy5'49 OldsmobileSam Rice4000running5000
44Joe Littlejohn7'49 OldsmobileLittlejohn4000running3000
55Bill Blair44'49 LincolnMcIntosh4000running2000
6Frank Christian37'49 OldsmobileFrank Christian00running1750
7Bill Snowden16'49 MercurySnowden00running1500
81Gober Sosebee50'49 OldsmobileDavis Brothers134running1250
9Jimmy Thompson36'47 Chrysler00running1000
10Jack Etheridge15'49 MercuryEtheridge00running750
11Ethel Mobley91'48 CadillacCharles Mobley00running500
12Herb Thomas9'49 Ford00500
13Slick Smith29'48 Buick00500
146Marshall Teague6'49 HudsonAppleton00500
153Billy Carden8'47 FordDavid Chester00500
16Howard Elder00250
17Woodie Wilson12'49 MercuryWoodie Wilson00250
18Sara Christian17'49 FordRuby Flock00250
19Fonty Flock47'49 HudsonGene Horne00250
20Louise Smith94'47 FordLouise Smith00250
21Buckshot Morris71'47 FordSara Christian00accident00
22Bob Flock14Parks Novelty'46 FordParks00shocks00
23Buck Baker87'47 KaiserBoehmen0000
24Sam Marshall34Jax Hudson'49 Hudson0000
25Curtis Turner41'48 BuickCurtis Turner0000
26Fred Johnson10'47 FordFred Johnson0000
27Benny Georgeson64'49 BuickGeorgeson0000
28Glenn Dunnaway35'49 Lincoln0000


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