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1950 Daytona Beach/Road Course


Race 1 of 19


Daytona Beach
48 laps
Time of race: 2:26:30
Average speed of winner: 89.894 mph
Margin of victory: 53 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Littlejohn pole, Kite 1-14, Byron 15-24, Kite 25-40

Race notes: Only win for Harold Kite. Only pole for Joe Littlejohn. Debut for Herschel Buchanan, June Cleveland, Dick Clothier, Al Gross, Alton Haddock, Joe Jernigan, Harold Kite, Frank Luptow, Cotton Owens, Fireball Roberts, Larry Shurter, Roscoe Thompson, and Tommy Thompson. Finale for Joe Littlejohn and Lee Schmidt. Only start for Will Albright, Joe Harrison, Russ Lee, and J.C. van Landingham.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
13Harold Kite21Rogers Auto Service'49 LincolnKite48238running15000
2Red Byron22Parks Novelty'50 Oldsmobile 88Parks48110running10000
314Lloyd Moore59'49 LincolnBuesink4800running6000
48Al Gross88'50 Oldsmobile 88Hans Winter4800running5500
52J.C. van Landingham35'50 Buickvan Landingham4800running4500
64Tim Flock90Daytona Motors'48 Cadillac4800running3500
721Bob Flock7Bob Flock Garage'49 Oldsmobile 88Frank Christian4700running2500
826Otis Martin4'49 PlymouthRaymond Lewis4700running1750
99Buck Baker70'49 FordBuck Baker4700running1750
1015Fonty Flock47'47 BuickEd Lawrence4600running1500
1110Curtis Turner41'49 LincolnPaul Roberts4600500
1217Jim Rathmann10'49 LincolnJim Rathmann4600500
1322Roscoe Thompson80'49 LincolnCharles Venable4500500
14Cotton Owens5'49 PlymouthOwensOwens4500500
1525June Cleveland55'48 BuickD.G. Hall4500wheel500
1628Lee Petty42'49 PlymouthPettyPetty4500500
1730Al Keller89'49 FordW.O. Taylor4400500
1811Frank Luptow9'49 LincolnLuptow4300500
19Will Albright61'46 PontiacAlbright4300500
2023Jack White18Brooks Motors'49 Lincoln4100500
216Alton Haddock32'49 LincolnJ.L. McDonald4100250
2229Joe Jernigan56Lambert's Auto'49 Ford4100250
2324Lee Schmidt72'47 BuickLee Schmidt4000250
2418Russ Lee37'49 HudsonAlford3800250
2527Larry Shurter48'49 FordShurter3700250
265Tommy Thompson91San Juan Motors'49 Chrysler3400250
2712Jack Smith25'50 Oldsmobile 88Bishop Brothers3100250
2816Billy Carden12'49 Oldsmobile 88Bishop Brothers3000250
2920Bill Rexford60'49 Oldsmobile 88BuesinkBuesink2600250
3019Gober Sosebee50'49 Oldsmobile 88Chester2100250
31Bob Apperson17'47 FordApperson1400250
32Marshall Teague6'49 LincolnPaul Cox1000250
33Fireball Roberts11'48 HudsonJim Davis800250
34Bill Blair2'49 CadillacSam Rice700250
351Joe Littlejohn3'50 Oldsmobile 88Littlejohn98.840700250
36Dick Clothier24'47 PontiacClothier500250
377Frank Mundy44Daytona Motor Co.'49 Cadillac500250
38Slick Smith77'47 HudsonDavis Brothers400250
3913Herschel Buchanan66'47 NashHerschel Buchanan300250
4031Joe Harrison67'49 FordJoe Harrison300250
41Louise Smith94Smith Auto Parts'49 FordLouise Smith000accident00


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