1950 NASCAR Grand National Series

American motorsport season February 2025 November 2025 1950 NASCAR Grand National Series Champion Bill Rexford 1949 1951 Sports The 1950 NASCAR Grand National season was the second season of professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at the Daytona Beach Road Course on February 5, 1950, the season included 19 races. The season concluded at Occoneechee Speedway on October 29. Bill Rexford won the Drivers' Championship with a 26th-place finish at the final race of the season, racing for Julian Buesink. Schedule 19 different races were held at 14 different circuits, in 8 different states. The Southern 500 had the largest purse and therefore awarded the highest points, whilst race 1950–04, at the Martinsville Speedway, had the smallest purse. No.DateRace titleTrackMiles Length of Race in MilesPurse 1 February 5 1950–01 Florida 1900 Daytona Beach Road Course, Daytona Beach 200 $6200 2 April 2 1950–02 North Carolina 1885 Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte 150 $4125 3 April 16 1950–03 Pennsylvania Langhorne Speedway, Middletown 150 $5500 4 May 21 1950–04 Virginia Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 75 $3625 5 May 30 Poor Man's 500 Ohio Canfield Speedway, Canfield 100 $4350 6 June 18 1950–06 New York 1901 Vernon Fairgrounds, Vernon 100 $3850 7 June 25 1950–07 Ohio Dayton Speedway, Dayton 100 $3850 8 July 2 1950–08 New York 1901 Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester 100 $3850 9 July 23 1950–09 North Carolina 1885 Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte 150 $4350 10 August 13 1950–10 North Carolina 1885 Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro 100 $3975 11 August 20 1950–11 Ohio Dayton Speedway, Dayton 98 $3850 12 August 27 1950–12 New York 1901 Hamburg Speedway, Hamburg 100 $4350 13 September 4 Southern 500 South Carolina Darlington Raceway, Darlington 500 $25325 14 September 17 1950–14 Pennsylvania Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne 200 $5450 15 September 24 Wilkes 200 North Carolina 1885 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 125The name "Wilkes 200" refers to the number of laps, not the length. $3900 16 October 1 1950–16 New York 1901 Vernon Fairgrounds, Vernon 100 $3850 17 October 15 1950–17 Virginia Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 100 $3850 18 October 15 1950–18 Indiana Funk's Speedway, Winchester 100 $3750 19 October 29 1950–19 North Carolina 1885 Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro 175 $4675 Race summaries 1950-01 The first race of the 1950 season was run on February 5 at the Daytona Beach Road Course in Daytona Beach, Florida. Joe Littlejohn won the pole. Harold Kite of East Point, Georgia, a former tank driver who began racing on the short tracks after World War II, drove past Red Byron in the 25th lap and went on to score a victory in the 200-mile Grand National opener of the 1950 season. Kite, competing in his first Grand National event, pushed his Lincoln around the sandy course at a record 89.894 mph and beat runner-up Byron to the finish line by 53 seconds. Third place went to Lloyd Moore, Al Gross was fourth, and J. C. Van Landingham, ending a lengthy absence, finished fifth. A crowd estimated at 9,500 watched Kite take the lead at the outset from pole sitter Littlejohn. Kite, a captain in the national guard, held the top spot until Byron passed him on the 15th lap. The defending NASCAR champion relinquished the lead to Kite in the 24th lap when he made a pit stop. Several laps later Byron was forced to make another pit stop to repair gear shift problems. He returned to the race running seventh. Kite went uncontested for the second half of the 48-lap affair on the 4.167-mile course, and Byron provided plenty of action as he worked his way up through the pack. He edged out Moore for second place with a final lap pass. Forty-one cars started the event and 21 were still running at the finish despite the fact that conditions on the beach were less than ideal. Flock turned in one of the most spirited efforts on the cloudy, breezy day. He finished seventh despite the fact that his car's left front wheel wobbled around every turn Top-ten results 21- Harold Kite 22- Red Byron 59- Lloyd Moore 88- Al Gross 35- J. C. Van Landingham 90- Tim Flock 7- Bob Flock 4- Otis Martin 70- Buck Baker 47- Fonty Flock 1950-02 The second race of the 1950 season was run on April 2 at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Red Byron won the pole. Tim Flock, wheeling the same Lincoln that carried Harold Kite to victory at Daytona, drove around Byron in the 48th lap and stormed to victory in the 150-mile Grand National race. It was Flock's first win on the NASCAR major league tour. Bob Flock finished second, a half lap behind his younger brother. Clyde Minter wound up third, Byron came in fourth and Bill Snowden was fifth. Byron's fourth-place effort, coupled with his runner-up finish at Daytona, enabled him to move to the top of the Grand National points standings, 2.5 points ahead of Tim Flock. A crowd of 13,000 was on hand to watch Bob Flock lead the opening laps in his Oldsmobile. Pole sitter Byron then charged past and led for 42 laps on the three-quarter mile dirt track. Tim surged past Byron in the 48th lap and led the rest of the way. Lash LaRue, Western movie star, greeted Flock in victory lane. "This is my biggest win", said Flock. "To win a Grand National race is a dream come true." June Cleveland was running in the top five when he flipped his Buick in the 85th lap. The roof was flattened, and Cleveland was transported to a Charlotte hospital with cuts. He was not seriously injured. His crash occurred in the exact spot where Virginia driver Jesse Elmo "Hank" Stanley was killed a few weeks earlier in a modified sportsman race. Curtis Turner, Lee Petty, Buck Baker, Fonty Flock and Bill Blair—all rated as pre-race threats—failed to finish the 200-lap race. Top-ten results 21- Tim Flock 7- Bob Flock 19- Clyde Minter 22- Red Byron ??‐ Bill Snowden 49- Glenn Dunaway ??‐ Jack White 10- Fred Johnson 92- Herb Thomas Huey Dunn 1950-03 The third race of the 1950 season was run on April 16 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Tim Flock won the pole.-- Curtis Turner prevailed in an intense struggle and won the 150-mile race on the one-mile dirt track. His second career Grand National win came at an average speed of 69.399 mph. The lead changed hands seven times as five drivers waged a furious duel. Tim Flock led the opening two laps from the pole position. Bill Blair pushed his Cadillac past Flock in the third lap and led until Flock assumed command again on lap eight. Flock led for 35 laps while 23-year-old rookie Bill Rexford moved into second. The two toured the circular oval in bumper-to-bumper fashion. Rexford sneaked past Flock in the 43rd lap and paced the action for 18 laps. Rexford's Oldsmobile began sputtering, which allowed Turner to take the lead on lap 61. Ray Erickson moved into the lead when he raced his Mercury past Turner in the 84th lap. He was bidding for his first Grand National triumph when a rock pierced his radiator, forcing him out after 114 laps. Turner took the lead at that point and led the rest of the way. Lloyd Moore, Jimmy Florian, Tim Flock and Lee Petty rounded out the top five. Flock was running third when a wheel came off his Lincoln and bounced into the path of Blair, who struck it. The steering column in Blair's Cadillac snapped, came up through the driver's compartment and hit the driver. The High Point, North Carolina, star spent one night in the hospital. Turner won $1,500 for his efforts as only six cars finished after 28 started. Points leader Red Byron did not enter the race. Tim Flock took over the points lead on the strength of his fourth-place finish. Turner's John Eanes-owned Oldsmobile was running on Dunlop tires. Dunlop had plenty of space on Turner's car — placing its name on the hood and side doors. Erickson's appearance was his last start of the year. A short time later, he lost an arm in a hot-rod crash. Also following the race, the FBI began investigating some individuals who were trying to introduce racketeering and gambling into stock car racing. Top-ten results 41- Curtis Turner 59- Lloyd Moore 27- Jimmy Florian 21- Tim Flock 42- Lee Petty 90- Frank Mundy 66- Pappy Hough 293- Bob Dickson 8- Dick Linder 89- Pepper Cunningham 1950-04 The fourth race of the 1950 season was run on May 21 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, the first race in the lineage of the Virginia 500, the spring race at the track. Buck Baker won the pole. Curtis Turner got his second-straight Grand National win with a decisive triumph. The Roanoke, Virginia, "Blond Bomber" dashed ahead of Baker in the 11th lap and led the rest of the way in the 150-lap, 75 mile feature at the half-mile dirt oval. Jim Paschal finished second in a four-year-old Ford, Lee Petty was third and Glenn Dunnaway came in fourth. Cyde Minter picked up fifth spot. Turner's Oldsmobile outdistanced the field by two full laps. He up to only 2.5 points behind leader Tim Flock, who fell victim to rear end problems after 97 laps. Baker started on the pole at 54.216 mph in a Ford police special. He faded to eighth at the finish. Herb Thomas was running among the leaders in his Ford when a spindle broke in the final laps. He got credit for 14th in the field of 25. Top-ten results 41- Curtis Turner 79- Jim Paschal 42- Lee Petty 49- Glenn Dunaway 19- Clyde Minter 31- Bill Long 91- Donald Thomas 87- Buck Baker 60- Bill Rexford 59- Lloyd Moore Poor Man's 500 The fifth race of the 1950 season was run on May 30 at Canfield Speedway in Canfield, Ohio. The event was staged on the same day as the Indianapolis 500 — hence the title of the "Poor Man's 500". Jimmy Florian won the pole. Bill Rexford of Conewango Valley, New York, stalked Curtis Turner for over half the race, then took command to win the 100-mile race. Rexford took the lead in the 121st lap and went on to beat runner-up Glenn Dunnaway by two laps. Lloyd Moore finished third and took the lead in the Grand National point standings by 36.5 points over Tim Flock, who finished ninth. Lee Petty crossed the finish line in fourth place and Bill Blair took fifth. The promoters did pay some lap money, with $5 going to the leader of each lap from the 101st through the 200th. Rexford's earnings came to $1,400 with the lap money. Turner led the first 120 laps before his engine went sour. He departed after 133 laps and wound up 19th. A crowd of 11,000 showed up on Memorial Day and watched Al Gross, former stunt car driver for the Jimmy Lynch Thrill Show, flip his Oldsmobile in the ninth lap. Gross suffered a broken back and was taken to the hospital for an extended stay. Frank Canale posted the second-fastest qualifying time but overheating problems forced him out after 74 laps. Joe Merola was on hand with a new radically designed 1948 Tucker Torpedo, one of the most controversial and advanced automobiles. The car went out before Merola was able to complete a lap. This was the first NASCAR race with a name. Top-ten results 60- Bill Rexford 49- Glenn Dunaway 59- Lloyd Moore 42- Lee Petty 22- Bill Blair 27- Jimmy Florian 48- Dick Burns 89- Bobby Courtwright 90- Tim Flock 293- Bob Dickson 1950-06 The sixth race of the 1950 season was run on June 18 at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon, New York. Chuck Mahoney won the pole. Bill Blair of High Point, North Carolina, took the lead in the 25th lap and led the remaining distance to score his first Grand National win at the Vernon Fairgrounds. A crowd of 15,000 showed up for the one-year anniversary of NASCAR Grand National stock car racing. Blair's Mercury was comfortably ahead of Lloyd Moore at the finish of the 100-mile race. Moore extended his point lead to 216.5 points over Tim Rock, who did not enter. Chuck Mahoney was third, while Dick Burns came in fourth and Lee Petty fifth. Mahoney started on the pole and led the first 18 laps. He was in the lead when his Mercury hit a loose wheel rolling on the track, blew a tire and bent an axle. His pit crew did an excellent job of repairing the damage, and even more incredible was his drive back into third place. Bill Rexford finished sixth and moved into the top-ten in points. Ann Chester became the fourth female driver to race in the Grand National ranks. Her Plymouth fell victim to early problems and she finished 22nd in the 23 car field. Top-ten results 2- Bill Blair 59- Lloyd Moore 77- Chuck Mahoney 18- Dick Burns 42- Lee Petty 60- Bill Rexford 9- Art Lamey 27- Jimmy Florian 25- Dick Linder 24- Dick Clothier 1950-07 The seventh race of the 1950 season was run on June 25 at Dayton Speedway at Dayton, Ohio. Dick Linder won the pole. Jimmy Florian muscled his Ford past Curtis Turner with 32 laps remaining and won the 100-mile event at Dayton Speedway. It was the first win in Grand National competition for the Ford nameplate, and the first NASCAR race held entirely on pavement. The lead changed hands six times among four different drivers with Florian holding the upper hand on two occasions for a total of 40 laps. Along with ushering in Ford's first win, Florian established another "first" on the muggy afternoon. He pulled into victory lane and climbed out wearing nothing but his white pants. The 27-year-old Cleveland mechanic said he decided not to wear a shirt due to the hot weather and since there was no NASCAR rule requiring him to do so. "It was awfully hot and I knew I'd be more comfortable without a shirt," said Florian. "I've done it several times before, but not in the Grand Nationals." Dick Linder started on the pole and led on two occasions for 35 laps. He eventually finished second as Buck Barr came in third. Turner wound up fourth and Art Lamey was fifth. Lloyd Moore finished 23rd in the field of 25 and failed to earn any championship points, but he still held a 202.5 point lead over Lee Petty who finished eighth. Florian jumped to third in the standings, 171.5 points out of first place. Frank Mundy drove a Nash Ambassador, but fell out early with mechanical problems. Herschel Buchanan drove another Nash to a sixth-place finish. Top-ten results 27- Jimmy Florian 25- Dick Linder 8- Buck Barr 41- Curtis Turner 9- Art Lamey 12- Herschel Buchanan ??- Duane Carter 42- Lee Petty 77- Chuck Mahoney 8- Bill Rexford 1950-08 The eighth race of the 1950 season was run on July 2 at Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester, New York. Curtis Turner won the pole. Turner passed the field and cruised to an easy win in the 100-mile Grand National event. It was his fourth career win. Turner, starting his Oldsmobile on the pole, jumped out to an early lead and led the entire 200 laps on the half-mile dirt track. He wound up three laps in front of runner-up Bill Blair, who edged out Lee Petty in a stretch duel. Jimmy Florian was fourth and Bill Rexford fifth. Turner averaged 50.614 mph as three caution flags broke the action for seven total laps. Following the race, Turner and Petty fought at the inspection station. Each was fined $100 by NASCAR. Dick Burns was badly shaken when his Mercury left the track and struck a light pole in the 133rd lap. The event was the first Grand National race in which a father-son duo competed together. Roscoe "Pappy" Hough and his son Lee finished 18th and 25th. Turner's victory pushed him atop the point standings by two points over Lloyd Moore. Petty stood third in points, 24.5 points out of first place, but he was stripped of all 809 points a week later, when NASCAR officials discovered he that competed in a non-sanctioned race. Top-ten results 41- Curtis Turner 2- Bill Blair 42- Lee Petty 27- Jimmy Florian 80- Bill Rexford 24- Dick Clothier 59- Lloyd Moore 98- Lyle Scott ??‐ Dick Jerrett 25- Dick Linder 1950-09 The ninth race of the 1950 season was run on July 23 at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Curtis Turner won the pole and jumped into the lead in the opening lap and never looked back as he streaked to victory in the 150-mile Grand National race. The muscular driver out of Roanoke, Virginia led from start to finish — the second race in a row that Turner had led every lap. The triumph kept Turner in the Grand National point lead as Lloyd Moore dropped to 21st in the 26 car field. Chuck Mahoney finished in second place, with Herb Thomas, Jimmie Lewallen and Dick Burns rounding out the top five. Bill Blair and Bill Rexford pressured Turner in the early going, but Blair departed with a broken spindle and engine failure put Rexford out of action. Lee Petty and Glenn Dunnaway were running in the top five when both Plymouth drivers lost wheels. They finished 11th and 12th respectively. On the same day, Jim Roper, winner of the first Grand National race at Charlotte on June 19, 1949, won a 20-lap strictly stock outlaw feature at Pratt, Kansas, on a 1.6-mile paved oval, averaging 67.659 mph. Top-ten results 41- Curtis Turner 77- Chuck Mahoney 92- Herb Thomas ??‐ Jimmie Lewallen 18- Dick Burns 60- George Hartley 9- Donald Thomas ??- Frank Mundy 90- Tim Flock 37- Bill Snowden 1950-10 The tenth race of the 1950 season was run on August 13 at Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsboro, North Carolina. Dick Linder won the pole, and Curtis Turner took the lead on the first lap of the race and maintained it through the next 45 laps. However, on lap 46, Turner blew a tire and went into the pits, leaving him two laps down.https://www.racefansforever.org/50-years-of-nascar-racing--occoneechee-speedway-post-54.html 50 Years Of NASCAR Racing ~ Occoneechee Speedway (Post 54) Race Fans Forever en 2018-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20180703021902/https://www.racefansforever.org/50-years-of-nascar-racing--occoneechee-speedway-post-54.html 2018-07-03 dead This gave the lead to Pee Wee Martin for 12 laps, before Fireball Roberts took over on lap 58. Turner managed to regain the lead lap, but ran out of time to catch Roberts, who scored the first win of his career. Linder finished third, with Bill Rexford fourth, Clyde Minter fifth, and Gene Austin, Lee Petty, Herb Thomas, Chuck Mahoney, and Johnny Mantz rounding out the top 10. Turner's second place kept him at the top of the points standings.http://racing-reference.info/race/1950-10/W 1950-10 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info 2018-07-02 Top-ten results 71- Fireball Roberts 41- Curtis Turner 25- Dick Linder 80- Bill Rexford 19- Clyde Minter ??- Gene Austin 42- Lee Petty 92- Herb Thomas 77- Chuck Mahoney 90- Johnny Mantz 1950-11 The eleventh race of the 1950 season was run on August 20 at Dayton Speedway in Dayton, Ohio. Curtis Turner won the pole and led the first 48 laps, but had problems, ultimately finishing in 23rd.http://racing-reference.info/race/1950-11/W 1950-11 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info 2018-07-02 Dick Linder then took control, and dominated the remainder of the event, winning over Red Harvey. Herb Thomas, Lee Petty, and Art Lamey rounded out the top five. The race was shortened by five laps due to a serious crash by Johnny Mantz, when he plowed through a guardrail and Joe Merola drove into the debris. Mantz was uninjured, while Merola only had minor cuts and bruises. Despite his 23rd place, Turner kept the points lead over Lloyd Moore. Top-ten results 25- Dick Linder ??‐ Red Harvey 92- Herb Thomas 42- Lee Petty ??- Art Lamey ??- Paul Parks ??- Jack Kabat 59- Lloyd Moore 12- Joe Nagle ??- Paul Smith 1950-12 The twelfth race of the 1950 season was run on August 27 at Hamburg Speedway in Hamburg, New York. Dick Linder won the pole, and while Curtis Turner showed a major challenge, leading 74 of the 200 laps, Linder came out on top, winning by 20 yards over Fireball Roberts.http://racing-reference.info/race/1950-12/W 1950-12 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info 2018-07-02 Turner, Lloyd Moore, and Jack White made up the rest of the top five. Top-ten results 25- Dick Linder 11- Fireball Roberts 41- Curtis Turner 59- Lloyd Moore ??- Jack White 80- Bill Rexford ??- Frank Mundy 93- Ted Chamberlain 66- Pappy Hough ??- Bill Blair Southern 500 1950 Southern 500 The inaugural Southern 500 was run on September 4 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Curtis Turner won the pole. Top-ten results 98- Johnny Mantz 82- Fireball Roberts 22- Red Byron 59- Bill Rexford 77- Chuck Mahoney 42- Lee Petty 71- Cotton Owens 2- Bill Blair 52- Hershel McGriff 61- George Hartley 1950-14 The fourteenth race of the 1950 season was run on September 17 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Wally Campbell won the pole. Top-ten results 47- Fonty Flock 2- Bill Blair 82- Fireball Roberts 42- Lee Petty ??- Neil Cole 88- Pepper Cunningham 87- Buck Baker 60- Bill Rexford 44- Johnny Grubb 46- Kenneth Wagner Wilkes 200 1950 Wilkes 200 The Wilkes 200 was run on September 24 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Fireball Roberts won the pole. Top-ten results 98- Leon Sales ??- Jack Smith 78- Ewell Weddle 92- Herb Thomas 44- Gayle Warren 52- Weldon Adams ??- Jimmy Thompson ??- Jerry Wimbish 7- Bob Flock 94- Herbert Burns 1950-16 The sixteenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 1 at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon, New York. Dick Linder won the pole. Top-ten results 25- Dick Linder 38- Ted Swaim 59- Lloyd Moore 9- Tim Flock ??- Jack Reynolds 60- Bill Rexford 42- Lee Petty ??- Jimmy Thompson 77- Chuck Mahoney ??- Dick Jerrett 1950-17 The seventeenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 15 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, a race now regarded as the second edition of the Old Dominion 500 (the distance changed after the track was paved in 1955 from 200 to 400, and then 500 laps). Fonty Flock won the pole. This race was team owner Junie Donlavey's first career start, fielding an Oldsmobile driven by Runt Harris. Top-ten results 92- Herb Thomas 42- Lee Petty 87- Buck Baker 7- Fonty Flock 52- Weldon Adams 11- Fireball Roberts 8- Jack Holloway 25- Jimmy Thompson 30- Jim Paschal 93- Ted Chamberlain 1950-18 The eighteenth race of the 1950 season was run on October 15 at Funk's Speedway in Winchester, Indiana. Dick Linder won the pole. Top-ten results 59- Lloyd Moore 101- Bucky Sager 60- Bill Rexford ??- Chuck James 10- Ray Duhigg ??- Carl Renner 27- Jimmy Florian ??- Chuck Garrett ??- Bud Boone 8- Buck Barr 1950-19 The nineteenth and final race of the 1950 season was run on October 29 at Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsboro, North Carolina. Fonty Flock won the pole. Top-ten results 42- Lee Petty 87- Buck Baker 72- Weldon Adams 98- Tim Flock 41.5- Bill Blair 44- Gayle Warren 10- Ray Duhigg 99- Jim Delaney 18- Herbert Burns 8- Jack Holloway Results and standings Races No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer Winning manufacturer Model Year 1 1950–01 South Carolina Joe Littlejohn Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Harold Kite Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Harold KiteFebruary 6, 1950 Kite Wins Daytona Race Tampa Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101838109/ May 14, 2022 Lincoln 1949 2 1950–02 Alabama Red Byron Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Tim Flock Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Tim Flock Lincoln 1949 3 1950–03 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Tim Flock Virginia Curtis Turner Virginia Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 1950 4 1950–04 North Carolina 1885 Buck Baker Virginia Curtis Turner Virginia Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 1950 5 Poor Man's 500 Ohio Jimmy Florian Virginia Curtis Turner New York 1901 Bill Rexford Oldsmobile 1950 6 1950–06 New York 1901 Chuck Mahoney North Carolina 1885 Bill Blair North Carolina 1885 Bill Blair Mercury 1950 7 1950–07 Pennsylvania Dick Linder Virginia Curtis Turner Ohio Jimmy Florian Ford 1950 8 1950–08 Virginia Curtis Turner Virginia Curtis Turner Virginia Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 1950 9 1950–09 Virginia Curtis Turner Virginia Curtis Turner Virginia Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 1950 10 1950–10 Pennsylvania Dick Linder Virginia Curtis Turner Florida 1900 Fireball Roberts Oldsmobile 1949 11 1950–11 Virginia Curtis Turner Pennsylvania Dick Linder Pennsylvania Dick Linder Oldsmobile 1950 12 1950–12 Pennsylvania Dick Linder Pennsylvania Dick Linder Pennsylvania Dick Linder Oldsmobile 1950 13 Southern 500 Virginia Curtis Turner California Johnny Mantz California Johnny Mantz Plymouth 1950 14 1950–14 New Jersey Wally Campbell Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Fonty Flock Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 1950 15 Wilkes 200 Florida 1900 Fireball Roberts Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Fonty Flock North Carolina 1885 Leon Sales Plymouth 1950 16 1950–16 Pennsylvania Dick Linder Pennsylvania Dick Linder Pennsylvania Dick Linder Oldsmobile 1950 17 1950–17 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Fonty Flock North Carolina 1885 Herb Thomas North Carolina 1885 Herb Thomas Plymouth 1950 18 1950–18 Pennsylvania Dick Linder Ohio Bucky Sager New York 1901 Lloyd Moore Mercury 1950 19 1950–19 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Fonty Flock Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Fonty Flock North Carolina 1885 Lee Petty Plymouth 1949 Drivers' championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems#1949–1951 For the 1950 season, the number of points awarded depended on the purse of the race. Most races were worth around $4000, and so the winner got 200 points, second place 180 points, third place 160, and so on. Points were awarded somewhat inconsistently and in particular, the lowest place that got awarded points changed from race to race. The Southern 500, with an incredible $25325 purse, awarded 1250 points, enough to finish in 6th just by winning that one race. Confusing the matter further, many people got deducted points for taking place in non-NASCAR-sanctioned races. (key) Bold - Pole position * – Most laps led. Pos. Position Driver Races Points DAB CHA LAN MAR POR VER DAY MON CHA OCC DAY HAM DAR LAN NWS VER MAR FNK OCC 1 New York 1901 Bill Rexford 29 13 22 9 1 6 10 5 19 4 14 6 4 8 6 3 26 1959 2 Florida 1900 Fireball Roberts 33 15 1 2 2 3 16 6 21 1848 1 2 3 North Carolina 1885 Lee Petty 16 18 5 3 4 5 8 3 11 7 4 27 6 4 7 2 1 1590Petty was deducted 809 points for taking part in a non-NASCAR sanctioned race. Without that penalty, he would have comfortably won the 1950 championship. 4 New York 1901 Lloyd Moore 3 14 2 10 3 2 23 7 21 DNQ 8 4 71 16 3 1 17 1398 5 Virginia Curtis Turner 11 15 1* 1* 19* 4* 1* 1* 2* 23 3 60 24 22 17 29 1375 1 2 6 California Johnny Mantz 10 12 1* 1282 7 New York 1901 Chuck Mahoney 15 3 9 17 2 9 27 16 5 31 9 1217 1 2 8 Pennsylvania Dick Linder 9 13 9 2 10 22 3 1* 1* 13 30 1* 13 1121 9 Ohio Jimmy Florian 3 6 8 1 4 19 22 26 41 7 801 10 North Carolina 1885 Bill Blair 34 19 19 11 5 1* 16 2 16 27 10 8 2 11 16 5 766 11 North Carolina 1885 Herb Thomas 9 23 14 20 21 3 8 3 13 4 11 1* 18 590 1 2 12 North Carolina 1885 Buck Baker 9 22 8 14 69 7 14 3 2 531 1 2 13 South Carolina Cotton Owens 14 16 7 500 14 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Fonty Flock 10 21 28 1* 18* 4 20* 458 1 2 15 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Weldon Adams 15 6 5 3 440 16 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Tim Flock 6 1* 4 20 9 9 11 19 24 4 12 4 437 1 2 17 Virginia Clyde Minter 3 5 23 5 65 15 14 19 427 18 Pennsylvania Dick Burns 7 4 22 5 22 18 30 DNP 341 1 2 19 Wisconsin Art Lamey 7 5 5 24 320 20 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Bob Flock 7 2 27 9 314 21 Pennsylvania George Hartley 11 6 11 20 29 10 11 11 298 22 Virginia Gayle Warren 21 14 26 20 28 25 68 5 18 6 287 23 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Frank Mundy 37 11 6 25 8 7 32 22 275 1 2 24 North Carolina 1885 Jim Paschal 23 2 20 53 9 28 220 1 2 25 New York 1901 Jack White 20 7 25 22 5 24 27 211 1 2 26 New Jersey Pappy Hough 7 11 18 9 28 207 1 2 27 Ohio Ray Duhigg 23 24 27 5 7 202 1 2 28 North Carolina 1885 Leon Sales 1 21 200 29 North Carolina 1885 Jimmy Thompson 40 7 8 8 200 30 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Harold Kite 1* 38 12 187 31 New Jersey Neil Cole 18 5 183 1 2 32 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Jack Smith 27 29 2 180 33 Ohio Bucky Sager 2* 27 180 34 Ohio Red Harvey 2 180 35 North Carolina 1885 Ted Swaim 2 180 36 Ohio Buck Barr 3 10 180 37 New Jersey Pepper Cunningham 10 6 177 1 2 38 North Carolina 1885 Ewell Weddle 3 13 14 173 1 2 39 North Carolina 1885 Donald Thomas 7 7 164 40 Florida 1900 Bill Snowden 5 10 13 37 163 41 North Carolina 1885 Jimmie Lewallen 4 21 43 140 42 Ohio Chuck James 4 140 43 New Jersey Dick Clothier 36 10 12 6 18 133 1 2 44 Ohio Paul Parks 20 6 32 12 17 15 124 1 2 45 Florida 1900 Al Gross 4 18 28 124 46 New Jersey Jack Reynolds 5 24 120 47 New Jersey Jim Delaney 14 8 114 48 Ohio Carl Renner 13 6 108 49 North Carolina 1885 Jack Holloway 7 10 107 1 2 50 Florida 1900 J. C. Van Landingham 5 105 51 New Jersey Bob Dickson 6 16 10 12 31 36 105 52 New York 1901 Gene Austin 17 6 102 53 Louisiana Herschel Buchanan 39 6 100 54 North Carolina 1885 Bill Long 6 100 55 West Virginia Johnny Grubb 12 9 11 12 98 56 California Duane Carter 7 80 Ohio Jack Kabat 7 80 58 Florida 1900 Herbert Burns 10 9 75 59 New York 1901 Lyle Scott 24 15 8 24 14 19 68 60 North Carolina 1885 Fred Johnson 8 26 67 1 2 61 New York 1901 Ted Chamberlain 8 34 17 10 15 66 62 New Jersey Bobby Courtwright 8 60 Pennsylvania Chuck Garrett 8 60 Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Jerry Wimbish 8 60 65 North Carolina 1885 Pap White 16 DNQ 57 1 2 Pos. Position Driver Races Points DAB CHA LAN MAR POR VER DAY MON CHA OCC DAY HAM DAR LAN NWS VER MAR FNK OCC Notable drivers who did not score points Alabama Red Byron – All points were deducted North Carolina 1885 Glenn Dunaway – All points were deducted Oregon Hershel McGriff North Carolina 1885 Speedy Thompson Notes References Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons 1950 NASCAR Grand National Series 1950 NASCAR Grand National Series