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The big triumph at Heidelberg was the largest winning margin of any NASCAR Strictly Stock race in 1949. Dick Linder's Kaiser finished second, but was in no position to challenge the fleet Petty. Bill Rexford finished third, Sam Rice's Chevrolet was fourth with relief driver Glenn Dunanway at the helm.
The NASCAR Strictly Stock Series inaugural race was the first stock car race sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Held on June 19, 1949 at the Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina , the race comprised 200 laps on a 0.75-mile (1.21 km) dirt oval.
NASCAR's Cup Series started in Charlotte as the Strictly Stock division in 1949. Here's a look at Fayetteville drivers who are part of that history.
It hosted a NASCAR inaugural race in 1949. Notable drivers Doc Mackenzie, Joie Chitwood, Rex Mays, Lee Petty, Dutch Hoag, A.J. Foyt, and Mario Andretti raced here in stock, midget, sprint, and Indy cars. Langhorne was reshaped as a D and paved in 1965. The National Open Championship run here was regarded as the "Indy of the East".
1949 Strictly Stock Champion [a] 1948 NASCAR Modified Champion [b] 1949 Daytona Beach Road Course Winner (Inaugural race) Strictly Stock in wins leader : Awards: National Motorsports Hall of Fame (1966) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) NASCAR Hall of Fame (2018) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) NASCAR Cup Series ...
19 June 1949 [20] Red Byron: 1949-02: No name: Daytona Beach Road Course: 10 July 1949 [21] Bob Flock: 1949-03: No name: Occoneechee Speedway: 7 August 1949 [22] Curtis Turner: 1949-04: No name: Langhorne Speedway: 11 September 1949 [23] Jack White: 1949-05: No name: Hamburg Speedway: 18 September 1949 [24] 2: Red Byron: 1949-06: No name ...
It held weekly races and numerous special events between 1948 and 1973. It held four NASCAR Strictly Stock/Grand National Series and one NASCAR Convertible Division race between the 1940s and 1960s. [1] [2] In 1960, Heidelberg became the first track to fall off NASCAR's tour. [3] The land is now occupied by a shopping center called Raceway Plaza.
Jimmie Lewallen (August 22, 1919 – October 16, 1995) was an American stock car racing driver from High Point, North Carolina, United States.He competed in NASCAR's Strictly Stock/Grand National division (now called the NASCAR Cup Series) from its first race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949 until 1960.