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In 1954, Flock was disqualified despite winning at the Daytona Beach and Road Course for illegally screwed carburetor screws. [ 2 ] Flock had a rhesus monkey co-driver named "Jocko Flocko" with him in his May 16, 1953, Grand National win at Hickory Motor Speedway .
Race 6 was held February 25 at Daytona Beach and Road Course [10] Team owner Kiekhaefer fielded 6 of his drivers for the race: Buck Baker, Tim Flock, his brother Fonty Flock, Charlie Scott, Frank Munday and Speedy Thompson. [18] Tim Flock survived the track and 70-plus other drivers [note 2] to win the race, marking his second in a row win at ...
After remaining in the lead through 53rd lap, Thompson suffered engine failure and retired from the race. Tim Flock then led from the 54th lap onwards, winning the race. [1] [5] Flock was racing for Bill Stroppe in a 1956 Mercury. [1] Flock averaged 71.48 miles per hour (115.04 km/h) in his 3 hours, 29 minutes, and 50 seconds of race time. [7]
The first race of the 1951 season was run on February 5 at the Daytona Beach Road Course in Daytona Beach, Florida. Tim Flock won the pole position. Top ten results. 6-Marshall Teague; 91-Tim Flock; 14-Fonty Flock; 41.5-Bill Blair; 87-Buck Baker; 55-Lee Snow; 41-Curtis Turner; 16-Bill Snowden; 98-Johnny Mantz; 59-Lloyd Moore
Flock was then pushed across the finish line by teammate Slick Smith. Officials ruled that this move was illegal, and Flock was awarded with second place, while Bill Blair was declared the winner. Top ten results. 2- Bill Blair; 14- Fonty Flock; 40- Tommy Thompson; 92- Herb Thomas; 91- Tim Flock; 77- Dick Passwater; 41- Curtis Turner; 9- Donald ...
Flock won the race with a gap of 42 seconds from runner-up Gober Sosebee to collect the $2,000.00 first prize. Third place went to Glenn Dunnaway, Fonty Flock took fourth, and Bill Snowden fifth. Tim Flock was pressuring brother Bob in the late stages, but a broken right-front spindle sent his Oldsmobile to the sidelines with ten laps to go.
Sports portal; The 1955 NASCAR Grand National season began on November 7, 1954, and ended on October 30, 1955. Even though the season was resolved in the course of two different years, all NASCAR personnel were allowed to have their traditional two-month silly season that traditionally comes between mid-November and mid-February.
Flock captured the pole position for the race in 27.78 seconds, with an average speed of 64.79 mph. [9] The second event of the 1952 season took place on the famed 4.1 mile road course of Daytona Beach Speedway, and driver Marshall Teague took the victory in a 1952 Hudson.