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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 ...
1952 Hudson Hornet stock car at the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum. Nathan's Fabulous Hudson Hornet. The Fabulous Hudson Hornet is a famous NASCAR Grand National Series and AAA stock car campaigned during the early 1950s that was produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company. [1] Several drivers, including Marshall Teague and Herb Thomas ...
Winner. No. 98. Johnny Mantz. Hubert Westmoreland. The inaugural Southern Five-Hundred (Southern 500 since 1951) was an automobile race held at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina on September 4, 1950, as part of the 1950 NASCAR Grand National. While the 1950 race was co-sanctioned by NASCAR and its rival Central States Racing ...
1952 Southern 500. Fonty Flock makes his way into "Winner's Circle" with the help of his crew chief, Red Vogt. The 1952 Southern 500, the third running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 1, 1952, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina .
Marchbanks Speedway (also Hanford Motor Speedway) was a racetrack located in San Joaquin Valley near Hanford, California. It hosted open-wheel and NASCAR cars, as well as motorcycle racing, in the 1950s and 1960s. The track was subsequently demolished. It was originally built by local farmer B. L. Marchbanks, and named after himself.
Last event. October 30, 1966. (1966 American 500) The Generation 1 in NASCAR refers to the inaugural generation of post-war cars used between 1948 and 1966. The first generation of stock cars used a strictly-stock body and frame, the doors were strapped with the use of seat belts being required, and a heavy-duty rear axle was mandated to stop ...
1951 Southern 500. The 1951 Southern 500, the second running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 3, 1951, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. The winner of the race was Herb Thomas. The event had the most starters in NASCAR history with 82 cars starting the race, of which 58 cars ...
The Dutch Grand Prix is first held in 1955. The Spanish Grand Prix is first held in 1951. The Porsche 550 Spyder and Porsche 356 are introduced, competitive in motorsport. The Maserati Birdcage is introduced as a competitive racing prototype. The Jaguar D-Type is introduced as a competitive racecar. The Lotus Eleven is introduced for motorsport.