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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.
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.
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.
1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series; 0–9. 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series inaugural race; W. 1949 Wilkes 200 This page was last edited on 24 November 2021, at ...
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 ...
In September 1949, Langhorne hosted the fourth race of NASCAR's first year of sanctioning unmodified cars, then called Strictly Stock; Curtis Turner won that race. [10] The Strictly Stock series was renamed the Grand National series for the 1950 season, and the series is now known as NASCAR Cup Series.
The 1949 Wilkes 200 was a NASCAR Strictly Stock Series racing event that took place on October 16, 1949. [where?] [3]Ten thousand people would attend this live racing event where Kenneth Wagner qualified for the race with a pole position speed of 57.563 miles per hour (92.639 km/h) – the equivalent of 31.27 seconds.