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Robert Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 – May 16, 1964) was an American stock car racer. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock (now NASCAR Cup Series ) race [ 1 ] and, along with Red Byron , is considered one of the two best drivers from that era. [ 2 ]
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.
Georgia native Bob Flock won the first race there against fellow moonshiners in several heat races and a 30-lap feature event in front of 10,000 fans. NASCAR races began there in October of 1949 ...
Robert Flock may refer to: Bob Flock (1918–1964), American stock car racer; Robert Herman Flock (born 1956), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Julius Timothy Flock (May 11, 1924 – March 31, 1998) was an American stock car racer.He was a two-time NASCAR series champion. His brothers Bob and Fonty Flock also raced in NASCAR, as did his sister Ethel Mobley (who was NASCAR's second female driver).
Bob Flock won the pole position for the race with a top speed of 67.958 mph (109.368 km/h). Glenn Dunaway initially claimed the victory in his 1947 Ford, but was later disqualified because his car had spread rear springs. The win was instead awarded to Jim Roper, driver of a 1949 Lincoln. [2]
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.
In its earliest days, Fonty Flock and his brothers Bob and Tim dominated the track. Louise Smith became NASCAR's first female driver at the track in the fall of 1949. [4] The Occoneechee Speedway hosted stock car racing legends such as Fireball Roberts, Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson. It was a crown jewel in NASCAR for most of ...