At race #2 of the 8 total NASCAR races held in 1949 finds the drivers at the Daytona Beach Road Course. A less-than-expected crowd of 5,000 watches the event. The course started at the north turn on the pavement of highway A1A (at 4511 South Atlantic Avenue where a restaurant now stands). It went south two miles on A1A (parallel to the ocean) to the end of the road, where the drivers accessed the beach at the Beach Street approach (the south turn), went two miles north on the sandy beach surface, and turned away from the beach at the north turn. The lap length was 4.2 miles in this race.
Entry List Notes..
Nascar's first female driver Sara Christian who raced in the 1st race in Charlotte, was offered a ride by Ruby Flock to drive the #17 1949 Ford, which was a lot better car then what she drove ('47 Ford, owned by her husband Frank Christian) in the first race at Charlotte. p>
Frank Christian entered the race in his own #37 '49 Oldsmobile and Nascar history was made. This was the first time Nascar ever had a husband and wife race against each other in the same race.
Frank Christian also fielded 2 ot
her cars in the race which totalled a 3 car team. Frank hired Buckshot Morris from Atlanta, George to drive in Sara Christian's #71, '47 Ford that she drove at Charlotte. He also hired Joe Littlejohn from Spartanburg, SC to drive his other owned #7 '49 Oldsmobile.
Several new teams come into Nascar...
Bill Appleton enters his #6, '49 Hudson with new driver Marshall Teague from Daytona Beach, Florida.
David Chester enters his #8
'47 Ford with new driver Billy Carden from Mableton, Georgia.
Glenn Dunaway who was disqualified in the Charlotte race, entered the Daytona Beach race in his own #35 '49 Lincoln and he continued the rest of the season driving his own car.
New driver Woodie Wilson driving his own #12 '49 Mercury from Mobile, Alabama enters the race.
New driver Jack Etheridge driving his own #15 '49 Mercury from Jacksonville, Florida enters the race.
Buddy Helms hires Slic
k Smith to drive his #29 '48 Buick for the remainder of the season.
Sam Marshall from Jacksonville, Florida, enters his on #34 '49 Hudson, sponsored by Jax Hudson car dealership.
New car owner Leon Chester enters the race with his #50, 1949 Oldsmobile along with a new driver from Atlanta, Georgia, Gober Sosebee.
Benny Georgeson from Ft. Lauderdale enters his own #64, '49 Buick into the race at Daytona Beach.
Charles Mobley from Atlanta Georgia enters his #91 '48 Cadillac for his wife Ethel who is the sister to all the Flock Brothers to drive at Daytona.
Female driver Louise Smith enters the Nascar world at Daytona beach driving her own '47 Ford in the race.
Howard Elder from Jacksonville, Florida enters in the race with a car that is unknown.
Changes to existing teams
after race #1...
Frank Mundy's car owner Sam Rice changes Mundy's #4 1949 Cadillac (Charlotte) to a '49 Oldsmobile and has a number change on his car from #4 to #5.
Herb Thomas purchases a new '49 Ford to replace the '47 Ford he drove at Charlottte. He also changes his number from #93 (Charlotte) to #9.
The pole sitter at Charlotte Bob Flock was hired by Raymond Parks to drive the #14 Parks Novelty '48 Ford at Daytona Beach. Bob Flock and #22 Red Byron were now teammates, both driving for Raymond Parks.
Bill Snowden replaces the '48 Mercury he drove at Charlotte with a '49 Mercury.
Car Owner Bruce Thompson replaces his '46 Chrysler after Charlotte and brings a '47 Chrysler to Daytona Beach for his
brother Jimmy Thompson to drive in his 2nd race of the year.
#41 Curtis Turner who drives his own car replaced his '46 Buick after Charlotte with a '48 Buick for the Daytona Beach race.
Car Owner Gene Horne enters the race with his #47, '49 Hudson and hires Fonty Flock to drive it in a one race deal.
Entry List... (Sponsor)
#5 - Frank Mundy - '49 Oldsmobile
#6 - Marshall Teague - '49 Hudson
#7 - Joe Littlejohn - '49 Oldsmobile
#8 - Billy Carden - '47 Ford
#9 - Herb Thomas - '49 Ford
#10 - Fred Johnson - '47 Ford
#12 - Woodie Wilson - '49 Mercury
#14 - Bob Flock (Parks Novelty) - '48 Ford
#15 - Jack Etheridge - '49 Mercury
#16 - Bill Snowden - '49 Mercury
#17 - Sara Christian - '49 Ford
#22 - Red Byron (Parks Novelty) - '49 Oldsmobile
#29 - Slick Smith - '48 Buick
#34 - Sam Marshall (Jax Hudson) - '49 Hudson
#35 - Glenn Dunnaway - '49 Lincoln
#36 - Jimmy Thompson - '47 Chrysler
#37 - Frank Christian - '49 Oldsmobile
#41 - Curtis Turner - '48 Buick
#44 - Bill Blair (McIntosh/Roper) - '49 Lincoln
#47 - Fonty Flock - '49 Hudson
#50 - Gober Sosebee - '49 Oldsmobile
#64 - Beynny Georgeson - '49 Buick
#71 - Buckshot Morris - '47 Ford
#87 - Buck Baker - '47 Kaiser
#90 - Tim Flock - '49 Oldsmobile
#91 - Ethel Mobley - '48 Cadillac
#94 - Louise Smith - '47 Ford
#? - Howard Elder - ?
Qualifying Notes...
New driver Marshall Teague in the #6 '49 Hudson has a great qualifying run in his first ever Nascar race and starts 6th.
Bill Blair qualifies his #44 '49 Lincoln in 5th.
New driver #7 Joe Littlejohn in one of the Frank Christian owned '49 Oldsmobiles qualifies on the outside of the 2nd row, starting 4th.
Another new driver sets the pace in qualifying,
#8 Billy Carden qualifies his '47 Ford in 3rd spot.
Red Byron in the #22 Parks Novelty '49 Oldsmobile qualifies on the front row in 2nd place.
Finally new driver, new team, #50 Gober Sosebee puts his '49 Oldsmobile on the pole.
Gober Sosebee (Photo)
Starting Lineup..(o
nly positions 1 - 6 are known) Start
Car# Driver Sponsor Owner Car
1 50 Gober Sosebee Leon Chester '49 Oldsmobile
2 22 Red Byron Parks Novelty Raymond Parks '49 Oldsmobile
3 8 Billy Carden David Chester '47 Ford
4 7 Joe Littlejohn Frank Christian '49 Oldsmobile
5 44 Bill Blair McIntosh/Roper R.B. McIntosh '49 Lincoln
6 6 Marshall Teague Bill Appleton '49 Hudson
- 90 Tim Flock Buddy Elliott '49 Oldsmobile
- 5 Frank Mundy Sam Rice '49 Oldsmobile
- 37 Frank Christian Frank Christian '49 Oldsmobile
- 16 Bill Snowden Bill Snowden '49 Mercury
- 36 Jimmy Thompson Bruce Thompson '47 Chrysler
- 15 Jack Etheridge Jack Etheridge '49 Mercury
- 91 Ethel Mobley Charles Mobley '48 Cadillac
- 9 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '49 Ford
- 29 Slick Smith Buddy Helms 48 Buick
- 12 Woodie Wilson Woodie Wilson '49 Mercury
- 17 Sara Christian Ruby Flock '49 Ford
- 47 Fonty Flock Gene Horne 49 Hudson
- 94 Louise Smith Louise Smith '47 Ford
- 71 Buckshot Morris Frank Christian 47 Ford
- 14 Bob Flock Parks Novelty Raymond Parks '48 Ford
- 87 Buck Baker Buzzy Boehmen '47 Kaiser
- 34 Sam Marshall Jax Hudson Sam Marshall '49 Hudson
- 41 Curtis Turner Curtis Turner '48 Buick
- 10 Fred Johnson Fred Johnson '47 Ford
- 64 Benny Georgeson Benny Georgeson '49 Buick
- 35 Glenn Dunnaway Glenn Dunnaway '49 Lincoln
- ? Howard Elder ? ?
1949 Pole Standings
1. Bob Flock - 1
2. Gober Sosebee - 1
The Race..
With the race distance on the beach course set for 40 laps. The green flag fell at Daytona Beach with Gober Sosebee in the #50 Oldsmobile leading the field. Sosebee led the field for the first 34 laps.
Bob Flock's #14 '48 Ford dropped out of the race early with a shock problem.
Buckshot Morris driving the
#71 '47 Ford dropped out after he crashed.
Red Byron took over the lead on lap 35 and never looked back leading 6 more laps to the checkered flag. Red Byron now joined Jim Roper as Nascar's first winners.
Red Byron sits in his car "Filthy" after winning the race. (Photo)
Final Race Results... Finish Car# Driver Sponsor Owner Car Money Laps Status
1 22 Red Byron Parks Novelty Raymond Parks '49 Oldsmobile 2,000 40
2 90 Tim Flock Buddy Elliott '49 Oldsmobile 1,000 40
3 5 Frank Mundy Sam Rice '49 Oldsmobile 500 40
4 7 Joe Littlejohn Frank Christian '49 Oldsmobile 300 40
5 44 Bill Blair McIntosh/Roper R.B. McIntosh '49 Lincoln 200 40
6 37 Frank Christian Frank Christian '49 Oldsmobile 175
7 16 Bill Snowden Bill Snowden '49 Mercury 150
8 50 Gober Sosebee Leon Chester '49 Oldsmobile 125
9 36 Jimmy Thompson Bruce Thompson '47 Chrysler 100
10 15 Jack Etheridge Jack Etheridge '49 Mercury 75
11 91 Ethel Mobley Charles Mobley '48 Cadillac 50
12 9 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '49 Ford 50
13 29 Slick Smith Buddy Helms '48 Buick 50
14 6 Marshall Teague Bill Appleton '49 Hudson 50
15 8 Billy Carden David Chester '47 Ford 50
16 ? Howard Elder ? ? 25
17 12 Woodie Wilson Woodie Wilson '49 Mercury 25
18 17 Sara Christian Ruby Flock '49 Ford 25
19 47 Fonty Flock Gene Home '49 Hudson 25
20 94 Louise Smith Louise Smith '47 Ford 25
21 71 Buckshot Morris Frank Christian '47 Ford 0 Crash
22 14 Bob Flock Parks Novelty Raymond Parks '48 Ford 0 Shocks
23 87 Buck Baker Buzzy Boehmen '47 Kaiser 0
24 34 Sam Marshall Jax Hudson Sam Marshall '49 Hudson 0
25 41 Curtis Turner Curtis Turner '48 Buick 0
26 10 Fred Johnson Fred Johnson '47 Ford 0
27 64 Benny Georgeson Benny Georgeson '49 Buick 0
28 35 Glenn Dunnaway Glenn Dunnaway '49 Lincoln 0
Lap Leaders
1. Gober Sosebee - 34
2. Red Byron - 6
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