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1949 Charlotte NASCAR

1949 Charlotte NASCAR is 1st NASCAR race. Passed at the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit. Bob Flock won the pole position, Jim Roper won this race. Fonty Flock and Red Byron also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 197 laps (238 km).

Next race: 1949 Daytona NASCAR
Race Start: 19th June 1949

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1949 Charlotte NASCAR

1st victory for the Mecklenburg Motors team
1st victory for the Jim Roper
1st podium for the Jim Roper
1st podium for the Fonty Flock
1st podium for the Red Byron

1949 Charlotte NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jim Roper	Lincoln Cosmopolitan, #34	0	197 laps	Mecklenburg Motors
2	Fonty Flock	Hudson Hornet, #47			Grady Cole / Bruce Griffin
3	Red Byron	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #22			Raymond Parks
4	Sam Rice	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2			Sam Rice
5	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #90			Buddy Elliott
6	Archie Smith	Ford ?? 1946, #37			Frank Smith
7	Sterling Long	Hudson Hornet, #31			Sterling Long
8	Slick Smith	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Slick Smith
9	Curtis Turner	Buick ?? 1946, #41			Curtis Turner
10	Jimmy Thompson	Chrysler ?? 1946, #36			Bruce Thompson
11	Buck Baker	Kaiser ?? 1948, #87			Penny Mullis
12	Bill Blair	Lincoln ?? 1949, #44			R.B. McIntosh
13	Jack Smith	Ford ?? 1948, #52			Bishop Brothers
14	Sara Christian	Ford ?? 1947, #71			Frank Christian
16	John Barker, Jimmie Lewallen	Ford ?? 1946, #0			Jimmie Lewallen
17	Lee Petty	Buick ?? 1948, #38			Gilmer Goode
18	Skimp Hersey	Ford ?? 1947, #11			Skimp Hersey
19	Bob Smith	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #25
20	Otis Martin	Ford ?? 1948, #19			Pee Wee Martin
21	Frank Smith	Chrysler ?? 1947, #37			Frank Smith
22	Bill Snowden	Mercury ?? 1948, #16			Bill Snowden
23	Jim Paschal	Ford ?? 1946, #60			Jim Paschal
24	B.E. Renfro	Hudson Hornet, #1			B.E. Renfro
25	Fred Johnson	Ford ?? 1947, #10			Fred Johnson
26	George Mantooth	Ford ?? 1947, #88			George Mantooth
27	Felix Wilkes	Lincoln ?? 1949, #5			Felix Wilkes
28	Pee Wee Martin	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #9			Pee Wee Martin
29	Herb Thomas	Ford ?? 1947, #93			Herb Thomas
30	Frank Mundy	Cadillac ?? 1949, #4			Sam Rice
31	Clarence Benton	Ford ?? 1949, #29			Clarence Benton
32	Bob Flock	Hudson Hornet, #7			Davis Brothers
33	Glenn Dunaway	Ford ?? 1947, #25			Hubert Westmoreland

Qualifying Results for the 1949 Charlotte NASCAR on the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Bob Flock	Hudson Hornet, #7	0	Davis Brothers
2	Tim Flock	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #90	0	Buddy Elliott
3	Red Byron	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #22	0	Raymond Parks
4	Otis Martin	Ford ?? 1948, #19	0	Pee Wee Martin
5	Fonty Flock	Hudson Hornet, #47	0	Grady Cole / Bruce Griffin
6	Curtis Turner	Buick ?? 1946, #41	0	Curtis Turner
7	Glenn Dunaway	Ford ?? 1947, #25	0	Hubert Westmoreland
8	Bill Blair	Lincoln ?? 1949, #44	0	R.B. McIntosh
9	Lee Petty	Buick ?? 1948, #38	0	Gilmer Goode
10	Pee Wee Martin	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #9	0	Pee Wee Martin
12	Jim Roper	Lincoln Cosmopolitan, #34		Mecklenburg Motors
13	Sara Christian	Ford ?? 1947, #71	0	Frank Christian
14	Sam Rice	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2	0	Sam Rice
0	Frank Smith	Chrysler ?? 1947, #37	0	Frank Smith
0	Clarence Benton	Ford ?? 1949, #29	0	Clarence Benton
0	Frank Mundy	Cadillac ?? 1949, #4	0	Sam Rice
0	Herb Thomas	Ford ?? 1947, #93	0	Herb Thomas
0	Felix Wilkes	Lincoln ?? 1949, #5	0	Felix Wilkes
0	George Mantooth	Ford ?? 1947, #88	0	George Mantooth
0	Fred Johnson	Ford ?? 1947, #10	0	Fred Johnson
0	B.E. Renfro	Hudson Hornet, #1	0	B.E. Renfro
0	Jim Paschal	Ford ?? 1946, #60	0	Jim Paschal
0	Bill Snowden	Mercury ?? 1948, #16	0	Bill Snowden
0	Slick Smith	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28	0	Slick Smith
0	Archie Smith	Ford ?? 1946, #37	0	Frank Smith
0	Bob Smith	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #25	0
0	Skimp Hersey	Ford ?? 1947, #11	0	Skimp Hersey
0	Jimmie Lewallen, John Barker	Kaiser ?? 1947, #0	0
0	Jack Smith	Ford ?? 1948, #52	0	Bishop Brothers
0	Buck Baker	Kaiser ?? 1948, #87	0	Penny Mullis
0	Jimmy Thompson	Chrysler ?? 1946, #36	0	Bruce Thompson
0	Sterling Long	Hudson Hornet, #31	0	Sterling Long