|| *Comments on the 1949 unnamed race (1949-03):* View the most recent comment <#19> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. DaleJrfan14 posted: 04.03.2006 - 8:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) this one gets a 70 out of 100 2. SK posted: 09.06.2007 - 10:31 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jim Roper's only other Strictly Stock start, besides the inaugural race at Charlotte which he won. 3. Chevy posted: 11.08.2007 - 9:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Points For this race: Bob Flock 225 Gober Sosebee 202.5 Glenn Dunnaway 180 Fonty Flock 157.5 Bill Snowden 135 Bill Blair 112.5 Tim Flock 90 Otis Martin 67.5 Lee Petty 45 Buddy Helms* 22.5 Bobby Greene 18 J.D. Edwards 13.5 Bob Apperson 9 Frank Smith 4.5 Jim Roper 3 ... ? *this was Buddy Helms' only race in 1949 but he is shown with 27.5 in final standings. He must have got those 5 points in another race as a relief driver Overall standings after 3 of 8 races: 1. Tim Flock 420 2. Red Byron 400 -20 3. Fonty Flock 382.5 -37.5 4. Gober Sosebee 262.5 -157.5 5. Jim Roper 253 -167 6. Bill Blair 247.5 -172.5 7. Bob Flock 230 -190 8. Bill Snowden 215 -205 9. Glenn Dunnaway 180 -240 10. Sam Rice 175 -245 11. Frank Mundy 160 -260 12. Joe Littlejohn 140 -280 13. Archie Smith 125 -295 14. Sterling Long 100 -320 14. Frank Christian 100 -320 16. Slick Smith 83 -337 17. Otis Martin 67.5 -352.5 18. Jimmy Thompson 65 -355 19. Curtis Turner 50 -370 20. Lee Petty 45 -375 4. WillG_46 posted: 08.14.2008 - 9:43 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sara Christian was seriously injured in a crash on lap 39. They had to extract her from the car using an acetylene torch. She had to get nearly 50 stitches and four pins in her knee. 5. Anonymous posted: 11.25.2010 - 1:02 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) More on the Christian crash: "The highly regarded lady driver looped her Ford after losing the right front wheel in the 38th lap. As she tried to steer her car toward the pit area, a Lincoln driven by Felix Wilkes clobbered her. Both car spun to a halt on the home stretch completely blocking the track. Red Byron, point leader in the Strictly Stock series, whipped off the fourth turn and collected Wilkes's car. Bob Smith's Olds was also kayoed in a solo crash. There were no driver injuries in any of the mishaps." 6. Ed posted: 08.09.2012 - 1:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) #5: There wasn't as much respect for female or black drivers back then, so there's a good possibility the news report covered up any injuries. It's doubtful though that she was injured worse than maybe some bruising, since she was back in the car at the next race 5 weeks later. 7. Anonymous posted: 10.05.2012 - 4:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) There was a #52 car in this race. 8. Graham Clayton posted: 10.25.2013 - 10:41 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The participation of Louise Smith and Garland Smith makes seven drivers with the surname Smith who competed in the 1949 season. 9. JimmieJameson posted: 10.09.2014 - 3:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Louise Smith had a spectacular tumble during practice for this race. The car flipped over the wall and landed in the woods outside the track. Thankfully she walked away. 10. Alex posted: 07.24.2015 - 10:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11590520/ Bob Flock led all 200 laps. 11. Alex posted: 07.24.2015 - 10:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11590520/ Lead changes: 0 12. Tide1732 (GO ENFINGER!!!) posted: 03.03.2017 - 1:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First race of the traditional #21 car (non-a Wood Brothers owning) 13. jC... posted: 03.13.2017 - 11:35 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bob Flock's 1948 Oldsmobile is the oldest car model to win a "Cup Series" race. 14. Eric posted: 05.08.2017 - 9:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Louise Smith's out-of-the-ballpark flip occurred in the Modified class, not the Strictly Stock class. 15. Battleline posted: 11.28.2017 - 6:12 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) First Chevrolet (Snowden) appearance in Strictly Stock. 16. Spen posted: 08.04.2018 - 1:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also the first appearances for Plymouth and Nash. 17. Spen posted: 08.04.2018 - 1:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Also the first appearance for Plymouth and Nash. 18. Eric posted: 04.25.2020 - 12:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bob Smith was involved in a pretty wild accident, when his car went off the bank. 19. MSportRev posted: 09.03.2020 - 2:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Based on the race distance and the average speed, the time of race would be about 2:36.15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: