| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 19 in the 1950 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 North Wilkesboro Speedway | |||
| Date | September 24, 1950 | ||
| Official name | Wilkes 200 | ||
| Location | North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.006 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (150 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures approaching 70 °F (21 °C); with winds being sustained up to 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | not recorded | ||
| Attendance | 7,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Sam Rice | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian | |
| Laps | 104 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Leon Sales | Hubert Westmoreland | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1950 Wilkes 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 24, 1950,[2] at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
Due to the mostly informal nature of the NASCAR organization during the early 1950s, certain records like the number of laps completed under a caution flag and the amount of time it took to complete the race were never placed in the league's archives.[2] Lee Petty, Lloyd Moore and Dick Linder mathematically eliminated themselves from the championship by not taking part in this race.
- ^ "Weather information for the 1950 Wilkes 200". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ^ a b 1950 Wilkes 200 information at Racing Reference