Bob Flock | |||||||
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Born | Robert Newman Flock April 16, 1918 Fort Payne, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
Died | May 16, 1964 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 46)||||||
Achievements | Won the pole for NASCAR's first sanctioned race (Charlotte, 1949) First NASCAR driver to win a race from the pole (Hillsboro, 1949) | ||||||
Awards | Georgia Automobile Racing Hall of Fame (2003) National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1981) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
36 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 3rd (1949) | ||||||
First race | 1949 Race No. 1 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1956 (LeHi) | ||||||
First win | 1949 (Hillsboro) | ||||||
Last win | 1952 (Weaverville) | ||||||
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NASCAR Convertible Division career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
First race | 1956 Race #6 (Montgomery) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of February 20, 2013. |
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 died of a heart attack in 1964.[3]