| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 8 in the 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series season | |||
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| Date | June 19, 1949 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 150 mi (241.402 km) | ||
| Weather | Hot with temperatures reaching up to 89.1 °F (31.7 °C); with winds being sustained up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Davis Brothers | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Blair | R.B. McIntosh | |
| Laps | 145 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 34 | Jim Roper | R.B. McIntosh | |
The NASCAR Strictly Stock Series inaugural race was the first stock car race sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Held on June 19, 1949 at the Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina, the race comprised 200 laps on a 0.75-mile (1.21 km) dirt oval. Bob Flock won the pole position for the race with a top speed of 67.958 mph (109.368 km/h). Glenn Dunaway initially claimed the victory in his 1947 Ford, but was later disqualified because his car had spread rear springs. The win was instead awarded to Jim Roper, driver of a 1949 Lincoln.[2]
- ^ "Weather information for the First NASCAR Strictly Stock Series racing event". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
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