1950 NASCAR Grand National Series

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The field has finished qualifying for the 1st race of the season at the Beach & Road Course.

Harold Kite won the pole with a time of 134.145 seconds, beating Lloyd Moore by 0.807 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Harold Kite won his 1st pole of the year,
Kite won his 1st career pole in the newly renamed NASCAR Grand National Series in his 2nd start,
Red Byron, the 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series Champion, will be starting 11th

1.21-Harold Kite
2.59-Lloyd Moore
3.88-Al Gross
4.35-J.C. Van Landingham
5.41-Curtis Turner
6.55-June Cleveland
7.90-Tim Flock
8.5-Cotton Owens
9.47-Fonty Flock
10.70-Buck Baker
11.22-Red Byron
12.4-Otis Martin
13.7-Bob Flock
14.10-Jim Rathmann
15.80-Roscoe Thompson
16.9-Frank Luptow
17.2-Bill Blair
18.61-Will Albright
19.50-Gober Sosebee
20.37-Russ Lee
21.42-Lee Petty
22.89-Al Keller
23.91-Tommy Thompson
24.56-Joe Jernigan
25.18-Jack White
26.32-Alton Haddock
27.11-Fireball Roberts
28.72-Lee Schmidt
29.12-Billy Carden
30.24-Dick Clothier
31.67-Joe Harrison
32.25-Jack Smith
33.3-Joe Littlejohn
34.6-Marshall Teague
35.60-Bill Rexford
36.17-Bob Apperson
37.66-Herschel Buchanan
38.48-Larry Shurter
39.77-Slick Smith
40.94-Louise Smith
41.44-Frank Mundy

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Race #1

The NASCAR Grand National Series made their 1st stop of 1950 in Daytona Beach, Florida at the Beach & Road Course.

A pack crowd of 9,500 fans were in attendance at the Daytona Beach Road Course as the newly renamed NASCAR Grand National Series entered their second season. Harold Kite led the field to the green flag but it would be Al Gross who would lead the first lap. Much like the previous year's event, battles for the lead happened nearly every lap, but this time cautions would fly and strategy would decide who would win. Many drivers decided to pit early in a attempt to make it a one stop race, while others decided to pit at the last second possible as the lead changed hands four times in the last eight laps.

Once Otis Martin made his trip to the pits, the lead was handed back to Kite, who would ride around at half speed, losing nearly a fifty second margin over Tim Flock who had fresh tires. By the white flag, Kite's lead had shrunk down to only ten seconds and thanks to lap traffic it would shrink some more, but Kite would hold on, scoring the win by over four seconds for the first win of his career in his very first start.

Other Noticeables:
Harold Kite scored his 1st win of the year,
Kite led 4 times for 12 laps, including the final 4 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the newly renamed NASCAR Grand National Series in his 2nd start,
Harold Kite(1st), Al Gross(3rd), Russ Lee(7th), June Cleveland(14th), J.C. Van Landingham(15th), Roscoe Thompson(17th), Dick Clothier(19th), Joe Harrison(21st), Alton Haddock(23rd), Herschel Buchanan(25th), Joe Jernigan(26th), Cotton Owens(29th), Tommy Thompson(31st), Frank Luptow(35th), Fireball Roberts(36th), Will Albright(39th) and Larry Shurter(41st) made their NASCAR Grand National Series debuts,
Harold Kite, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Tim Flock by 18 points

1.21-Harold Kite (12 laps led)
2.90-Tim Flock (1 lap led)
3.88-Al Gross (17 laps led)
4.41-Curtis Turner
5.12-Billy Carden
6.47-Fonty Flock-1 lap (4 laps led)
7.37-Russ Lee-1 lap
8.70-Buck Baker-1 lap
9.59-Lloyd Moore-1 lap (7 lap led)
10.7-Bob Flock-1 lap
11.22-Red Byron-1 lap (4 laps led)
12.4-Otis Martin-1 lap (2 laps led)
13.10-Jim Rathmann-1 lap
14.55-June Cleveland-2 laps (Tire) (1 lap led)
15.35-J.C. Van Landingham-2 laps
16.42-Lee Petty-2 laps
17.80-Roscoe Thompson-2 laps
18.44-Frank Mundy-2 laps
19.24-Dick Clothier-2 laps
20.72-Lee Schmidt-3 laps (Clutch)
21.67-Joe Harrison-3 laps
22.6-Marshall Teague-3 laps
23.32-Alton Haddock-3 laps
24.18-Jack White-3 laps
25.66-Herschel Buchanan-3 laps
26.56-Joe Jernigan-3 laps
27.25-Jack Smith-3 laps
28.3-Joe Littlejohn-4 laps (Engine)
29.5-Cotton Owens-4 laps
30.94-Louise Smith-4 laps
31.91-Tommy Thompson-4 laps
32.2-Bill Blair-5 laps
33.77-Slick Smith-5 laps
34.17-Bob Apperson-5 laps
35.9-Frank Luptow-8 laps (Header)
36.11-Fireball Roberts-8 laps (Accident)
37.60-Bill Rexford-9 laps (Gearbox)
38.89-Al Keller-22 laps (Rear End)
39.61-Will Albright-26 laps (Accident)
40.50-Gober Sosebee-27 laps (Accident)
41.48-Larry Shurter-28 laps (Engine)

Harold Kite-Pole
Al Gross-1
Harold Kite-2-4
Fonty Flock-5-6
Harold Kite-7-8
Al Gross-9
Red Byron-10
Lloyd Moore-11
Al Gross-12
Lloyd Moore-13
Harold Kite-14-16
Al Gross-17-20
Fonty Flock-21
Otis Martin-22
Red Byron-23
Fonty Flock-24
Lloyd Moore-25-29
Al Gross-30
Red Byron-31
Al Gross-32-40
June Cleveland-41
Tim Flock-42
Red Byron-43
Otis Martin-44
Harold Kite-45-48

23 Lead Changes among 8 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 11 laps
Lap 16 (Cars #48, 70, 80 and 90 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 23 (Cars #61 and 50 Accident Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 4.904 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 25 Minutes and 10 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 2nd race of the season at the Charlotte Speedway.

Bob Flock won the pole with a time of 17.895 seconds, beating Tim Flock by 0.023 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bob Flock won his 1st pole of the year,
Flock won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Grand National Series and his first since 1949 at North Wilkesboro; 2 races ago,
Jim Roper, who won this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Harold Kite, who is not entered in this race, has a 18 point lead over Tim Flock

1.7-Bob Flock
2.21-Tim Flock
3.22-Red Byron
4.Bill Snowden
5.19-Clyde Minter
6.92-Herb Thomas
7.Jack White
8.49-Glenn Dunaway
9.Frank Mundy
10.6-Bill Harrison
11.10-Fred Johnson
12.20-Bill Rexford
13.Huey Dunn
14.17-Bob Apperson
15.14-Lloyd Moore
16.55-June Cleveland
17.30-Cotton Owens
18.42-Lee Petty
19.47-Fonty Flock
20.2-Bill Blair
21.41-Curtis Turner
22.5-Ray Erickson
23.79-Jim Paschal
24.87-Buck Baker
25.28-Buddy Helms

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Race #2

The NASCAR Grand National Series made their 2nd stop of 1950 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Charlotte Speedway.

A pack crowd of 13,000 fans were in attendance as for the second time in series history, drivers raced at the dirt track in Charlotte. Bob Flock led the field to the green flag, but it would be his brother, Tim, who would go on to lead the first lap. Much like the first race at this track, cautions would be a common thing, keeping drivers close to each other, allowing for multiple lead changes. Tim Flock would dominate much of the day, leading 87 of the 200 laps but a late race caution closed the field up. Bob Flock would pulled away but with less then forty laps to go, he ran into lap traffic, allowing for Huey Dunn to drive past and take the lead.

With Flock falling back in the running order, Dunn was able to maintain the lead until a caution with five laps to go forced officials to restart the race with one lap to go. Bob Flock was able to get a great jump and quickly passed Bob Apperson, but he didn't have enough time, as Dunn would hold on to score a very unlikely win, perhaps the biggest in the brief history of NASCAR.

Other Noticeables:
Huey Dunn scored his 1st win of the year,
Dunn led 1 time for 35 laps, which were the final 35 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Grand National Series in his 1st start,
Huey Dunn, who finished 1st, made his NASCAR Grand National Series debut,
Huey Dunn, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Tim Flock by 1 point

1.Huey Dunn (35 laps led)
2.7-Bob Flock (39 laps led)
3.17-Bob Apperson (32 laps led)
4.20-Bill Rexford
5.Jack White (7 laps led)
6.6-Bill Harrison
7.Bill Snowden
8.21-Tim Flock (87 laps led)
9.49-Glenn Dunaway
10.14-Lloyd Moore
11.Frank Mundy
12.92-Herb Thomas-1 lap
13.79-Jim Paschal-1 lap
14.47-Fonty Flock-1 lap
15.5-Ray Erickson-3 laps
16.10-Fred Johnson-7 laps
17.42-Lee Petty-8 laps (Accident)
18.55-June Cleveland-8 laps
19.87-Buck Baker-72 laps (Piston)
20.19-Clyde Minter-113 laps (Accident)
21.22-Red Byron-114 laps (Accident)
22.30-Cotton Owens-114 laps (Accident)
23.2-Bill Blair-114 laps (Accident)
24.28-Buddy Helms-114 laps (Accident)
25.41-Curtis Turner-167 laps (Accident)

Bob Flock-Pole
Tim Flock-1-87
Bob Apperson-88-119
Jack White-120-122
Bob Flock-123-124
Jack White-125-128
Bob Flock-129-165
Huey Dunn-166-200

6 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 7 for 28 laps
Lap 35 (Car #41 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 45 (Car #55 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 85 (Car #5 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 91 (Car #19 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 133 (Car #55 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 138 (Cars 21 and 47 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 195 (Car #42 Accident Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 0.696 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 16 Minutes and 25 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 3rd race of the season at the Langhorne Speedway.

Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 31.982 seconds, beating Tim Flock by 0.127 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 1st pole of the year,
Turner won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Grand National Series and his first since 1949 at Charlotte; 10 races ago,
Turner, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 1st,
Huey Dunn, who is not entered in this event, has a 1 point lead over Tim Flock

1.41-Curtis Turner
2.21-Tim Flock
3.94-Louise Smith
4.59-Lloyd Moore
5.27-Jimmy Florian
6.42-Lee Petty
7.66-Pappy Hough
8.51-Fireball Roberts
9.2-Bill Blair
10.90-Frank Mundy
11.4-Baldy Wilson
12.8-Dick Linder
13.11-Bob Apperson
14.293-Bob Dickson
15.56-Joe Jernigan
16.89-Pepper Cunningham
17.9-Len Brown
18.N-5-Ray Erickson
19.18-Jack White
20.25-Kenneth Wagner
21.92-Herb Thomas
22.55-Russell Bennett
23.60-Bill Rexford
24.47-Paul Parks
25.7-Charles Muscatel
26.73-Al Tibbetts
27.24-Lyle Scott
28.10-Fred Johnson

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Race #3

The NASCAR Grand National Series made their 3rd stop of 1950 in Langhorne, Philadelphia at the Langhorne Speedway.

A crowd of 16,000 fans were in attendance as defending race winner Curtis Turner led the field to the green flag. One year prior, the fans were given a great showing as the lead would swap sixteen times over the two hundred laps; however this time John Eanes, Turner's owner, had the car set up perfectly, as Turner used his past knowledge of running at Langhorne, keeping all challengers behind him for every single lap, lapping everyone but Jimmy Florian and Lee Petty, to score his third career win and second in a row at Langhorne.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner scored his 1st win of the year,
Turner led 1 time for 150 laps, which was every single lap,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the NASCAR Grand National Series and his first since 1949 at Martinsville; 5 races ago,
Jimmy Florian(2nd), Bob Dickson(7th), Pappy Hough(9th), Baldy Wilson(12th), Russell Bennett(16th), Al Tibbetts(17th), Paul Parks(18th) and Lyle Scott(23rd) made their NASCAR Grand National Series debuts,
Curtis Turner, who finished 1st, became the new points leader, leading Jimmy Florian by 151 points

1.41-Curtis Turner (150 laps led)
2.27-Jimmy Florian
3.42-Lee Petty
4.8-Dick Linder-1 lap
5.90-Frank Mundy-1 lap
6.59-Lloyd Moore-1 lap
7.293-Bob Dickson-1 lap
8.56-Joe Jernigan-1 lap
9.66-Pappy Hough-1 lap
10.2-Bill Blair-2 laps
11.11-Bob Apperson-2 laps
12.4-Baldy Wilson-2 laps
13.9-Len Brown-2 laps
14.N-5-Ray Erickson-3 laps
15.51-Fireball Roberts-4 laps
16.55-Russell Bennett-6 laps
17.73-Al Tibbetts-6 laps
18.47-Paul Parks-8 laps
19.7-Charles Muscatel-9 laps
20.60-Bill Rexford-9 laps
21.18-Jack White-9 laps
22.10-Fred Johnson-9 laps
23.24-Lyle Scott-9 laps
24.92-Herb Thomas-29 laps (Piston)
25.21-Tim Flock-72 laps (Gearbox)
26.94-Louise Smith-87 laps (Camshaft)
27.89-Pepper Cunningham-121 laps (Header)
28.25-Kenneth Wagner-127 laps (Camshaft)

Curtis Turner-1-150

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 21.326 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 32 Minutes and 55 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 4th race of the season at the Martinsville Speedway.

Buck Baker won the pole with a time of 26.338 seconds, beating Clyde Minter by 0.311 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Buck Baker won his 1st pole of the year,
Baker won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Grand National Series in his 5th start,
Curtis Turner, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 9th
Turner, who will start 9th, has a 151 point lead over Jimmy Florian

1.87-Buck Baker
2.19-Clyde Minter
3.60-Bill Rexford
4.11-Bob Apperson
5.92-Herb Thomas
6.72-Macon Powers
7.49-Glenn Dunaway
8.31-Bill Long
9.41-Curtis Turner
10.2-Bill Blair
11.90-Tim Flock
12.14-Bill Greever
13.21-Ruel Smith
14.293-Bob Dickson
15.42-Lee Petty
16.94-Al Gross
17.98-Lyle Scott
18.91-Donald Thomas
19.59-Lloyd Moore
20.7-Bob Collins
21.79-Jim Paschal
22.212-Frank Boylan
23.18-Jack White
24.28-Buddy Helms
25.25-Bob Smith

*Note for this race I used the paved version of Martinsville Speedway as a replacement since a dirt version hasn't been made for NR2003.

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Race #4

The NASCAR Grand National Series made their 4th stop of 1950 in Martinsville, Virgina at the Martinsville Speedway.

Buck Baker led the field to the green but it would be Clyde Minter who would lead the first nine laps before points leader Curtis Turner would take over on the 10th lap. Much like he had done one year earlier, once in the lead, Turner was completely unstoppable, as he would lap the entire field on his way to scoring his second win at Martinsville, his second of the season and second in a row.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner scored his 2nd win of the year and second in a row,
Turner led 1 time for 141 laps, which were the final 141 laps,
It was the 4th win of his career in the NASCAR Grand National Series and his first since Langhorne; 1 race ago,
Bill Long(3rd), Donald Thomas(14th), Bob Collins(15th), Macon Powers(17th), Frank Boylan(18th) and Ruel Smith(23rd) made their NASCAR Grand National Series debuts,
Curtis Turner, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Lee Petty by 274 points

1.41-Curtis Turner (141 laps led)
2.19-Clyde Minter-1 lap (9 laps led)
3.31-Bill Long-1 lap
4.49-Glenn Dunaway-1 lap
5.60-Bill Rexford-1 lap
6.42-Lee Petty-2 laps
7.28-Buddy Helms-2 laps
8.79-Jim Paschal-2 laps
9.18-Jack White-2 laps
10.92-Herb Thomas-2 laps
11.293-Bob Dickson-2 laps
12.2-Bill Blair-2 laps
13.14-Bill Greever-2 laps
14.91-Donald Thomas-2 laps
15.7-Bob Collins-2 laps
16.87-Buck Baker-2 laps
17.72-Macon Powers-2 laps
18.212-Frank Boylan-2 laps
19.94-Al Gross-3 laps
20.59-Lloyd Moore-3 laps
21.98-Lyle Scott-3 laps
22.11-Bob Apperson-3 laps
23.21-Ruel Smith-3 laps
24.25-Bob Smith-4 laps
25.90-Tim Flock-91 laps (Valve)

Buck Baker-Pole
Clyde Minter-1-9
Curtis Turner-10-150

1 Lead Change among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 5 laps
Lap 58 (Cars #90 and 59 Spin Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 1 Lap

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 16 Minutes and 15 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 5th race of the season the Poor Man's 500 at the Canfield Speedway.

Dick Linder won the pole with a time of 21.559 seconds, beating Bill Rexford by 0.034 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Dick Linder won his 1st pole of the year,
Linder won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Grand National Series in his 5th start,
Curtis Turner, who will start 20th, has a 274 point lead over Lee Petty

1.8-Dick Linder
2.60-Bill Rexford
3.49-Glenn Dunaway
4.59-Lloyd Moore
5.42-Lee Petty
6.32-Al Weber
7.28-Lew Fattman
8.30-Elmer Wilson
9.27-Jimmy Florian
10.293-Bob Dickson
11.22-Bill Blair
12.89-Bobby Courtwright
13.5-Bob Wilson
14.11-Art Gill
15.18-Chuck Mahoney
16.21-Frank Boylan
17.12-Joe Merola
18.15-Milford Schell
19.80-Hugh Darragh
20.41-Curtis Turner
21.9-Len Brown
22.90-Tim Flock
23.48-Dick Burns
24.100-Ace Shearer
25.23-Mike Klapak
26.1-Frank Canale
27.2-Bob Greer
28.55-Carl Wilkerson
29.99-Al Gross

*Note for this race I used the Augusta International Speedway as a replacement since Canfield Speedway hasn't been made for NR2003.

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Race #5 - Poor Man's 500

The NASCAR Grand National Series made their 5th stop of 1950 in Canfield, Ohio at the Canfield Speedway for the Poor Man's 500.

Dick Linder led the field to the green and would lead the first lap before Bill Rexford took over as the crowd in attendance was given a great showing by the grand national drivers. Lloyd Moore would assume command early as he would lead 137 of the 200 laps, but when a caution with fifty laps to go, it set up a shootout to the finish, which Bobby Courtwright would make his move with thirteen laps to go and would score the win in his first ever start.

Other Noticeables:
Bobby Courtwright scored his 1st win of the year,
Courtwright led 1 time for 13 laps, which were the final 13 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Grand National Series in his 1st start,
Bobby Courtwright(1st), Bob Wilson(7th), Art Gill(10th), Hugh Darragh(11th), Al Weber(12th), Elmer Wilson(13th), Dick Burns(16th), Lew Fattman(17th), Frank Canale(18th), Milford Schell(19th), Ace Shearer(20th), Bob Greer(23rd), Carl Wilkerson(24th) and Mike Klapak(25th) made their NASCAR Grand National Series debuts,
Curtis Turner, who finished 6th, kept his points lead, leading Lee Petty by 254 points

1.89-Bobby Courtwright (13 laps led)
2.90-Tim Flock
3.59-Lloyd Moore (137 laps led)
4.60-Bill Rexford (45 laps led)
5.42-Lee Petty (3 laps led)
6.41-Curtis Turner
7.5-Bob Wilson-1 lap
8.18-Chuck Mahoney-1 lap
9.8-Dick Linder-1 lap (1 lap led)
10.11-Art Gill-1 lap
11.80-Hugh Darragh-1 lap
12.32-Al Weber-1 lap
13.30-Elmer Wilson-1 lap
14.9-Len Brown-1 lap
15.27-Jimmy Florian-1 lap
16.48-Dick Burns-2 laps
17.28-Lew Fattman-2 laps
18.1-Frank Canale-2 laps
19.15-Milford Schell-2 laps
20.100-Ace Shearer-2 laps
21.21-Frank Boylan-2 laps
22.99-Al Gross-3 laps
23.2-Bob Greer-3 laps
24.55-Carl Wilkerson-3 laps
25.23-Mike Klapak-4 laps
26.49-Glenn Dunaway-43 laps (Rear End)
27.293-Bob Dickson-43 laps (Axle)
28.22-Bill Blair-58 laps (Accident) (1 lap led)
29.12-Joe Merola-59 laps (Accident)

Dick Linder-1
Bill Rexford-2-46
Lloyd Moore-47-80
Lee Petty-81
Bill Blair-82
Lee Petty-83-84
Lloyd Moore-85-187
Bobby Courtwright-188-200

7 Lead Changes among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lap 82 (Car #42 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 143 (Cars #12, 22, 8, 55 and 1 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 150 (Cars #27, 293 and 100 Accident Turn 2)

Margin of Victory: 0.721 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 25 Minutes and 4 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 6th race of the season at the Vernon Fairgrounds.

Dick Linder won the pole with a time of 26.547 seconds, beating Lloyd Moore by 0.082 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Dick Linder won his 2nd pole of the year and second in a row,
Linder won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Grand National Series and his first since Canfield; 1 race ago,
Curtis Turner, who is not entered in this event, has a 254 point lead over Lee Petty

1.25-Dick Linder
2.59-Lloyd Moore
3.9-Art Lamey
4.2-Bill Blair
5.60-Bill Rexford
6.49-Glenn Dunaway
7.54-Ken Warmington
8.88-Harry Sents
9.18-Dick Burns
10.72-Ann Chester
11.35-Art Hammond
12.77-Chuck Mahoney
13.24-Dick Clothier
14.91-Herb Thomas
15.89-Neil Cole
16.66-Gene Austin
17.11-Art Gill
18.13-Bill Bonner
19.42-Lee Petty
20.81-Pappy Hough
21.27-Jimmy Florian
22.58-Harland Holmes
23.80-Hugh Darragh

*Note for this race I used the Monroe County Fairgrounds as a replacement since Vernon Fairgrounds hasn't been made for NR2003.

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Race #6

The NASCAR Grand National Series made their 6th stop of 1950 in Vernon, New York at the Vernon Fairgrounds.

Dick Linder led the field to the green for the second race in a row but it would be Art Lamey who would make a three wide pass in Turn 2 and would go on to lead the first laps as the tricky half mile track was a struggle for several drivers as many had problems with Turn 1 as multiple cautions would fly with drivers spinning out. Bill Blair would take over the lead early but would have a race long battle with Lamey as they would swap it five times during the event before Blair took it with less then fifty laps to go and from there on he was untouchable as he would go on to score the first win of his career.

Other Noticeables:
Bill Blair scored his 1st win of the year,
Blair led 3 times for 123 laps, including the final 48 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Grand National Series in his 12th start,
Art Lamey(4th), Ken Warmington(11th), Bill Bonner(12th), Ann Chester(14th), Art Hammond(16th), Harry Sents(17th), Neil Cole(18th), Harland Holmes(21st) and Gene Austin(22nd) made their NASCAR Grand National Series debuts,
Curtis Turner, who wasn't entered in this event, kept his points lead, leading Bill Rexford by 118 points

1.2-Bill Blair (123 laps led)
2.59-Lloyd Moore
3.60-Bill Rexford
4.9-Art Lamey (77 laps led)
5.81-Pappy Hough
6.42-Lee Petty
7.25-Dick Linder
8.24-Dick Clothier
9.77-Chuck Mahoney
10.27-Jimmy Florian
11.54-Ken Warmington
12.13-Bill Bonner
13.18-Dick Burns
14.72-Ann Chester
15.11-Art Gill-1 lap
16.35-Art Hammond-1 lap
17.88-Harry Sents-1 lap
18.89-Neil Cole-1 lap
19.80-Hugh Darragh-1 lap
20.49-Glenn Dunaway-1 lap
21.58-Harland Holmes-2 laps
22.66-Gene Austin-3 laps
23.91-Herb Thomas-92 laps (Ignition)

Dick Linder-Pole
Art Lamey-1-41
Bill Blair-42-69
Art Lamey-70-97
Bill Blair-98-144
Art Lamey-145-152
Bill Blair-153-200

5 Lead Changes among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 8 for 40 laps
Lap 3 (Car #49 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 29 (Car #72 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 35 (Cars #11, 35 and 80 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 64 (Car #77 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 129 (Car #27 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 156 (Car #27 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 166 (Car #24 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 190 (Car #18 Spin Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 1.199 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 47 Minutes and 26 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 7th race of the season at the Dayton Speedway.

Lloyd Moore won the pole with a time of 19.593 seconds, beating Chuck Mahoney by 0.097 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Lloyd Moore won his 1st pole of the year,
Moore won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Grand National Series in his 8th start,
Curtis Turner, who is starting 13th, has a 118 point lead over Bill Rexford

1.59-Lloyd Moore
2.77-Chuck Mahoney
3.8-Buck Barr
4.27-Jimmy Florian
5.25-Dick Linder
6.37-Frank Mundy
7.Ralph Lyden
8.60-George Hartley
9.24-Dick Clothier
10.Nix Beard
11.Mike Klapak
12.Herb Craig
13.41-Curtis Turner
14.9-Art Lamey
15.5-Ralph Dyer
16.2-Bill Blair
17.12-Herschel Buchanan
18.Duane Carter
19.8-Bill Rexford
20.4-Gayle Warren
21.F.L. Denney
22.42-Lee Petty
23.Bob Scott
24.Bill McGee
25.Ann Slaasted

*Note for this race I used the Winchester Speedway as a replacement since Dayton Speedway hasn't been made for NR2003.

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Race #7

The NASCAR Grand National Series made their 7th stop of 1950 in Dayton, Ohio at the Dayton Speedway.

Lloyd Moore led the field to the green and would lead the first five laps as the half mile track proved to be a struggle for many drivers as six cautions for fly during the day while battles for the lead happened quite alot as well as three "big ones" would cut the field from 25 to 14 by Lap 138. Points leader Curtis Turner would lead much of the event but Dick Linder was leading late before he was passed by both Duane Carter and Art Lamey, who would both lead briefly before Jimmy Florian moved into the lead with forty nine laps to go. Thanks to lap traffic, Florian was able to keep Turner behind him for the remaining laps and would go on to score his first career NASCAR win.

Other Noticeables:
Jimmy Florian scored his 1st win of the year,
Florian led 2 times for 58 laps, including the final 49 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Grand National Series in his 4th start,
Buck Barr(4th), Duane Carter(5th), George Hartley(6th), F.L. Denney(9th), Ralph Dyer(10th), Gayle Warren(11th), Bob Scott(12th), Nix Beard(16th), Bill McGee(17th), Ann Slaasted(18th), Herb Craig(20th) and Ralph Lyden(23rd) made their NASCAR Grand National Series debuts,
Curtis Turner, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Lee Petty by 254 points

1.27-Jimmy Florian (58 laps led)
2.41-Curtis Turner (48 laps led)
3.25-Dick Linder (28 laps led)
4.8-Buck Barr (43 laps led)
5.Duane Carter (6 laps led)
6.60-George Hartley
7.42-Lee Petty
8.9-Art Lamey (1 lap led)
9.F.L. Denney-1 lap (7 laps led)
10.5-Ralph Dyer-1 lap
11.4-Gayle Warren-2 laps
12.Bob Scott-2 laps
13.24-Dick Clothier-2 laps
14.77-Chuck Mahoney-3 laps
15.12-Herschel Buchanan-62 laps (Accident)
16.Nix Beard-62 laps (Accident)
17.Bill McGee-62 laps (Accident)
18.Ann Slaasted-63 laps (Accident) (4 laps led)
19.59-Lloyd Moore-158 laps (Accident) (5 laps led)
20.Herb Craig-159 laps (Accident)
21.Mike Klapak-159 laps (Accident)
22.37-Frank Mundy-159 laps (Accident)
23.Ralph Lyden-160 laps (Accident)
24.2-Bill Blair-166 laps (Accident)
25.8-Bill Rexford-166 laps (Accident)

Lloyd Moore-1-5
Buck Barr-6-26
Jimmy Florian-27-35
Ann Slaasted-36-39
F.L. Denney-40-46
Buck Barr-47-68
Curtis Turner-69-116
Dick Linder-117-144
Duane Carter-145-150
Art Lamey-151
Jimmy Florian-152-200

10 Lead Changes among 9 drivers

Caution Flags: 6 for 30 laps
Lap 10 (Ann Slaasted and Herb Craig Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 27 (Bill McGee and Ralph Lyden Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 34 (Bill McGee and Cars #5, 8, 9, 77, 42 and 59 Accident Turn 1)
Lap 41 (Ralph Lyden, Mike Klapak Nix Beard, Bob Scott, Herb Craig and Cars #60, 77, 59, 37 and 42 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 129 (Car #4 Stalled Turn 2),
Lap 137 (Cars #5, 4, Bob Scott, 12, 41, 8, 42, Ann Slaasted, 27, 24, 60, Bill McGee and Nix Beard Accident Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 4.695 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 25 Minutes and 23 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 8th race of the season at the Monroe County Fairgrounds.

Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 26.545 seconds, beating Harland Holmes by 0.224 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 2nd pole of the year,
Turner won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Grand National Series and his first since Langhorne; 5 races ago,
Turner, who is starting 1st, has a 254 point lead over Lee Petty

1.41-Curtis Turner
2.58-Harland Holmes
3.42-Lee Petty
4.80-Bill Rexford
5.2-Bill Blair
6.Curt Foss
7.Dick Jerrett
8.24-Dick Clothier
9.11-Art Gill
10.54-Ken Warmington
11.27-Jimmy Florian
12.25-Dick Linder
13.Harry Sents
14.6-Lee Hough
15.293-Bob Dickson
16.4-Gayle Warren
17.59-Lloyd Moore
18.Don White
19.18-Dick Burns
20.77-Chuck Mahoney
21.98-Lyle Scott
22.Ed Hamanard
23.92-Herb Thomas
24.66-Pappy Hough
25.Irv Leitch