1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series

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

Sara Christian won the pole with a time of 32.287 seconds, beating Curtis Turner by 0.127 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Sara Christian won her 1st pole of the year,
Christian won her 1st career pole in the NASCAR Strictly Stock Series in her 4th start,
Red Byron, who will start 3rd, has a 50 point lead over Bill Blair

1.71-Sara Christian
2.41-Curtis Turner
3.22-Red Byron
4.42-Lee Petty
5.62-Ed Tyson
6.46-Bill Blair
7.7-Bob Flock
8.52-Lou Volk
9.44-Frank Mundy
10.11-Jim Delaney
11.23-Erwin Blatt
12.88-Pepper Cunningham
13.6-Al Bonnell
14.8-Wally Campbell
15.5-Felix Wilkes
16.39-Budd Olsen
17.25-Ken Marriott
18.89-Al Keller
19.61-Bill Bennett
20.94-Louise Smith
21.59-Bill Rexford
22.4-Don Cecchini
23.48-Lee Schmidt
24.50-Gober Sosebee
25.2-Jimmie Lewallen
26.14-Dick Zimmerman
27.73-Tony Genove
28.20-Dick Linder
29.77-Ken Schroeder
30.90-Tim Flock
31.91-Tommy Coates
32.51-Jack O'Brien
33.31-Ben Cannizzaro
34.27-Buckshot Morris
35.69-Chick DiNatale
36.86-Harvey Hilligas
37.13-Pat Kirkwood
38.32-Jim Rathmann
39.35-John Belgard
40.9-Len Brown
41.3-Johnny Rogers
42.43-Jack Russell
43.49-Walter Minx
44.92-Ethel Mobley
45.47-Fonty Flock

Race #4

The NASCAR Strictly Stock Series made their 4th stop of 1949 in Langhorne, Philadelphia at the Langhorne Speedway.

A pack crowd of 20,000 fans were in attendance to see history as Sara Christian became the first ever woman to lead a NASCAR race to the green, however it was Curtis Turner who would lead the first lap. The one mile track that was a full circle with no straightaways was a pretty calm race but the battle for the lead was a great one all race long between Turner and Bob Flock but it would be a late race pit stop that would determine who would win at Langhorne.

With thirty laps to go, half of the field made pit stops handing the lead over to Flock while Turner got two tires and quickly began to close the gap while Flock rode around at half speed. With nine laps to go, Flock's hopes of a win ended as Turner was able to get by him and would go on to score the win, the first of his career in the NASCAR Strictly Stock Series.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner scored his 1st win of the year,
Turner led 9 times for 144 laps, including the final 9 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Strictly Stock Series in his 4th career start,
Al Keller(6th), Wally Campbell(8th), Ken Marriott(10th), Bill Bennett(11th), Tony Genove(12th), Dick Zimmerman(13th), Bill Rexford(14th), Don Cecchini(15th), Budd Olsen(16th), Dick Linder(18th), Ed Tyson(19th), Len Brown(22nd), Lee Schmidt(23rd), Pat Kirkwood(24th), Harvey Hilligas(25th), Ken Schroeder(27th), Erwin Blatt(28th), Tommy Coates(31st), Johnny Rogers(32nd), Ben Cannizzaro(33rd), Jack Russell(34th), Jack O'Brien(35th), Pepper Cunningham(36th), Jim Rathmann(37th), Al Bonnell(38th), Jim Delaney(39th), Chick DiNatale(40th), John Belgard(41st), Lou Volk(42nd) and Walter Minx(43rd) made their NASCAR Strictly Stock Series debuts,
Red Byron, who finished 4th, kept his points lead, leading Bob Flock by 20 points

1.41-Curtis Turner (144 laps led)
2.7-Bob Flock (54 laps led)
3.44-Frank Mundy (1 lap led)
4.22-Red Byron-1 lap
5.46-Bill Blair-1 lap
6.89-Al Keller-1 lap
7.42-Lee Petty-2 laps
8.8-Wally Campbell-3 laps
9.71-Sara Christian-4 laps
10.25-Ken Marriott-4 laps
11.61-Bill Bennett-4 laps
12.73-Tony Genove-5 laps
13.14-Dick Zimmerman-5 laps
14.59-Bill Rexford-6 laps
15.4-Don Cecchini-6 laps
16.39-Budd Olsen-6 laps
17.2-Jimmie Lewallen-7 laps
18.20-Dick Linder-7 laps
19.62-Ed Tyson-7 laps
20.5-Felix Wilkes-7 laps
21.50-Gober Sosebee-7 laps
22.9-Len Brown-7 laps
23.48-Lee Schmidt-8 laps
24.13-Pat Kirkwood-8 laps
25.86-Harvey Hilligas-9 laps
26.90-Tim Flock-9 laps
27.77-Ken Schroeder-9 laps
28.23-Erwin Blatt-9 laps (1 lap led)
29.27-Buckshot Morris-10 laps
30.94-Louise Smith-10 laps
31.91-Tommy Coates-11 laps
32.3-Johnny Rogers-11 laps
33.31-Ben Cannizzaro-11 laps
34.43-Jack Russell-11 laps
35.51-Jack O'Brien-11 laps
36.88-Pepper Cunningham-12 laps
37.32-Jim Rathmann-12 laps
38.6-Al Bonnell-13 laps (Clutch)
39.11-Jim Delaney-13 laps
40.69-Chick DiNatale-14 laps
41.35-John Belgard-99 laps (Header)
42.52-Lou Volk-175 laps (Valve)
43.49-Walter Minx-195 laps (Engine)
44.92-Ethel Mobley-197 laps (Header)
45.47-Fonty Flock-198 laps (Engine)

Sara Christian-Pole
Curtis Turner-1-66
Erwin Blatt-67
Curtis Turner-68-76
Bob Flock-77-78
Curtis Turner-79-84
Frank Mundy-85
Curtis Turner-86-89
Bob Flock-90-106
Curtis Turner-107-111
Bob Flock-112-122
Curtis Turner-123-125
Bob Flock-126-127
Curtis Turner-128-134
Bob Flock-135-139
Curtis Turner-140-174
Bob Flock-175-191
Curtis Turner-192-200

16 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 65 (Car #13 Stalled Turn 3)

Margin of Victory: 16.028 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 5 Minutes and 22 Seconds

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Race #5

The NASCAR Strictly Stock Series made their 5th stop of 1949 in Hamburg, New York at the Hamburg Speedway.

Glenn Dunaway led the field to the green in front of a crowd of 11,733 fans but it would be Bob Cameron who would get a great start on the outside and would go on to lead the first twenty eight laps as the half mile dirt track proved to be a calm race despite there being four caution flags. The lead would swap hands six times during the fist one hundred lap and when Bill Rexford got into the lead, he began to dominating the race, losing the lead only due to a round of pit stops. Back out front, Rexford's lead stay about two seconds as it appeared he would go on to score his first career win; enter Frankie Schneider.

With less then ten laps go, a caution came out when Frankie Schneider was spun, setting up a dash to the finish. With the green back out, it took pole sitter Glenn Dunaway only two laps to pass Rexford for the lead. Having not led a single lap until taking the lead with seven to go, Dunaway was able to hold off a hard charging Ray Erickson for his first career NASCAR Strictly Stock Series win.

Other Noticeables:
Glenn Dunaway scored his 1st win of the year,
Dunaway led 1 time for 7 laps, which were the final 7 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Strictly Stock Series in his 4th career start,
Ray Erickson(2nd), Bob Cameron(3rd), Jack White(5th), Mike Eagan(6th), Ellis Pearce(7th), Sam Rider(9th), Frankie Schneider(10th), Charles Muscatel(11th), Frank Matthews(12th), Chuck Mahoney(13th), Ted Chamberlain(14th), Billy Rafter(15th) and Bob Appleton(16th) made their NASCAR Strictly Stock Series debuts,
Red Byron, who was not entered in this event, kept his points lead, leading Bob Flock by 20 points

1.55-Glenn Dunaway (7 laps led)
2.5-Ray Erickson
3.Bob Cameron (29 laps led)
4.59-Bill Rexford (106 laps led)
5.25-Jack White (23 laps led)
6.Mike Eagan (1 lap led)
7.Ellis Pearce
8.43-Jack Russell
9.Sam Rider
10.Frankie Schneider
11.Charles Muscatel
12.Frank Matthews
13.77-Chuck Mahoney-1 lap
14.93-Ted Chamberlain-1 lap
15.Billy Rafter-83 laps (Header) (29 laps led)
16.11-Bob Appleton-141 laps (Camshaft) (5 laps led)

Glenn Dunaway-Pole
Bob Cameron-1-28
Bob Appleton-29
Bob Cameron-30
Bob Appleton-31-34
Jack White-35-57
Billy Rafter-58-86
Bill Rexford-87-135
Mike Eagan-136
Bill Rexford-137-193
Glenn Dunaway-194-200

9 Lead Changes among 7 drivers

Caution Flags: 4 for 20 laps
Lap 28 (Frank Matthews Spin Turn 4),
Lap 55 (Ellis Pearce and Car #43 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 75 (Charles Muscatel Spin Turn 4),
Lap 193 (Frankie Schneider Spin Turn 4)

Margin of Victory: 1.347 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 32 Minutes and 53 Seconds