1950 NASCAR Grand National Series

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

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.

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

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