Inaugural Race Statistics

Strictly Stock Race #3

200 Miles

Finish Number Driver Car Money
1 7 Bob Flock ’48 Olds 88 $2000
2 50 Gober Sosebee ’49 Olds 88 $1000
3 55 Glenn Dunnaway ’49 Olds 88 $500
4 47 Fonty Flock ’47 Buick $300
5 3 Bill Snowden ’49 Chevrolet $200
6 44 Bill Blair ’49 Olds 88 $175
7 90 Tim Flock ’49 Olds 88 $150
8 19 Otis Martin ’48 Ford $125
9 42 Lee Petty ’49 Plymouth $100
10 28 Buddy Helms ’47 Hudson $75
11 21 Bobby Greene ’48 Ford $50
12 J. D. Edwards $50
13 11 Bob Apperson ’47 Ford $50
14 Frank Smith $50
15 34 Jim Roper $50
16 Bill Harrison $25
17 1 B.E. Renfro ’49 Hudson $25
18 Garland Smith $25
19 Jim Carruso $25
20 41 Curtis Turner ’46 Buick Roadmaster $25
21 25 Bob Smith ’49 Olds
22 22 Rey Byron ’49 Olds 88
23 71 Sara Christian ’47 Ford
24 5 Felix Wilkes ’49 Lincon
25 2 Jimmie Lewallen ’49 Lincon
26 Herb Tomas ’47 Ford
27 94 Louise Smith ’47 Ford
28 31 Sterling Long ’46 Hudson

Avg. Speed: 76.8 mph

Attendance: 17,500

Comments:

Bob Flock’s first career Grand National Win

Collison on 38th lap took out 3 drivers (Sara Christian, Red Byron, and Felix Wilkes)

Bob Smith had solo crash and went over the bank.

Curtis Turner

Curtis Turner was born on April 12, 1924 in Floyd, VA. Curtis’ racing career started in 1946. He won his first Grand National race at Langhorne, PA in 1949. His last victory was in Rockingham, NC in 1965. Curtis finished with 360 wins in various racing divisions with 17 of them in the Grand National division. He finished with two Grand National wins and two Convertible Division wins at Occoneechee/Orange Speedway. His final Grand National start was at Occoneechee/Orange Speedway on September 15, 1968. Curtis lost his life in a plane crash on October 4, 1970.

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