1949-06

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1949-06
Race information
Date	September 25, 1949
Track	Martinsville Speedway
Distance	100.0 miles

The 1949-06 was a Strictly Stock (now NASCAR Cup) event that occurred at Martinsville on September 25, 1949. Red Byron won his final race of the 1949 season, the year that he would go on to win the championship.

Qualifying

Curtis Turner won the pole and would use that to lead eighteen laps of the event. Byron started third.

Biggest Gain in the Race: Lee Petty. Bill Blair, Bill Snowden (+6)

Race notes

• Kenneth Wagner made his Cup debut. He would finish eleventh. Clyde Minter also made his debut, finishing fourth.

• Al Wagoner made his only Cup race in his career, finishing a solid eighth.

• Archie Smith made his final start in this race, finishing 10th in the event.

Race results

Pos.	Start	No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Lead	Status
1	3	22	Red Byron	Oldsmobile	200	97	Running
2	8	42	Lee Petty	Plymouth	197	0	Running
3	5	5	Ray Erickson	Mercury	197	0	Running
4	7	19	Clyde Minter	Ford	187	0	Running
5	11	2	Bill Blair	Chevrolet	186	0	Running
6	12	16	Bill Snowden	Ford	182	0	Running
7	6	55	Glenn Dunnaway	Oldsmobile	178	0	Unknown
8	13	3	Al Wagoner	Chevrolet	178	0	Unknown
9	1	41	Curtis Turner	Oldsmobile	171	18	Unknown
10	15	36	Archie Smith	Chrysler	161	0	Unknown
11	10	15	Kenneth Wagner	Lincoln	129	0	Unknown
12	4	47	Fonty Flock	Buick	103	85	Wheel
13	14	28	Slick Smith	Hudson	103	0	Crash
14	2	7	Bob Flock	Oldsmobile	90	0	Unknown
15	9	4	Otis Martin	Buick	16	0	Unknown

Points

Since points are unknown following the race, these are the year end points positions and where those drivers finished.

1) Red Byron (1st)

2) Lee Petty (2nd)

3) Bob Flock (12th)

4) Bill Blair (5th)

5) Fonty Flock (12th)

6) Curtis Turner (9th)

7) Ray Erickson (3rd)

8) Tim Flock (DNR)

9) Glenn Dunaway (7th)

10) Frank Mundy (DNR)

External links

• Stats from Racing-Reference