The 1949 Strictly Stock Series was the inaugural season of the NASCAR Strictly Stock Series. The season began with 1949-01 at Charlotte Speedway on June 19 and ended with the Wilkes 200 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on October 16. The season was 8 races long, with Red Byron becoming the first ever champion (in the No. 22-Oldsmobile) with 842 points and Lee Petty finishing second with 725 points.
Schedule[]
| Round | Date | Race Name | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 19, 1949 | 1949-01 | Charlotte Speedway |
| 2 | July 10, 1949 | 1949-02 | Daytona Beach Road Course |
| 3 | August 7, 1949 | 1949-03 | Occoneechee Speedway |
| 4 | September 11, 1949 | 1949-04 | Langhorne Speedway |
| 5 | September 18, 1949 | 1949-05 | Hamburg Speedway |
| 6 | September 25, 1949 | 1949-06 | Martinsville Speedway |
| 7 | October 2, 1949 | 1949-07 | Heidelberg Raceway |
| 8 | October 16, 1949 | Wilkes 200 | North Wilkesboro Speedway |
Results[]
| Round | Race | Pole Winner | Winner | Make | Cautions | Caution Laps | Average Speed | Number of Lead Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1949-01 | Bob Flock | Jim Roper | Lincoln | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| 2 | 1949-02 | Gober Sosebee | Red Byron | 
|
0 | 0 | 80.883 | 1 |
| 3 | 1949-03 | Bob Flock | Bob Flock |
|
n/a | n/a | 76.800 | 0 |
| 4 | 1949-04 | Red Byron | Curtis Turner |
|
1 | n/a | 69.403 | 3 |
| 5 | 1949-05 | Glenn Dunnaway | Jack White | Lincoln | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| 6 | 1949-06 | Curtis Turner | Red Byron |
|
n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| 7 | 1949-07 | Al Bonnell | Lee Petty | 
|
n/a | n/a | 57.458 | 1 |
| 8 | 1949 Wilkes 200 | Kenneth Wagner | Bob Flock |
|
n/a | n/a | 53.364 | 2 |
Final Points Standings[]
| Pos. | Driver | Races | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Poles | Points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Byron | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 842.5 | |
| 2 | Lee Petty | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 725 | -118 |
| 3 | Bob Flock | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 704 | -139 |
| 4 | Bill Blair | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 567.5 | -275 |
| 5 | Fonty Flock | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 554.5 | -288 |
| 6 | Curtis Turner | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 430 | -413 |
| 7 | Ray Erickson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 422 | -421 |
| 8 | Tim Flock | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 421 | -422 |
| 9 | Glenn Dunaway | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 384 | -459 |
| 10 | Frank Mundy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 370 | -473 |
| 11 | Bill Snowden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 315 | -528 |
| 12 | Bill Rexford | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 286 | -557 |
| 13 | Sara Christian | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 282 | -561 |
| 14 | Clyde Minter | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 280 | -563 |
| 15 | Gober Sosebee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 265 | -578 |
| 16 | Jim Roper | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 253 | -590 |
| 17 | Sam Rice | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 231 | -612 |
| 18 | Jack White | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 | -643 |
| 19 | Dick Linder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 180.5 | -662 |
| 20 | Billy Rafter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 160 | -683 |
| 21 | Archie Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | -698 |
| 22 | Jack Russell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | -703 |
| 23 | Mike Eagan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 140 | -703 |
| 24 | Joe Littlejohn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 140 | -703 |
| 25 | Herb Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 132 | -711 |
| 26 | Sterling Long | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | -743 |
| 27 | Frank Christian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | -743 |
| 28 | Roy Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | -743 |
| 29 | Lloyd Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | -743 |
| 30 | Frankie Schneider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | -743 |
Complete standings can be found at Racing-Reference.info.
References[]
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