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From wild races to record wins, the Flocks shaped stock car racing with daring moves and unforgettable moments.
There were a total of eight surviving Flock children - one died at birth - with brothers Carl, Bob, Fonty and Tim all taking turns as moonshine runners for their uncle, Peachtree Williams ...
In the earliest days of NASCAR, the No. 7 was a lucky number. Bob Flock, a member of one of the sport's pioneering families, won the third race of the inaugural NASCAR Strictly Stock season behind ...
Bob Flock (according to Racing Reference, which is an incredible NASCAR history tool) won the race and earned $1,500. Lee Petty, Richard's father, was the only other car on the lead lap and ...
The first NASCAR Cup race covered 200 laps and 150 miles on a ¾-mile dirt track near Charlotte, North Carolina. The race report shows only the top-20 finishers getting paid from the $5,000 purse.
Bob Flock won the first race, in 1949 and on dirt. Jeff Gordon won the last, in 1996 and on asphalt. The two races serve as bookends for a track that even after 20 years of silence serves as a rem ...
Driving a 1949 Lincoln, Flock was the class of a 25-car field in the 1950 race. He won by about a half-lap over his brother, Bob, leading the last 153 of 200 laps. Firsts of Other NASCAR Pioneers ...
Flock, along with older brothers Fonty and Bob, were among the field of 33 drivers competing in the organization's first Strictly Stock - now NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - race at Charlotte ...
Staley, Madsen and Combs had their star drivers to help make the tracks successful. Georgia native Bob Flock won the first race there against fellow moonshiners in several heat races and a 30-lap ...
There were a total of eight surviving Flock children - one died at birth - with brothers Carl, Bob, Fonty and Tim all taking turns as moonshine runners for their uncle, Peachtree Williams ...