1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series standings
1949 season resultsNext year
Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Money | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish | Races Led | Races Led Most | X Led | Laps Led | Races Led Points | Avg % Led | % Beat | Laps | DNFs |
1 | Red Byron | 842.5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5800 | 2.25 | 7.67 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 7 | 10.58 | 75.76 | 633 | 2 |
2 | Lee Petty | 725 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3855 | 14.00 | 6.33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.42 | 80.00 | 890 | 2 |
3 | Bob Flock | 704 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4870 | 3.00 | 12.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2.25 | 60.00 | 728 | 3 |
4 | Bill Blair | 567.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1280 | 6.00 | 7.17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 325 | 0 | 27.08 | 77.58 | 763 | 3 |
5 | Fonty Flock | 554.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2015 | 4.00 | 14.17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 7.08 | 52.12 | 304 | 3 |
6 | Curtis Turner | 430 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2675 | 6.00 | 12.17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 6.50 | 59.39 | 564 | 5 |
7 | Ray Erickson | 422 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1460 | 5.00 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68.06 | 713 | 2 |
8 | Tim Flock | 421 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1510 | 3.50 | 12.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 60.93 | 347 | 3 |
9 | Glenn Dunnaway | 384 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 810 | 6.50 | 16.33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 32.85 | 594 | 5 |
10 | Frank Mundy | 370 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1160 | 33.00 | 14.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 55.65 | 274 | 2 |
11 | Bill Snowden | 315 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 660 | 12.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 64.00 | 182 | 2 |
12 | Bill Rexford | 286 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 785 | 23.00 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 76.54 | 370 | 1 |
13 | Sara Christian | 282 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 760 | 17.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 58.38 | 606 | 4 |
14 | Clyde Minter | 280 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 760 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 82.86 | 386 | 0 |
15 | Gober Sosebee | 265 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1305 | 1.50 | 9.67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 28.33 | 73.47 | 170 | 1 |
16 | Jim Roper | 253 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2130 | 12.00 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 | 76.27 | 197 | 1 |
17 | Sam Rice | 231 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 680 | 14.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 88.89 | 192 | 0 |
18 | Jack White | 200 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1580 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 33.00 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 |
19 | Dick Linder | 180.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 830 | 35.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 48.28 | 416 | 2 |
20 | Billy Rafter | 160 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 480 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 86.67 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Archie Smith | 145 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 225 | 15.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 69.57 | 161 | 2 |
22 | Joe Littlejohn | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 300 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 88.89 | 40 | 0 |
23 | Mike Eagan | 140 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 300 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Jack Russell | 140 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 29.00 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.33 | 178 | 3 |
25 | Herb Thomas | 132 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 225 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.45 | 197 | 3 |
26 | Sterling Long | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 44.07 | 0 | 2 |
27 | Frank Christian | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 81.48 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Frankie Schneider | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
29 | Lloyd Moore | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 77.27 | 186 | 1 |
30 | Roy Hall | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 76.19 | 196 | 1 |
31 | Slick Smith | 99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 275 | 14.00 | 11.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 54.26 | 277 | 4 |
32 | Al Keller | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 22.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 84.09 | 185 | 0 |
33 | Al Bonnell | 80 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 9.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 54.55 | 183 | 1 |
34 | John Wright | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 72.73 | 179 | 1 |
35 | Otis Martin | 69.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 6.50 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.17 | 66 | 4 |
36 | Jimmy Thompson | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 0.00 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 71.19 | 0 | 1 |
37 | Charles Muscatel | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 53.33 | 0 | 1 |
38 | Raymond Lewis | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 66.67 | 194 | 1 |
39 | Al Wagoner | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 13.00 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 178 | 1 |
40 | Skip Lewis | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 63.64 | 168 | 1 |
41 | Lou Volk | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 34.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 79.55 | 182 | 0 |
42 | Buddy Helms | 27.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 66.67 | 0 | 1 |
43 | Bob Apperson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 42.86 | 191 | 3 |
44 | Bill Bennett | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 41.00 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 77.27 | 181 | 1 |
45 | Ted Chamberlain | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.54 | 148 | 2 |
46 | Buck Baker | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 45.76 | 0 | 2 |
47 | Jack Etheridge | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 66.67 | 0 | 0 |
48 | Ellis Pearce | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 1 |
49 | Bobby Greene | 19.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 45.83 | 148 | 2 |
50 | Ken Wagner | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 5.50 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.58 | 412 | 3 |
John Barker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 56.25 | 0 | 1 | |||
John Belgard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.00 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 1 | |||
Clarence Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.25 | 0 | 1 | |||
Erwin Blatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 68.18 | 176 | 1 | |||
Len Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.00 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.64 | 158 | 1 | |||
Clarence Burris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 54.55 | 165 | 1 | |||
Bob Cameron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.33 | 0 | 1 | |||
Wally Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 47.73 | 166 | 1 | |||
Ben Cannaziaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.00 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.91 | 159 | 1 | |||
Billy Carden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 48.15 | 0 | 1 | |||
Jim Carrusso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 24.49 | 67 | 2 | |||
Don Cecchini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.00 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 63.64 | 173 | 1 | |||
Tommy Coates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.00 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 167 | 1 | |||
Pepper Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.27 | 134 | 1 | |||
Jim Delaney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 11.36 | 0 | 1 | |||
Chick DiNatale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 37.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.18 | 96 | 1 | |||
J.D. Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 59.26 | 0 | 1 | |||
Howard Elder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 44.44 | 0 | 1 | |||
Curt Foss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.18 | 68 | 1 | |||
Nick Garin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.91 | 142 | 1 | |||
Tony Genove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.64 | 0 | 1 | |||
Benny Georgeson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | |||
Bill Greever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.05 | 134 | 1 | |||
Bill Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 44.44 | 0 | 1 | |||
Skimp Hersey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 46.88 | 0 | 1 | |||
Harvey Hilligas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 45.45 | 162 | 1 | |||
Fred Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.95 | 0 | 2 | |||
Pat Kirkwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.36 | 0 | 1 | |||
Jimmie Lewallen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 23.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.98 | 0 | 3 | |||
Chuck Mahoney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | |||
George Mantooth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.88 | 0 | 1 | |||
Ken Marriott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 56.82 | 169 | 1 | |||
Sam Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.81 | 0 | 1 | |||
Pee Wee Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.63 | 0 | 1 | |||
Frank Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 1 | |||
Joe Merola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 161 | 1 | |||
Walter Minx | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.00 | 43.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.55 | 25 | 1 | |||
Ethel Mobley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.00 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.35 | 0 | 1 | |||
Buckshot Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.94 | 0 | 2 | |||
Jack O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.70 | 115 | 2 | |||
Budd Olsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 75.00 | 180 | 1 | |||
Jim Paschal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.25 | 0 | 1 | |||
Jim Rathmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 29.55 | 0 | 1 | |||
B.E. Renfro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.90 | 0 | 2 | |||
Sam Rider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.67 | 0 | 1 | |||
John Riggi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.55 | 33 | 1 | |||
Don Rogalla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 59.09 | 167 | 1 | |||
Johnny Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.45 | 0 | 1 | |||
Lee Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 61.36 | 171 | 1 | |||
Ken Schroeder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.00 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 52.27 | 168 | 1 | |||
Bob Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 35.59 | 0 | 2 | |||
Frank Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 44.07 | 0 | 2 | |||
Garland Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 37.04 | 0 | 1 | |||
Jack Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 62.50 | 0 | 1 | |||
Louise Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.78 | 175 | 3 | |||
H.F. Stickleather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 38.10 | 167 | 1 | |||
Marshall Teague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 51.85 | 0 | 1 | |||
Ed Tyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 54.55 | 169 | 1 | |||
Felix Wilkes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 30.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 13.59 | 38 | 3 | |||
Woodie Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 40.74 | 0 | 1 | |||
Dick Zimmerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.00 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 72.73 | 178 | 1 | |||
Ralph Zrimsek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.09 | 59 | 1 |