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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1949-01

Charlotte Speedway

June 19th, 1949

Race #1 of the 1949 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 33
  • Makes
    • Buick (2)
    • Cadillac (1)
    • Chrysler (2)
    • Ford (10)
    • Hudson (4)
    • Kaiser-Frazer (2)
    • Lincoln (3)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Oldsmobile (6)
    • Unknown (2)
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
-- Jack Smith Ford Bishop Brothers Bishop Brothers
-- John Barker Kaiser-Frazer -- --
-- Jim Paschal Ford Jim Paschal Jim Paschal
-- George Mantooth Unknown -- --
-- Pee Wee Martin Oldsmobile -- --
0 Jimmie Lewallen Ford Jimmie Lewallen Jimmie Lewallen
1 BE Renfro Hudson B.E. Renfro B.E. Renfro
10 Fred Johnson Unknown Fred Johnson Fred Johnson
11 Skimp Hersey Ford Skimp Hersey Skimp Hersey
16 Bill Snowden Mercury Snowden Racing Bill Snowden
19 Otis Martin Ford -- --
2 Sam Rice Oldsmobile Rice Racing Sam Rice
22 Red Byron Oldsmobile Parks Novelty Raymond Parks
25 Bob Smith Oldsmobile Lane's Motor Co. Lane's Motor Co.
25 Glenn Dunnaway Ford Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
28 Slick Smith Oldsmobile Slick Smith Slick Smith
29 Clarence Benton Ford Clarence Benton Clarence Benton
31 Sterling Long Hudson Long Racing Sterling Long
34 Jim Roper Lincoln Mecklenburg Motors R.B. McIntosh
36 Jimmy Thompson Chrysler Bruce Thompson Bruce Thompson
37 Archie Smith Ford Frank Smith Frank Smith
37 Frank Smith Chrysler Smith Racing Frank Smith
38 Lee Petty Buick Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
4 Frank Mundy Cadillac Sam Rice Sam Rice
41 Curtis Turner Buick Curtis Turner Curtis Turner
44 Bill Blair Lincoln R.B. McIntosh R.B. McIntosh
47 Fonty Flock Hudson Grady Cole / Bruce Griffin Grady Cole / Bruce Griffin
5 Felix Wilkes Lincoln Felix Wilkes Felix Wilkes
7 Bob Flock Hudson Davis Brothers Davis Brothers
71 Sara Christian Ford Frank Christian Frank Christian
87 Buck Baker Kaiser-Frazer Penny Mullis Penny Mullis
90 Tim Flock Oldsmobile Buddy Elliott Buddy Elliott
93 Herb Thomas Ford Thomas Racing Herb Thomas