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1949 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1949 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 8 races across 8 tracks, with 6 different drivers reaching victory lane. Red Byron captured the championship driving a Oldsmobile.

Total Races

Different Winners

Red Byron

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Oldsmobile: 5, Lincoln: 2, Plymouth: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	150 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Jim Roper	Lincoln	33
2	164 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Red Byron	Oldsmobile	28
3	180 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Bob Flock	Oldsmobile	28
4	200 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Curtis Turner	Oldsmobile	45
5	100 Miles at Hamburg Speedway	Hamburg Speedway	Jack White	Lincoln	16
6	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Red Byron	Oldsmobile	15
7	100 Miles at Heidelberg Raceway	Heidelberg Raceway	Lee Petty	Plymouth	23
8	Wilkes 200	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Bob Flock	Oldsmobile	22

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Red Byron ★	2	4	4	6	7.7
2	Bob Flock	2	3	3	6	12.0
3	Lee Petty	1	3	5	6	6.3
4	Jack White	1	1	1	1	1.0
5	Jim Roper	1	1	1	2	8.0
6	Curtis Turner	1	1	4	6	12.2
7	Bill Blair	0	3	5	6	7.2
8	Fonty Flock	0	3	3	6	14.2
9	Sam Rice	0	2	2	2	4.0
10	Clyde Minter	0	2	2	2	4.0
11	Ray Erickson	0	2	3	4	6.8
12	Bill Rexford	0	2	2	3	7.3
13	Tim Flock	0	2	3	5	12.8
14	Frank Mundy	0	2	2	4	14.8
15	Billy Rafter	0	1	1	1	3.0
16	Joe Littlejohn	0	1	1	1	4.0
17	Mike Eagan	0	1	1	1	4.0
18	Gober Sosebee	0	1	2	3	9.7
19	Bill Snowden	0	1	3	4	10.0
20	Sara Christian	0	1	2	6	13.0
21	Dick Linder	0	1	1	3	16.0
22	Glenn Dunaway	0	1	3	6	16.3
23	Herb Thomas	0	1	1	4	18.0
24	Frank Christian	0	0	1	1	6.0
25	Frankie Schneider	0	0	1	1	6.0
26	Lloyd Moore	0	0	1	1	6.0
27	Roy Hall	0	0	1	1	6.0
28	John Wright	0	0	1	1	7.0
29	Archie Smith	0	0	2	2	8.0
30	Al Keller	0	0	1	1	8.0