Southern 500

Darlington Raceway — September 4, 1950

Johnny Mantz
Winner
400
Laps
75
Entries
4
Leaders

Johnny Mantz won the 1950 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 4, 1950, leading 351 of 400 laps. Fireball Roberts finished second; Red Byron rounded out the podium. The race featured 4 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Monday, September 4, 1950
Season
1950
Winner
Johnny Mantz
Leaders
4 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 43 +42 Johnny Mantz
2 67 +65 Fireball Roberts
3 7 +4 Red Byron
4 23 +19 Bill Rexford
5 15 +10 Chuck Mahoney
6 35 +29 Lee Petty
7 38 +31 Cotton Owens
8 64 +56 Bill Blair
9 44 +35 Hershel McGriff
10 26 +16 George Hartley
11 16 +5 Tim Flock
12 57 +45 Johnny Grubb
13 62 +49 Dick Linder
14 68 +54 John DuBoise
15 72 +57 Weldon Adams
16 32 +16 Barney Smith
17 3 -14 Gober Sosebee
18 52 +34 Elmer Wilson
19 21 +2 Joe Eubanks
20 19 -1 Shorty York
21 51 +30 Walt Crawford
22 33 +11 Murrace Walker
23 48 +25 Gene Comstock
24 27 +3 Jack White
25 71 +46 Byron Beatty
26 53 +27 Bill Widenhouse
27 4 -23 Bob Flock
28 10 -18 Fonty Flock
29 13 -16 Jack Smith
30 30 — Pee Wee Martin
31 5 -26 Lee Morgan
32 8 -24 Hub McBride
33 11 -22 Slick Smith
34 12 -22 Ted Chamberlain
35 6 -29 Virgil Livengood
36 9 -27 Billy Carden
37 14 -23 Bill Snowden
38 22 -16 Harold Kite
39 25 -14 Glenn Dunaway
40 2 -38 Jimmy Thompson
41 65 +24 Jimmy Florian
42 20 -22 Bob Smith
43 24 -19 Jimmie Lewallen
44 75 +31 Jesse James Taylor
45 29 -16 Bub King
46 36 -10 Gene Darragh
47 39 -8 Roy Bentley
48 42 -6 J.E. Hardie
49 34 -15 Jerry Kemp
50 46 -4 Bill Osborne
51 37 -14 Carson Dyer
52 60 +8 Wally Campbell
53 40 -13 Jim Paschal
54 45 -9 Charles Tidwell
55 41 -14 Ruel Smith
56 47 -9 Al Keller
57 50 -7 Dick Soper
58 54 -4 Pete Keller
59 56 -3 P.E. Godfrey
60 1 -59 Curtis Turner
61 49 -12 Bob Apperson
62 55 -7 Tommy Thompson
63 61 -2 Marshall Teague
64 70 +6 Tex Keene
65 31 -34 Clyde Minter
66 74 +8 Rollin Smith
67 17 -50 Bill Henson
68 50 -18 Gayle Warren
69 28 -41 Buck Baker
70 58 -12 Kenneth Wagner
71 18 -53 Lloyd Moore
72 73 +1 Alton Haddock
73 69 -4 Jack Yardley
74 66 -8 Jack Carr
75 63 -12 Roscoe Thompson
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Track
Darlington Raceway
Winner
Johnny Mantz
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Season
All 1950 Results
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 1950 Southern 500?
Johnny Mantz won the 1950 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway driving for Hubert Westmoreland (Owner).
Where was the 1950 Southern 500 held?
The 1950 Southern 500 was held at Darlington Raceway on September 4, 1950.