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1950 Round of Massachusetts
Race 2 of 10 in the 1950 National Stock Car Series season
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Seekonk.png
National Stock Car Series Race
Date 9 April 1950
Location USA.png Seekonk, Massachusetts, United States
Venue Seekonk Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length 0.333 mi
Distance 300 Laps, 100 mi
Weather Cold and windy with maximum temperatures at 49°F (9.4°C) with wind speeds approaching 18 mph (28.9 kmh)
Average Speed 61.257 mph
Pole Position
Driver USA.png Peter Stafford Stafford Garage
Most Laps Lead
Driver USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen
Laps 252
Podium
First USA.png Will Gordon Alfred Rose
Second USA.png Donna Buckley Homer Brennan
Third USA.png Scott Duran Scott Duran


The second race of the 1950 National Stock Car Series took place on April 9, 1950 at Seekonk Speedway in Massachusetts. The race comprised 300 laps around a 1/3 mile concrete oval. Peter Stafford won the pole with a speed of 67.522 miles per hour. Despite a second dominant performance in as many races by Cameron Yost, the race was won by Will Gordon by a full lap over Donna Buckley, who became the first woman to finish on the podium in professional motorsports history. Ben Rogers, winner of the previous race, finished last.

In 1970, following the series' established race naming guidelines, this race was retroactively named the 1950 Round of Massachusetts.

Race[edit | edit source]

The race covered three hundred laps around the 1/3 mile concrete oval and took one hour, 37 minutes, and 56 seconds. Around 4,000 people are estimated to have attended.

Will Gordon beat Donna Buckley by over one lap; other notable drivers in this race were Alton Walker, Howard Joyce, Emmett Newton, Cameron Yost, Amos Thompson, and Jimmy and Peter Stafford. Gordon earned $2,200 (equivalent to around $23,500 in 2019); 20th place finisher Peter Stafford earned $27.50 (equivalent to $293) for his efforts. Polesitter Yost finished 12th, while Gordon started in ninth place.

Death of Lee Newman[edit | edit source]

Lee Newman was involved in a crash after experiencing mechanical trouble on lap 128. His Buick, which had been unstable and required a lengthy repair in the pits, spun coming out of the second corner and was clipped by the car of Jimmy Stafford. The impact spun Newman's car into the path of Doug Sanford, who stuck Newman broadside behind the driver's side door as the Buick slid into his path. Newman's car burst into flames upon impact; Stafford, who had slid to a stop nearby and was trying to refire his car, managed to pull the unconscious Newman from the wreck. Despite surviving the initial wreck, Newman died of liver damage stemming from a blood transfusion on July 12, leaving behind his wife Wendy and twins Sarah and George.

Results[edit | edit source]

Position No. Driver Owner Car Points
1 15 Will Gordon Alfred Rose Buick Roadmaster 200
2 33 Donna Buckley Homer Brennan Lincoln Cosmopolitan 160
3 72 Scott Duran Scott Duran Chevrolet Bel Air 140
4 0 Alton Walker Carl Henry Packard 250 120
5 7 Howard Joyce Warren Clark Lincoln Cosmopolitan 100
6 12 Roy Stephenson Roy Stephenson Ford Victoria 80
7 29 James August Floyd Logan Mercury Coupe 60
8 10A Rodney Sweeney Rodney Sweeney Dodge Coronet 40
9 10 Joe Bartlett Joe Bartlett Chevrolet Bel Air 20
10 777 Emmett Newton Lucky Hornick Oldsmobile 88 10

Post-Race Standings[edit | edit source]

Pos. Driver Points To Lead To Next
Uparrow.png 1 1 Will Gordon 700 - -
Dwnarrow.png 1 2 Ben Rogers 625 75 75
Rtarrow.png 3 Scott Duran 576 124 53
Rtarrow.png 4 Howard Joyce 474 226 102
Uparrow.png 1 5 Donna Buckley 409 291 65
Dwnarrow.png 1 6 Jimmy Stafford 312 388 97
Rtarrow.png 7 Alton Walker 307 393 5
Rtarrow.png 8 Cameron Yost 125 575 182
Uparrow.png 2 9 Roy Stephenson 80 620 45
Dwnarrow.png 1 10 John Haynes 62 638 18
Uparrow.png 5 11 James August 60 640 2
Uparrow.png 4 12 Rodney Sweeney 40 660 20
Dwnarrow.png 3 13 Amos Thompson 31 669 9
Uparrow.png 2 14 Joe Bartlett 20 680 11
Uparrow.png 1 15 Emmett Newton 10 690 10