1950 Round of North Carolina

1950 NSCS Race 05

Race 5 of 10 in the 1950 National Stock Car Series season
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National Stock Car Series Race
Date	11 June 1950
Location	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Venue	Bowman Gray Stadium
Course	Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length	0.250 mi
Distance	300 Laps, 75 mi
Weather	Warm and sunny with maximum temperatures at 81°F with wind speeds approaching 15 mph
Average Speed	44.153 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Charlie Hart	Keith Clayton
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Peter Stafford	Stafford Brothers Garage
Laps	243
Podium
First	Peter Stafford	Stafford Brothers Garage
Second	Chuck Wilder	Kent Decker
Third	Leland Caldwell	Leland Caldwell

The fifth race of the 1950 National Stock Car Series took place on June 11, 1950 at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The race comprised 300 laps around a 0.25 mile oval. Charlie Hart, driving Keith Clayton's #21 in place of Lee Newman, won the pole and led 15 laps; Peter Stafford took home the victory in a dominating performance, leading 243 of the 300 laps. Stafford assumed the points lead over Ben Rogers, who did not travel to North Carolina for the event.

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

Race

The race covered three hundred laps around the quarter-mile paved oval and took one hour, forty-one minutes, and fifty-five seconds to complete. An estimated crowd of 5,500 was in attendance.

Peter Stafford beat Chuck Wilder ten seconds as the only cars to finish on the lead lap; other notable drivers in this race included Howard Joyce (4th), Will Gordon (5th), Amos Thompson (6th), James August (19th), and Donna Buckley (25th). Emmett Newton finished 26th and was the only retirement.

Results

Position	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Points
1	44	Peter Stafford	Stafford Brothers Garage	Oldsmobile 88	150
2	5	Chuck Wilder	Kent Decker	Chevrolet Bel Air	120
3	40	Leland Caldwell	Leland Caldwell	Ford Victoria	105
4	7	Howard Joyce	Warren Clark	Lincoln Cosmopolitan	90
5	15	Will Gordon	Alfred Rose	Buick Roadmaster	75
6	62	Amos Thompson	Thompson Brothers Racing	Plymouth Belvedere	60
7	21	Charlie Hart	Keith Clayton	Plymouth Belvedere	45
8	41	Billy Wheeler	Hubert Wheeler	Ford Victoria	30
9	17	Leroy Grimes	Leroy Grimes	Oldsmobile 88	15
10	14	Charles Floyd	Charles Floyd	Chevrolet Bel Air	8

• Note: Only drivers scoring points are shown.

Post-Race Standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
3	1	Peter Stafford	847	-	-
1	2	Ben Rogers	824	23	23
1	3	James August	799	48	25
1	4	Will Gordon	775	72	24
	5	Scott Duran	695	152	80
	6	Donna Buckley	656	191	39
	7	Chuck Wilder	636	211	20
1	8	Howard Joyce	564	283	72
1	9	Ralph Stanton	506	341	58
	10	Cameron Yost	445	402	61
2	11	Amos Thompson	371	476	74
1	12	Roy Stephenson	316	531	55
1	13	Jimmy Stafford	312	535	4
	14	Alton Walker	307	540	5
	15	Henry French	148	699	159
10	16	Leland Caldwell	105	742	43
1	17	Melvin Jones	78	769	27
1	18	John Haynes	62	785	16
1	19	Eddie Durham	49	798	13
1	20	Rodney Sweeney	40	807	9

• Note: Only the top twenty drivers are shown.