1950 Round of New York

1950 Round of New York

Race 7 of 10 in the 1950 National Stock Car Series season
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200px National Stock Car Series Race
Date	11 August 1950
Location	Rochester, New York, United States
Venue	Monroe County Fairgrounds
Course	Dirt track
Circuit Length	0.500 mi
Distance	250 Laps, 125.0 mi
Weather	Overcast with maximum temperatures at 79°F with wind speeds approaching 8 mph
Average Speed	75.573 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Jimmy Stafford	Stafford Brothers Garage
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Laps	228
Podium
First	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Second	Peter Stafford	Stafford Brothers Garage
Third	Jimmy Stafford	Stafford Brothers Garage

The seventh race of the 1950 National Stock Car Series took place on August 11, 1950 at the dirt track on the grounds of the Monroe County Fair in Rochester, New York. The race comprised 250 laps around a half-mile dirt oval. Jimmy Stafford won the pole; Cameron Yost was finally able to capitalize on a dominant performance, capturing the victory after leading 228 of 250 laps. Peter Stafford remained the points leader with a second-place finish.

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

Race

The race covered 250 laps around the half-mile dirt oval and took one hour, thirty-nine minutes, and fifteen seconds to complete. An estimated crowd of 6,250 was in attendance.

Race winner Cameron Yost and runner-up Peter Stafford were the only cars to finish on the lead lap.

Results

Position	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Points
1	96	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	250
2	44	Peter Stafford	Stafford Brothers Garage	Oldsmobile 88	200
3	4	Jimmy Stafford	Stafford Brothers Garage	Oldsmobile 88	175
4	15	Will Gordon	Alfred Rose	Buick Roadmaster	150
5	65	Fred Davenport	Fred Davenport	Plymouth Belvedere	125
6	12	Roy Stephenson	Roy Stephenson	Ford Victoria	100
7	24	Ivan Nixon	Ivan Nixon	Dodge Coronet	75
8	0	Alton Walker	Carl Henry	Packard 250	50
9	30	Sidney Griffin	Bruce Griffin	Packard 250	25
10	33	Donna Buckley	Homer Brennan	Lincoln Cosmopolitan	13

• Note: Only drivers scoring points are shown.

Post-Race Standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Peter Stafford	1139	-	-
2	2	Will Gordon	925	214	214
3	3	Cameron Yost	914	225	11
2	4	Ben Rogers	824	315	90
2	5	James August	799	340	25
1	6	Scott Duran	695	444	104
	7	Donna Buckley	669	470	26
	8	Chuck Wilder	636	503	33
	9	Howard Joyce	564	575	72
	10	Amos Thompson	558	581	6
	11	Ralph Stanton	506	633	52
2	12	Jimmy Stafford	487	652	19
	13	Roy Stephenson	416	723	67
1	14	Alton Walker	357	782	59
3	15	Glenn Barker	320	819	37
	16	Leon Lara	250	889	70
	17	Michael Atkinson	152	987	98
	18	Henry French	148	991	4
	19	Joe Bartlett	142	997	6
20	20	Fred Davenport	125	1014	17

• Note: Only the top twenty drivers are shown.