1950 Round of Ohio

1950 Round of Ohio

Race 8 of 10 in the 1950 National Stock Car Series season
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200px National Stock Car Series Race
Date	10 September 1950
Location	Obetz, Ohio, United States
Venue	Columbus Motor Speedway
Course	Paved oval
Circuit Length	0.333 mi
Distance	300 Laps, 100.0 mi
Weather	Overcast with maximum temperatures at 74°F with wind speeds approaching 14 mph
Average Speed	72.235 mph
Pole Position
Driver	Peter Stafford	Stafford Brothers Garage
Most Laps Lead
Driver	Jay Woodward	Jay Woodward
Laps	131
Podium
First	Jay Woodward	Jay Woodward
Second	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen
Third	Alton Walker	Carl Henry

The eighth race of the 1950 National Stock Car Series took place on September 10, 1950 at the Columbus Motor Speedway in Obetz, Ohio. The race comprised 300 laps around a one-third-mile oval. Peter Stafford won his second pole of the season; Jay Woodward, of Johnson City, New York, led 131 laps en route to the victory. Peter Stafford remained the points leader despite a twelfth-place finish, while Cameron Yost moved into second place with a runner-up finish.

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

Race

The race covered 300 laps around the one-third-mile paved oval and took one hour, twenty-three minutes, and four seconds to complete. An estimated crowd of 4,250 was in attendance.

Race winner Jay Woodward led the most laps at 131, with Luther Young (78), Jimmy Stafford (29), and Will Gordon (29) all leading significant portions of the race. Six cars finished on the lead lap, and fifteen cars were running at the finish.

Results

Position	No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Points
1	9	Jay Woodward	Jay Woodward	Chevrolet Bel Air	200
2	96	Cameron Yost	Ted Hansen	Studebaker Champion	160
3	0	Alton Walker	Carl Henry	Packard 250	140
4	428	Keith Clayton	Keith Clayton	Plymouth Belvedere	120
5	15	Will Gordon	Alfred Rose	Buick Roadmaster	100
6	12	Roy Stephenson	Roy Stephenson	Ford Victoria	80
7	29	James August	Floyd Logan	Mercury Coupe	60
8	35	Arthur Hale	Arthur Hale	Ford Victoria	40
9	84	Doug Sanford	Ralph Mays	Lincoln Cosmopolitan	20
10	38	Glenn Barker	Victor Sellers	Mercury Coupe	10

• Note: Only drivers scoring points are shown.

Post-Race Standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points	To Lead	To Next
	1	Peter Stafford	1139	-	-
1	2	Cameron Yost	1074	65	65
1	3	Will Gordon	1025	114	49
1	4	James August	859	280	166
1	5	Ben Rogers	824	315	35
	6	Scott Duran	695	444	129
	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	Alton Walker	497	642	9
	13	Roy Stephenson	496	643	1
2	14	Jimmy Stafford	487	652	9
	15	Glenn Barker	330	809	157
	16	Leon Lara	250	889	80
17	17	Jay Woodward	200	939	50
1	18	Michael Atkinson	152	987	48
1	19	Henry French	148	991	4
1	20	Joe Bartlett	142	997	6

• Note: Only the top twenty drivers are shown.