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1950 Round of New Jersey
Race 3 of 10 in the 1950 National Stock Car Series season
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Flemington.png
National Stock Car Series Race
Date 7 May 1950
Location USA.png Flemington, New Jersey, United States
Venue Flemington Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Circuit Length 0.625 mi
Distance 400 Laps, 250 mi
Weather Warm and sunny with maximum temperatures at 76°F (24.4°C) with wind speeds approaching 27 mph (43 kmh)
Average Speed 61.438 mph
Pole Position
Driver USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen
Most Laps Lead
Driver USA.png Cameron Yost Ted Hansen
Laps 246
Podium
First USA.png James August Floyd Logan
Second USA.png Chuck Wilder Kent Decker
Third USA.png Ralph Stanton Ralph Stanton


The third race of the 1950 National Stock Car Series took place on May 7, 1950 at Flemington Fair Speedway in Flemington, New Jersey. The race comprised 400 laps around a 5/8 mile dirt oval. Cameron Yost won his second pole of the season, and had a third dominant performance in a row, leading the first 246 laps before an engine failure eliminated him from the race. James August took home the victory after passing Ralph Stanton with 30 laps remaining in the race. Points leader Will Gordon finished 19th after a crash mid-race.

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

Race[edit | edit source]

The race covered four hundred laps around the 5/8-mile dirt oval and took four hours, four minutes, and nine seconds to complete. An estimated crowd of 6,200 was in attendance.

James August beat Chuck Wilder and Ralph Stanton by over one lap; other notable drivers in this race included Peter Stafford (4th), Donna Buckley (5th), Emmett Newton (16th), Will Gordon (19th), and Cameron Yost (20th). Jim Robles finished 26th while substituting for the injured Lee Newman.

Results[edit | edit source]

Position No. Driver Owner Car Points
1 29 James August Floyd Logan Mercury Coupe 500
2 5 Chuck Wilder Kent Decker Chevrolet Bel Air 399
3 23 Ralph Stanton Ralph Stanton Ford Coupe 350
4 44 Peter Stafford Stafford Garage Oldsmobile 88 297
5 33 Donna Buckley Homer Brennan Lincoln Cosmopolitan 247
6 12 Roy Stephenson Roy Stephenson Ford Victoria 197
7 40 Henry French Carl McKay Chevrolet Bel Air 148
8 72 Scott Duran Scott Duran Chevrolet Bel Air 99
9 42 Eddie Durham Eddie Durham Lincoln Cosmopolitan 49
10 76 Bernard Morse Bernard Morse Lincoln Cosmopolitan 25
  • Note: Only drivers scoring points are shown.

Post-Race Standings[edit | edit source]

Pos. Driver Points To Lead To Next
Rtarrow.png 1 Will Gordon 700 - -
Uparrow.png 1 2 Scott Duran 675 25 25
Uparrow.png 2 3 Donna Buckley 656 44 19
Dwnarrow.png 2 4 Ben Rogers 625 75 31
Uparrow.png 6 5 James August 560 140 65
Dwnarrow.png 2 6 Howard Joyce 474 226 96
Uparrow.png 9 7 Chuck Wilder 399 301 75
Uparrow.png 14 8 Ralph Stanton 350 350 49
Dwnarrow.png 3 9 Jimmy Stafford 312 388 38
Dwnarrow.png 3 10 Alton Walker 307 393 5
Uparrow.png 11 11 Peter Stafford 297 403 10
Dwnarrow.png 3 12 Roy Stephenson 277 423 20
Uparrow.png 9 13 Henry French 148 552 129
Dwnarrow.png 6 14 Cameron Yost 125 575 23
Dwnarrow.png 5 15 John Haynes 62 638 63
Uparrow.png 6 16 Eddie Durham 49 651 13
Dwnarrow.png 5 17 Rodney Sweeney 40 660 9
Dwnarrow.png 5 18 Amos Thompson 31 669 9
Uparrow.png 3 19 Bernard Morse 25 675 6
Dwnarrow.png 6 20 Joe Bartlett 20 680 5
Dwnarrow.png 6 21 Emmett Newton 10 690 10