Entry List

The official 1950 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Southern 500

Monday, September 4th, 1950

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 28 Oldsmobile
  • 8 Ford
  • 2 Cadillac
  • 7 Mercury
  • 1 Nash
  • 9 Plymouth
  • 10 Lincoln
  • 1 Kaiser-Frazer
  • 3 Hudson
  • 3 Studebaker
  • 1 Pontiac
  • 2 Buick

  • Drivers Entered: 75 (35 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 75.250
  • Cautions: 2 for 13 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 -- Al Keller , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile W.O. Taylor W.O. Taylor
2 48 Alton Haddock , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Ford Alton Haddock Alton Haddock
3 99 Barney Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Barney Smith Barney Smith
4 2 Bill Blair , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Cadillac Sam Rice Sam Rice
5 86 Bill Henson , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile -- --
6 36 Bill Osborne , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Mercury -- --
7 59 Bill Rexford , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
8 37 Bill Snowden , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Nash Nash Motor Co. Nash Motor Co.
9 -- Bill Widenhouse , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Plymouth Bill Widenhouse Bill Widenhouse
10 -- Billy Carden , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Ford -- --
11 -- Bob Apperson , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Bob Apperson Bob Apperson
12 7 Bob Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Bob Flock Garage Frank Christian
13 -- Bob Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile -- --
14 -- Bub King , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Mercury T.L. King T.L. King
15 87 Buck Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Griffin Motors Bob Griffin
16 -- Byron Beatty , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Ford Byron Beatty Byron Beatty
17 -- Carson Dyer , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln Carson Dyer Carson Dyer
18 18 Charles Tidwell , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile -- --
19 77 Chuck Mahoney , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Mercury Brooks Motors Brooks Motors
20 -- Clyde Minter , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln Clyde Minter Clyde Minter
21 71 Cotton Owens , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Plymouth F.J. Bland F.J. Bland
22 41 Curtis Turner , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Eanes Motor Co. John Eanes
23 26 Dick Linder , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Don Rogalla Don Rogalla
24 -- Dick Soper , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Kaiser-Frazer -- --
25 39 Elmer Wilson , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Plymouth Elmer Wilson Elmer Wilson
26 82 Fireball Roberts , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Sam Rice Sam Rice
27 47 Fonty Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Frank Christian Frank Christian
28 48 Gayle Warren , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile -- --
29 -- Gene Comstock , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Gene Comstock Gene Comstock
30 24 Gene Darragh , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Hudson -- --
31 61 George Hartley , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
32 49 Glenn Dunnaway , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln Glenn Dunnaway Glenn Dunnaway
33 51 Gober Sosebee , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Cherokee Garage Gober Sosebee
34 21 Harold Kite , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln Edmunds Motors Harold Kite
35 52 Hershel McGriff , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile City of Roses Hershel McGriff
36 -- Hub McBride , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Mercury Hub McBride Hub McBride
37 -- JE Hardie , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Studebaker -- --
38 -- Jack Carr , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Mercury -- --
39 19 Jack Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile R & W Auto Service R & W Auto Service
40 17 Jack White , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Ford Dailey Moyer Dailey Moyer
41 -- Jack Yardley , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Ford -- --
42 -- Jerry Kemp , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln -- --
43 -- Jesse James Taylor , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Mercury Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor
44 79 Jim Paschal , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Ford Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
45 0 Jimmie Lewallen , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Sam Rice Sam Rice
46 27 Jimmy Florian , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Ford Euclid Motor Co. Jimmy Florian
47 25 Jimmy Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln Leland Colvin Leland Colvin
48 4 Joe Eubanks , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Mercury Joe Eubanks Joe Eubanks
49 89 John DuBoise , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Ford John DuBoise John DuBoise
50 44 Johnny Grubb , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Plymouth Johnny Grubb Johnny Grubb
51 98 Johnny Mantz , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Plymouth Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
52 46 Kenneth Wagner , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln Moyer Co. Dailey Moyer
53 -- Lee Morgan , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Lee Morgan Lee Morgan
54 42 Lee Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Plymouth Petty Special Petty Enterprises
55 62 Lloyd Moore , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln Julian Buesink Julian Buesink
56 6 Marshall Teague , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln Paul Cox Paul Cox
57 -- Murrace Walker , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Murrace Walker Murrace Walker
58 -- PE Godfrey , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Lincoln -- --
59 34 Pee Wee Martin , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Eanes Motor Co. John Eanes
60 -- Pete Keller , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Studebaker -- --
61 22 Red Byron , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Cadillac Parks Novelty Raymond Parks
62 -- Rollin Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Hudson -- --
63 -- Roscoe Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Charles Venable Charles Venable
64 -- Roy Bentley , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Studebaker Roy Bentley Roy Bentley
65 -- Ruel Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Pontiac -- --
66 43 Shorty York , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Buick B.S. Beeson B.S. Beeson
67 -- Slick Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile -- --
68 45 Ted Chamberlain , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Plymouth Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain
69 14 Tex Keene , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Plymouth Tex Keene Tex Keene
70 9 Tim Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Buddy Elliott Buddy Elliott
71 -- Tommy Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Hudson Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson
72 -- Virgil Livengood , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Virgil Livengood Virgil Livengood
73 33 Wally Campbell , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Oldsmobile Wally Marks Wally Marks
74 64 Walt Crawford , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Buick Walt Crawford Walt Crawford
75 72 Weldon Adams , Nov 30, -0001 1950 Plymouth Harold Mays Harold Mays