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Tim Flock
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NASCAR Winston Cup
Career: 1949-61
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One of the true pioneers of the sport, Flock was the NASCAR Winston Cup Seres champion in 1952 and 1955. He won 40 races and 37 pole positions in 13 years behind the wheel. His 21.2 percent winning percentage (40 victories in 189 starts) is the best in NASCAR Winston Cup Series history. Flock finished fifth in the inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup race, June 19, 1949, at the old Charlotte Speedway three-quarter-mile dirt track. Flock's 18 victories (in 45 races) in 1955 stood as a NASCAR record until 1967 and the 19 pole positions he earned that same year still stands as a record. In 1952, his first championship season, Flock ran the most laps (5,345), led the most races (16) and ran the most miles (3,564). He won NASCAR's only sports car race, in 1955, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing. One of the true characters of the sport, Flock competed in eight races with Jocko Flocko, his pet monkey, as a passenger in his race car. He was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame and the State of Georgia Hall of Fame in 1972, the International Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and Charlotte Motor Speedway's Court of Legends in 1994. Flock died after a long illness in 1998.
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| Starts |
Wins |
Poles |
Top 5 |
Top 10 |
| 187 |
40 |
37 |
103 |
130 |
| Laps |
Laps Led |
Races Led |
Miles |
Winnings |
| 23,429 |
6,937 |
82 |
19,343 |
$109,656 |
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