1950-06
The sixth race of the 1950 season was run on June 18 at Vernon Fairgrounds in Vernon, New York. Chuck Mahoney won the pole. Bill Blair of High Point, NC finally avoided the bad luck gremlin, took the lead in the 25th lap and led the remaining distance to score his first Grand National win at the Vernon Fairgrounds. A crowd of 15,000 showed up for the one year anniversary of NASCAR Grand National stock car racing. Blair's Mercury was comfortably ahead of Lloyd Moore at the finish of the 100-miler. Moore extended his point lead to 216.5 points over Tim Rock, who did not enter. Chuck Mahoney was third at the stripe, while Dick Burns came in fourth and Lee Petty fifth. Mahoney started on the pole and led the first 18 laps.He was in the lead when his Mercury hit a loose wheel rolling on the track, blew a tire and bent an axle. His pit crew did an excellent job of repairing the damage,and even more incredible was his drive back into third place. Bill Rexford finished sixth and moved into the top ten in points. Ann Chester became the fourth female driver to race in the Grand National ranks. Her Plymouth fell victim to early problems and she finished 22nd in the 23 car field.
Top Ten Results
- Bill Blair
- Lloyd Moore
- Chuck Mahoney
- Dick Burns (driver)
- Lee Petty
- Bill Rexford
- Art Lamey
- Jimmy Florian
- Dick Linder
- Dick Clothier
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