1950-08
The eighth race of the 1950 season was run on July 2 at Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester, New York. Curtis Turner won the pole. Curtis Turner blitzed the field and cruised to an easy win in the 100-mile Grand National event at the Monroe County Fairgrounds. It was his fourth career win. Turner, starting his Olds on the pole, jumped out to an early lead and led the entire 200 laps on the half-mile dirt track. He wound up three laps in front of runner-up Bill Blair, who nosed out Lee Petty in a stretch duel. Jimmy Florian was fourth and Bill Rexford fifth.Turner averaged 50.614 mph as three caution flags broke the action for seven total laps. Following the race, Turner and Petty engaged in some "extra curricular activity". Each was fined $100 by NASCAR for fighting at the inspection station. Dick Burns was badly shaken when his Mercury left the track and struck a light pole in the 133rd lap. The event was the first Grand National race in which a father-son duo competed together. Roscoe "Pappy" Hough and his son Lee finished 18th and 25th.Turner's victory pushed him atop the point standings by a mere two points over Lloyd Moore. Petty stood third in points, just 24.5 points out of first place, but he was stripped of all 809 points when NASCAR officials discovered he competed in a non-sanctioned race a week later at Concord, NC.
Top Ten Results
- Curtis Turner
- Bill Blair
- Lee Petty
- Jimmy Florian
- Bill Rexford
- Dick Clothier
- Lloyd Moore
- Lyle Scott
- Dick Jerrett
- Dick Linder
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