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Julius Timothy Flock
Julius Timothy "Tim" Flock was born on May 11, 1924, in Fort Payne, Alabama. He was one of NASCAR's early pioneers, and a two time series champion. He was the brother of NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley, and of NASCAR pioneers Bob Flock and Fonty Flock. He died of lung and liver cancer on March 31, 1998 at the age of 73. A month before his death, Flock was honored as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers.
Tim Flock finished 5th in NASCAR’s inaugural Winston Cup race at Charlotte, North Carolina in 1949. Tim finished in eighth in NASCAR's first official season, Tim's brothers ended up in fifth and in third in the overall points standing. Tim sat out the 1950 NASCAR season. He returned to racing in 1951, winning seven races. 1952 brought eight wins and four poles. At the end of the 1952 NASCAR season, Tim Flock had 106 more points than Herb Thomas, earning Flock his first Grand National Championship title.
The year of 1955 was a record setting year for Tim Flock as well as NASCAR. On the way to Flock's second Grand National Championship title, Flock had 19 poles and 18 victories in 45 races. Until broken by “The King”, Richard Petty, in 1967, Tim’s 18 victories stood as a record. The 19 poles remain as the highest number in a NASCAR season.
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