Race: 200 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 1 of 19
Date: February 5, 1950
Track: Daytona Beach & Road Course
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200 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Information
| Winner | Harold Kite | Car | No. 21 Lincoln |
| Team / Owner | Harold Kite (Owner) | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Joe Littlejohn | Most Laps Led | Harold Kite (38) |
| Race Distance | 200.16 miles (48 laps) | Track Length | 4.17 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 41 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 6 |
| Season Race | 1 of 19 |
200 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | Harold Kite | Harold Kite (Owner) | Lincoln | 48 | 38 | running |
| 2 | — | 22 | Red Byron | Raymond Parks (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 48 | 10 | running |
| 3 | 14 | 59 | Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Lincoln | 48 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 8 | 88 | Al Gross | Hans Winter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 48 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 2 | 35 | J.C. Van Landingham | J.C. Van Landingham (Owner) | Buick | 48 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 4 | 90 | Tim Flock | Buddy Elliott (Owner) | Cadillac | 48 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 21 | 7 | Bob Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 47 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 26 | 4 | Otis Martin | Raymond Lewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 47 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 9 | 70 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 15 | 47 | Fonty Flock | Ed Lawrence (Owner) | Buick | 46 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 10 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Paul Roberts (Owner) | Lincoln | 46 | 0 | – |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | Jim Rathmann | Jim Rathmann (Owner) | Lincoln | 46 | 0 | – |
| 13 | 22 | 80 | Roscoe Thompson | Charles Venable (Owner) | Lincoln | 45 | 0 | – |
| 14 | — | 5 | Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 45 | 0 | – |
| 15 | 25 | 55 | June Cleveland | D.G. Hall (Owner) | Buick | 45 | 0 | wheel |
| 16 | 28 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 45 | 0 | – |
| 17 | 30 | 89 | Al Keller | W.O. Taylor (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | – |
| 18 | 11 | 9 | Frank Luptow | Frank Luptow (Owner) | Lincoln | 43 | 0 | – |
| 19 | — | 61 | Will Albright | Will Albright (Owner) | Pontiac | 43 | 0 | – |
| 20 | 23 | 18 | Jack White | — | Lincoln | 41 | 0 | – |
| 21 | 6 | 32 | Alton Haddock | J.L. McDonald (Owner) | Lincoln | 41 | 0 | – |
| 22 | 29 | 56 | Joe Jernigan | Joe Jernigan (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | – |
| 23 | 24 | 72 | Lee Schmidt | Lee Schmidt (Owner) | Buick | 40 | 0 | – |
| 24 | 18 | 37 | Russ Lee | Chester Alford (Owner) | Hudson | 38 | 0 | – |
| 25 | 27 | 48 | Larry Shurter | Larry Shurter (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | – |
| 26 | 5 | 91 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chrysler | 34 | 0 | – |
| 27 | 12 | 25 | Jack Smith | — | Oldsmobile | 31 | 0 | – |
| 28 | 16 | 12 | Billy Carden | — | Oldsmobile | 30 | 0 | – |
| 29 | 20 | 60 | Bill Rexford | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 26 | 0 | – |
| 30 | 19 | 50 | Gober Sosebee | Ted Chester (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 21 | 0 | – |
| 31 | — | 17 | Bob Apperson | Bob Apperson (Owner) | Ford | 14 | 0 | – |
| 32 | — | 6 | Marshall Teague | Paul Cox (Owner) | Lincoln | 10 | 0 | – |
| 33 | — | 11 | Fireball Roberts | Jim Davis (Owner) | Hudson | 8 | 0 | – |
| 34 | — | 2 | Bill Blair | Rice Racing | Cadillac | 7 | 0 | – |
| 35 | 1 | 3 | Joe Littlejohn | Joe Littlejohn (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 7 | 0 | – |
| 36 | — | 24 | Dick Clothier | Dick Clothier (Owner) | Pontiac | 5 | 0 | – |
| 37 | 7 | 44 | Frank Mundy | Buddy Elliott (Owner) | Cadillac | 5 | 0 | – |
| 38 | — | 77 | Slick Smith | — | Hudson | 4 | 0 | – |
| 39 | 13 | 66 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 3 | 0 | – |
| 40 | 31 | 67 | Joe Harrison | Joe Harrison (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | – |
| 41 | — | 94 | Louise Smith | Louise Smith (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | accident |
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1950 NASCAR Grand National Series Results