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1949 NASCAR Cup Series

Champion: Red Byron

Driver standings

Bob Flock led on points, but the 1949 title went to Red Byron. Championships in this era were not decided by the points table alone (playoff/chase formats, dropped scores, or a different points system), so the standings order below is not the championship order.

#DriverPtsBehindW
1Bob Flock02
2Red Byron0−02
3Curtis Turner0−01
4Jack White0−01
5Jim Roper0−01
6Lee Petty0−01
7Al Bonnell0−0
8Al Keller0−0
9Al Wagoner0−0
10Archie Smith0−0
11B.E. Renfro0−0
12Ben Cannaziaro0−0
13Benny Georgeson0−0
14Bill Bennett0−0
15Bill Blair0−0
16Bill Greever0−0
17Bill Harrison0−0
18Bill Rexford0−0
19Bill Snowden0−0
20Billy Carden0−0
21Billy Rafter0−0
22Bob Apperson0−0
23Bob Cameron0−0
24Bob Smith0−0
25Bobby Greene0−0
26Buck Baker0−0
27Buckshot Morris0−0
28Budd Olsen0−0
29Buddy Helms0−0
30Charles Muscatel0−0

Race winners

#TrackWinnerTeam
1Charlotte SpeedwayJim RoperR.B. McIntosh (Owner)
2Daytona Beach & Road CourseRed ByronRaymond Parks (Owner)
3Occoneechee SpeedwayBob FlockFrank Christian (Owner)
4Langhorne SpeedwayCurtis TurnerHubert Westmoreland (Owner)
5Hamburg SpeedwayJack WhiteDailey Moyer (Owner)
6Martinsville SpeedwayRed ByronRaymond Parks (Owner)
7Heidelberg RacewayLee PettyPetty Enterprises
8North Wilkesboro SpeedwayBob FlockFrank Christian (Owner)

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