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would inherit the lead, but with eight laps to go, Leon Sales, in his first start, took over the lead, and would defeat Jack Smith by an unknown margin of victory. Sales would qualify in eleventh place for this racing event. Seven thousand people would watch this race that took place on a dirt track
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The lowest paid driver got $ 50 in winnings ($ 633.2 when adjusted for inflation) while the winner received $ 1,000 in total prize money ($ 12,663.9 when adjusted for inflation). NASCAR would offer a total purse of $ 3,900 for this racing event ($ 49,389.21 when adjusted for inflation). The oldest
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took over the lead, and would eventually lead over 104 laps before being sidelined with a blown engine. Byron took the lead back, and would lead 30 more laps, but he was sidelined with a broken spindle.
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34:1950 NASCAR Grand National Series
2076:1950 in sports in North Carolina
274:North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
84:North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
1661:information at Racing Reference
222:Television in the United States
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1606:"Weather information for the
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56:September 24, 1950
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1388:Margin of Victory: N/A
379:Debuts and retirements
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258:Grand National Series
32:Race 15 of 19 in the
16:NASCAR race from 1950
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959:Clyde Minter
954:Clyde Minter
880:Billy Carden
634:Weldon Adams
629:Weldon Adams
596:Earl Blevins
591:Gayle Warren
520:Ewell Weddle
515:Ewell Weddle
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119:not recorded
27:Race details
1421:Fonty Flock
1239:Jim V. Cook
1136:Slick Smith
1062:Fonty Flock
922:Bob Griffin
848:Harold Kite
843:Harold Kite
558:Herb Thomas
553:Herb Thomas
342:Herb Thomas
313:Fonty Flock
290:Dick Linder
286:Lloyd Moore
232:untelevised
174:Fonty Flock
2065:Categories
1700:2018-07-02
1616:2011-03-11
1592:References
1455:Leon Sales
1444:Jack Smith
1315:Oldsmobile
1284:Oldsmobile
1215:Oldsmobile
1209:John Eanes
1073:Oldsmobile
1029:Paul Parks
1003:Oldsmobile
928:Oldsmobile
917:Buck Baker
891:Oldsmobile
818:Oldsmobile
807:Bill Blair
749:Oldsmobile
712:Oldsmobile
478:Jack Smith
440:Leon Sales
318:Jack Smith
237:Announcers
208:Leon Sales
124:Attendance
71:Wilkes 200
1433:Red Byron
1408:Red Byron
1345:Tex Keene
1340:Tex Keene
1307:Jack Carr
1273:Tim Flock
1099:Red Byron
738:Bob Flock
425:Winnings
362:Chevrolet
336:, future
309:Red Byron
282:Lee Petty
1393:Timeline
1351:Plymouth
1110:Cadillac
1037:Plymouth
997:Sam Rice
812:Sam Rice
676:Plymouth
640:Plymouth
602:Plymouth
564:Plymouth
489:Plymouth
451:Plymouth
418:Laps led
366:Cadillac
157:Sam Rice
100:Distance
76:Location
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1179:Lincoln
1119:Spindle
854:Mercury
782:Lincoln
611:Running
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687:$ 150
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576:$ 400
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501:$ 750
406:Owner
400:Car #
255:NASCAR
253:was a
202:No. 11
196:Winner
169:Driver
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90:Course
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1745:1950
1156:Crash
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974:Wheel
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