| Race No. 010 – North Wilkesboro Speedway – 10/16/1949 | |||||||||
| North Carolina 200 | |||||||||
| Clear, 55 F, East 7 mph | |||||||||
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Make | Interval | Laps | Led | Pts. | Status | Earnings |
| 1 | 22 | Red Byron | Oldsmobil | 109.528 | 200 | 133 | 198 | Running | $1,030 |
| 2 | 71 | Sara Christian | Ford | -13.52 | 200 | 0 | 155 | Running | $358 |
| 3 | 44 | Bill Blair | Cadillac | -13.78 | 200 | 0 | 151 | Running | $205 |
| 4 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Buick | -15.30 | 200 | 0 | 145 | Running | $150 |
| 5 | 5 | Ray Erickson | Mercury | -15.44 | 200 | 63 | 145 | Running | $150 |
| 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | Chrysler | -19.31 | 200 | 1 | 138 | Running | $88 |
| 7 | 28 | Slick Smith | Hudson | -19.68 | 200 | 2 | 134 | Running | $75 |
| 8 | 16 | Bill Snowden | Mercury | -20.46 | 200 | 0 | 127 | Running | $62 |
| 9 | 90 | Tim Flock | Oldsmobil | -20.46 | 200 | 0 | 123 | Running | $50 |
| 10 | 7 | Bob Flock | Oldsmobil | -1L | 199 | 0 | 119 | Running | $38 |
| 11 | 37 | Frank Smith | Chrysler | -1L | 199 | 1 | 118 | Running | $35 |
| 12 | 43 | Jack Russell | Ford | -1L | 199 | 0 | 112 | Running | $25 |
| 13 | 47 | Fonty Flock | Buick | -1L | 199 | 0 | 109 | Running | $25 |
| 14 | 20 | Dick Linder | Kaiser | -1L | 199 | 0 | 106 | Running | $25 |
| 15 | 15 | Kenneth Wagner | Lincoln | -1L | 199 | 0 | 103 | Running | $25 |
| 16 | 19 | Otis Martin | Ford | -1L | 199 | 0 | 100 | Running | $25 |
| 17 | 17 | Jim Carrusso | Nash | -1L | 199 | 0 | 97 | Running | $25 |
| 18 | 87 | Buck Baker | Kaiser | -1L | 199 | 0 | 94 | Running | $35 |
| 19 | 25 | Bob Smith | Oldsmobil | -1L | 199 | 0 | 91 | Running | $25 |
| 20 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Ford | -1L | 199 | 0 | 88 | Running | $25 |
| 21 | 55 | Glenn Dunaway | Oldsmobil | -1L | 199 | 0 | 85 | Running | $25 |
| 22 | 10 | Fred Johnson | Ford | -2L | 198 | 0 | 82 | Running | $25 |
| 23 | 2 | Jimmie Lewallen | Cadillac | -2L | 198 | 0 | 79 | Running | $25 |
| 24 | 05 | Felix Wilkes | Lincoln | -3L | 197 | 0 | 76 | Running | $25 |
| 25 | 27 | Buckshot Morris | Oldsmobil | -5L | 195 | 0 | 73 | Running | $25 |
| 26 | 4 | Frank Mundy | Cadillac | -152L | 48 | 0 | 70 | Retired | $0 |
| Caution Flags/Laps | 0/0 | Lead Changes/Leaders | 8/5 |
| Scoring provided by Score4. | |||
| Race Awards | |
| Pole | Ray Erickson, 113.55 mph (19.815 s.) |
| Front Runner | Red Byron, 133 laps Lead |
| Meet the Challenge | Frank Smith, 10 places improved |
| Headache | Dick Linder, 10 places dropped |
| Diehard Racer | Buckshot Morris |
| Qualify | ||||||
| Cloudy, 77 F, South 4 mph | ||||||
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Speed | Dif. F/N | Time | Dif. F/N |
| 1 | 5 | Ray Erickson | 113.550 | 0/0 | 19.815 | 0/0 |
| 2 | 44 | Bill Blair | 113.424 | 0.126/0.126 | 19.837 | 0.022/0.022 |
| 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | 113.253 | 0.297/0.171 | 19.867 | 0.052/0.030 |
| 4 | 20 | Dick Linder | 113.208 | 0.342/0.045 | 19.875 | 0.060/0.008 |
| 5 | 22 | Red Byron | 113.094 | 0.456/0.114 | 19.895 | 0.080/0.020 |
| 6 | 28 | Slick Smith | 113.020 | 0.530/0.074 | 19.908 | 0.093/0.013 |
| 7 | 41 | Curtis Turner | 112.872 | 0.678/0.148 | 19.934 | 0.119/0.026 |
| 8 | 87 | Buck Baker | 112.754 | 0.796/0.118 | 19.955 | 0.140/0.021 |
| 9 | 71 | Sara Christian | 112.675 | 0.875/0.079 | 19.969 | 0.154/0.014 |
| 10 | 43 | Jack Russell | 112.601 | 0.949/0.074 | 19.982 | 0.167/0.013 |
| 11 | 16 | Bill Snowden | 112.584 | 0.966/0.017 | 19.985 | 0.170/0.003 |
| 12 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 112.433 | 1.117/0.151 | 20.012 | 0.197/0.027 |
| 13 | 90 | Tim Flock | 112.416 | 1.134/0.017 | 20.015 | 0.200/0.003 |
| 14 | 17 | Jim Carrusso | 112.404 | 1.146/0.012 | 20.017 | 0.202/0.002 |
| 15 | 47 | Fonty Flock | 112.388 | 1.162/0.016 | 20.020 | 0.205/0.003 |
| 16 | 25 | Bob Smith | 112.309 | 1.241/0.079 | 20.034 | 0.219/0.014 |
| 17 | 7 | Bob Flock | 112.175 | 1.375/0.134 | 20.058 | 0.243/0.024 |
| 18 | 4 | Frank Mundy | 112.147 | 1.403/0.028 | 20.063 | 0.248/0.005 |
| 19 | 19 | Otis Martin | 112.141 | 1.409/0.006 | 20.064 | 0.249/0.001 |
| 20 | 55 | Glenn Dunaway | 112.052 | 1.498/0.089 | 20.080 | 0.265/0.016 |
| 21 | 37 | Frank Smith | 111.935 | 1.615/0.117 | 20.101 | 0.286/0.021 |
| 22 | 2 | Jimmie Lewallen | 111.796 | 1.754/0.139 | 20.126 | 0.311/0.025 |
| 23 | 10 | Fred Johnson | 111.568 | 1.982/0.228 | 20.167 | 0.352/0.041 |
| 24 | 15 | Kenneth Wagner | 111.078 | 2.472/0.490 | 20.256 | 0.441/0.089 |
| 25 | 05 | Felix Wilkes | 110.799 | 2.751/0.279 | 20.307 | 0.492/0.051 |
| 26 | 27 | Buckshot Morris | 110.549 | 3.001/0.250 | 20.353 | 0.538/0.046 |
| ROTY Points | ||
| 1 | Red Byron | 10 |
| 2 | Sara Christian | 9 |
| 3 | Bill Blair | 8 |
| 4 | Curtis Turner | 7 |
| 5 | Ray Erickson | 6 |
| 6 | Lee Petty | 5 |
| 7 | Slick Smith | 4 |
| 8 | Bill Snowden | 3 |
| 9 | Tim Flock | 2 |
| 10 | Bob Flock | 1 |
| Manufacturer Points | ||
| 1 | Oldsmobile | 9 |
| 2 | Ford | 6 |
| 3 | Cadillac | 4 |
| 4 | Buick | 2 |
Notes:
This is the 10th race in FNS Cup history.
Bill Blair wins the 1949 FNS Cup by 7 points over Bob Flock.
Mercury is the 5th place manufacturer and scores 1 point.
Rookie of the race: Red Byron (1 win)
2nd: Sara Christian (0)
3rd: Bill Blair (0)
Total purse (not including bonuses): $2500
Track type: Short Track
| FNS Cup Series Schedule | ||||
| Race No. | Track / Race Name | Date | Pole | Top 5 |
| 1 | Charlotte Speedway Strictly Stock 200 |
06/19/1949 | Bill Blair | 1 – B.E. Renfro 2 – Frank Mundy 3 – Bill Snowden 4 – Dick Linder 5 – Bob Flock |
| 2 | Daytona Beach and Road Course Daytona 205 |
07/04/1949 | Lee Petty | 1 – Bobby Greene 2 – Bob Apperson 3 – Tim Flock 4 – B.E. Renfro 5 – Bill Blair |
| 3 | Knoxville Raceway Iowa 200 |
07/28/1949 | Curtis Turner | 1 – Fonty Flock 2 – Bob Flock 3 – Red Byron 4 – Bill Rexford 5 – Glenn Dunaway |
| 4 | Eldora Speedway Ohio 200 |
07/31/1949 | Bill Rexford | 1 – Bill Rexford 2 – Bill Blair 3 – Red Byron 4 – Slick Smith 5 – Tim Flock |
| 5 | Lakewood Speedway Georgia 200 |
09/05/1949 | Red Byron | 1 – Bob Flock 2 – Red Byron 3 – Gober Sosebee 4 – Lee Petty 5 – Bill Rexford |
| 6 | Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt) Tennesse 200 |
09/18/1949 | Tim Flock | 1 – Clyde Minter 2 – Bill Blair 3 – Ray Erickson 4 – Lee Petty 5 – Sara Christian |
| 7 | Langhorne Speedway 1960 Pennsyvania 200 |
09/25/1949 | Lee Petty | 1 – Tim Flock 2 – Curtis Turner 3 – Al Bonnell 4 – Bill Snowden 5 – Sam Rice |
| 8 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Dirt) South Carolina 200 |
10/02/1949 | Bob Flock | 1 – Clyde Minter 2 – Lee Petty 3 – Red Byron 4 – Ray Erickson 5 – Bob Flock |
| 9 | Martinsville Speedway Virginia 200 |
10/09/1949 | Lee Petty | 1 – Lee Petty 2 – Clyde Minter 3 – Ray Erickson 4 – Fonty Flock 5 – Sara Christian |
| 10 | North Wilkesboro Speedway North Carolina 200 |
10/16/1949 | Ray Erickson | 1 – Red Byron 2 – Sara Christian 3 – Bill Blair 4 – Curtis Turner 5 – Ray Erickson |
Note: Please see the 1949 Final Standings/Statistics/Awards for the standings and statistics after this race.
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