Vital Statistics
Name: Julius Timothy "Tim" Flock
Born: May 11, 1924
Died: March 31, 1998
Spouse: Frances
Children: Richard, Donald, Carl, Peggy, Joy
Hometown: Born in Ft. Payne, Alabama. Also lived in Atlanta, Georgia
and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Notable Achievements
2 Time NASCAR Grand National Champion (1952, 1955)
40 NASCAR Grand National Wins
38 NASCAR Grand National Poles
The ONLY driver to win in every NASCAR division on Daytona Beach;
1955-Grand National
1956-Modified Division
1956-Grand National
1957-Convertible Division
Holds FIVE world records for the Daytona Measured Mile;
1955-February 23 - 1939 Chevrolet modified, 137.405 mph
1955-February 24 - 1955 Chrysler 300, 130.293
1956-February 23 - 1956 Chrysler 300b, 135.747
1957-February 20 - 1957 Mercury Convertible, 130.766
Speed Age Magazine Driver of the Year (1952)
1955 NASCAR Most Popular Driver
National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame (1972)
State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (1972)
Hall of Honors, New Jersey (1990)
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1991)
Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends (1994)
Rotary Club of Daytona Beach Stock Car Hall of Fame (1995)
Lowe's Motor Speedway Walk of Fame (1996)
North Carolina Motor Sports Hall of Fame (1998)
Named as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Hall of Fame, Flemming NJ
Motorsports Hall of Fame of American in Novi, Michigan (1999)
Sports Illustrated's 11th Greatest Driver of the Century (2000)
State of Georgia 30th Top Athlete of the Century (2000)
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (2002)
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame (2002)
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (2006)
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2014)
Other Trivia
First NASCAR Driver to win both Daytona and the series championship in the same year. (1952)
Highest winning percentage (21.2 percent -- 40 victories in 189 starts) in NASCAR Nextel Cup Series history.
Holds the record for the most pole positions in a single year (19, in 1955).
Held the record for the most victories in a single year (18 in 45 races) for 12 years. (1955-1967)
Winner of NASCAR's only sports car race, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing. (1955)
The only driver to have an active participation record in NASCAR for 50 years.
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