1950 Southern 500 Results
Johnny Mantz won the 1950 Southern 500 at Darlington on September 4, 1950, leading 351 of 400 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 75 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Johnny Mantz | 43 | 400 | 351 | Running |
| 2 | 82 | Fireball Roberts | 67 | 391 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 22 | Red Byron | 7 | 390 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 59 | Bill Rexford | 23 | 385 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 77 | Chuck Mahoney | 15 | 381 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | 35 | 380 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 71 | Cotton Owens | 38 | 380 | 23 | Running |
| 8 | 2 | Bill Blair | 64 | 375 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 52 | Hershel McGriff | 44 | 374 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 61 | George Hartley | 26 | 371 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | Tim Flock | 16 | 370 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 44 | Johnny Grubb | 57 | 368 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 26 | Dick Linder | 62 | 367 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 89 | John DuBoise | 68 | 367 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 72 | Weldon Adams | 72 | 367 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 99 | Barney Smith | 32 | 366 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | 3 | 364 | 4 | Running |
| 18 | 39 | Elmer Wilson | 52 | 360 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 4 | Joe Eubanks | 21 | 359 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 43 | Shorty York | 19 | 358 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 64 | Walt Crawford | 51 | 358 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | Murrace Walker | 33 | 358 | 0 | Running | |
| 23 | Gene Comstock | 48 | 355 | 0 | - | |
| 24 | 17 | Jack White | 27 | 354 | 0 | - |
| 25 | 65 | Byron Beatty | 71 | 351 | 0 | - |
| 26 | Bill Widenhouse | 53 | 350 | 0 | - | |
| 27 | 7 | Bob Flock | 4 | 348 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 47 | Fonty Flock | 10 | 346 | 0 | - |
| 29 | 19 | Jack Smith | 13 | 345 | 0 | Crash |
| 30 | 34 | Pee Wee Martin | 30 | 344 | 0 | Overheating |
| 31 | 5 | Lee Morgan | 5 | 342 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | Hub McBride | 8 | 341 | 0 | - | |
| 33 | Slick Smith | 11 | 340 | 0 | - | |
| 34 | 45 | Ted Chamberlain | 12 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 66 | Virgil Livengood | 6 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | Billy Carden | 9 | 338 | 0 | Running | |
| 37 | 37 | Bill Snowden | 14 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 21 | Harold Kite | 22 | 334 | 0 | - |
| 39 | 49 | Glenn Dunaway | 25 | 333 | 0 | - |
| 40 | 25 | Jimmy Thompson | 2 | 332 | 0 | Engine |
| 41 | 27 | Jimmy Florian | 65 | 331 | 0 | Spindle |
| 42 | 35 | Bob Smith | 20 | 331 | 0 | Running |
| 43 | 0 | Jimmie Lewallen | 24 | 330 | 0 | - |
| 44 | Jesse James Taylor | 75 | 329 | 0 | - | |
| 45 | Bub King | 29 | 329 | 0 | - | |
| 46 | 24 | Gene Darragh | 36 | 323 | 0 | - |
| 47 | Roy Bentley | 39 | 319 | 0 | - | |
| 48 | J.E. Hardie | 42 | 317 | 0 | - | |
| 49 | Jerry Kempf | 34 | 315 | 0 | - | |
| 50 | 36 | Bill Osborne | 46 | 311 | 0 | - |
| 51 | Carson Dyer | 37 | 310 | 0 | - | |
| 52 | 33 | Wally Campbell | 60 | 309 | 0 | - |
| 53 | 79 | Jim Paschal | 40 | 307 | 0 | - |
| 54 | 18 | Charles Tidwell | 45 | 300 | 0 | - |
| 55 | Ruel Smith | 41 | 289 | 0 | - | |
| 56 | Al Keller | 47 | 284 | 0 | - | |
| 57 | Dick Soper | 50 | 282 | 0 | - | |
| 58 | Pete Keller | 54 | 281 | 0 | - | |
| 59 | P.E. Godfrey | 56 | 278 | 0 | - | |
| 60 | 41 | Curtis Turner | 1 | 275 | 22 | Crash |
| 61 | Bob Apperson | 49 | 249 | 0 | - | |
| 62 | Tommy Thompson | 55 | 238 | 0 | - | |
| 63 | 6 | Marshall Teague | 61 | 230 | 0 | - |
| 64 | 14 | Tex Keene | 70 | 229 | 0 | Crash |
| 65 | 38 | Clyde Minter | 31 | 219 | 0 | - |
| 66 | Rollin Smith | 74 | 208 | 0 | - | |
| 67 | 86 | Bill Henson | 17 | 200 | 0 | - |
| 68 | 48 | Gayle Warren | 50 | 188 | 0 | - |
| 69 | 87 | Buck Baker | 28 | 176 | 0 | Crash |
| 70 | 46 | Kenneth Wagner | 58 | 155 | 0 | - |
| 71 | 62 | Lloyd Moore | 18 | 112 | 0 | - |
| 72 | 48 | Alton Haddock | 73 | 98 | 0 | - |
| 73 | 54 | Jack Yardley | 69 | 89 | 0 | - |
| 74 | Jack Carr | 66 | 52 | 0 | Engine | |
| 75 | Roscoe Thompson | 63 | 24 | 0 | Overheating |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 4, 1950 |
| Track | Darlington |
| Laps | 400 |