13 Facts About Tim Flock

Julius Timothy Flock was an American stock car racer.

Tim Flock finished 5th in NASCAR's inaugural Strictly Stock race at Charlotte, North Carolina in 1949; he drove an Oldsmobile 88 that he borrowed from his newlywed neighbors.

Tim Flock won his first official NASCAR race in 1950 at Charlotte.

Tim Flock ran 12 of 19 races and finished 16th in the final standings.

Tim Flock had to do a pit stop to remove the monkey, and he finished third.

Tim Flock followed points leader and pole-sitter Buck Baker for much of the start until many of the leaders began exiting for various problems, allowing Tim Flock to lead the final ten laps.

Tim Flock raced at a United States Auto Club event in Concord, North Carolina, in 1963.

Tim Flock was employed by the Ford Motor Company to entertain customers at track events.

Tim Flock died of liver and throat cancer on March 31,1998, at age 73, during NASCAR's 50th anniversary season.

Tim Flock was without medical insurance, and Waltrip wanted to help raise money for Tim Flock and his family.

Tim Flock has been inducted in numerous halls of fame, including the: International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, State of Georgia Hall of Fame, and Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends.

Tim Flock was inducted in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in May 2006.

On May 22,2013, Tim Flock was named a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame for 2014, to be inducted during Acceleration Weekend in January.