Gober Sosebee

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Gober Sosebee
BornOctober 15, 1915
Dawsonville, Georgia
DiedNovember 11, 1996(1996-11-11) (aged 81)
Dawsonville, Georgia
Cause of deathAgriculture accident
NASCAR Cup Series career
71 races run over 9 years
Best finish14th - 1953 Grand National Series season
First race1949 race (Daytona Beach Road Course)
Last race1959 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First win1952 race (Augusta, Georgia)
Last win1954 race (Macon, Georgia)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 33 4

Gober C. Sosebee (October 15, 1915 – November 11, 1996) was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950, and 1951.[1][2] He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway.[1]

Sosebee also won two Grand National Series races, one in 1952 and another in 1954. He also had four pole positions (including his first NASCAR race at Daytona Beach) and 33 top-10 finishes during his career, and also ran five races in the NASCAR Convertible Division.[3]

His son, David Sosebee, was also a NASCAR driver.

Motorsports career results[]

NASCAR[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series[]

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 NGNC Pts Ref
1949 50 Olds CLT DAB
8* 		HBO
2 		LAN
19* 		HAM MAR HEI NWS 15th 265 [4]
1950 DAB
30 		CLT LAN MAR CAN DSP MCF CLT HBO DSP HAM [5]
Sosebee Racing 51 DAR
17 		LAN NWS MAR WIN HBO
1951 50 DAB
52 		CLT NMO HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN 17th 711.25 [6]
Sam Knox 51 Cadillac
2 		MSF
42 		ABS
22 CLB
15 		DSP HEI
Sosebee Racing 51 Olds AWS
2 		MCF DAR
16 		CLB
2 		LAN CLT DSP HBO
21 		TPN MAR OAK NWS HMS ATL
5 		NMO
7
1952 PBS DAB
5
28 		NWS MAR
5 		LAN 90th [7]
Frank Christian 14 CLB
12
Sam Knox 51 Cadillac ATL
9
Chrysler DAR
11 		DSP CAN
1* 		HBO CLT
14 		MSF MCF AWS DAR LAN DSP HBO MAR NWS ATL
5 		PBS
1953 PBS
12 		DAB
11 		NWS 14th 2525 [8]
Sosebee Racing Olds CLT
2 		RCH
16 		LAN CLB
6 		HCY MAR
14 		RSP
7 		FFS
9 		LAN TCS MCF PIF
8
10 		HCY DAR
23
3* 		LAN
12 		BLF
10 		NWS
14 		MAR ATL
11
50 ATL
6 		DAV HBO AWS
1954 51 PBS DAB
9 		JSP
16 		ATL
4
3 		OAK NWS
12* 		HBO
26
1 		LAN
23 		MAR
15 		SHA CLT
21 		CLB
18 		LND HCY MCF WGS PIF AWS
5 		SFS OAK
10
17 		DAR
DNQ
16 		LAN MAR
23 		NWS
27 		15th 2114 [9]
44 MAS
10
1955 Sosebee Racing 51 TCS
4 		PBS JSP
19 		DAB
45
18 		CLB
17 		HBO NWS MGY LAN CLT
4 		HCY ASF MAR RCH NCF FOR MCF FON PIF CLB AWS NYF FOR MAS RSP DAR MGY LAN RSP GPS MAS CLB MAR LVP NWS HBO 64th [10]
1958 50 DAB CON HBO CLB PIF ATL MAR ODS GPS NWS BGS RSD CLB HCY AWS MCC SLS TOR BUF MCF BEL BRR CLB NSV AWS BGS MBS DAR BIR
10 		CSF RCH HBO
8
7 		MAR NWS
11 		ATL
25 		112th [11]
1959 DAY DAY
49 		HBO CON ATL BGS CLB NWS HCY MAR TRN NSV ASP PIF GPS ATL CLB RCH BGS AWS DAY HEI MBS NSV AWS BGS GPS CLB DAR HCY RCH CSF HBO MAR AWS NWS [12]
Daytona 500[]
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1959 Sosebee Racing Chevrolet 36 49

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Home page". Sosebee Racing. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ "Drivers: Gober Sosebee". LegendsofNascar.com. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  3. ^ Career stats; Racing Reference; Retrieved May 1, 2008
  4. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1953 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1954 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

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