Flock's induction official with Hall of Fame ceremony

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -January 20,1999

MOORESVILLE, NC: ---- Former NASCAR Winston Cup champion of 1952 and 1955 Tim Flock’s was honored Wednesday evening as the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame’s third inductee. A dinner was held at the Peninsula Club in Cornelius to honor Tim with Flock family and friends attending. One of the true pioneers of the sport, Tim Flock was actually inducted to the Hall of Fame in a private informal ceremony at his home in Charlotte last February. Flock, 73, died a month later of cancer.

The youngest of three brothers, Bob and Fonty, Tim was the most successful. He won 40 races and 37 pole positions in 13 years behind the wheel. His 2 1.2 winning percentage (40 victories in 189 starts) is still the best in NASCAR Winston Cup Series history, with only recently Jeff Gordon closing in on that record.

A more colorful driver on the track, Flock competed in eight races with his pet monkey, Jocko Flocko as a passenger in his race car.

In 1955, Flock won NASCAR’s only sports car race, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing.

He was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association’s (NMPA) Hall of Fame and the State of Georgia Hall of Fame in 1972, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends in 1994.

Flock traveled to Daytona Beach last February to be named one of the 50 greatest drivers in NASCAR history as part of the 50th Anniversary season celebration.

The North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame is located in Mooresville, N.C., in Lakeside Park, exit 36, off I-77. In addition to the museum, the hall of fame contains an art gallery and gift shop, which are open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information or a brochure, contact Donna Denardo at (704)663-5331

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