Jocko flocko could race with me anytime if he proved he could handle the grand national circuit. He was the brother of nascar pioneers tim flock and bob flock, and the second female nascar driver ethel mobley. Rookie nascar drivers have to pay their dues, but perhaps no other driver endured the onthetrack training that julius timothy flock had to encounter. Flocks older brothers bob and fonty and his sister ethel all drove in nascars strictly stock and grand national competitions. The monkey called jocko flocko raced with tim in eight races. It wasnt until tims 10th race of the season on may. Jockos tale starts with one of nascars greatest early drivers, tim flock. That time a monkey went apeshit on a nascar drivers face. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name.
Following the skid marks of his two race cardriving brothers, fonty and bob, tim flock became a stock car racing legend. At daytona beach in 1952, flock streaked across the finish line 18 seconds ahead of atlantas jack smith in the february modified division race. Nascar hof inductee tim flocks widow doesnt monkey around with remembrance of him charlotte observer. Tim flock, race driver by larry fielden for sale online. His record stood until 1967 when richard petty achieved 27 victories. Tim flock, racing at daytonas beach course, one year jumped out to a fast start and took the lead then all at once he started hitting seagulls. Though other carmakers could boast more horsepower than the 170 delivered by the twin h. He finished 5th in nascars inaugural strictly stock race at charlotte, north carolina in 1949. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for tim flock on. An interview with flock chronicles the amazing story of jocko flocko a rhesus monkey who rode in the car during several nascar races.
Flock was 24 years of age when he competed in his first stock car race in 1948. He was a brother to nascars second female driver ethel mobley and bob and fonty flock. Tim flock completed a marathon of running in two races in two states on backtoback days. I bet im the only driver who has won the championship on his head, flock said in an article penned by brandon reed for. But tims wins sputtered as the new season began, and his sponsor, ted chester, was looking for a way to shake things up. You would see a bunch of them drivers running sideways and doing all. The flocks are best known for the exploits of brothers bob, fontell fonty, and tim, who were early stockcarracing stars on the nascar circuit in the 1940s and 50s. If tim can be struck down by this, it shows that anyone can. The fiveperson group the fifth in nascar hall of fame history consists of tim flock, jack ingram, dale jarrett, maurice petty and fireball roberts. Darrell waltrips last race car as an ownerdriver was painted white with the number 300 on it.
Flock had a rhesus monkey codriver named jocko flocko. Tims brothers fonty and bob actually tried to talk tim out of racing. Tim flock, wheeling the same lincoln that carried harold kite to victory at daytona, drove around byron in the 48th lap and stormed to victory in the 150mile grand national race. Champion nascar pioneer during the middle of the 20th century. Stockcar racer and nascars grand national circuit series champion in 1952 and 1955. Flock also won more racesfourthan any driver on the old daytona beach racecourse. Tim flock juluis tim flock the younger brother of fonty flock had a shorter career than his brother. There goes tim flock out in front and racing toward the checkered flag. Tim flock, jack ingram, dale jarrett, maurice petty and fireball roberts are the five 2014 inductees. Flock was more than a driver, he was a racing ambassador. Tim flock, race driver by larry fielden a copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Nascar hof inductee tim flocks widow doesnt monkey.
Tim flock american stockcar racing driver britannica. The four raced at the july 10, 1949 race at the daytona beach road course, which was the first event to feature a brother and a sister, and the only nascar event to feature four siblings. Tim flock finished 5th in nascars inaugural strictly stock. Members of the eighth nascar hall of fame class joined their rightful place among. Flock, the 1952 and 55 nascar grand national champion, was the youngest of the flock clan, the most famous family in the early days of stock car racing. Nascar announced the inductees who will comprise the 2014 class of the nascar hall of fame.
Driver tim flock 1949 nascar strictly stock results. By contemporary standards, julius timothy tim flock was a late bloomer. He stayed in a cage at the flocks home in atlanta between races. Bob flock finished second, a half lap behind his younger brother. Tim flock and the rhesus monkey he raced with fox sports. His older sister and her husband helped kickstart his racing career, while his brothers tried to talk him out of it. In honor of flock, here is the story of the driver and the monkey he used to race with. But the more i got to thinking about it, the more i liked it, said flock in larry fieldens book, tim flock, race driver.
Following the skid marks of his two race cardriving brothers, fonty and bob, tim flock became a. Tim flock, american stockcar racing driver who counted the 1952 and 1955 national association for stock car auto racing winston cup series championships among his numerous triumphs. Nascar race cars american racing daytona 500 grand national vintage race car car and driver you are the father drag racing. Ultimately, tim flock outclassed his racing siblings. Tim flock was the youngest member of one of the first famous nascar families. Tim flock, race driver hardcover january 1, 1991 by larry fielden author 5. Nascar hall of fame racer and twotime nascar premier series champion tim flock was born 92 years ago today. Stock car racer tim richmond died of aids, doctor said. The flock brothersthe flock family of fort payne, dekalb county, was perhaps the most adventurous and daring family in alabama history. He won 40 grand national races and was the champion in 1952despite jockos stintand 55. Click on the site to see tim flocks career results at that track glossary. Flock considered it a kind of public relations gesture. Mar 27, 2020 tim flock, american stockcar racing driver who counted the 1952 and 1955 national association for stock car auto racing winston cup series championships among his numerous triumphs.
Tim, his brothers, bob and fonty, and his sister ethel loved race cars. He raced around the car, eventually jumping on tims. In 1953, flock was racing the number 91 fabulous hudson hornet. Tim flock led family effort into nascar hall of fame. Julius timothy tim flock may 11, 1924 march 31, 1998 was an american stock car racer. Apr 05, 1998 tim flock, a colorful and highly successful driver in the early years of stockcar automobile racing, died on tuesday in his home in charlotte, n. The year was 1953, and hotshot driver tim flock was coming off a dominant 1952 season. Tim flock accompanied his siblings to a race in north wilkesboro, nc, where another competitor asked the younger flock to hot lap his modified which he did and a career was born. Click on the site to see tim flock s career results at that track. His record of 18 wins in 1955 stood until richard petty won 27 in 1967. Post race fines were much harsher in tim flocks day. Jan 16, 2014 by contemporary standards, julius timothy tim flock was a late bloomer. Tim flock won his third race of the year, at north wilkesboro, and then quit the team he was racing for, the chrysler team owned by. Late start no road block to nascar stardom for tim flock.
On may 16, 1953, jocko helped tim win the grand national race at hickory, n. When it comes to the history of nascar racers, none. Tim flock nascar results, statistics and car numbers. A promoters dream team, tim and jocko rode together in eight races that year. In 1955 he won a record 18 pole positions and 18 victories which was thought by some to be unbeatable. Flock, never being one who liked to be told what to do, ran the race.
I can still see tim driving his chrysler 300 down the beach full throttle, the wind in his face, the water at his side, and the sand beneath his wheels. Jan 28, 2014 jocko flocko, as the monkey was known, had his own race suit and was flocks codriver for one win, at a race in hickory. I thought ted had been hittin the jug too much he couldnt be serious, tim said in tim flock, race driver, a biography published in 1991. If a driver today could do what i did with that monkey, hed never get booed the way darrell waltrip does, says flock. Jocko flocko was a rhesus monkey and remains the only known codriver in nascar history. They loved racing, race tracks anything about racing and especially beach racing. He put his own interests behind those of the sport as a whole, thereby creating a role model for others to follow. Click on the site to see tim flock s career results at that track glossary. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Tim was the only driver in nascar history to have a monkey as a passenger when he raced. He was the brother of nascars second female driver ethel mobley, and of nascar pioneers bob flock and fonty flock. Tims career was very successful and paid more because he was in his prime when the purses were much bigger. Flocks sponsor, ted chester, was happy with flock as a driver, but felt he could use a little extra something to get more attention.
At the height of his career, in 1955, he set a nascar record with 18 wins and earned his second grand national championship. He had to remove the number 300 because nascar rules do not permit threedigit numbers on cars. Jocko flocko was a rhesus monkey and remains the only known co driver in nascar history. But the more i got to thinking about it, the more i liked it. Jan 17, 2014 driving for dawsonville, gas ted chester, tim flock won the 1952 championship in a hudson hornet despite breaking an axle and flipping the car in the seasons final race at west palm beach, fl. In honor of flock, here is the story of the driver and the monkey he. France stripped flock of the 1950 modified title, something that angered the tim the rest of his life. It was flocks first win on the nascar major league tour. Nascar hall of fame class of 2014 jayskis nascar silly. Nascar hof inductee tim flocks widow doesnt monkey around.
Tim flock race results in the 1953 nascar grand national series. He is the only race driver in the georgia athletic hall of fame. Sisters reo, an airshow barnstormer, and ethel, a driver, also joined in the daredevil. Remembering tim flock and his monkey jocko flocko fox sports. At least 60 seagulls smashed into his windshield and by the time tim came back around again feathers were still floating around and the seagulls were flying to safety. Tim flock is truly a legend, and his friends and fans will miss him. Nascars first official season ended with tim in eighth. Julius timothy tim flock may 11, 1924 march 31, 1998 was one of nascars early pioneers, and a two time series champion.
Tim flock, 73, a successful and colorful nascar pioneer the. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. After finishing second in a 100mile race at hickory n. Tim flock, 73, a successful and colorful nascar pioneer. Unfortunately, jocko was forced to retire from driving duties two weeks later in raleigh, n. Learn about the life and racing career of tim flock. Tim flock, a colorful and highly successful driver in the early years of stockcar automobile racing, died on tuesday in his home in charlotte, n. Sisters reo, an airshow barnstormer, and ethel, a driver, also. Jocko got out of his seatbelt and during the race got struck in the head with a pebble. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.