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Tim Flock vs Fireball Roberts: NASCAR’s 64 Greatest Drivers Sweet 16

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by Charlie Turner

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April 17, 2009 8:47 am UTC 8 Comments

Our first  Sweet 16 match up in the One and Done region pairs one of the greatest stock car drivers of the ’50s against one of NASCAR’s most popular – and successful – drivers ever. NASCAR 64 Greatest Drivers Tournament at Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie

Tim Flock was a two-time Cup Series champion winning his first in a Hudson Hornet and his second in one of Carl Kiekhaefer’s Chryslers. His 18 wins in ’55 stood as the record until ’67. Tim also won NASCAR’s only sports car race, in a Mercedes Benz 300 SL. Flock is also famous for his sometimes co-pilot – a monkey he called Jocko Flocko. I had mistakenly given credit to brother Fonty for Jocko. But Fonty’s grand daughter – Kelly Bair – corrected me. Thanks Kelly.

Glen “Fireball” Roberts won 33 times in 207 starts in NASCAR’s top series. Roberts won the 1962 Daytona 500, had 93 top fives, 122 top tens and 32 career poles. He was nicknamed “Fireball” because he was a hard-throwing high school pitcher. Roberts died after an accident in the 1964 Coca-Cola 600.

Roberts won earlier match ups with Tim Richmond in the round of 32 and his first rounder with Ricky Rudd. Tim Flock beat Davey Allison to get to the Sweet 16 after edging Bob Welborn in round one. Two of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers try to get to the Elite Eight.

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8 Responses to “Tim Flock vs Fireball Roberts: NASCAR’s 64 Greatest Drivers Sweet 16”

  1. Spaceman on April 17th, 2009 9:35 am

    Tim Flock. He had 39 wins to Robert’s 33. Drove with a monkey. Drove Hudsons. This is a close one but I’m going with Flock.

  2. User Avatar Marc on April 17th, 2009 1:45 pm

    Tim Flock

  3. User Avatar Matt Mercer on April 17th, 2009 5:28 pm

    Tim Flock.

  4. User Avatar Steve Wronkowicz on April 17th, 2009 7:18 pm

    Fonty’s grand daughter, Kelly Bair, in the second hour of the 4-14 ON PIT ROW show took her great-uncle in this matchup. Kelly, Jocko and Hudson Hornet all add up to a sweet sixteen win for the Flock family.

  5. Keith on April 17th, 2009 8:36 pm

    Fireball but it’s close. You know it makes me wish i was around to see some of these guys tradin’ paint. Should rerun more of these races on ESPN instead of just Dale SR.

  6. Mark on April 17th, 2009 11:37 pm

    Fireball, but in a really close one

  7. Buddy Clay on April 18th, 2009 7:08 am

    Mr Flock

  8. User Avatar Charlie Turner on April 22nd, 2009 10:28 pm

    Fireball Roberts.

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