Ethel Mobley
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| Ethel Mobley | |||||||
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| Born | Ethel Ann Flock March 8, 1914 Fort Payne, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | June 26, 1984 (aged 70) | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 52nd (1949) | ||||||
| First race | 1949 NASCAR's second race (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
| Last race | 1949 (Langhorne) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of March 8, 2016. | |||||||
Ethel Ann Mobley (née Flock; March 8, 1914 – June 26, 1984) of Fort Payne, Alabama was tied for the second female to drive in NASCAR history. Her brother Tim Flock said she was named after the gasoline her father used in his car.[1]
"Flying Flocks"
[edit | edit source]Part of the racing Flock family,[2] three of her brothers are considered to be NASCAR pioneers: Tim, Fonty and Bob Flock.[3] She was married to Charlie Mobley, who fielded Tim's car in NASCAR's modified series.[4]
Racing career
[edit | edit source]Mobley raced in over 100 NASCAR Modified events in her career.[4]
Mobley had two Strictly Stock Series starts.[5] She raced against her brothers at NASCAR's second event ever on July 10, 1949 at the Daytona Beach Road Course.[5]
The event was the first to feature a brother and a sister, and the only NASCAR event to feature four siblings. Ethel beat Fonty and Bob by finishing eleventh (her career high), and Tim finished second. She made her only other career Cup start at Langhorne Speedway and finished 44th. Both events featured three female drivers (Sara Christian and Louise Smith).[5]
In June 1949, Mobley entered a racing competition in Florida, competing against 57 men drivers. She finished in 8th place.[6]
On August 7, 1949, Mobley became the first female racecar driver to compete against men in the state of Georgia when she entered a race at Central City Park Speedway in Macon, Georgia. She was rated as the top woman driver in the southeastern United States,[7] having won many competitions in all-women races.[7]
Motorsports career results
[edit | edit source]NASCAR
[edit | edit source](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Strictly Stock Series
[edit | edit source]| NASCAR Strictly Stock Series results | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | NSSC | Pts | Ref |
| 1949 | Charles Mobley | 91 | Cadillac | CLT | DAB 11 |
HBO | 52nd | 16 | [8] | |||||
| 92 | LAN 44 |
HAM | MAR | HEI | NWS | |||||||||
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Tim Flock Image Gallery, timflock.com; Retrieved February 8, 2008
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).; The Daily Star; August 2, 2003; Retrieved May 2, 2006, inaccessible February 9, 2008
- ^ a b c Early Pioneer's; decadesofracing.net; Retrieved May 2, 2006
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ethel Mobley driver statistics at Racing-ReferenceLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Charles Tidwell's Glory Days[permanent dead link]
