Tim Flock

One of the true pioneers of the sport, Tim Flock was the NASCAR Cup Series champion in 1952 and 1955. He won 40 races and 37 pole positions in 13 years behind the wheel. His 21.2 winning percentage (40 victories in 189 starts) is the best in NASCAR Cup Series history. Flock finished fifth in the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race, June 19, 1949, at the old Charlotte Speedway three-quarter-mile dirt track.

Flock's 18 victories (in 45 races) in 1955 stood as a NASCAR record until 1967 and the 19 pole positions he earned that same year still stands as a record. In 1952, his first championship season, Flock ran the most laps (5,345), led the most races (16) and ran the most miles (3,564). He won NASCAR's only sports-car race, in 1955, driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing.

One of the true characters of the sport, Flock competed in eight races with Jocko Flocko, his pet monkey, as a passenger in his racecar.

He was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame and the State of Georgia Hall of Fame in 1972, the International Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and Lowe's Motor Speedway's Court of Legends in 1994. Flock died after a long illness in 1998.