Gober Sosebee

Gober Sosebee
BornOctober 15, 1915
Dawsonville, Georgia
DiedNovember 11, 1996(1996-11-11) (aged 81)
Dawsonville, Georgia
Cause of deathAgriculture accident
NASCAR Cup Series career
71 races run over 9 years
Best finish14th - 1953 Grand National Series season
First race1949 race (Daytona Beach Road Course)
Last race1959 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First win1952 Hayloft Speedway race (Augusta, Georgia)
Last win1954 Central City Speedway race (Macon, Georgia)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 33 4

Gober Cletus Sosebee (October 15, 1915 – November 11, 1996) was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950, and 1951.[1][2] He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway.[1]

Sosebee also won two Grand National Series races, one in 1952 and another in 1954. He also had four pole positions (including his first NASCAR race at Daytona Beach) and 33 top-10 finishes during his career, and also ran five races in the NASCAR Convertible Division.[3]

His son, David Sosebee, is also a former NASCAR driver.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 NGNC Pts Ref
1949 Leon Chester 50 Olds CLT DAB
8* 		HBO
2 		LAN
19* 		HAM MAR HEI NWS 15th 265 [4]
1950 Ted Chester DAB
30 		CLT LAN MAR CAN VER DSP MCF CLT HBO DSP HAM [5]
Sosebee Racing 51 DAR
17 		LAN NWS VER MAR WIN HBO
1951 50 DAB
52 		CLT NMO GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN 17th 711.25 [6]
Sam Knox 51 Cadillac CLS
2 		MSF
42 		FMS MOR ABS
22 CLB
15 		DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI
Sosebee Racing 51 Olds AWS
2 		MCF ALS DAR
16 		CLB CCS
2 		LAN CLT DSP WIL HBO
21 		TPN PGS MAR OAK NWS HMS JSP ATL
5 		GAR NMO
7
1952 PBS DAB
5 		JSP
28 		NWS MAR CCS
5 		LAN 90th [7]
Frank Christian 14 CLB
12
Sam Knox 51 Cadillac ATL
9
Chrysler DAR
11 		DSP CAN HAY
1* 		FMS HBO CLT
14 		MSF NIF OSW MON MOR PPS MCF AWS DAR CCS LAN DSP WIL HBO MAR NWS ATL
5 		PBS
1953 PBS
12 		DAB
11 		HAR NWS 14th 2525 [8]
Sosebee Racing Olds CLT
2 		RCH CCS
16 		LAN CLB
6 		HCY MAR PMS
14 		RSP LOU
7 		FIF
9 		LAN TCS WIL MCF PIF
8 		MOR PAS
10 		HCY DAR
23 		CCS
3* 		LAN
12 		BLF WIL
10 		NWS
14 		MAR ATL
11
50 ATL
6 		RVS LCF DAV HBO AWS
1954 51 PBS DAB
9 		JSP
16 		ATL
4 		OSP
3 		OAK NWS
12* 		HBO
26 		CCS
1 		LAN
23 		WIL MAR
15 		SHA RSP CLT
21 		GAR CLB
18 		LND HCY MCF WGS PIF AWS
5 		SFS GRS MOR OAK CLT
10 		SAN COR
17 		DAR
DNQ 		CCS
16 		CLT LAN MAR
23 		NWS
27 		15th 2114 [9]
Elmer Brooks 44 MAS
10
1955 Sosebee Racing 51 TCS
4 		PBS JSP
19 		DAB
45 		OSP
18 		CLB
17 		HBO NWS MGY LAN CLT
4 		HCY ASF TUS MAR RCH NCF FOR LIN MCF FON AIR CLT PIF CLB AWS MOR ALS NYF SAN CLT FOR MAS RSP DAR MGY LAN RSP GPS MAS CLB MAR LVP NWS HBO 64th [10]
1958 50 FAY DAB CON FAY WIL HBO FAY CLB PIF ATL CLT MAR ODS OBS GPS GBF STR NWS BGS TRN RSD CLB NBS REF LIN HCY AWS RSP MCC SLS TOR BUF MCF BEL BRR CLB NSV AWS BGS MBS DAR CLT BIR
10 		CSF GAF RCH HBO
8 		SAS
7 		MAR NWS
11 		ATL
25 		112th [11]
1959 FAY DAY DAY
49 		HBO CON ATL WIL BGS CLB NWS REF HCY MAR TRN CLT NSV ASP PIF GPS ATL CLB WIL RCH BGS AWS DAY HEI CLT MBS CLT NSV AWS BGS GPS CLB DAR HCY RCH CSF HBO MAR AWS NWS CON [12]
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1959 Sosebee Racing Chevrolet 36 49

References

  1. ^ a b "Home page". Sosebee Racing. Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ "Drivers: Gober Sosebee". LegendsofNascar.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  3. ^ Career stats; Racing Reference; Retrieved May 1, 2008
  4. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1953 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1954 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1955 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  12. ^ "Gober Sosebee – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 26, 2020.