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26-556: Isaac grew up on a farm near Catawba, North Carolina , the second-youngest of nine children. He finished school after the sixth grade, which led to the incorrect rumor that he could neither read nor write. He began racing full-time in 1956, but it took him seven years to break into the Grand National division. Isaac won the championship in 1970 driving the No. 71 Dodge Charger Daytona sponsored by K&K Insurance . His crew chief

52-599: A NASCAR driver's union . Like Curtis Turner , he faced a life ban from NASCAR. Flock continued to race under other sanctioning bodies, including the Midwest Association for Race Cars , competing in the 100 mi (160 km) event on the dirt at Lakewood Speedway , Georgia, in October 1961, where he finished second. He also raced at a United States Auto Club event in Concord, North Carolina, in 1963. He

78-462: A record that stood until 1983. Isaac dropped out of the 1973 Talladega 500 mid-race in an impulsive decision which surprised his pit crew and the team owner. "I wasn't afraid I was going to wreck...I don't have anything to prove to myself or to anybody else. I know how it feels to win and lose. I know how it feels to be a champion. And now I know how it feels to quit. It just entered my mind at that moment," Isaac said. "I decided to quit and that

104-627: Is a town in Catawba County , North Carolina , United States. The population was 603 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hickory – Lenoir – Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area . As with the county, the name recalls the Catawba people , the indigenous people who once inhabited the area. The Catawba Historic District , Alexander Moore Farm , Murray's Mill Historic District , and Powell–Trollinger Lime Kilns are listed on

130-605: The National Register of Historic Places . Catawba is located on the northeastern border of Catawba County. Its northeastern boundary is the shore of the Catawba River in Lake Norman . North Carolina Highway 10 passes through the center of the town, leading north 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Exit 138 on Interstate 40 and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Newton . U.S. Route 70 crosses NC 10 north of

156-560: The April 8 race at North Wilkesboro Speedway , citing stomach ulcers . Upon departing from the Kiekhaefer camp, he had compiled 21 triumphs out of his 46 starts with Kiekhaefer. In his final race before "retiring" Flock was disqualified and banned from NASCAR as a result of "having too much solder on his carburetor screw" which was illegal. This was widely known by the public to be retaliation by NASCAR management for Flock's support of

182-420: The age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under

208-460: The age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 42,031, and the median income for a family was $ 42,083. Males had a median income of $ 33,750 versus $ 21,645 for females. The per capita income for

234-520: The center of Catawba and leads east 12 miles (19 km) to Statesville and west 16 miles (26 km) to Hickory . According to the United States Census Bureau , Catawba has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km ), of which 3.9 square miles (10.2 km ) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km ), or 1.60%, is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 604 people, 270 households, and 208 families residing in

260-469: The final race at West Palm Beach . Flock later joked, "I was the only driver to ever win a championship upside-down." In 1954, Flock was disqualified despite winning at the Daytona Beach and Road Course for illegally screwed carburetor screws. Flock had a rhesus monkey co-driver named "Jocko Flocko" with him in his May 16, 1953, Grand National win at Hickory Motor Speedway . Jocko Flocks became

286-418: The only winning monkey ever. The monkey was retired two weeks later at Raleigh, where the monkey pulled the device to allow the driver to observe the right front tire and was hit by a pebble. At the time, drivers used a device to lift the wheel well to observe tire wear in case of a tire failure. Flock had to do a pit stop to remove the monkey, and he finished third (he would have won without the problem). 1955

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312-401: The overall points standings. Flock won his first official NASCAR race in 1950 at Charlotte. He ran 12 of 19 races and finished 16th in the final standings. In 1951, Flock won seven races. 1952 brought eight wins and four poles. At the end of the 1952 NASCAR season, Flock had 106 more points than Herb Thomas , earning Flock his first NASCAR Grand National Championship title, despite flipping in

338-2444: The reason Isaac left the 1973 Talladega 500 was because he "had heard a voice that told him to quit". ( key ) ( Bold  – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics  – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ) 1949   R. Byron 1950   B. Rexford 1951   H. Thomas 1952   T. Flock 1953   H. Thomas 1954   L. Petty 1955   T. Flock 1956   B. Baker 1957   B. Baker 1958   L. Petty 1959   L. Petty 1960   R. White 1961   N. Jarrett 1962   J. Weatherly 1963   J. Weatherly 1964   R. Petty 1965   N. Jarrett 1966   D. Pearson 1967   R. Petty 1968   D. Pearson 1969   D. Pearson 1970   B. Isaac 1971   R. Petty 1972   R. Petty 1973   B. Parsons 1974   R. Petty 1975   R. Petty 1976   C. Yarborough 1977   C. Yarborough 1978   C. Yarborough 1979   R. Petty 1980   D. Earnhardt 1981   D. Waltrip 1982   D. Waltrip 1983   B. Allison 1984   T. Labonte 1985   D. Waltrip 1986   D. Earnhardt 1987   D. Earnhardt 1988   B. Elliott 1989   R. Wallace 1990   D. Earnhardt 1991   D. Earnhardt 1992   A. Kulwicki 1993   D. Earnhardt 1994   D. Earnhardt 1995   J. Gordon 1996   T. Labonte 1997   J. Gordon 1998   J. Gordon 1999   D. Jarrett 2000   B. Labonte 2001   J. Gordon 2002   T. Stewart 2003   M. Kenseth 2004   Ku. Busch 2005   T. Stewart 2006   J. Johnson 2007   J. Johnson 2008   J. Johnson 2009   J. Johnson 2010   J. Johnson 2011   T. Stewart 2012   B. Keselowski 2013   J. Johnson 2014   K. Harvick 2015   Ky. Busch 2016   J. Johnson 2017   M. Truex Jr. 2018   J. Logano 2019   Ky. Busch 2020   C. Elliott 2021   K. Larson 2022   J. Logano 2023   R. Blaney 2024   J. Logano Catawba, North Carolina Catawba

364-847: The sport. Ultimately, Isaac did return to NASCAR racing as a driver from 1974 through 1976, on a reduced schedule. Isaac also made his mark outside of NASCAR. In September 1971, he went to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah and set 28 world speed records, some of which still stand. Bobby Isaac was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame in 1979, and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1996. In 1998 NASCAR honored Isaac as one of its 50 greatest drivers . On May 20, 2015, Isaac

390-567: The start until many of the leaders began exiting for various problems, allowing Flock to lead the final ten laps. No other stock car events of any type were held at the track until the 1990s, and in 2010 the NASCAR Nationwide Series began racing there. Despite the win, however, the year was filled with off-track frustration for Flock, particularly with team owner Carl Kiekhaefer . Despite their combined on-track success, Flock left Kiekhaefer's team immediately after his victory in

416-409: The time of Isaac's collapse. Though Isaac was revived briefly at the hospital and was conversing with friends, he later died from a heart attack caused by heat exhaustion, at 12:45 a.m. on August 14, 13 days after his 45th birthday. Details of Isaac's pit lane collapse on the night of his death were given to reporters by friend and former racing driver Ned Jarrett . Jarrett asserted at that time that

442-423: The town was $ 20,933. About 8.2% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over. Tim Flock 1955 Grand National Series Champion 1955 , 1956 Daytona Beach Road Course Winner Highest career winning percentage for a full-time NASCAR driver (21%) Julius Timothy Flock (May 11, 1924 – March 31, 1998)

468-455: The town. The population density was 262.6 inhabitants per square mile (101.4/km ). There were 285 housing units at an average density of 124.7 per square mile (48.1/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 65.90% White , 30.37% African American , 1.00% Asian , 2.15% from other races , and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.59% of the population. There were 270 households, out of which 25.9% had children under

494-519: Was Elmo Langley , beating Yarborough to the line by about 3 feet (0.91 m) on the last lap. He finished 10th out of 22 drivers. Flock died of liver and throat cancer on March 31, 1998, at age 73, during NASCAR's 50th anniversary season. Darrell Waltrip honored him in a special paint scheme named "Tim Flock Special" at Darlington Raceway weeks before Flock died. Flock was without medical insurance, and Waltrip wanted to help raise money for Flock and his family. A month before his death, Flock

520-518: Was Harry Hyde . Isaac and Hyde took the car to Talladega in November and set a closed-course speed record. Isaac won 37 races in NASCAR's top series during his career, including 11 in his championship season, and started from the pole position 49 times. Isaac currently holds the NASCAR record for most poles in a single season, with 20 in 1969. In 1970 he turned a 201.104 mph lap at Talladega,

546-605: Was a record-setting year for Flock as well as NASCAR. On the way to Flock's second Grand National Championship title, Flock had 19 poles and 18 victories in 45 races. The 18 victories stood as a record until broken by "The King", Richard Petty , in 1967. The 19 poles are still the highest number in a NASCAR season. The 1956 season saw Flock win the International Stock Car Road Race , the first NASCAR Cup event ever held at Road America . Flock followed points leader and pole-sitter Buck Baker for much of

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572-539: Was an American stock car racer . He was a two-time NASCAR series champion. His brothers Bob and Fonty Flock also raced in NASCAR, as did his sister Ethel Mobley (who was NASCAR's second female driver). Tim Flock finished 5th in NASCAR's inaugural Strictly Stock race at Charlotte, North Carolina in 1949 ; he drove an Oldsmobile 88 that he borrowed from his newlywed neighbors. NASCAR's first official season ended with Flock in eighth, his brother Fonty Flock in fifth, and his other brother Bob Flock in third in

598-610: Was announced as a member of the 2016 induction class to the NASCAR Hall of Fame . On Saturday night, August 13, 1977, while running fourth, Isaac pulled out of the Winston 200 late model sportsman race at Hickory Motor Speedway with 40 laps left, and called for a relief driver, collapsing on pit road of heat exhaustion. Weather reports for the area that day showed temperatures which had reached 91 °F (33 °C) at mid-afternoon, and were still around 80 °F (27 °C) at

624-572: Was honored as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers . He has been inducted in numerous halls of fame, including the: International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1991), Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1999), National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (1972), State of Georgia Hall of Fame (1972), and Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends (1994). He was inducted in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in May 2006. On May 22, 2013, Flock

650-663: Was reinstated to NASCAR competition in 1966. Flock was employed by the Ford Motor Company to entertain customers at track events. In 1959, he was hired by Charlotte Motor Speedway to work in various roles, including public relations and ticket sales. His last race was the Battle of the NASCAR Legends race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1991. The race featured such drivers as Cale Yarborough , Junior Johnson , Pete Hamilton , and Donnie Allison . The winner

676-409: Was that. (Team owner) Bud Moore didn't know I had quit until after the race. I didn't know about (Larry) Smith at that time." ( Larry Smith was the first fatality at Talladega Superspeedway , which happened earlier in the race). Isaac did not participate in any further 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup races after Talladega, and the presumption by sports commentators in late 1973 was that he was retiring from

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