Gober Sosebee
| Gober Sosebee | |||||||
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| Born |
October 15, 1915 Dawsonville, Georgia | ||||||
| Cause of death |
Agriculture accident image= | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 71 races run over 9 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 14th - 1953 Grand National Series season | ||||||
| First race | 1949 race (Daytona Beach Road Course) | ||||||
| Last race | 1959 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| First win | 1952 Hayloft Speedway race (Augusta, Georgia) | ||||||
| Last win | 1954 Central City Speedway race (Macon, Georgia) | ||||||
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Gober 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 2 Grand national (now Sprint Cup Series) races, one in 1952 and another in 1954. He also had 4 pole positions (including his first NASCAR race at Daytona Beach) and 33 top 10 finishes during his Cup career, and also ran five races in the NASCAR Convertible Division.[3]
His son, David Sosebee, was also a NASCAR driver.
References
- 1 2 "Home page". Sosebee Racing. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "Drivers: Gober Sosebee". LegendsofNascar.com. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ Career stats; Racing Reference; Retrieved May 1, 2008
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