| Ethel Mobley | |||||||
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| Born | Ethel Ann Flock (1914-03-08)March 8, 1914 Fort Payne, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | June 26, 1984(1984-06-26) (aged 70) | ||||||
| NASCARCup Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 52nd (1949) | ||||||
| First race | 1949NASCAR'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 (néeFlock; March 8, 1914 – June 26, 1984) ofFort Payne, Alabama was tied for the second female to drive inNASCAR history. Her brotherTim Flock said she was named after thegasoline her father used in his car.[1]
Part of the racing Flock family,[2] three of her brothers are considered to be NASCAR pioneers:Tim,Fonty andBob Flock.[3] She was married to Charlie Mobley, who fielded Tim's car in NASCAR's modified series.[4]
She raced in over 100NASCAR Modified events in her career.[4]
She had two Strictly Stock Series starts.[5] She raced against her brothers at NASCAR's second event ever on July 10, 1949 at theDaytona 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 atLanghorne Speedway and finished 44th. Both events featured three female drivers (Sara Christian andLouise Smith).[5]
In June 1949, she entered a racing competition in Florida, competing against 57 men drivers. She finished in 8th place.[6]
On August 7, 1949, she 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]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCARStrictly 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 | |||||||||
