Robert 'Red' Byron
1st NASCAR Grand National Champion (1949)
2 NASCAR Grand National Wins
2 NASCAR Grand National Poles
| Win Summary | Pole Summary | Track
Summary |
Born: March 12, 1915
Died: November 11, 1960
Hometown: Anniston, Alabama
Other Trivia
1st NASCAR Grand National Champion
15 career races
National Motorsports Hall of Fame (1966)
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Driver's (1998)
Won the 1st NASCAR Sanctioned event February 15, 1948
| Race Win# |
Date | Race Name | Track | SP | Car Make |
| 1 | 7/10/1949 | Daytona Beach Course | Daytona Beach Course | 2 | Oldsmobile |
| 2 | 9/25/1949 | Martinsville 200 | Martinsville Speedway | 3 | Oldsmobile |
| Pole# | Date | Race Name | Track |
| 1 | 9/11/1949 | Langhorne 200 | Langhorne Speedway |
| 2 | 4/2/1950 | Charlotte 200 | Charlotte Speedway |
| Track | Poles | Wins |
| Charlotte Speedway | 1 | 0 |
| Daytona Beach Course | 0 | 1 |
| Langhorne Speedway | 1 | 0 |
| Martinsville Speedway | 0 | 1 |
