Chuck Mahoney

Chuck Mahoney
BornCharles F. Mahoney
(1920-03-23)March 23, 1920
Stockholm, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 20, 1999(1999-07-20) (aged 79)
Williamsville, New York, U.S.
Cause of deathHeart attack
NASCAR Cup Series career
16 races run over 4 years
Best finish7th (1950)
First race1949 (Hamburg)
Last race1956 (Asheville-Weaverville)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 1
NASCAR Sportsman Division
First Race1950 (Eastern States)
First WinJune 15, 1950 (Sandy Creek)

Charles F. Mahoney (March 23, 1920 – July 20, 1999) was an American stock car racing driver.

Racing career

One of the pioneers of the Grand National Series, he competed in 16 races over the first eight years of the sport, with a best finish of second at the Charlotte Speedway in 1950.[1] Mahoney finished 5th in NASCAR's inaugural superspeedway race, the 1950 Southern 500, and ultimately finished 7th in the driver standings for that year.[2]

Mahoney won his first race in the NASCAR Sportsman Division (predecessor of the Xfinity Series) at Sandy Creek on June 15, 1950, and spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified classes at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including Fonda Speedway, Langhorne Speedway, Oswego Speedway, Spencer Speedway, Utica-Rome Speedway, and Watertown Speedway.[3][4][5]

Mahoney, who introduced stock car racing on ice on Oneida Lake in central New York, also promoted racing at two tracks in upstate New York after he retired from driving. He died in 1999 of a heart attack.[6][7]

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 52 53 54 55 56 NGNC Pts Ref
1949 Brooks Motors 77 Mercury CLT DAB HBO LAN HAM
16 		MAR HEI NWS 71st 2.5 [8]
1950 18 DAB CLT LAN MAR CAN
15 		7th 1217.5 [9]
77 VER
3 		DSP
9 		MCF
17 		CLT
2 		HBO
9 		DSP
27 		HAM
16 		DAR
5 		LAN
31 		NWS VER
9 		MAR WIN HBO
1951 Henry J DAB CLT NMO GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN CLS CLB DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI AWS MCF ALS MSF FMS MOR
9 		ABS DAR CLB CCS LAN CLT DSP WIL HBO TPN PGS MAR OAK NWS HMS JSP ATL GAR NMO [10]
1952 Ken Swihart Hudson PBS
25 		DAB JSP NWS MAR CLB ATL CCS LAN DAR DSP CAN HAY FMS HBO CLT MSF NIF OSW MON MOR PPS MCF AWS DAR CCS LAN DSP WIL HBO MAR NWS ATL PBS [11]
1956 Billy Rafter 40 Dodge HCY CLT WSS PBS ASF DAB PBS WIL ATL NWS LAN RCH CLB CON GPS HCY HBO MAR LIN CLT POR EUR NYF MER MAS CLT MCF
17 		POR AWS
16 		RSP PIF CSF CHI CCF MGY OKL ROA OBS SAN NOR PIF MYB POR DAR CSH CLT LAN POR CLB HBO NWP CLT CCF MAR HCY WIL [12]

References

  1. ^ "Chuck Mahoney - NASCAR Cup Statistics". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  2. ^ "Chuck Mahoney – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  3. ^ "Career Results by Series". The Third Turn. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  4. ^ "The Legends of Watertown Speedway". Speedway Press. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Spencer Speedway Legends 1957-1977". Rosedog Books (October 27, 2016). Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ex-Race Car Driver Mahoney Dies". The Associated Press. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Former racing star Mahoney dies at 79". The Gadsden Times. August 6, 1999. p. D3. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Chuck Mahoney – 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Chuck Mahoney – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Chuck Mahoney – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  11. ^ "Chuck Mahoney – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "Chuck Mahoney – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved December 10, 2022.