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*NASCAR legend Tim Flock dies of cancer at age 73*
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By Bruce Martin 
Contributing Editor 

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Tim Flock, one of the legendary
drivers from the early days of NASCAR, died today after a bout
with terminal cancer. Flock was diagnosed with cancer of the
lungs and liver in January. He was 73. 

Flock won 40 races during his NASCAR career and the 1952 and 
1955 Grand National Series (now Winston Cup) championships
driving for famed car owner Carl Kiekhaefer. He was recently
named as one of the 50 Greatest Drivers in NASCAR history, as
part of NASCAR's 50th Anniversary Celebration. 

"Tim was one of the great members of the colorful Flock
Brothers," said NASCAR president Bill France, Jr. "He won a lot
of races in what is now the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He was
truly one of the heroes of his day. 

"All of us at NASCAR extend our prayers and best wishes to his
family." 

Flock's 40 wins leaves him tied with current Winston Cup driver
Bill Elliott for 13th place in career victories. He won a NASCAR
record 19 poles in 1955 and gained further fame by driving with
a monkey -- Jocko Flocko - in his car for eight races in 1953. 

Flock retired as a driver in 1961, then held various positions
with Charlotte Motor Speedway. 

Flock won 21.2 percent of his NASAR starts, the best winning
percentage in history. He was a member of the International
Motorsports Hall of Fame, the National Motorsports Hall of Fame,
the North Carolina Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Georgia Hall
of Fame. 

"Tim was one of the great race drivers in history," said H.A.
"Humpy" Wheeler, president and general manager of Charlotte
Motor Speedway. "He was one of the early pioneers of the sport
and he left a great racing legacy for all future NASCAR Winston
Cup competitors. It's a particularly sad day in NASCAR history
to lose the final one of the legendary Flock Brothers." 

Flock raced in NASCAR's hell-raising early days along with his
brothers Bob and Fonty. Frank Mundy was Flock's teammate for
Kiekhaefer's race team in 1955 and 1956. 

"It's most unfortunate and makes me real low," Mundy said. "It
will stay with me for several months because you sit back and
think of all the times we were together, which was a very long
time. We always had a lot of camaraderie between us." 

In 1955, Flock won the NASCAR Grand National title and Mundy won
the AAA stock car division national championship when both were
with Kiekhaefer. 

"Tim, Fonty and Bob and I ran in the modifieds before NASCAR
started the Grand National Series," the 80-year-old Mundy
recalled. "We would usually all go together in the same car.
Tim, I and Buck Baker had the first 1-2-3 finish for the same
team in NASCAR Grand National history at the Phoenix Fairgrounds
in the Chrysler 300 in 1956. 

"What made Tim so good was he was smooth. You never saw him
broadslide a car except at the Beach course in Daytona. Fonty
was smooth too but Bob drove like a maniac. But Tim was also
smooth and always looked ahead on the race course in
anticipation of his next move. 

"Life goes on, but it's inevitable what happened to Tim. It's
ultra-sad." 

Eddie Gossage, executive vice president and general manager of
Texas Motor Speedway, is preparing for this weekend's Texas 500
Winston Cup race. He worked with Flock when both were at
Charlotte Motor Speedway in the 1980s and early 1990s. 

"We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of our dear
friend, Tim Flock," Gossage said. "On the week of the Texas 500,
we intend to honor NASCAR on the occasion of its 50th
Anniversary. Tim was one of the sport's pioneers and was
recently named to the list of its 50 top drivers. 

"Sunday, as we gather to celebrate this great American sport, we
hope everyone takes a moment to remember Tim and the people like
him who built our sport.  We will miss Tim's friendship, his
laughter, his smile and his stories. God bless Tim Flock and the
Flock family." 

At the TranSouth 400 at Darlington Raceway on March 22, Darrell
Waltrip turned his No. 17 car into the "Tim Flock Special" and
ran car No. 300 (Flock's number) in practice and qualifying in
honor of Flock. 

"I am pleased that I got to do that car for Tim and his family
at Darlington," Waltrip said. "I was so afraid Tim wouldn't be
able to hang on long enough to see it happen. I don't know how
significant it was that Tim got to see that car, but I can tell
you this - it was important to me. 

"I hope it encouraged him and put a smile on his face at a time
when there wasn't enough to smile about.  Stevie (Waltrip's
wife) and I send our heartfelt condolences to Tim's family and
we know all of the NASCAR family is thinking of them today.  We
will miss Tim." 

Flock earned $109,656 in his 13-season career.  Bob, the eldest
of the brothers, won four times in 36 career starts. Truman
Fontell "Fonty" Flock won 19 races and finished second 20 more
times in 154 starts.  Bob died in 1964, Fonty in 1972. 

Flock is survived by his wife of 53 years, Frances, and their
five children -- three sons, Richard, Donald and Carl, all of
Charlotte; and two daughters, Joy Kirkpatrick of Charlotte and
Peggy Black of Tampa, Fla. 

In lieu of flowers, the Flock family has asked that donations 
be made to Hospice of Charlotte, 120 East 7th St., Charlotte, 
N.C. 28204. Also, the Tim Flock Trust Fund, c/o First Union, 
P.O. Box 184, Harrisburg, N.C. 28075. The fund was established 
in February by Charlotte Motor Speedway and donations will be 
used to help with medical expenses Flock incurred during his 
illness.