Gober Sosebee

Gober Cletus 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. He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway.

Sosebee's son, David, is also a former NASCAR driver.

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 Pts Ref 1949 Leon Chester 50 Olds CLT DAB8* HBO2 LAN19* HAM MAR HEI NWS 15th 265 1950 Ted Chester DAB30 CLT LAN MAR CAN VER DSP MCF CLT HBO DSP HAM Sosebee Racing 51 DAR17 LAN NWS VER MAR WIN HBO 1951 50 DAB52 CLT NMO GAR HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN 17th 711.25 Sam Knox 51 Cadillac CLS2 MSF42 FMS MOR ABS 22 CLB15 DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI Sosebee Racing 51 Olds AWS2 MCF ALS DAR16 CLB CCS2 LAN CLT DSP WIL HBO21 TPN PGS MAR OAK NWS HMS JSP ATL5 GAR NMO7 1952 PBS DAB5 JSP28 NWS MAR CCS5 LAN 90th Frank Christian 14 CLB12 Sam Knox 51 Cadillac ATL9 Chrysler DAR11 DSP CAN HAY1* FMS HBO CLT14 MSF NIF OSW MON MOR PPS MCF AWS DAR CCS LAN DSP WIL HBO MAR NWS ATL5 PBS 1953 PBS12 DAB11 HAR NWS 14th 2525 Sosebee Racing Olds CLT2 RCH CCS16 LAN CLB6 HCY MAR PMS14 RSP LOU7 FIF9 LAN TCS WIL MCF PIF8 MOR PAS10 HCY DAR23 CCS3* LAN12 BLF WIL10 NWS14 MAR ATL11 50 ATL6 RVS LCF DAV HBO AWS 1954 51 PBS DAB9 JSP16 ATL4 OSP3 OAK NWS12* HBO26 CCS1 LAN23 WIL MAR15 SHA RSP CLT21 GAR CLB18 LND HCY MCF WGS PIF AWS5 SFS GRS MOR OAK CLT10 SAN COR17 DARDNQ CCS16 CLT LAN MAR23 NWS27 15th 2114 Elmer Brooks 44 MAS10 1955 Sosebee Racing 51 TCS4 PBS JSP19 DAB45 OSP18 CLB17 HBO NWS MGY LAN CLT4 HCY ASF TUS MAR RCH NCF FOR LIN MCF FON AIR CLT PIF CLB AWS MOR ALS NYF SAN CLT FOR MAS RSP DAR MGY LAN RSP GPS MAS CLB MAR LVP NWS HBO 64th 1958 50 FAY DAB CON FAY WIL HBO FAY CLB PIF ATL CLT MAR ODS OBS GPS GBF STR NWS BGS TRN RSD CLB NBS REF LIN HCY AWS RSP MCC SLS TOR BUF MCF BEL BRR CLB NSV AWS BGS MBS DAR CLT BIR10 CSF GAF RCH HBO8 SAS7 MAR NWS11 ATL25 112th 1959 FAY DAY DAY49 HBO CON ATL WIL BGS CLB NWS REF HCY MAR TRN CLT NSV ASP PIF GPS ATL CLB WIL RCH BGS AWS DAY HEI CLT MBS CLT NSV AWS BGS GPS CLB DAR HCY RCH CSF HBO MAR AWS NWS CON

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1959 Sosebee Racing Chevrolet 36 49