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Name
  
Gober Sosebee


Died
  
November 11, 1996

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Cause of death
  
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Best finish
  
14th - 1953 Grand National Series season

First race
  
1949 race (Daytona Beach Road Course)

Last race
  
First win
  
1952 Hayloft Speedway race (Augusta, Georgia)

Last win
  
1954 Central City Speedway race (Macon, Georgia)

Gober 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.

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Sosebee also won 2 Grand National (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) races, one in 1952 and another in 1954. He also had 4 pole positions (including his first NASCAR race at Daytona Beach) and 33 top 10 finishes during his Cup career, and also ran five races in the NASCAR Convertible Division.

His son, David Sosebee, was also a NASCAR driver.

References

Gober Sosebee Wikipedia