Chuck Mahoney

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

Chuck Mahoney
Born	Charles F. Mahoney (1920-03-23)March 23, 1920 Stockholm, New York, U.S.
Died	July 20, 1999(1999-07-20) (aged 79) Williamsville, New York, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart attack
NASCAR Cup Series career
16 races run over 4 years
Best finish	7th (1950)
First race	1949 (Hamburg)
Last race	1956 (Asheville-Weaverville)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 7 1
NASCAR Sportsman Division
First Race	1950 (Eastern States)
First Win	June 15, 1950 (Sandy Creek)

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.

External links

• Chuck Mahoney driver statistics at Racing-Reference