Tim Flock won two Grand National championships (1952, 1955) and 39 races, and was NASCAR's great showman – he once raced with a rhesus monkey named Jocko Flocko as his co-pilot until the monkey pulled the plug on his strategy. He was banned in 1961 for trying to unionize drivers with Curtis Turner.
Flock died of cancer in 1998 at 73. His flamboyance and talent made him one of the defining personalities of NASCAR's first decade.
At a Glance
- Born: May 11, 1924, Fort Payne, Alabama
- Died: March 31, 1998, Atlanta, Georgia
- Age: 73
- Cause of death: Cancer
Final Resting Place
Sunset Memory Gardens, Mint Hill, North Carolina.
Photo: Alan Brownsten via Find a Grave
From the Book
This profile is adapted from Legends at Rest: NASCAR Legends by Howard Wear.
Portrait: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Grave photo: Photo: Alan Brownsten via Find a Grave.