Sunday 23rd January 1949
NASCAR President Bill France promoted a 100-mile race at the new Broward Speedway. The huge two-mile speedway consisted of a paved circle used as taxiways at the Ft. Lauderdale-Davie Airport, Florida, US. Red Byron set the pack in qualifying with a speed of just over 115 mph. Lloyd Christopher won a preliminary 10-mile “Strictly Stock Late Model” race. Fonty Flock won the 50-lap feature at an average speed of 97 mph.