Tim Flock was a pedal to the medal, no holding back driver of the 1950's. He had lightning reflexes and was sometimes compared to "Fireball Roberts". He won over 21% of the 189 races he entered on all tracks.

He had two brothers, Bob and Fonty who also raced but tried to steer him away from getting involved in racing. It was his sister Ethel and her husband who really encouraged his racing career and helped him get his start in 1948.

In 1949 all three brothers made the Top 10 in the Grand Nationals. It was in the family blood. In 1950 Tim was off the track due to injuries suffered in a wreck at Charlotte. He had a strong comeback though, and finished third in 1951 and won the championship in 1952. In 1955 Tim had one of his best seasons ever. He racked up eighteen wins, which is a NASCAR record, and won the Grand National championship for the second time.

Tim was the only driver in NASCAR history to have a monkey passenger while racing. His buddy's name was Jocko Flocko. The little primate lasted for eight races until he got loose during one race and grabbed Tim around the neck. Tim had to make a costly pit stop and decided to retire the little fellow. Altogether Tim won 40 races during his career which ended in 1962. He was expelled from NASCAR after being involved in an attempt to organize a driver's union.

Tim was known to be the best beach course racer ever. In 1999 he was officially honored as one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. Other awards earned by Tim were the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame, State of Georgia Hall of Fame (72), International Motorsports Hall of Fame (91) and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Court of Legends (94).