Marshall Teague – The Racing Fatalist

Found this article published in theDaytona Beach Morning Journal on July 9, 1955 – the same day referenced in Tim Leeming’s Racing History Minute.

Some insightful – yet brutally candid – comments from Teague. His remarks and attitude about the dangers of racing were also eerily prescient because he ended up being the first driver to be killed at Daytona soon after it opened in 1959 – less than 4 years after this article.

Great article.

Buried in same cemetery as Fireball Roberts and Bill France, Jr.

That is an awesome read, Dave. Thanks.

Tom,thanks for a great article.

Tom,thanks for a great article.

July 1952, AAA Late Model Stock Car Race photo at Fairgrounds – Richmond, Va.
200 laps race

51 Starters

1st place Jack McGrath #49 Hudson Hornet $1,500.00.
2nd place Marshall Teague #6 Hudson Hornet $1,000.00.
7th place Joie Ray (black race driver) #7 Henry J Kaiser $350.00.

AAA was trying to get it’s “Stock Cars in the South”.

Photo and racing information given by Joe Kelly of “Let’s Talk Racing With Joe and Ruth Kelly”.

Thanks for any information or photos posted
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va.USA

Dennis, thanks for the great addition to our continuing efforts to accurately record history. Some really great pictures.

Awesome! Marshall Teague, one of the best!

Terrific photo from Strawberry Hill. Joe and Ruth Kelly have some great stuff. Thanks for posting, Dennis.

From Ultimate Racing History:

AAA Stock Car race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
August 3, 1952
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led
1 1 Jack McGrath 1952 Hudson Hornet 200 running
2 Marshall Teague 1952 Hudson Hornet 198 running
3 Cecil Hayes 1951 Packard
4 Don Miller 1952 Plymouth
5 Walt Faulkner 1951 Oldsmobile
6 Bill Schindler 1952 Hudson
7 Lester Presser 1951 Lincoln
8 Buck Barr 1951 Chevrolet
9 Frank Burany 1951 Plymouth
10 Harold Haberling 1952 Hudson
11 Joie Ray 1951 Henry J
12 Williams 1951 Henry J
13 Musick 1951 Oldsmobile
14 Ebe Yoder 1952 Studebaker
15 Zerdakis 1951 Studebaker
16 Gattilin 1951 Studebaker
17 Joe Smith 1952 Oldsmobile
18 Red Hamilton 1952 Hudson
19 Harold Morse 1950 Ford
20 Aaron Woodard 1951 Chrysler
21 Chuck Stevenson 1952 Nash
22 Tommy Hinnershitz 1951 Rambler Nash
23 Bob Christie 1952 Hudson
24 Harris 1952 Hudson

Jack McGrath & Marshall Teague 1 year later at Milwaukee in 1953: