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1955 was a record setting year for Flock as well as NASCAR. On the way to Flock's second Grand National Championship title, Flock had 19 poles and 18 victories in 45 races. The 18 victories stood as a record until broken by “The King”, [[Richard Petty]], in 1967. The 19 poles is still the highest number in a NASCAR season.
In his final race before "retiring" Tim Flock was disqualified and banned from NASCAR as a result of "having too much [[solder]] on his [[carburetor]] screw" which was illegal. However, a month before his death, Flock was honored as one of "NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers".
== Death ==
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