Marshall Teague

Marshall Teague beside the Fabulous Hudson Hornet with his daughter at the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1952

Born

February 22, 1921
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.

Died

February 11, 1959 (aged 37)
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.

Cause of death

Injuries from racing accident

Achievements

1951 & 1952 Daytona Beach Road Course Strictly Stock Car winner
1952 & 1954 AAA National Stock Car champion

Awards

Inducted in the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame (1968)
1951 AAA Stock Car Driver of the Year
Inducted in the National Auto Racing Hall of Fame (1988)
Inducted in the TRS/NASCAR Mechanics Hall of Fame (1989)
Inducted in the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame (1991)

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career

23 races run over 4 years

Best finish

62nd - 1949 (Strictly Stock)

First race

untitled race (Daytona Beach Road Course)

Last race

1952 untitled race (Columbia)

First win

1951 untitled race (Daytona Beach Road Course)

Last win

1952 untitled race (Speedway Park)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
7	11	2

Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1953–1954, 1956–1958
Teams	Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma
Entries	5 (3 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1953 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1958 Indianapolis 500

Marshall Pleasant Teague (February 22, 1921 – February 11, 1959) was an American race car driver.

He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course.

He walked into fellow Daytona Beach resident Smokey Yunick's "Best Damned Garage in Town", and launched Yunick's NASCAR mechanic career.

Teague competed in 23 NASCAR Grand National races from 1949 to 1952, winning seven of them.

Teague approached the Hudson Motor Car Company by traveling to Michigan and visiting the automaker's factory without an appointment. By the end of his visit, Hudson virtually assured Teague of corporate support and cars, with the relationship formalized shortly after his visit. This "is generally regarded as the first stock car racing team backed by a Detroit auto manufacturer."

During the 1951 and 1952 racing seasons, Teague was a member of the Hudson Motors team and driving what were called the "Fabulous Hudson Hornet" stock cars.

Teague was also instrumental in helping Hudson tune the 308 cu in (5.0 L) straight-6 powered Hudson Hornet to its maximum stock capability. When combined with the cars light weight and low center of gravity, the Hornet allowed Teague and the other Hudson drivers to dominate stock car racing from 1951 through 1954, consistently beating out other drivers in cars powered by larger, more modern engines. Smokey Yunick and Teague won 27 of 34 events in major stock car events.

In 1953, Teague dropped out of NASCAR following a dispute with NASCAR founder William France Sr. and went to the AAA and USAC racing circuits.

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