# Gober Sosebee

Gober Cletus Sosebee (October 15, 1915 – November 11, 1996) was an American racecar driver. He won on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1949, 1950, and 1951. He was born in Dawson County, Georgia, and began his career in 1940 at Atlanta's Lakewood Speedway.
Sosebee also won two Grand National Series races, one in 1952 and another in 1954. He also had four pole positions (including his first NASCAR race at Daytona Beach) and 33 top-10 finishes during his career, and also ran five races in the NASCAR Convertible Division.
His son, David Sosebee, is also a former NASCAR driver.

## Motorsports career results
### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | NGNC | Pts |
| 1949 | Leon Chester | 50 | Olds | CLT | DAB 8* | HBO 2 | LAN 19* | HAM | MAR | HEI | NWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 265 |
| 1950 | Ted Chester | 50 | Olds | DAB 30 | CLT | LAN | MAR | CAN | VER | DSP | MCF | CLT | HBO | DSP | HAM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | Sosebee Racing | 51 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAR 17 | LAN | NWS | VER | MAR | WIN | HBO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | Sosebee Racing | 50 | Olds | DAB 52 | CLT | NMO | GAR | HBO | ASF | NWS | MAR | CAN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 711.25 |
| 1951 | Sam Knox | 51 | Cadillac | | | | | | | | | | CLS 2 | | | | | | | | | | MSF 42 | FMS | MOR | ABS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 711.25 |
| 1951 | Sam Knox | 22 | Cadillac | | | | | | | | | | | CLB 15 | DSP | GAR | GRS | BAI | HEI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 711.25 |
| 1951 | Sosebee Racing | 51 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | AWS 2 | MCF | ALS | | | | | DAR 16 | CLB | CCS 2 | LAN | CLT | DSP | WIL | HBO 21 | TPN | PGS | MAR | OAK | NWS | HMS | JSP | ATL 5 | GAR | NMO 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 711.25 |
| 1952 | Sosebee Racing | 51 | Olds | PBS | DAB 5 | JSP 28 | NWS | MAR | | | CCS 5 | LAN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90th | |
| 1952 | Frank Christian | 14 | Olds | | | | | | CLB 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90th |
| 1952 | Sam Knox | 51 | Cadillac | | | | | | | ATL 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90th | |
| 1952 | Sam Knox | 51 | Chrysler | | | | | | | | | | DAR 11 | DSP | CAN | HAY 1* | FMS | HBO | CLT 14 | MSF | NIF | OSW | MON | MOR | PPS | MCF | AWS | DAR | CCS | LAN | DSP | WIL | HBO | MAR | NWS | ATL 5 | PBS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90th |
| 1953 | Sam Knox | 51 | Chrysler | PBS 12 | DAB 11 | HAR | NWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2525 |
| 1953 | Sosebee Racing | 51 | Olds | | | | | CLT 2 | RCH | CCS 16 | LAN | CLB 6 | HCY | MAR | PMS 14 | RSP | LOU 7 | FIF 9 | LAN | TCS | WIL | MCF | PIF 8 | MOR | | | | | | | PAS 10 | HCY | DAR 23 | CCS 3* | LAN 12 | BLF | WIL 10 | NWS 14 | MAR | ATL 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2525 | |
| 1953 | Sosebee Racing | 50 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ATL 6 | RVS | LCF | DAV | HBO | AWS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 2525 |
| 1954 | Sosebee Racing | 51 | Olds | PBS | DAB 9 | JSP 16 | ATL 4 | OSP 3 | OAK | NWS 12* | HBO 26 | CCS 1 | LAN 23 | WIL | MAR 15 | SHA | RSP | CLT 21 | GAR | CLB 18 | LND | HCY | MCF | WGS | PIF | AWS 5 | SFS | GRS | MOR | OAK | CLT 10 | SAN | COR 17 | DAR DNQ | CCS 16 | CLT | LAN | | MAR 23 | NWS 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 2114 |
| 1954 | Elmer Brooks | 44 | Olds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MAS 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 2114 |
| 1955 | Sosebee Racing | 51 | Olds | TCS 4 | PBS | JSP 19 | DAB 45 | OSP 18 | CLB 17 | HBO | NWS | MGY | LAN | CLT 4 | HCY | ASF | TUS | MAR | RCH | NCF | FOR | LIN | MCF | FON | AIR | CLT | PIF | CLB | AWS | MOR | ALS | NYF | SAN | CLT | FOR | MAS | RSP | DAR | MGY | LAN | RSP | GPS | MAS | CLB | MAR | LVP | NWS | HBO | | | | | | | 64th | |
| 1958 | Sosebee Racing | 50 | Olds | FAY | DAB | CON | FAY | WIL | HBO | FAY | CLB | PIF | ATL | CLT | MAR | ODS | OBS | GPS | GBF | STR | NWS | BGS | TRN | RSD | CLB | NBS | REF | LIN | HCY | AWS | RSP | MCC | SLS | TOR | BUF | MCF | BEL | BRR | CLB | NSV | AWS | BGS | MBS | DAR | CLT | BIR 10 | CSF | GAF | RCH | HBO 8 | SAS 7 | MAR | NWS 11 | ATL 25 | 112th | |
| 1959 | Sosebee Racing | 50 | Olds | FAY | DAY | DAY 49 | HBO | CON | ATL | WIL | BGS | CLB | NWS | REF | HCY | MAR | TRN | CLT | NSV | ASP | PIF | GPS | ATL | CLB | WIL | RCH | BGS | AWS | DAY | HEI | CLT | MBS | CLT | NSV | AWS | BGS | GPS | CLB | DAR | HCY | RCH | CSF | HBO | MAR | AWS | NWS | CON | | | | | | | | | |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 1959 | Sosebee Racing | Chevrolet | 36 | 49 |