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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 30, 2020 15:20:08 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 6th race of the season at the Orange Speedway.
Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 41.024 seconds, beating Bob Welborn by 0.401 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 2nd pole of the year,
Turner won his 15th career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Greensboro; 2 races ago,
Don Oldenberg, who won this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 6th, has 90 point lead over Glen Wood
1.26-Curtis Turner
2.49-Bob Welborn
3.34-Gwyn Staley
4.21-Glen Wood
5.33-Jimmy Massey
6.12-Joe Weatherly
7.75-Ken Rush
8.48-Possum Jones
9.400-George Bumgardner
10.18-Whitey Norman
11.10-Roger Baldwin
12.2A-Ewell Weddle
13.4-Bobby Myers
14.505-Charlie Cregar
15.9-Dave Terrell
16.18-Eddie Hughes
17.78-Shep Langdon
18.711-Bill Poor
19.19-James Jones
20.35-Darel Dieringer
21.76-Larry Frank
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 30, 2020 18:01:17 GMT -5
Race #6
It was a cloudy day in Hillsborough, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 6th stop of the 1957 season at the Orange Speedway.
Curtis Turner led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first four laps before Gwyn Staley took over for four laps as well when on Lap 9 Joe Weatherly took the lead for the first time. The points leader was able to pull away to about a two second lead before the first caution, at which point everyone made their lone stop of the day. Weatherly would lose the lead briefly to the debuting Ken Rush, before regaining the lead back one lap later. Weatherly was then able to pull back to a five second lead over the next thirty laps, keeping lap traffic between him and his challengers, before the lead was cut back down to three seconds in the final laps, but Weatherly held on for this second win of 1957.
Other Noticeables:
Joe Weatherly scored his 2nd win of the year,
Weatherly led 2 times for 101 laps, including the final 49 laps,
It was the 6th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Old Dominion; 1 race ago,
Ken Rush(2nd), Dave Terrell Ewell(11th) and Ewell Weddle(15th) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Joe Weatherly, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Glen Wood by 151 points
1.12-Joe Weatherly (101 laps led)
2.75-Ken Rush (1 lap led)
3.10-Roger Baldwin
4.33-Jimmy Massey
5.34-Gwyn Staley (4 laps led)
6.48-Possum Jones
7.505-Charlie Cregar
8.4-Bobby Myers
9.18-Whitey Norman
10.711-Bill Poor
11.9-Dave Terrell
12.26-Curtis Turner (4 laps led)
13.21-Glen Wood
14.400-George Bumgardner
15.2A-Ewell Weddle
16.78-Shep Langdon
17.18-Eddie Hughes-1 lap
18.76-Larry Frank-1 lap
19.19-James Jones-2 laps
20.35-Darel Dieringer-3 laps
21.49-Bob Welborn-105 laps (Piston)
Curtis Turner-1-4
Gwyn Staley-5-8
Joe Weatherly-9-60
Ken Rush-61
Joe Weatherly-62-110
4 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 51 (Car #21 Stalled Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: 3.456 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 29 Minutes and 33 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 9, 2020 14:17:41 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 7th race of the season at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.
Glen Wood won the pole with a time of 28.862 seconds, beating Bob Welborn by 0.401 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Glen Wood won his 1st pole of the year,
Wood won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since 1957 at Ft. Wayne; 25 races ago,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 15th, has 151 point lead over Glen Wood
1.21-Glen Wood
2.88-Johnny Dodson
3.1A-Bobby Myers
4.33-Jimmy Massey
5.48-Possum Jones
6.9-Dave Terrell
7.2-Ewell Weddle
8.41-Billy Rafter
9.26-Curtis Turner
10.76-Larry Frank
11.711-Bill Poor
12.44-Al Tasnady
13.10-Roger Baldwin
14.75-Ken Rush
15.12-Joe Weatherly
16.55-Neil Castles
17.19-James Jones
18.34-Gwyn Staley
19.78-Shep Langdon
20.18-Eddie Hughes
21.505-Charlie Cregar
22.35-Darel Dieringer
23.49-Bob Welborn
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 9, 2020 17:12:58 GMT -5
Race #7
It was a cloudy day in Richmond, Virginia as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 7th stop of the 1957 season at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.
Glen Wood led the field to the Green Flag and quickly jumped out to an early lead as NASCAR's second highest division raced for the first time at the dirt half-mile track in Virginia. Wood would lead for much of the early half of the race, swapping the lead two times with Bobby Myers, but right behind them was the 1956 Convertible Champion Curtis Turner. Turner passed Wood for the lead on Lap 110 and Wood's day would get worse as running in 3rd, Wood would be involved in a five car crash. With his toughest challenger out of the race, Turner drove on uncontested to score his 21st career win.
Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner scored his 2nd win of the year,
Turner led 1 time for 91 laps, which were the final 91 laps,
It was the 21st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Greensboro; 3 races ago,
Johnny Dodson, who finished 2nd, made his NASCAR Convertible Series debut,
Joe Weatherly, who finished 8th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 119 points
1.26-Curtis Turner (91 laps led)
2.88-Johnny Dodson
3.1A-Bobby Myers (19 laps led)
4.76-Larry Frank
5.41-Billy Rafter
6.33-Jimmy Massey
7.75-Ken Rush
8.12-Joe Weatherly
9.2-Ewell Weddle
10.19-James Jones
11.711-Bill Poor
12.10-Roger Baldwin-1 lap
13.55-Neil Castles-1 lap
14.9-Dave Terrell-1 lap
15.48-Possum Jones-1 lap
16.34-Gwyn Staley-1 lap
17.505-Charlie Cregar-1 lap
18.44-Al Tasnady-2 laps
19.78-Shep Langdon-2 laps
20.18-Eddie Hughes-59 laps (Gearbox)
21.49-Bob Welborn-67 laps (Accident)
22.35-Darel Dieringer-69 laps (Accident)
23.21-Glen Wood-75 laps (Accident) (90 laps led)
Glen Wood-1-48
Bobby Myers-49-50
Glen Wood-51-76
Bobby Myers-77-93
Glen Wood-94-109
Curtis Turner-110-200
5 Lead Changes among 3 drivers
Caution Flags: 4 for 20 laps
Lap 53 (Car #44 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 125 (Cars #21, 76, 18, 10 and 505 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 134 (Cars #35, 49 and 9 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 172 (Car #9 Spin Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 3.215 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 47 Minutes and 44 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 23, 2020 14:06:23 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 8th race of the season at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway.
Possum Jones won the pole with a time of 29.542 seconds, beating Bob Welborn by 0.089 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Possum Jones won his 1st pole of the year,
Jones won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since 1956 at Canadian Exposition Stadium; 30 races ago,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 2nd, has 119 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.48-Possum Jones
2.12-Joe Weatherly
3.26-Curtis Turner
4.39-Dick Beaty
5.711-Bill Poor
6.1A-Whitey Norman
7.505-Charlie Cregar
8.35-Darel Dieringer
9.33-Jimmy Massey
10.75-Ken Rush
11.49-Bob Welborn
12.9-Dave Terrell
13.400-George Bumgardner
14.21-Glen Wood
15.78-Shep Langdon
16.55-Neil Castles
17.86-Don Oldenberg
18.76-Larry Frank
19.44-Al Tasnady
20.10-Roger Baldwin
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Apr 24, 2020 15:13:42 GMT -5
Race #8
It was a clear day in Greenville, South Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 8th stop of the 1957 season at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway.
Possum Jones led the field to the Green Flag but it was points leader Joe Weatherly who would lead the first lap before Jones retook the lead. Weatherly would suffer mechanical early and Jones would lose a lap due to a flat tire early, giving the lead to Curtis Turner, who then lost the lead during pitstops himself to defending champion Bob Welborn. Welborn would dominate the day, leading 120 of the 200 laps, but was forced to make a pit stop with forty laps to go, handing the lead back to Turner.
Turner would build up a full lap lead before Welborn and Darel Dieringer were both able to get their laps back, and cut into Turner's lead each lap, but thanks to lap traffic and an eleven second lead, Turner was able to hold on for his second win in a row and the 22nd of his career in the Convertible Series.
Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner scored his 2nd win of the year and second in a row,
Turner led 2 times for 68 laps, including the final 40 laps,
It was the 22nd win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Richmond; 1 race ago,
Joe Weatherly, who finished 19th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 50 points
1.26-Curtis Turner (68 laps led)
2.49-Bob Welborn (120 laps led)
3.35-Darel Dieringer
4.711-Bill Poor-1 lap
5.78-Shep Langdon-1 lap
6.48-Possum Jones-1 lap (4 laps led)
7.39-Dick Beaty-1 lap
8.1A-Whitey Norman-2 laps (7 laps led)
9.75-Ken Rush-2 laps
10.9-Dave Terrell-3 laps
11.33-Jimmy Massey-3 laps
12.400-George Bumgardner-5 laps
13.55-Neil Castles-5 laps
14.44-Al Tasnady-9 laps
15.10-Roger Baldwin-65 laps
16.86-Don Oldenberg-66 laps
17.76-Larry Frank-74 laps
18.505-Charlie Cregar-80 laps (Piston)
19.12-Joe Weatherly-168 laps (Camshaft) (1 lap led)
20.21-Glen Wood-182 laps (Gearbox)
Possum Jones-Pole
Joe Weatherly-1
Possum Jones-2-5
Curtis Turner-6-33
Whitey Norman-34-40
Bob Welborn-41-160
Curtis Turner-161-200
5 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lap 32 (Car #12 Stalled Frontstretch),
Lap 59 (Car #9 Stalled Frontstretch)
Margin of Victory: 11.895 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 49 Minutes and 29 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 20, 2020 6:00:11 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season at the Wilson Speedway.
Shep Langdon won the pole with a time of 22.094 seconds, beating Don Oldenberg by 0.005 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Shep Langdon won his 1st pole of the year,
Langdon won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 6th start,
Curtis Turner, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 4th,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 8th, has 50 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.78-Shep Langdon
2.86-Don Oldenberg
3.49-Bob Welborn
4.26-Curtis Turner
5.76-Larry Frank
6.34-Gwyn Staley
7.35-Darel Dieringer
8.12-Joe Weatherly
9.21-Glen Wood
10.711-Bill Poor
11.33-Jimmy Massey
12.44-Al Tasnady
13.2-Ewell Weddle
14.1A-Whitey Norman
15.48-Possum Jones
16.19-James Jones
17.400-George Bumgardner
18.9-Dave Terrell
19.55-Neil Castles
*Note for this race I used the Savannah Speedway as a replacement since Wilson Speedway has not been made for NR2003.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 21, 2020 17:00:06 GMT -5
Race #9It was a clear day in Wilson, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 9th stop of the 1957 season at the Wilson Speedway. Shep Langdon led the field to the Green Flag but it was Don Oldenberg who would lead the first lap around the half mile track, a spot Oldenberg would hold for twenty eight laps before he was passed by Larry Frank. Once in the lead, Frank would dominate the first half of the event, leading 91 of the 200 laps, but would lose the lead to Gwyn Staley. After a round of pit stops with forty laps to go, Frank would suffer a broken camshaft, which allowed for Staley to easily pull away to score his first win of 1957. Other Noticeables: Gwyn Staley scored his 1st win of the year, Staley led 3 times for 82 laps, including the final 36 laps, It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since 1956 at Norfolk; 36 race ago, Joe Weatherly, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 99 points 1.34-Gwyn Staley (82 laps led) 2.21-Glen Wood 3.2-Ewell Weddle 4.44-Al Tasnady 5.12-Joe Weatherly 6.78-Shep Langdon 7.1A-Whitey Norman 8.711-Bill Poor 9.49-Bob Welborn-1 lap 10.48-Possum Jones-1 lap 11.9-Dave Terrell-1 lap 12.19-James Jones-1 lap 13.55-Neil Castles-1 lap 14.400-George Bumgardner-2 laps 15.35-Darel Dieringer-2 laps 16.33-Jimmy Massey-2 laps 17.76-Larry Frank-26 laps (Camshaft) (91 laps led) 18.86-Don Oldenberg-117 laps (Engine) (27 laps led) 19.26-Curtis Turner-132 laps (Camshaft) Shep Langdon-Pole Don Oldenberg-1-27 Larry Frank-28-101 Gwyn Staley-102-146 Larry Frank-147-160 Gwyn Staley-161 Larry Frank-162-164 Gwyn Staley-165-200 6 Lead Changes among 3 drivers Caution Flags: 1 for 5 laps Lap 75 (Car #9 Spin Backstretch) Margin of Victory: 10.308 Seconds Time of Race: 1 Hour, 27 Minutes and 52 Seconds Shep Langdon leads the field to the Green Flag. Don Oldenberg passes Shep Langdon in Turn 1 and would lead the first lap. Larry Frank passes Don Oldenberg for the lead on Lap 28. While running in 3rd, Curtis Turner's Camshaft breaks. The lone caution comes out on Lap 75 when Dave Terrell spins out on the Backstretch after contact from Jimmy Massey. While running in 2nd, Don Oldenberg's Engine blows up. Gwyn Staley passes Larry Frank for the 6th and final lead change on Lap 165. While running in 2nd, Larry Frank's Camshaft breaks. Gwyn Staley takes the Checkered Flag.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 4, 2021 7:12:11 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season at the Hickory Speedway.
Lee Petty won the pole with a time of 16.828 seconds, beating Eddie Hughes by 0.038 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Lee Petty won his 2nd pole of the year,
Petty won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Fayetteville; 7 races ago,
Bob Welborn, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 15th,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 14th, has 99 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.42-Lee Petty
2.18-Eddie Hughes
3.75-Ken Rush
4.46-Jack Smith
5.2-Ewell Weddle
6.88-Ralph Earnhardt
7.78-Shep Langdon
8.33-Jimmy Massey
9.711-Bill Poor
10.39-Dick Beaty
11.76-Larry Frank
12.21-Glen Wood
13.26-Curtis Turner
14.12-Joe Weatherly
15.49-Bob Welborn
16.86-Don Oldenberg
17.48-Possum Jones
18.1A-Whitey Norman
19.505-Charlie Cregar
20.10-Roger Baldwin
21.55-Neil Castles
22.34-Gwyn Staley
23.77-Ed Goodwin
24.44-Al Tasnady
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Jan 4, 2021 15:00:31 GMT -5
Race #10It was a clear day in Hickory, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 10th stop of the 1957 season at the Hickory Speedway. Lee Petty led the field to the Green Flag and quickly began to pull away from his challengers as only two cautions would slow the event and when Curtis Turner was knocked out due to a crash, Petty's strongest challenger was gone with Petty easily lapping the field and scoring his first career win. Other Noticeables: Lee Petty scored his 1st win of the year, Petty led 1 time for 150 laps, which was every single lap, It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 3rd start, Ralph Earnhardt(8th) and Ed Goodwin(21st) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts, Joe Weatherly, who finished 13th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 126 points 1.42-Lee Petty (150 laps led) 2.21-Glen Wood-1 lap 3.46-Jack Smith-1 lap 4.76-Larry Frank-1 lap 5.2-Ewell Weddle-1 lap 6.34-Gwyn Staley-1 lap 7.39-Dick Beaty-1 lap 8.88-Ralph Earnhardt-2 laps 9.78-Shep Langdon-2 laps 10.48-Possum Jones-2 laps 11.75-Ken Rush-2 laps 12.505-Charlie Cregar-2 laps 13.12-Joe Weatherly-2 laps 14.711-Bill Poor-2 laps 15.10-Roger Baldwin-2 laps 16.86-Don Oldenberg-3 laps 17.44-Al Tasnady-3 laps 18.55-Neil Castles-4 laps 19.18-Eddie Hughes-4 laps 20.1A-Whitey Norman-7 laps 21.77-Ed Goodwin-7 laps 22.26-Curtis Turner-45 laps (Accident) 23.33-Jimmy Massey-45 laps (Accident) 24.49-Bob Welborn-124 laps (Engine) Lee Petty-1-150 0 Lead Changes among 1 driver Caution Flags: 2 for 9 laps Lap 6 (Cars #1, 33 and 18 Accident Turn 3), Lap 104 (Car #711 Spin Backstretch) Margin of Victory: 1 Lap Time of Race: 51 Minutes and 43 Seconds Lee Petty leads the field to the Green Flag. The first caution comes out on Lap 6 when a three car wreck breaks out in Turn 3. While running in 10th, Bob Welborn's Engine blows up. The second and final caution comes out on Lap 104 when Bill Poor spins out on the Backstretch after contact from Curtis Turner. As the field slowed down, another wreck breaks out in Turn 1 that would knock Jimmy Massey and Curtis Turner out of the race. Lee Petty takes the Checkered Flag.
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