Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Aug 21, 2017 18:00:13 GMT -5
Race #23
It was a cloudy day in Flat Rock, Michigan as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 23rd stop of the 1956 season at the Flat Rock Speedway.
Curtis Turner led the field to the Green Flag but it would be Jimmie Lewallen who would lead the first sixteen laps as the small 0.250 mile track turned out to be a brutal race, with tons of cautions leading to alot of drivers up front leading brief laps but it would be "Tiger"Tom Pistone, who after taking the lead for the first time on Lap 86, would dominate the day, leading 145 of the 250 laps, and would go on to score an easy win, the first of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series.
Other Noticeables:
Tom Pistone scored his 1st win of the year,
Pistone led 3 times for 145 laps, including the final 104 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 12th start,
Bill Hassell(7th), Carmen Wilcutt(19th) and Cannonball Brown(23rd) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 10th, kept his points lead, leading Bob Welborn by 37 points
1.5-Tom Pistone (145 laps led)
2.76-Larry Frank
3.22-Curtis Turner (20 laps led)
4.186-Gene Blair (5 laps led)
5.48-Jimmie Lewallen-1 lap (16 laps led)
6.77-Possum Jones-1 lap (5 laps led)
7.111-Bill Hassell-1 lap (11 laps led)
8.5-Mel Larson-1 lap (3 laps led)
9.49-Bob Welborn-1 lap (5 laps led)
10.86-Don Oldenberg-2 laps (6 laps led)
11.25-Jud Larson-2 laps
12.97-Danny Letner-2 laps
13.53-Bill Cornwall-2 laps
14.7A-Larry Odo-3 laps (14 laps led)
15.33-Jimmy Massey-4 laps
16.2-Bill Lutz-4 laps (8 laps led)
17.98-Allen Adkins-4 laps
18.12-Joe Weatherly-4 laps
19.333-Carmen Wilcutt-5 laps (12 laps led)
20.3-Norman Schihl-6 laps
21.4-Art Binkley-28 laps
22.71-Dick Joslin-48 laps
23.56-Cannonball Brown-211 laps (Gearbox)
Curtis Turner-Pole
Jimmie Lewallen-1-16
Carmen Wilcutt-17-28
Gene Blair-29-33
Mel Larson-34-36
Bill Hassell-37-47
Bob Welborn-48-52
Bill Lutz-53-60
Larry Odo-61-74
Don Oldenberg-75-80
Possum Jones-81-85
Tom Pistone-86-95
Curtis Turner-96-104
Tom Pistone-105-135
Curtis Turner-136-146
Tom Pistone-147-250
14 Lead Changes among 12 drivers
Caution Flags: 12 for 59 laps
Lap 6 (Car #4 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 18 (Car #48 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 37 (Car #3 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 51 (Car #97 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 86 (Car #71 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 95 (Car #86 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 105 (Car #71 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 113 (Car #12 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 126 (Car #71 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 137 (Car #71 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 202 (Car #4 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 242 (Car #49 Spin Turn 1)
Margin of Victory: 7.445 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 25 Minutes and 52 Seconds
It was a cloudy day in Flat Rock, Michigan as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 23rd stop of the 1956 season at the Flat Rock Speedway.
Curtis Turner led the field to the Green Flag but it would be Jimmie Lewallen who would lead the first sixteen laps as the small 0.250 mile track turned out to be a brutal race, with tons of cautions leading to alot of drivers up front leading brief laps but it would be "Tiger"Tom Pistone, who after taking the lead for the first time on Lap 86, would dominate the day, leading 145 of the 250 laps, and would go on to score an easy win, the first of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series.
Other Noticeables:
Tom Pistone scored his 1st win of the year,
Pistone led 3 times for 145 laps, including the final 104 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 12th start,
Bill Hassell(7th), Carmen Wilcutt(19th) and Cannonball Brown(23rd) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 10th, kept his points lead, leading Bob Welborn by 37 points
1.5-Tom Pistone (145 laps led)
2.76-Larry Frank
3.22-Curtis Turner (20 laps led)
4.186-Gene Blair (5 laps led)
5.48-Jimmie Lewallen-1 lap (16 laps led)
6.77-Possum Jones-1 lap (5 laps led)
7.111-Bill Hassell-1 lap (11 laps led)
8.5-Mel Larson-1 lap (3 laps led)
9.49-Bob Welborn-1 lap (5 laps led)
10.86-Don Oldenberg-2 laps (6 laps led)
11.25-Jud Larson-2 laps
12.97-Danny Letner-2 laps
13.53-Bill Cornwall-2 laps
14.7A-Larry Odo-3 laps (14 laps led)
15.33-Jimmy Massey-4 laps
16.2-Bill Lutz-4 laps (8 laps led)
17.98-Allen Adkins-4 laps
18.12-Joe Weatherly-4 laps
19.333-Carmen Wilcutt-5 laps (12 laps led)
20.3-Norman Schihl-6 laps
21.4-Art Binkley-28 laps
22.71-Dick Joslin-48 laps
23.56-Cannonball Brown-211 laps (Gearbox)
Curtis Turner-Pole
Jimmie Lewallen-1-16
Carmen Wilcutt-17-28
Gene Blair-29-33
Mel Larson-34-36
Bill Hassell-37-47
Bob Welborn-48-52
Bill Lutz-53-60
Larry Odo-61-74
Don Oldenberg-75-80
Possum Jones-81-85
Tom Pistone-86-95
Curtis Turner-96-104
Tom Pistone-105-135
Curtis Turner-136-146
Tom Pistone-147-250
14 Lead Changes among 12 drivers
Caution Flags: 12 for 59 laps
Lap 6 (Car #4 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 18 (Car #48 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 37 (Car #3 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 51 (Car #97 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 86 (Car #71 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 95 (Car #86 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 105 (Car #71 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 113 (Car #12 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 126 (Car #71 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 137 (Car #71 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 202 (Car #4 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 242 (Car #49 Spin Turn 1)
Margin of Victory: 7.445 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 25 Minutes and 52 Seconds
