1956 NASCAR Convertible Series

Race #26

The NASCAR Convertible Series made their 26th stop of 1956 at the Civic Stadium, in Buffalo, New York.

Joe Weatherly led a field of twenty one drivers to the green in front of a crowd of 7,892 in attendance as just like at Canada one day prior, Joe Weatherly got a great run going into turn one and would quickly began to pull away. For the second time in two days, Weatherly was untouchable as he led every single lap for the second race in a row to score his second career NASCAR Convertible Series win in as many days.

Other Noticeables:
Joe Weatherly scored his 2nd win of the year and second in a row,
Weatherly led 1 time for 200 laps, including all 200 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Canadian Exposition Stadium; 1 race ago,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 12th, kept his points lead, leading Bob Welborn by 33 points

1.12-Joe Weatherly (200 laps led)
2.186-Gene Blair
3.26-Curtis Turner
4.7A-Larry Odo
5.22-Glen Wood
6.76-Larry Frank-1 lap
7.48-Jimmie Lewallen-1 lap
8.98-Danny Letner-1 lap
9.49-Bob Welborn-1 lap
10.19-Dick Walters-1 lap
11.77-Jimmy Massey-1 lap
12.86-Don Oldenberg-1 lap
13.45-Bill Brown-1 lap
14.4-Art Binkley-1 lap
15.2-Bill Lutz-1 lap
16.55-Mel Larson-1 lap
17.50-Ken Warmington-2 laps
18.3-Norman Schihl-2 laps
19.56-Cannonball Brown-2 laps
20.5-Tom Pistone-3 laps

Joe Weatherly-1-200

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 6.319 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 10 Minutes and 8 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 27th race of the season at the Wall Stadium.

Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 18.207 seconds, beating Larry Odo by 0.163 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 5th pole of the year,
Turner won his 5th career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since New York State Fairgrounds; 3 races ago,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 4th, will be trying to improve on his 33 point lead over Bob Welborn

1.26-Curtis Turner
2.7A-Larry Odo
3.22-Glen Wood
4.86-Don Oldenberg
5.76-Larry Frank
6.98-Allen Adkins
7.48-Jimmie Lewallen
8.49-Bob Welborn
9.2-Bill Lutz
10.71-Dick Joslin
11.14-Bob Beck
12.97-Danny Letner
13.77-Possum Jones
14.12-Joe Weatherly
15.4-Art Binkley
16.55-Mel Larson
17.3-Norman Schihl
18.56-Cannonball Brown
19.186-Gene Blair
20.45-Bill Brown
21.19-Dick Walters

*Note for this race I used Old Dominion Speedway as a replacement as there isn't a verison of Wall Stadium that can fit 21 cars.

Race #27

The NASCAR Convertible Series made their 27th stop of 1956 at the Wall Stadium, in Belmar, New Jersey.

Curtis Turner led a field of twenty one drivers to the green as for the third straight race, a Pete DePaolo car led the field to the green flag. Much like Joe Weatherly had done the previous two races, Turner would get a great jump and would quickly show the power his Ford had as he would dominate the day, never being challenged as he would lead every single lap once again to score yet another win in 1956.

Other Noticeables:
Curis Turner scored his 6th win of the year,
Turner led 1 time for 300 laps, which was every single lap,
It was the 6th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since New York State Fairgrounds; 3 races ago,
Bob Beck, who finished 18th, made his NASCAR Convertible Series debut,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Bob Welborn by 52 points

1.26-Curtis Turner (300 laps led)
2.98-Allen Adkins-2 laps
3.86-Don Oldenberg-3 laps
4.48-Jimmie Lewallen-3 laps
5.77-Possum Jones-4 laps
6.4-Art Binkley-4 laps
7.49-Bob Welborn-4 laps
8.76-Larry Frank-5 laps
9.7A-Larry Odo-5 laps
10.71-Dick Joslin-6 laps
11.55-Mel Larson-6 laps
12.2-Bill Lutz-6 laps
13.12-Joe Weatherly-6 laps
14.97-Danny Letner-7 laps
15.3-Norman Schihl-7 laps
16.56-Cannonball Brown-7 laps
17.19-Dick Walters-8 laps
18.14-Bob Beck-9 laps
19.186-Gene Blair-9 laps
20.22-Glen Wood-11 laps
21.45-Bill Brown-148 laps (Engine)

Curtis Turner-1-300

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lap 157 (Car #45 Stalled Turn 2),
Lap 264 (Car #12 Spin Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 2 Laps

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes and 55 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 28th race of the season at the Lincoln Speedway.

Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 19.192 seconds, beating Bill Lutz by 0.187 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 6th pole of the year and second in a row,
Turner won his 6th career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Wall Stadium; 1 race ago,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 8th, will be trying to improve on his 52 point lead over Bob Welborn

1.26-Curtis Turner
2.2-Bill Lutz
3.48-Jimmie Lewallen
4.4-Art Binkley
5.19-Dick Walters
6.55-Mel Larson
7.76-Larry Frank
8.86-Don Oldenberg
9.7A-Larry Odo
10.49-Bob Welborn
11.45-Bill Brown
12.56-Cannonball Brown
13.97-Danny Letner
14.12-Joe Weatherly
15.71-Dick Joslin
16.3-Norman Schihl
17.14-Bob Beck
18.77-Possum Jones
19.186-Gene Blair
20.98-Allen Adkins