1956 NASCAR Convertible Series

Race #37

It was a clear day in Raleigh, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 37th stop of the 1956 season at the Raleigh Speedway.

Curtis Turner led the field to the green flag as drivers raced for the second time at the Raleigh Speedway in series history as Turner quickly once again showed the power of his Ford owned by Pete DePaolo as he kept all challengers behind him for yet another dominating performance, as he would lead every single lap, and scored his eleventh win of 1956.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner scored his 11th win of the year,
Turner led 1 time for 150 laps, which was every single lap,
It was the 11th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Columbia; 6 races ago,
Bob Welborn, who finished 9th, kept his points lead, leading Don Oldenberg by 163 points

1.26-Curtis Turner (150 laps led)
2.22-Glen Wood-1 lap
3.12-Joe Weatherly-2 laps
4.98-Allen Adkins-2 laps
5.33-Jimmy Massey-2 laps
6.34-Gwyn Staley-3 laps
7.25-Bill Brown-3 laps
8.14-Bob Beck-3 laps
9.49-Bob Welborn-3 laps
10.7A-Larry Odo-3 laps
11.711-Bill Poor-3 laps
12.77-Larry Frank-3 laps
13.55-Mel Larson-3 laps
14.2-Bill Lutz-4 laps
15.45-Bun Emery-4 laps
16.86-Don Oldenberg-4 laps
17.71-Dick Joslin-4 laps
18.0-Possum Jones-4 laps
19.4-Art Binkley-5 laps
20.3-Norman Schihl-5 laps
21.48-Jimmie Lewallen-5 laps
22.56-Cannonball Brown-6 laps
23.54-Don Corley-6 laps
24.5-Tom Pistone-10 laps (Clutch)

Curtis Turner-1-150

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 1 Lap

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 56 Minutes and 21 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 38th race of the season at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 29.379 seconds, beating Glen Wood by 0.292 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 10th pole of the year and second in a row,
Turner won his 10th career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Raleigh; 1 race ago,
Bob Welborn, who will be starting 7th, will be trying to improve on his 163 point lead over Don Oldenberg

1.26-Curtis Turner
2.22-Glen Wood
3.34A-Dick Beaty
4.71-Dick Joslin
5.2-Bill Lutz
6.86-Don Oldenberg
7.49-Bob Welborn
8.33-Jimmy Massey
9.48-Jimmie Lewallen
10.5-Tom Pistone
11.45-Bun Emery
12.55-Mel Larson
13.12-Joe Weatherly
14.0-Possum Jones
15.77-Larry Frank
16.34-Gwyn Staley
17.4-Art Binkley
18.56-Cannonball Brown
19.98-Allen Adkins
20.3-Norman Schihl
21.7A-Larry Odo
22.711-Bill Poor
23.14-Bob Beck

Race #38

It was a clear day in Greenville, South Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 38th stop of the 1956 season at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

Curtis Turner led the field to the green flag as drivers raced for the first time at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway in series history as a packed crowd of 4,000 fans were in attendance. Much like he had done eleven times already in 1956, Turner used his past experience in the convertible series as well as the power of his Pete DePaolo owned Ford, Turner dominated the race lapping the field by two laps by Lap 180 with no problem but after hitting the Turn 2 wall, Jimmie Lewallen would unlapped himself twice and cut the lead down to nearly twenty seconds, but it wasn't enough as Turner was able to hang on for his 12th win of 1956.

Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner scored his 12th win of the year and second in a row,
Turner led 1 time for 200 laps, which was every single lap,
It was the 12th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Raleigh; 1 race ago,
Dick Beaty, who finished 10th, made his NASCAR Convertible Series debut,
Bob Welborn, who finished 9th, kept his points lead, leading Don Oldenberg by 177 points

1.26-Curtis Turner (200 laps led)
2.48-Jimmie Lewallen
3.22-Glen Wood
4.12-Joe Weatherly-1 lap
5.71-Dick Joslin-1 lap
6.0-Possum Jones-1 lap
7.33-Jimmy Massey-1 lap
8.45-Bun Emery-2 laps
9.49-Bob Welborn-2 laps
10.34A-Dick Beaty-2 laps
11.55-Mel Larson-2 laps
12.5-Tom Pistone-3 laps
13.86-Don Oldenberg-3 laps
14.77-Larry Frank-3 laps
15.7A-Larry Odo-6 laps
16.34-Gwyn Staley-9 laps
17.14-Bob Beck-10 laps
18.711-Bill Poor-27 laps
19.4-Art Binkley-61 laps
20.98-Allen Adkins-63 laps
21.3-Norman Schihl-63 laps
22.56-Cannonball Brown-118 laps (Tire)
23.2-Bill Lutz-136 laps (Header)

Curtis Turner-1-200

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lap 64 (Debris in Turn 1),
Lap 103 (Car #711 Spin Turn 4)

Margin of Victory: 21.147 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 48 Minutes and 39 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 39th race of the season at the Lakewood Speedway.

Bob Welborn won the pole with a time of 40.299 seconds, beating Art Binkley by 0.274 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bob Welborn won his 2nd pole of the year,
Welborn won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Lakeside Stadium; 24 races ago,
Bob Welborn, who will be starting 1st, will be trying to improve on his 177 point lead over Don Oldenberg

1.49-Bob Welborn
2.4-Art Binkley
3.86-Don Oldenberg
4.5-Tom Pistone
5.26-Curtis Turner
6.711-Bill Poor
7.22-Glen Wood
8.34-Gwyn Staley
9.12-Joe Weatherly
10.7A-Larry Odo
11.98-Allen Adkins
12.54-Larry Frank
13.71-Dick Joslin
14.14-Bob Beck
15.2-Bill Lutz
16.55-Mel Larson
17.33-Jimmy Massey
18.56-Cannonball Brown
19.99A-Billy Carden
20.3-Norman Schihl
21.99-Jack Smith
22.48-Jimmie Lewallen
23.45-Bill Brown