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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 3, 2016 18:00:16 GMT -5
Race #8
It was a clear day in Lancaster, South Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 8th stop of the 1956 season at the Lancaster Speedway.
Gwyn Staley led the field to the green but it would be Jimmy Thompson who would lead the first twelve laps as the half mile track turned out to be a pretty calm affair as the low amount of cautions allowed drivers only one shot at adjusting their cars to try and gain ground. Gene Blair and Don Oldenberg would lead much of the early half of the race, only for both to suffer problems that would knock them from contention that would put Ray Atkinson into the lead for only the second time in his career.
Coming into the event, Ray Atkinson in only four previous starts, had only led one lap in his entire Convertible Series career and had a best finish of 3rd at Champion Speedway. When Don Oldenberg pitted for a flat tire, Atkinson would take the lead and would hold off countless challenges from Joe Weatherly and Frank Mundy to score his first ever NASCAR Convertible Series win.
Other Noticeables:
Ray Atkinson scored his 1st win of the year,
Atkinson led 1 time for 139 laps, including the final 139 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 5th start,
Dink Widenhouse(7th) and Norman Schihl(22nd) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 8th, kept his points lead, leading Jimmy Thompson by 169 points
1.8-Ray Atkinson (139 laps led)
2.503-Frank Mundy
3.12-Joe Weatherly
4.10-Don Gray
5.7A-Larry Odo
6.186-Darel Dieringer
7.25-Dink Widenhouse
8.86-Don Oldenberg (10 laps led)
9.71-Dick Joslin
10.33-Gwyn Staley
11.53-Bill Cornwall
12.4-Art Binkley
13.55-Mel Larson (7 laps led)
14.77-Dave Hirschfield-1 lap
15.49-Bob Welborn-1 lap
16.5-Tom Pistone-2 laps
17.90-Gene Blair-2 laps (32 laps led)
18.98-Marvin Panch-2 laps
19.7-Jimmy Thompson-55 laps (Header) (12 laps led)
20.45-Bill Brown-118 laps (Ignition)
21.26-Curtis Turner-128 laps (Header)
22.3-Norman Schihl-192 laps (Piston)
Gwyn Staley-Pole
Jimmy Thompson-1-12
Gene Blair-13-44
Don Oldenberg-45-55
Mel Larson-56-60
Ray Atkinson-61-200
4 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lap 54 (Car #7 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 125 (Car #98 Stalled Turn 2),
Lap 146 (Car #7 Stalled Backstretch)
Margin of Victory: 5.351 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes and 54 Seconds
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2016 18:16:05 GMT -5
Atkinson finished 9th in the real race, and was one of many drivers to fall out. Larry Odo (who finished 5th here) won the real race.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 9, 2016 9:00:16 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season at the Greensboro Fairgrounds.
Joe Weatherly won the pole with a time of 19.356 seconds, beating Marvin Panch by 0.115 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Joe Weatherly won his 1st pole of the year,
Weatherly won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 9th start,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 19th, will be trying to improve on his 169 point lead over Jimmy Thompson
1.12-Joe Weatherly
2.98-Marvin Panch
3.22-Glen Wood
4.26-Curtis Turner
5.49-Bob Welborn
6.33-Gwyn Staley
7.10-Don Gray
8.77-Dave Hirschfield
9.186-Darel Dieringer
10.53-Bill Cornwall
11.3-Norman Schihl
12.7A-Larry Odo
13.25-Dink Widenhouse
14.55-Mel Larson
15.4-Art Binkley
16.45-Bill Brown
17.90-Gene Blair
18.5-Tom Pistone
19.86-Don Oldenberg
20.8-Ray Atkinson
*Note for this race I used the Cedarburg Raceway as a replacement since Greensboro Fairgrounds has not been made for NR2003.
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Post by toyotacupseries on Dec 9, 2016 9:16:03 GMT -5
Weatherly won the pole for this race in real life as well! Even though there is no Greensboro in NR2003, the real race had only 5/20 drivers finish the race, could we see the same here?
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 9, 2016 16:59:57 GMT -5
Race #9
It was a clear night in Greensboro, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 9th stop of the 1956 season at the Greensboro Fairgrounds.
Joe Weatherly led the field to the green at the 0.333 mile dirt track but it would be Bob Welborn, who made a three wise pass going down the backstretch, and led the first lap. With a track surface that was slippery as ice, drivers struggled to maintain a steady green flag run as a record 19 cautions flew that would result in 111 of the 150 laps to be run behind the pace car. Bob Welborn was able to keep the lead each and every single lap making history by becoming the first driver to lead every single lap in a race and scored his third win in the NASCAR Convertible Series.
Other Noticeables:
Bob Welborn scored his 3rd win of the year,
Welborn led 1 time for 150 laps, including all 150 laps,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Hickory; 2 races,
Glen Wood(3rd) made his NASCAR Convertible Series debut,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 19th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 166 points
1.49-Bob Welborn (150 laps led)
2.7A-Larry Odo
3.22-Glen Wood-1 lap
4.186-Darel Dieringer-1 lap
5.77-Dave Hirschfield-1 lap
6.3-Norman Schihl-1 lap
7.33-Gwyn Staley-1 lap
8.10-Don Gray-1 lap
9.98-Marvin Panch-1 lap
10.55-Mel Larson-1 lap
11.53-Bill Cornwall-1 lap
12.5-Tom Pistone-1 lap
13.12-Joe Weatherly-1 lap
14.26-Curtis Turner-1 lap
15.90-Gene Blair-1 lap
16.8-Ray Atkinson-2 laps
17.45-Bill Brown-3 laps
18.4-Art Binkley-4 laps (Accident)
19.86-Don Oldenberg-73 laps (Piston)
20.25-Dink Widenhouse-114 laps (Header)
Joe Weatherly-Pole
Bob Welborn-1-150
0 Lead Changes among 1 driver
Caution Flags: 19 for 111 laps
Lap 3 (Cars #53 and 25 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 12 (Cars #26, 33, 186, 90 and 22 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 20 (Car #90 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 27 (Car #45 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 34 (Cars #4 and 55 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 41 (Cars #10, 86, 90, 3 and 12 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 48 (Car #86 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 56 (Car #22 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 63 (Car #90 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 71 (Cars #26 and 98 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 78 (Car #53 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 85 (Cars #45, 3 and 4 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 92 (Car #26 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 104 (Car #90 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 113 (Cars #45, 98, 5, 3, 7A, 4 and 55 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 120 (Car #12 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 127 (Car #90 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 135 (Car #26 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 147 (Car #4 Accident Backstretch)
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 43 Minutes and 5 Seconds
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2016 18:15:38 GMT -5
Welborn won the real race, but here we only had three drivers falling out, as opposed to all but five.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 16, 2016 8:59:59 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season at the Old Bridge Stadium.
Frank Mundy won the pole with a time of 17.884 seconds, beating Jimmy Thompson by 0.551 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Frank Mundy won his 1st pole of the year,
Mundy won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 3rd start,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 5th, will be trying to improve on his 166 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.503-Frank Mundy
2.25-Jimmy Thompson
3.97-Danny Letner
4.77-Dave Hirschfield
5.86-Don Oldenberg
6.22-Glen Wood
7.55-Mel Larson
8.10-Don Gray
9.7A-Larry Odo
10.71-Dick Joslin
11.98-Allen Adkins
12.45-Bill Brown
13.76-Larry Frank
14.33-Jimmy Massey
15.4-Art Binkley
16.12-Curtis Turner
17.49-Bob Welborn
18.90-Gene Blair
19.5-Tom Pistone
20.63-Bill Tanner
*Note for this race I used the Old Dominion Speedway as a replacement since Old Bridge Stadium has not been made for NR2003.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2016 14:42:35 GMT -5
I can't seem to get the actual results for this race, so I can't say where Mundy actually started. Sorry.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 16, 2016 17:59:53 GMT -5
Race #10
It was a clear night in Old Bridge, New Jersey as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 10th stop of the 1956 season at the Old Bridge Stadium.
Frank Mundy led the field to the green at the half mile track as Mundy would quickly begin to pull away from the field early. Driving a Dodge owned by Carl Kiekhaefer, Mundy was able to use the power and strength that the Kiekhaefer team had been known for in the NASCAR Grand National Series as he lapped the field easily, scoring Carl Kiekhaefer his first NASCAR Convertible Series win as a owner, becoming the first driver to sweep a race weekend(having won the pole, lead every lap and win), and also scoring the biggest Margin of Victory in the series history.
Other Noticeables:
Frank Mundy scored his 1st win of the year,
Mundy led 1 time for 200 laps, including all 200 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 3rd start,
Allen Adkins(2nd), Danny Letner(4th) and Bill Tanner(14th) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 7th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 147 points
1.503-Frank Mundy (200 laps led)
2.98-Allen Adkins-5 laps
3.12-Curtis Turner-5 laps
4.97-Danny Letner-5 laps
5.49-Bob Welborn-5 laps
6.10-Don Gray-5 laps
7.86-Don Oldenberg-6 laps
8.7A-Larry Odo-6 laps
9.45-Bill Brown-7 laps
10.25-Jimmy Thompson-7 laps
11.71-Dick Joslin-7 laps
12.22-Glen Wood-7 laps
13.4-Art Binkley-8 laps
14.63-Bill Tanner-8 laps
15.33-Jimmy Massey-8 laps
16.55-Mel Larson-8 laps
17.90-Gene Blair-8 laps
18.5-Tom Pistone-9 laps
19.76-Larry Frank-10 laps
20.77-Dave Hirschfield-92 laps (Engine)
Frank Mundy-1-200
0 Lead Changes among 1 driver
Caution Flags: 1 for 5 laps
Lap 21 (Car #25 Spin Turn 2)
Margin of Victory: 5 Laps
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 9 Minutes and 9 Seconds
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2016 18:15:43 GMT -5
Frank Mundy also won the real race.
And I can now also say that Mel Larson was polesitter in the real race.
Man, Racing-Reference has been real slow today. Hope they get it fixed soon!
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