1956 NASCAR Convertible Series

Race #11

It was a clear day in Raleigh, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 10th stop of the 1956 season at the Raleigh Speedway.

For the second time in six days, Frank Mundy led the field to the Green Flag and just like he had done at Old Bridge Stadium, there was no question who would win as Mundy won the pole by nearly a second over Jimmy Massey and once the race began it was clear the Dodge owned by Carl Kiekhaefer was near perfection, leading every single lap for the second race in a row and scoring the win. In victory lane, owner Carl Kiekhaefer was proud of his driver but was disappointed about one thing: his driver "only" won by two laps compared to the 6 laps a week prior at Old Bridge Stadium.

Other Noticeables:
Frank Mundy scored his 2nd win of the year and second in a row,
Mundy led 1 time for 100 laps, including all 100 laps,
It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Old Bridge Stadium; 1 race ago,
Possum Jones(11th) and Ralph Liguori(15th) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 6th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 137 points

1.503-Frank Mundy (100 laps led)
2.33-Jimmy Massey-2 laps
3.22-Glen Wood-2 laps
4.26-Curtis Turner-2 laps
5.55-Mel Larson-2 laps
6.86-Don Oldenberg-3 laps
7.49-Bob Welborn-3 laps
8.7-Jimmy Thompson-3 laps
9.12-Joe Weatherly-3 laps
10.7A-Larry Odo-3 laps
11.25-Possum Jones-3 laps
12.77-Dave Hirschfield-3 laps
13.98-Allen Adkins-3 laps
14.10-Don Gray-3 laps
15.6-Ralph Liguori-3 laps
16.45-Bill Brown-4 laps
17.97-Danny Letner-4 laps
18.76-Larry Frank-37 laps (Header)

Frank Mundy-1-100

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 2 Laps

Time of Race: 57 Minutes and 40 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 12th race of the season at the Langhorne Speedway.

Frank Mundy won the pole with a time of 34.249 seconds, beating Jimmy Massey by 0.014 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Frank Mundy won his 3rd pole of the year and his 3rd in a row,
Mundy won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Raleigh; 1 race ago,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 12th, will be trying to improve on his 137 point lead over Curtis Turner

1.50-Frank Mundy
2.33-Jimmy Massey
3.49-Bob Welborn
4.97-Danny Letner
5.186-Bob Pronger
6.98-Allen Adkins
7.48-Jimmie Lewallen
8.7A-Larry Odo
9.55-Mel Larson
10.4-Art Binkley
11.14-Fonty Flock
12.86-Don Oldenberg
13.7-Jimmy Thompson
14.26-Curtis Turner
15.12-Joe Weatherly
16.2-Larry Frank
17.77-Dave Hirschfield
18.25-Possum Jones
19.10-Don Gray
20.71-Dick Joslin
21.90-Gene Blair
22.8-Ray Atkinson
23.3-Norman Schihl
24.53-Bill Tanner
25.88-Harry Dust
26.22-Glen Wood

*Note for this race I used the Lakewood Speedway as a replacement since Langhorne can't fit 26 cars.

Race #12

It was a clear day in Langhorne, Pennsylvania as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 12th stop of the 1956 season at the Langhorne Speedway.

For the third straight race, Frank Mundy led the field to the Green Flag but unlike the past three events, his stay up front lasted only five laps before he was passed by Danny Letner. The tricky one mile dirt track, that had been named one of the most dangerous tracks in the world due to it being a almost perfect circle, proved to be just that as ten cautions would fly and eleven drivers would be knocked out of the race, all due to wrecks, including Curtis Turner, Joe Weatherly and points leader Don Oldenberg.

Having taken the lead on Lap 6, Danny Letner dominated much of the day, losing the lead only when pit stops happened, leading 124 of the 150 laps and scoring his first career NASCAR Convertible Series win in only his 3rd career start.

Other Noticeables:
Danny Letner scored his 1st win of the year,
Letner led 3 times for 124 laps, including the final 65 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 3rd start,
Jimmie Lewallen(11th) and Harry Dust(24th) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 17th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 164 points

1.97-Danny Letner (124 laps led)
2.7A-Larry Odo (18 laps led)
3.77-Dave Hirschfield
4.33-Jimmy Massey
5.55-Mel Larson
6.7-Jimmy Thompson
7.4-Art Binkley (3 laps led)
8.50-Frank Mundy (5 laps led)
9.49-Bob Welborn
10.2-Larry Frank
11.48-Jimmie Lewallen-1 lap
12.25-Possum Jones-1 lap
13.14-Fonty Flock-2 laps
14.10-Don Gray-5 laps
15.22-Glen Wood-9 laps
16.71-Dick Joslin-38 laps (Accident)
17.86-Don Oldenberg-40 laps (Accident)
18.90-Gene Blair-96 laps (Accident)
19.3-Norman Schihl-97 laps (Accident)
20.98-Allen Adkins-117 laps (Accident)
21.186-Bob Pronger-143 laps (Accident)
22.12-Joe Weatherly-144 laps (Accident)
23.8-Ray Atkinson-144 laps (Accident)
24.88-Harry Dust-145 laps (Accident)
25.53-Bill Tanner-145 laps (Accident)
26.26-Curtis Turner-145 laps (Accident)

Frank Mundy-1-5
Danny Letner-6-35
Art Binkley-36-38
Larry Odo-39-46
Danny Letner-47-75
Larry Odo-76-85
Danny Letner-86-150

6 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 10 for 40 laps
Lap 1 (Cars #12, 26 and 25 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 6 (Cars #33, 49, 186, 86, 98, 88, 53, 8, 26 and 12 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 34 (Cars #98 and 90 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 39 (Car #22 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 47 (Car #33 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 55 (Cars #90 and 3 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 74 (Car #22 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 89 (Car #77 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 94 (Cars #71 and 14 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 103 (Car #55 Spin Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 5.984 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 2 Minutes and 19 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 13th race of the season at the Starkey Speedway.

Jimmie Lewallen won the pole with a time of 26.078 seconds, beating Possum Jones by 0.046 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Jimmie Lewallen won his 1st pole of the year,
Lewallen won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 2nd start,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 8th, will be trying to improve on his 164 point lead over Curtis Turner

1.48-Jimmie Lewallen
2.25-Possum Jones
3.49-Bob Welborn
4.55-Mel Larson
5.6-Ray Atkinson
6.33-Jimmy Massey
7.90-Gene Blair
8.186-Don Oldenberg
9.4-Art Binkley
10.86-Bob Pronger
11.45-Bill Brown
12.77-Dave Hirschfield
13.26-Curtis Turner
14.97-Danny Letner
15.7A-Larry Odo
16.98-Allen Adkins
17.7-Jimmy Thompson
18.10-Don Gray

*Note for this race I used the Airborne Speedway as a replacement since Starkey Speedway hasn't been made for NR2003.