1956 NASCAR Convertible Series

Race #16

It was a clear day in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 16th stop of the 1956 season at the Tulsa Fairgrounds.

Frank Mundy led the field to the Green Flag in front of a crowd of 6,600 people and would start where he left off at Lakeside three days prior, dominating once again in his powerful Dodge owned by Carl Kiekhaefer. Having led all but twenty one laps in the previous event, Mundy was looking to do better, quickly lapping some of the field by lap fifty. Mundy would lose the lead when he made his pit stop, also around the same time the lone caution would come out. Once leader Larry Odo gave up the lead to make his own stop, Mundy retook the lead and that sealed the deal for everyone else.

With fresh tires on his Dodge, Frank Mundy was unstoppable yet again, easily leading all but two laps, and scoring yet another win.

Other Noticeables:
Frank Mundy scored his 4th win of the year and second in a row,
Mundy led 2 times for 198 laps, including the final 116 laps,
It was the 4th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Lakeside; 1 race ago,
Augie Howerton, who finished 6th, made his NASCAR Convertible Series debut,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 17th, kept his points lead, leading Bob Welborn by 68 points

1.503-Frank Mundy (198 laps led)
2.71-Dick Joslin-2 laps
3.186-Bob Pronger-2 laps
4.98-Allen Adkins-2 laps
5.48-Jimmie Lewallen-2 laps
6.70-Augie Howerton-2 laps
7.97-Danny Letner-2 laps
8.90-Larry Frank-2 laps
9.8-Ray Atkinson-2 laps
10.45-Bill Brown-2 laps
11.7A-Larry Odo-3 laps (2 laps led)
12.55-Mel Larson-3 laps
13.7-Jimmy Thompson-3 laps
14.25-Possum Jones-3 laps
15.4-Art Binkley-3 laps
16.77-Dave Hirschfield-3 laps
17.86-Don Oldenberg-3 laps
18.17-Bill Lang-4 laps
19.49-Bob Welborn-4 laps
20.11-John Schipper-5 laps

Frank Mundy-1-82
Larry Odo-83-84
Frank Mundy-85-200

2 Lead Changes among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 5 laps
Lap 83 (Car #11 Accident Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 2 Laps

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 21 Minutes and 2 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 17th race of the season at the Taft Stadium.

Bob Pronger won the pole with a time of 21.987 seconds, beating Jimmie Lewallen by 0.057 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bob Pronger won his 1st pole of the year,
Pronger won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 10th start,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 5th, will be trying to improve on his 68 point lead over Bob Welborn

1.186-Bob Pronger
2.48-Jimmie Lewallen
3.49-Bob Welborn
4.22-Glen Wood
5.86-Don Oldenberg
6.55-Mel Larson
7.7-Jimmy Thompson
8.503-Frank Mundy
9.90-Larry Frank
10.33-Jimmy Massey
11.98-Allen Adkins
12.77-Dave Hirschfield
13.25-Possum Jones
14.97-Danny Letner
15.71-Dick Joslin
16.17-Bill Lang
17.8-Ray Atkinson
18.45-Bill Brown
19.4-Art Binkley
20.7A-Larry Odo

*Note for this race I used the Myrtle Beach/Rambi Speedway as a replacement since Taft Stadium hasn't been made for NR2003.

Race #17

It was a clear night in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 17th stop of the 1956 season at the Taft Stadium.

Bob Pronger led the field to the Green Flag in front of a crowd of 4,446 people but his stay up front lasted only one lap before championship contender Bob Welborn would take over and quickly began to show why, building up a lead of nearly five seconds before the first caution would come out. When the green would come back out, points leader Don Oldenberg would find himself in first and lead quite awhile before the second and final caution would fly, resulting in one final round of pit stops.

The winner of the race off pit road was Frank Mundy, who took only left side tires while Bob Welborn was knocked all the way back to fifteenth. With the green back out, Mundy remained out front while Welborn worked his way into the Top 10, and then the Top 5 and by the time there was only ten laps left, Welborn had climbed up to second. However Welborn would run out of time, coming within two seconds, but it was Frank Mundy, winning for the third race in a row.

Other Noticeables:
Frank Mundy scored his 5th win of the year and third in a row,
Mundy led 1 time for 72 laps, including the final 72 laps,
It was the 5th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Tulsa; 1 race ago,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 4th, kept his points lead, leading Bob Welborn by 53 points

1.503-Frank Mundy (72 laps led)
2.49-Bob Welborn (75 laps led)
3.25-Possum Jones
4.86-Don Oldenberg (48 laps led)
5.33-Jimmy Massey (4 laps led)
6.77-Dave Hirschfield
7.48-Jimmie Lewallen
8.7-Jimmy Thompson
9.98-Allen Adkins
10.186-Bob Pronger (1 lap led)
11.22-Glen Wood
12.8-Ray Atkinson
13.4-Art Binkley
14.45-Bill Brown-1 lap
15.55-Mel Larson-1 lap
16.97-Danny Letner-1 lap
17.90-Larry Frank-1 lap
18.71-Dick Joslin-2 laps
19.17-Bill Lang-75 laps (Piston)
20.7A-Larry Odo-200 laps (Engine)

Bob Pronger-1
Bob Welborn-2-76
Jimmy Massey-77-80
Don Oldenberg-81-128
Frank Mundy-129-200

4 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lap 75 (Car #55 Stalled Turn 2),
Lap 127 (Car #17 Stalled Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 2.342 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 25 Minutes and 52 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 18th race of the season at the Kansas State Fairgrounds.

Glen Wood won the pole with a time of 25.909 seconds, beating Frank Mundy by 0.190 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Glen Wood won his 1st pole of the year,
Wood won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 6th start,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 5th, will be trying to improve on his 53 point lead over Bob Welborn

1.22-Glen Wood
2.503-Frank Mundy
3.186-Bob Pronger
4.97-Danny Letner
5.4-Art Binkley
6.33-Jimmy Massey
7.25-Possum Jones
8.17-Bill Lang
9.11-John Schipper
10.48-Jimmie Lewallen
11.45-Bill Brown
12.49-Bob Welborn
13.71-Dick Joslin
14.98-Allen Adkins
15.90-Larry Frank
16.86-Don Oldenberg
17.55-Mel Larson
18.7-Jimmy Thompson
19.77-Dave Hirschfield
20.7A-Larry Odo

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