1956 NASCAR Convertible Series

The field has finished qualifying for the 19th race of the season at the Missouri State Fairgrounds.

Bill Brown won the pole with a time of 30.997 seconds, beating Gwyn Staley by 0.117 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bill Brown won his 1st pole of the year,
Brown won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 17th start,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 5th, will be trying to improve on his 49 point lead over Bob Welborn

1.45-Bill Brown
2.33-Gwyn Staley
3.90-Larry Frank
4.7-Jimmy Thompson
5.86-Don Oldenberg
6.25-Possum Jones
7.48-Jimmie Lewallen
8.7A-Larry Odo
9.4-Art Binkley
10.503-Frank Mundy
11.77-Dave Hirschfield
12.22-Glen Wood
13.97-Danny Letner
14.49-Bob Welborn
15.71-Dick Joslin
16.17-Dick Walters
17.55-Mel Larson
18.98-Allen Adkins
19.5-Tom Pistone

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

Race #19

It was a clear day in Sedalia, Missouri as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 19th stop of the 1956 season at the Missouri State Fairgrounds.

Bill Brown led the field to the Green Flag in front of a crowd of 8,000 people but his stay up front lasted four laps before he was passed by Gwyn Staley. With the past four races having been won by Frank Mundy and his Carl Kiekhaefer owned Dodge, a crowd of 8,500 people were in attendance to see if the streak would continue or if someone would break it. Much of the day would be led by Gwyn Staley and at one point lapping Frank Mundy, but the lone caution of the day would affect who won.

Having already made his pitstop before the caution, Mundy was able to get his lap back and start in fourth on the restart. Driving his way up in a mere ten laps, Mundy took the lead and from that point on it was the usual for Mundy, keeping his challenges at bay and scoring his record setting fifth win in a row in the NASCAR Convertible Series.

Other Noticeables:
Frank Mundy scored his 7th win of the year and fifth in a row,
Mundy led 1 time for 32 laps, including the final 32 laps,
It was the 7th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Kansas State Fairgrounds; 1 race ago,
Dick Walters, who finished 15th, made his NASCAR Convertible Series debut,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Bob Welborn by 85 points

1.503-Frank Mundy (32 laps led)
2.86-Don Oldenberg
3.22-Glen Wood
4.33-Gwyn Staley (61 laps led)
5.4-Art Binkley
6.25-Possum Jones
7.7-Jimmy Thompson
8.71-Dick Joslin
9.45-Bill Brown (7 laps led)
10.49-Bob Welborn
11.55-Mel Larson
12.97-Danny Letner
13.7A-Larry Odo
14.48-Jimmie Lewallen
15.17-Dick Walters
16.90-Larry Frank
17.98-Allen Adkins
18.5-Tom Pistone-1 lap
19.77-Dave Hirschfield-1 lap

Bill Brown-1-4
Gwyn Staley-5-19
Bill Brown-20
Gwyn Staley-21
Bill Brown-22
Gwyn Staley-23-57
Bill Brown-58
Gwyn Staley-59-68
Frank Mundy-69-100

8 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps
Lap 57 (Car #45 Spin Turn 4)

Margin of Victory: 1.747 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 3 Minutes and 4 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 20th race of the season at the Norfolk Speedway.

Jud Larson won the pole with a time of 17.790 seconds, beating Allen Adkins by 0.038 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Jud Larson won his 1st pole of the year,
Larson won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 1st start,
Don Oldenberg, who will be starting 14th, will be trying to improve on his 85 point lead over Bob Welborn

1.77-Jud Larson
2.98-Allen Adkins
3.45-Bill Brown
4.26-Curtis Turner
5.503-Frank Mundy
6.55-Mel Larson
7.49-Bob Welborn
8.504-Jimmy Thompson
9.33-Gwyn Staley
10.7A-Larry Odo
11.71-Dick Joslin
12.2-Bill Lutz
13.48-Jimmie Lewallen
14.86-Don Oldenberg
15.25-Possum Jones
16.97-Danny Letner
17.17-Dick Walters
18.22-Glen Wood
19.4-Art Binkley

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

Race #20

It was a clear night in Norfolk, Virginia as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 20th stop of the 1956 season at the Norfolk Speedway.

Jud Larson led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first twenty laps as a slippery track led to drivers sliding off the track and causing multiple cautions. A big problem for many drivers was a muddy pit road which caused many drivers to be stuck on pit road, losing as much as one hundred laps while in the pits. Back on the track, Glen Wood driving for Wood Brothers Racing appeared on his way to his first NASCAR Convertible Series win but when the fourteenth and final caution came out with ten laps to go, Wood made mistake by spinning out just before the start/finish line, handing the lead over to Gwyn Staley.

With a clear track in front of him, Gwyn Staley was able to hold off championship contender Bob Welborn and Glen Wood to score his first career NASCAR Convertible Series win.

Other Noticeables:
Gwyn Staley scored his 1st win of the year,
Staley led 1 time for 11 laps, including the final 11 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 6th start,
Jud Larson, who finished 18th, made his NASCAR Convertible Series debut,
Don Oldenberg, who finished 6th, kept his points lead, leading Bob Welborn by 65 points

1.33-Gwyn Staley (11 laps led)
2.49-Bob Welborn
3.22-Glen Wood (139 laps led)
4.503-Frank Mundy
5.26-Curtis Turner
6.86-Don Oldenberg
7.504-Jimmy Thompson
8.45-Bill Brown-2 laps
9.2-Bill Lutz-6 laps
10.55-Mel Larson-26 laps
11.25-Possum Jones-65 laps
12.97-Danny Letner-112 laps
13.98-Allen Adkins-150 laps (80 laps led)
14.7A-Larry Odo-150 laps
15.4-Art Binkley-150 laps
16.71-Dick Joslin-150 laps
17.48-Jimmie Lewallen-161 laps
18.77-Jud Larson-190 laps (20 laps led)
19.17-Dick Walters-242 laps (Header)

Jud Larson-1-20
Allen Adkins-21-100
Glen Wood-101-239
Gwyn Staley-240-250

3 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 14 for 79 laps
Lap 9 (Car #25 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 21 (Car #97 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 37 (Car #503 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 59 (Cars #48 and 22 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 72 (Car #97 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 99 (Car #71 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 117 (Car #25 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 129 (Car #45 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 155 (Car #25 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 166 (Car #26 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 203 (Cars #45 and 503 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 210 (Cars #504, 25 and 503 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 229 (Car #49 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 240 (Car #504 Spin Turn 2)

Margin of Victory: 0.585 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes and 29 Seconds