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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 19, 2019 13:00:00 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 1st race of the season at the Jacksonville Speedway.
Joe Weatherly won the pole with a time of 21.878 seconds, beating Bill Poor by 0.133 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Joe Weatherly won his 1st pole of the year,
Weatherly won his 8th career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since 1956 at Piedmont; 3 races ago,
Bob Welborn, the 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series Champion, will be starting 14th
1.12-Joe Weatherly
2.711-Bill Poor
3.34-Gwyn Staley
4.99-Bun Emery
5.21-Glen Wood
6.155-Whitey Gerken
7.48-Jimmie Lewallen
8.56-Cannonball Brown
9.14-Bob Beck
10.5-Tom Pistone
11.55-Mel Larson
12.33-Jimmy Massey
13.4-Art Binkley
14.49-Bob Welborn
15.26-Curtis Turner
16.82-Joe Eubanks
17.3-Norman Schihl
18.2-Bill Lutz
19.54-Tony Calvo
*Note for this race I used the Savannah Speedway as a replacement since Orange Speedway hasn't been made for NR2003.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 19, 2019 17:00:26 GMT -5
Race #1
It was a clear day in Jacksonville, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 1st stop of the 1957 season at the Jacksonville Speedway.
Joe Weatherly led the field to the Green Flag but it was Bill Poor who would lead the first laps before Weatherly took it back on Lap 20, losing the lead during a round of pit stops after the first caution. Bun Emery would lead briefly before Glen Wood took the lead and he began to build up a pretty big lead, losing it shortly after the halfway mark before Whitey Gerken took the lead, leading for twenty laps, losing the lead back to Wood. Back in the lead, Wood would pull away from all challengers, lapping the field and cruising to an easy win.
Other Noticeables:
Glen Wood scored his 1st win of the year,
Wood led 2 times for 131 laps, including the final 72 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 32nd start,
Tony Calvo, who finished 11th, made his NASCAR Convertible Series debut,
Glen Wood, who finished 1st, is the points leader, leading Whitey Gerken by 10 points
1.21-Glen Wood (131 laps led)
2.155-Whitey Gerken-1 lap (20 laps led)
3.99-Bun Emery-1 lap (12 laps led)
4.12-Joe Weatherly-1 lap (18 laps led)
5.26-Curtis Turner-1 lap
6.48-Jimmie Lewallen-1 lap
7.56-Cannonball Brown-1 lap
8.33-Jimmy Massey-1 lap
9.2-Bill Lutz-2 laps
10.49-Bob Welborn-2 laps
11.54-Tony Calvo-2 laps
12.711-Bill Poor-2 laps (19 laps led)
13.34-Gwyn Staley-2 laps
14.4-Art Binkley-2 laps
15.5-Tom Pistone-2 laps
16.3-Norman Schihl-3 laps
17.55-Mel Larson-3 laps
18.82-Joe Eubanks-5 laps
19.14-Bob Beck-84 laps (Accident)
Joe Weatherly-Pole
Bill Poor-1-19
Joe Weatherly-20-36
Bun Emery-37
Joe Weatherly-38
Bun Emery-39-49
Glen Wood-50-108
Whitey Gerken-109-128
Glen Wood-129-200
7 Lead Changes among 5 drivers
Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lap 17 (Car #5 and 33 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 36 (Car #33 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 119 (Cars #82 and 14 Accident Backstretch)
Margin of Victory: 1 Lap
Time of Race: 1 Hour, 31 Minutes and 28 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 4, 2019 11:00:09 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 2nd race of the season at the Beach & Road Course.
Tim Flock won the pole with a time of 134.149 seconds, beating Billy Myers by 1.081 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Tim Flock won his 1st pole of the year,
Flock won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 1st start,
Curtis Turner, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 12th,
Glen Wood, who will be starting 18th, has a 10 point lead over Whitey Gerken
1.15-Tim Flock
2.14-Billy Myers
3.49-Bob Welborn
4.98-Marvin Panch
5.12-Joe Weatherly
6.48-Possum Jones
7.10-Roger Baldwin
8.5-Tom Pistone
9.76-Larry Frank
10.46-Paul Goldsmith
11.4-Art Binkley
12.26-Curtis Turner
13.22-Fireball Roberts
14.8-Ray Atkinson
15.57-Don Schisler
16.71-Dick Joslin
17.34-Gwyn Staley
18.21-Glen Wood
19.33-Jimmy Massey
20.42-Lee Petty
21.88-Bill Lutz
22.99-Bob Pronger
23.55-Mel Larson
24.13-Bill Vesler
25.400-George Bumgardner
26.1A-Whitey Norman
27.78-Shep Langdon
28.1-Don Oldenberg
Did Not Qualify
29.2-Ernie Walls
30.3-Norman Schihl
31.69-Allen Casey
32.146-Dick Beaty
33.711-Bill Poor
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Oct 8, 2019 14:15:16 GMT -5
Race #2
It was a clear day in Daytona Beach, Florida as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 2nd stop of the 1957 season at the Beach & Road Course.
Tim Flock led the field to the Green Flag but it was 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series Champion Bob Welborn who would lead the first lap as the 15,000 people in the stands were given another classic race at the Daytona Beach road course. Battles for the lead happened nearly every lap for the first twenty laps before pit stops happened, and when it did, drivers got stuck in the mud from the rain the day prior, causing many to get stuck on pit road. Having not led a single lap until the pit stop cycle, Tim Flock assumed the lead and would easily cruise on to score his first career win in his first ever start.
Other Noticeables:
Tim Flock scored his 1st win of the year,
Flock led 1 time for 20 laps, which were the final 20 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 1st start,
Tim Flock(1st), Billy Myers(5th), Don Schisler(10th), Lee Petty(20th), Bill Vesler(22nd), Roger Baldwin(25th), Shep Langdon(27th) and Whitey Norman(28th) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Joe Weatherly, who finished 2nd, is the new points leader, leading Curtis Turner by 49 points
1.15-Tim Flock (20 laps led)
2.12-Joe Weatherly (4 laps led)
3.46-Paul Goldsmith
4.22-Fireball Roberts
5.14-Billy Myers
6.98-Marvin Panch
7.400-George Bumgardner
8.26-Curtis Turner-1 lap
9.71-Dick Joslin-1 lap
10.57-Don Schisler-1 lap
11.49-Bob Welborn-1 lap (6 laps led)
12.48-Possum Jones-1 lap (9 laps led)
13.8-Ray Atkinson-1 lap
14.34-Gwyn Staley-2 laps
15.76-Larry Frank-2 laps
16.55-Mel Larson-2 laps
17.5-Tom Pistone-2 laps
18.33-Jimmy Massey-2 laps
19.88-Bill Lutz-2 laps
20.42-Lee Petty-3 laps
21.99-Bob Pronger-3 laps
22.13-Bill Vesler-3 laps
23.4-Art Binkley-4 laps
24.1-Don Oldenberg-4 laps
25.10-Roger Baldwin-4 laps
26.21-Glen Wood-18 laps (Engine)
27.78-Shep Langdon-20 laps
28.1A-Whitey Norman-20 laps
Tim Flock-Pole
Bob Welborn-1
Joe Weatherly-2
Bob Welborn-3
Possum Jones-4-6
Joe Weatherly-7
Possum Jones-8
Bob Welborn-9-10
Possum Jones-11
Bob Welborn-12
Joe Weatherly-13
Bob Welborn-14
Possum Jones-15-17
Joe Weatherly-18
Possum Jones-19
Tim Flock-20-39
14 Lead Changes among 4 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 31.960 Seconds
Time of Race: 1 Hour and 49 Minutes
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 7, 2019 7:00:30 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 3rd race of the season at the Champion Speedway.
Lee Petty won the pole with a time of 16.415 seconds, beating Jimmy Massey by 0.089 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Lee Petty won his 1st pole of the year,
Petty won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 2nd start,
Darel Dieringer, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 5th,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 11th, has a 49 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.42-Lee Petty
2.33-Jimmy Massey
3.49-Bob Welborn
4.34-Gwyn Staley
5.35-Darel Dieringer
6.55-Tony Calvo
7.48-Possum Jones
8.26-Curtis Turner
9.21-Glen Wood
10.98-Marvin Panch
11.12-Joe Weatherly
12.22-Fireball Roberts
13.76-Larry Frank
14.4-Bobby Myers
15.10-Roger Baldwin
16.19-James Jones
17.1A-Whitey Norman
18.711-Bill Poor
19.5-Tom Pistone
20.88-Bill Lutz
21.86-Don Oldenberg
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 7, 2019 18:34:58 GMT -5
Race #3
It was a clear day in Fayetteville, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 3rd stop of the 1957 season at the Champion Speedway.
Lee Petty led the field to the Green Flag and would jump out to an early lead before 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series Champion Bob Welborn took over on Lap 26 and he began to lap drivers as no cautions would come out during the event as Lee Petty would pass Welborn briefly before Welborn took the lead back and built up a lead of more then five seconds and easily scored his first win of 1957.
Other Noticeables:
Bob Welborn scored his 1st win of the year,
Welborn led 2 times for 120 laps, including the final 73 laps,
It was the 7th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Monroe County; 15 races ago,
Bobby Myers(7th) and James Jones(18th) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Joe Weatherly, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Bob Welborn by 41 points
1.49-Bob Welborn (120 laps led)
2.42-Lee Petty (30 laps led)
3.21-Glen Wood
4.35-Darel Dieringer
5.12-Joe Weatherly-1 lap
6.5-Tom Pistone-1 lap
7.4-Bobby Myers-1 lap
8.10-Roger Baldwin-1 lap
9.48-Possum Jones-1 lap
10.34-Gwyn Staley-1 lap
11.86-Don Oldenberg-1 lap
12.76-Larry Frank-1 lap
13.33-Jimmy Massey-1 lap
14.22-Fireball Roberts-1 lap
15.88-Bill Lutz-1 lap
16.55-Tony Calvo-1 lap
17.26-Curtis Turner-1 lap
18.19-James Jones-2 laps
19.711-Bill Poor-2 laps
20.1A-Whitey Norman-44 laps (Piston)
21.98-Marvin Panch-143 laps (Gearbox)
Lee Petty-1-25
Bob Welborn-26-72
Lee Petty-73-77
Bob Welborn-78-150
3 Lead Changes among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps
Margin of Victory: 5.897 Seconds
Time of Race: 47 Minutes and 47 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 25, 2019 15:02:01 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 4th race of the season at the Greensboro Fairgrounds.
Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 17.842 seconds, beating Joe Weatherly by 0.051 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 1st pole of the year,
Turner won his 14th career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since 1956 at Orange; 4 races ago,
Bob Welborn, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 19th,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 2nd, has 41 point lead over Bob Welborn
1.26-Curtis Turner
2.12-Joe Weatherly
3.34-Gwyn Staley
4.86-Don Oldenberg
5.18-Eddie Hughes
6.4-Bobby Myers
7.88-Bill Lutz
8.48-Possum Jones
9.44-Al Tasnady
10.21-Glen Wood
11.39-Dick Beaty
12.33-Jimmy Massey
13.10-Bill Amick
14.35-Darel Dieringer
15.180-Whitey Norman
16.19-James Jones
17.32-Raymond Carter
18.711-Bill Poor
19.49-Bob Welborn
20.76-Larry Frank
21.55-Neil Castles
*Note for this race I used the Afton Speedway as a replacement since Greensboro Fairgrounds has not been made for NR2003.
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 25, 2019 18:10:26 GMT -5
Race #4
It was a clear day in Greensboro, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 4th stop of the 1957 season at the Greensboro Fairgrounds.
Curtis Turner led the field to the Green Flag and would quickly jump out to a big lead early as for only the second time in the series history drivers raced at the quarter mile track as Turner would finally have himself a good race in 1957 as Turner would lap the entire field on his way to leading every single lap and scored his first win of 1957.
Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner scored his 1st win of the year,
Turner led 1 time for 150 laps, which was every single lap,
It was the 20th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since 1956 at Orange; 4 races ago,
Eddie Hughes(7th), Bill Amick(11th), Al Tasnady(15th) and Neil Castles(16th) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Joe Weatherly, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Glen Wood by 60 points
1.26-Curtis Turner (150 laps led)
2.12-Joe Weatherly-1 lap
3.21-Glen Wood-1 lap
4.48-Possum Jones-1 lap
5.86-Don Oldenberg-1 lap
6.39-Dick Beaty-2 laps
7.18-Eddie Hughes-2 laps
8.180-Whitey Norman-2 laps
9.33-Jimmy Massey-2 laps
10.32-Raymond Carter-2 laps
11.10-Bill Amick-2 laps
12.34-Gwyn Staley-2 laps
13.49-Bob Welborn-2 laps
14.19-James Jones-2 laps
15.44-Al Tasnady-2 laps
16.55-Neil Castles-2 laps
17.711-Bill Poor-2 laps
18.88-Bill Lutz-3 laps
19.35-Darel Dieringer-5 laps
20.76-Larry Frank-6 laps (Header)
21.4-Bobby Myers-36 laps (Camshaft)
Curtis Turner-1-150
0 Lead Changes among 1 driver
Caution Flags: 1 for 6 laps
Lap 3 (Car #88 Stalled Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: 1 Lap
Time of Race: 51 Minutes and 15 Seconds
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 17, 2019 15:00:41 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 5th race of the season at the Old Dominion Speedway.
Don Oldenberg won the pole with a time of 18.410 seconds, beating Possum Jones by 0.007 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Don Oldenberg won his 1st pole of the year,
Oldenberg won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 51st start,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 2nd, has 41 point lead over Bob Welborn
1.86-Don Oldenberg
2.48-Possum Jones
3.505-Charlie Cregar
4.44-Al Tasnady
5.26-Curtis Turner
6.21-Glen Wood
7.88-Bill Lutz
8.72-John Dodd Sr.
9.22-Jim Reed
10.711-Bill Poor
11.78-Shep Langdon
12.12-Joe Weatherly
13.4-Bobby Myers
14.41-Billy Rafter
15.76-Larry Frank
16.49-Bob Welborn
17.18-Eddie Hughes
18.1A-Whitey Norman
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Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Dec 17, 2019 18:00:01 GMT -5
Race #5
It was a clear night in Manassas, Virginia as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 5th stop of the 1957 season at the Old Dominion Speedway.
Don Oldenberg led the field to the Green Flag but it was Possum Jones, who would get a run on the high side, and would lead the first lap before pulling away from his challengers as a hot night kept the 5,300 fans in attendance watched the drivers racing close to each other all night long as Jones dominated the first half of the event but slowly working his way up from the tenth spot was Pete DePaolo driver Joe Weatherly, who passed Jones on Lap 75 when Jones was struggling to pass John Dodd. Weatherly went on to build up a lead of nearly ten seconds but a late caution set up a ten lap shootout, but once again Weatherly was able to pull away and easily scored his first win of 1957.
Other Noticeables:
Joe Weatherly scored his 1st win of the year,
Weatherly led 1 time for 76 laps, which were the final 76 laps,
It was the 5th win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since 1956 at Lakewood; 13 races ago,
Charlie Cregar(7th) and John Dodd(14th) made their NASCAR Convertible Series debuts,
Joe Weatherly, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Glen Wood by 90 points
1.12-Joe Weatherly (76 laps led)
2.4-Bobby Myers
3.49-Bob Welborn
4.1A-Whitey Norman
5.21-Glen Wood
6.48-Possum Jones (74 laps led)
7.505-Charlie Cregar
8.26-Curtis Turner
9.88-Bill Lutz
10.44-Al Tasnady
11.86-Don Oldenberg-1 lap
12.22-Jim Reed-1 lap
13.711-Bill Poor-1 lap
14.72-John Dodd Sr.-2 laps
15.78-Shep Langdon-2 laps
16.41-Billy Rafter-2 laps
17.18-Eddie Hughes-2 laps
18.76-Larry Frank-17 laps (Engine)
Don Oldenberg-Pole
Possum Jones-1-74
Joe Weatherly-75-150
1 Lead Change among 2 drivers
Caution Flags: 1 for 6 laps
Lap 135 (Car #76 Stalled Turn 4)
Margin of Victory: 4.191 Seconds
Time of Race: 54 Minutes and 56 Seconds
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