|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 5, 2021 6:04:57 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 11th race of the season at the Bowman Gray Stadium.
Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 18.578 seconds, beating Eddie Hughes by 0.000 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 3rd pole of the year,
Turner won his 16th career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Hillsborough; 5 races ago,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 10th, has 126 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.26-Curtis Turner
2.18-Eddie Hughes
3.86-Don Oldenberg
4.34-Gwyn Staley
5.2-Ewell Weddle
6.76-Larry Frank
7.75-Ken Rush
8.21-Glen Wood
9.10-Roger Baldwin
10.12-Joe Weatherly
11.505-Charlie Cregar
12.42-Lee Petty
13.77-Bobby Myers
14.88-Johnny Dodson
15.33-Jimmy Massey
16.4-Billy Myers
17.711-Bill Poor
18.44-Al Tasnady
19.49-Bob Welborn
20.55-Neil Castles
21.48-Possum Jones
22.78-Shep Langdon
*Note: This is the second time ever on this game where the first and second starters had the exact same times in qualifying, resulting in a tie for the pole. The pole award went to Turner due to him being higher in points(2nd to 22nd).
|
|
|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 5, 2021 20:00:05 GMT -5
Race #11It was a cloudy night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 11th stop of the 1957 season at the Bowman Gray Stadium. Curtis Turner led the field to the Green Flag and quickly began to pull away from his challengers but right on his back bumper was Don Oldenberg, who assumed the lead on Lap 32 before Turner passed him back on Lap 47. Turner would hold on the lead for another thirteen laps before Oldenberg took the lead back on Lap 61 and would begin to build up a lead over the remaining laps, when with ten laps to go in the race, the event was shortened due to rain, giving Oldenberg his first win in over a year. Other Noticeables: Don Oldenberg scored his 1st win of the year, Oldenberg led 2 times for 95 laps, including the final laps, It was the 3rd win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since 1956 at Peach Bowl; 53 races ago, Joe Weatherly, who finished 15th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 69 points 1.86-Don Oldenberg (95 laps led) 2.26-Curtis Turner (45 laps led) 3.75-Ken Rush 4.34-Gwyn Staley 5.18-Eddie Hughes 6.76-Larry Frank 7.42-Lee Petty 8.10-Roger Baldwin 9.55-Neil Castles-1 lap 10.77-Bobby Myers-1 lap 11.711-Bill Poor-1 lap 12.505-Charlie Cregar-1 lap 13.4-Billy Myers-1 lap 14.2-Ewell Weddle-1 lap 15.12-Joe Weatherly-1 lap 16.88-Johnny Dodson-1 lap 17.44-Al Tasnady-1 lap 18.78-Shep Langdon-1 lap 19.33-Jimmy Massey-1 lap 20.21-Glen Wood-1 lap 21.48-Possum Jones-1 lap 22.49-Bob Welborn-1 lap Curtis Turner-1-31 Don Oldenberg-32-46 Curtis Turner-47-60 Don Oldenberg-61-140 3 Lead Changes among 2 drivers Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps Margin of Victory: 0.996 Seconds Time of Race: 50 Minutes and 37 Seconds Curtis Turner leads the field to the Green Flag. Don Oldenberg passes Curtis Turner for the lead on Lap 32. Curtis Turner passes Don Oldenberg to retake the lead on Lap 47. Don Oldenberg passes Curtis Turner for the 3rd and and final lead change on Lap 61. Don Oldenberg takes the Checkered Flag.
|
|
|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 24, 2021 13:04:19 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 12th race of the season at the Norfolk Speedway.
Charlie Cregar won the pole with a time of 21.185 seconds, beating Possum Jones by 0.198 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Charlie Cregar won his 1st pole of the year,
Cregar won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 7th start,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 6th, has 69 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.505-Charlie Cregar
2.48-Possum Jones
3.18-Eddie Hughes
4.26-Curtis Turner
5.49-Bob Welborn
6.12-Joe Weatherly
7.21-Glen Wood
8.10-Roger Baldwin
9.1A-Whitey Norman
10.88-Johnny Dodson
11.77-Ed Goodwin
12.33-Jimmy Massey
13.9-Dave Terrell
14.19-James Jones
15.76-Larry Frank
16.711-Bill Poor
17.35-Darel Dieringer
18.34-Gwyn Staley
19.2-Ewell Weddle
20.55-Neil Castles
21.75-Ken Rush
22.44-Al Tasnady
23.78-Shep Langdon
*Note for this race I used the Tri-City Speedway as a replacement since Norfolk Speedway has not been made for NR2003.
|
|
|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on May 28, 2021 15:08:47 GMT -5
Race #12It was a clear day in Norfolk, Virginia as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 12th stop of the 1957 season at the Norfolk Speedway. Charlie Cregar led the field to the Green Flag as a tough surface allowed for Cregar to remain in the race lead as multiple crashes would happen during the event, including on pit road, with Cregar lapping much of the field, and would never be passed on track, losing the lead briefly during pit stops to Joe Weatherly, before Cregar retook the lead back and would easily cruse to his first career win, leading 198 of the event's 200 laps. Other Noticeables: Charlie Cregar scored his 1st win of the year, Cregar led 2 times for 198 laps, including the final 173 laps, It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series in his 7th start, Joe Weatherly, who finished 13th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 101 points 1.505-Charlie Cregar (198 laps led) 2.75-Ken Rush 3.48-Possum Jones-2 laps 4.33-Jimmy Massey-3 laps 5.78-Shep Langdon-3 laps 6.44-Al Tasnady-9 laps 7.77-Ed Goodwin-12 laps 8.10-Roger Baldwin-77 laps 9.88-Johnny Dodson-116 laps 10.55-Neil Castles-140 laps 11.1A-Whitey Norman-150 laps 12.2-Ewell Weddle-159 laps 13.12-Joe Weatherly-161 laps (Accident) (2 laps led) 14.19-James Jones-163 laps (Accident) 15.21-Glen Wood-164 laps (Accident) 16.9-Dave Terrell-165 laps (Accident) 17.18-Eddie Hughes-165 laps (Accident) 18.76-Larry Frank-166 laps (Accident) 19.35-Darel Dieringer-166 laps (Accident) 20.711-Bill Poor-166 laps (Accident) 21.49-Bob Welborn-166 laps (Accident) 22.26-Curtis Turner-167 laps (Accident) 23.34-Gwyn Staley-199 laps (Accident) Charlie Cregar-1-34 Don Oldenberg-35-36 Charlie Cregar-37-200 2 Lead Changes among 2 drivers Caution Flags: 4 for 21 laps Lap 1 (Cars #33 and 34 Spin Backstretch), Lap 10 (Cars #2 and 26 Spin Backstretch), Lap 34 (Cars #10 and 711 Spin Backstretch), Lap 133 (Car #48 Spin Turn 2) Margin of Victory: 0.442 Seconds Time of Race: 1 Hour, 23 Minutes and 40 Seconds Charlie Cregar leads the field to the Green Flag. The first caution comes out on Lap 1 when Jimmy Massey and Gwyn Staley spin out on the Backstretch. The second caution comes out on Lap 10 when Ewell Weddle and Curtis Turner spin out on the Backstretch. The third caution comes out on Lap 34 when Roger Baldwin and Bill Poor spin out on the Backstretch. The fourth and final caution comes out on Lap 133 when Possum Jones spins out in Turn 2. Charlie Cregar takes the Checkered Flag.
|
|
|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 13, 2021 8:05:49 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 13th race of the season at the Langhorne Speedway.
Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 32.192 seconds, beating Joe Weatherly by 0.149 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 4th pole of the year,
Turner won his 17th career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Bowman Gray; 2 races ago,
Danny Letner, who won this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 2nd, has 101 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.26-Curtis Turner
2.12-Joe Weatherly
3.48-Possum Jones
4.49-Bob Welborn
5.9-Dave Terrell
6.86-Don Oldenberg
7.99-Bill Lutz
8.88-Johnny Dodson
9.42-Lee Petty
10.55-Neil Castles
11.33-Jimmy Massey
12.4-Art Binkley
13.1A-Whitey Norman
14.711-Bill Poor
15.75-Ken Rush
16.76-Larry Frank
17.77-Bobby Myers
18.21-Glen Wood
19.400-George Bumgardner
20.505-Charlie Cregar
21.44-Al Tasnady
22.78-Shep Langdon
|
|
|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Sept 14, 2021 14:04:11 GMT -5
Race #13It was a cloudy day in Langhorne, Pennsylvania as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 13th stop of the 1957 season at the Langhorne Speedway. Curtis Turner led the field to the Green Flag and would pull away to a small lead early on in the race while his Pete DePaolo teammate and championship points leader Joe Weatherly followed close behind, doing everything in his power to get around Turner, but was unable to get a grip on the low line. Two cautions would come out during the event which gave drivers two chances at making pit stops, but Turner continued to dominate the race, keeping Weatherly behind him and would lead every single lap to score his third win of 1957. Other Noticeables: Curtis Turner scored his 3rd win of the year, Turner led 1 times for 150 laps, which was every single lap, It was the 23rd win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Greenville-Pickens; 5 races ago, Joe Weatherly, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 86 points 1.26-Curtis Turner (150 laps led) 2.12-Joe Weatherly 3.49-Bob Welborn 4.48-Possum Jones 5.711-Bill Poor 6.55-Neil Castles 7.76-Larry Frank 8.88-Johnny Dodson-1 lap 9.4-Art Binkley-1 lap 10.9-Dave Terrell-1 lap 11.75-Ken Rush-1 lap 12.99-Bill Lutz-2 laps 13.86-Don Oldenberg-2 laps 14.33-Jimmy Massey-2 laps 15.1A-Whitey Norman-2 laps 16.21-Glen Wood-2 laps 17.42-Lee Petty-2 laps 18.77-Bobby Myers-3 laps 19.400-George Bumgardner-3 laps 20.44-Al Tasnady-6 laps 21.505-Charlie Cregar-6 laps 22.78-Shep Langdon-150 laps (Did Not Start) Curtis Turner-1-150 0 Lead Changes among 1 driver Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps Lap 62 (Car #75 Spin Turn 3) Lap 112 (Car #21 Spin Turn 4) Margin of Victory: 0.535 Seconds Time of Race: 1 Hour, 36 Minutes and 9 Seconds Curtis Turner leads the field to the Green Flag. The first caution comes out on Lap 62 when Ken Rush spins out in Turn 3 after contact from Al Tasnady. The second caution comes out on Lap 112 when Glen Wood spins out in Turn 4 after contact from George Bumgardner. Curtis Turner takes the Checkered Flag.
|
|
|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 22, 2021 11:08:23 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 14th race of the season the Rebel 300 at the Darlington Raceway.
Tim Flock won the pole with a time of 39.880 seconds, beating Fireball Roberts by 0.291 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Tim Flock won his 2nd pole of the year,
Flock won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Daytona Beach; 12 races ago,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 24th, has 86 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.15-Tim Flock
2.22-Fireball Roberts
3.4-Bobby Myers
4.42-Lee Petty
5.49-Bob Welborn
6.1A-Whitey Norman
7.20-Jimmy Thompson
8.33-Jimmy Massey
9.44-Al Tasnady
10.3-Paul Goldsmith
11.10-Roger Baldwin
12.21-Glen Wood
13.76-Larry Frank
14.46-Jack Smith
15.14-Billy Myers
16.86-Don Oldenberg
17.34-Gwyn Staley
18.88-Johnny Dodson
19.48-Possum Jones
20.87-Buck Baker
21.98-Marvin Panch
22.75-Ken Rush
23.41-Art Binkley
24.12-Joe Weatherly
25.39-Dick Beaty
26.97-Bill Amick
27.26-Curtis Turner
Did Not Qualify
28.35-Darel Dieringer
29.2-Ewell Weddle
30.9-Dave Terrell
31.18-Eddie Hughes
32.50-Charlie Cregar
33.55-Neil Castles
34.71-Bill Poor
35.77-Bud Crothers
36.78-Shep Langdon
37.19-James Jones
38.32-Raymond Carter
39.40-George Baumgardner
40.47-Jimmie Lewallen
41.99-Bill Lutz
42.55-Tiny Lund
43.24-Ralph Moody
44.7-Jim Reed
45.5-Tom Pistone
|
|
|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Nov 22, 2021 18:05:40 GMT -5
Race #14 - Rebel 300It was a clear day in Darlington, South Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 14th stop of the 1957 season at the Darlington Raceway for the inaugural Rebel 300. Tim Flock led the field to the Green Flag but it was Bobby Myers who would lead the first lap around the 1.375 mile track that was known as "The Lady in Black", a tough and challenging one groove track as the 17,000 fans in attendance were given a great showing by the twenty seven drivers who tackled the Convertible Series's first ever event at the track as Fireball Roberts would make his way into the lead and would prove to be the dominate car, leading 175 of the event's 219 laps, but Roberts would lose the lead with fifteen laps to go by Tim Flock, who would go on to score his second win of 1957. Other Noticeables: Tim Flock scored his 2nd win of the year, Flock led 2 times for 19 laps, including the final 15 laps, It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Daytona Beach; 12 races ago, Buck Baker, who finished 23rd, made his NASCAR Convertible Series debut, Joe Weatherly, who finished 16th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 95 points 1.15-Tim Flock (19 laps led) 2.10-Roger Baldwin 3.22-Fireball Roberts (175 laps led) 4.4-Bobby Myers (18 laps led) 5.49-Bob Welborn-1 lap 6.76-Larry Frank-1 lap 7.42-Lee Petty-1 lap (6 laps led) 8.46-Jack Smith-1 lap 9.1A-Whitey Norman-1 lap 10.88-Johnny Dodson-2 laps 11.44-Al Tasnady-2 laps 12.34-Gwyn Staley-2 laps 13.33-Jimmy Massey-3 laps 14.20-Jimmy Thompson-3 laps (1 lap led) 15.41-Art Binkley-3 laps 16.12-Joe Weatherly-3 laps 17.21-Glen Wood-4 laps 18.3-Paul Goldsmith-6 laps 19.26-Curtis Turner-6 laps 20.48-Possum Jones-7 laps 21.14-Billy Myers-7 laps 22.39-Dick Beaty-8 laps 23.87-Buck Baker-8 laps 24.97-Bill Amick-8 laps 25.98-Marvin Panch-9 laps 26.75-Ken Rush-11 laps 27.86-Don Oldenberg-175 laps (Gearbox) Tim Flock-Pole Bobby Myers-1-4 Fireball Roberts-5-32 Bobby Myers-33 Fireball Roberts-34-37 Bobby Myers-38-40 Fireball Roberts-41-52 Lee Petty-53-55 Jimmy Thompson-56 Bobby Myers-57-58 Fireball Roberts-59-107 Lee Petty-108-110 Fireball Roberts-111-163 Tim Flock-164-167 Fireball Roberts-168-176 Bobby Myers-177-181 Fireball Roberts-182-196 Bobby Myers-197-199 Fireball Roberts-200-204 Tim Flock-205-219 18 Lead Changes among 5 drivers Caution Flags: 1 for 4 laps Lap 122 (Debris Backstretch) Margin of Victory: 14.520 Seconds Time of Race: 2 Hours, 43 Minutes and 43 Seconds Tim Flock leads the field to the Green Flag. Bobby Myers passes Tim Flock in Turn 3 and would go on to lead the first four laps. Fireball Roberts passes Bobby Myers for the lead on Lap 5. Bobby Myers passes Fireball Roberts to retake the lead on Lap 33. Fireball Roberts passes Bobby Myers to retake the lead on Lap 34. Bobby Myers passes Fireball Roberts to retake the lead on Lap 38. Fireball Roberts passes Bobby Myers to retake the lead on Lap 41. While running in 12th, Don Oldenberg's Gearbox breaks. Lee Petty passes Fireball Roberts for the lead on Lap 53. Fireball Roberts passes Bobby Myers to retake the lead on Lap 59. Tim Flock passes Fireball Roberts for the lead on Lap 164. Fireball Roberts passes Tim Flock to retake the lead on Lap 168. Fireball Roberts passes Bobby Myers for the lead on Lap 182. Bobby Myers passes Fireball Roberts to retake the lead on Lap 197. Fireball Roberts passes Bobby Myers to retake the lead on Lap 200. Tim Flock takes the Checkered Flag.
|
|
|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 10, 2022 16:20:47 GMT -5
The field has finished qualifying for the 15th race of the season at the Charlotte Speedway.
Curtis Turner won the pole with a time of 19.221 seconds, beating Johnny Dodson by 0.091 seconds.
Other Noticeables:
Curtis Turner won his 5th pole of the year,
Turner won his 18th career pole in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Langhorne; 2 races ago,
Joe Weatherly, who will start 9th, has 95 point lead over Curtis Turner
1.26-Curtis Turner
2.88-Johnny Dodson
3.49-Bob Welborn
4.42-Lee Petty
5.21-Glen Wood
6.76-Larry Frank
7.1A-Whitey Norman
8.86-Don Oldenberg
9.12-Joe Weatherly
10.48-Possum Jones
11.39-Dick Beaty
12.34-Jimmy Massey
13.77-Don Gray
14.711-Bill Poor
15.78-Shep Langdon
16.20-Jimmy Thompson
17.10-Roger Baldwin
18.55-Neil Castles
19.44-Al Tasnady
|
|
|
|
Post by Blaise Zebrataur on Mar 10, 2022 21:12:22 GMT -5
Race #15It was a clear night in Charlotte, North Carolina as the NASCAR Convertible Series made their 15th stop of the 1957 season at the Charlotte Speedway. Curtis Turner led the field to the Green Flag but it was Johnny Dodson who would lead the first two laps around the track as it became clear that the drivers would struggle with the tracks conditions much like the races held at the track before, multiple cautions would come out due to spins in Turn 4. Larry Frank would dominate the first half of the race before he was passed and then lapped in the last half of the race while Jimmy Thompson would assume the lead and appeared on his way to his first career win, but shortly before the ninth caution, he was passed by Lee Petty. Once in the lead, Petty was able to keep command and would lap all but three drivers and easily would go on to score the second win of his career. Other Noticeables: Lee Petty scored his 2nd win of the year, Petty led 1 time for 81 laps, which were the final 81 laps, It was the 2nd win of his career in the NASCAR Convertible Series and his first since Hickory; 5 races ago, Joe Weatherly, who finished 7th, kept his points lead, leading Curtis Turner by 99 points 1.42-Lee Petty (81 laps led) 2.20-Jimmy Thompson (39 laps led) 3.10-Roger Baldwin 4.77-Don Gray (13 laps led) 5.86-Don Oldenberg-1 lap 6.76-Larry Frank-2 laps (65 laps led) 7.12-Joe Weatherly-2 laps 8.26-Curtis Turner-2 laps 9.711-Bill Poor-6 laps 10.39-Dick Beaty-52 laps (Piston) 11.48-Possum Jones-58 laps (Accident) 12.1A-Whitey Norman-87 laps (Accident) 13.88-Johnny Dodson-132 laps (Accident) (2 laps led) 14.55-Neil Castles-133 laps (Accident) 15.49-Bob Welborn-133 laps (Accident) 16.34-Jimmy Massey-133 laps (Accident) 17.21-Glen Wood-133 laps (Accident) 18.44-Al Tasnady-134 laps (Accident) 19.78-Shep Langdon-169 laps (Accident) Curtis Turner-Pole Johnny Dodson-1-2 Larry Frank-3-67 Jimmy Thompson-68-84 Don Gray-85-97 Jimmy Thompson-98-119 Lee Petty-120-200 5 Lead Changes among 5 drivers Caution Flags: 10 for 21 laps Lap 12 (Car #26 Spin Turn 4), Lap 24 (Car #39 Spin Turn 4), Lap 33 (Car #78 Accident Backstretch), Lap 66 (Car #711 Spin Turn 4), Lap 76 (Car #76 Spin Turn 4), Lap 103 (Car #711 Spin Turn 4), Lap 107 (Car #1A Spin Turn 4), Lap 115 (Car #1A Accident Backstretch), Lap 123 (Car #711 Spin Turn 4), Lap 151 (Car #48 Spin Turn 4) Margin of Victory: 11.039 Seconds Time of Race: 1 Hour, 16 Minutes and 18 Seconds Curtis Turner leads the field to the Green Flag. Johnny Dodson passes Curtis Turner on the Backstretch and would go on to lead the first lap. Larry Frank passes Johnny Dodson for the lead on Lap 3. The first caution comes out on Lap 12 when Curtis Turner spins out in Turn 4. The second caution comes out on Lap 24 when Dick Beaty spins out in Turn 4. The third caution comes out on Lap 33 when Shep Langdon wrecks on the Backstretch. The fourth caution comes out on Lap 66 when Bill Poor spins out in Turn 4. The fifth caution comes out on Lap 76 when Larry Frank spins out in Turn 4. As drivers try to pit, a massive crash happens that would knock six drivers out of the race. Don Gray passes Jimmy Thompson for the lead on Lap 85. Jimmy Thompson passes Don Gray to retake the lead on Lap 98. The sixth caution comes out on Lap 103 when Bill Poor spins out in Turn 4. The seventh caution comes out on Lap 107 when Whitey Norman spins out in Turn 4. The eighth caution comes out on Lap 115 when Whitey Norman wrecks on the Backstretch. Lee Petty passes Jimmy Thompson for the 5th and final lead change on Lap 120. The ninth caution comes out on Lap 123 when Bill Poor spins out in Turn 4. The tenth and final caution comes out on Lap 151 when spins out in Turn 4. While running in 9th, Dick Beaty's Piston breaks. Lee Petty takes the Checkered Flag.
|
|
