Monday, July 18, 2011

NASCAR Convertible division

Results from the NASCAR Convertible division. This list is believed to include all stand-alone convertible wins from 1956-1959. Several races were also ran as "Sweepstakes" events where both Convertibles and hardtop Grand National cars were eligible to enter. Winners for these races, when known as such, will be indicated only when a convertible driver won the event. The Darlington races from 1960 through 1962 were part of the Grand National division, although all entries for those races were convertibles.


NASCAR retroactively included the results from the SAFE convertible races in 1955 after purchasing the series. Winners of these races are not currently known.

1956 race winners (Bob Welborn champion) :
2/25/1956 Daytona Beach, FL Curtis Turner (1)
3/18/1956 Charlotte, NC Curtis Turner (2)
3/25/1956 Hillsboro, NC Curtis Turner (3)
4/8/1956 Fayetteville, NC Bob Welborn (1)
4/12/1956 Atlanta, GA Fonty Flock (1)
4/15/1956 Montgomery, AL Marvin Panch (1)
4/22/1956 Hickory, NC Bob Welborn (2)
4/28/1956 Lancaster, SC Larry Odo (1)
4/29/1956 Greensboro, NC Bob Welborn (3)
/6/1956 Old Bridge, NJ Frank Mundy (1)
5/12/1956 Raleigh, NC Frank Mundy (2)
5/20/1956 Langhorne, PA Danny Letner (1)
5/25/1956 Roanoke, VA Curtis Turner (4)
5/26/1956 Columbia, SC Jimmy Massey (1)
5/30/1956 Kansas City, KS Frank Mundy (3)
6/2/1956 Tulsa, OK Frank Mundy (4)
6/8/1956 Oklahoma City, OK Allen Adkins (1)
6/10/1956 Hutchinson, KS Frank Mundy (5)
6/17/1956 Sedalia, MO Frank Mundy (6)
6/22/1956 Norfolk, VA Curtis Turner (5)
6/24/1956 Wilson, NC Curtis Turner (6)
6/30/1956 Chicago, IL Tom Pistone (1)
7/1/1956 Flat Rock, MI Curtis Turner (7)
7/4/1956 Syracuse, NY Curtis Turner (8)
7/6/1956 Toronto, ON Don Oldenberg (1)
7/7/1956 Buffalo, NY Joe Weatherly (1)
7/14/1956 Belmar, NJ Curtis Turner (9)
7/21/1956 Abbottstown, PA Curtis Turner (10)
7/28/1956 Ft.Wayne, IN Curtis Turner (11)
8/3/1956 Winston-Salem, NC Curtis Turner (12)
8/4/1956 Columbia, SC Curtis Turner (13)
8/5/1956 Hickory, NC Gwyn Staley (1)
8/10/1956 Charlotte, NC Jimmy Massey (2)
8/12/1956 Flat Rock, MI Allen Adkins (2)
8/17/1956 Rochester, NY Joe Weatherly (2)
8/19/1956 Heidelberg, PA Joe Weatherly (3)
8/25/1956 Raleigh, NC Curtis Turner (14)
8/31/1956 Greenville, SC Curtis Turner (15)
9/2/1956 Atlanta, GA Joe Weatherly (4)
9/5/1956 Asheville, NC Curtis Turner (16)
9/9/1956 Chicago, IL Curtis Turner (17)
9/16/1956 LeHi, AR Curtis Turner (18)
/18/1956 Shelby, NC Curtis Turner (19)
9/23/1956 Martinsville, VA Jimmy Massey (3)
9/29/1956 Spartanburg, SC Curtis Turner (20)
9/30/1956 Weaverville, NC Curtis Turner (21)
10/14/1956 Hillsboro, NC Curtis Turner (22)
10/26/1956 Martinsville VA SWEEPSTAKES

1957 race winners (Bob Welborn champion) :
11/11/1956 Jacksonville, NC Joe Weatherly (5)
/16/1957 Daytona Beach, FL Tim Flock (1)
3/10/1957 Fayetteville, NC Glen Wood (1)
3/17/1957 Greensboro, NC Curtis Turner (23)
3/24/1957 Manassas, VA Joe Weatherly (6)
3/31/1957 Hillsboro, NC Joe Weatherly (7)
4/7/1957 Richmond, VA Glen Wood (2)
4/13/1957 Greenville, SC Curtis Turner (24)
4/14/1957 Wilson, NC Joe Weatherly (8)
4/20/1957 Hickory, NC Curtis Turner (25)
4/22/1957 Winston-Salem, NC Curtis Turner (26)
5/5/1957 Langhorne, PA Curtis Turner (28)
5/12/1957 Darlington, SC Fireball Roberts (1)
5/17/1957 Charlotte, NC Curtis Turner (29)
5/18/1957 Asheville, NC Curtis Turner (30)
5/25/1957 Spartanburg, SC Curtis Turner (31)
5/30/1957 Syracuse, NY Possum Jones (1)
5/31/1957 Old Bridge, NJ Bob Welborn (4)
6/2/1957 Weaverville, NC Bob Welborn (5)
6/7/1957 Atlanta, GA Bob Welborn (6)
6/14/1957 Rochester, NY Bob Welborn (7)
/22/1957 Winston-Salem, NC Bob Welborn (8)
6/23/1957 Concord, NC Curtis Turner (32)
6/26/1957 Philadelphia, PA Bob Welborn (9)
6/29/1957 Chicago, IL Glen Wood (3)
7/4/1957 Raleigh NC SWEEPSTAKES
7/19/1957 Columbia, SC Curtis Turner (33)
8/2/1957 Raleigh, NC Bill Amick (1)
8/6/1957 Virginia Beach, VA Bill Amick (2)
8/11/1957 Martinsville, VA Bill Amick (3)
8/17/1957 Fayetteville, NC Possum Jones (2)
8/23/1957 Charlotte, NC Glen Wood (4)
9/15/1957 Langhorne PA SWEEPSTAKES Gwyn Staley (1)
9/22/1957 North Wilkesboro, NC Paul Goldsmith (1)
10/6/1957 Martinsville VA SWEEPSTAKES Bob Welborn (10)
10/13/1957 Virginia Beach, VA Gwyn Staley (2)
10/30/1957 Wilson, NC Billy Myers (1)
10/31/1957 Columbia, SC Joe Weatherly (9)

1958 race winners (Bob Welborn champion) :
2/22/1958 Daytona Beach, FL Curtis Turner (34)
3/16/1958 N. Wilkesboro, NC Billy Myers (2)
3/23/1958 Richmond, VA Joe Weatherly (10)
4/7/1958 Winston-Salem, NC Bob Welborn (11)
4/13/1958 Weaverville, NC Bob Welborn (12)
4/26/1958 Hickory, NC Bob Welborn (13)
5/2/1958 Columbia, SC Billy Carden (1)
5/4/1958 Wilson, NC Curtis Turner (35)
5/10/1958 Darlington, SC Curtis Turner (36)
5/16/1958 Charlotte, NC Lee Petty (1)
5/18/1958 Atlanta, GA Fireball Roberts (2)
6/8/1958 Martinsville, VA Fireball Roberts (3)
6/22/1958 Birmingham, AL Curtis Turner (37)
7/12/1958 Columbia, SC Bob Welborn (14)
7/19/1958 Greenville, SC Bob Welborn (15)
7/27/1958 Myrtle Beach, SC Bob Welborn (16)
8/8/1958 Charlotte, NC Ken Rush (1)
8/22/1958 Winston Salem NC SWEEPSTAKES
9/7/1958 Wilson, NC Bob Welborn (17)
9/14/1958 Salisbury, NC Bob Welborn (18)

1959 race winners (Joe Lee Johnson champion) :
2/20/1959 Daytona Beach, FL Shorty Rollins (1)
2/22/1959 Daytona Beach FL SWEEPSTAKES
3/8/1959 Fayetteville, NC Joe Lee Johnson (1)
3/15/1959 Richmond, VA Joe Lee Johnson (2)
3/22/1959 Hickory, NC Curtis Turner (38)
4/5/1959 Marlboro, MD Rex White (1)
4/24/1959 Charlotte, NC Joe Weatherly (11)
4/26/1959 Hillsboro, NC Joe Weatherly (12)
5/9/1959 Darlington, SC Fireball Roberts (4)
5/16/1959 Columbia, SC Bob Welborn (19)
5/17/1959 Weaverville, NC Bob Welborn (20)
5/23/1959 Winston-Salem, NC Glen Wood (5)
6/7/1959 Martinsville, VA Tom Pistone (2)
6/14/1959 Atlanta GA SWEEPSTAKES
7/4/1959 Daytona Beach FL SWEEPSTAKES
7/18/1959 Columbia, SC Richard Petty (1)
7/31/1959 Greenville, SC Lee Petty (2)
8/9/1959 Nashville TN SWEEPSTAKES
8/16/1959 Weaverville NC SWEEPSTAKES Bob Welborn (21)
8/23/1959 Charlotte, NC Ned Jarrett (1)
9/27/1959 Martinsville VA SWEEPSTAKES
5/14/1960 Darlington SC Joe Weatherly (13)
5/6/1961 Darlington SC Fred Lorenzen (1)
5/12/1962 Darlington SC Nelson Stacy (1)