[Racer Duck]

Not many people today remember that in years past NASCAR Cup raced on dirt.

1. Which short track switched from dirt to paved?
2. Who won the last dirt race at this track?
3. Who won the first paved race at this track?

[Racer Duck]

there's 3 questions here. surely someone can venture a guess on any one of them...

[suedon70]

Richmond
Richard Petty won the last race on dirt
Lee Petty won the first race?

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by suedon70

Richmond
Richard Petty won the last race on dirt
Lee Petty won the first race?

Good! .. I missed Richmond -- it wasn't the answer I was looking for,

but since Richmond is a correct answer to my first question, and I think you might have your stats jumbled, I'll give you another try at the other 2 questions:

1. who won the last dirt race at Richmond? (xtra pts for what year?)
2. who won the first paved race at Richmond? (xtra pts for what year?)

**you can't redeem the pts for anything and they don't count toward anything, but I'll give'm if you want'em...

[suedon70]

Bobby Allison won the last dirt race in 1969?
James Hylton won the first paved race in 1970?

[Racer Duck]

you're in the ball park, but still not there. your years are wrong, so the winners are wrong. try again.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Not many people today remember that in years past NASCAR Cup raced on dirt.

1. Which short track switched from dirt to paved?
2. Who won the last dirt race at this track?
3. Who won the first paved race at this track?

1. Martinsville Paved in 1955
2. The last Grand National winner at this dirt track was Tom Flock (5/15/55) in one of Jack Roush's (Ooops! My bad!) Karl Kiekhaeffer's Chrysler 300's. At least three weekly races were run before the track closed for paving and one of this winners was, I believe, Elmer Reedy from Vinton, VA.
3. First winner at Martinsville, as a paved track, was Speedy Thompson (10/16/55) in another of Kiekhaeffer's Chrysler 300's.

next question..?

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

1. Martinsville Paved in 1955
2. The last Grand National winner at this dirt track was Tom Flock (5/15/55) in one of Jack Roush's (Ooops! My bad!) Karl Kiekhaeffer's Chrysler 300's. At least three weekly races were run before the track closed for paving and one of this winners was, I believe, Elmer Reedy from Vinton, VA.
3. First winner at Martinsville, as a paved track, was Speedy Thompson (10/16/55) in another of Kiekhaeffer's Chrysler 300's.

next question..?

Good!

by my count, there were 18 tracks in all that changed from dirt to paved and held at least one cup race on dirt and one cup race on pavement.

Martinsville may be the one that started a trend, I don't know for sure 'cause another track held a dirt race and a paved race in '55 - but it's dirt race was earlier in the year and it's paved race was later in the year than Martinsville.

A) what is the name of the track that changed from dirt to paved the same year as Martinsville? and who won the last dirt and the first paved races at that track?

Martinsville also holds the record for least time between dirt and paved cup races at 5 months and 1 day.

B) which track holds the record for most time between the last dirt and the first paved cup races and how long was the interval?

finally, if you able to answer question A (above) correctly, you are already on your way to the answer of the last and final question.

back to back wins for a driver at a track are not uncommon. but back to back wins when the racing surface is completely different (dirt to pavement) on the same track is rare. five stars of NASCAR have done it, one of them twice.

C) name the five NASCAR star drivers who have back to back wins on different surfaces at the same track and which driver accomplished this feat twice? (at least 6 different tracks are involved.)

[Bob Tanner]

Darn, Duck. You do know how to make a feller work, don'tcha?

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

A) what is the name of the track that changed from dirt to paved the same year as Martinsville? and who won the last dirt and the first paved races at that track?]

Huh? You have me on this one, Duck. My records show NASCAR ran only four paved races in 1955.
Raleigh: (2) Paved since 1952 Raleigh was NASCAR's first lighted superspeedway and the site of Fonty Flock having to pit during the race to get his monkey Floco-Jocko out of his car,
Darlington: paved since it was constructed
and Martinsville.

North Wilksboro was paved in 1957, two years after Martinsville.Fireball won the spring race and Jack Smith won the fall race

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Martinsville also holds the record for least time between dirt and paved cup races at 5 months and 1 day.

[b]B) which track holds the record for most time between the last dirt and the first paved cup races and how long was the interval?]]

This one took a little effort but I think(Not sure) that it's the old Savannah Speedway

Last Dirt 8/25/67 (Richard Petty)
First Paved 10/17/69 (Bobby Isaac)

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

finally, if you able to answer question A (above) correctly, you are already on your way to the answer of the last and final question.

back to back wins for a driver at a track are not uncommon. but back to back wins when the racing surface is completely different (dirt to pavement) on the same track is rare. five stars of NASCAR have done it, one of them twice.

C) name the five NASCAR star drivers who have back to back wins on different surfaces at the same track and which driver accomplished this feat twice? (at least 6 different tracks are involved.)]

Herb Thomas (Martinsville)

I admit defeat. I am researched out, my friend.

[Racer Duck]

Bob, I knew if you were in the game I'd have to up the ante...

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

A) what is the name of the track that changed from dirt to paved the same year as Martinsville? and who won the last dirt and the first paved races at that track?

the key word here is "year" .. not "season"....

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

B) which track holds the record for most time between the last dirt and the first paved cup races and how long was the interval?

I'll give you a hint: it was almost 9 years!!!

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

C) name the five NASCAR star drivers who have back to back wins on different surfaces at the same track and which driver accomplished this feat twice? (at least 6 different tracks are involved.)

yep - Herb Thomas is one, but ya got him at the wrong track.

the rest happened between 1960 and 1970. (that ought to narrow it down some...)