Frankie Schneider
| Frankie Schneider | |||||||
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| Born |
August 11, 1926 Lambertville, New Jersey | ||||||
| Awards | 1952 NASCAR modified champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career | |||||||
| 27 race(s) run over 7 year(s) | |||||||
| Best finish | 20th - 1957 Grand National Series season | ||||||
| First race | 1949 untitled race at Hamburg Speedway | ||||||
| First win | 1958 untitled race at Old Dominion Speedway | ||||||
| Last win | 1958 untitled race at Old Dominion Speedway | ||||||
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Frankie Schneider (born August 11, 1926) of Lambertville, New Jersey was a stock car, modified, midget, and sprint car racer. He had one NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) victory at Old Dominion Speedway in 1958 driving a 1957 Chevrolet. He also won the 1952 NASCAR modified title, where it is suspected that he scored at least 100 wins.[1][2] Frankie Schneider earned his nickname "The Old Master" through his ability to master anything with wheels.
Career highlights
Schneider began his career in 1947 by winning $70 ($731.82 in today's money) for driving his street car to a seventh place at Flemington Speedway.[2] Schneider is believed to have won at least 750 races in the next thirty years.[2] He routinely raced in several classes at eight races per week.[2] He reportedly scored at least 100 wins again in 1958.[2] Schneider won the Langhorne National Open, the country's top event for Sportsman and Modified racers, in 1954 and 1962. He scored his last feature win in 1977 at the 1/2-mile dirt track Nazareth Speedway.[2][3] He has competed in almost all 50 states as well as other countries.[citation needed] He still occasionally races at Orange County Fair in a Modified.[1] He was recently voted driver of the century by Area Auto Racing News.[2]
Schneider's career is the subject of the video "The Old Master: Frankie Schneider".[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 nascar.com article on NJ drivers
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Biography at legendsofnascar.com, Retrieved July 20, 2007
- ↑ http://www.diecastdigest.com/2002/Jan_02/JonClifton.htm
- ↑ Online Store
- "The Old Master, the Frankie Schneider Story" The Old Master