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Frankie Schneider
Born: August 11, 1926 Currently: Assumed Inactive/Retired - Status Needed
Hometown: Lambertville, NJ, United States of America Fun Fact: This Driver Has a Page on The Third Turn!
BIOGRAPHY
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. He also won the 1952 NASCAR modified title, where he may have scored at least 100 wins. <ref name="nascar.com">nascar.com article on NJ drivers</ref>

Career highlights

Schneider began his career in 1947 by winning $70 for driving his street car to a seventh place at Fleminton Speedway. Schneider is believed to have won at least 750 races in the next thirty years. He routinely raced eight races per week (in several classes). He reportedly scored at least 100 wins in 1958. He scored his last feature win in 1977 at the five turn, 1 1/8 mile dirt track called Nazareth National Speedway (which was later reconfigured and renamed Nazareth Speedway). <ref>http://www.diecastdigest.com/2002/Jan_02/JonClifton.htm</ref> He still occasionally races at Orange County Fair in a Modified. <ref name="nascar.com" /> He was recently voted driver of the century by Area Auto Racing News.

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CAREER RESULTS
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results
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Season St W T5 T10 Poles Standing Laps Led
1949 1 of 8 0 0 1 26 0
1950 1 of 19 0 0 0 0 80 0
TOTALS 2 0
0%
0
0%
1
50%
0
0%
0

NASCAR Nationwide Series Results
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP YEARS (1950-1981)
Note: Due to very different point style, these years do not count toward official Nationwide Series statistics
Season St W T5 T10 Poles Standing Series Points
1954 1+ 3 4755

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Results
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP YEARS (1948-1984)
Note: Due to very different point style, these years do not count toward official Whelen Modified Tour statistics
Season St W T5 T10 Poles Standing Points
1950 52 78.75
1951 35 376.25
1952 1 5164
1953 1+ 2 5490
1954 187 122
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NASCAR Midget Division Results
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Season St W T5 T10 Poles Standing Laps Led
1954 30
TOTALS 0 0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0

NASCAR Speedway Division Results
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Season St W T5 T10 Poles Standing Laps Led
1952 5 of 7 0 0 2 0 14 0
TOTALS 5 0
0%
0
0%
2
40%
0
0%
0

ARCA Racing Series Results
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Season St W T5 T10 Poles Standing Laps Led
1956 1+ of 46 0 1+ 1+ N/A 0
1958 1+ of 30 0 1+ 1+ N/A 0
1959 3+ of 29 1 2+ 3+ N/A 0
TOTALS 5 1
20%
4
80%
5
100%
0
0%
0


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