Frank Mundy
Frank "Rebel" Mundy | |||||||
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Official headshot of Frank Mundy (1950s) | |||||||
Born | Francisco Eduardo Menendez June 18, 1918 Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Died | May 15, 2009 | (aged 90)||||||
Cause of death | Complications of a fall[1] | ||||||
Achievements | 1955 AAA Stock Car national champion | ||||||
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
52 races run over 5 years | |||||||
Best finish | 5th (1951) | ||||||
First race | 1949 Race No. 1 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 1956 Old Dominion 400 (Martinsville) | ||||||
First win | 1951 untitled race (Columbia) | ||||||
Last win | 1951 untitled race (Lakeview) | ||||||
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Frank "Rebel" Mundy (born June 18, 1918 in Atlanta, Georgia, as Francisco Eduardo Menendez – died May 15, 2009)[2] was an American stock car racer. He competed in the American Automobile Association (AAA) stock cars, winning the 1955 national championship, before the series changed to United States Auto Club (USAC) sanction.[3] He also raced in NASCAR's Grand National (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) and won three races under that sanction.
Mundy attempted to qualify for the 1954 Indianapolis 500 but did not make the field.
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Career
NASCAR
Mundy started at the pole position only to find himself finishing the race in 82nd place at the 1951 running of the Southern 500. His career average start would eventually become 11th while his career average finish would become 17th place.[2] Mundy would race 3,583 laps in his career – the equivalent of 3,184.6 miles (5,125.1 km).[2] Out of the 3583 laps that he completed in his career, Mundy would only lead 458 (12%) of them.[2] His career spanned 1949 to 1956.[2]
One of his accomplishments was winning the 1955 running of the Southern Illinois 100.[3] Frequently seen in rides owned by Carl Kiekhaefer, Mundy's seven-year career would involve him racing in classic races like the 1956 Southern 500 where he finished in 38th place out of 70 competitors. He would also be seen racing at Lakeview Speedway in Mobile, Alabama. As a personal driver for General George S. Patton during World War II, Mundy would gain valuable driving experience for NASCAR.[3]
AAA/USAC Stock Cars
Mundy also competed in American Automobile Association (AAA) and USAC Stock Car races. He won the 1955 AAA national stock car championship.[4] Studebaker and Oldsmobile were Frank Mundy's preferred manufacturers for NASCAR rides.
After his racing career ended, Mundy worked for Penske Racing as a pit crew member.[5]
His widow Mae Mundy would survive him after his death in 2009.[3]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | NGNC | Pts | Ref | |||||
1949 | Rice Racing | 4 | Cadillac | CLT 30 |
10th | 370 | [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Olds | DAB 3 |
HBO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Cadillac | LAN 4 |
HAM | MAR | HEI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Ford | NWS 22 |
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1950 | Buddy Elliott | 44 | Cadillac | DAB 37 |
23rd | 275.5 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olds | CLT 11 |
CLT 8 |
HBO | DSP | HAM 7 |
DAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Lincoln | LAN 6 |
MAR | CAN | VER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nash Motor Co. | 37 | Nash | DSP 25 |
MCF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Olds | LAN 32 |
NWS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nash Motor Co. | Nash | VER 22 |
MAR | WIN | HBO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1951 | Perry Smith | 23 | Studebaker | DAB | CLT 34 |
NMO | HBO 2 |
ASF | NWS 28 |
MAR 2 |
CAN 7 |
CLS 8 |
CLB 1* |
DSP 23 |
GAR | GRS 7 |
BAI 3 |
HEI 30 |
AWS 4 |
MCF 23 |
ALS | MSF 50 |
FMS 33 |
MOR 23 |
ABS 13 |
DAR 82 |
CLB 17 |
CCS | LAN | CLT 26 |
DSP | WIL | HBO | TPN 21 |
PGS | JSP 5 |
ATL 4 |
GAR | NMO 1* |
5th | 1963.5 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | GAR 11 |
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Ted Chester | 7 | Olds | MAR 1* |
OAK | NWS | HMS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1952 | PBS 6 |
DAB | JSP | NWS | MAR | CLB | ATL | LAN 30 |
DAR 10 |
DSP | CAN | HAY | FMS | HBO | CLT | 209th | 0 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plymouth | CCS 15 |
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Walt Chapman | 121 | Hudson | MSF 11 |
NIF | OSW | MON | MOR | PPS | MCF | AWS | DAR | CCS | LAN | DSP | WIL | HBO | MAR | NWS | ATL | PBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 30 | Chrysler | HCY | CLT | WSS | PBS | ASF 2 |
24th | 1856 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
300B | DAB 43 |
PBS | WIL | ATL 16 |
NWS | LAN | RCH | CLB | CON | GPS | HCY | HBO | MAR | LIN | CLT | POR | EUR | NYF | MER | MAS | CLT | MCF | POR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
500B | Dodge | AWS 6 |
CHI 5 |
CCF | MGY | OKL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
502 | RSP 3 |
PIF | CSF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
300 | Chrysler | ROA 14 |
OBS | SAN | NOR | PIF | MYB | POR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Dodge | DAR 38 |
CSH | CLT | LAN | POR | CLB | HBO | NWP | CLT | CCF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | MAR 9 |
HCY | WIL |
Indy 500 results
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References
- ^ "Full Throttle Cranial Cavity - death_cause". Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Racing Reference". Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Legends of NASCAR". Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ Romano, Chris (December 24, 2009). "For Auld Lang Syne, 2009". Speed Style magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Frank_Mundy
- ^ "Frank Mundy – 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Frank Mundy – 1950 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Mundy – 1951 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Mundy – 1952 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Mundy – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2017.