Al Tasnady

Al Tasnady
BornAlex A. Tasnady
March 4, 1930
Manville, New Jersey
DiedDecember 3, 1988(1988-12-03) (aged 58)
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Retired1972
Modified racing career
Debut season1949
Car number39, 44, 707
Championships9
Wins600+
Previous series
1957NASCAR Convertible Division
NASCAR Cup Series career
4 races run over 4 years
First race1956 Daytona Beach, Florida
Last race1967 Trenton, New Jersey[1]
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Alex “Al” Tasnady (March 4, 1930 – December 3, 1988) was an American stock car racing driver from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. After retiring from driving, Tasnady served as race director for Flemington Speedway.[2]

Racing career

Al Tasnady made four appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series.[1] In 1957, he also made 16 starts in the NASCAR Convertible Division in a factory backed Plymouth.[3]

Tasnady otherwise spent the majority of his career racing in the Modified divisions competing at the renowned tracks of the northeast, including Nazareth Speedway and Reading Fairgrounds Speedway in Pennsylvania, and Flemington Speedway in New Jersey.[4] He is thought to be the first modified driver to have an organized fan club, and in 1963 was recognized by the Greater New York Auto Racing Fraternity as the number 1 driver in the country.[2]

Tasnady was inducted into the Eastern Motorsports Press Association and the Northeast Dirt Modified Halls of Fame.[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

NASCAR Grand National Series results
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
1956 Al Tansady 144 Plymouth HCY CLT WSS PBS ASF DAB
77 		PBS WIL ATL NWS LAN RCH CLB CON GPS HCY HBO MAR LIN CLT POR EUR NYF MER MAS CLT MCF POR AWS RSP PIF CSF CHI CCF MGY OKL ROA OBS SAN NOR PIF MYB POR DAR CSH CLT LAN POR CLB HBO NWP CLT CCF MAR HCY WIL [5]
1957 Romeo Gelsi 54 WSS CON TIC DAB
52 		CON WIL HBO AWS NWS LAN CLT PIF GBF POR CCF RCH MAR POR EUR LIN LCS ASP NWP CLB CPS PIF JAC RSP CLT MAS POR HCY NOR LCS GLN KPC LIN OBS MYB DAR NYF AWS CSF SCF LAN CLB CCF CLT MAR NBR CON NWS GBF [6]
1960 Al Tasnady 84 Ford CLT CLB DAY DAY DAY CLT NWS PHO CLB MAR HCY WIL
12 		BGS GPS AWS DAR PIF HBO RCH HMS CLT BGS DAY HEI MAB MBS ATL BIR NSV AWS PIF CLB SBO BGS DAR HCY CSF GSP HBO MAR NWS CLT RCH ATL [7]
1967 Buck Baker 88 Oldsmobile AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY AWS BRI GPS BGS ATL CLB HCY NWS MAR SVH RCH DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR GPS MGY DAY TRN
24 		OXF FDA ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL BGS CLB SVH DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS CLT CAR AWS 120th 80 [8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Al Tasnady-NASCAR Cup Series". Racing-Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Al Tasnady 58, stock car driver who won 600 races". The Morning Call. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ^ a b "EMPA Hall of Fame – Al Tasnady". Eastern Motorsports Press Association. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  4. ^ "Al Tasnady Career Results". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Al Tasnady – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Al Tasnady – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Al Tasnady – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Al Tasnady – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2023.