Al Tasnady

{{Infobox racing driver

| birth_name = Alex A. Tasnady

| birth_date = March 4, 1930

| birth_place = Manville, New Jersey

| death_date = {{death date and age|1988|12|3|1930|3|4|mf=y}}

| death_place = Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

| current series = Modified racing

| first year = 1949

| car number = 39, 44, 707

| championships = 9

| wins = 600+

| retired = 1972

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| prev series= NASCAR Convertible Division

| prev series years= 1957

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| Total_Cup_Races = 4

| Years_In_Cup = 4

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| First_Cup_Race = 1956 Daytona Beach, Florida

| Last_Cup_Race = 1967 Trenton, New Jersey{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Al_Tasnady//|title=Al Tasnady-NASCAR Cup Series|publisher= Racing-Reference|accessdate = May 3, 2023}}

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| Cup_Top_Tens = 0

| Cup_Poles = 0

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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.{{cite web |date=December 5, 1988 |title=Al Tasnady 58, stock car driver who won 600 races |url=https://www.mcall.com/1988/12/05/al-tasnady-58-stock-car-driver-who-won-600-races/ |accessdate=2023-05-07 |website=The Morning Call |publisher= |place=Allentown PA}}

Racing career

Al Tasnady made four appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series. In 1957, he also made 16 starts in the NASCAR Convertible Division in a factory backed Plymouth.{{cite web |url=https://empamedia.com/halloffameAl%20Tasnady.html|title=EMPA Hall of Fame – Al Tasnady|publisher= Eastern Motorsports Press Association| access-date=2023-05-03}}

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.{{cite web| url= https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/Al_Tasnady|title= Al Tasnady Career Results|publisher= The Third Turn| accessdate = May 3, 2023}} 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.

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

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==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan="69"\| 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 ! {{Tooltip\|NGNC\|NASCAR Grand National classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
1956 ! Al Tansady ! 144 ! rowspan=2\| Plymouth \| HCY \| CLT \| WSS \| PBS \| ASF \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DAB {{small\|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 ! ! ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/tasnaal01/1956/W/\|title=Al Tasnady – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|access-date=July 9, 2023}}
1957 ! Romeo Gelsi ! 54 \| WSS \| CON \| TIC \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| DAB {{small\|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 \| colspan=3\| ! ! ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/tasnaal01/1957/W/\|title=Al Tasnady – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|access-date=July 9, 2023}}
1960 ! Al Tasnady ! 84 ! Ford \| CLT \| CLB \| DAY \| DAY \| DAY \| CLT \| NWS \| PHO \| CLB \| MAR \| HCY \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| 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 \| colspan=12\| ! ! ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/tasnaal01/1960/W/\|title=Al Tasnady – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|access-date=July 9, 2023}}
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 \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| TRN {{small\|24}} \| OXF \| FDA \| ISP \| BRI \| SMR \| NSV \| ATL \| BGS \| CLB \| SVH \| DAR \| HCY \| RCH \| BLV \| HBO \| MAR \| NWS \| CLT \| CAR \| AWS \| colspan=7\| ! 120th ! 80 ! {{cite web\|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/tasnaal01/1967/W/\|title=Al Tasnady – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results\|work=Racing-Reference\|access-date=July 9, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan="69"| NASCAR Grand National Series results

Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

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! {{Tooltip|NGNC|NASCAR Grand National classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

1956

! Al Tansady

! 144

! rowspan=2| Plymouth

| HCY

| CLT

| WSS

| PBS

| ASF

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAB
{{small|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

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/tasnaal01/1956/W/|title=Al Tasnady – 1956 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 9, 2023}}

1957

! Romeo Gelsi

! 54

| WSS

| CON

| TIC

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAB
{{small|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

| colspan=3|

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/tasnaal01/1957/W/|title=Al Tasnady – 1957 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 9, 2023}}

1960

! Al Tasnady

! 84

! Ford

| CLT

| CLB

| DAY

| CLT

| NWS

| PHO

| CLB

| MAR

| HCY

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 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

| colspan=12|

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/tasnaal01/1960/W/|title=Al Tasnady – 1960 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 9, 2023}}

1967

! Buck Baker

! 88

! Oldsmobile

| AUG

| RSD

| DAY

| AWS

| BRI

| GPS

| BGS

| ATL

| CLB

| HCY

| NWS

| MAR

| SVH

| RCH

| DAR

| BLV

| LGY

| CLT

| ASH

| MGR

| SMR

| BIR

| CAR

| GPS

| MGY

| DAY

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRN
{{small|24}}

| OXF

| FDA

| ISP

| BRI

| SMR

| NSV

| ATL

| BGS

| CLB

| SVH

| DAR

| HCY

| RCH

| BLV

| HBO

| MAR

| NWS

| CLT

| CAR

| AWS

| colspan=7|

! 120th

! 80

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/tasnaal01/1967/W/|title=Al Tasnady – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=July 9, 2023}}

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Al_Tasnady}}

Category:1930 births

Category:1988 deaths

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Racing drivers from New Jersey

Category:People from Manville, New Jersey

Category:Sportspeople from Somerset County, New Jersey

Category:Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame