Frank Mundy

Frank "Rebel" Mundy (born Francisco Eduardo Menendez; June 18, 1918 – May 15, 2009) 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. During World War II, he served as a personal driver for General George S. Patton, where he would gain valuable driving experience for NASCAR.

Mundy won the 1955 AAA national stock car championship. Studebaker and Oldsmobile were Mundy's preferred manufacturers for NASCAR rides.

Personal life Mundy was born Francisco Eduardo Menendez in Atlanta, where he grew up in an orphanage; he adopted the Frank Mundy name when he began racing.

After his racing career ended, Mundy worked for Penske Racing as a pit crew member.

His widow Mae Mundy would survive him after his death in 2009.

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 Pts Ref 1949 Rice Racing 4 Cadillac CLT 10th 370 5 Olds DAB HBO 44 Cadillac LAN HAM MAR HEI 2 Ford NWS 1950 Buddy Elliott 44 Cadillac DAB 23rd 275.5 Olds CLT CLT HBO DSP HAM DAR 90 Lincoln LAN MAR CAN VER Nash Motor Co. 37 Nash DSP MCF 44 Olds LAN NWS Nash Motor Co. Nash VER MAR WIN HBO 1951 Perry Smith 23 Studebaker DAB CLT NMO HBO ASF NWS MAR CAN CLS CLB DSP GAR GRS BAI HEI AWS MCF ALS MSF FMS MOR ABS DAR CLB CCS LAN CLT DSP WIL HBO TPN PGS JSP ATL GAR NMO 5th 1963.5 Chevy GAR Ted Chester 7 Olds MAR OAK NWS HMS 1952 PBS DAB JSP NWS MAR CLB ATL LAN DAR DSP CAN HAY FMS HBO CLT 209th 0 Plymouth CCS Walt Chapman 121 Hudson MSF NIF OSW MON MOR PPS MCF AWS DAR CCS LAN DSP WIL HBO MAR NWS ATL PBS 1956 Carl Kiekhaefer 30 ChryslerHCYCLTWSSPBS ASF 24th 1856 300B DABPBSWIL ATLNWSLANRCHCLBCONGPSHCYHBOMARLINCLTPOREURNYFMERMASCLTMCFPOR 500B Dodge AWS CHICCFMGYOKL 502 RSPPIFCSF 300 Chrysler ROAOBSSANNORPIFMYBPOR 27 Dodge DARCSHCLTLANPORCLBHBONWPCLTCCF 50 MARHCYWIL

Indy 500 results