Feature Race Winners in the Automobile Races
Run on the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Page 2 of 8
1933 – 1960
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Driver: |
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Lew Irwin |
Iola, KS |
Lawhon Special #X-3 |
Big Car |
None |
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Clarence Haskell |
Lincoln, NE |
Miller Special #24 |
Big Car |
None |
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Clarence Haskell |
Lincoln, NE |
Johnson Special #3 |
Big Car |
None |
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Charles Pauley |
Herington, KS |
Pauley Special #14 |
Big Car |
None |
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Red Campbell |
St. Louis, MO |
Dreyer Special #34 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Regina, Sask., Canada |
Cragar Ford |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Pat Cunningham |
St. Joseph, MO |
Keyes Special #K-1 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bill Morris* |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #3 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bill Morris* |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #3 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bill Morris* |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #4 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bill Morris* |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #4 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Clifford VanBuren |
Haven, KS |
1936 Ford Roadster |
Stock Car |
None |
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June 26, 1938 |
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Races canceled due to soggy racetrack from rain the night before |
Stock Car |
None |
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Harry Graves |
Oklahoma City, OK |
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Midget |
None |
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Len Musick |
Dallas, TX |
Turco Special #1 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Len Musick |
Dallas, TX |
Turco Special #1 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
No races were run on Sundays on this racetrack until June 12, 1938. It took another decade for the state law to be repealed that prohibited auto racing on Decoration Day (now known as Memorial Day). The first races run on this racetrack on that holiday did not take place until May 30, 1948.
A 1/5 mile racetrack was built inside of the ½ mile racetrack in 1939 to be used for midget racing. The first race on the smaller racetrack was run on May 10, 1939. It was sanctioned by Midget Racing Association (M.R.A.) and promoted by Joe Bennett of Hutchinson. Jimmy Stallman of Hutchinson set the fastest (and initial track record) time for one lap of 13.25. Vern Bretz of Dighton, Kansas won the feature race.
All forms of automobile racing were disallowed nationwide during World War II but “B” class midget racing (Offenhauser engines prohibited) on the 1/5 mile racetrack resumed on July 4, 1947 and ran weekly through Labor Day of that year. Junior Howerton of Tulsa, Oklahoma won the midget feature on July 4th. Future Indianapolis “500” driver Lloyd Ruby of Wichita Falls, Texas won two midget features on that racetrack that year for car owner Chet Wilson of Wichita. Don Brown of Wichita won two feature races and the M.R.A. season title there in 1947 for car owner Bud Camden also of Wichita.
On June 15, 1949, there was even a program of hot rod races run on the 1/5 mile racetrack with the feature race that evening going to J. D. Hanna of Newton, Kansas.
Since this web site is devoted to automobile racing on the ½ mile racetrack, the history of that continues below. The races on the smaller racetrack would make a good subject for another project but that must wait for now.
Date: |
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Driver: |
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Classification: |
Sanction: |
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Chet Aschman |
McPherson, KS |
Model T Ford #31 |
Tin Lizzie |
None |
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Buddy Callaway |
Miami, FL |
Curtiss Special #64 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Pop Lewis |
Indianapolis, IN |
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Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Clarence Merritt |
Chelsea, OK |
Peaches Campbell DO Hal #7 |
Big Car |
S.R.A. |
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Vic Rothe |
Omaha, NE |
Turco Special #1 |
Big Car |
M.H.R.A. |
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Bill Morris* |
Dallas, TX |
Messer Special |
Big Car |
M.H.R.A. |
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Bill Morris* |
Dallas, TX |
Messer Special |
Big Car |
M.H.R.A. |
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Gus Schrader |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Riverside Tire Offy #5 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Ben Musick |
Dallas, TX |
Riverside Tire Offy #1 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
Officials with I.M.C.A. assured the fair board that there were plenty of tires available to run races at the Kansas State Fair in September of 1942 and the contract was being finalized when the federal government issued a decree that all automobile racing in the U.S.A. was to cease after July 31, 1942 for the duration of World War II. The decree did not affect auto thrill shows and daredevil acts which continued through the war years. Rodeos and horse racing absorbed other auto racing dates at the Kansas State Fair during that period. While auto racing had drawn capacity crowds for decades, the events that replaced them were drawing crowds ranging anywhere from 500 to 2,000.
Auto racing did return to the Kansas State Fair in September of 1945 with what were billed as the “first auto races west of New Jersey since the war ended.” There were very few cars in competition in 1945 though and those few were left over from prewar days. Even so, huge crowds greeted the return of the sport to the Kansas State Fair, a fact that was not lost on the fair board. After decades of drawing larger crowds than anything else that had appeared before the grandstand and after a slow start in 1945, the auto races were on the verge of getting many more race dates at the fairgrounds. A new generation of racing fans had become of age and it exhibited a distinct preference for the fast pace of automobile racing.
Date: |
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Driver: |
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Classification: |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bert Hellmueller |
Baltimore, MD |
Curtiss Special #48 |
Big Car |
R.C.A. |
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Jimmy Wilburn |
Indianapolis, IN |
Jimmy Wilburn Offy #93 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bill Robinson |
Great Bend, KS |
1948 Packard |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Harry Everhart |
Wichita, KS |
Ford #312 |
Hot Rod |
None |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Noel Jones |
Wichita, KS |
Ford |
Hot Rod |
None |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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May 15, 1949 |
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Races postponed on week due to rain |
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Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Jimmy Wilburn |
Indianapolis, IN |
Jimmy Wilburn Offy #93 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bob McKim |
Salina, KS |
1949 Oldsmobile 88 #88 |
New Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Jim Roper |
Halstead, KS |
Millard James Clothier, Sr. 1949 Lincoln #34 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Bob McKim |
Abilene, KS |
1949 Oldsmobile 88 #88 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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August 14, 1949 |
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Races postponed one week due to rain |
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New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Charles James |
Hutchinson, KS |
1949 Packard |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Bob Thorne |
Dallas, TX |
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New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Reuben Loepp |
Hutchinson, KS |
1939 Ford |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Sgt. Quinn |
Salina, KS |
Crosley |
Crosley |
None |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Jimmy Wilburn |
Indianapolis, IN |
Jimmy Wilburn Offy #93 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Jimmy Wilburn |
Indianapolis, IN |
Jimmy Wilburn Offy #93 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bob Thorne |
Dallas, TX |
Ford #24 |
New Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bill Massey |
Hutchinson, KS |
McVay 1949 Ford #86 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Jim Roper |
Halstead, KS |
Millard James Clothier, Sr. 1949 Oldsmobile #55 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Fred South |
Salina, KS |
1950 Mercury #99 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bob McKim |
Salina, KS |
Ronald Rice 1950 Oldsmobile 88 #88 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy #7 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Jerry Shumaker |
Wichita, KS |
Ford |
Hot Rod |
None |
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John "Chug" Montgomery |
Lebanon, MO |
John "Chug" Montgomery 1950 Oldsmobile #37 |
New Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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ClaIr Cotter |
Austin, MN |
Greer Offy #6 |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Jim Ware |
Hutchinson, KS |
Jim Ware 1948 Packard |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Frank Lies |
Wichita, KS |
Brettle Wayne Chevrolet #7 |
Hot Rod |
M.R.A. |
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Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, KS |
Ardun Mercury V8 #5 |
Hot Rod |
None |
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Maurice Flynn |
Abilene, KS |
Paul Flynn 1932 Ford Crown Victoria #34 |
Modified Stock Car |
None |
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Eddie Anderson |
Grinnell, IA |
Oldsmobile #57 |
New Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Buckeye Bullet Offy |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Buckeye Bullet Offy |
Big Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Eddie Anderson |
Grinnell, IA |
Oldsmobile #57 |
New Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Eddie Anderson |
Grinnell, IA |
Oldsmobile #57 |
New Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Dominic "Shorty" Perlick |
Minneapolis, MN |
Dominic "Shorty" Perlick Oldsmobile #2 |
New Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Jim Roper |
Halstead, KS |
Norman Horn 1949 Packard #43 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Deb Snyder Offy #3 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Frank Black |
Ft. Worth, TX |
Frank Black 1947 Ford #83 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Jim Roper |
Halstead, KS |
Melton Motor Co. Oldsmobile 88 #56 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
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New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Miracle Power Offy #3 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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T. E. Russell |
Denver, CO |
Curt Stockwell Nash-Healey #32 |
Sprint Car |
U.M.C.A. |
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Gene Brown |
Ft. Worth, TX |
1953 Oldsmobile #303 |
New Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Bill Massey |
Hutchinson, KS |
Bill Massey 1951 Chrysler Firepower #86 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Jim Smith |
Salina, KS |
Jim Smith Oldsmobile 88 #99 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
Frank Baldauf Offy #1 |
Big Car |
U.M.C.A. |
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Gordon Shuck |
Edgar, NE |
Chick Byrnes GMC #11 |
Big Car |
U.M.C.A. |
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Troy Routh |
Maize, KS |
1948 Ford coupe #37 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Bill King |
Enid, OK |
Bill King #1 |
New Model Stock Car |
None |
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Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Deb Snyder Offy #3 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Hershel Wagner |
Independence, MO |
Lawhon #5 |
Sprint Car |
U.M.C.A. |
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Bill Mears |
Wichita, KS |
John Goertz Ford coupe #86 |
Stock Car |
None |
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Herschel Buchanan |
Shreveport, LA |
Hudson Hornet #4 |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Marvin Pifer |
Adrian, MI |
Monk McCurdy Offy #32 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Ernie Derr |
Madison, IA |
Ernie Derr 1954 Oldsmobile |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Troy Routh |
Maize, KS |
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Stock Car |
None |
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Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
Frank Baldauf Offy #1 |
Sprint Car |
U.M.C.A. |
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Buddy Quick |
Wichita, KS |
K. O. Christian Ford Crown Victoria #32 |
Stock Car |
None |
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Buddy Quick |
Wichita, KS |
K. O. Christian Ford Crown Victoria #32 |
Stock Car |
None |
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Dick Houdek |
Wichita, KS |
Dick Houdek 1955 Hudson Hornet #11 |
Late Model Stock Car |
None |
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Fred South |
Salina, KS |
Fred South 1955 Oldsmobile 88 #99 |
Late Model Stock Car |
None |
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Richard Bridgman |
Arkansas City, KS |
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Stock Car |
None |
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Dick Houdek |
Wichita, KS |
Dick Houdek 1955 Hudson Hornet #11 |
Late Model Stock Car |
None |
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Jim McWithey |
Anderson, IN |
Les Vaughn Offy #24 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Fred South |
Salina, KS |
Fred South 1955 Oldsmobile 88 #99 |
Late Model Stock Car |
None |
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Jim McWithey |
Anderson, IN |
Les Vaughn Offy #24 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Johnny Beauchamp |
Harlan, IA |
Johnny Beauchamp 1956 Chevrolet |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Frank Mundy |
Atlanta, GA |
Carl Kiekhaefer 1956 Dodge D-500 #503 |
Convertible Stock Car |
N.A.S.C.A.R. |
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Jim Ware |
Hutchinson, KS |
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Modified Late Model Stock Car |
None |
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Junior Clothier |
Great Bend, KS |
1955 Chevrolet |
Modified Late Model Stock Car |
None |
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Willie Berger |
Newton, KS |
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Jalopy |
None |
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Frank Lies |
Wichita, KS |
Kenny Riffel Ford |
Jalopy |
None |
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Johnny Beauchamp |
Harlan, IA |
Johnny Beauchamp 1956 Chevrolet |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Johnny Pouelson |
Gardena, CA |
Chuck Perdue Offy #7 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Dick Jepsen |
Hoxie, KS |
Dick Jepsen 1956 Oldsmobile #16 |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Jack Jordan |
Alhambra, CA |
Les King Offy #2 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Johnny Beauchamp |
Harlan, IA |
Johnny Beauchamp 1957 Chevrolet |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
Frank Baldauf Offy #4 |
Sprint Car |
U.M.C.A. |
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Lenny Funk |
Otis, KS |
Lenny Funk 1957 Chevrolet #51 |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Willie Berger |
Newton, KS |
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Jalopy |
None |
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September 14, 1957 |
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Races canceled due to rain |
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None |
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Bob Burdick |
Omaha, NE |
Bob Burdick 1957 Ford |
Late Model Stock car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Cotton Farmer |
Ft. Worth, TX |
Les Vaughn Offy #24 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Darrell Dake |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Darrell Dake 1956 Ford |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Pete Folse |
Tampa, FL |
#14 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Johnny Beauchamp |
Harlan, IA |
Johnny Beauchamp 1957 Chevrolet |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Reuben Loepp |
Hutchinson, KS |
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Jalopy |
None |
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Only time trials were run on this date |
Jalopy |
None |
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Frank Lies |
Wichita, KS |
Kenny Riffel Ford #6 |
Jalopy |
None |
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Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, KS |
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Jalopy |
None |
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Colby Scroggin |
Eagle Rock, CA |
Will Kephart Offy #67 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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September 14, 1958 |
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Races canceled due to rain |
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Late Model Stock Car |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Jay Woodside |
Wichita, KS |
Jay Woodside Ford coupe #88 |
Jalopy |
None |
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September 16, 1958 |
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Races canceled due to rain |
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Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
Frank Baldauf Offy #4 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Don White |
Keokuk, IA |
Don White 1958 Ford #1 |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Colby Scroggin |
Eagle Rock, CA |
Will Kephart Offy #67 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Dick Hutcherson |
Keokuk, IA |
Dick Hutcherson 1959 Pontiac |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Only time trials were run on this date |
Jalopy |
None. |
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Will Forrest |
Wichita, KS |
Ernie McCoy 1932 Ford coupe #7 |
Jalopy |
None |
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Parnelli Jones |
Torrance, CA |
Pike Chevrolet #1 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Darrell Dake |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Darrell Dake 1957 Chevrolet |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Dale Reed |
Wichita, KS |
Pete Forshee #3 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, IA |
Ernie Derr 1957 Pontiac |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, IA |
Ernie Derr 1957 Pontiac |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Only time trials were run on this date |
Modified Jalopy |
None |
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Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, KS |
Ernie McCoy Ford #14 |
Modified Jalopy |
None |
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Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, IA |
Ernie Derr 1960 Pontiac #1 |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Buzz Barton |
Tampa, FL |
Irene Lempelius Offy #52 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Buddy Cagle |
Tulsa, OK |
Jack Cunningham Offy #14 |
Midget |
KCMARA |
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Ramo Stott |
Keokuk, IA |
Ramo Stott 1960 Ford |
Late Model Stock Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Buzz Barton |
Tampa, FL |
Irene Lempelius Offy #52 |
Sprint Car |
I.M.C.A. |
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Frank Lies |
Wichita, KS |
Cliff Durr Ford #29 |
Modified Jalopy |
None |
*Bill Morris from Denver, Colorado was an alias used by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966) who was actually from Dallas, Texas.
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