“Co-op Refinery Night”
at the
Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Friday, August 10, 1956
Sanctioned by – Southeast Kansas Racing Club
Promoted by – Warren Satchel of Independence, Kansas
Starter / flagman – Cleo White of Coffeyville, Kansas
Public address announcer – Bill Bowser of Coffeyville, Kansas
Attendance – “near capacity”
Adult admission – $1.00
Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps
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Car # |
Driver |
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Car Owner |
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Automobile |
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19 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jack Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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First Heat Race – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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10 |
Bill Eslick |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Harold Ivy |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Ford 3-windoucoupe |
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23 |
Squirt Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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3 |
53 |
Bud Almond |
Chanute, Kansas |
Maurice Borror |
Chanute, Kansas |
1934 Ford 3-window coupe, 6-cylinder |
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DNF |
73 |
Dude White |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Bill Schooley & Jack Lightstone |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Brown 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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Earl “Dude” White suffered a badly bruised leg when a tie rod broke on his car and he crashed through the south fence. |
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Second Heat Race – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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2 |
44 |
Ron Fowler |
Chanute, Kansas |
Fowler Transport Co. |
Chanute, Kanssas |
1934 Ford coupe |
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3 |
19 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jack Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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Consolation Race – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
3 |
Joe Seigfried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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2 |
71 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Frank Osborn |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Passion Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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3 |
98 |
Jim Whooten |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Clyde Kile |
Chanute, Kansas |
1932 Ford coupe |
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Feature – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
19 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jack Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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2 |
11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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3 |
3 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford “Squirt” Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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4 |
71 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Frank Osborn |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Passion Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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5 |
10 |
Bill Eslick |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Harold Ivy |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Ford 3-window coupe |
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Squirt Bartholomew Roy Duncan collection |
Joe Seifried left with Cliff Seaton Roy Duncan collection |
Bill Eslick Danley Clow photo from the Phil Pace collection |
Ray Clark Edna Greenleaf collection |
Happy Hart
Roy Duncan collection