Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Sunday, October 11, 1953
Sanctioned by – Southeast Kansas Racing Club
Promoted by – George Radell & Truman Stoker of Pittsburg, Kansas doing business as the Coffeyville Racing Association
Starter / flagman – Lloyd Peak of Girard, Kansas
Public Address announcer – Bill Bowser of Coffeyville, Kansas
Number of entries – 23
Adult admission – $1.00
Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps
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Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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94JR |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
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11 |
Bill Eslick |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Harold Ivy |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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3 |
88 |
Harold Thompson |
Carthage, Missouri |
Earl Goodman |
Carthage, Missouri |
Pink 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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DNF |
55 |
Marvin Trowbridge |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
George Cashman |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 5-window Chevrolet coupe |
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Trowbridge crashed through the fence on the south curve. |
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First Heat Race – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
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Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
8 |
Harley Wettstein |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Harley Wettstein |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Ford coupe |
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2 |
Sweet 16 |
Vaughn Curry |
Carthage, Missouri |
Frank Sewell |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Ford coupe |
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3 |
Little 5 |
Lucius Bailey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Bill Hamlin |
Joplin, Missouri |
White / Blue 3-window Ford coupe |
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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 |
21JR |
Joe Youvan |
Franklin, Kansas |
Pete Battitori |
Franklin, Kansas |
Black / White 5-window Ford coupe |
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2 |
94JR |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
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Pittsburg, Kansas |
1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
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3 |
33 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Stuart Blackett |
Cherokee, Kansas |
1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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3 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 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 |
66 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Cleo White & Frank Savage |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford coupe |
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3 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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3 |
55 |
Marvin Trowbridge |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
George Cashman |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 5-window Chevrolet coupe |
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88 |
Harold Thompson |
Carthage, Missouri |
Earl Goodman |
Carthage, Missouri |
Pink 1933 Plymouth 5-window 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 |
94JR |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
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2 |
88 |
Harold Thompson |
Carthage, Missouri |
Earl Goodman |
Carthage, Missouri |
Pink 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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3 |
11 |
Bill Eslick |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Harold Ivy |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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4 |
21JR |
Joe Youvan |
Franklin, Kansas |
Pete Battitori |
Franklin, Kansas |
Black / White 5-window Ford coupe |
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3 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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Joe Youvan Ryan Rector collection |
Ray Clark Tim Belk collection |
Marvin Trowbridge Ryan Rector collection |
Harold Thompson Ryan Rector collection |
