Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Friday, July 17, 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
Attendance – 2,500
Number of entries – 17
Trophy Dash – 4 Laps
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Car # |
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Car Owner |
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Automobile |
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33 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Stuart Blackett |
Cherokee, Kansas |
1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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Little 5 |
Lucius Bailey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Bill Hamlin |
Joplin, Missouri |
White / Blue 3-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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1 |
94JR |
Joe Moyer |
Carthage, Missouri |
1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
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2 |
Bill Bleasant |
Mulberry, Kansas |
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3 |
99 |
Squirt Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Jim Keith |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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DNF |
Homer Albers |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
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Plymouth coupe |
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Albers crashed in the northwest turn. |
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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 |
7 |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Ford coupe |
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2 |
21JR |
Joe Youvan |
Franklin, Kansas |
Pete Battitori |
Franklin, Kansas |
Black / White 5-window Ford coupe |
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3 |
95 |
C. K. Little |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
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1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
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Driver has yet to be identified |
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5 |
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Driver has yet to be identified |
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6 |
33 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Stuart Blackett |
Cherokee, Kansas |
1933 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 |
Little 5 |
Lucius Bailey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Bill Hamlin |
Joplin, Missouri |
White / Blue 3-window coupe |
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Bailey started this race in the last position. |
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Feature – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
33 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Stuart Blackett |
Cherokee, Kansas |
1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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Driver has yet to be identified |
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3 |
Little 5 |
Lucius Bailey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Bill Hamlin |
Joplin, Missouri |
White / Blue 3-window coupe |
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Joe Youvan Ryan Rector collection |
Ray Clark Tim Belk collection |