Stock Car Races on the ˝ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Tuesday, September 1, 1959
Sanctioned by – Southeast Kansas Racing Club
Race Organizer – Marvin Patterson of Coffeyville, Kansas
Starter / flagman / referee – Cleo White of Coffeyville, Kansas
Public address announcer – Bill Bowser of Coffeyville, Kansas
Adult admission – $1.50
First Heat – 9 Cars – 8 Laps
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Driver |
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Car Owner |
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Automobile |
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39 |
Jack Greenhaw |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Bill Wass & Bert _____ |
Parsons, Kansas |
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Second Heat – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
24 |
Pete Rasnic * |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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34 |
Bob Baker |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Dick Nash |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe |
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Consolation – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
19 |
Ron Fowler |
Chanute, Kansas |
Frank Osborn, Ed Abshier & Jack Stephens |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
34 |
Bob Baker |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Dick Nash |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe |
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24 |
Pete Rasnic * |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Clyde & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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DNF |
1 |
Leonard “Hot Rod” Page |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Emmett & Mervin “Shorty” Ryan |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window Ford coupe |
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A mishap on the second lap sent Page to the hospital for treatment of a broken hand and head injuries. He was later transferred to a Tulsa hospital. |
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Feature – 25 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
24 |
Pete Rasnic * |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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34 |
Bob Baker |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Dick Nash |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe |
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Drivers have yet to be identified |
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5 |
11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
Top 7 in the Final Point Standings for 1959
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Points |
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1 |
34 |
Bob Baker |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Dick Nash |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
199 |
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2 |
11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
191 |
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3 |
19 |
Ron Fowler |
Chanute, Kansas |
Frank Osborn, Ed Abshier & Jack Stephens |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
174 |
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4 |
24 |
Pete Rasnic |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
152 |
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5 |
18 |
Ralph Roby |
Lamar, Missouri |
Lewis Carter |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
145 |
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1 |
Leonard “Hot Rod” Page |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Emmett & Mervin “Shorty” Ryan |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
134 |
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3 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
111 |
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Ralph Roby right with Louis Carter Roby collection |
Bob Baker Roy Duncan collection |
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Leonard “Hot Rod” Page Wooten collection |
Ron Fowler Mike Bryant collection |
Joe Seifried left with Cliff Seaton Roy Duncan collection |
* Tommy Joe “Pete” Rasnic won a total of $43.20 in the races run on this night.