Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Friday, August 20, 1954
Sanctioned by – Southeast Kansas Racing Club
Promoted by – George Rodell & 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+
Adult admission – $1.00
Time Trials – 1 Lap
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Car 3 |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
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Time |
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71 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Frank Osborn |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
29.8 |
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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 |
71 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Frank Osborn |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Passionate Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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2 |
41JR |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Paul Simmons |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1932 Ford 3-window coupe |
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3 |
10 |
Jack Penwell |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Harold Ivy |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Ford 3-winfow 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 |
22 |
Jimmy Scott |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Leo Argyle & Harold Burtrum |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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2 |
8 |
Harley Wettstein |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Harley Wettstein |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Ford coupe |
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3 |
77 |
Paul Curry |
Carthage, Missouri |
Eddie Williams |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Dodge 3-window 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 |
55 |
Floyd Campbell |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Hayden Wells |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red Chevrolet 5-window coupe |
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2 |
3 |
Harvey Shane |
Parsons, Kansas |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White /Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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3 |
71 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Frank Osborn |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Passionate Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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DNF |
16 |
Vaught Curry |
Carthage, Missouri |
Ralph Blackett |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Ford coupe |
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Curry ran into a pole on the inside of the north curve while trying to pass Campbell on the inside. |
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Consolation – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
11 |
Billy Phelps |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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2 |
10 |
Jack Penwell |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Harold Ivy |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Ford 3-window coupe |
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3 |
32 |
Amy Buettell |
Chanute, Kansas |
Bill Hamlin & Frank Sewell |
Joplin, Missouri |
3-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 |
41JR |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Olahoma |
Paul Simmons |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1932 Ford 3-window coupe |
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2 |
77 |
Paul Curry |
Carthage, Missouri |
Eddie Williams |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Dodge 3-window coupe |
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3 |
23 |
Squirt Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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4 |
71 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Frank Osborn |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Passionate Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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5 |
88 |
Harold Thompson |
Carthage, Missouri |
Earl Goodman |
Carthage, Missouri |
Pink 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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DNF |
3 |
Harvey Shane |
Parsons, Kansas |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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DNF |
11 |
Billy Phelps |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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DNF |
55 |
Floyd Campbell |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Hayden Wells |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red Chevrolet 5-window coupe |
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Ray Clark Roy Duncan collection |
Jack Penwell Danley Clow photo from the Phil Pace collection |
Amy Buettell Danley Clow photo |
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Floyd Campbell Ryan Rector collection |
Squirt Bartholomew Roy Duncan collection |
Harold Thompson Ryan Rector collection |
