Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Sunday, September 20, 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 28
Adult admission $1.00
Attendance 1,500
#66 _____ Duke on the pole, #55 Marvin Trowbridge outside of the front row, Little 5 driven by Lucius Baily is inside of the second row, #3 Happy Hart is outside of the second row and #33 Ray Clark on the outside of the fourth row as the cars make their way down the backstretch at Coffeyville on the pace lap for the consolation race Ryan Rector collection
First Heat Race 8 Laps
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Car # |
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Car Owner |
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Automobile |
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Sweet 16 |
Vaughn Curry |
Carthage, Missouri |
Frank Sewell |
Joplin, Missouri |
Ford coupe |
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Second Heat Race 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
94JR |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
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DNF |
33 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Stuart Blackett |
Cherokee, Kansas |
1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
DNF |
21JR |
Joe Youvan |
Franklin, Kansas |
Pete Battitori |
Franklin, Kansas |
Black / White 5-window Ford coupe |
DNF |
11 |
Bill Eslick |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Harold Ivy |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
Clark, Youvan and Eslick all crashed in the south turn but only Youvan was injured. He suffered a broken arm. |
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Consolation 10 Cars 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
55 |
Marvin Trowbridge |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
George Cashman |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 5-window Chevrolet coupe |
2 |
33 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Stuart Blackett |
Cherokee, Kansas |
1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
3 |
66 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Cleo White & Frank Savage |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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Little 5 |
Lucius Bailey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Bill Hamlin |
Joplin, Missouri |
White / Blue 3-window Ford coupe |
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3 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
DNF |
66 |
_____ Duke |
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DNS |
69 |
Paul Curry |
Carthage, Missouri |
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Duke crashed through the fence. |
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Trophy Dash 4 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
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Car Owner |
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Automobile |
1 |
94JR |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
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Feature 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
94JR |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Pittsburg, KS |
1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
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2 |
33 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Stuart Blackett |
Cherokee, Kansas |
1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
3 |
Sweet 16 |
Vaughn Curry |
Carthage, Missouri |
Frank Sewell |
Joplin, Missouri |
Ford coupe |
4 |
55 |
Marvin Trowbridge |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
George Cashman |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 5-window Chevrolet coupe |
5 |
18 |
Earl Red Kramer |
Iola, Kansas |
Jack Lightstone |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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Jack Belk |
Joplin, Missouri |
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Bob Parks |
Parsons, Kansas |
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37 |
John Eccles |
Iola, Kansas |
Al Weiland |
Iola, Kansas |
5-womdpw Ford coupe |
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Bud Babcock |
Parsons, Kansas |
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52 |
Bill Bevins |
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14 |
Albert Curtis |
Parsons, Kansas |
Albert Curtis |
Parsons, Kansas |
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89 |
Wayne Stephens |
Nowata, Oklahoma |
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71 |
_____ Treet |
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66 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Cleo White & Frank Savage |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford coupe |
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25JR |
Jack Howell |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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DNF |
3 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
Ray Clark Tim Belk collection |
Joe Youvan Ryan Rector collection |
John Eccles Tim Belk collection |