Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Friday, August 22, 1958
Sanctioned by – Southeast Kansas Racing Club
Race Organizer – Harold Burtrum of Coffeyville, Kansas
Starter / flagman / referee – Cleo White of Coffeyville, Kansas
Public address announcer – Bill Bowser of Coffeyville, Kansas
Adult admission – $1.00
First Heat – 8 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
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Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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18 |
Ralph Roby |
Lamar, Missouri |
Lewis Carter |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window coupe |
2 |
71 |
Bill Eslick |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Frank Osborn |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Passionate Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
3 |
6 |
Jack Greenhaw |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Paul Alexander |
Copan, Oklahoma |
Light Blue 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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76 |
Leroy Ellis |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Eddie Williams |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Dodge 5-window coupe |
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Second Heat – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
9 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Mike Buster, Jim Hoggatt & Gene Armstrong |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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2 |
34 |
Bob Baker |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Clyde & Dick Nash |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe |
3 |
3 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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Consolation – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
8 Ball |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Plymouth 3-window coupe |
2 |
11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
3 |
1 |
Leroy Kendall |
Emmett & Mervin “Shorty” Ryan |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window coupe |
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DNF |
28 |
Bud Reed |
Chanute, Kansas |
Bud Reed |
Chanute, Kansas |
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DNF |
21 |
Jack Howell |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Jack & Gail Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
A collision between the cars driven by Reed and Howell as they exited the south turn, was the only collision of the entire program. |
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Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
8 Ball |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburgh, Kansas |
Plymouth 3-window coupe |
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Feature – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
76 |
Leroy Ellis |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Eddie Williams |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Dodge 5-window coupe |
2 |
8 Ball |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburgh, Kansas |
Plymouth 3-window coupe |
3 |
23 |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
4 |
11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
5 |
24 |
Harvey Shane |
Parsons, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
6 |
3 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
7 |
1 |
Leroy Kendall |
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Emmett & Mervin “Shorty” Ryan |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window copue |
The owners of cars #24 and #28 protested the “8 Ball” car owned and driven by Jay Moore but an official inspection of the car found it to be within the rules.
Jay Moore Tim Belk collection |
Bob Baker Roy Duncan collection |
Squirt Bartholomew Roy Duncan collection |
Joe Seifried left with Cliff Seaton Roy Duncan collection |
Leroy Kendall Wooten collection
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Ralph Roby right with Louis Carter Roby collection |
Bill Eslick Roy Duncan collection |
Engine builder John Greenleaf’s children playing on the #21 Plymouth coupe driven by Jack Howell Edna Greenleaf collection |
Jack Greenhaw
John Upchurch collection