Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Friday, May 22, 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 – 15 cars
Attendance – 1,500
Adult admission – $1.00
Time Trials – 1 Lap
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
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Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
DNF |
33 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Stuart Blackett |
Cherokee, Kansas |
1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
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Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
88 |
Harold Thompson |
Carthage, Missouri |
Earl Goodman |
Carthage, Missouri |
1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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First Heat Race – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
7 |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Ford coupe |
2 |
52 |
Bill Strukel |
Arma, Kansas |
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1934 Ford |
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Second Heat Race – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
95 |
C. K. Little |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
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1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
2 |
Little 5 |
Lucius Bailey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Bill Hamlin |
Joplin, Missouri |
White / Blue 3-window coupe |
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Australian Pursuit |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
7 |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Ford coupe |
2 |
88 |
Harold Thompson |
Carthage, Missouri |
Earl Goodman |
Carthage, Missouri |
Pink 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
3 |
95 |
C. K. Little |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
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1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
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Feature – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
21JR |
Joe Youvan |
Franklin, Kansas |
Pete Battitori |
Franklin, Kansas |
Black / White Ford 5/window coupe |
2 |
88 |
Harold Thompson |
Carthage, Missouri |
Earl Goodman |
Carthage, Missouri |
Pink 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
3 |
95 |
C. K. Little |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
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1937 Cadillac LaSalle coupe |
4 |
7 |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Ford coupe |
5 |
9 |
Jack Belk |
Joplin, Missouri |
Mike Buster, Jim Hoggatt & Gene Armstrong |
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6 |
39 |
Vaughn Curry |
Carthage, Missouri |
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1934 Ford |
Joe Youvan Ryan Rector collection |
Ray Clark Tim Belk collection |
Harold Thompson Ryan Rector collection |