Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the

Montgomery County Fairgrounds in

Coffeyville, Kansas

Saturday, June 23, 1956

 

Sanctioned by – Southeast Kansas Racing Club

  Promoted by – Warren Satchel of Independence, Kansas

 Starter / flagman / referee – Cleo White of Coffeyville, Kansas

Public address announcer – Bill Bowser of Coffeyville, Kansas

Adult admission – $1.00

 

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

11

Bud Morgan

Chanute, Kansas

Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson

Coffeyville, Kansas

1934 Ford 5-window coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

13

Ray Griswold

Coffeyville, Kansas

Ray Griswold & Joe Soles

Coffeyville, Kansas

5-window coupe

2

41

Ken Umbarger

Thayer, Kansas

Paul Simmons

Coffeyville, Kansas

3

17

Jack Greenhaw

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Chevrolet coupe 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

19

Ray Clark

Pittsburg, Kansas

Jack Jones

Coffeyville, Kansas

1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

2

71

Jay Moore

Pittsburg, Kansas

Frank Osborn

Coffeyville, Kansas

Passionate Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe

3

34

Happy Hart

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Dick Nash

Coffeyville, Kansas

Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolation Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

10

Bill Eslick

Coffeyville, Kansas

Harold Ivy

Coffeyville, Kansas

White 1934 Ford 3-window coupe

2

32

Amy Buettell

Chanute, Kansas

Ralph Blackett

Coffeyville, Kansas

3-window coupe

3

23

Squirt Bartholomew

Coffeyville, Kansas

Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew

Coffeyville, Kansas

White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature – 15 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

11

Bud Morgan

Chanute, Kansas

Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson

Coffeyville, Kansas

1934 Ford 5-window coupe

2

71

Jay Moore

Pittsburg, Kansas

Frank Osborn

Coffeyville, Kansas

Passionate Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe

3

10

Bill Eslick

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Harold Ivy

Coffeyville, Kansas

White 1934 Ford 3-window coupe

4

19

Ray Clark

Pittsburg, Kansas

Jack Jones

Coffeyville, Kansas

1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

5

3

Joe Seifried

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Clifford Seaton

Coffeyville, Kansas

White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe

6

34

Happy Hart

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Dick Nash

Coffeyville, Kansas

Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe 

7

41

Kenneth Umbarger

Thayer, Kansas

Paul Simmons

Coffeyville, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

Squirt Bartholomew

Roy Duncan collection

Bill Eslick

Danley Clow photo from the Phil Pace collection

 

 Jay Moore

Roy Duncan collection

Ray Clark

Edna Greenleaf collection

 

 

 

 

Joe Seifried left with Cliff Seaton

Roy Duncan collection

Happy Hart

Roy Duncan collection