Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Memorial Day – Friday, May 30, 1958
Sanctioned by – Southeast Kansas Racing Club
Promoted by – 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 |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
Charlie VanGotten |
Chanute, Kansas |
Frank VanGotten |
Chanute, Kansas |
1934 Ford coupe |
2 |
76 |
Buzz Miser |
Fairland, Oklahoma |
Eddie Williams |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Dodge 5-window coupe |
3 |
24JR. |
Harvey Campbell |
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Second Heat – 8 Laps |
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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 |
19 |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Gail & Jack Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
3 |
24 |
Harvey Shane |
Parsons, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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Consolation – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
10 |
Bill Eslick |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Gail & Jack Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Ford 3-window coupe |
2 |
3 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Cliff Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
3 |
23 |
Squirt Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
24 |
Harvey Shane |
Parsons, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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Holdover Feature |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
24 |
Harvey Shane |
Parsons, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
2 |
3 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Cliff Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
3 |
23 |
Squirt Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
4 |
9 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Mike Buster, Jim Hoggatt & Gene Armstrong |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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5 |
1 |
Jim Wooten |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Emmett & Mervin “Shorty” Ryan |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window coupe |
6 |
18 |
Ralph Roby |
Lamar, Missouri |
Lewis Carter |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window coupe |
7 |
13 |
Ray Griswold |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Ray Griswold & Joe Soles |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window coupe |
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Second Feature |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
23 |
Squirt Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
2 |
19 |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Gail & Jack Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
3 |
24 |
Harvey Shane |
Parsons, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
4 |
25 |
Wayne Craven |
Delaware, Oklahoma |
Jack Stephens |
South Coffeyville, Oklahoma |
White / Black 1934 Ford 3-window coupe |
5 |
11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
6 |
6 |
Robbie Robinson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Robbie Robinson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Light Blue 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
7 |
77 |
Russ Miser |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Russ Miser |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
White 3-window coupe |
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Car Owners’ Race |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
24 |
Carl Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
2 |
11 |
Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window Ford coupe |
3 |
13 |
Harold Bartrum |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Ray Griswold & Joe Soles |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window coupe |
DNF |
6 |
Robbie Robinson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Robbie Robinson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Light Blue 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
DNF |
77 |
Russ Miser |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Russ Miser |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
White 3-window coupe |
DNF |
33 |
Jim Kimbrel |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Jim Kimbrel |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1937 Nash 3-window coupe |
DNF |
19 |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Gail & Jack Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
By the time this race ended, cars numbered 77, 6 and 33 had all overturned but there were no injuries.
Jim Kimbrel Roy Duncan collection |
Bill Eslick Danley Clow photo from the Phil Pace collection |
Ralph Roby right with Louis Carter Roby collection |
Jim Wooten Wooten collection |
Squirt Bartholomew Roy Duncan collection |
Joe Seifried left with Cliff Seaton Roy Duncan collection |
Robbie Robinson
John Upchurch collection