Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the

Montgomery County Fairgrounds in

Coffeyville, Kansas

Friday, May 31, 1957

 

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

19

Ray Clark

Pittsburg, Kansas

Jack & Gail Jones

Coffeyville, Kansas

1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

44

Fred Collins

Chanute, Kansas

Fowler Transport Co.

Chanute, Kansas

1934 Ford coupe

2

9

Happy Hart

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Mike Buster, Jim Hoggatt & Gene Armstrong

Coffeyville, Kansas

3

24

Hugh Hannah

Coffeyville, Kansas

Carl & Wanda Riely

Sedan, Kansas

Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Heat Race – 5 Laps

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

3

Joe Seifried

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Clifford Seaton

Coffeyville, Kansas

White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe

3

71

Dude White

Coffeyville, Kansas

Frank Osborn

Coffeyville, Kansas

Passionate Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe

DNF

34

Roscoe Wertz

Ft. Scott, Kansas

 

 

Race officials ruled the race complete after five laps after Wertz crashed into the fence on the south turn on the sixth lap.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolation Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

10

Bill Eslick

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Harold Ivy

Coffeyville, Kansas

White 1934 Ford 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

88

Jay Moore

Pittsburg, Kansas

Earl Goodman

Carthage, Missouri

Pink 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe

 

 

 

The feature race was canceled due to rain. 

 

 

 

 

Dude White

Roy Duncan collection

Joe Seifried left with Cliff Seaton

Roy Duncan collection

 

Bill Eslick

Danley Clow photo from the Phil Pace collection

Ray Clark

Edna Greenleaf collection

 

 

 

 

Jay Moore

Ryan Rector collection

Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew

Roy Duncan collection

Roscoe Wertz

Roy Duncan collection