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
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Car # |
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Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
19 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jack & Gail Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 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 |
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 |
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3 |
24 |
Hugh Hannah |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riely |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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Second Heat Race – 5 Laps |
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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 |
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 |
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Race officials ruled the race complete after five laps after Wertz crashed into the fence on the south turn on the sixth lap. |
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Consolation Race – 8 Laps |
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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 |