Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the

Montgomery County Fairgrounds in

Coffeyville, Kansas

Friday, June 3, 1960

 

Sanctioned by – Southeast Kansas Racing Club

Sponsored by – V. F. W. Post 1022 of Coffeyville, Kansas

Race organizer – Don Kinnamon of Independence, 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

1

24

Pete Rasnic

Coffeyville, Kansas

Carl & Wanda Riley

Sedan, Kansas

Pink/Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

2

5

Charlie Hovis

Coffeyville, Kansas

Charles Hovis

Coffeyville, Kansas

3

10

Squirt Bartholomew

Coffeyville, Kansas

White 1934 Ford 3-window coupe

 DNF

7

Benny Hufft

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Hufft held the lead for more than half of the 1st heat before suffering engine trouble and dropping out of the race.

Rasnic collected $16 from the purse for the victory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Heat – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

19

Bill Eslick

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Frank Osborn, Ed Abshier & Jack Stephens

Coffeyville, Kansas

1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

2

18

Ralph Roby

Lamar, Missouri

Lewis Carter

Coffeyville, Kansas

5-window coupe

3

1

Don Kinnamon

Independence, Kansas

Emmett & Mervin “Shorty” Ryan

Coffeyville, Kansas

5-window Ford coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolation – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

7

Benny Hufft

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

2

39

Tom Malone

Parsons, Kansas

Bill Wass & Bert _____

Parsons, Kansas

3

11

Bud Morgan

Chanute, Kansas

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

Coffeyville, Kansas

1934 Ford 5-window coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

7

Benny Hufft

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

24

Pete Rasnic

Coffeyville, Kansas

Carl & Wanda Riley

Sedan, Kansas

Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

 

19

Bill Eslick

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Frank Osborn, Ed Abshier & Jack Stephens

Coffeyville, Kansas

1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature – 15 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

7

Benny Hufft

Sapulpa, Oklahoma

 

 

 

2

18

Ralph Roby

Lamar, Missouri

Lewis Carter

Coffeyville, Kansas

5-window coupe 

3

5

Charlie Hovis

Coffeyville, Kansas

Charles Hovis

Coffeyville, Kansas

 

4

11

Bud Morgan

Chanute, Kansas

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

Coffeyville, Kansas

1934 Ford 5-window coupe

5

1

Don Kinnamon

Independence, Kansas

Emmett & Mervin “Shorty” Ryan

Coffeyville, Kansas

5-window Ford coupe

6

2N1

Corky VanGotten

Chanute, Kansas

Frank VanGotten

Chanute, Kansas

1934 Ford coupe

7

6

Jim Wooten

Carthage, Missouri

Paul Alexander

Copan, Oklahoma

Light Blue 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe

DNF

19

Bill Eslick

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Frank Osborn, Ed Abshier & Jack Stephens

Coffeyville, Kansas

1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

DNF

24

Pete Rasnic

Coffeyville, Kansas

Carl & Wanda Riley

Sedan, Kansas

Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

Hufft led the 1st 6 laps before being passed by Eslick.  Hufft resumed the lead when Eslick dropped out of the race on the 10th lap with engine trouble leaving Hufft in the lead but being closely pursued by Rasnic who would also drop out before the finish.

 

 

 

 

Bob Baker

Roy Duncan collection

Ralph Roby right with Louis Carter

Roby collection

Don Kinnamon

Wooten collection

 

 

 

 

Bill Eslick

Coffeyville Journal

Jim Wooten

John Upchurch collection