Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the

Montgomery County Fairgrounds in

Coffeyville, Kansas

Saturday, May 5, 1956

 

Sanctioned by – Southeast Kansas Racing Club

  Promoted by – Warren Satchel of Independence, Kansas

 Starter / flagman – Cleo White of Coffeyville, Kansas

Public address announcer – Bill Bowser of Coffeyville, Kansas

Adult admission – $1.00

Number of entries – 24

 

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

19

Ray Clark

Pittsburg, Kansas

Jack Jones

Coffeyville, Kansas

1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

53

Bud Almond

Chanute, Kansas

Maurice Borror

Chanute, Kansas

1934 Ford 3-window coupe, 6-cylinder

2

1

Robert Blue

 

 

 

 

3

21

Jack Greenhaw

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jack & Gail Jones

Coffeyville, Kansas

1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe

4

6

Eddie Goin

Coffeyville, Kansas

Jim Yell

Coffeyville, Kansas

Light Blue 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe

DNF

99

Earl White

 

 

 

 

DNF

43

Bud Collins

Chanute, Kansas

Bud Collins

Chanute, Kansas

Red / Black 1934 Ford 5-window coupe

White and Collins were involved in a wreck but there were no injuries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

16

Howard “Red” Davis

Carthage, Missouri

Ralph Blackett

Coffeyville, Kansas

Ford coupe

2

23

Squirt Bartholomew

Coffeyville, Kansas

Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew

Coffeyville, Kansas

White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe

3

19

Ray Clark

Pittsburg, Kansas

Jack Jones

Coffeyville, Kansas

1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

4

24

Jim McMichels

 

Carl & Wanda Riley 

Sedan, Kansas

Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolation Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

From

Automobile

1

34

Vaughn Curry

Carthage, Missouri

Dick Nash

Coffeyville, Kansas

Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe

2

11

Bud Morgan

Chanute, Kansas

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

Coffeyville, Kansas

1934 Ford 5-window coupe

3

10

Bill Eslick

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Harold Ivy

Coffeyville, Kansas

White 1934 Ford 3-window coupe

4

3

Joe Seifried

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Clifford Seaton

Coffeyville, Kansas

White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature – 15 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

11

Bud Morgan

Chanute, Kansas

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

Coffeyville, Kansas

1934 Ford 5-window coupe

3

10

Bill Eslick

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Harold Ivy

Coffeyville, Kansas

White 1934 Ford 3-window coupe

4

16

Howard “Red” Davis

Carthage, Missouri

Ralph Blackett

Coffeyville, Kansas

Ford coupe

5

34

Vaughn Curry

Carthage, Missouri

Dick Nash

Coffeyville, Kansas

Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe

DNF

1

Robert Blue

 

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Robert Blue crashed into a post and rolled. 

 

 

 

 

Squirt Bartholomew

Roy Duncan collection

Joe Seifried left with Cliff Seaton

Roy Duncan collection

Bill Eslick

Danley Clow photo from the Phil Pace collection

Vaughn Curry

Roy Duncan collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ray Clark

Edna Greenleaf collection

Bud Almond

Roy Duncan collection

Engine builder John Greenleaf’s children playing

on the #21 Plymouth coupe driven by Jack Greenhaw

Edna Greenleaf collection