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
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Car # |
Driver |
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Car Owner |
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Automobile |
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19 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Jack 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 |
53 |
Bud Almond |
Chanute, Kansas |
Maurice Borror |
Chanute, Kansas |
1934 Ford 3-window coupe, 6-cylinder |
2 |
1 |
Robert Blue |
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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 |
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Earl White |
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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. |
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Second Heat Race – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
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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 |
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Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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Consolation Race – 8 Laps |
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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 |
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Feature – 15 Laps |
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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
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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 |