Stock Car Races on the ½ Mile Dirt Racetrack at the
Montgomery County Fairgrounds in
Coffeyville, Kansas
Friday, June 7, 1957
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
Attendance – 1,000
Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 4 Laps
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Car Owner |
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3 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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First Heat Race – 8 Laps |
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Car # |
Driver |
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Car Owner |
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Automobile |
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13 |
Ray Griswold |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Ray Griswold & Joe Soles |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window coupe |
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1 |
Jim Wooten |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Emmett & Mervin “Shorty” Ryan |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
5-window coupe |
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DNF |
34 |
Roscoe Wertz |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
Dick Nash |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe |
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Second Heat Race – 8 Laps |
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Car # |
Driver |
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Car Owner |
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Automobile |
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71 |
Dude White |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Frank Osborn |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Passionate Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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2 |
16 |
Ralph Blackett |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Ford coupe |
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77 |
Pickle Glaze |
Lamar, Missouri |
Eddie Williams |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Dodge 3-window coupe |
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34 |
Roscoe Wertz |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
Dick Nash |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Light Blue / Black 5-window Dodge coupe |
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Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Mike Buster, Jim Hoggatt & Gene Armstrong |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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Wilbur Madison “Pickle” Glaze (1923-2019) was given his nickname by his mother due to his fondness for the vegetable. |
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Consolation Race – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
19 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Gail & Jack Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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2 |
23 |
Squirt Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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3 |
11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George, D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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DNF |
24 |
Carl Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Carl & Wanda Riley |
Sedan, Kansas |
Pink / Black 1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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Riley rolled his car coming to rest against a light pole in the north turn. There was a rule that any driver who crashed into a light pole around the racetrack was assessed a $50 penalty regardless of the reason he had done so. |
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Feature Race – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
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Automobile |
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1 |
19 |
Ray Clark |
Pittsburg, Kansas |
Gail & Jack Jones |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1932 Plymouth 5-window coupe |
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23 |
Squirt Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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10 |
Bill Eslick |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Harold Ivy |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White 1934 Ford 3-window coupe |
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3 |
Joe Seifried |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Clifford Seaton |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
White / Red 1932 Ford 5-window coupe |
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11 |
Bud Morgan |
Chanute, Kansas |
Dr. Herbert B. George D. C. & Marvin Patterson |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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9 |
Happy Hart |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Mike Buster, Jim Hoggatt & Gene Armstrong |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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71 |
Dude White |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Frank Osborn |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Passionate Pink 1934 Ford 5-window coupe |
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Dude White Roy Duncan collection |
Jim Wooten Wooten collection |
Bill Eslick Danley Clow photo from the Phil Pace collection |
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Joe Seifried left with Cliff Seaton Roy Duncan collection |
Clifford “Squirt” Bartholomew Roy Duncan collection |
Ray Clark Edna Greenleaf collection |
Roscoe Wertz
Roy Duncan collection