Big Car Races on the
Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – September 14, 1947
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Sanction number: 1479
Promotional company – National Speedways Incorporated of Chicago, Illinois
Starter / Flagman / I.M.C.A. Official / Promoter – Al Sweeney of Chicago, Illinois
Attendance – 13,000 to 14,000
This photo was taken at the end of the pace lap for the first heat race on this day. Emory Collins started on the pole with Deb Snyder on the outside of the front row. Rabbit Musick is inside the second row and Red Hodges (driving Peaches Campbell’s #1) is on the outside of the second row. Bill Anderson is on the inside of the third row and Harry King is on the outside of the third row. This is a great photo to see how the north end of the racetrack looked at that time – Swart collection
Time Trials – 20 Cars – 1 Lap
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Car # |
Purse |
Car color |
Time |
1 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy |
7 |
|
red |
25.40 |
2 |
Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Snyder Offy |
3 |
|
red / white |
25.96 |
3 |
Rabbit Musick* |
Dallas, TX |
Campbell Offy |
2 |
|
red / white |
25.97 |
4 |
Billy Snyder |
Minneapolis, MN |
Snyder Miller |
13 |
|
red / white |
27.02 |
5 |
Wally Stokes |
Willoughby, OH |
Dunlop Offy |
2 |
|
blue |
27.05 |
6 |
Red Hodges |
Dallas, TX |
Campbell 220 Offy |
1 |
|
black |
27.47 |
7 |
Bill Anderson*** |
Long Beach, CA |
Earl D. O. Dreyer |
27 |
|
yellow |
28.77 |
8 |
Harry King |
Tampa, FL |
Shellenberger Hal |
24 |
|
gold |
29.15 |
9 |
Joe Baker |
Indianapolis, IN |
Rutherford |
4 |
|
black |
29.70 |
10 |
Ted Stubbe |
St. Joseph, MO |
Wilson Mercury |
2 |
|
blue / white |
29.83 |
10 |
Loren Fondoble |
Wichita, KS |
Riley |
10 |
|
red |
29.83 |
12 |
Bill Swart |
Wichita, KS |
Swart Cragar |
9 |
|
cream |
29.96 |
13 |
T. E. Russell** |
Denver, CO |
Syler Gallivan |
63 |
|
blue |
30.09 |
14 |
Ted Stubbe |
St. Joseph, MO |
|
5 |
|
red / white |
30.68 |
15 |
Carl Larson |
Davenport, IA |
Ford |
44 |
|
blue |
31.12 |
16 |
Wayne Wright |
Quincy, IL |
Mercury |
2 |
|
maroon |
31.15 |
17 |
Swan Peterson |
Los Angeles, CA |
Hal |
5 |
|
blue |
31.24 |
18 |
Guy Lindsay |
Plevna, MO |
Alexander |
5 |
|
cream / red |
31.95 |
19 |
Bill Anderson*** |
San Pedro, CA |
Anderson Miller |
7 |
|
red / white |
31.98 |
20 |
Posey Reeves |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Bausch D. O. Hal |
7 |
|
yellow |
32.45 |
First Heat Race – 6 Cars - 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Car # |
Purse |
Car color |
Time |
1 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy |
7 |
$40 |
red |
2:17.24 |
2 |
Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Snyder Offy |
3 |
30 |
red / white |
|
3 |
Rabbit Musick* |
Dallas, TX |
Campbell Offy |
2 |
20 |
red / white |
|
4 |
Red Hodges |
Dallas, TX |
Campbell 220 Offy |
1 |
|
black |
|
5 |
Harry King |
Tampa, FL |
Shellenberger Hal |
24 |
|
gold |
|
6 |
Bill Anderson*** |
Long Beach, CA |
Earl D. O. Dreyer |
27 |
|
yellow |
|
Second Heat Race – 6 Cars – 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Car # |
Purse |
Car color |
Time |
1 |
Red Hodges |
Dallas, TX |
Campbell 220 Offy |
1 |
$35 |
black |
2:27.72 |
2 |
Harry King |
Tampa, FL |
Shellenberger Hal |
24 |
25 |
gold |
|
3 |
Bill Anderson*** |
Long Beach, CA |
Earl D. O. Dreyer |
27 |
20 |
yellow |
|
4 |
Joe Baker |
Indianapolis, IN |
Rutherford |
4 |
|
black |
|
5 |
Bill Swart |
Wichita, KS |
Swart Cragar |
9 |
|
cream |
|
6 |
Ted Stubbe |
St. Joseph, MO |
Wilson Murcery |
2 |
|
blue / white |
|
Third Heat Race – 6 Cars – 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Car # |
Purse |
Car color |
Time |
1 |
Loren Fondoble |
Wichita, Kansas |
Swart Cragar |
9 |
$30 |
cream |
2:32.72 |
2 |
Joe Baker |
Indianapolis, IN |
Rutherford |
4 |
20 |
black |
|
3 |
Ted Stubbe |
St. Joseph, MO |
Wilson Mercury |
2 |
15 |
blue / white |
|
4 |
Wayne Wright |
Quincy, IL |
Mercury |
2 |
|
Maroon |
|
5 |
Swan Peterson |
Los Angeles, CA |
Hal |
5 |
|
blue |
|
6 |
Carl Larson |
Davenport, IA |
|
44 |
|
blue |
|
Fondoble switched to the Swart Cragar vacated by Bill Swart.
Invitational Handicap Race – 3 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Car # |
Purse |
Car color |
Time |
1 |
Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Snyder Offy |
3 |
$30 |
red / white |
1:29.65 |
2 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy |
7 |
20 |
red |
|
Snyder noised Collins out in a close finish.
Australian Pursuit Handicap Race – 6 Cars – 9 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Car # |
Purse |
Car color |
Time |
1 |
T. E. Russell** |
Denver, CO |
Syler Gallivan |
63 |
$40 |
blue |
4:39.51 |
2 |
Wayne Wright |
Quincy, IL |
Mercury |
2 |
30 |
Maroon |
|
3 |
Swan Peterson |
Los Angeles, CA |
Hal |
5 |
20 |
blue |
DNF |
4 |
Bill Anderson*** |
San Pedro, CA |
Anderson Miller |
7 |
10 |
red / white |
DNF |
|
Carl Larson |
Davenport, IA |
Ford |
44 |
|
blue |
DNF |
|
Ted Stubbe |
St. Joseph, MO |
Wilson Mercury |
2 |
|
blue / white |
DNF |
Feature Race – 9 Cars – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Car # |
Purse |
Car color |
Time |
1 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Riverside Special Offy |
7 |
$200 |
red |
4:48.45 |
2 |
Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Snyder Offy |
3 |
150 |
red / white |
|
3 |
Red Hodges |
Dallas, TX |
Campbell 220 Offy |
1 |
125 |
black |
|
4 |
Bill Anderson*** |
Long Beach, CA |
Earl D. O. Dreyer |
27 |
100 |
yellow |
|
5 |
Bill Swart |
Wichita, KS |
Swart Cragar |
9 |
75 |
cream |
|
6 |
T. E. Russell** |
Denver, CO |
Syler Gallivan |
63 |
30 |
blue |
|
7 |
Ted Stubbe |
St. Joseph, MO |
Wilson Mercury |
2 |
20 |
blue / white |
|
8 |
Rabbit Musick* |
Dallas, TS |
Campbell Offy |
2 |
|
red / white |
DNF |
9 |
Harry King |
Tampa, FL |
Shellenberger Hal |
24 |
|
gold |
DNF |
Joe Baker’s #4 Rutherford was scheduled to start in this race but did not.
The Campbell Offy driven by Musick suffered a blown engine on the 9th lap.
Snyder pursued Collins closely threatening to pass on several occasions.
“Wild Bill” Anderson is shown seated in Murray Earl’s Dreyer on the front straight-away at Hutchinson in 1947. That is Murray Earl dressed in dark clothing third the right. The man smoking the pipe at the rear of the car is Leonard Kerbs - Don Radbruch collection
“Wild Bill” Anderson is shown in his own Miller powered racing car. Anderson drove both this car and the car above in the races in Hutchinson on this date - Don Radbruch collection
Ted Stubbe drove this Bud Wilson Mercury at Hutchinson on this date - Darrin McKim collection
This photo of Emory Collins in his pit area in front of the stage was taken at these races in Hutchinson in 1947 - Darrin McKim collection
Wally Stokes Don Radbruch collection |
Rabbit Musick Bill Hill collection |
Red Hodges Les Butler collection |
Loren Fondoble Roy Eaton collection |
Billy Snyder Don Radbruch collection |
Harry King Don Radbruch collection |
Deb Snyder Larry Sullivan photo |
T. E. Russell Joe Taylor photo |
Swan Peterson Don Radbruch collection |
Posey Reeves Don Radbruch collection |
* Elmer Ray “Rabbit” Musick (1918-1962)
** Thornton Elgie “T. E.” Russell (1918-1967)
*** William Terry “Wild Bill” Anderson (1917-1950) of Long Beach, California was fatally injured at the Mitchell Speedrome in Mitchell, Indiana. He was the third driver to loose his life in the former Gus Schrader Offy.
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