Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday September 14, 1963
Sanctioned by International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Racetrack condition a fast, good holding track
Attendance a large crowd
Ramo Stott Midwest Racing Archives website |
Dick Hutcherson Midwest Racing Archives website |
Ernie McMahan I. M. C. A. yearbook |
Ralph Wilhelm I. M. C. A. yearbook |
First Heat Race 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Ramo Stott* |
Keokuk, Iowa |
2:26.21 |
2 |
Leonard Lenny Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
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3 |
Johnny Jones |
Russell, Minnesota |
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4 |
Dick Hutcherson** |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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5 |
Jim Washburn |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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6 |
Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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Funk lead most of this race only to be passed by Stott just before the finish line.
Second Heat Race 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Jerry Douglas |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
4:53.97 |
2 |
Johnny Beauchamp**** |
Atlantic, Iowa |
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3 |
Bob Reynolds |
Edmond, Oklahoma |
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4 |
Ole Brua |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
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5 |
Ralph Wilhelm |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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6 |
Bill Gibson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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7 |
Bill Tyler |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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8 |
Clyde Douglas |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
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9 |
Leon Bowman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Third Heat Race 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Phil Cronin |
Houston, Texas |
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2 |
Eddie Harrow |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
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3 |
Bill Thomas |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
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4 |
Dick Johnson |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
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5 |
Ed Negre*** |
Monet, Missouri |
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6 |
Jerry Brown |
Springfield, Illinois |
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7 |
Newt Bartholomew |
Carlisle, Iowa |
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8 |
Luther Poteet |
Topeka, Kansas |
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9 |
Ernie McMahan |
Ft. Madison, Iowa |
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Consolation Race 12 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Ernie McMahan |
Ft. Madison, Iowa |
5:59.88 |
2 |
Newt Bartholomew |
Carlisle, Iowa |
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3 |
Jerry Brown |
Springfield, Illinois***** |
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4 |
Bill Tyler |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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5 |
Luther Poteet |
Topeka, Kansas |
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6 |
Leon Bowman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Feature Race 15 Cars 25 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, Iowa |
11:42.65 |
2 |
Dick Hutcherson** |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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3 |
Leonard Lenny Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
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4 |
Ramo Stott* |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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5 |
Phil Cronin |
Houston, Texas |
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6 |
Bob Reynolds |
Edmond, Oklahoma |
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7 |
Jerry Douglas |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
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8 |
Johnny Jones |
Russell, Minnesota |
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9 |
Ole Brua |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
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10 |
Ed Negre*** |
Monet, Missouri |
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11 |
Ernie McMahan |
Ft. Madison, Iowa |
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12 |
Jerry Brown |
Springfield, Illinois***** |
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13 |
Dick Johnson |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
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14 |
Luther Poteet |
Topeka, Kansas |
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15 |
Ralph Wilhelm |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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16 |
Johnny Beauchamp**** |
Atlantic, Iowa |
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17 |
Jim Washburn |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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18 |
Eddie Harrow |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
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19 |
Bill Thomas |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
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20 |
Bill Tyler |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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21 |
Newt Bartholomew |
Carlisle, Iowa |
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22 |
Leon Bowman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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23 |
Bill Gibson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Only the first seven cars were running on the lead lap at the completion of this race.
This photo shows one of several spinouts that took place in these races. This one was during the Feature race Hutchinson News photo
* Ramo Stott competed in the Daytona 500 eleven times.
** Dick Hutcherson (1931-2005) competed in the Daytona 500 three times.
*** Ed Negre competed in the Daytona 500 eleven times.
**** Johnny Beauchamp (1923-1981) had competed in the Daytona 500 in 1959.
***** Another source lists Jerry Brown as being from Springfield, Missouri instead of Springfield, Illinois.
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