Compact Sprint Car Races
(a.k.a. Midget Races)
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – September 15, 1962
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Promotional company – National Speedways Incorporated of Chicago, Illinois
Race Promoter – Al Sweeney of Chicago, Illinois
Total Purse – $1,750
This panoramic photograph was taken from near the back of the grandstand at these midget races in 1962 – Hutchinson News photo
List of Entries
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Driver |
From |
Engine |
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Eddie McVay |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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Carl Williams* |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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Sonny McDaniels |
Houston, Texas |
Offenhauser |
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Roger Lane |
Blue Springs, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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Howard House |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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Don Melton |
San Bernardino, California |
Offenhauser |
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Bob Clements |
Madison, Wisconsin |
Offenhauser |
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Dick Ritchie |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Offenhauser |
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Jim McVay |
Independence, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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Chuck Henderson |
Merriam, Kansas |
Offenhauser |
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Don Rittman |
Lees Summit, Missouri |
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Tommy Tillots |
Houston, Texas |
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Jim Gartin |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Offenhauser |
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Dale McCarty |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Stanley Trahern |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Bobby Parker |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Offenhauser |
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John Yonke |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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First Heat Race – 7 Cars – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Engine |
Time |
1 |
Don Melton |
San Bernardino, California |
Offenhauser |
4:28.26 |
2 |
Eddie McVay |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
|
3 |
Bob Clements |
Madison, Wisconsin |
Offenhauser |
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4 |
Jim McVay |
Independence, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
|
5 |
Carl Williams* |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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6 |
Dale McCarty |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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7 |
Stanley Trahern |
Amarillo, Texas |
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Second Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Engine |
Time |
1 |
Carl Williams* |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
4:32.71 |
2 |
Bobby Parker |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Offenhauser |
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3 |
John Yonke |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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4 |
Jim Gartin |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Offenhauser |
|
5 |
Chuck Henderson |
Merriam, Kansas |
Offenhauser |
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Third Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Engine |
|
1 |
Roger Lane |
Blue Springs, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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2 |
Sonny McDaniels |
Houston, Texas |
Offenhauser |
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3 |
Howard House |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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Dick Ritchie |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Offenhauser |
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Tommy Tillots |
Houston, Texas |
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Ritchie, driving car #55, spun out in this race. Tillots also spun out with his car coming to rest against the fence in the south turn.
Consolation Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
Engine |
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1 |
Dick Ritchie |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Offenhauser |
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2 |
Jim Gartin |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Offenhauser |
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3 |
Chuck Henderson |
Merriam, Kansas |
Offenhauser |
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Feature Race – 12 Cars – 20 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Engine |
Time |
1 |
Eddie McVay |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
9:09.38 |
2 |
Carl Williams* |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
|
3 |
Sonny McDaniels |
Houston, Texas |
Offenhauser |
|
4 |
Roger Lane |
Blue Springs, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
|
5 |
Howard House |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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6 |
Don Melton |
San Bernardino, California |
Offenhauser |
|
7 |
Bob Clements |
Madison, Wisconsin |
Offenhauser |
|
8 |
Dick Ritchie |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Offenhauser |
|
9 |
Jim McVay |
Independence, Missouri |
Offenhauser |
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10 |
Chuck Henderson |
Merriam, Kansas |
Offenhauser |
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11 |
Don Rittman |
Lees Summit, Missouri |
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12 |
Tommy Tillots |
Houston, Texas |
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McVay led every lap of this race finishing 100 yards in front of Williams in second place. For his victory, McVay was paid $213 from the purse. This was McVey's only victory in 1962 in I.M.C.A.'s Compact Sprint Car series and finished the season third in the season points standings.
Eddie McVay Decades of Daring by Bill Hill |
Roger Lane One Tough Circuit by Bill Hill |
Jim McVay One Tough Circuit by Bill Hill |
Carl Williams I.M.C.A. yearbook |
John Yonke One Tough Circuit by Bill Hill |
Howard House One Tough Circuit by Bill Hill |
* Carl Williams (1930-1973) went on to compete in the Indianapolis “500” six times.
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