Sprint Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday September 17, 1966
Sanctioned by Big Car Racing Association (B.C.R.A.)
Publicist / race announcer Bill Hill of Kansas City, Missouri
Flagman / starter Carl Mismach of Pueblo, Colorado
Attendance 2,000
#7 Don Brown leads #23 Roger Lane and #92 Gordon Woolley in the third heat race on this afternoon. Woolley came out on top in this race Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
This photo was taken on this afternoon. The car at left is unidentified but was being followed in by, in order, #23 Roger Lane in his own Chevy, #2 Walt McWhorter in his own Dodge, and #43 Harold Leep in the Pius Selenke Chevy Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Entries
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car |
2 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
Walt McWhorter Dodge |
3 |
Lloyd Beckman |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Pete Forshee Chevy |
3 |
Ken Wilson |
Denver, Colorado |
Curt Stockwell Offy |
6 |
Jack Petty |
Wichita, Kansas |
Buddy Carroll & Al Torrsen Chevy |
7 |
Don Brown |
North Hollywood, California |
Don Brown Chevy |
9 |
Jay Woodside |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Ted Hall Chevy |
9x |
Don Hartman |
St. Francis, Kansas |
Lonnie Morosic Olds |
11 |
Al Murie |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Al Murie Chevy |
15 |
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
Bob Garner Black Panther Chevy |
16 |
Ody Fellows |
Littleton, Colorado |
Willie Hardeman Offy |
16 |
Kenny Wines |
Kokomo, Indiana |
Gene Novotney GMC |
22 |
Bill Rigsby |
Wichita, Kansas |
Bud Rollins Chevy |
23 |
Roger Lane |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Roger Lane Chevy |
25 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
Chet Wilson Chevy |
26 |
Ron Wilcheck |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Wilcheck Brothers Lincoln |
37 |
Ralph Parkinson |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
Northup Peck Chevy |
43 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
Pius Selenke Chevy |
44 |
Keith Hightshoe |
Ashland, Nebraska |
Ed Smith Chevy |
44 |
Tom Corbin |
Carrollton, Missouri |
|
54 |
Bob Herring |
Denver, Colorado |
Bob Herring Offy |
58 |
Harry Ivers |
Denver, Colorado |
|
67 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
Goodrich Chevy |
67D |
David Ross |
Jetmore, Kansas |
Ernie DiCroce Ford |
69 |
Warren Hamilton |
Denver, Colorado |
Warren Hamilton Chevy |
76 |
Bob Daly |
Bloomfield, Colorado |
Bob Daly Lincoln |
76 |
Orville Nance |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Bert Blanot Ford |
81 |
Pee Wee Umbenstock |
Peoria, Illinois |
|
84 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
Red Forshee Chevy |
92 |
Stan Borofsky |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Stan Borofsky Chevy |
92 |
Gordon Woolley |
Waco, Texas |
Bill Hoback Chevy |
92 |
Shady McWhorter |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
|
93 |
Jerry Weld |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Jerry Weld Chevy |
|
Eddie McVey |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
First Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
76 |
Bob Daly |
Bloomfield, Colorado |
Bob Daly Lincoln |
2 |
44 |
Keith Hightshoe |
Ashland, Nebraska |
Ed Smith Chevy |
3 |
92 |
Stan Borofsky |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Stan Borofsky Chevy |
4 |
58 |
Harry Ivers |
Denver, Colorado |
|
Second Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
6 |
Jack Petty |
Wichita, Kansas |
Buddy Carroll & Al Torrsen Chevy |
2 |
|
Eddie McVay |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
3 |
16 |
Kenny Wines |
Kokomo, Indiana |
Gene Novotney GMC |
4 |
67D |
David Ross |
Jetmore, Kansas |
Ernie DiCroce Ford |
Third Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
92 |
Gordon Woolley |
Waco, Texas |
Bill Hoback Chevy |
2 |
67 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
Goodrich Chevy |
3 |
37 |
Ralph Parkinson |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
Northup Peck Chevy |
4 |
23 |
Roger Lane |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Roger Lane Chevy |
|
7 |
Don Brown |
North Hollywood, California |
Don Brown Chevy |
Fourth Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
84 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
Red Forshee Chevy |
2 |
3 |
Lloyd Beckman |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Pete Forshee Chevy |
3 |
93 |
Jerry Weld |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Jerry Weld Chevy |
4 |
9 |
Jay Woodside |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Ted Hall Chevy |
Feature Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
3 |
Lloyd Beckman |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Pete Forshee Chevy |
2 |
84 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
Red Forshee Chevy |
3 |
9 |
Jay Woodside |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Ted Hall Chevy |
4 |
16 |
Kenny Wines |
Kokomo, Indiana |
Gene Novotney GMC |
5 |
76 |
Bob Daly |
Bloomfield, Colorado |
Bob Daly Lincoln |
Keith Hightshoe in the Ed-Smith-owned Chevy at Hutchinson
Ray Cunningham collection
This photo of Gordon Woolley of Waco, Texas in the Bill Hoback Chevy from Kansas City, Missouri was taken during this week at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. Woolley won the third heat race on this day. The #23 driven by Roger Lane of Kansas City, Missouri is visible at right in this photo. Lane finished fourth in the third heat race on this day. The #84 owned by Red Forshee and driven by Roy Bryant of Wichita is also visible just to Woolleys left. Bryant won the fourth heat race and finished second in the feature on this day Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
This photo of Ralph Parkinson of Wichita Falls, Texas in the Northup Peck Chevy was taken during this week at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. Parkinson finished third in the third heat race on this day Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
This photo of Lloyd Beckman of Lincoln, Nebraska in the Pete Forshee Chevy was taken during this week at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. That is Forshee standing beside the car. Beckman finished second in the fourth heat race and first in the feature race on this day. The #16 car in the background is the Gene Novotney GMC driven by Kenny Wines of Kokomo, Indiana Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
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