Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – September 18, 1965
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Promotional company – Auto Racing Incorporated of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Race promoter – Frank Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Trace condition – “muddy and slow”
First Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Ramo Stott* |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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2 |
Ole Brua |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
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3 |
Bob McGinnis |
Pierre, South Dakota |
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4 |
Vic Elson |
Ash Grove, Missouri |
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5 |
Roland Wilson |
Bedford, Iowa |
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Second Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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2 |
Leonard “Lenny” Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
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3 |
Lewis Taylor |
Overland Park, Kansas |
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4 |
Bob Todd |
Harrisonville, Missouri |
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5 |
Larry Stottlemeyer** |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Feature Race – 25 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Ramo Stott* |
Keokuk, Iowa |
13:52.59 |
2 |
Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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3 |
Leonard “Lenny” Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
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4 |
Ole Brua |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
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5 |
Roland Wilson |
Bedford, Iowa |
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6 |
Lewis Taylor |
Overland Park, Kansas |
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7 |
Bob McGinnis |
Pierre, South Dakota |
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8 |
Bob Todd |
Harrisonville, Missouri |
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9 |
Larry Stottlemeyer** |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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10 |
Bill Troth |
Wessington, South Dakota |
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Due to threatening weather, the feature race was moved up to the third race on the program. Stott was driving a 1965 Plymouth and Derr was driving a 1965 Dodge. Stott lead the last half of this race.
Consolation Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Tom Roller |
Independence, Missouri |
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2 |
Roland Wilson |
Bedford, Iowa |
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3 |
Butch Hall |
Russell, Minnesota |
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4 |
Bill Gibson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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5 |
Bill Troth |
Wessington, South Dakota |
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Phil Cronin |
Houston, Texas |
DNF |
Roller was driving a 1961 Ford.
Cronin was leading this race when he crashed his 1963 Ford into the outside fence exiting the north turn onto the front straightaway.
Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Leonard “Lenny” Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
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2 |
Ramo Stott* |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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3 |
Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, Iowa |
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4 |
Ole Brua |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
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Australian Pursuit – 5 Cars – 7 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Larry Stottlemeyer** |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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2 |
Bob Todd |
Harrisonville, Missouri |
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3 |
Butch Hall |
Russell, Minnesota |
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4 |
Karl Stoeffer |
Independence, Missouri |
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5 |
Tom Roller |
Independence, Missouri |
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The cars started this race at 100 yard intervals from a standing stop. Stottlemeyer was driving a 1964 Ford. Stoeffer was driving car #166.
Lewis Taylor finished third in the second heat race and sixth in the feature race this day
Mike Evans collection from Racing from the Past
* Ramo Stott competed in the Daytona “500” eleven times.
** One sources lists this driver’s name as “Larry Sottlemeyer”.
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