New Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Wednesday – September 20, 1950
Race Promoter – Verne Hamilton of Hutchinson, Kansas
Bob McKim in the Oldsmobile 88 that he Won the Feature Race in on this Day
Darrin McKim collection
Time Trials – 20 Cars – 1 Lap
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Time |
1 |
Rodney Clark |
Wichita, Kansas |
41 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
35.38 |
2 |
Wally Dahl |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
25 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
35.41 |
3 |
Bill Reliham |
Topeka, Kansas |
10 |
1950 Ford |
35.56 |
4 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
88 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
35.56 |
5 |
Jim Roper |
Halstead, Kansas |
55 |
1949 Oldsmobile |
35.64 |
6 |
Bill King |
Enid, Oklahoma |
1 |
1941 Ford |
35.73 |
7 |
Art Combs |
Emporia, Kansas |
15 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
35.79 |
8 |
Bill Massey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
86 |
1950 Ford taxi cab* |
35.87 |
9 |
Jack Herber |
Enid, Oklahoma |
22 |
1940 Ford |
35.87 |
10 |
Guy Lindsey |
Newark, Missouri |
5 |
1949 Lincoln |
35.89 |
11 |
Bill Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
51 |
1950 Pontiac |
36.12 |
12 |
Frank R. Winkley |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
39 |
1951 Kaiser |
36.16 |
13 |
Gib Herber |
Enid, Oklahoma |
91 |
1940 Ford |
36.58 |
14 |
J. D. Hanna |
Dallas, Texas |
48 |
1940 Pontiac |
36.81 |
15 |
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
14 |
1950 Ford |
37.05 |
16 |
Clarence L. "Lead Foot" Bolton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
11 |
1946 Ford |
37.47 |
17 |
Dick Hendershot** |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
1940 Ford |
37.76 |
18 |
Jim Curley |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
31 |
1942 Nash |
38.52 |
19 |
Dean Hall |
Langford, Kansas |
H2 |
1940 Studebaker |
38.61 |
20 |
Fred South |
Salina, Kansas |
99 |
1950 Mercury |
NT |
Fred South of Salina, Kansas turned in the fastest time in his Mercury of 34.41 seconds but his time was later disallowed when his car was found not to be “stock” in accordance with the rules.
Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Started |
1 |
Wally Dahl |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
25 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
3 |
2 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
88 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
4 |
3 |
Rodney Clark |
Wichita, Kansas |
41 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
2 |
DQ |
Fred South |
Salina, Kansas |
99 |
1950 Mercury |
1 |
Fred South of Salina, Kansas started on the pole in his Mercury and finished first in this race but he was disqualified after the feature race when his car was found not to be “stock” in accordance with the rules.
First Heat Race – 8 Cars – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Started |
1 |
Art Combs |
Emporia, Kansas |
15 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
4 |
2 |
Wally Dahl |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
25 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
2 |
3 |
Bill Massey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
86 |
1950 Ford taxi cab* |
5 |
Bill Reliham |
Topeka, Kansas |
10 |
1950 Ford |
3 |
|
Guy Lindsey |
Newark, Missouri |
5 |
1949 Lincoln |
6 |
|
Frank R. Winkley |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
39 |
1951 Kaiser |
7 |
|
J. D. Hanna |
Dallas, Texas |
48 |
1940 Pontiac |
8 |
|
DQ |
Fred South |
Salina, Kansas |
99 |
1950 Mercury |
1 |
Fred South of Salina, Kansas finished first in this race but he was disqualified after the feature race when his car was found not to be “stock” in accordance with the rules.
Second Heat Race – 8 Cars – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Started |
1 |
Rodney Clark |
Wichita, Kansas |
41 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
1 |
2 |
Jim Roper |
Halstead, Kansas |
55 |
1949 Oldsmobile |
3 |
3 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
88 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
2 |
4 |
Bill King |
Enid, Oklahoma |
1 |
1941 Ford |
4 |
5 |
Bill Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
51 |
1950 Pontiac |
6 |
6 |
Jack Herber |
Enid, Oklahoma |
22 |
1940 Ford |
5 |
7 |
Gib Herber |
Enid, Oklahoma |
91 |
1940 Ford |
7 |
8 |
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
14 |
1950 Ford |
8 |
Consolation Race – 4 Cars – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Started |
1 |
Clarence L. "Lead Foot" Bolton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
11 |
1946 Ford |
1 |
2 |
Dick Hendershot** |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
1940 Ford |
2 |
3 |
Jim Curley |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
31 |
1942 Nash |
3 |
4 |
Dean Hall |
Langford, Kansas |
H2 |
1940 Studebaker |
4 |
Feature Race – 16 Cars - 50 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Started |
1 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
88 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
6 |
2 |
Wally Dahl |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
25 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
5 |
3 |
Art Combs |
Emporia, Kansas |
15 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
3 |
4 |
Bill Massey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
86 |
1950 Ford taxi cab* |
7 |
5 |
Bill Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
51 |
1950 Pontiac |
10 |
6 |
Frank R. Winkley |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
39 |
1951 Kaiser |
9 |
7 |
Gib Herber |
Enid, Oklahoma |
91 |
1940 Ford |
14 |
8 |
Jack Herber |
Enid, Oklahoma |
22 |
1940 Ford |
12 |
|
Rodney Clark |
Wichita, Kansas |
41 |
1950 Oldsmobile |
2 |
|
Jim Roper |
Halstead, Kansas |
55 |
1949 Oldsmobile |
4 |
|
Bill King |
Enid, Oklaoma |
1 |
1941 Ford |
8 |
|
Bill Reliham |
Topeka, Kansas |
10 |
1950 Ford |
11 |
|
Guy Lindsey |
Newark, Missouri |
5 |
1949 Lincoln |
13 |
|
J. D. Hanna |
Dallas, Texas |
48 |
1940 Pontiac |
15 |
|
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
14 |
1950 Ford |
16 |
DQ |
Fred South |
Salina, Kansas |
99 |
1950 Mercury |
1 |
The cars of Clark and South tangled and became locked together in the first turn. The race continued and the leaders were nearly a lap ahead by the time the two cars were separated. Both Clark and South set out in an attempt to overtake the field. Clark did not finish in the top eight but South was able to catch and pass every car in the field except for McKim. After the race, Lehman posted a $25 bond to have South’s car examined by officials to see that it conformed to the rules. It was ruled that South’s Mercury was equipped with oversized pistons (.125 whereas .040 was the maximum allowed) and an aluminum flywheel so he was disqualified from every event he had participated in and forfeited all prize money won. He was also required to pay the officials $25 for the inspection while Lehman’s bond was returned to him.
McKim collected $355.50 from the posted purse on this afternoon.
Bill Lehman’s 1950 Pontiac is shown here behind the grandstand after the races – Lehman collection
* The 1950 Ford that Massey drove on this afternoon was an everyday working taxicab owned by the McVay Taxi Cab Company of Hutchinson and the company's telephone number "86" was painted on the side of the cab so that is what served as the car number.
** Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas
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