Late Model Stock Car Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Sunday – September 20, 1959

 

 

Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)

Promotional company – Auto Racing Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Race Promoter – Frank R. Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Flagman / starter – Murry Folsom of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Scorekeeper – Verna Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

 

 

   

Attendance – 15,000

Racetrack condition – “rough”

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car

Time

1

Darrell Dake*

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

1957 Chevrolet

5:30.59

2

Sonny Morgan

Beaumont, Texas

1957 Chevrolet

 

3

Wayne Lee

West Burlington, Iowa

1957 Pontiac

 

4

Ernie Derr

Keokuk, Iowa

1957 Pontiac

 

5

Newt Bartholomew

Carlisle, Iowa

1957 Chevrolet

 

6

Mert Williams

Rochester, Minnesota

1958 Ford

 

  

 

 

Second Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car

Time

1

Dick Hutcherson**

Keokuk, Iowa

1957 Pontiac

5:22.94

2

Ramo Stott***

Keokuk, Iowa

1958 Ford

 

3

Leonard “Lenny” Funk

Otis, Kansas

1959 Plymouth

 

4

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

1958 Ford

 

5

Roland Wilson

Bedford, Iowa

1957 Chevrolet

 

6

Gerry Harrison

Topeka, Kansas

1959 Pontiac

 

 

Bob Patrin

St. Paul, Minnesota

1957 Chevrolet

 

  

 

 

Match Race – 5 Laps

4 fastest cars from time trials

Place

Driver

From

Car

Time

1

Ramo Stott***

Keokuk, Iowa

1958 Ford

2:33.32

2

Darrell Dake*

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

1957 Chevrolet

 

3

Sonny Morgan

Beaumont, Texas

1957 Chevrolet

 

4

Dick Hutcherson**

Keokuk, Iowa

1957 Pontiac

 

  

 

 

Consolation Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car

Time

1

Mert Williams

Rochester, Minnesota

1958 Ford

4:08.14

2

Bob Kosiski****

Omaha, Nebraska

1959 Ford Thunderbird

 

3

Bob Patrin

St. Paul, Minnesota

1957 Chevrolet

 

4

Gerry Harrison

Topeka, Kansas

1959 Pontiac

 

  

 

 

Novelty Race – 4 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car

 

1

Newt Bartholomew

Carlisle, Iowa

1957 Chevrolet

 

2

Ralph Wilhelm

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1957 Ford

 

3

Roland Wilson

Bedford, Iowa

1957 Chevrolet

 

4

Clyde Ellis

Kansas City, Missouri

1956 Ford

 

                These drivers raced for one lap, the drivers got out, ran around their cars, got back in and raced for another lap.  After the second lap, they got out, ate a piece of pie, got back in and raced for another lap.  After the third lap, they got out, drank a cup of soda pop, got back in to their cars, and raced for another lap.  The one who completed the fourth lap first was the winner.

 

 

Feature Race – 12 Cars – 25 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car

Time

  1

Darrell Dake*

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

1957 Chevrolet

12:45.62

  2

Ernie Derr

Keokuk, Iowa

1957 Pontiac

 

  3

Dick Hutcherson**

Keokuk, Iowa

1957 Pontiac

 

  4

Mert Williams

Rochester, Minnesota

1958 Ford

 

  5

Sonny Morgan

Beaumont, Texas

1957 Chevrolet

 

  6

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

1958 Ford

 

  7

Ramo Stott***

Keokuk, Iowa

1958 Ford

 

  8

Leonard “Lenny” Funk

Otis, Kansas

1959 Plymouth

 

  9

Wayne Lee

West Burlington, Iowa

1957 Pontiac

 

10

Newt Bartholomew

Carlisle, Iowa

1957 Chevrolet

 

11

Clyde Ellis

Kansas City, Missouri

1956 Ford

 

12

Ralph Wilhelm

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1957 Ford

 

 

 

 

 

Frank Lies

Kenny Riffel collection

Lenny Funk

Funk collection

 

 

 

 

 

* Darrell Dake went on to compete in the Daytona “500” twice.

 

** Dick Hutcherson (1931-2005) went on to compete in the Daytona “500” three times.

 

*** Ramo Stott went on to compete in the Daytona “500” eleven times.

 

**** Bob Kosiski went on to compete in the Daytona “500” in 1960.

 

 

 

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