Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Tuesday September 20, 1960
Sanctioned by International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Attendance 8,000
First Heat Race 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
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1 |
Ramo Stott* |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1960 Ford |
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2 |
Bob Eichor |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
1960 Ford |
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3 |
Joe Dolphy |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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4 |
Mert Williams |
Rochester, Minnesota |
1958 Ford |
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5 |
Newt Bartholomew |
Carlisle, Iowa |
1957 Chevrolet |
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6 |
Buddy McKee |
Springfield, Missouri |
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DNF |
McKees throttle stuck and he crashed into the fence, sailed over it, and flipped over on his top.
Second Heat Race 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
1 |
Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1960 Pontiac |
5:07.89 |
2 |
Dick Hutcherson** |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1957 Pontiac |
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3 |
Leonard Lenny Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
1959 Plymouth |
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4 |
Gerry Harrison |
Topeka, Kansas |
1960 Ford Fairlane |
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Dash 5 Laps
4 fastest cars from time trials
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
1 |
Ramo Stott |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1960 Ford |
2:32.64 |
2 |
Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1960 Pontiac |
|
3 |
Bob Eichor |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
1960 Ford |
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4 |
Dick Hutcherson |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1957 Pontiac |
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Stott spun out on the first lap causing the race to be restarted.
Consolation Race 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
1 |
Mert Williams |
Rochester, Minnesota |
1958 Ford |
4:08.30 |
2 |
Don Kordalis |
Springfield, Missouri |
|
|
3 |
Newt Bartholomew |
Carlisle, Iowa |
1957 Chevrolet |
|
4 |
Phil Cronin |
Houston, Texas |
|
|
5 |
Gerry Harrison |
Topeka, Kansas |
1960 Ford Fairlane |
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6 |
Bill Pollack |
Springfield, Missouri |
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Novelty Race 4 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
|
1 |
Newt Bartholomew |
Carlisle, Iowa |
1957 Chevrolet |
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2 |
Joe Dolphy |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
|
|
3 |
Phil Cronin |
Houston, Texas |
|
DNF |
4 |
Bill Pollack |
Springfield, Missouri |
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DNF |
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.
Cronin was running side-by-side with Bartholomew when a rear axle broke and he lost a wheel.
Pollack lost his brakes and he coasted half a lap past the first get out point before he could get stopped.
Feature Race 12 Cars 25 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
1 |
Ramo Stott* |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1960 Ford |
12:37.95 |
2 |
Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1960 Pontiac |
|
3 |
Joe Dolphy |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
|
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4 |
Leonard Lenny Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
1959 Plymouth |
|
5 |
Dick Hutcherson** |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1957 Pontiac |
|
6 |
Bob Eichor |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
1960 Ford |
|
7 |
Mert Williams |
Rochester, Minnesota |
1958 Ford |
|
8 |
Newt Bartholomew |
Carlisle, Iowa |
1957 Chevrolet |
|
9 |
Don Kordalis |
Springfield, Missouri |
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10 |
Gerry Harrison |
Topeka, Kansas |
1960 Ford Fairlane |
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11 |
Bill Pollack |
Springfield, Missouri |
|
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12 |
Phil Cronin |
Houston, Texas |
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DNF |
Stott started from the pole and lead the entire race.
Williams spun out on the third lap but was able to get his car restarted and back into the race.
Cronin lost a rear wheel and axle on the fifth lap and spun into the infield and out of the way of the other cars.
Harrison also spun out but was able to get restarted and back into the race.
Lenny Funk
Funk collection
* Ramo Stott went on to compete in the Daytona 500 eleven times.
** Dick Hutcherson (1931-2005) went on to compete in the Daytona 500 three times.
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