Big Car Races on the
Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Friday – September 21, 1934
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Track Condition – hard and damp
Attendance - 10,000
The attendance for the two days of auto racing at this state fair drew a total of 24,000 people. That was more people than saw all three days of horse racing that was also offered.
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Bill Morris Bruce Craig photo |
Red Campbell Harold Osmer collection |
Emory Collins Don Radbruch collection |
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Charles Pauley Charles Pauley collection |
Win Fenstermaker Wood collection |
Tige Beal Charles Pauley photo |
Time Trials – 21 Cars - 1 Lap
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car Number |
Automobile |
Monday’s Time |
Today’s Time |
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1 |
Red Campbell1 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
34 |
Dreyer Special |
28.5 |
28.5 |
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2 |
Cotton Grable |
Houston, Texas |
15 |
Gerber Special |
32.0 |
29.0 |
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3 |
Emory Collins |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
7 |
Cragar Ford |
29.2 |
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4 |
Bill Morris4 |
Denver, Colorado |
3 |
Messer Special |
29.0 |
29.5 |
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4 |
Clyde Gilbert |
Brighton, Colorado |
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DO Frontenac |
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29.5 |
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6 |
Art Challender |
Davenport, Iawa |
C 3 |
McDowell Special |
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30.0 |
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6 |
Pete Alberts |
Ybor City, Florida |
6 |
Clemanti Special6 |
32.0 |
30.0 |
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6 |
Karl Young |
Chicago, Illinois |
41 |
Nichols Special2 |
32.0 |
30.0 |
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9 |
Charles Pauley |
Herington, Kansas |
28 |
Pauley Riley Special |
31.0 |
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9 |
Win Fenstermaker3 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
C 3 |
Madsen-Ballinger Special |
31.0 |
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9 |
Waldo Barnett5 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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H & H Special |
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31.0 |
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12 |
Tige Beal |
Macon, Georgia7 |
44 |
Frontenac |
32.0 |
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13 |
Carl Mayfield |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
C 13 |
Mayfield Special |
32.4 |
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14 |
Wes Johnson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
9 |
Frontenac |
33.0 |
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15 |
Ray Anguish |
Topeka, Kansas |
C 4 |
Rajo Ford |
34.0 |
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16 |
Rex Edmonds |
Houston, Texas |
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V-8 Ford Special |
35.0 |
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17 |
Jack Kannapel |
Newton, Kansas |
27 |
Gallivan Special |
35.5 |
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18 |
Bob Wilson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
4 |
Gillette Special |
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NT |
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19 |
Murray Earl |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Frontenac |
|
NT |
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20 |
Posey Reeves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
500 |
Hal Special |
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NT |
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21 |
Emmett Carpenter |
Wichita, Kansas |
0 |
Frontenac |
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NT |
Drivers had the option of keeping their qualifying time from Monday’s time trials (4 days before) or they could give up Monday’s time and requalify by running in these time trials. Most of those who requalified improved their times. Drivers that had not raced on Monday or drivers that had raced on Monday but were now driving different cars, had to qualify in these time trials and their time was integrated in with those that were run on Monday.
First Heat Race – 6 Cars - 5 Laps
Purse divided among the first three finishers
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car Number |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Emory Collins |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
7 |
Cragar Ford |
2:26.0 |
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2 |
Bill Morris4 |
Denver, Colorado |
3 |
Messer Special |
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3 |
Clyde Gilbert |
Brighton, Colorado |
5 |
DO Frontenac |
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4 |
Red Campbell1 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
34 |
Dreyer Special |
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5 |
Pete Alberts |
Ybor City, Florida |
6 |
Clemanti Specil6 |
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6 |
Cotton Grable |
Houston, Texas |
15 |
Gerber Special |
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Second Heat Race – 6 Cars - 5 Laps
Purse divided among the first three finishers
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car Number |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Pete Alberts |
Ybor City, Florida |
6 |
Clemanti Special6 |
2:28.5 |
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2 |
Cotton Grable |
Houston, Texas |
15 |
Gerber Special |
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3 |
Red Campbell1 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
34 |
Dreyer Special |
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4 |
Art Challender |
Davenport, Iowa |
C 3 |
McDowell Special |
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5 |
Rex Edmonds |
Houston, Texas |
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V-8 Ford Special |
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6 |
Karl Young |
Chicago, Illinois |
41 |
Nichols Special2 |
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Invitational Handicap Dash – 6 Cars – 5 Laps
Purse divided among the first three finishers
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car Number |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Bill Morris4 |
Denver, Colorado |
3 |
Messer Special |
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2 |
Emory Collins |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
7 |
Cragar Ford |
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3 |
Pete Alberts |
Ybor City, Florida |
6 |
Clemanti Special6 |
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4 |
Clyde Gilbert |
Brighton, Colorado |
5 |
DO Frontenac |
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5 |
Red Campbell1 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
34 |
Dreyer Special |
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6 |
Art Challender |
Davenport, Iowa |
C 3 |
McDowell Special |
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All six drivers finished in this hotly contested race.
Australian Pursuit Handicap – 10 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car Number |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Art Challender |
Davenport, Iowa |
C 3 |
McDowell Special |
5:11.0 |
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2 |
Clyde Gilbert |
Brighton, Colorado |
5 |
DO Frontenac |
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3 |
Pete Alberts |
Ybor City, Florida |
6 |
Clemanti Special6 |
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4 |
Cotton Grable |
Houston, Texas |
15 |
Gerber Special |
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5 |
Rex Edmonds |
Houston, Texas |
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V-8 Ford Special |
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6 |
Wes Johnson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
9 |
Frontenac |
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Consolation – 6 Cars - 5 Laps
Purse divided among the first three finishers
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car Number |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Art Challender |
Davenport, Iowa |
C 3 |
McDowell Special |
2:35.0 |
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2 |
Bob Wilson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
4 |
Gillette Special |
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3 |
Rex Edmonds |
Houston, Texas |
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V-8 Ford Special |
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4 |
Wes Johnson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
9 |
Frontenac |
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5 |
Charles Pauley |
Herington, Kansas |
28 |
Pauley Riley Special |
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6 |
Ray Anguish |
Topeka, Kansas |
C 4 |
Rajo Ford |
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Challenge Match Race – 4 Cars - 3 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car Number |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Emory Collins |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
7 |
Cragar Ford |
1:32.5 |
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2 |
Art Challender |
Davenport, Iowa |
C 3 |
McDowell Special |
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3 |
Pete Alberts |
Ybor City, Florida |
6 |
Clemanti Special6 |
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4 |
Red Campbell |
St. Louis, Missouri |
24 |
Dreyer Special |
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Challender led the first two laps before he was passed by Collins.
Kansas State Sweepstakes – 7 Cars - 10 Laps
Purse divided among the first three finishers
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car Number |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Emory Collins |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
7 |
Cragar Ford |
5:02.0 |
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2 |
Pete Alberts |
Ybor City, Florida |
6 |
Clemanti Special6 |
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3 |
Red Campbell1 |
St. Louis, Missouri |
34 |
Dreyer Special |
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4 |
Art Challender |
Davenport, Iowa |
C 3 |
McDowell Special |
DNF |
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5 |
Bob Wilson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
4 |
Gillette Special |
DNF |
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6 |
Rex Edmonds |
Houston, Texas |
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V-8 Ford Special |
DNF |
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7 |
Wes Johnson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
9 |
Frontenac |
DNF |
Edmonds dropped out on the fifth lap with engine trouble. Wilson sent to the pits one lap later with similar woes. Collins led this race all the way with Alberts and Campbell close behind. Alberts was able to close up close behind Collins at the end but none of his attempts to pass were successful.
Race Officials
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Race Director |
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William “Bill” Bryant of Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Starter |
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Aut Swenson |
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Assistant Starters |
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Howard Rutherford |
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Robert L. "Bob" Sledge |
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Judges |
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Jess Langford |
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J. E. Burgess |
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Carl Mayfield Charles Pauley collection |
Rex Edmonds Barbara (Plant) Thompson collection |
Clyde Gilbert Charles Pauley photo |
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Art Challender Wood collection |
Waldo Burnett Charles Pauley photo |
Cotton Grable Pappy Noe collection |
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Murray Earl Roy Eaton collection |
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Posey Reeves Don Radbruch collection |
1 Sherman B. “Red” Campbell (1900-1937) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Winchester, Indiana less than three years later
2 Some sources refer to this car as the “Nicols Special”
3 T. Win Fenstermaker (1911-1972) is buried in St. Hubert’s Catholic Cemetery in Chanhassen, Minnesota
4 ”Bill Morris” was an alias used for a time by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966)
5 Charles Waldo Burnett (1905-1947) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Ord, Nebraska and is buried at Terrel, Oklahoma
6 One source states that Pete Albert’s car was a Dreyer named the “Cincinnati Special" while another states that it was a Clements.
7 Tige Beal was actually from Anthony, Kansas.
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