Sprint Car Races on the

Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Sunday – July 26, 1953

 

 

Sanctioned by – United Motor Contest Association (U.M.C.A.)      

Promotional company – Hamilton Attractions of Hutchinson, Kansas

Race Promoter – Verne Hamilton of Hutchinson, Kansas 

 

Attendance – 5,000

Track condition – “bumpy with a sandy surface”

 

 

 

Hutchinson News-Herald

July 19, 1953 – Page 8

 

 

  

Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place

Driver

From

Car

Time

1

Mickey McCormick

Hutchinson, Kansas

Baldauf Offy #1

28.17

 

Don Brown

Wichita, Kansas

Harkness Hal #9

 

 

Bob Murra

Wichita, Kansas

Taylor Rutherford

 

 

Gordon Shuck

Edgar, Nebraska

Byrnes GMC #11

 

 

Andy Anderson

Hastings, Nebraska

Goodrich “Belle of Belleville” #69

 

 

Gaylord Higer

Superior, Nebraska

 

 

            Anderson crashed his car into the north fence during warm ups.  Shuck crashed his car into the fence during time trials.  Higer crashed his car into the south fence tearing out several feet of boards.

 

 

 

Trophy Dash

Fastest 4 cars from time trials

Place

Driver

From

Car

 

1

Mickey McCormick

Hutchinson, Kansas

Baldauf Offy #1

 

 

 

 

Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

Car

 

1

Mickey McCormick

Hutchinson, Kansas

Baldauf Offy #1

 

 

 

 

Feature Race – 25 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car

 

1

Mickey McCormck

Hutchinson, Kansas

Baldauf Offy #1

 

2

Bob Murra

Wichita, Kansas

Taylor Rutherford

 

DNF

Don Brown

Wichita, Kansas

Harknews Hal #9

 

            The Baldauf Offy was formerly known as the "O'Day Offy".

            The Taylor Rutherford was originally known as the "Kerbs special".

            Brown dropped out of this race with a blown head gasket.  This car has formerly known as the "Black Panther" and the name was eventually changed back to that again.

 

 

 

 

Andy Anderson

Republic County, Kansas Historical Society collection

From the book Big Car Thunder by Bob Mays

Mickey McCormick

Jeff Adams collection

 

Gordon Shuck

L. A. Ward photo from the book

Big Car Thunder by Bob Mays

 

 

 

 

 

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