Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – June 30, 1957
Jayhawk “300”
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Attendance – 3,500
Advertised Total Purse - $4,200
Lenny Funk of Otis, Kansas in his 1957 Chevrolet - Funk collection
First Race – 150 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
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1 |
Bob Burdick |
Omaha, Nebraska |
1957 Ford |
1:30:15.78 |
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2 |
Don White |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1957 Ford |
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3 |
Leonard “Lenny” Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
1957 Chevrolet |
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4 |
Bob Hardy |
Beaumont, Texas |
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5 |
Darrell Dake* |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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6 |
Bob Dugan |
Waukegan, Indiana |
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7 |
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8 |
Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1956 Chevrolet Convertible |
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9 |
Reuben Loepp |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1954 Oldsmobile |
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No work was allowed to be done on the cars between the first two races.
Second Race – 150 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
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1 |
Jule “Chub” Liebe |
Oelwein, Iowa |
1957 Ford #20 |
1:36:5.18 |
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2 |
Leonard “Lenny” Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
1957 Chevrolet |
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3 |
George Miller |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
1957 Pontiac |
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4 |
Bob Dugan |
Waukegan, Indiana |
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5 |
Bob Burdick |
Omaha, Nebraska |
1957 Ford |
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6 |
Red Siems |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1954 Ford |
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7 |
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8 |
Clarence “Lead Foot” Bolton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1957 Chevrolet |
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9 |
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10 |
Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1956 Chevrolet Convertible |
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DNF |
Don White |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1957 Ford |
DNF |
White crashed into the fence in the south turn on the 102nd lap.
Burdick suffered a broken axle on the 120th lap but managed to finish the race.
Overall Placing
The purse was awarded on the basis of the best combined placing in the two races
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Purse |
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1 |
Leonard “Lenny” Funk |
Otis, Kansas |
1957 Chevrolet |
$590 |
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2 |
Bob Burdick |
Omaha, Nebraska |
1957 Ford |
510 |
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3 |
Jule “Chub” Liebe |
Oelwein, Iowa |
1957 Ford #20 |
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4 |
Don White |
Keokuk, Iowa |
1957 Ford |
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5 |
George Miller |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
1957 Pontiac |
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6 |
Bob Dugan |
Waukegan, Illinois |
1957 Chevrolet |
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7 |
Bob Hardy |
Beaumont, Texas |
1956 Chevrolet |
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8 |
Darrel Dake* |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
1956 Ford |
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9 |
Red Siems |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1954 Ford |
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10 |
Jerry Draper |
Moline, Illinois |
1956 Chevrolet |
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11 |
Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1956 Chevrolet Convertible |
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12 |
Reuben Loepp |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1954 Oldsmobile |
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13 |
Clarence “Lead Foot” Bolton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1957 Chevrolet |
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An unidentified driver fighting fire in his Chevrolet late model on the infield during the races on this afternoon – Tom Kelso photo from the Jim Kelso collection
Jule “Chub” Liebe of Oelwein, Iowa being congratulated by an unidentified I.M.C.A. official after his victory in the second 150 lap preliminary race on this afternoon – Tom Kelso photo from the Jim Kelso collection
Reuben Loepp posing with his Oldsmobile in front of the grandstand after the races on this afternoon - Loepp collection
* Darrell Dake went on to compete in the Daytona “500” twice.
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