New Model Stock Car Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Sunday – July 4, 1948

 

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

Promotional company – Auto Racing Incorporated of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Race promoter – Frank Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

Attendance – 9,000

 

 

 

Hutchinson News-Herald

June 21, 1948 – Page 12

 

 

 

Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place

Driver

From

Automobile

Time

Reason Out

  1

Bill Robinson

Great Bend, KS

1948 Packard

41.25

Running 

  2

Jimmy James

Shreveport, LA

1948 Kaiser

41.35

Running 

  3

J. R. “Bob” Bob Cox

Newton, KS

 

41.80

Running 

 

 

  

100 Mile Race

13 cars - 200 laps - $500 to win

Time:  2 hours, 23 minutes, 35.0 seconds

Place

Driver

From

Automobile

Laps Completed

Reason Out

  1

Bill Robinson

Great Bend, KS

1948 Packard

200

Running

  2

Woodrow "Woody" Ramsey

Shreveport, LA

1946 Packard

200

Running

  3

Lester Curtiss

Great Bend, KS

1948 Packard

198

Running

  4

Dick Jones

Peoria, IL

Plymouth

186

Running

  5

Jim Curry

Gastonia, NC

 

185

Running

  6

Charlie Lutkie

Wichita, KS

Ford

183

Running

  7

Herbert Craig

Keithville, LA

 

182

Running

  8

Jimmy James

Shreveport, LA

1948 Kaiser

178

Running

  9

Dick Hendershot*

Hutchinson, KS

 

172

Running

10

Jim Roper

Halstead, KS

Ford

155

Running

11

J. R. “Bob” Cox

Newton, KS

 

150

Running

12

Jim Brittain

Wichita, KS

 

122

Running

13

C. D. Sutton

Wichita, KS

 

 49

Engine failure

Time trials were from a running start while this race was flagged off from a standing stop.

Sutton was running among the leaders when his engine failed.

James suffered a front wheel bearing failure on the 118th lap and had to make a pit stop.  The bearing and wheel were replaced and he returned to the race.

Cox made a total of 9 pit stops and his six-cylinder Ford engine was only running on 4 cylinders at the end.

Robinson only made one pit stop that coming on the 113th lap for gas and water.  Robinson held a 2-lap lead over Ramsey when a tie rod broke in the south turn with 15 laps remaining.  Robinson continued but at a reduced speed and Ramsey was able to cut Robinson’s lead to just a quarter of a lap at the finish.  Robinson collected $500 from the purse for his victory.

  

 

 

 

The cars are shown here lined up on the front straight-away preparing for the 100-lap feature race on this afternoon at Hutchinson.  Car #24 on the pole was a 1948 Packard driven by Bill Robinson of Great Bend, Kansas and the car on the outside of the front row was a 1948 Kaiser driven by Jimmy James of Shreveport, Louisiana.  If you recognize any of the cars other cars shown here, please contact Bob Lawrence – Hutchinson News photo

 

 

 

 

Bill Robinson of Great Bend, Kansas is shown here on his time trial run on this afternoon in his 1948 Packard - Dwight Heinmuller photo from Packard News

 

 

 

 

Bill Robinson taking the checkered flag in time trials on this afternoon - Dwight Heinmuller photo from Packard News

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Robinson

1st Place Finisher

Bob Larson collection

Jim Roper

10th Place Finisher

Clothier collection

 

 

 

 

 

* Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.

 

  

 

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