Track Records†
For The Half-Mile Dirt Oval Racetrack At The
1909 - 1991
For Distances of 7 to 300 Laps
For the Track Records for Distances of from 1 Lap to 6 Laps
† Most of these records are shown as published in the local newspapers at the time. Elapsed times have not been located for all races run but these are the best records from the time period that are currently known. The timing clocks were not necessarily accurate, accurately read, and / or trustworthy. Additional errors could have been tossed in by the newspapers too, trying to embellish a story or just an error on the part of the reporters. However, these are what we have to go on now. There are no times available for races run on this racetrack in recent years as the practice of running time trials and / or timing races was discontinued at the Kansas State Fairgrounds several years ago.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 22, 1922 |
4:20.8 |
Irwin “Putty” Hoffman |
|
Comet |
Comet |
I.M.C.A. |
September 22, 1922 |
4:15.8 |
Fred Horey |
St. Paul, MN |
Frontenac |
Frontenac |
I.M.C.A. |
September 19, 1927 |
3:54.0 |
Fred Lentz |
Hutchinson, KS |
Dodge |
Dodge |
I.M.C.A. |
September 16, 1929 |
3:46.75 |
Emory Collins |
Regina, Sask., Can |
Red Streak D. O. Frontenac #7 |
Frontenac |
I.M.C.A. |
September 16, 1929 |
3:00.75* |
Shano Fitzgerald |
Chicago, IL |
Speedway Special #N-2 |
|
I.M.C.A. |
September 15, 1930 |
3:46.0 |
Archie Powell |
Galesburg, IL |
Frontenac #3 |
Frontenac |
I.M.C.A. |
September 19, 1930 |
3:36.8 |
Archie Powell |
Galesburg, IL |
Frontenac #3 |
Frontenac |
I.M.C.A. |
September 25, 1931 |
3:30.0 |
Mark Billman |
Indianapolis, IN |
Frontenac #4 |
Frontenac |
I.M.C.A. |
September 25, 1931 |
3:26.2 |
Emory Collins |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Miller #7 |
Miller |
I.M.C.A. |
September 25, 1931 |
3:25.0 |
Emory Collins |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Miller #7 |
Miller |
I.M.C.A. |
September 21, 1937 |
3:05..0** |
Ted Davis |
Junction City, KS |
|
|
I.M.C.A. |
September 20, 1938 |
3:15.82 |
Bill Morris*** |
Dallas, TX |
|
|
I.M.C.A. |
May 30, 1948 |
3:10.01 |
Jimmy Wilburn |
Indianapolis, IN |
Wilburn #93 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
September 17, 1958 |
2:59.71 |
Jack Rounds |
Huntington Park, CA |
|
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
*It is much more likely that this race was run for 6 laps rather than 7 laps as reported in both the Hutchinson Herald and the Hutchinson News on September 17, 1929 or maybe the time should have been recorded as 4:00.75. For this to have been the correct time for 7 laps, Fitzgerald would have had to have run an average of 25.81 seconds per lap. Such a feat on the state fair racetrack would have been virtually impossible given the tires and other equipment available in 1929.
**It is much more likely that this race was run for 6 laps rather than 7 laps as reported in both the Hutchinson Herald and the Hutchinson News on September 22, 1937. For this to have been the correct time for 7 laps, Davis would have had to have run an average of 26.43 seconds per lap. Such a feat on the state fair racetrack would have been virtually impossible given the tires and other equipment available in 1937 and considering that the track record for one lap at the time was only 27.99.
***Bill Morris was an alias used by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966).
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 19, 1919 |
4:16.4 |
Harvey Demster |
Indianapolis, IN |
Peugeot |
Peugeot |
I.M.C.A. |
September 15, 1940 |
3:46.4 |
Vic Rothe |
Omaha, NE |
Turco Special #1 |
|
M.H.R.A. |
September 22, 1940 |
3:40.0 |
Bill Morris* |
Dallas, TX |
Messer Special |
|
M.H.R.A. |
September 20, 1961 |
3:39.59 |
Mack Terry |
Tulsa, OK |
|
|
I.M.C.A. |
September 19, 1962 |
3:24.18 |
Pete Folse |
Tampa, FL |
Honore Offy #2 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
September 20, 1966 |
3:18.40 |
Bill Rigsby |
Wichita, KS |
Rollins Special #22 |
Chevrolet |
B.C.R.A. |
September 11, 1982 |
3:13.9 |
Ron Dauer |
Lindsborg, KS |
Dauer #99L |
|
None |
July 26, 1987 |
3:07.87 |
Aaron Lemmons |
Owasso, OK |
|
Chevrolet |
None |
July 26, 1987 |
3:00.27 |
Stan Constant |
Oklahoma City, OK |
|
Chevrolet |
None |
July 31, 1988 |
2:49.36 |
Tommy Estes, Jr. |
Ada, Oklahoma |
|
Chevrolet |
N.C.R.A. |
*Bill Morris was an alias used by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966).
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 16, 1929 |
4:54.0 |
Emory Collins |
Regina, Sask., Can |
Red Streak D. O. Frontenac #7 |
Frontenac |
I.M.C.A. |
September 16, 1930 |
4:53.2 |
Archie Powell |
Galesburg, IL |
Frontenac #3 |
Frontenac |
I.M.C.A. |
September 20, 1938 |
4:22.22 |
Len Musick |
Dallas, TX |
Turco Special #1 |
|
I.M.C.A. |
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 18, 1909* |
6:47.0 |
George Wiles |
Hutchinson, KS |
E. M. F. |
E. M. F. |
FAM |
October 19, 1910 |
6:29.0 |
Glenn Breed |
Bushton, KS |
Buick Model 16 |
Buick |
None |
September 18, 1914 |
6:19.0 |
Louis Disbrow |
Indianapolis, IN |
Gray Streak #2 |
Case |
A.A.A. |
September 23, 1916 |
5:50.0 |
Glenn Breed |
Salina, KS |
Hudson Super-Six #1 |
Hudson |
I.M.C.A. |
September 21, 1917 |
5:33.2 |
Glenn Breed |
Salina, KS |
Hudson Super-Six #1 |
Hudson |
I.M.C.A. |
September 22, 1917 |
5:31.2 |
Fred Horey |
St. Paul, MN |
Fiat #4 |
Fiat |
I.M.C.A. |
September 15, 1924 |
5:25.2 |
Al Waters |
Chicago, IL |
Golden Oldfield Special |
Miller |
I.M.C.A. |
September 23, 1932 |
5:00.5 |
Maynard Clark |
Milan, IL |
Gerber Special #15 |
Chevrolet |
None |
September 18, 1933 |
5:00.0 |
Floyd Davis |
Springfield, IL |
Riley Special #4 |
Riley |
None |
September 17, 1934 |
4:56.0 |
Red Campbell |
St. Louis, MO |
Dreyer Special #34 |
|
I.M.C.A. |
September 21, 1936 |
4:53.3 |
Bill Morris** |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #3 |
|
I.M.C.A. |
September 21, 1937 |
4:51.0 |
Bill Morris** |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #4 |
Cragar |
I.M.C.A. |
September 24, 1937 |
4:49.5 |
Bill Morris** |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #4 |
Cragar |
I.M.C.A. |
September 22, 1939 |
4:23.21*** |
Pop Lewis |
Indianapolis, IN |
|
|
I.M.C.A. |
September 15, 1940 |
4:00.4**** |
Bob Sledge |
Houston, TX |
Frontenac Special |
Frontenac |
M.H.R.A. |
September 16, 1941 |
4:39.0 |
Gus Schrader |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
Riverside Tire Special #5 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
September 16, 1947 |
4:37.85 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Emory Collins Offy #7 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
September 18, 1947 |
4:27:67 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, IA |
Emory Collins Offy #7 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
July 29, 1962 |
4:01.0***** |
Cliff Durr |
Derby, KS |
Durr #39 |
Ford |
M.R.I. |
July 28, 1963 |
4:01.0***** |
Ray Riner |
Wichita, KS |
Selenke #43 |
Mercury |
M.R.I. |
July 30, 1967 |
4:20.0 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, KS |
Nance #11 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
September 17, 1968 |
4:12.20 |
Ralph Parkinson |
Wichita Falls, KS |
|
|
B.C.R.A. |
July 27, 1969 |
3:23.2****** |
Jim Harkness |
Ness City, KS |
#52 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
July 27, 1969 |
3:45.8****** |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, KS |
Looney #58 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
July 27, 1969 |
2:20.2****** |
Ken Myers |
Wichita, KS |
#19 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
July 27, 1969 |
3:20.2****** |
Ken Myers |
Wichita, KS |
#19 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
July 26, 1970 |
4:11.40 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, KS |
Isaac #6 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
July 27, 1980 |
4:05.40 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, KS |
Lonnie Snowden #99 |
Chevrolet |
N.C.R.A. |
July 27, 1980 |
4:03.0 |
David Hughes |
Breckinridge, OK |
#60 |
|
N.C.R.A. |
July 25, 1981 |
4:00.1 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, KS |
#50B |
|
N.C.R.A. |
July 25, 1982 |
3:47.9 |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, KS |
Carrol Nance #1n |
Chevrolet |
N.C.R.A. |
July 31, 1983 |
3:47.5 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, KS |
Isaac #6 |
Chevrolet |
N.C.R.A. |
*The record set by George Wiles in 1909 was on the old Kansas State Fairgrounds racetrack that was located ˝ mile south of the current racetrack.
**Bill Morris of Denver, Colorado was an alias used by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966) who was actually from Dallas, Texas.
***Eight of the ten laps in this race were run under the caution flag making the announced time of 4:23.21 highly unlikely.
****It is much more likely that this race was run for 8 laps or 9 laps rather than 10 laps as reported in both the Hutchinson Herald and the Hutchinson News on September 16, 1940 or maybe the time should have been recorded as 5:00.4. For this to have been the correct time for 10 laps, Sledge would have had to have run an average of 24.04 seconds per lap. Since the track record for one lap was only 27.2 seconds at the time, such a feat on the state fair racetrack would have been virtually impossible given the tires and other equipment available in 1940.
*****It is unlikely that Cliff Durr was able to average 24.10 seconds per lap in a modified jalopy with a Ford V-8 flathead engine (as published by M.R.I.) at a time when the 1-lap track record was held by Deb Snyder in an Offenhauser powered sprint car at 24.49 seconds per lap. Later, M.R.I. published the identical time as being turned in by Ray Riner a year later in a modified jalopy with Mercury V-8 flathead engine claiming that was the official track record.
******The Hutchinson News reported this time at 3:20.2 and a new track record for this distance while the 1971 Hutchinson Nationals program said Myers set this track record at 2:20.2 for this distance on this date. The slower of the two would still have had Myers circling the racetrack at an average of 18.22 seconds per lap while the quicker time would have would have required an average lap time of 14.02 seconds per lap. Given that the one-lap track record at the time was 23.79, neither time is likely and the latter of the two times would have been virtually impossible. Given that times were reported for other supposedly 10-lap heat races this day that were nearly as fast leads one to wonder if these races might not have actually been 8 laps long instead.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 19, 1927 |
6:26.25 |
Fred Horey |
St. Paul, MN |
Miller Special #23 |
Miller |
I.M.C.A. |
September 19, 1939 |
6:07.3 |
Swan Peterson |
Galesburg, IL |
|
|
I.M.C.A. |
September 20, 1940 |
5:38.4 |
Claude Gorin |
Wichita Falls, TX |
|
|
I.M.C.A. |
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 23, 1932 |
6:30.0 |
Rex Edmonds |
Houston, TX |
|
|
None |
September 15, 1940 |
6:08.0 |
Bill Harding |
Douglas, NE |
|
|
M.H.R.A. |
September 22, 1940 |
5:58.0 |
Loren Fondoble |
Ogallah, KS |
Riley Special |
Riley |
M.H.R.A. |
September 22, 1953 |
5:46.37 |
Deb Snyder |
Kent, OH |
Snyder Offy #3 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
September 9, 1978 |
5:20.8 |
Randy Jones |
Dodge City, KS |
#20 |
Chevrolet |
None |
September 10, 1978 |
5:01.8 |
Rick Salem |
Oberlin, KS |
#22 |
Chevrolet |
None |
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 21, 1936 |
7:23.8 |
Bill Morris* |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #3 |
|
I.M.C.A. |
September 18, 1947 |
6:27.09 |
Bill Anderson |
Long Beach, CA |
Stubbe #5 |
|
I.M.C.A. |
*Bill Morris of Denver, Colorado was an alias used by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966) who was actually from Dallas, Texas.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 20, 1920 |
* |
John Boyd |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Hudson Special |
Hudson |
I.M.C.A. |
September 24, 1920 |
9:04.8 |
John Boyd |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Hudson Special |
Hudson |
I.M.C.A. |
September 19, 1924 |
8:47.4 |
Al Waters |
Chicago, IL |
Golden Oldfield Special |
Miller |
I.M.C.A. |
July 4, 1933 |
8:00.0 |
Lew Irwin |
Iola, KS |
Lawhon Special |
Frontenac |
None |
July 4, 1940 |
7:54.0 |
Clarence Merritt |
Chelsea, OK |
Merritt Special |
|
M.H.R.A. |
September 15, 1940 |
6:37.0** |
Vic Rothe |
Omaha, NE |
Turco Special #1 |
|
M.H.R.A. |
September 22, 1940 |
7:14.0 |
Bill Morris*** |
Dallas, TX |
Messer Special |
|
M.H.R.A. |
September 17, 1957 |
7:12.62 |
Al “Cotton” Farmer |
Ft. Worth, TX |
Vaughn #24 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
April 24, 1960 |
7:07.72 |
Ernie Derr |
Keokuk, IA |
Derr 1957 Pontiac |
Pontiac |
I.M.C.A. |
September 19, 1960 |
6:58.72 |
Buddy Cagle |
Tulsa, OK |
|
|
None |
September 27, 1964 |
6:19.38 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, KS |
Goodrich & Son “Belle of Belleville” |
Chevrolet |
I.M.C.A. |
September 16, 1973 |
5:38.0 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, KS |
Lies #56 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
*The time for this race was not recorded but, since it was the first 15-lap race to be run on this racetrack, that time would have been a track record.
**For this to have been the correct time for 15 laps, Rothe would have had to have run an average of 26.5 seconds per lap yet the record for one lap of this racetrack was only 27.2 seconds at that time. Running 15 laps that quickly on the state fair racetrack in 1940 would have been virtually impossible given the tires and other equipment available back then.
***Bill Morris was an alias used by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966).
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 20, 1940 |
7:45.0 |
Bill Morris* |
Dallas, TX |
Messer Special |
D.O. Hal |
M.H.R.A. |
September 21, 1960 |
6:50.51 |
Buzz Barton |
Tampa, FL |
Lempelius #52 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
*Bill Morris was an alias used by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966).
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 15, 1979 |
* |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, MO |
Ferris Collier #65 |
|
None |
*The time is unknown but since this is the first race to be run at this distance, whatever the time would be a track record.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 13, 1980 |
* |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, MO |
Ferris Collier c88 |
|
None |
*The time is unknown but since this is the first race to be run at this distance, whatever the time would be a track record.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 21, 1937 |
9:25.0 |
Bill Morris* |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #4 |
Cragar |
I.M.C.A. |
*Bill Morris of Denver, Colorado was an alias used by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966) who was actually from Dallas, Texas.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
October 12, 1910 |
14.09.5 |
C. W. “Will” Swain |
Wichita, KS |
Buick |
Buick |
None |
October 12, 1910 |
13:45.5 |
Glenn Breed |
Bushton, KS |
Buick Model 16 |
Buick |
None |
October 8, 1920 |
11:56.2 |
Harold "Doc" Roller |
Abilene, KS |
Ford Special |
Ford |
None |
September 24, 1926 |
11:08.5 |
Charles Lebsack |
Otis, KS |
Kerbs Special #4 |
Frontenac |
None |
July 4, 1929 |
11:03.0 |
George Barringer |
Los Angeles, CA |
Barringer Special #21 |
Frontenac |
None |
September 18, 1933 |
9:57.0 |
Clarence Haskell |
Lincoln, NE |
Miller Special #24 |
Miller |
None |
September 22, 1933 |
9:48.0 |
Clarence Haskell |
Lincoln, NE |
Johnson Special #3 |
|
None |
July 4, 1934 |
7:30.0* |
Charles Pauley |
Herington, KS |
Pauley Special #14 |
Chevrolet |
None |
September 20, 1961 |
9:34.0 |
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
None |
September 15, 1962 |
9:09.38 |
Eddie McVay |
Kansas City, MO |
McVay Offy #84 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
September 19, 1962 |
8:52.39 |
Pete Folse |
Tampa, FL |
Hector Honore Offy #2 |
Offenhauser |
I.M.C.A. |
September 21, 1966 |
8:34.50 |
David Ross |
Jetmore, KS |
Ross #54 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
September 17, 1968 |
8:10.00 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, KS |
Forshee #84 |
Chevrolet |
B.C.R.A. |
September 17, 1972 |
8:06.90 |
Ron Fowler |
Chanute, KS |
Schippert #4 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
September 9, 1978 |
8:04.00 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, KS |
Wilson #25 |
Chevrolet |
None |
September 10, 1978 |
7:12.22 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, KS |
Uehling #27 |
Chevrolet |
None |
*It is much more likely that this race was run for 12 laps rather than 20 laps as reported in both the Hutchinson Herald and the Hutchinson News on July 5, 1934. For this to have been the correct time for 20 laps, Pauley would have had to have run an average of 22.5 seconds per lap. Such a feat on the state fair racetrack would have been virtually impossible given the tires and other equipment available in 1934.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 21, 1917 |
16:04.0 |
George Clark |
Ft. Worth, TX |
Case |
Case |
I.M.C.A. |
September 22, 1917 |
15:15.2 |
Julyes Ellingboe |
Crookston, MN |
Briscoe |
Briscoe |
I.M.C.A. |
September 17, 1928 |
13:10.2 |
Rex Edmonds |
Houston, TX |
Chevrolet Special |
Chevrolet |
None |
September 23, 1932 |
12:22.25 |
Maynard Clark |
Milan, IL |
Gerber Special #15 |
Chevrolet |
None |
September 25, 1936 |
12.20.4 |
Ed Graves |
Oklahoma City, OK |
#5 |
|
I.M.C.A. |
September 24, 1937 |
11:43.0 |
Bill Morris* |
Denver, CO |
Messer Special #4 |
Cragar |
I.M.C.A. |
September 14, 1952 |
9:51.0 |
Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
|
|
None |
*Bill Morris of Denver, Colorado was an alias used by Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Musick, Sr. (1908-1966) who was actually from Dallas, Texas.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 19, 1919 |
18:36.2 |
George Clark |
Ft. Worth, TX |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
I.M.C.A. |
October 9, 1920 |
17:47.4 |
Harold "Doc" Roller |
Abilene, KS |
Ford Special |
Ford |
None |
July 31, 1960 |
15:34.0 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
M.R.I. |
July 29, 1962 |
15:05.0 |
Bill Smith |
Denver, CO |
|
|
M.R.I. |
August 1, 1965 |
14:28.0* |
Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, KS |
Terpening #20 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
July 30, 1967 |
13.52.0 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, KS |
Carter #35 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
July 26, 1970 |
12.56.7 |
Alan Herbert |
Dodge City, KS |
#79 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I |
July 30, 1972 |
12:54.29 |
Larry Wilson |
Oklahoma City, OK |
#82x |
|
M.R.I. |
*The Hutchinson News reported this time to be 14:48.0 while Merrick Racing Inc. officially recorded it as 14:28.0. Which ever of those times is correct, it would still have been a track record.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 23, 1916 |
30:54.8 |
Cliff Woodbury |
Chicago, IL |
Duesenberg #16 |
Duesenberg |
I.M.C.A. |
July 31, 1960 |
23:44.0 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, KS |
McCoy #14* |
Ford |
M.R.I. |
September 30, 1961 |
22:00.0 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
M.R.I. |
July 29, 1962 |
21:51.0 |
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, KS |
Davis #1 |
Hudson |
M.R.I. |
August 1, 1965 |
20.50.0 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, KS |
Miller #7 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
July 26, 1970 |
20:05.2 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, KS |
Isaac #6 |
Chevrolet |
M.R.I. |
*This car was normally #4A but the car number was changed to #14 just for this one day.
**This car was normally #29 but the car number was changed to #1 just for this one day.
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
July 27, 1958 |
41:25.0 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, KS |
Riffel Ford #6 |
Ford |
M.R.I. |
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
July 17, 1949 |
1:19:00.0 |
Jim Roper |
Halstead, KS |
Lincoln |
Lincoln |
None |
August 28, 1949 |
1:06:00.0 |
Bob Thorne |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
None |
September 14, 1952 |
59:00.0 |
Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
|
|
None |
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
July 4, 1951 |
1:30:00.00 |
Jim Ware |
Hutchinson, KS |
1948 Hudson |
Hudson |
None |
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
July 4, 1950 |
1:38:00.00 |
Bill Massey |
Hutchinson, KS |
“McVey Cab” |
|
None |
September 17, 1950 |
1:32:05.00 |
Fred South |
Salina, KS |
Mercury |
Mercury |
None |
June 30, 1957 |
1:30:15.78 |
Bob Burdick |
Omaha, NE |
1957 Ford |
Ford |
I.M.C.A. |
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
July 4, 1948 |
2:23:35.00 |
Bill Robinson |
Great Bend, KS |
1948 Packard |
Packard |
None |
September 5, 1949 |
2:16:00.00 |
Reuben Loepp |
Hutchinson, KS |
1939 Ford |
Ford |
None |
May 1, 1955 |
1:52:28.00 |
Ernie Derr |
Madison, IA |
1955 Oldsmobile |
Oldsmobile |
I.M.C.A. |
May 3, 1959 |
1:46:00.01 |
Dick Hutcherson |
Keokuk, IA |
1959 Pontiac |
Pontiac |
I.M.C.A. |
Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Automobile |
Engine |
Sanction |
September 1, 1952 |
3:01:00.00 |
Jim Roper |
Halstead, KS |
Oldsmobile 88 #56 |
Oldsmobile |
None |
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