Jalopy Race at Winfield, Kansas on August 30, 1951

The advertisement at left, which appeared in the Winfield Daily Courier in 1951, announced the return of stock car racing to the Winfield racetrack in what was to be the only two day automobile racing program in the history of the track.

First Day of the Show:

From page 8 of the Winfield Daily Courier
Friday, August 31, 1951:

Thrills at Fair
Stock Car Races

Future speedster Billy Collins in his miniature vehicle

(Click on this photo of Billy to see another of him and his miniature vehicle with Bud Webster

and a Ford stock car that Bud drove in these races for car owner Joe Collins – Bill Collins collection)

Thrills, spills, and speed brought forth gasps as the large afternoon crowd watched seven stock car races Thursday afternoon at the fairgrounds. Twenty cars jockeyed for position during the opening long stretch. This phase of racing (time trials) was to be culminated for the last afternoon's event.

Statistics show that at least nine cars went off the track in starting rounds; one car (Bud Webster) turned over on its top in the second semi-final. No driver or fan was injured and at least six cars dropped out mid-races.

For "relief", the big crowd gave 4-year-old Billy Collins a big hand as that future speedster raced his miniature vehicle up and down the track before the grandstand.

Results:

	Time Trials:	From:	Seconds:		Trophy Dash:	From:
1	Charlie Lutkie	Wichita, KS	33.00	1	Charlie Lutkie	Wichita, KS
2	Bud Webster	Winfield, KS	33.19	2	Frank Lies	Wichita, KS
3	Frank Lies	Wichita, KS	33.55	3	Bob Eichor	Oklahoma City, OK
4	Bill Mears	Wichita, KS	34.00	4	Bud Webster	Winfield, KS
5	Bob Eichor	Oklahoma City, OK	34.15	5	Bob Mack¹	Wichita, KS
6	Bill Nelson	Wichita, KS	34.30	6	Bill Nelson	Wichita, KS

	First Heat:	From:		Second Heat:	From:
	Slowest third of field from time trials			Middle third of field from time trials
1	Hugh Shea	Wichita, KS	1	Bill Mears	Wichita, KS
2	Gene DeWald	Winfield, KS	2	Carl Simpson	Wichita, KS
3	Buddy Quick	Wichita, KS	3	Will Forrest	Wichita, KS
4	G. A. Pearson	Wichita, KS	4	Claude Ash	Winfield, KS
5	Dick Haudek	Arkansas City, KS	5	Shorty Jones	Wichita, KS
6	LeMoine D. Pegg³	Wichita, KS

	Third Heat:			B Feature:
	Fastest third of field from time trials			Slowest half of field from time trials
1	Charlie Lutkie	Wichita, KS	1	Bill Mears	Wichita, KS
2	Frank Lies	Wichita, KS	2	Will Forrest	Wichita, KS
3	Bob Eichor	Oklahoma City, OK	3	Hugh Shea	Wichita, KS
4	Bob Mack¹	Wichita, KS	4	Buddy Quick	Wichita, KS
5	Bill Nelson	Wichita, KS	5	Dick Haudeck	Arkansas City, KS
6	Bud Webster	Winfield, KS	6	G. A. Pearson	Wichita, KS

	First Semi-Final:			Second Semi-Final:
1	Frank Lies	Wichita, KS	1	Bill Mears	Wichita, KS
2	Hugh Shea	Wichita, KS	2	Charlie Lutkie	Wichita, KS
3	Bob Mack¹	Wichita, KS	3	Carl Simpson	Wichita, KS
4	Will Forrest	Wichita, KS	4	Shorty Jones	Wichita, KS

		A Feature:
1	Charlie Lutkie	Wichita, KS	5	Bob Eichor	Oklahoma City, OK
2	Bill Mears	Wichita, KS	6	Will Forrest	Wichita, KS
3	Hugh Shea	Wichita, KS	7	Carl Simpson	Wichita, KS
4	Bill Nelson	Wichita, KS	8	Frank Lies	Wichita, KS

Charlie Lutkie at left is congratulated by his car owner, Bob Moffitt² – Anthony Miller collection

Left to right: Joe Collins, car owner; Bob Eichor, driver; and Willard Bodkins, car builder and mechanic. Bob Eichor, of Oklahoma City, drove this V-8 Ford coupe at area racetracks during part of 1951 including to a fifth place finish in the feature in this race at Winfield. Bob felt the throttle linkage did not have enough travel and drove it without his right shoe in an attempt to better feel the throttle – Willard Bodkins collection

SOME OF THE DRIVERS WHO PARTICIPATED THAT DAY