Results of Races Run at
Arkansas City Speedway
a.k.a.
Arkansas City, Kansas
In 1929
A Composite of Reports Published in the
Arkansas City Daily Traveler and Arkansas City Tribune
Sunday - July 4, 1929 – Independence Day
Estimated Attendance: 5,000 - 6,500
To see pre-race newspaper ads and publicity articles leading up to this race.
Time Trials – 1 Lap:
|
Driver |
From |
Owner |
From |
Car |
Time |
1 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty-Ford |
31.2 |
||
2 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
#30-30 Gallivan-Ford |
31.2 |
||
3 |
Hutchinson, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Moody Special |
31.4 |
||
4 |
Ft. Smith, AR |
Ft. Smith, AR |
Fronty-Ford |
32.4 |
||
5 |
Joe Taylor |
Ponca City, OK |
Omaha, NE |
Fronty-Ford |
32.6 |
|
6 |
Jack Skillet |
Oklahoma City, OK |
King-Godfrey, Inc. |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Whippet Special |
33.0 |
7 |
Iola, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty-Ford |
35.0 |
||
8 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Martin Brothers Special |
37.4 |
*Andrew B. “Cokey” Fuller (1902-1932) was actually a co-owner of this car with Joe Hutchinson.
** Three weeks after this race at Arkansas City, “Art Hutchin, of Tulsa, OK” drove his OHC Laurel Ford to victory in the feature race at nearby Winfield, KS.
*** Russell Darius “R. D.” Hill (1901-1984)
****Louis Julius “Speed” Irwin (1904-1987)
First Heat – 6 Laps – Time: 3:24.0
|
Driver |
From |
Owners |
From |
Car |
Time |
Reason Out |
1 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
#30-30 Gallivan-Ford |
3:24.0 |
Running |
||
2 |
Iola, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty-Ford |
3.25.4 |
Running |
||
3 |
Ft. Smith, AR |
Ft. Smith, AR |
Fronty-Ford |
3:26.0 |
Running |
||
4 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty-Ford |
DNF |
Ignition |
* Russell Darius “R. D.” Hill (1901-1984)
Second Heat – 6 Laps – Time: 3:30.4
|
Driver |
From |
Owner |
From |
Car |
Time |
Reason Out |
1 |
Joe Taylor |
Ponca City, OK |
Omaha, NE |
Fronty-Ford |
3:30.4 |
Running |
|
2 |
Jack Skillet |
Oklahoma City, OK |
King-Godfrey, Inc. |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Whippet Special** |
3:45.4 |
Running |
3 |
Hutchinson, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Moody Special |
3:52.0 |
Running |
||
4 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Martin Brothers Special |
DNF |
Fire*** |
5 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty-Ford |
DNS |
Ignition |
* Three weeks after this race at Arkansas City, Kansas, “Art Hutchin, of Tulsa, OKlahoma” drove his OHC Laurel Ford to victory in the feature race at nearby Winfield, Kansas.
** The Whippet Special was forced from the remainder of the program by a cracked gas tank received in this race. The Whippet had been brought here with a fast reputation and the fans regretted to see it go to the pits.
*** Jimmy Martin’s car was forced to quit the race when the gas line broke and the spilling gasoline caught fire on the car. The blaze was quickly extinguished with no damage to the car. Mechanic George Williams suffered a burned hand while putting out the fire. The accident happened on the east straightaway opposite the stands on the west side of the speedway. Fred Gould, Arkansas City insurance man, was the first to go to Williams’ aid with a fire extinguisher.
Third Heat – 6 Laps – Time: 3:24.0
|
Driver |
From |
Owner |
From |
Car |
Time |
Reason Out |
1 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
#30-30 Gallivan-Ford |
3:24.0 |
Running |
||
2 |
Joe Taylor** |
Ponca City, OK |
Art Hutchin*** |
Omaha, NE |
Fronty-Ford |
3:26.0 |
Running |
3 |
Ft. Smith, AR |
Ft. Smith, AR |
Fronty-Ford |
DNF |
|
||
4 |
Iola, KS |
R. D. Hill**** |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty-Ford |
DNS |
|
|
5. |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty-Ford |
DNS |
Ignition |
* Andrew B. “Cokey” Fuller (1902-1932) was actually a co-owner of this car with Joe Hutchinson.
** Joe Taylor took the lead at the start and roared around the speedway four times with Fuller right at his rear, lost in the dust on most of the turns. As the two swept into the fifth lap, Fuller took the lead on the home straightaway and increased his lead over Taylor to two seconds.
*** Three weeks after this race at Arkansas City, Kansas, “Art Hutchin, of Tulsa, Oklahoma” drove his OHC Laurel Ford to victory in the feature race at nearby Winfield, Kansas.
**** Russell Darius “R. D.” Hill (1901-1984)
Sweepstakes – 10 Laps – Time: 5:45.4
|
Driver* |
From |
Owner |
From |
Car |
Time |
Reason Out |
1 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
#30-30 Gallivan-Ford |
5:45.4 |
Running |
||
2 |
Joe Taylor |
Ponca City, OK |
Art Hutchin*** |
Omaha, NE |
Fronty-Ford |
|
Running |
This developed into a private struggle between Fuller and Taylor. Taylor took the lead and defended it for five laps against the speedy Arkansas City Indian. Time and again, the two roared around the turns with dirt flying and wheels so close that the large crowd gasped for fear the two cars would lock. Fuller finally found an opening when the two sailed around the curve leading into the home straightaway, and, on the next turn, cut ahead of Taylor to take the lead. Fuller won but Taylor flashed past right on his heels.
*Newspaper accounts are unclear as to whether there were more than two starters in this race.
**Andrew B. “Cokey” Fuller (1902-1932) was actually a co-owner of this car with Joe Hutchinson.
***Three weeks after this race at Arkansas City, “Art Hutchin, of Tulsa, Oklahoma” drove his OHC Laurel Ford to victory in the feature race at nearby Winfield, Kansas.
Total Purse: A little over $1,000 with $350 of that won by Andrew “Cokey” Fuller.
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Entry List:
|
Driver |
From |
Owner |
From |
Car |
1 |
Atchison, KS |
Atchison, KS |
Fronty Ford |
||
2 |
Lincoln, NE |
Lincoln, NE |
Laurel Ford |
||
3 |
Fred Littleton |
Kansas City, MO |
|
|
Lupe special |
4 |
G. R. Davis |
Kansas City, MO |
|
|
Fronty Ford |
5 |
Lincoln, NE |
Lincoln, NE |
Ford special |
||
6 |
V. B. Brown |
Bartlesville, OK |
V. B. Brown |
Bartlesville, OK |
Brown special |
7 |
H. D. Smith |
Chanute, KS |
H. D. Smith |
Chanute, KS |
Ford special |
8 |
Ft. Smith, AR |
Ft. Smith, AR |
Fronty Ford |
||
9 |
Earl Hovenden**** |
Duncan, OK |
Duncan, OK |
Fronty special |
|
10 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Martin Brothers special |
11 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
#30-30 Gallivan Ford special |
||
12 |
Austin, TX |
Lee Bammel |
Austin, TX |
#U2 Bammel special |
|
13 |
H. C. “Hootfoot” Walker |
Dallas, TX |
H. C. “Hootfoot” Walker |
Dallas, TX |
#4 Walker special |
14 |
Houston, TX |
William J. Mahovel, Sr. |
Houston, TX |
#32 Chrysler special |
|
15 |
Iola, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty Ford |
||
16 |
Joe Taylor |
Ponca City, OK |
Arkansas City, KS |
Chevrolet special |
|
17 |
Eddie G. Graves** |
Wilson, OK |
Eddie G. Graves** |
Wilson, OK |
Graves Brothers special |
18 |
Jack Mayfield |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
Fronty Ford |
*Brothers Phil B. Cline and F. G. “Major” Cline had come from Tennessee to live and race in the Midwest.
**Eddie G. Graves (1906-1937) was killed while preparing for a race at Monee, Illinois and is buried in the Hewitt Cemetery at Wilson, OK.
***Andrew B. Cokey” Fuller (1902-1932) co-owned this car with Joe Hutchinson (1894-1958).
****Earl Lonzo Hovenden (1903-1966) is buried in Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque, NM.
*****Louis Julius “Speed” Irwin (1904-1987).
Andrew “Cokey” Fuller
Time Trials** – 1 Lap:
|
Driver |
From |
Owner |
From |
Car |
Time |
1 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
#30-30 Gallivan Ford special. |
31.1 |
||
2 |
Duncan, OK |
Duncan, OK |
Fronty special |
31.1 |
||
3 |
Houston, TX |
William J. Mahovel, Sr. |
Houston, TX |
#32 Chrysler special |
|
|
4 |
Iola, KS |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty-Ford |
|
||
5 |
Austin, TX |
Lee Bammel |
Austin, TX |
#U2 Bammel special |
|
|
6 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Martin Brothers special |
|
*Andrew B. Fuller (1905-1932) co-owned this car with Joe Hutchinson (1904-1958).
**Other drivers participated in the time trials but their results were not reported in the newspaper.
1st Match Race – Home National Bank Sweepstakes – 6 Laps:
Position After Each Lap |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Reason Out |
|||||
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Duncan, OK |
Fronty special |
Running |
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
Houston, TX |
#32 Chrysler special |
Running |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Gallivan Ford |
Running |
|
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Iola, KS |
Fronty Ford |
Running |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Austin, TX |
Bammel special |
Running |
|
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Martin Brothers special |
DNF |
*Cokey Fuller had “trouble with his pistons” for the last three laps.
**George Barringer went on to compete in the Indianapolis “500” 6 times between 1934 and 1946.
To see a newspaper article about this match race.
2nd Match Race and Handicap – Home National Bank Sweepstakes – 8 Laps – 6 Starters:
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
Iola, KS |
Fronty Ford |
|
2 |
Houston, TX |
#32 Chrysler special |
|
3 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Martin Brothers special |
4 |
Joe Taylor |
Ponca City, OK |
Chevrolet special |
To see a newspaper article about this match race.
3rd Match Race – Polar Bear Flour Sweepstakes – 10 Laps:
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Martin Brothers Special |
2 |
Joe Taylor |
Ponca City, OK |
Chevrolet Special |
3 |
Jack Mayfield* |
Wichita, KS |
Fronty Ford |
*Jack Mayfield is probably the same person as Carl Ray Mayfield.
To see a newspaper article about this match race.
Consolation Race – Kansas Mill and Elevator Sweepstakes - 6 Laps:
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
Jack Mayfield* |
Wichita, KS |
Fronty Ford |
2 |
H. C. “Hotfoot” Walker |
Dallas, TX |
#4 Walker Special |
3 |
V. B. Brown |
Bartlesville, OK |
#58 Brown Special |
* Jack Mayfield is probably the same person as Carl Ray Mayfield.
To see a newspaper article about this consolation race.
Feature Race – Kanotex Sweepstakes – 20 Laps:
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
Laps Completed |
Reason Out |
1 |
Duncan, OK |
Fronty Special |
20 |
Running |
|
2 |
Houston, TX |
#32 Chrysler Special |
20 |
Running |
|
3 |
Austin, TX |
Bammel Special |
19 |
Running |
|
4 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, KS |
Martin Brothers Special |
|
Running |
5 |
Joe Taylor |
Ponca City, OK |
Chevrolet Special |
11 |
Wreck |
6 |
Arkansas City, KS |
Fronty Ford |
3 |
Engine |
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