Results of Auto and Motorcycle Races Run at
Arkansas City Speedway
a.k.a.
Arkansas City, Kansas
1930 - 1932
A Composite of Reports Published in the
Arkansas City Daily Traveler and Arkansas City Tribune
To see pre-race newspaper advertisements and publicity articles leading up to this auto race.
Entry List:
|
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
From |
Car # |
Car |
1 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
C-13 |
Mayfield special |
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2 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
C. O. Bennett |
Kansas City Missouri |
700 |
B & B special Fronty |
|
3 |
Lew Reynolds |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
George Lawhon |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
X-35 |
Lawhon special |
4 |
W. D. Bill Shea* |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
V. B. Brown |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
58 |
Brown special |
5 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, Kansas |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Martin Brthers.special. |
6 |
George L. Williams |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
1 |
Fronty special. |
|
7 |
Iola, Kansas |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
7 |
Hill special Fronty Ford |
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8 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
30-30 |
Gallivan Ford |
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9 |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Bray special Fronty Ford |
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10 |
Jimmy Davis |
Duncan, Oklahoma |
M. T. Wells & Maxie L. BrooKansas |
San Antonio, Texas |
7-11 |
Well-Brook special |
11 |
Robert Landon |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
2 |
Moody special |
|
12 |
Gilbert B. Eddie**** |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Johnsons Garage |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
44 |
Hutchinson special |
13 |
Bill Mathews*** |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
|
Mathews special |
* William David Bill Shea (1902-1957)
** Louis Julius Speed
Irwin (1904-1987)
***
Although entered in these races, both Carl Mayfield and Bill Mathews chose to compete in races being run at Cushing, Oklahoma on
this same date.
**** The Hutchinson special was a Rajo Ford that had been built by Joe Hutchinson and purchased by the Johnson Garage for driver Gilbert B. Eddie.
Time Trials 1 Lap Purse: $25
|
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Car |
Time |
Purse
|
|
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special |
30.8 |
$25 |
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2 |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Bray special Fronty Ford |
31.2 |
- |
||
3 |
Iola, Kansas |
7 |
Hill special Fronty Ford |
31.4 |
- |
||
4 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
30-30 |
Gallivan Ford |
31.6 |
- |
||
5 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
44 |
Hutchinson special |
31.8 |
- |
||
6 |
George L. Williams |
Wichita, Kansas |
1 |
Fronty special |
32.0 |
- |
|
7 |
Jimmy Davis |
Duncan, Oklahoma |
7-11 |
Well-Brook special |
32.0 |
- |
|
8 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Martin Brothers special |
32.2 |
- |
|
9 |
Robert Landon |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
2 |
Moody special |
32.2 |
- |
|
Rea Bray |
|
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First Heat* F & T Oil Co. Special Stake - 10 Laps Purse: $250 - Time: 5:18.4
|
Driver
|
From |
Car |
Car #
|
Time |
Purse |
Reason Out |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
B & B special |
700 |
5:18.4 |
$150 |
Running |
|
2 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Gallivan Ford |
30-30 |
5:18.6 |
65 |
Running |
|
3 |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Bray special Fronty Ford |
4 |
5:29.0 |
35 |
Running** |
|
4 |
Iola, Kansas |
Hill special Fronty Ford |
7 |
|
- |
Running |
|
5 |
George L. Williams |
Wichita, Kansas |
Fronty special |
1 |
|
- |
|
6 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Hutchinson special |
44 |
DNF |
- |
Wreck |
* For the fastest six cars from time trials.
** Rea Clyde Brayfinished this race running on only three wheels.
To see what the newspaper said about this race.
Second Heat* Home National Bank Special Stake - 10 Laps Purse: $135 - Time: 5:17.2
|
Driver
|
From |
Car |
Car # |
Time |
Purse |
Reason Out |
1 |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Bray special Fronty Ford |
4 |
5:17.2 |
$75 |
Running |
|
2 |
Jimmy Davis |
Duncan, Oklahoma |
Well-Brook special |
7-11 |
5:29.4 |
35 |
Running |
3 |
Iola, Kansas |
Hill special Fronty Ford |
7 |
5:40.6 |
25 |
Running |
|
4 |
George L. Williams |
Wichita, Kansas |
Fronty special |
1 |
|
- |
|
* For the fastest six cars from time trials excluding the first two finishers in the first heat race.
To see what the newspaper said about this race.
Third Heat* Security National Bank Special Stake 12 Laps Purse: $100 - Time: 6:31.8
|
Driver
|
From |
Car |
Car # |
Time |
Purse |
Reason Out |
1 |
Iola, Kansas |
Hill special Fronty Ford |
7 |
6:31.8 |
$50 |
Running |
|
2 |
Robert Landon |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Moody special |
2 |
6:36.4 |
30 |
Running |
3 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Hutchinson special |
44 |
7:30.0 |
20 |
Running |
|
4 |
George L. Williams |
Wichita, Kansas |
Fronty special |
1 |
|
- |
|
5 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, Kansas |
Martin Brothers special |
3 |
|
- |
|
* For the fastest six cars from time trials excluding the first two finishers in the first two heat races.
** Andrew B. Cokey Fuller** (1902-1932) replaced Gilbert B. Eddie as the driver of the Johnson Garages Hutchinson special #44 for this heat race. The car limped across the finish line in a distant third place with a blown piston.
To see what the newspaper said about this race.
Special* Union State Bank Special Stake 8 Laps Purse: $85 - Time: 4:31.4
|
Driver
|
From |
Car |
Car # |
Time |
Purse |
Reason Out |
1 |
Robert Landon |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Moody special |
2 |
4:31.4 |
$40 |
Running |
2 |
Jimmy Martin |
Wichita, Kansas |
Martin Brothers special |
3 |
4:28.0 |
30 |
Running |
3 |
Jimmy Davis |
Duncan, Oklahoma |
Well-Brook special |
7-11 |
4:31.4 |
15 |
Running |
* The criteria for a starting position in this special race was not included in the newspaper reports.
To see what the newspaper said about this race.
Main Event* Kanotex and Shell Refinery Sweepstakes - 16 Laps Purse $640 - Time: 8:26.0
|
Driver
|
From |
Car |
Car # |
Time
|
Purse |
Reason Out |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
B & B Fronty special |
700 |
8:26.0 |
$350 |
Running |
|
2 |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Bray special Fronty Ford |
4 |
8:30.0 |
175 |
Running |
|
3 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Gallivan Ford |
30-30 |
8:38.0 |
80 |
Running |
|
4 |
Robert Landon |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Moody special |
2 |
9:30.0 |
35 |
Running |
5 |
Iola, Kansas |
Hill special Fronty Ford |
7 |
DNF |
- |
|
|
6 |
Jimmy Davis |
Duncan, Oklahoma |
Well-Brook special |
7-11 |
DNF |
- |
Wreck |
* For the first two finishers from each of the three heat races.
To see what the newspaper said about this race.
Sunday - July 20, 1930
Stock Car Races
Attendance: Fair-sized audience
Time Trials 1 Lap
|
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
|
1 |
Duncan, Oklahoma |
Ford Roadster |
35.8 |
|
|
2 |
Iola, Kansas |
|
35.8 |
|
3 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
Chrysler 75 Roadster |
36.2 |
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4 |
Doc Newman |
|
|
36.2 |
|
|
L. B. Ward |
|
Chevrolet |
|
|
|
Joe Muhlher |
Guthrie, Oklahoma |
Chevrloet 6 |
|
|
|
Jack Shore |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
DeSoto |
|
|
|
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Ford Roadster |
|
||
|
Jimmy Snyder |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Pontiac |
|
|
|
Henry F. Wingey Williams |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
|
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|
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Max Richards |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Ford Touring |
|
|
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Carl Schroeder |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
|
|
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Henry F. Wingey Williams |
|
Ira Patten |
Ottawa, Kansas |
|
|
* Louis J. Speed Irwin (1904-1987) tied with Matt Ward for quick time in the time trials, but then lost a coin toss for the honor.
First Heat 10 Laps - Time: 6:10.6
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
Reason Out |
1 |
Duncan, Oklahoma |
Ford roadster |
Running |
|
2 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
Chrysler 75 roadster |
Running |
|
3 |
Joe Muhlher |
Guthrie, Oklahoma |
Chevrolet 6 |
Running |
|
Doc Newman |
|
|
|
|
Iola, Kansas |
|
Overheated |
For the fastest seven car from time trials.
Second Heat 10 Laps Time: 6:18.6
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
Jack Shore |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
DeSoto |
2 |
Henry F. Wingey Williams |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
|
3 |
L. B. Ward |
|
Chevrolet |
For non-money winners from the first heat plus those who did not qulify in the top seven positions in time trials.
Match Race 10 Laps Time: 6:40.0
|
Driver |
Car |
Time |
1 |
Ford roadster |
6:40.0 |
|
2 |
L. B. Ward |
Chevrolet |
6:40.2 |
*Andrew B. Cokey Fuller replaced Matt Ward as driver of Matts Ford Raodser.
Consolation 8 Laps Time: 5:05.0
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
1 |
Louis J. Speed Irwin |
Iola, Kansas |
|
2 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Ford Roadster |
|
3 |
Jimmy Snyder |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Pontiac |
Junk Car Sweepstakes 10 Laps Time: 8:03.0
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
|
Max Richards |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Ford Touring |
|
Carl Schroeder |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
|
|
Ira Patten |
Ottawa, Kansas |
|
For cars valued at less than $50. Apparently, this was a claim race.
Sweepstakes 25 Laps Time: 15:16.4
|
Driver |
From |
Car |
|
1 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Ford Roadster |
||
2 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
Chrysler 75 Roadster |
||
3 |
Joe Muhlher |
Guthrie, Oklahoma |
Chevrolet 6 |
|
Cokey Fuller |
|
|
|
|
* Andrew B. Cokey Fuller replaced Matt Ward as driver of Matts Ford Raodser as Matt had an infected hand injury.
To see what the newspaper had to say about the auto races run on this speedway on July 20, 1930
To see what the newspaper had to say about all the races run on this speedway in 1930 - 1932.
Monday - September 5, 1932 Labor Day
Motorcycle Races
Attendance: Several Thousand
Time Trials 1 Lap
|
Rider |
From |
Motorcycle |
Time |
|
1 |
Albert Jones |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Indian |
34.4 |
|
2 |
Wichita, Kansas |
Indian |
35.0 |
||
3 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Indian Scout 45 |
35.0 |
||
4 |
Wichita, Kansas |
Indian |
37.2 |
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5 |
Cecil Mulken |
Wichita, Kansas |
Excelsior-Henderson special |
38.2 |
|
6 |
Willis Holman |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Harley-Davidson |
39.6 |
|
7 |
Frank Douglas |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Indian |
39.8 |
|
8 |
Frenchie Bourdine |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Indian |
40.8 |
|
9 |
Jimmy HicKansas |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Indian |
43.4 |
|
10 |
Glen Richmond |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
|
Lonnie Lee Rose |
|
|
|
|
|
First Heat 6 Laps Time: 3:31.8
|
Rider |
From |
Motorcycle |
1 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Indian Scout 45 |
Second Heat 6 Laps Time: 4:06.8
|
Rider |
From |
Motorcycle |
1 |
Willis Holman |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Harley-Davidson |
Australian Pursuit 7 Laps* Time: 4:55.0
|
Rider |
From |
Motorcycle |
1 |
Albert Jones |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Indian |
2 |
Frenchie Bourdine |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Indian |
3 |
Cecil Mulken |
Wichita, Kansas |
Excelsior-Henderson special |
* This race was scheduled to go ten laps, or until only one rider remained. Jones eliminated Bourdine on the seventh lap.
Barrel Race 4 Laps Time: 6:26.0
|
Rider |
From |
Motorcycle |
1 |
Frank Douglas |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Indian |
2 |
Glen Richmond |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Indian Scout 45 |
Sweepstakes 6 Laps Time: 3:33.4
|
Rider |
From |
Motorcycle |
1 |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Indian Scout 45 |
|
2 |
Albert Jones |
Oklahoma City, Kansas |
Indian |
3 |
Wichita, Kansas |
Indian |
This is the 1930 Indian Scout 45 with drop center rims that Lonnie Lee Rose rode in the races at Arkansas City Speedway on Labor Day, 1932. He would remove the fenders and chain guard to race Russell J. Moore collection
To see newspaper articles pertaining to the motorcycle races run on this speedway on September 5, 1932.
To see results of races run on this speedway in 1929.
To go to the Arkansas City Speedway a. k. a. West Madison Speedway home page.
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