Track Records*
For The Half-Mile Dirt Oval Racetrack At The
*Times have not been located for nearly all of the races run but these are the best records from the times currently known.
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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May 13, 1915 |
35.0 |
Sig Haugdahl |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Sig Haugdahl |
Albert Lea, Mminnesota |
Mercer Raceabout |
298 cu. In. 4 cyl. T- Head Mercer |
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July 28, 1928 |
33.4 |
Rea Bray |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Rea Bray |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Frontenac |
176 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-T Ford modified by the Frontenac Motor Co. |
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October 13, 1928 |
32.4 |
Wendell Sparling |
Winfield, Kansas |
Wendell Sparling |
Winfield, Kansas |
Superior Special |
359 cu. in. 4 cyl. Hisso (½ of a 718.88 cu. in. V-8 Hispano-Suiza aircraft engine) |
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August 1, 1931 |
29.8 |
Rea Bray |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Russell D. Hill |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Frontenac |
176 cu. in 4 cyl. Model-T Ford modified by the Frontenac Motor Co. |
Current One-Lap Track Record
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August 1, 1931 |
28.6 |
Tex West |
Dallas, Texas |
Tex West |
Dallas, Texas |
Frontenac |
176 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-T Ford modified by the Frontenac Motor Co. |
1No time trials were held for races run on this racetrack after September 1, 1958 as starting positions were determined by random draw.
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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October 13, 1928 |
1:52.0 |
Tom Holden |
Denver, Colorado |
Tom Holden |
Denver, Colorado |
Chrysler 70 |
201 cu. in. in-line 6 cyl. Chrysler |
Current Three-Lap Track Record
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May 30, 1956 |
1:29.5 |
Orval Beckel |
Wichita, Kansas |
Kenny Neely |
Wichita, Kansas |
1932 Hudson sedan |
308 cu. in. Hudson Hornet in-line 6 cyl. |
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owners |
Owners From |
Car |
Engine |
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July 4, 1912 |
2:08.0 |
W. W. Brown |
Kansas City, Missouri |
W. W. Brown Ben Brown James Cox |
Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri |
1912 Buick Model 35 |
165 cu. in. 4 cyl. Buick |
Current Four-Lap Track Record
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July 25, 1971 |
2:01.6 |
Mike Smith |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Harold A. Todd |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Chevy II |
small block Chevrolet V-8 |
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
July 28, 1928
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2:49.4 |
Mack McAnally |
Winfield, Kansas |
Wendell Sparling |
Winfield, Kansas |
Superior Special |
359 cu. in. 4 cyl. Hisso (½ of a 718.88 cu. in. V-8 Hispano-Suiza aircraft engine) |
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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July 30, 1927 |
3:53.6 |
Harley Wells |
Miami, Oklahoma |
Harley Wells |
Miami, Oklahoma |
Frontenac |
176 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-T Ford modified by the Frontenac Motor Co. |
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October 9, 1928 |
3:38.0 |
Tom Holden |
Denver, Colorado |
Tom Holden |
Denver, Colorado |
Chrylser 70 |
201 cu. in. in-line 6 cyl. Chrysler |
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October 9, 1928 |
3:27.0 |
Russell D. Hill |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Russell D. Hill |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Frontenac |
176 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-T Ford modified by the Frontenac Motor Co. |
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October 13, 1928 |
3:25.5 |
Ralph Chrysler |
Omaha, Nebraska |
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Ford |
176 cu. in 4 cyl. Model-T Ford with a Rajo head |
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October 13, 1928 |
3:16.5 |
Ira T. McIntire |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Ira T. McIntire |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Ford Rajo |
176 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-T Ford with a Rajo head |
Current Six-Lap Track Record
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August 1, 1931 |
2:59.4 |
Tex West |
Dallas, Texas |
Tex West |
Dallas, Texas |
Frontenac |
176 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-T Ford modified by the Frontenac Motor Co. |
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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July 28, 1934 |
3:21.4 |
Ben Musick2 |
Dallas, Texas |
Chelsie E. Johnson |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Ford |
214 cu. in. 4 cyl. Ford with a McDowell head |
2Ben Musick raced under the name “Bill Morris” at Winfield and a number of other Midwest racetracks.
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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July 28, 1928 |
4:43.8 |
Mack McAnally |
Winfield, Kansas |
Wendell Sparling |
Winfield, Kansas |
Superior Special |
359 cu. in. 4 cyl. Hisso (½ of a 718.88 cu. in. V-8 Hispano-Suiza aircraft engine) |
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July 28, 1928 |
4:38.6 |
James F. Pickens |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Joe Hutchinson |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Chevrolet Special |
4 cyl. Chevrolet |
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October 13, 1928 |
4:25.4 |
Wendell Sparling |
Winfield, Kansas |
Wendell Sparling |
Winfield, Kansas |
Superior Special |
359 cu. in. 4 cyl. Hisso (½ of a 718.88 cu. in. V-8 Hispano-Suiza aircraft engine) |
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July 27, 1929 |
4:20.0 |
Art Hutchin |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Art Hutchin |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Laurel Special |
176 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-T Ford with an overhead cam Laurel head |
Current Eight-Lap Track Record
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July 25, 1971 |
4:06.4 |
Mike Smith |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Harold A. Todd |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Chevy II |
small block Chevrolet V-8 |
9 Laps
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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July 27, 1935 |
12:25.6 |
Carl Mayfield |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Carl Mayfield |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Mayfield Special |
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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May 13, 1915 |
15:31.0 |
Sig Haugdahl |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Sig Haugdahl |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Mercer Raceabout |
298 cu. In. 4 cyl. T- Head Mercer |
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July 30, 1927 |
6:03.4 |
Charles Lebsack |
Wichita, Kansas |
Leonard E. Kerbs |
Otis, Kansas |
Frontenac |
176 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-T Ford modified by the Frontenac Motor Co. |
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October 9, 1928 |
5:38.0 |
James F. Pickens |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Leonard E. Kerbs |
Otis, Kansas |
Frontenac |
176 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-T Ford modified by the Frontenac Motor Co. |
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May 30, 1951 |
5:14.0 |
Ira Woodward |
Wichita, Kansas |
Glen H. Martin |
Wichita, Kansas |
1934 Ford Sedan |
239 cu. in. Ford flathead V-8 |
Current Ten-Lap Track Record
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July 25, 1971 |
5:09.6 |
Ralph Henderson |
Mulvane, Kansas |
Ralph Henderson |
Mulvane, Kansas |
1957 Chevrolet |
283 cu. in. Chevrolet V-8 bored out .060 to 292 cu. in. |
12 Laps
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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July 28, 1928 |
8:15.4 |
James F. Pickens |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Joe Hutchinson |
Arkansas City, KS |
Chevrolet Special |
4 cyl. Chevrolet |
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Current Twelve-Lap Track Record |
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July 5, 1954 |
6:30.4 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
Kenny Riffel |
Herington, Kansas |
1932 Ford Coupe |
239 cu. in. Ford flathead V-8 |
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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July 30, 1927 |
7:12.43 |
Ralph Palmer |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Sunbeam Special |
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3Tex West, of Dallas, TX won a 15-lap main event on this racetrack on July 27, 1935 driving his own 214 cu. in. 4 cyl. Model-A Ford powered big car with a Riley head. The Winfield Daily Courier reported his time for that race as being 4:43.0 but, as that would have required an average of 18.9 seconds per lap and an average speed of 95.25 m.p.h. on the flat half-mile dirt track so the accuracy of that report is doubtful.
20 Laps
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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July 4, 1912 |
14:08.54 |
Glenn Breed |
Winfield, Kansas |
Glenn Breed |
Winfield, Kansas |
1910 Buick Model 17 |
318 cu. in. 4 cyl. T- Head Buick |
4A story in the Arkansas City Daily Traveler says this time was 12:08.0.
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Date |
Time |
Driver |
Driver From |
Owner |
Owner From |
Car |
Engine |
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July 4, 1913 |
29:14 |
Sig Haugdahl |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Sig Haugdahl |
Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Mercer Raceabout |
298 cu. In. 4 cyl. T- Head Mercer |
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