Jalopy Races at Hutchinson, Kansas on September 15, 1958

Jalopy Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

Monday – September 15, 1958

Track condition – “muddy and treacherous”

First Heat Race

Place	Driver	From
1	Forrest Coleman	Wichita, Kansas
2	Jay Woodside	Wichita, Kansas
3	Jay Moore	Pittsburg, Kansas
4	Ray Webber	Junction City, Kansas
5	Ted Kreger	Dodge City, Kansas
6	Pete Jacobs	Wichita, Kansas
7	T. J. Newman	Wichita, Kansas
8	Wayne Harbold	Hutchinson, Kansas
9	Carl Hayes	Hutchinson, Kansas
10	Paul Befort, Jr.	Garden City, Kansas
11	Glen Puett	Garden City, Kansas
	Ken Jenkins	Wichita, Kansas
	Jack Gartner	Hutchinson, Kansas
	Jim Macy	Hutchinson, Kansas
	Tex Barr	Wichita, Kansas

Jenkins and Gartner crashed into each other in the northeast turn on the second lap and both cars overturned. On the next lap, Macy and Barr tried to squeeze between the overturned cars and the outside fence. Macy made it through with only minor damage. Barr’s car struck the fence with such force that his car disintegrated into small pieces and leaving Barr unconscious and hanging upside down from his seat belt. He was rushed to the hospital but his injuries turned out to be minor.

Second Heat Race

Place	Driver	From
1	Henry Ellington	Hutchinson, Kansas
2	Charlie Lutkie	Wichita, Kansas
3	L. C. Brooks	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
4	K. O. Christian*	Wichita, Kansas
5	Marvin Berrath	Ogden, Utah
6	Bob Baker	Coffeyville, Kansas
7	Gene Potts	Great Bend, Kansas
8	Bill Curless	Arkansas City, Kansas
9	Lyle Goodson	Junction City, Kansas
10	Glen Watkins	Hutchinson, Kansas
11	George Witzke	Wichita, Kansas
12	Dick Hendershot**	Hutchinson, Kansas

Third Heat Race

Place	Driver	From
1	John Riead	Hutchinson, Kansas
2	Alan Carter	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3	Clifford Durr	Derby, Kansas
4	K. O. Christian*	Wichita, Kansas
5	Bob Fiest	Junction City, Kansas
6	Earl Blanchard	Wichita, Kansas
7	Orval Beckel	Wichita, Kansas
8	Bob Chamblin	Salina, Kansas
9	Doran Raine, Jr.	Haysville, Kansas
10	Jim Goodson	Hutchinson, Kansas
11	Reuben Loepp	Hutchinson, Kansas

Trophy Dash – 4 Cars

Trophy girl – Sharon Worm of Hutchinson, Kansas

Cars that finished first and second in the first two heat races qualified for this race

Place	Driver	From
1	Forrest Coleman	Wichita, Kansas
2	Charlie Lutkie	Wichita, Kansas
3	Jay Woodside	Wichita, Kansas
4	Henry Ellington	Hutchinson, Kansas

B Feature Race

Place	Driver	From
1	Ralph Cole	Arkansas City, Kansas
2	Jim Toombs	Derby, Kansas
3	John Carter	Arkansas City, Kansas
4	Charlie Pitts	Hutchinson, Kansas
5	Reuben Loepp	Hutchinson, Kansas
6	Jim Curley	Hutchinson, Kansas
7	Bill Wilson	Junction City, Kansas
8	Grady Wade	Wichita, Kansas
9	Bob Ingram	Hutchinson, Kansas
10	Francis Hoffenstedt	Manhattan, Kansas

A Feature Race – 41 Cars

First place in this race paid $100 in prize money

Place	Driver	From
1	Jay Woodside	Wichita, Kansas
2	L. C. Brooks	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3	Jay Moore	Pittsburg, Kansas
4	Bob Baker	Coffeyville, Kansas
5	Bill Curless	Arkansas City, Kansas
6	Forrest Coleman	Wichita, Kansas
7	K. O. Christian*	Wichita, Kansas
8	Ray Webber`	Junction City, Kansas
9	Carl Hayes	Hutchinson, Kansas
10	John Riead	Hutchinson, Kansas
11	Gene Potts	Great Bend, Kansas
12	Wayne Harbold	Hutchinson, Kansas
13	Jim Curley	Hutchinson, Kansas
	Ralph Cole	Arkansas City, Kansas
	Frank Beeney	Hutchinson, Kansas
	Bob Chamblin	Salina, Kansas
	Dick Hendershot**	Hutchinson, Kansas
	Marvin Berrath	Ogden, Utah

Hendershot’s car overturned in the north turn and Berrath’s car crashed into both Hendershot’s car and the fence.

Cole’s car spun out on the eighth lap at the head of the front straight-away and stopped backward on the racetrack. Due to heavy dust, several other cars crashed into Cole’s car, the fence, or other cars in the race before they could get stopped.

This was the first feature race that Woodside had ever won.