Sprint Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Wednesday – September 17, 1958
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Promotional company – Auto Racing Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Race Promoter – Frank R. Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Scorekeeper – Verna Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance – 5,000
Exciting Finish
Mickey McCormick, in the black #4 car on the outside next to the fence, is shown here overtaking Don Carr in the Mocca Offy #2-C to win the feature race by just three feet. The flagman is Frank Winkley. The photo inserted at the upper left is of McCormick – Hutchinson News photo
Entry List
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Driver |
From |
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Jack Rounds |
Huntington Park, California |
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Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Carl Williams* |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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A. J. Shepherd** |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Johnny Pouelson |
Gardena, California |
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Colby Scroggin |
Eagle Rock, California |
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Bert Hellmueller |
Louisville, Kentucky |
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Arnold Knepper*** |
Belleville, Illinois |
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Leroy Neumayer |
Compton, California |
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Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Harry Ross |
Houston, Texas |
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Jim “Herk” Hurtubise**** |
North Tonawanda, New York |
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Red Hoyle |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Bob Mathouser***** |
Omaha, Nebraska |
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Marvin Faw |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Don Carr |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
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Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Bob Carpenter |
Wabash, Indiana |
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Keith “Porky” Rachwitz |
Springfield, Missouri |
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Bill Nelson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Jerry Shumaker |
Wichita, Kansas |
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First Heat Race – 7 Cars - 7 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Hutchison, Kansas |
3:09.00 |
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2 |
Jim Hurtubise**** |
North Tonawanda, New York |
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Arnold Knepper*** |
St. Louis, Missouri |
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Keith “Porky” Rachwitz |
Springfield, Missouri |
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Bill Nelson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Don Carr |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
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Bob Mathouser |
Los Angeles, California |
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Second Heat Race – 7 Cars - 7 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
3:20.51 |
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2 |
Leroy Neumayer |
Compton, California |
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Johnny Pouelson |
Gardena, California |
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Carl Williams* |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Harry Ross |
Houston, Texas |
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Bob Mathouser***** |
Los Angeles, California |
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7 |
Bert Hellmueller |
Louisville, Kentucky |
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Third Heat Race – 6 Cars - 7 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Jack Rounds |
Huntington Park, California |
2:59.71 |
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2 |
A. J. Shepherd** |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
Jerry Shumaker |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Colby Scroggin |
Eagle Rock, California |
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Red Hoyle |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Marvin Faw |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Trophy Dash – 4 Cars - 5 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
Jack Rounds |
Huntington Park, California |
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Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Leroy Neumayer |
Compton, California |
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Consolation Race – 9 Cars - 8 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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Don Carr |
St. Petersburg, Florida |
3:51.97 |
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Colby Scroggin |
Eagle Rock, California |
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Carl Williams* |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Bert Hellmueller |
Louisville, Kentucky |
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Bill Nelson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Red Hoyle |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Marvin Faw |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Bob Carpenter |
Wabash, Indiana |
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Feature Race – 12 Cars - 15 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Hutchison, Kansas |
7:18.57 |
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Don Carr |
St. Petersburg, California |
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Arnold Knepper*** |
St. Louis, Missouri |
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Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Colby Scroggin |
Eagle Rock, California |
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Jim Hurtubise**** |
North Tonawanda, New York |
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A. J. Shepherd** |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Leroy Neumayer |
Compton, California |
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Jack Rounds |
Huntington Park, California |
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Johnny Pouelson |
Gardena, California |
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Carl Williams* |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Jerry Shumaker |
Wichita, Kansas |
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McCormick led the first three laps but then fell back not to regain the lead again until the 12th lap. Even then, he only held it briefly. McCormick and Carr jockeyed for the lead several times over the last three laps before McCormick came from behind to win on the final straight-away.
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A. J. Shepherd L. A. Ward photo from the book Big Car Thunder by Bob Mays |
Bob Carpenter Phil Harms collection from the book The Rim Riders by Buzz Rose |
Porky Rachwitz L. A. Ward photo from the book Big Car Thunder by Bob Mays |
Carl Williams Lou Ash photo from the book Big Car Thunder by Bob Mays |
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Bill Nelson Bob Mays collection |
Jerry Shumaker Tom Madison collection |
Marvin Faw Tommy Madison collection |
Charlie Lutkie Charlie Lutkie collection |
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Bert Hellmueller Bob Stolze collection |
Mickey McCormick L. A. Ward photo |
Harold Leep Jerry Wilson collection |
Arnie Knepper Bob Mays collection |
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Red Hoyle Bob Mays collection from his book Big Car Thunder |
Harry Ross One Tough Circuit by Bill Hill |
Leroy Neumayer L. A. Ward photo from the book Big Car Thunder by Bob Mays |
Don Carr Fraser and Fletcher photo from the book Big Car Thunder by Bob Mays |
* Carl Williams (1930-1973) went on to compete in the Indianapolis “500” six tunes.
** Alvin Junior “A. J.” Shepherd (1926-2005) went on to compete in the Indianapolis “500” in 1961.
*** Arnold “Arnie” Knepper (1930-1992) went on to compete in the Indianapolis “500” five times.
**** Jim “Herk” Hurtubise (1932-1989) went on to compete in the Indianapolis “500” ten times.
***** Bob Mathouser (1926-1980) went on to compete in the Indianapolis “500” in 1964.
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