Sprint Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – September 18, 1960
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Attendance – 15,000
Pete Folse Bob Mays collection |
Mickey McCormick L. A. Ward photo |
Buzz Barton Floyd Seago collection |
Jim McElreath Lou Ash photo from the book Big Car THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Time Trials – 1 Lap
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Pete Folse |
Tampa, Florida |
25.37 |
2 |
Jim McElreath* |
Arlington, Texas |
26.34 |
3 |
Johnny Rutherford** |
Houston, Texas |
26.42 |
4 |
Emmett “Buzz” Barton |
Tampa, Florida |
26.48 |
5 |
Dick Ettinger |
Wichita, Kansas |
26.52 |
6 |
Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Mitchell, Indiana |
26.60 |
7 |
Jerry Shumaker |
Wichita, Kansas |
26.78 |
8 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
26.90 |
9 |
Newton “Buzz” Rose |
Tampa, Florida |
26.93 |
10 |
Gordon Woolley |
Waco, Texas |
27.04 |
11 |
Marvin Faw |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
27.44 |
12 |
Bill Billingsley |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
28.98 |
13 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
30.73 |
14 |
Harry Ross |
Houston, Texas |
NT |
14 |
Jay Woodside |
Wichita, Kansas |
NT |
14 |
Tony Magasany |
San Francisco, California |
NT |
14 |
Bert Hellmueller |
Louisville, Kentucky |
NT |
Magasany spun out in the south turn on his time trial run and sheered off several boards in the fence.
First Heat Race – 7 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Newton “Buzz” Rose |
Tampa, Florida |
3:11.25 |
2 |
Jerry Shumaker |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Johnny Rutherford** |
Houston, Texas |
|
4 |
Pete Folse |
Tampa, Florida |
|
5 |
Dick Ettinger |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
Second Heat Race – 7 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
3:11.65 |
2 |
Jim McElreath* |
Arlington, Texas |
|
3 |
Gordon Woolley |
Waco, Texas |
|
4 |
Emmett “Buzz” Barton |
Tampa, Florida |
|
Match Race – 4 Cars – 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Jim McElreath* |
Arlington, Texas |
2:19.30 |
2 |
Jerry Shumaker |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Johnny Rutherford** |
Houston, Texas |
|
Consolation Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Mitchell, Indiana |
3:43.11 |
2 |
Harry Ross |
Houston, Texas |
|
3 |
Tony Magasany |
San Francisco, California |
|
4 |
Marvin Faw |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
|
5 |
Dick Ettinger |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
6 |
Bill Billingsley |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
|
7 |
Jay Woodside |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
Australian Pursuit – 6 Cars – 4 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Emmett “Buzz” Barton |
Tampa, Florida |
|
Feature Race – 10 Cars – 20 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Emmett “Buzz” Barton |
Tampa, Florida |
9:15.65 |
2 |
Pete Folse |
Tampa, Florida |
|
3 |
Jim McElreath* |
Arlington, Texas |
|
4 |
Johnny Rutherford** |
Houston, Texas |
|
5 |
Willard “Mickey” McCormick |
Mitchell, Indiana |
|
6 |
Gordon Woolley |
Waco, Texas |
|
7 |
Harry Ross |
Houston, Texas |
|
8 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
9 |
Bill Billingsley |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
|
10 |
Tony Magasany |
San Francisco, California |
|
Folse started from the pole position and lead the first seven laps before being passed by Barton. Folse remained close to Barton for the remainder of the race as they two pulled away from the rest of the field.
Jerry Shumaker Tom Madison collection |
Dale Reed L. A. Ward photo from the book Big Car Thunder by Bob Mays |
Marvin Faw Tommy Madison collection |
Buzz Rose Lou Ash photo from the book Big Car THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Jay Woodside Jay Woodside collection |
Johnny Rutherford Lou Ash photo from the book Big Car THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Roy Bryant Leroy Byers photo from the book Big Car THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Gordon Woolley Leroy Byers photo from the book Big Car THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Bill Billingsley Armin Krueger photo from the book Big Car THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Bert Hellmueller
Bob Stolze
collection
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* Jim McElreath went on to compete in the Indianapolis “500” fifteen times.
** Johnny Rutherford went on to win the Indianapolis “500” three times.
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