Sprint Car Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Monday – September 19, 1966

 

Sanctioned by – Big Car Racing Association (B.C.R.A.)

Publicist / race announcer – Bill Hill of Kansas City, Missouri

Flagman / starter – Carl Mismach of Pueblo, Colorado

 

 

 

 

Bill Rigsby driving the Rollins #22 on the outside battles Grady Wade driving the Chet Wilson #25 through the north turn for the lead in the third heat race.  Wade managed to take the victory – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Entries

Car #

Driver

From

Car

2

Walt McWhorter

Wichita, Kansas

Walt McWhorter Dodge

3

Lloyd Beckman

Lincoln, Nebraska

Pete Forshee Chevy

3

Ken Wilson

Denver, Colorado 

Curt Stockwell Offy

6

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

Buddy Carroll & Al Torrsen Chevy

7

Don Brown

North Hollywood, California

Don Brown Chevy

9

Jay Woodside

Kansas City, Missouri

Ted Hall Chevy

9x

Don Hartman 

St. Francis, Kansas

Lonnie Morosic Olds

11

Al Murie

Kansas City, Missouri

Al Murie Chevy

15

Charlie Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

Bob Garner Black Panther Chevy

16

Ody Fellows

Littleton, Colorado

Willie Hardeman Offy

16

Kenny Wines

Kokomo, Indiana

Gene Novotney GMC

22

Bill Rigsby

Wichita, Kansas

Rollins Chevy

23

Roger Lane

Kansas City, Missouri

Roger Lane Chevy

25

Grady Wade

Wichita, Kansas

Chet Wilson Chevy

26

Ron Wilcheck

Hutchinson, Kansas

Wilcheck Brothers Lincoln

37

Ralph Parkinson

Wichita Falls, Texas

Northup Peck Chevy

43

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

Pius Selenke Chevy

44

Keith Hightshoe

Ashland, Nebraska

Ed Smith Chevy

44

Tom Corbin

Carrollton, Missouri 

Ed Smith Chevy 

54

Bob Herring

Denver, Colorado

Bob Herring Offy 

58

Harry Ivers

Denver, Colorado

 

67

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

Goodrich Chevy

67D

David Ross

Jetmore, Kansas

Ernie DiCroce Ford

69

Warren Hamilton

Denver, Colorado

Warren Hamilton Chevy

76

Bob Daly

Bloomfield, Colorado

Bob Daly Lincoln 

76

Orville Nance

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bert Blanot Ford

81

Pee Wee Umbenstock

Peoria, Illinois

 

84

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

Red Forshee Chevy

92

Stan Borofsky

Kansas City, Missouri

Stan Borofsky Chevy

92

Gordon Woolley

Waco, Texas

Bill Hoback Chevy

92

Shady McWhorter

Ft. Worth, Texas

Bill Hoback Chevy 

93

Jerry Weld

Kansas City, Missouri

Jerry Weld Chevy

 

Eddie McVey

Kansas City, Missouri

 

 

 

 

Time Trials – 1 Lap – Fast Time: 24.63 seconds

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

1

9

Jay Woodside

Kansas City, Missouri

Ted Hall Chevy

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 4 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

1

9

Jay Woodside

Kansas City, Missouri

Ted Hall Chevy

2

67

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

Goodrich Chevy

 

 

 

First Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

1

16

Kenny Wines

Kokomo, Indiana

Gene Novotney GMC

2

76

Orville Nance

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bert Blanot Ford

3

6

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

Buddy Carroll & Al Torrsen Chevy

 

 

  

Second Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

1

3

Lloyd Beckman

Lincoln, Nebraska

Pete Forshee Chevy

2

84

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

Red Forshee Chevy

3

 

Eddie McVay

Kansas City, Missouri

 

 

 

 

Third Heat Race 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

1

25

Grady Wade

Wichita, Kansas

Chet Wilson Chevy

2

22

Bill Rigsby

Wichita, Kansas

Rollins Chevy

3

93

Jerry Weld

Kansas City, Missouri

Jerry Weld Chevy

 

 

 

Semi-Main Race 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

1

3

Lloyd Beckman

Lincoln, Nebraska

Pete Forshee Chevy

2

84

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

Red Forshee Chevy

3

6

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

Buddy Carroll & Al Torrsen Chevy

4

 

Eddie McVay

Kansas City, Missouri

 

 

 

 

Feature Race – 15 Laps 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

1

92

Gordon Woolley

Waco, Texas

Bill Hoback Chevy

2

67

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

Goodrich Chevy

3

9

Jay Woodside

Kansas City, Missouri

Ted Hall Chevy

4

25

Grady Wade

Wichita, Kansas

Chet Wilson Chevy

5

37

Ralph Parkinson

Wichita Falls, Texas

Northup Peck Chevy

6

92

Shady McWhorter

Ft. Worth, Texas

 

7

43

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

Pius Selenke Chevy

8

22

Bill Rigsby

Wichita, Kansas

Rollins Chevy

Woolley led all 15 laps of this race winning by ten car lengths.  Reed came in second just inches ahead of Woodside.

 

 

 

 Keith Hightshoe in the Ed-Smith-owned Chevy at Hutchinson

Ray Cunningham collection

 

 

  

Jay Woodside of Kansas City, Missouri (second from right) is shown picking up a trophy and jacket for setting quick time in time trials and then winning the trophy dash in the #9 Ted Hall Chevy on this afternoon.  Woodside would go on to win the B.C.R.A. points championship this season as well – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

This photo of Gordon Woolley of Waco, Texas in the #92 Bill Hoback Chevy from Kansas City, Missouri was taken during this week at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.  Woolley won the feature race on this day.  The #23 driven by Roger Lane of Kansas City, Missouri is visible at right in this photo.  The #84 owned by Red Forshee and driven by Roy Bryant of Wichita is also visible just to Woolley’s left.  Bryant placed second in the second heat race on this day – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

 

This photo of Ralph Parkinson of Wichita Falls, Texas in the #37 Northup Peck Chevy was taken during this week at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.  Parkinson finished fifth in the feature race on this day – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection  

 

 

 

This photo of Lloyd Beckman of Lincoln, Nebraska in the Pete Forshee Chevy was taken during this week at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.  That is Forshee standing beside the car.  Beckman finished second in the fourth heat race and first in the feature race on this day.  The #16 car in the background is the Novotney GMC driven by Kenny Wines of Kokomo, Indiana – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

This photo of Grady Wade of Wichita, Kansas in the #25 Chet Wilson Chevy was taken during this week at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.  Wade won the third heat race on this day.  The #16 in the background was Willie Hardeman Offy driven by Ody Fellows of Littleton, Colorado.  The #92 on the other side of the #16 car is was the Bill Hoback Chevy driven by Gordon Woolley of Waco, Texas – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

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