New Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Labor Day – Monday – September 1, 1952
Race Promoter – Verne Hamilton of Hutchinson, Kansas
Flagman / Starter – Ted Davis of Salina, Kansas
Paid Attendance – 5,969
Winner’s Share of the Purse – $1,000
Hutchinson News-Herald
August 24, 1952 – Page 30
Lined up for this Race at Hutchinson
The Oldsmobile 88 #56 on the pole was driven by Jim Roper while the Plymouth #14 on the outside of the second row was driven by J. R. “Bob” Cox. If you know who was driving any of the other cars in this photo, please contact Bob Lawrence. Click your mouse on the photo above to see some other photos taken at about the same time as this one – Bob Cox collection
150 Mile – 300 Lap Race - Time: 3 hours, 1 minute
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Place |
Driver |
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Automobile |
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Jim Roper |
Halstead, Kansas |
Oldsmobile 88 #56 |
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2 |
J. R. “Bob” Cox |
Halstead, Kansas |
Plymouth #14 |
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3 |
Norman Horn |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Packard |
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4 |
Bob Dugan |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
Oldsmobile 88 |
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Frank Black |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
1947 Ford #83 |
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Bill Massey |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Hudson |
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Fred South |
Salina, Kansas |
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Bill Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1950 Pontiac #51 |
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Bill Wesley |
Liberal, Kansas |
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Gayford Dye |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Bob Gass |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Clarence Bolton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Red Wilson |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Bill Mitchell |
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Massey was driving the “Johnny Sutton Hudson”. He took the early lead but dropped out when the Hudson threw a wheel. The car was repaired and he returned to the race only to loose another wheel which ended his drive for the day.
Dugan assumed the lead when Massey dropped out.
Black lost a wheel on the 150th lap and dropped out while running in second place.
In the most spectacular crash of the day, South knocked down 100 feet on the west side of the track when he lost control of his car.
Dugan lead to lap 180 when he made a pit stop leaving the lead to Roper. Roper went into the pits on lap 190 handing the lead back to Dugan. Dugan led to lap 215 when he made his final pit stop giving the lead back to Roper. Dugan was in second place and only a half lap behind Roper with eight laps to go when Dugan’s Oldsmobile vapor locked and he dropped out. Only four cars were running at the finish with Cox in second place just a few laps behind Roper.
Roper was able to win this race in spite of taking a "no time" in time trials when his car broke an axle and lost a rear wheel.
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Gayford Dye Lehman collection |
Jim Roper at left with Millard Clothier Clothier collection |
Bill Lehman Lehman collection |
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