Automobile Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Monday, September 20, 1920
Ralph A. Hankinson was the starter for these races which were witnessed by a crowd of 3,000 people. These races were sanctioned by IMCA but that organization’s touring professional drivers had not arrived in town by race time .
Time Trials – 2 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Time |
|
1 |
John Boyd |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Hudson Special |
1:08.0 |
|
2 |
Lou Scheibell |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Chalmers |
1:12.0 |
|
3 |
Harry Dickson |
|
Packard |
1:14.4 |
|
4 |
Fred Lentz |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Hudson |
1:16.8 |
|
5 |
Elmer J. Negy* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Haynes |
1:17.2 |
|
6 |
Earl Roberts |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Studebaker |
1:17.4 |
|
7 |
Jeff Crafford |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford |
1:18.2 |
|
8 |
Tuck Fordyce |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Mercer |
1:20.0 |
First Heat Race – 6 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Time |
|
1 |
Earl Roberts |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Studebaker |
4:07.4 |
|
2 |
Harry Dickson |
|
Packard |
|
|
3 |
Tuck Fordyce |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Mercer |
|
Match Race – 4 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Time |
|
1 |
John Boyd |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Hudson Special |
2:32.0 |
|
2 |
Louis Scheibell |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Chalmers |
|
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps – 3 cars
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Time |
|
1 |
Elmer J. Negy* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Haynes |
3:58.0 |
|
2 |
Fred Lentz |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Hudson |
|
|
3 |
Jeff Crafford |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford |
|
Free-For-All Sweepstakes Race – 15 Laps – 7 cars
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Laps Completed |
|
1 |
John Boyd |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Hudson Special |
15 |
|
2 |
Tuck Fordyce |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Mercer |
15 |
|
3 |
Fred Lentz |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Hudson |
15 |
|
4 |
Harry Dickson |
|
Packard |
15 |
|
5 |
Jeff Crafford |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford |
15 |
|
6 |
Earl Roberts |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Studebaker |
|
|
7 |
Lou Scheibell |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Chalmers |
4 |
It was announced to the spectators that Boyd’s winning Hudson Special had cost an “Oklahoma Cherokee Indian oil millionaire” $32,000 but that appears to have been just hype by a publicist as it was not true.
Robertson’s Studebaker went to the pits with a loose rod, made repairs, and returned to the race but not in time to gain any more positions.
Lou Scheibell of Des Moines, Iowa is shown here in the Chalmers racing car that he drove in these races at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas - Virginia Battager collection
*Elmer John Negy (1891 - 1985)
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