Sprint Car Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Tuesday – September 20, 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

 

 

 

This photo was taken at Hutchinson this afternoon.  Shown are Lloyd Beckman in the #3 Pete Forshee Chevy, Gordon Woolley in the #92 Bill Hoback Chevy, and Don Brown in his own #7 Chevy.  Brown won the feature race on this day while Beckman finished in third place behind Harold Leep and Woolley came in fourth – 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

93

Jerry Weld

Kansas City, Missouri

Jerry Weld Chevy

 

Eddie McVey

Kansas City, Missouri

 

  

 

 

Trophy Dash – 4 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

Time

1

25

Grady Wade

Wichita, Kansas

Chet Wilson Chevy

1:41.50

2

92

Gordon Woolley

Waco, Texas

Bill Hoback Chevy

 

3

9

Jay Woodside

Kansas City, Missouri

Ted Hall Chevy

 

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

 

1

11

“Big Al” Murie

Kansas City, Missouri

Al Murrie Chevy

 

2

3

Ken Wilson

Denver, Colorado

Curt Stockwell Offy

 

3

16

Otis “Ody” Fellows

Littleton, Colorado

Willie Hardeman Offy

 

4

16

Kenny Wines

Kokomo, Indiana

Gene Novotney GMC

 

5

76

Bob Daly

Denver, Colorado

Bob Daly Lincoln 

 

6

81

Pee Wee Umbenstock

Peoria, Illinois

 

 

 

 

  

Second Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

Time

1

44

Keith Hightshoe

Ashland, Nebraska

Ed Smith Chevy

3:25.70

2

15

Charlie Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

Bob Garner Black Panther Chevy

 

3

6

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

Buddy Carroll & Al Torrsen Chevy

 

4

67

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

Goodrich Chevy

 

5

92

Gordon Woolley

Waco, Texas

Bill Hoback Chevy

 

6

93

Jerry Weld

Kansas City, Missouri

Jerry Weld Chevy

 

7

 

Eddie McVay

Kansas City, Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

Third Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

Time

1

22

Bill Rigsby

Wichita, Kansas

Rollins Chevy

3:18.40

2

7

Don Brown

North Hollywood, California

Don Brown Chevy

 

3

3

Lloyd Beckman

Lincoln, Nebraska

Pete Forshee Chevy

 

4

43

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

Pius Selenke Chevy

 

5

92

Gordon Woolley

Waco, Texas

Bill Hoback Chevy

 

6

25

Grady Wade

Wichita, Kansas

Chet Wilson Chevy

 

7

54

Bob Herring

Denver, Colorado

Bob Herring Offy

 

                Returning to the pits after this race, Rigsby ran over a small ridge of dirt in the infield.  It was apparently enough to break the magneto putting his #22 Rollins Special out of competition for the remainder of the day.

 

 

 

Semi-Final Race – 15 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

 

1

11

“Big Al” Murie

Kansas City, Missouri

Al Murie Chevy

 

2

6

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

Buddy Carroll & Al Torrsen Chevy

 

3

16

Otis “Ody” Fellows

Littleton, Colorado

Willie Hardeman Offy

 

4

76

Bob Daly

Broomfield, Colorado

Bob Daly Lincoln

 

5

81

Pee Wee Umbenstock

Peoria, Illinois

 

 

6

26

Ron Wilcheck

Hutchinson, Kansas

Wilcheck Brothers Lincoln

 

DNF

16

Kenny Wines

Kokomo, Indiana

Gene Novotney GMC 

 

                Wines’ car lost a rear wheel just coming onto the front straightaway on the third lap.  His car bounced into the outside wall with the exposed axle clipping a corner post.  That caused the transmission to be yanked sideways pinning Wines’ left leg.  He was treated for minor injuries.  

 

 

 

Feature Race – 16 Cars – 20 Laps 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

 

1

7

Don Brown

North Hollywood, California

Don Brown Chevy

 

2

43

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

Pius Selenke Chevy

 

3

3

Lloyd Beckman

Lincoln, Nebraska

Pete Forshee Chevy

 

4

92

Gordon Woolley

Waco, Texas

Bill Hoback Chevy

 

5

25

Grady Wade

Wichita, Kansas

Chet Wilson Chevy

 

6

84

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

Red Forshee Chevy

 

7

44

Keith Hightshoe

Ashland, Nebraska

Ed Smith Chevy

 

8

2

Walt McWhorter

Wichita, Kansas

Walt McWhorter Dodge

 

9

93

Jerry Weld

Kansas City, Missouri

Jerry Weld Chevy

 

10

92

Stan Borofsky

Kansas City, Missouri

Stan Borofsky Chevy

 

Reed spun out in the northwest turn on the eleventh lap causing the race to be stopped.  Reed was treated for minor burns from hot oil spraying on him in the cockpit.  The race was then restarted.  The first five places did not change between the time the race was restarted and when the checkered flag fell.

 

 

 

This photo of Gordon Woolley of Waco, Texas in the 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

 

 

 

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

Ray Cunningham 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 Gene 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 trophy dash and finished sixth in the third heat on this day.  The #16 in the background is the Willie Hardeman Offy driven by Ody Fellows of Littleton, Colorado.  The #92 on the other side of #16 is the Bill Hoback Chevy driven by Gordon Woolley of Waco, Texas – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

  

 

 

#16 Otis “Ody” Fellows battles with fellow Coloradoan #54 Bob Herring at Hutchinson – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

  

 

 

 Bill Rigsby, facing the camera, with the Rollins Chevy at Hutchinson - Mike Cornelison photo

 

 

 

 

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