Big Car Races on the
Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Tuesday September 21, 1948
Sanctioned by International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Promoter Frank R. Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance 13,400
Price of Admission:
Adult general admission |
- |
$1.20 |
Child general admission |
- |
.60 |
Reserved bench seat |
- |
1.50 |
Reserved chair seat |
- |
1.75 |
Box seat |
- |
2.00 |
Emory Collins Wood collection |
Ben Musick Swart collection |
Roy Prosser Roy Eaton collection |
Ernie Johnson Don Radbruch collection |
Clair Cotter Wood collection |
Russ Lee Don Radbruch collection |
Phil Mocca Jeff Adams collection |
Rabbit Musick Bill Hill collection |
Billy Snyder Don Radbruch collection |
Time Trials 16 Cars - 1 Lap
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Engine |
Time from Today |
Time from Sunday |
1 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, Iowa |
7 |
Offenhauser |
|
25.12 |
2 |
Rabbit Musick1 |
Dallas, Texas |
5 |
Offenhauser |
|
26.55 |
3 |
Ben Musick |
Dallas, Texas |
39 |
Offenhauser |
|
26.90 |
4 |
Billy Snyder |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
13 |
Offenhauser |
28.45 |
|
5 |
Dick Red White |
North Hollywood, California |
77 |
|
|
28.65 |
6 |
Roy Prosser |
North Hollywood, California |
88 |
Ford |
|
29.00 |
7 |
George Swangler |
Grand Forks, North Dakota |
10 |
Mercury |
|
29.10 |
8 |
Clair Cotter |
Austin, Minnesota |
44 |
Ford |
|
29.65 |
9 |
Ernie Johnson |
Christine, North Dakota |
5 |
Cragar |
29.96 |
|
10 |
Bill Everhart2 |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
Schofield |
|
30.06 |
11 |
Russ Lee |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
6 |
Offenhauser |
|
30.25 |
12 |
Phil Mocca |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Circle 2 |
Hal |
|
30.67 |
13 |
Bill Hoff |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
88 |
|
|
31.50 |
14 |
Roy Yauger |
Austin, Minnesota |
62 |
Mercury |
|
31.70 |
15 |
Red Bellew |
Moberly, Minnesota |
F-8 |
Ford |
|
33.55 |
16 |
Bud Stone |
Chicago, Illinois |
F-6 |
Ford |
|
36.65 |
Snyder and Johnson were not entered in the races on Sunday, September 19, 1948 so they were allowed to run their time trial today and have their time intergraded into the standings above which were then used for todays races.
First Heat Race 6 cars 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Engine |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, Iowa |
7 |
Offenhauser |
$55 |
2:33.90 |
2 |
Rabbit Musick1 |
Dallas, Texas |
5 |
Offenhauser |
35 |
|
3 |
Ben Musick |
Dallas, Texas |
39 |
Offenhauser |
25 |
|
4 |
Billy Snyder |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
13 |
Offenhauser |
|
|
5 |
Roy Prosser |
North Hollywood, California |
88 |
Ford |
|
|
6 |
Dick Red White |
North Hollywood, California |
77 |
|
|
|
Second Heat Race 6 Cars 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Engine |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
George Swangler |
Grand Forks, North Dakota |
10 |
Mercury |
$45 |
2:31.90 |
2 |
Clair Cotter |
Austin, Minnesota |
44 |
Ford |
30 |
|
3 |
Phil Mocca |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Circle 2 |
Hal |
20 |
|
4 |
Ernie Johnson |
Christine, North Dakota |
5 |
Cragar |
|
|
5 |
Bud Stone |
Chicago, Illinois |
F-6 |
Ford |
|
|
6 |
Bill Everhart2 |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
Schofield |
|
|
Consolation Race 6 Cars 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Engine |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
Roy Prosser |
North Hollywood, California |
88 |
Ford |
$35 |
2:34.00 |
2 |
Bill Everhart2 |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
Schofield |
25 |
|
3 |
Dick Red White |
North Hollywood, California |
77 |
|
20 |
|
4 |
Bud Stone |
Chicago, Illinois |
F-6 |
Ford |
|
|
5 |
Billy Snyder |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
13 |
Offenhauser |
|
|
6 |
Ernie Johnson |
Christine, North Dakota |
5 |
Cragar |
|
|
Handicap Match Race 2 Cars 3 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Engine |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
Ben Musick |
Dallas, Texas |
39 |
Offenhauser |
$30 |
1:26.85 |
2 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, Iowa |
7 |
Offenhauser |
20 |
|
Musick won this race by the narrowest of margins.
Australian Pursuit Handicap Race 7 Cars 4 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Engine |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
Billy Snyder |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
13 |
Offenhauser |
$35 |
|
2 |
Roy Yauger |
Austin, Minnesota |
62 |
Mercury |
25 |
DNF |
3 |
Bill Hoff |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
88 |
|
20 |
DNF |
4 |
Russ Lee |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
6 |
Offenhauser |
15 |
DNF |
5 |
Ernie Johnson |
Christine, North Dakota |
5 |
Cragar |
10 |
DNF |
6 |
Red Bellew |
Moberly, Missouri |
F-8 |
Ford |
5 |
DNF |
7 |
Bud Stone |
Chicago, Illinois |
F-6 |
Ford |
|
DNF |
Sweepstakes Championship Race 10 Cars 7 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Engine |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
Emory Collins |
Le Mars, Iowa |
7 |
Offenhauser |
$170 |
3:31.81 |
2 |
Ben Musick |
Dallas, Texas |
39 |
Offenhauser |
140 |
|
3 |
Rabbit Musick1 |
Dallas, Texas |
5 |
Offenhauser |
100 |
|
4 |
Roy Prosser |
North Hollywood, California |
88 |
Ford |
70 |
|
5 |
Phil Mocca |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Circle 2 |
Hal |
40 |
|
6 |
Dick Red White |
North Hollywood, California |
77 |
|
20 |
|
7 |
Bill Everhart2 |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
Schofield |
|
|
8 |
Clair Cotter |
Austin, Minnesota |
44 |
Ford |
|
|
9 |
Billy Snyder |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
13 |
Offenhauser |
|
|
10 |
George Swangler |
Grand Forks, North Dakota |
10 |
Mercury |
|
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Ben Musick passed Collins on the back stretch on the last lap but then slid wide in the final turn allowing Collins to regain the lead and beat Musick to the finish line by half a car length.
1 Elmer Ray Rabbit Musick (1918-1962) was driving a Campbell Offy.
2 Bill Everhart (1911-1980) was driving the Swart Brothers #9 big car
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