Big Car Races on the

Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Friday – September 24, 1948

 

 

 

 

Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)

 

Promoter – Frank R. Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

 

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 – 17 Cars - 1 Lap  

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

  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

Bill Hooper3

Decatur, Illinois

1

Offenhauser

 

28.90 

  7

Roy Prosser

North Hollywood, California

88

Ford

 

29.00 

  8

George Swangler

Grand Forks, North Dakota

10

Mercury

 

29.10 

  9

Clair Cotter

Austin, Minnesota

44

Ford

 

29.65

10

Ernie Johnson

Christine, North Dakota

5

Cragar

 

29.96

11

Bill Everhart2

Wichita, Kansas

9

Schofield

 

30.06

12

Russ Lee

Minneapolis, Minnesota

6

Offenhauser

 

30.25

13

Phil Mocca

St. Louis, Missouri

Circle 2

Hal

 

30.67

14

Bill Hoff

Minneapolis, Minnesota

88

 

 

31.50

15

Roy Yauger

Austin, Minnesota

62

Mercury

 

31.70

16

Red Bellew

Moberly, Missouri

F-8

Ford

 

33.55

17

Bud Stone

Chicago, Illinois

F-6

Ford

 

36.65

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 6 cars – 5 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

1

Emory Collins

Le Mars, Iowa

7

Offenhauser

$55

2:46.25

2

Rabbit Musick1

Dallas, Texas

5

Offenhauser

  35

 

3

Ben Musick

Dallas, Texas

39

Offenhauser

  25

 

4

Russ Lee

Minneapolis, Minnesota

6

Offenhauser

 

 

5

Bill Hooper3

Decatur, Illinois

1

Offenhauser

 

 

6

Billy Snyder

Minneapolis, Minnesota

13

Offenhauser

 

 

 

 

 

Second Heat Race – 6 Cars – 5 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

1

Roy Prosser

North Hollywood, California

88

Ford

$45

2:46.80

2

George Swangler

Grand Forks, North Dakota

10

Mercury

  30

 

3

Clair Cotter

Austin, Minnesota

44

Ford

  20

 

4

Ernie Johnson

Christine, North Dakota

5

Cragar

 

 

5

Bill Everhart2

Wichita, Kansas

9

Schofield

 

 

6

Bud Stone

Chicago, Illinois

F-6

Ford

 

 

 

 

  

Consolation Race – 6 Cars – 5 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

1

Russ Lee

Minneapolis, Minnesota

6

Offenhauser

$35

2:46.50

2

Bill Hooper3

Decatur, Illinois

1

Offenhauser

  25

 

3

Billy Snyder

Minneapolis, Minnesota

13

Offenhauser

  20

 

4

Clair Cotter

Austin, Minnesota

44

Ford

 

 

5

Phil Mocca

St. Louis, Missouri

Circle 2

Hal

 

 

6

Bill Everhart2

Wichita, Kansas

9

Schofield

 

DNF

  

 

 

Handicap Match Race – 2 Cars – 3 Laps 

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

1

Ben Musick

Dallas, Texas

39

Offenhauser

 

1:43.90

2

Emory Collins

Le Mars, Iowa

7

Offenhauser

 

 

            Collins led the first two laps before Musick passed him on the final lap.

 

 

 

Australian Pursuit Handicap Race – 8 Cars – 10 Laps 

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

1

Ernie Johnson

Christine, North Dakota

5

Cragar

$35

 

2

George Swangler

Grand Forks, North Dakota

10

Mercury

  25

 

3

Dick “Red” White

North Hollywood, California

77

 

  20

 

4

Roy Yauger

Austin, Minnesota

62

Mercury

  15

DNF

5

Bill Everhart2

Wichita, Kansas

9

Schofield

  15

DNF

6

Phil Mocca

St. Louis, Missouri

Circle 2

Hal

  10

DNF

7

Bill Hoff

Minneapolis, Minnesota

88

 

 

DNF

8

Red Bellew

Moberly, Missouri

F-8

Ford

 

DNF

 

 

 

Sweepstakes Championship Race – 8 Cars – 7 Laps  

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

  1

Emory Collins

Le Mars, Iowa

7

Offenhauser

$170

3:43.20

  2

Ben Musick

Dallas, Texas

39

Offenhauser

  140

 

  3

Rabbit Musick1

Dallas, Texas

5

Offenhauser

  100

 

  4

Bill Hooper3

Decatur, Illinois

1

Offenhauser

    70

 

  5

Billy Snyder

Minneapolis, Minnesota

13

Offenhauser

    40

 

  6

Roy Prosser

North Hollywood, California

88

Ford

    20

 

  7

Ernie Johnson

Christine, North Dakota

5

Cragar

 

 

  8

Clair Cotter

Austin, Minnesota

44

Ford

 

 

Ben Musick passed his brother, Rabbit Musick on the final lap to take second place.

                Snyder passed Hooper on the sixth lap only to have Hooper repass him on the final lap to regain fourth place. 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Elmer Ray “Rabbit” Musick (1918-1962) was driving the Campbell Offy #5.

 

2 William “Bill” Everhart (1911-1980) was driving the Swart Brothers #9 big car

 

3 William “Bill” Hooper (1909-1978) was driving the Campbell Offy #1 which was the former O’Day Offy.

 

  

 

 

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