Sprint Car Races on the
Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – June 26, 1955
Sanctioned by – United Motor Contest Association (U.M.C.A.)
Race Promoter – Hayden Hubbard of Hutchinson, Kansas
Attendance – 1,500
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L. B. Taylor Roger Burnett collection |
Mickey McCormick Jeff Adams collection |
Gregg Tiederman Tiederman collection |
Buzz Barton Floyd Seago collection |
Charlie Lutkie Big Car Thunder by Bob Mays |
Published Entry List
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
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1 |
Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
Baldauf Offy #1 |
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2 |
Jim Curley |
Hutchinson, KS |
General Motors Special #17 |
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3 |
Elmer “Red” Stock |
Hutchinson, KS |
Dunsworth Special |
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4 |
Gordon Shuck |
Edgar, NE |
Goodrich Special |
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5 |
Jim Wegscheider |
St. Louis, MO |
Vaughn Special #24 |
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6 |
Jerry Shumaker |
Wichita, KS |
Church Brothers Wayne Chevrolet #39 |
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7 |
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, KS |
Westerhaus Studebaker #23 |
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8 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, KS |
Wilson “Mighty Mouse” #25 |
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9 |
Bob Champlin |
Wichita, KS |
Ortner Studebaker |
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10 |
Bob Murra |
Wichita, KS |
Taylor Offy |
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11 |
T. E. Russell |
Denver, CO |
Cragar Special |
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12 |
L. B. Taylor |
Amarillo, TX |
Taylor Wayne Chevrolet |
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13 |
Gerald “Curly” Wadsworth* |
Topeka, KS |
Stockwell Nash - Healy |
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14 |
Art Dishinger |
Independence, MO |
Ranger Special |
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15 |
Gregg Tiederman |
Tulsa, OK |
Tiederman Ranger |
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16 |
Buzz Barton |
Chickasha, OK |
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McCormick’s Baldauf Offy was equipped with a new 270 cu. in. Offenhauser engine replacing the 220 cu. in. Offy that had been in the car up to now.
Dishinger’s Ranger Special caught on fire while sitting in the pits.
Each contestant was paid $15 for “tow money”.
Time Trials – 1 Lap
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Time |
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1 |
Buzz Barton |
Chickasha, OK |
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26.38 |
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2 |
Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
Baldauf Offy #1 |
26.49 |
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Art Dishinger |
Independence, MO |
Ranger Special |
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First Heat Race
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
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1 |
Buzz Barton |
Chickasha, OK |
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2 |
Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
Baldauf Offy #1 |
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Feature Race – 25 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
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1 |
Mickey McCormick |
Hutchinson, KS |
Baldauf Offy #1 |
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2 |
Buzz Barton |
Chickasha, OK |
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Jim Wegscheider Tommy Madison collection |
Bob Murra Roy Pulver collection |
Curly Wadsworth Dave Russell collection |
Jerry Shumaker Tom Madison collection |
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Jim Curley |
T. E. Russell |
Gordon Shuck |
Walt McWhorter |
The four photographs right above are from the book Big Car Thunder, Sprint Cars on America’s Fair Circuits, Vol. 1 by Bob Mays
* Gerald “Curly” Wadsworth was fatally injured in a racing accident in Kansas City, Kansas in 1956.
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