Big Car Races on the

Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Memorial Day – Sunday – May 30, 1948

 

 

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

Promotional company – Auto Racing Incorporated of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Race promoter – Frank Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

Track condition – “muddy”

Attendance – 5,000

 

 

 

Time Trials – 18 Cars – 1 Lap  

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

  1

Jimmy Wilburn*

Indianapolis, Indiana

93

Offenhauser

 

25.29

  2

Emory Collins

Le Mars, Iowa

7

Offenhauser

 

25.49

  3

Ben Musick

Dallas, Texas

39

Offenhauser

 

27.20

  4

Russ Lee

Minneapolis, Minnesota

6

Offenhauser

 

27.30

  5

C. H. “Sonny” Ebsen

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

57

Cragar

 

28.90

  6

Clair Cotter

Austin, Minnesota

44

Ford

 

29.30

  7

Ernie Johnson

Christine, North Dakota

5

Cragar

 

29.70

  8

Ronald Bohlender

Des Moines, Iowa

39

Chrysler

 

30.01

  9

Billy Snyder

Minneapolis, Minnesota

13

Offenhauser

 

30.29

10

P. A. “Thurman” Bacon

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

K-1

McDowell

 

30.70

10

Don Brown

Wichita, Kansas

9

Schofield

 

31.10

12

Wayne Allison

Minneapolis, Minnesota

45-R

Hudson

 

31.20

13

Loren Fondoble

Wichita, Kansas

10

Riley

 

31.30

14

Jimmy James

Miami, Florida

71

Riley

 

32.46

15

Roy Yauger

Austin, Minnesota

4

 

 

33.40

16

Pete Allas

Austin, Minnesota

55

Riley

 

33.80

17

Hank Snyder

Minneapolis, Minnesota

17

Miller Schofield

 

36.00

18

Harold Stark

Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

2

 

 

NT

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 6 Cars – 5 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time 

1

Emory Collins

Le Mars, Iowa

7

Offenhauser

$75

2:18.68

2

Jimmy Wilburn*

Indianapolis, Indiana

93

Offenhauser

  50

 

3

Russ Lee

Minneapolis, Minnesota

6

Offenhauser

  35

 

4

Ben Musick

Dallas, Texas

39

Offenhauser

 

 

5

Clair Cotter

Austin, Minnesota

44

Ford

 

 

6

Ernie Johnson

Christine, North Dakota

5

Cragar

 

 

Collins led by less than the width of a tire at the finish

 

 

 

Second Heat Race – 6 Cars – 5 Laps 

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time 

1

Billy Snyder

Minneapolis, Minnesota

13

Offenhauser

$60

2:25.20

2

P. A. “Thurman” Bacon

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

K-1

McDowell

  40

 

3

Ronald Bohlender

Des Moines, Iowa

39

Chrysler

  25

 

4

Wayne Allison

Minneapolis, Minnesota

45-R

Hudson

 

 

5

Loren Fondoble

Wichita, Kansas

10

Riley

 

 

6

Don Brown

Wichita, Kansas

9

Schofield

 

 

  

 

 

Consolation Race – 6 Cars – 5 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

1

Ben Musick

Dallas, Texas

39

Offenhauser

$50

2:50.30

2

Don Brown

Wichita, Kansas

9

Schofield

  30

 

3

Clair Cotter

Austin, Minnesota

44

Ford

  20

 

4

Ernie Johnson

Christine, North Dakota

5

Cragar

 

 

5

Wayne Allison

Minneapolis, Minnesota

45-R

Hudson

 

 

6

Loren Fondoble

Wichita, Kansas

10

Riley

 

 

   

 

 

Match Race – 2 Cars – 3 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

1

Jimmy Wilburn*

Indianapolis, Indiana

93

Offenhauser

$50

1:20.4

2

Emory Collins

Le Mars, Iowa

7

Offenhauser

  30

 

   

 

 

Australian Pursuit 

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

 

1

Billy Snyder

Minneapolis, Minnesota

13

Offenhauser

$50

 

2

P. A. “Thurman” Bacon

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

K-1

McDowell

  40

 

3

Roy Yauger

Austin, Minnesota

4

 

  30

 

4

Loren Fondoble

Wichita, Kansas

10

Riley

  25

 

5

Hank Snyder

Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

17

Miller Schofield

  20

 

6

Pete Allas

Austin, Minnesota

55

Riley

  15

 

      

 

 

Semi-Final – 8 Cars – 7 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

  1

Billy Snyder

Minneapolis, Minnesota

13

Offenhauser

$60

3:25.1

  2

Clair Cotter

Austin, Minnesota

44

Ford

  40

 

  3

Ronald Bohlender

Des Moines, Iowa

39

Chrysler

  25

 

  4

Don Brown

Wichita, Kansas

9

Schofield

 

 

  5

Wayne Allison

Minneapolis, Minnesota

45-R

Hudson

 

 

  6

Jimmy James

Miami, Florida

71

Riley

 

 

  7

Loren Fondoble

Wichita, Kansas

10

Riley

 

 

  8

Pete Allas

Minneapolis, Minnesota

 55

Riley

 

 

  9

Ernie Johnson

Christine, North Dakota

5

Cragar

 

 

  10

Thurman Bacon

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

K-1

McDowell

 

 

 

 

 

Feature Race – 8 Cars – 7 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Car #

Engine

Purse

Time

1

Jimmy Wilburn*

Indianapolis, Indiana

93

Offenhauser

$300

3:10.01

2

Emory Collins

Le Mars, Iowa

7

Offenhauser

  225

 

3

Russ Lee

Minneapolis, Minnesota

6

Offenhauser

  140

 

4

Ben Musick

Dallas, Texas

39

Offenhauser

    90

 

5

Billy Snyder

Minneapolis, Minnesota

13

Offenhauser

    60

 

6

Don Brown

Wichita, Kansas

9

Schofield

    40

 

7

Clair Cotter

Austin, Minnesota

44

Ford

    30

 

8

Ronald Bohlender

Des Moines, Iowa

39

Chrysler

    15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billy Snyder

Don Radbruch collection

Emory Collins

Wood collection

Jimmy Wilburn

Don Radbruch collection

Ben Musick

Swart collection

 

 

 

Clair Cotter

Wood collection

Loren Fondoble

Roy Eaton collection

Russ Lee

Don Radbruch collection

Ernie Johnson

Don Radbruch collection

 

 

 

Jimmy Wilburn

Don Radbruch collection

 

 

* James T. “Jimmy” Wilburn (1908-1984) competed in the Indianapolis “500” in 1946.

 

 

 

  

 

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