New Model Strictly Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Monday – July 4, 1949
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Race Director – Virgil C. Miller of Hutchinson, Kansas
Attendance – 8,000
Time Trials – 3 Laps
Best One Lap of Three Consecutive Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
1949 Oldsmobile 88 #88 |
35.65 |
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Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1948 Packard |
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Dick Hendershot* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1948 Ford |
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J. D. Hanna |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1941 Chrysler |
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Gayford Dye |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1948 Kaiser |
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Bill Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1941 Pontiac #41 |
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W. E. “Bill” Massey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1948 Frazer |
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Orville Wilson |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1948 DeSoto |
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W. C. Bolton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1948 Ford |
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Bill Robinson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1948 Packard |
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Ray Rutman |
Topeka, Kansas |
1948 Chrysler |
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Don Smith |
St. Marys, Kansas |
1949 Ford |
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Norman Horn |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1948 Lincoln |
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J. R. “Bob” Cox |
Newton, Kansas |
1948 DeSoto |
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C. D. Sutton |
Wichita, Kansas |
1940 Graham Supercharger |
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Jim Roper |
Halstead, Kansas |
1949 Lincoln |
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Bill Harrison |
Topeka, Kansas |
1941 Cadillac |
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Glen Mentzen |
Topeka, Kansas |
1940 Ford |
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Cotton Musick |
Wichita, Kansas |
1949 Lincoln |
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Jimmy James |
Miami, Florida |
1948 Kaiser |
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Red Ballew |
Moberly, Missouri |
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J. J. Welch |
Pueblo, Colorado |
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Jack Morgan |
Duenwig, Missouri |
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Eldon Burkholder |
Duenwig, Missouri |
1940 Mercury |
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Jack “Nick” Nachicas |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Bill Runnels |
Kirksville, Missouri |
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Herschel Buchanan |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
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Herbert Craig |
Keithsville, Louisiana |
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Ron Bohlender |
Des Moines, Iowa |
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Charles Hicks |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
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D. A. Weston |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
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Ben Musick |
Dallas, Texas |
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Jack Williams |
Glendale, California |
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100 Mile Race – 200 Laps
Fastest 16 Cars from Time Trials
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
1949 Oldsmobile 88 |
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2 |
Norman Horn |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1949 Lincoln |
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3 |
Jim Roper |
Halstead, Kansas |
1949 Lincoln |
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4 |
Herschel Buchanan |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
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5 |
Don Smith |
St. Marys, Kansas |
1949 Ford |
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6 |
Jack Morgan |
Duenwig, Missouri |
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7 |
W. E. “Bill” Massey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1948 Frazer |
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8 |
Eldon Burkholder |
Duenwig, Missouri |
1940 Mercury |
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9 |
Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1948 Packard |
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10 |
Bill Harrison |
Topeka, Kansas |
1941 Cadillac |
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11 |
Bill Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1941 Pontiac #41 |
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12 |
Jimmy James |
Miami, Florida |
1948 Kaiser |
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DNF |
Jack “Nick” Nachicas |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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DNF |
Dick Hendershot* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1948 Ford |
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Nachicas crashed in the north turn taking out a section of the board fence. Later, Nachicas blew a tire in the south turn turning his car sideways. Hendershot, running close behind, could not miss Nachicas’ car and broadsided it causing Nachicas’ car to roll over twice landing on its wheels. Even though the top of Nachicas’ car was crushed down level with the seats, no one was injured.
On the 134th lap, Roper spun his car around and through the inside fence on the north turn. He cut across the infield to the midget racetrack, followed that around and rejoined the race.
McKim led the first 81 laps and the final 15 laps. Other race leaders included Norman Horn. McKim and Horn were the only two competitors to complete the full 200 laps.
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Bob McKim Jim Edwards photo |
Jim Roper Clothier collection |
Eldon Burkholder Gary and Ann Hunter collection |
Bill Lehman Lehman collection |
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Bill Robinson Bob Larson collection |
*Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.
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