Modified Late Model Stock Car Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Sunday – August 5, 1956

 

Air temperature – 107°

Track condition – dusty

Attendance – 1,000

 

  

 

Feature Race 23 Cars

Place

Driver

From

1

Junior Clothier

Great Bend, Kansas

2

Red Stock

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Jim Ware

Hutchison, Kansas

 

John Riead

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Gayford Dye

Hutchinson, Kansas

Clothier actually crossed the finish line in second place behind Stock but Stock, Ware, Reed, and Dye were penalized one lap for passing under the yellow flag giving the victory to Clothier.  Only 15 cars were still running at the end of the race.

 

 

 

 

Gayford Dye

Lehman collection

John Riead

John Riead collection

 

 

 

 

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