Automobile Racing on the Half-Mile Dirt Racetrack
At the North Central Kansas Fairgrounds in Belleville, Kansas
1910 - 1929
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The Republic County Register of Deeds, Edward A. “Ed” Hallowell (1850-1901) built “a racetrack on his farm just west of (Belleville in the summer of 1882) on the site formerly used by the Driving Park Association.”
- - - Page 7 of the July 4, 1957 issue of the Belleville Telescope
Was that the same racetrack that was located at the North Central Kansas Fairgrounds at Belleville, 28 years later?
The first “Belleville Fair” was organized during a meeting in 1871 at the “log meeting house” which was the first building that was built at Belleville. The fair was held on October 4, 1871 at temporary fairgrounds two miles east of Belleville. The fair was moved around some but was held annually until 1878 when it was replaced with a “Corn Carnival”. The Corn Carnival was held annually until 1905 when the Republic County Fair was organized.
The present site of the fair was purchased that year for $3,000 with the first fair being held at the present location in September of 1906.
Monday – July 4, 1910
An estimated 7,000 to 10,000 people watched three entries in the automobile races give it all they had for ten laps on the half-mile racetrack at the North Central Kansas Fairgrounds. White and Stover (probably with Harry White driving) were the prize winners covering the five-mile distance in 7 minutes and 10 seconds. Their entry was a Model 10 Buick representing their local White and Stover Buick Agency. Harley Lewis ran a close second until his Ford overheated and he had to drop out. That left the runner-up position to a White steamer from Deshler, Nebraska. White and Stover lapped the steamer then pulled ahead another quarter of a lap as they easily coasted to victory.
Stories circulated that White and Stover were using an engine of “increased power” so they posted a $100 reward to go to anyone who could prove that their engine was not identical to those they sold at their agency. At least that quieted the rumors.
Results
10 Laps in 7 minutes, 10 seconds
Place |
Driver |
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From |
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Automobile |
1 |
White & Stover |
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Belleville, Kansas |
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Model 10 Buick |
2 |
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Deshler, Nebraska |
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White Steamer |
3 |
Harley Lewis |
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Belleville, Kansas |
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Ford |
Friday – August 18, 1911
Automobile racing may have returned to Belleville in 1911 although the only racing mentioned in the Belleville Telescope newspaper for this date, was a film about the first Indianapolis 500 on the screen at the Belleville theater. A couple of people have stated that W. W. Brown of Kansas City, Missouri was declared the over-all winner at the races in 1911 but they did not provide any evidence to support that claim.
Friday – September 12, 1913
It is not clear if automobiles raced at Belleville in 1911 or 1912 but they did return in 1913. The program that day consisted of a six-lap “Home” race open only to drivers from Republic County, Kansas and a “free-for-all” that open to all entrants. The latter race was run in three 10-lap segments.
Entries in the “Home” Race
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Driver |
From |
Automobile |
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Ed Sanford |
Belleville, Kansas |
Model 25 Buick |
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Clinton Gregg |
Belleville, Kansas |
30-HP Maxwell |
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Harry White |
Belleville, Kansas |
Model 27 Buick |
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J. H. Lewis |
Belleville, Kansas |
Ford |
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Ernest Reynolds |
Cuba, Kansas |
Maxwell |
Entries in the “free-for-all” race: |
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Driver |
From |
Automobile |
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Iola, Kansas |
Model 17 Buick |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
Model 10 Buick |
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Chanute, Kansas |
20-HP Flanders |
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Ben Mullarky |
Jewell, Kansas |
Model 17 Buick |
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William Sheridan |
Concordia, Kansas |
Model 19 Buick |
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A. L. Haynes |
Clyde, Kansas |
30-HP Jackson |
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Nelson brothers |
Clifton, Kansas |
40-HP Overland |
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William Lewis |
Fairbury, Nebraska |
Model 31 Buick |
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W. J. McNary |
Kansas City, Missouri |
40-HP Jackson |
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George Woodruff |
Concordia, Kansas |
Model 19 Buick |
There was a record breaking crowd of 6,000 on the fairgrounds on race day.
Results of the “Home” race: 6 Laps in 4 minutes, 5 seconds |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Harry White |
Belleville, Kansas |
Model 27 Buick |
2 |
Clinton Gregg |
Belleville, Kansas |
30-HP Maxwell |
3 |
J. H. Lewis |
Belleville, Kansas |
Ford |
4 |
Ernest Reynolds |
Cuba, Kansas |
Maxwell |
DNS |
Ed Sanford |
Belleville, Kansas |
Model 25 Buick |
The “free-for-all” was a hotly contested race. The cars were stripped down and there were several professionals in the race. The drivers “doped” the gasoline which made the cars “pick up pretty lively”. The fastest of the three ten-lap heats was driven in 6 minutes, 11 seconds from a standing start. The fastest individual mile was driven in 1 minute, 11 seconds from a standing start.
The Maxwell automobile, driven in these races by Clinton Gregg, was owned by Ed Nelson.
Overall finish after three segments of 10 laps each
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Iola, Kansas |
Model 17 Buick |
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2 |
George Woodruff |
Concordia, Kansas |
Model 19 Buick |
3 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Model 10 Buick |
Saturday – July 4, 1914
Free-for-All Race Entries
Total Purse: $350
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Driver |
From |
Car |
Owner |
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Abilene, Kansas |
Maxwell |
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Chanute, Kansas |
Buick |
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Robert Cusick |
Clyde, Kansas |
Pope |
Robert Cusick |
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Clinton Gregg |
Belleville, Kansas |
Buick |
Svardrup A. “Pat” Rust |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
Buick |
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Local Race Entries Total Purse: $150 |
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Driver |
From |
Car |
Owner |
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Ralph Salyard |
Hardy, Kansas |
Ford |
Ralph Salyard |
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Harry White |
Belleville, Kansas |
Buick |
Harry White |
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Robert Cusick |
Clyde, Kansas |
Pope |
Robert Cusick |
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Clinton Gregg |
Belleville, Kansas |
Buick |
Svardrup A. “Pat” Rust |
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Ford Race Entries Total Purse: $100 |
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Driver |
From |
Car |
Owner |
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Ralph Salyard |
Hardy, Kansas |
Ford |
Ralph Salyard |
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R. Hadachek |
Belleville, Kansas |
Ford |
R. Hadachek |
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Belleville, Kansas |
Ford |
J. H. Lewis |
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Clinton Gregg |
Belleville, Kansas |
Buick |
Svardrup A. “Pat” Rust |
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Free-for-All Race Results Total Purse: $350 |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Car |
Owner |
Purse |
1 |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Buick |
$200 |
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2 |
Abilene, Kansas |
Maxwell |
100 |
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3 |
50 |
Friday – August 28, 1914
Free-for-All Race Entries
Driver |
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From |
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Automobile |
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Chanute, Kansas |
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1909 Model 17 Buick |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
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Model 10 Buick |
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Chanute, Kansas |
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20-HP Flanders |
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A. T. Jones |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
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Regal |
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Abilene, Kansas |
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Maxwell |
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Harry Neal |
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Iola, Kansas |
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Model T Ford “Bug” |
Albert Striegel |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
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90-HP Stafford |
All Ford Race
6 Laps – Time: 4 minutes, 37.75 seconds
Place |
Driver |
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From |
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Car Owner |
1 |
J. H. Lewis |
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Belleville, Kansas |
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J. H. Lewis |
2 |
Clinton Gregg |
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Belleville, Kansas |
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____ Peck |
3 |
P. LaPrelle |
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Clyde, Kansas |
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P. LaPrelle |
Mr. Peck, owner of the second-place car, was from Clyde, Kansas.
The “Republic and Adjoining County” race was a best two-out-of-three event consisting of heats of ten laps each. The best time recorded for one of the ten lap heat races was 7 minutes, 33.75 seconds. The results were:
Place |
Driver |
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From |
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Automobile |
1 |
William Sheridan |
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Concordia, Kansas |
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Buick |
2 |
J. H. Lewis |
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Belleville, Kansas |
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Ford |
3 |
Robert Cusick |
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Clyde, Kansas |
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Pope |
The fastest of the three 10-lap heat races making up the “professional free-for-all” race was run in 6 minutes, 39.5 seconds. The overall results of that event were:
Place |
Driver |
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From |
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Automobile |
1 |
Albert Striegel |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
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90-HP Stafford |
2 |
Harry Neal |
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Iola, Kansas |
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Model T Ford “Bug” |
3 |
A. T. Jones |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
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Regal |
The Model T Ford “Bug” driven by Harry Neal was owned by B. T. Barber of Iola, Kansas.
Tuesday – August 24, 1915
Races were run on opening day of the North Central Kansas Fair but few results of those races have been found. Three newspapers located so far mention the races briefly with one saying the races were “successful” and another saying the races were “good”. Two said the races paid a total purse of $125 for each race while the third said the total purse was $400. (That compares with a total purse for motorcycle races of $50; an auto polo match of $200; and horse races of $1,685 at that same fair.) J. F. Jersezy of Chanute, Kansas was on his way with a Buick Model 22 “Bearcat II”, planning to compete in these races when he became stuck in deep mud west of Emporia, Kansas and he never made it to the racetrack.
First Five-Mile Race
10-Laps – $125 purse
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Car Owner |
From |
6:18.0 |
1 |
Lee D. Hester |
Iola, Kansas |
Model T Ford “Bug” |
B. T. Barber |
Iola, Kansas |
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2 |
Albert Striegel |
Kansas City, Missouri |
90-HP Stafford |
Albert Striegel |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Second Five-Mile Race 10-Laps – $125 purse |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Car Owner |
From |
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1 |
Albert Striegel |
Kansas City, Missouri |
90-HP Stafford |
Albert Striegel |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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2 |
Lee D. Hester |
Iola, Kansas |
Model T Ford “Bug” |
B. T. Barber |
Iola, Kansas |
Third Five-Mile Race 10-Laps – $125 purse |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Car Owner |
From |
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1 |
Lee D. Hester |
Iola, Kansas |
Model T Ford “Bug” |
B. T. Barber |
Iola, Kansas |
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2 |
Albert Striegel |
Kansas City, Missouri |
90-HP Stafford |
Albert Striegel |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Albert Striegel
Tuesday – August 22, 1916
Total Purse – $650
First Heat Race
6-Laps – $150 purse
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
4:34.0 |
1 |
Bill Sheridan |
Concordia, Kansas |
Buick Six |
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2 |
Harrison Austin |
Concordia, Kansas |
Oldsmobile |
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3 |
Otho Munger |
Athol, Kansas |
Buick Light-Six Roadster |
A second 6-lap heat race was run in 4 minutes, 40 seconds paying out a total of $150 in prize money but no list of entrants or results of that race have been located.
Free-for-All
First Heat – 10-Lap
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
6:56.0 |
1 |
Chanute, Kansas |
Hudson Super-Six |
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2 |
Otho Munger |
Athol, Kansas |
Buick Light-Six Roadster |
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3 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Young Special |
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Free-for-All Second Heat – 10-Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
6:56.0 |
1 |
Chanute, Kansas |
Hudson Super-Six |
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2 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Young Special |
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3 |
Otho Munger |
Athol, Kansas |
Buick Light-Six Roadster |
Breed led the second heat race all the way. Munger ran second until his carburetor failed to respond properly and he was passed by Young.
Since Breed had already won the first two heats in this best two-out-of-three Free-for-All series, he decided to set the third heat race out. Young led until the last turn of the race when Munger shot by him to easily take the win.
Free-for-All
Third Heat – 6-lap
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
4:30.0 |
1 |
Otho Munger |
Athol, Kansas |
Buick Light-Six Roadster |
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2 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Young Special |
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Young led this race until the final turn when Munger flew by and won the race handily.
Free-for-All Overall Results – $350 in Prize Money was divided between First and Second Places |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
Chanute, Kansas |
Hudson Super-Six |
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2 |
Otho Munger |
Athol, Kansas |
Buick Light-Six Roadster |
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3 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Young Special |
The free-for-all was run in three heats with the prize money distributed according to the overall results.
Willis S. Young
Tuesday – September 4, 1917
A record breaking crowd from Republic and adjoining counties attended the automobile races on opening day of the fair. Some of the fastest and most thrilling races ever seen in northern Kansas were pulled off. The Ford race was considered probably the best race on the program.
First Heat of the All Ford Race – 5 cars
Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Maurice Rosseter |
Hollis, Kansas |
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2 |
Harry Larson |
Concordia, Kansas |
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3 |
Percy Collins |
Belleville, Kansas |
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Second Heat of the All Ford Race – 5 cars |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Harry Larson |
Concordia, Kansas |
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2 |
Maurice Rosseter |
Hollis, Kansas |
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3 |
Percy Collins |
Belleville, Kansas |
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Third Heat of the All Ford Race – 5 cars |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Maurice Rosseter |
Hollis, Kansas |
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2 |
Harry Larson |
Concordia, Kansas |
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3 |
Percy Collins |
Belleville, Kansas |
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All Ford Race – Overall Finish |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Maurice Rosseter |
Hollis, Kansas |
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2 |
Harry Larson |
Concordia, Kansas |
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3 |
Percy Collins |
Belleville, Kansas |
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4 |
Concordia, Kansas |
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5 |
Albert Jennings |
Concordia, Kansas |
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The “Free-for-All” race consisted of only two heat races and all of the cars entered had trouble of some kind during those two heats. Rex Kent’s winning Studebaker experienced a stripped bevel gear in the differential.
Free-For-All -- First Heat
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Studebaker |
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2 |
Vic Duff |
Concordia, Kansas |
Velie |
3 |
Robert Cusick |
Clyde, Kansas |
Overland |
4 |
Lloyd Sissell |
Scandia, Kansas |
Overland |
Although Duff placed second in this race, he was unable to start any other races on this day do to engine trouble. |
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Free-For-All -- Second Heat |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Studebaker |
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2 |
Lloyd Sissell |
Scandia, Kansas |
Overland |
3 |
Robert Cusick |
Clyde, Kansas |
Overland |
Free-For-All – Overall Finish |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Studebaker |
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2 |
Robert Cusick |
Clyde, Kansas |
Overland |
3 |
Lloyd Sissell |
Scandia, Kansas |
Overland |
Saturday – July 20, 1918
To view a newspaper ad for these races
Published Entry List
Driver |
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From |
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Automobile |
Johnnie Mais |
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Dodge City, Kansas |
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Mercer |
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Salina, Kansas |
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Young Special (with a 16-valve Ford) |
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Lafe Cole |
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Cedar, Kansas |
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16-valve Ford |
Art Lee |
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Osborne, Kansas |
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16-valve Ford |
Mark Cannon |
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Oakland Six Special |
Noel Bullock |
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Franklin, Nebraska |
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Ford Special |
William B. Beam |
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Stockton, Kansas |
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16-valve Ford |
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Concordia, Kansas |
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Studebaker |
An $825 purse was advertised for these races promoted by Rex L. Kent of Concordia, Kansas. The only results of these races located to date say that Rex Kent finished third in his Studebaker “Six” behind the second-place finisher, Lafe Cole, a barber from Cedar, Kansas who was driving his 16-valve Ford. The local newspaper did say, “…the races were not up to the standard of races Mr. Kent has been giving the people at points west of Belleville.” The newspaper also complained that there was a shortage of running automobiles.
Webmaster’s Notes: The 16-valve Ford engines that were so popular in these early races at Belleville are believed to have been Ford engines equipped with Roof heads.
Johnny Mais gave his hometown as Indianapolis, Indiana at many races around the Midwest at that time but he was actually residing at Dodge City as he said here.
Noel E. Bullock
Friday – August 23, 1918
These automobile races consisted of three 10-lap heat races with the finishing places in each counting toward the overall standings. A $500 purse was paid out to the overall winners. Harold S. "Doc" Roller, driving a 16-valve Ford Special, won the first two heat races with his best time of 6 minutes, 9 seconds coming in the first. Rex L. Kent placed second in the first two heat races. In the third heat race, Kent skidded on a turn, went over a bank on the inside of the racetrack, and overturned several times striking several people and injuring five.’ One, (Lawrence Levendofsky) was killed. Kent was thrown clear of his car and landed on the racetrack receiving bruises and a wrenched shoulder.
First Heat
10-Laps – Time: 6:09.0
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Abilene, Kansas |
16-valve Roof Ford Special #4 |
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2 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Studebaker “6” #2 |
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3 |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Mercer #24 |
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Second Heat 10-Laps |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Abilene, Kansas |
16-valve Roof Ford Special #4 |
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2 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Studebaker “6” #2 |
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3 |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Mercer #24 |
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Third Heat 10-Laps |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Abilene, Kansas |
16-valve Roof Ford Special #4 |
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2 |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Mercer #24 |
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DNF |
Concordia, Kansas |
Studebaker “6” #2 |
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Overall Finish |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Abilene, Kansas |
16-valve Roof Ford Special #4 |
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2 |
Concordia, Kansas |
Studebaker “6” #2 |
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3 |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Mercer #24 |
Harold S. "Doc" Roller
1919 - 1922
Horse racing interests took control of the North Central Kansas Fair in 1919 and there were no auto races at Belleville in 1920, 1921, or 1922. The auto races had been a big moneymaker for the fair though whereas attendance suffered at the fair when the horse races were run. That, coupled with the high purses demanded by the horse racing fraternity, cut deeply into the profits that the fair had been making from the auto races so the policy was finally changed.
Friday – August 31, 1923
“The auto races proved the greatest entertainment of the whole show being greeted by the largest and most enthusiastic assemblage ever seen in a like event in the fifteen years of its (the North Central Kansas Free Fair’s) existence.
Exhibition All Ford Stock Race
6 Laps – Time: 3:48.5
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
48:5 |
1 |
Fred Holtz |
Belleville, Kansas |
Ford |
Stock Car Race 10 Laps – Time: 7:40.5 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
7:24.5 |
1 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
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2 |
Martin Blosser |
Norway, Kansas |
Buick |
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DNF |
Jack McCool |
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Durant |
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DNF |
Charley Shephard |
Scandia, Kansas |
Studebaker |
McCool dropped out on the seventh lap after losing a wheel. Shephard dropped out on the third lap.
Free-for-All Race 10 Laps – Time: 5:51.5 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
5:51.5 |
1 |
Salina, Kansas |
Dodge |
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2 |
_____ Richardson |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Ford |
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3 |
_____ Sheets |
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Chevrolet |
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4 |
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Chevrolet |
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5 |
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Ford |
Johnny Mais
Friday – September 5, 1924
Between 30,000 and 40,000 fans watched four races on this afternoon. Most of the results of those races have not been located. The only result known to date is:
Stock Car Race
10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
1 |
Meriden, Kansas |
Marmon 34 |
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2 |
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Studebaker |
3 |
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Studebaker |
Thursday – November 6, 1924
Brothers Carl L. Hyatt and Gilbert E. Hyatt of Belleville received minor injuries when they were driving a racing car to neighboring Scandia, Kansas a few days before these races when they were blinded by the lights of an approaching automobile, ran into a ditch and overturned.
These races were sponsored by the Robert E. Gordon Post of the American Legion and had a posted purse of more than $2,000. Participants were required to run a minimum lap time of 38.0 in time trials to be eligible to participate.
Race officials were Judges: Harley L. Pierce, Clint Gregg, Mert Scott, Levi Miller, Dud Shields, Gibb Faulkner and Earl Weill. The official timekeeper was Frank Darby. The official starter / flagman was Jack McCool.
All Ford Stock Car Race
10 Laps
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
7:45.0 |
1 |
Fred Goodrich |
Belleville, Kansas |
Model T Ford |
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2 |
Ralph Furlong |
Agra, Kansas |
Model T Ford |
Professional Class A Race 10 Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
5:45.0 |
1 |
Abilene, Kansas |
Ford |
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2 |
Lew Reynolds |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
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3 |
Belleville, Kansas |
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Republic County Race 10 Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
5:34.0 |
1 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Ford |
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2 |
“Nesmith & Waugh” |
Belleville, Kansas |
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3 |
Homer Larson |
Scandia, Kansas |
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Professional Class B Race 10 Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
5:44.0 |
1 |
“Nesmith & Waugh” |
Belleville, Kansas |
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2 |
Hiawatha, Kansas |
Ford |
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3 |
_____ Cottrell |
Irving, Kansas |
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Stock Car Race 10 Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
7:03.2 |
1 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Ford |
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2 |
_____ Johnson |
Belleville, Kansas |
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Professional Finals 20 Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
11:23.0 |
1 |
Lew Reynolds |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
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2 |
Abilene, Kansas |
Ford |
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3 |
“Nesmith & Waugh” |
Belleville, Kansas |
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P. C. “Dad” Harrier
Friday – September 4, 1925
All Ford Stock Race
10 cars
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Purse |
1 |
Russell Moe |
Scandia, Kansas |
Model T Ford |
$50 |
2 |
Bill Moe |
Scandia, Kansas |
Model T Ford |
30 |
Russell S. and Bill Moe were brothers. Russell Moe’s car threw a tire near the end of the race but he was able to hang on to get the victory. Several other races were run on this afternoon but only these sketchy results that have been located to date.
Stock Car Race
10 cars
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
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1 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
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Several other races were run on this afternoon including another also won by Charlie Blosser.
During the final race of the afternoon, the throttle stuck on the car that Blosser was driving while on the east curve of the racetrack and it overturned several times heavily damaging the vehicle. Blosser was able to jump clear as the car went over the first time and he received only minor injuries. Nothing more has been learned to date about the outcome of this race.
Friday – September 3, 1926
Entry List
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Grant Ashley |
Kansas City, Missouri |
Ford Frontenac |
Belleville, Kansas |
Ford Frontenac |
|
Belleville, Kansas |
Ford Rajo |
|
Roy Boggs |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
Ford Frontenac |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
Lawhon brothers #X-3 |
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James C. “Dusty” Deiner |
Topeka, Kansas |
Deiner special Ford Frontenac |
Abilene, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
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Harry “Howey” Gage |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
Ford Frontenac #12 |
Charles Gibbs |
Topeka, Kansas |
Ford Frontenac |
Roy Grigsley |
Ogallala, Nebraska |
Dan Moody special |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
Ford special |
|
Otis, Kansas |
Kerbs special Ford |
|
Frances A. Kinney |
Shenandoah, Iowa |
Ford Frontenac |
Roy O’Laughlin |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford Frontenac |
Charles Lebsack |
Otis, Kansas |
Ford special |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Lentz special |
|
Troy F. Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
Ford special |
Max Ryan |
Formosa, Kansas |
Fridley special |
Keene Saxon |
Topeka, Kansas |
Ford Frontenac |
Topeka, Kansas |
Ford Frontenac |
|
Morris Tavlinsky |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Ford Frontenac |
K. R. Wolf |
Belleville, Kansas |
Mason special |
Second Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Car Owner |
Owner From |
1 |
Max Ryan |
Formosa, Kansas |
Fridley special |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
2 |
Charles Gibbs |
Topeka, Kansas |
Ford Frontenac |
Keene Saxon |
Topeka, Kansas |
Heat Race |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Car Owner |
Owner From |
1 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Ford Rajo |
Belleville, Kansas |
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Feature Race |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Car Owners |
Owners From |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
X-3 |
Lawhon brothers |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
The chairman of the North Central Kansas Free Fair’s auto race committee was Harley L. Pierce. The fair board posted a total of $955 in purse for the auto races run on this afternoon and the races were witness by between 10,000 and 12,000 fans. No results of these races have been located to date though. It is known that $934 of that posted purse was paid out compared to $1,122 that was paid to the horse racers that had raced earlier in the week but before a much smaller crowd.
The Belleville Telescope printed that the fair board had learned a valuable lesion though. Up until this year, the auto races had been regulated to the final day of the fair as the horse racing supporters gave all kinds of reasons why they should not have to race on a racetrack where automobiles had raced earlier in the day, or even earlier in the week. As it turned out, it didn’t rain until after the auto races on this afternoon but crowd was way down so the newspaper set out to find out why. They learned that many potential visitors had waited until the final day to attend the fair but had then stayed home due to threatening skies. If the auto races and, or, the fair itself was to rain out on the final day, those fans would not have attended the fair at all that year. The newspaper suggested that the auto races be moved to the beginning of the fair in the future so that a larger crowd could be counted on earlier during fair week. The fair board did not take the newspaper’s suggestion but at least it was beginning to learn the value of having auto races at the fair and that was a sign that bigger things were on the horizon.
Only limited results of these races have been located to date.
Pat Cunningham |
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Harry Gage |
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L. O. Hughes |
Thursday – September 1, 1927
The chairman of the North Central Kansas Free Fair’s auto race committee was Harley L. Pierce and the fair board guaranteed a total purse of $755.
Time Trials for the Races Run on September 1st and 2nd
1 Lap – Posted purse for this event: $40
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
28.8 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
Ford Frontenac |
|
30.0 |
2 |
Mike Koenitzer |
Meriden, Kansas |
|
30.6 |
3 |
Walter Krhut |
WaKeeney, Kansas |
|
30.8 |
4 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
|
30.8 |
5 |
Fred Lentz |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Lentz Dodge special #5 |
31.0 |
6 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
Hughes special |
|
31.0 |
7 |
Harry Gage |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
31.4 |
8 |
J. E. Munyan |
|
|
31.4 |
9 |
Roy O’Laughlin |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
31.6 |
10 |
Troy Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
31.6 |
11 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
|
|
|
_____ Lyons |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
|
Ted Howe |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
NT |
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Roy Boggs |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
It is currently unknown which driver received how much of the $40 guaranteed purse in this event. After qualifying his car, O’Laughlin turned it over to an unidentified driver for the races. Blosser entered two cars in these races. Although Blosser ran both cars in time trials, Swede Olsen drove Blosser’s second car in the races. Ted Howe initially did not qualify due to his time in time trials being slower than the 38 second threshold required of all drivers to participate. Howe then agreed to drive another car for another car owner and was allowed to compete in that car.
Class “A” Race 10 Laps – Fastest half of the cars from time trials |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
5:00.0 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
Ford Frontenac |
|
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2 |
Mike Koenitzer |
Meriden, Kansas |
|
|
|
Belleville, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
|
|
|
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Lentz Dodge special #5 |
|
|
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Beatrice, Nebraska |
Hughes special |
|
|
DNF |
Walter Krhut |
WaKeeney, Kansas |
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Krhut received a dislocated shoulder and several bad bruises when he crashed through the fence just north of the grandstand on the second lap.
Class “B” Race 10 Laps – Slowest half of the cars from time trials |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
5:09.0 |
1 |
J. E. Munyan |
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2 |
Harry Gage |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
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3 |
Troy Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
|
DNF |
Swede Olsen |
|
Chevrolet |
|
DNF |
_____ Lyons |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
Olsen and Lyons tangled on the first lap. Both cars crashing through the fence on the east side of the racetrack but neither driver was injured.
Light Stock Car Race 10 Laps – Posted Purse for this event: $135 Open to Chevrolet, Star, Whippet, Chrysler “50” and “New Ford” (Model A Ford) stock cars |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
6:02.0 |
1 |
Troy F. Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
|
2 |
“Swiercinsky Brothers” |
Republic County, Kansas |
Star |
|
3 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
|
The Swiercinsky brothers were Charles, Frank, George and Elmer but it is unknown who drove the car in these races.
Free-for-All 20 Laps – Posted Purse or this event: $470 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
11:12.8 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
Ford Frontenac |
|
|
2 |
Troy Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
|
3 |
Harry Gage |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
|
DNS |
Unidentified driver of Roy O’Laughlin’s car |
|
|
|
DNS |
Ted Howe |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
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While Roy O’Laughlin was standing on the racetrack behind his car after the driver had lined it up to compete in this race, Roy was struck by a car driven by Ted Howe. One of O’Laughlin’s legs was broken in several places and he suffered internal injuries. After a few days, infection set in and his leg had to be amputated. O’Laughlin sued for the fair board for $28,500 but the jury sided with the defendants instead. While recovering from his injuries, O’Laughlin became addicted to the pain medication and he passed away during treatment for his addition. Howe was hospitalized for two days with minor injuries suffered in this accident.
All Ford Stock Car Race
10 Laps – Posted Purse for this event: $110
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
8:41.4 |
1 |
Fred Goodrich |
Belleville, Kansas |
Model T Ford |
|
2 |
Irvin McNitt |
Washington, Kansas |
Model T Ford |
|
3 |
Arthur Rupprecht |
Deshler, Nebraska |
Model T Ford |
Friday – September 2, 1927 The chairman of the North Central Kansas Free Fair’s auto race committee was Harley L. Pierce and the fair board guaranteed a total purse of $770.
Class “A” Race 10 Laps – Fastest half of the cars from time trials run on September 1st |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
5:20.0 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
Ford Frontenac |
|
|
2 |
Harry Gage |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
|
3 |
Troy F. Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
|
|
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Lentz special Dodge #5 |
|
Class “B” Race 10 Laps – Slowest half of the cars from time trials run on September 1st |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
5:15.6 |
1 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
|
|
2 |
Roy Boggs |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
|
3 |
Swede Olsen |
Chevrolet |
|
Light Stock Car Race Open to Chevrolet, Star, Whippet, Chrysler “50” and “New Ford” (Model A Ford) stock cars 10 Laps – Posted Purse for this event: $110 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
7:14.5 |
1 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
|
|
2 |
“Swiercinsky Brothers” |
Republic County, Kansas |
Star |
|
3 |
Swede Olsen |
Chevrolet |
|
The Swiercinsky brothers were Charles, Frank, George and Elmer but it is unknown who drove the car in these races.
Free-for-All 20 Laps – Posted Purse for this event: $520 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
10:46.0 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
Ford Frontenac |
|
|
2 |
Roy Boggs |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
|
3 |
Belleville, Kansas |
Chevrolet |
|
Consolation Race 10 Laps – Posted Purse for this event: $140 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
5:21.0 |
1 |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Lentz special Dodge #5 |
|
|
2 |
Unidentified driver of Roy O’Laughlin’s car |
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3 |
Swede Olsen |
Chevrolet |
Troy Pigg |
|
Phil Cline |
|
Roy Boggs |
Thursday – August 30, 1928
The chairman of the North Central Kansas Free Fair’s auto race committee was Harley L. Pierce. Sixty cars participated in the two days of racing: August 30-31, 1928.
Time Trials for the Races Run on August 30th and August 31st
1 Lap – 14 cars presented for time trials but not all of them completed one.
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
28.0* |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
|
28.0* |
2 |
George Lawhon |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
X-3 |
Lawhon special |
|
3 |
Harry Gage |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
12 |
Ford Frontenac |
29.0 |
4 |
Rocco Binaggio |
Kansas City, Missouri |
38-2 |
Ford Frontenac |
29.0 |
5 |
J. E. “Jim” White |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
28 |
White special Ford Frontenac |
29.5 |
6 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
101 |
Rajo Ford |
|
31.0 |
7 |
Max Ryan |
Mankato, Kansas |
2 |
Whippet |
31.0 |
8 |
Spec Hemminger |
Hastings, Nebraska |
7-11 |
Rajo Ford |
31.5 |
9 |
Rex Edmunds |
Houston, Texas |
77 |
Chevrolet |
32.0 |
10 |
Dick Richardson |
22 |
|
|
NT |
|
Clarence Jones |
Kansas City, Missouri |
24 |
Jones special |
NT |
|
Belleville, Kansas |
8 |
Chevrolet |
|
NT |
|
Svardrup A. “Pat” Rust |
Belleville, Kansas |
3 |
|
NT |
|
Phil Cline |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
4 |
Ford |
NT |
|
J. E. Munyon |
|
1 |
|
NT |
|
Troy F. Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
27 |
|
Class “A” Race 10 Laps – Fastest half of the cars from time trials |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
4:48.0 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
|
|
2 |
George Lawhon |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
X-3 |
Lawhon special |
|
3 |
Harry Gage |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
12 |
Ford Frontenac |
|
DNF |
Rocco Binaggio |
Kansas City, Missouri |
38-2 |
Ford Frontenac |
|
DNF |
Jim White |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
28 |
White special Ford Frontenac |
White ran into the fence on the second lap and Binaggio crashed into the fence on the fourth lap but neither driver was injured.
Class “B” Race 10 Laps – Slowest half of the cars from time trials |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
4:54.0 |
1 |
Beatrice, Missouri |
101 |
Rajo Ford |
|
|
2 |
Rex Edmunds |
Houston, Texas |
77 |
Chevrolet |
|
3 |
Max Ryan |
Mankato, Kansas |
2 |
|
|
4 |
Spec Hemminger |
Hastings, Nebraska |
7-11 |
Rajo Ford |
|
5 |
Dick Richardson |
|
22 |
|
|
DNF |
Phil Cline |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
4 |
Ford |
Cline dropped out on the first lap.
Model T Ford Race 10 Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
8:02.0 |
1 |
Fred Goodrich |
Belleville, Kansas |
|
Model T Ford |
|
2 |
Arthur Rupprecht |
Deshler, Nebraska |
|
Model T Ford |
|
3 |
Irvin McNitt |
Washington, Kansas |
|
Model T Ford |
|
4 |
Burl Cuthbertson |
Scandia, Kansas |
|
Model T Ford |
|
5 |
_____ Linden |
|
|
Model T Ford |
|
6 |
Levi C. King |
Belleville, Kansas |
|
Model T Ford |
|
DNF |
_____ Gibbons |
|
|
Model T Ford |
|
DNF |
_____ Simmons |
|
|
Model T Ford |
|
DNF |
_____ Weaver |
|
|
Model T Ford |
Gibbons dropped out on the ninth lap. Simmons dropped out on the sixth lap. Weaver dropped out on the fifth lap.
Free-for-All Stock Car Race for 4-Cylinder Cars Open to Chevrolet, Star, Whippet, Chrysler “50” and “New Ford” (Model A Ford) stock cars 10 Laps – 3 Cars |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
7:13.0 |
1 |
Belleville, Kansas |
|
Chevrolet |
|
|
2 |
W. L. Story |
Nemaha, Nebraska |
|
Model A Ford |
|
3 |
Bill Moe |
Sandia, Kansas |
|
Whippett |
Free-for-All Race 20 Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
9:41.5 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
|
|
2 |
George Lawhon |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
X-3 |
Lawhon special |
|
3 |
Rex Edmunds |
Houston, Texas |
77 |
|
|
DNF |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
101 |
Rajo Ford |
|
|
DNF |
Max Ryan |
Mankato, Kansas |
2 |
|
|
DNF |
Harry Gage |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
12 |
Ford Frontenac |
Hughes dropped out on the 19th lap.
Ryan dropped out on the 14th lap.
Gage dropped out on the 11th lap.
Friday – August 31, 1928
The chairman of the North Central Kansas Free Fair’s auto race committee was Harley L. Pierce. Sixty cars participated in the two days of racing: August 30-31, 1928.
Time Trials (incomplete)
1-Lap
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
|
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28.0* |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
|
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Class “A” Race 10 Laps –Fastest half of the cars from time trials run on August 30th |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
|
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4:43.2* |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
|
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|
2 |
George Lawhon |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
X-3 |
Lawhon special |
|
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|
3 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
101 |
Rajo Ford |
|
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|
4 |
Jim White |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
28 |
White special Ford Frontenac |
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|
DNF |
Max Ryan |
Mankato, Kansas |
2 |
|
|
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Ryan dropped out on the third lap.
Class “B” Race 10 Laps – Slowest half of the cars from time trials run on August 30th |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
|
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5:03.4 |
1 |
Spec Hemminger |
Hastings, Nebraska |
7-11 |
Rajo Ford |
|
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2 |
Dick Richardson |
22 |
|
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|
3 |
Belleville, Kansas |
8 |
Chevrolet |
|
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|
4 |
J. E. Munyon |
|
1 |
|
|
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5 |
Clarence Jones |
Kansas City, Missouri |
24 |
Jones special |
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|
6 |
Pat Rust |
Belleville, Kansas |
3 |
|
|
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|
DNF |
Troy F. Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
27 |
|
|
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|
DNF |
Phil Cline |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
4 |
Ford |
|
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Cline dropped out on the 5th lap. Pigg dropped out on the 8th lap.
Free-for-All Stock Car Race Open to Chevrolet, Star, Whippet, Chrysler “50” and “New Ford” (Model A Ford) stock cars 10 Laps – 6 Cars |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
|
|||||||
6:31.0 |
1 |
Spec Hemminger |
Hastings, Nebraska |
|
Model A Ford |
|
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2 |
Troy Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
Chrysler “50” |
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|
3 |
Earl Erkenbracht |
Republic, Kansas |
|
Model A Ford roadster |
|
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|
DNF |
Albert Radke |
Hebron, Nebraska |
|
Chalmers |
|
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|
DNF |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
Chrysler “50” |
|
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DQ |
Belleville, Kansas |
|
1928 Chevrolet roadster |
|
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Hughes dropped out on the sixth lap. Radke dropped out on the ninth lap. Blosser crossed the finish line first but his car was disqualified for having “extra equipment” on his car. The extra equipment was a Stromberg carburetor which did not come on the 1928 Chevrolet from the factory. Hemminger’s Modal A Ford was owned by Bud Nims of Washington, Kansas.
Free-for-All Race 20 Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
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9:39.4 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
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2 |
George Lawhon |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
X-3 |
Lawhon special |
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3 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
101 |
Rajo Ford |
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|
4 |
Belleville, Kansas |
8 |
Chevrolet |
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5 |
Dick Richardson |
|
22 |
|
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DNF |
Spec Hemminger |
Hastings, Nebraska |
7-11 |
Rajo Ford |
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Hemminger dropped out on the 16th lap.
Consolation Race 10 Laps |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
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5:18.2 |
1 |
Jim White |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
28 |
White special Ford Frontenac |
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2 |
Troy F. Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
27 |
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3 |
Max Ryan |
Mankato, Kansas |
3 |
|
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|
DNF |
Harry Gage |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
8 |
Chevrolet |
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|
DNF |
Clarence Jones |
Kansas City, Missouri |
24 |
Jones special |
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When his magneto malfunctioned, Jones’ car slowed abruptly on the northeast curve of the racetrack. Gage had been following close behind Jones and had just started to “swing around” Jones when Jones slowed. Gage drove directly over Jones’ car and flew high into the air crashing through the outside fence. Once through the fence, Gage’s car barrel-rolled several times covering about 75 feet. The accident threw both drivers from their cars with Jones landing on the racetrack. Jones initially walked away from the accident, but went to the hospital later that night. Both Jones and Gage had received serious injuries and both remained hospitalized going into comas for several days. Four months after this accident, Gage had recovered from his injuries, except for occasional blurry vision, while Jones’ recovery was described at the time as being unsatisfactory.
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Official Judges: |
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Harley L. Pierce |
L. F. Miller |
Gib Faulkner |
Frank Darby |
Paul King |
W. H. Billingsley |
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Pete Anderson |
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Thursday – August 29, 1929
The fair board posted a total guaranteed purse of $1,700 for the two-day racing event at the North Central Fair.
The chairman of the North Central Kansas Free Fair’s auto race committee was Harley L. Pierce.
Attendance – “overflowed the grandstand space by several thousand”
Time Trials
1 lap
The fastest half of the entries in time trials are placed in Class A. The slowest half of the entries in time trials are placed in Class B.
Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
28.1 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
$25 |
|
28.3 |
2 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
101 |
Hughes special |
15 |
|
29.3 |
3 |
_____ Ojers |
|
|
Ojers & Robare special |
|
30.1 |
4 |
W. D. Lyons |
|
|
Lyons special |
|
30.3 |
5 |
Hiawatha, Kansas |
|
Harrier special |
|
|
31.3 |
6 |
J. E. Munyon |
|
|
Green Lantern special |
|
32.0 |
7 |
Ted Heskett |
|
|
M & H special |
|
NT |
|
Troy Francis Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
02 |
02 special |
|
Class A Heat Race 10 laps – Total Purse: $150 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
4:58.0 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
$75 |
|
|
2 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
101 |
Hughes special |
50 |
|
|
3 |
_____ Ojers |
|
|
Ojers & Robare special |
25 |
Class B Heat Race 10 laps – Total Purse: $120 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
5:06.0 |
1 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
Lyons special |
$60 |
|
|
2 |
Hiawatha, Kansas |
|
Harrier special |
40 |
|
|
3 |
Ted Heskett |
|
|
M & H special |
20 |
Finals Race 20 laps – Total Purse: $250 – Time: |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
10:05.0 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
$125 |
|
|
2 |
_____ Ojers |
|
Ojers & Robare special |
75 |
|
|
3 |
Ted Heskett |
|
M & H special |
50 |
|
4-Cylinder Stock Car Race 10 laps – Total Purse: $110 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
6:04.0 |
1 |
Al Banks |
Hastings, Nebraska |
Model A Ford |
$60 |
|
|
2 |
Speck Hemminger |
Hastings, Nebraska |
Model A Ford |
30 |
|
|
3 |
_____ Johnson |
|
|
20 |
|
Reverse Gear Race 1 lap – Total Purse: $65 – Time: 1:25.0 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
1:25.0 |
1 |
Al Banks |
Hastings, Nebraska |
|
Model A Ford |
$35 |
|
2 |
|
|
Miller & Weeks Model A Ford |
20 |
|
|
3 |
_____ Herrick |
|
|
|
10 |
Friday – August 30, 1929 The fair board posted a total guaranteed purse of $1,700 for the two-day racing event at the North Central Fair. The chairman of the North Central Kansas Free Fair’s auto race committee was Harley L. Pierce. Attendance – “overflowed the grandstand space by several thousand”
Time Trials 1 lap The fastest half of the entries in time trials are placed in Class A. The slowest half of the entries in time trials are placed in Class B. The drivers’ names, the cars and their times have yet to be located.
Class A Heat Race 10 laps – Total Purse: $150 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
5:10.0 |
1 |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
$75 |
|
|
2 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
101 |
Hughes special |
50 |
|
|
3 |
_____ Ojers |
|
Ojers & Robare special |
25 |
|
Class B Heat Race 10 laps – Total Purse: $120 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
5:16.0 |
1 |
Ted Heskett |
|
|
M & H special |
$60 |
|
2 |
W. D. Lyons |
|
|
Lyons special |
40 |
|
3 |
J. E. Munyon |
|
|
Green Lantern special |
20 |
Finals Race 20 laps – Total Purse: $275 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
10:13.0 |
1 |
Pat Cunningham |
St. Joseph, Missouri |
700 |
B & B special supercharged Ford Frontenac |
$150 |
|
2 |
_____ Ojers |
|
|
Ojers & Robare special |
75 |
|
3 |
Ted Heskett |
|
|
M & H special |
50 |
Consolation Race 10 laps – Total Purse: $185 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
|
1 |
J. E. Munyon |
|
|
Green Lantern special |
$75 |
|
2 |
Troy Pigg |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
02 special |
60 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
50 |
Free-for-All Stock Car Race 10 laps – Total Purse: $135 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
5:50.0 |
1 |
Spec Hemminger |
Hastings, Nebraska |
|
Model A Ford |
$75 |
|
2 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
|
Chrysler “80” |
40 |
|
|
3 |
Al Banks |
Hastings, Nebraska |
|
Model A Fprd |
20 |
Race for 1914 or Older Automobiles 6 laps – Total Purse: $100 – Time: 4:27.0 |
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Time |
Place |
Driver |
From |
Car # |
Automobile |
Purse |
4:27.0 |
1 |
G. Moxham |
|
|
Hupmobile |
$50 |
|
2 |
DeForest “Dee” Walker |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
Model T. Ford |
30 |
|
DNF |
_____ Stanford |
|
|
Buick |
20 |
Sanford dropped out on the seventh lap.
* New Track Record
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