3-Star AMA Motorcycle Races of May 20, 1962

AMA Sanctioned Motorcycle Races

Cowley County Fairgrounds, Winfield, Kansas

Sunday Afternoon - May 20, 1962

NOVICE – Time Trials – 1 Lap
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model	Time
1	*Roy Scott*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*55m*	*Matchless*	*31.54*
2	*James Neill*	*Salina, KS***	*63m*	*Triumph*	*33.30*
3	*James Holland*	*Parkville, MO***	*84k*	*Harley-Davidson*	*33.46*
4	*Ted Hoffman*	*Salina, KS***	*38m*	*Harley-Davidson*	*33.61*
5	D. I. Brown	*Kansas City, MO***	*71k*	*BSA Gold Star*	*33.93*
6	*Cecil Wagers*	*Emporia, KS***	*54m*	*BSA Gold Star*	*34.00*
7	*Jim Stovall*	*Dallas, TX***	*73m*	*Matchless*	*34.61*
8	*Ed Grossenbacher*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*94n*	*Triumph*	*34.71*
9	*Phillip Hawk*	*Council Bluff, IA*	*45k*	*BSA Gold Star*	*34.72*
10	*Richard Smith*	*Independence, MO***	*92k*	*Harley-Davidson*	*34.83*
11	*David Haniper*	*Emporia, KS***	*81m*	*BSA Gold Star*	*35.20*
12	*Bill MacKinlay*	*Kansas City, KS***	*59n*	*Triumph*	*35.62*
13	*Jeffrey Randall*	*Bethany, OK***	*69m*	*BSA Gold Star*	*35.96*
14	*John Deal*	*Kansas City, MO***	*51k*	*Harley-Davidson*	*36.03*
15	*Jackson Whalen*	*Kansas City, MO***	*88k*	*BSA Gold Star*	*36.31*

AMATEUR – Time Trials – 1 Lap
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model	Time
1	*Alan Hulva*	*Tulsa, OK***	*61m*	*Harley-Davidson*	*31.64*
2	*Herbert “Hoo Doo” Howard*	*Tulsa, OK***	*20n*	*Matchless*	*31.67*
3	*Pat Barnhill*	*Stillwater, OK***	*45n*	*BSA Gold Star*	*31.92*
4	*Donnell Shiflett*	*Kansas City, MO***	*66k*	*Harley-Davidson*	*32.23*
5	*Dick Frass*	*Amarillo, TX***	*97n*	*BSA Gold Star*	*32.60*
6	*William T. Rufner*	*Ft. Worth, TX***	*71n*	*Triumph*	*32.69*
7	*Robert Carlson*	*Topeka, KS***	*99m*	*Harley-Davidson*	*32.77*
8	*Loren Thompson*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*61n*	*Harley-Davidson*	*32.78*
9	*Roger Murphy*	*Ponca City, OK***	*26m*	*Matchless*	*33.04*
10	*Claude White*	*Midwest City, OK***	*76m*	*BSA Gold Star*	*33.24*
11	*Joseph Weiss*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*48m*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*33.96*
12	*Dewey McCreary*	*Kansas City, MO***	*56k*	*Harley-Davidson*	*34.30*
13	*Paul Branson*	*Stillwater, OK***	*65n*	*BSA Gold Star*	NT

EXPERT – Time Trials – 1 Lap
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model	Time
1	*Gary Nixon*	*Ft. Worth, TX***	63	*Triumph*	*30.11*
2	*Ted Davis*	*Ponca City, OK***	90	*BSA Gold Star*	*30.98*
3	*Bud Mayes*	*Dallas, TX***	34	*BSA Gold Star*	*31.42*
4	*Nathan Watts*	*Oklahoma City, OK***	*64n*	*BSA Gold Star*	*31.44*
5	*Mike Long*	*Ponca City, OK***	54	*Harley-Davidson*	*31.55*
6	*Donald Parker*	*Amarillo, TX***	*89m*	*Harley-Davidson*	*31.82*
7	*Dave Thompson*	*Council Bluffs, IA***	79	*BSA Gold Star*	*32.36*
8	*John Ellis*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*28n*	*Triumph*	*32.89*
9	*Stanley* *Engdahl*	*Marquette, KS***	*46m*	*Harley-Davidson*	*32.95*
10	*Jimmie O’Dell*	*Kansas City, KS***	20	*Triumph*	*33.32*
11	*Bill Snyder*	*Bethel, KS***	*18m*	*BSA Gold Star*	*33.90*

EXPERT – Trophy Dash – 3 Laps – Time: 1:34.57
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Gary Nixon*	*Ft. Worth, TX***	63	*Triumph*
2	*Ted Davis*	*Ponca City, OK***	90	*BSA Gold Star*
3	*Bud Mayes*	*Dallas, TX***	34	*BSA Gold Star*
4	*Dave Thompson*	*Council Bluff, IA*	79	*BSA Gold Star*

NOVICE - Heat 1 – 5 laps – Time: 2:46.56
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Roy Scott*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*55m*	*Matchless*
2	*D. L. Brown*	*Kansas City, MO***	*71k*	*BSA Gold Star*
3	*Jimmy Stovall*	*Dallas, TX***	*73m*	*Matchless*
4	*Phillip Hawk*	*Council Bluff, IA*	*45k*	*BSA Gold Star*

NOVICE - Heat 2 – 5 Laps – Time: 2:55.07
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Ted Hoffman*	*Salina, KS***	*38m*	*Harley-Davidson*
2	*James Neill*	*Salina, KS***	*63m*	*Triumph*
3	*Bill MacKinlay*	*Kansas City, MO***	*59n*	*Triumph*
4	*Ed Grossenbacher*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*94n*	*Triumph*

AMATEUR - Heat 1 – 5 Laps – Time: 2:39.79
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Pat Barnhill*	*Stillwater, OK***	*45n*	*BSA Gold Star*
2	*Alan Hulva*	*Tulsa, OK***	*61m*	*Harley-Davidson*
3	*Claude White*	*Midwest City, OK***	*76m*	*BSA Gold Star*
4	*Paul Branson*	*Stillwater, OK***	*65n*	*BSA Gold Star*

AMATEUR - Heat 2 – 5 Laps – Time: 2:41.19
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Herbert “Hoo Doo” Howard*	*Tulsa, OK***	*20n*	*Matchless*
2	*William T. Rufner*	*Ft. Worth, TX***	*71n*	*Triumph*
3	*Loren Thompson*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*61n*	*Harley-Davidson*
4	*Donnell Shiflett*	*Kansas City, MO***	*66k*	*Harley-Davidson*

EXPERT - Heat 1 – 5 Laps – Time: 2:39.10
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Gary Nixon*	*Ft. Worth, TX***	63	*Triumph*
2	*Bud Mayes*	*Dallas, TX***	34	*BSA Gold Star*
3	*Mike Long*	*Ponca City, OK***	54	*Harley-Davidson*
4	*Dave Thompson*	*Council Bluff, IA*	79	*BSA Gold Star*

EXPERT - Heat 2 – 5 Laps – Time: 2:45.58
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Ted Davis*	*Ponca City, OK***	90	*BSA Gold Star*
2	*Donald Parker*	*Amarillo, TX***	*89m*	*Harley-Davidson*
3	*Jimmie O’Dell*	*Kansas City, KS***	20	*Triumph*
4	*Nathan Watts*	*Oklahoma City, OK***	*64n*	*BSA Gold Star*

NOVICE – Final – 6 Laps – Time: 3:18.41
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Roy Scott*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*55m*	*Matchless*
2	*Ted Hoffman*	*Salina, KS***	*38m*	*Harley-Davidson*
3	D. I. Brown	*Kansas City, MO***	*71k*	*BSA Gold Star*
4	*Bill MacKinlay*	*Kansas City, MO***	*59n*	*Triumph*

AMATEUR – Final – 6 Laps – Time: 3:15.52
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Pat Barnhill*	*Stillwater, OK***	*45n*	*BSA Gold Star*
2	*W. T. Rufner*	*Ft. Worth, TX***	*71n*	*Triumph*
3	*Herbert “Hoo Doo” Howard*	*Tulsa, OK***	*20n*	*Matchless*
4	*Claude White*	*Midwest City, OK***	*76m*	*BSA Gold Star*

EXPERT – Final – 6 Laps – 3:10.44
Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Gary Nixon*	*Ft. Worth, TX***	63	*Triumph*
2	*Mike Long*	*Ponca City, OK***	54	*Harley-Davidson*
3	*Ted Davis*	*Ponca City, OK***	90	*BSA Gold Star*
4	*Bud Mayes*	*Dallas, TX***	34	*BSA Gold Star*

Stan Engdahl finished fifth in one of the Expert heat races thus failing to qualify for the Expert final.

Flagman:	*Therman Kinzie*
Pit Boss:	*Harley Phillips*
Announcer:	*Jack Nolan*
Timer:	*Ronald Ready*
Clerk:	*Irene Gardner*
Head Referee:	*Richard E. “Dick” Gardner*
Promoter:	*Hugh “Hugo” Shea*
Weather:	hot and windy
Track condition	smooth and dusty
Sources:	Monday, May 21, 1962 issue of the Winfield Daily Courier and AMA ledger books maintained by R. E. “Dick” Gardner and currently in the possession of Fred and George Holter

Gary Nixon with “tuner” Cliff Guild

First place in the Expert final

Mike Long

Second place in the Expert final

In Memory of:

Roy Scott

1939 - 1986

D. I. Brown

1936 - 1990

Return to History of Motorcycle Racing at Winfield, Kansas

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Roy Scott

D. I. Brown