Late Model Stock Car Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Sunday – September 16, 1956

 

 

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

 

Attendance – 12,000 

 

 

 

Unidentified late model stock cars on the front straightaway at Hutchinson – Lehman collection

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 12 Laps

 

  

 

Second Heat Race – 12 Laps

 

 

Feature Race – 24 Cars - 100 Laps

            Beauchamp’s Chevrolet was equipped with fuel injection.

            Burdick led the first 23 laps before being passed by Beauchamp who lead the rest of the way.  Burdick followed Beauchamp closely until he spun out in the south turn, struck the fence, and blew out a tire.  Burdick sped back to the pits but, in his haste, went the wrong way on the racetrack.  That drew him a 2-lap penality.  He was able to make repairs and rejoin the race though.

            Morgan’s car dropped out with a “broken front axle” on the 34^th lap.

            Naber was a full lap behind Beauchamp at the end while Pash finished another two laps behind.

            Only 14 cars finished this race.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                              

                                                              

 

* Bob Kosiski went on to compete in the Daytona “500” in 1960.

 

** Johnny Beauchamp (1923-1981) went on to compete in the Daytona “500” in 1959.

 

 

 

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