New Model Stock Car Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Memorial Day - Friday – May 30, 1952

 

Promoter – Verne Hamilton of Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Attendance – “much better than a small crowd”

 Participating – “only 12 cars” 

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 25 Laps

 

 

 

Second Heat Race – 25 Laps

 

 

 

Feature Race – 25 Laps

                Norman Horn had won the second heat race driving a 1949 Packard but an old leg injury was bothering him so he turned the car over to Roper who won the feature race driving Horn’s car.

                Ware had lapped every other car in the field when he crashed through the inside railing on the 48^th lap slightly damaging the Johnny-Sutton-owned Hudson he was driving.

 

 

  

 

 

 

Jim Roper at left with car owner Millard Clothier

Clothier collection

 

 

 

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