Late Model Stock Car Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Sunday – May 3, 1959

 

 

Jayhawk “200”

 

 

Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)

Promotional company – Auto Racing Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Race Promoter – Frank R. Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota

Scorekeeper – Verna Winkley of Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

 

 

 Hutchinson News

April 29, 1959 – Page 23

 

 

 

 

200-Lap Race

Place

Driver

From

Car

Time

  1

Dick Hutcherson*

Keokuk, Iowa

1959 Pontiac

1:46:00.01

  2

Ernie Derr

Keokuk, Iowa

1959 Pontiac

 

  3

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

1958 Ford

 

  4

Sonny Morgan

Beaumont, Texas

Dodge

 

  5

Bruce Nystrom

Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Chrysler

 

  6

Ralph Wilhelm

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Ford

 

  7

Doc Narber

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Chevrolet

 

  8

Pete Van Oudenhoven

Appleton, Wisconsin

Dodge

 

  9

Milo Van Oudenhoven

Appleton, Wisconsin

Dodge

 

10

Roland Wilson

Bedford, Iowa

Chevrolet

 

11

Clarence “Lead Foot” Bolton

Hutchinson, Kansas

Chevrolet

 

12

Ramo Stott**

Keokuk, Iowa

Ford

 

13

Bill Harrison

Topeka, Kansas

Pontiac

 

                Derr lead the first 111 laps before being passed by Hutcherson.  Derr made his final pit stop on lap 138 while Hutcherson made his on lap 140.  Hutcherson reentered the race with a lap and a half lead which he held to the end.

                Lies spent much of the race in second place before dropping to third place late in the race.

 

 

 

Frank Lies

Kenny Riffel collection 

 

 

 

 

* Dick Hutcherson (1931-2005) went on to compete in the Daytona “500” three times.

 

** Ramo Stott went on to compete in the Daytona “500” eleven times.

 

 

 

 

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