Automobile Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Tuesday, July 4, 1922

  

“A big crowd that filled the big grandstands witnessed these races.”

 

Delbert Ging

Robert Ging collection

Fred Lentz

Hutchinson Gazette photo

Merle Warren

Wichita Eagle photo

 

Time Trials – 2 Laps 

Place

Driver

From

Automobile

Purse

Time

1

Bill Crow

Hutchinson, Kansas

Esses

$25

1:12.4

2

Bill Bryant

Hutchinson, Kansas

Hudson

 

1:13:0

3

_____  Watkins

Ellinwood, Kansas

Studebaker #17

 

1:14.5

4

J. J. “Toots” Higgins

Newton, Kansas

Essex

 

1:15.0

5

Fred Lentz

Hutchinson, Kansas

Essex Special #1

 

1:16.0

6

Merle Warren

Newton, Kansas

Essex

 

1:16.0

7

Delbert Ging

Hutchinson, Kansas

Essex

 

1:17.0

 

Stock Car Race – 6 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Automobile

Purse

Time

1

Bill Crow

Hutchinson, Kansas

Essex

$75

4:15.0

2

Charles Crow

Hutchinson, Kansas

Essex

   50

 

3

Keith Zeigler

 

Jordan roadster

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 10 Laps – 7 cars

Place

Driver

From

Automobile

Purse

Time

1

Bill Bryant

Hutchinson, Kansas

Hudson

$150

6:30.25

2

J. J. “Toots” Higgins

Newton, Kansas

Essex

    75

 

3

Bill Crow

Hutchinson, Kansas

Essex

     25

 

 

Second Heat Race – 10 Laps – 7 cars

Place

Driver

From

Automobile

Purse

Time

1

Tommy Rayl

Hutchinson, Kansas

Essex

$150

6:35.0

2

Frank Pflughoft

Great Bend, Kansas

“Multiple Valve” Dodge

    75

 

3

Buddy Graves

Hutchinson, Kansas

Elgin Special

     25

 

DNF

Jim Woods

Liberal, Kansas

 

 

 

            Six cars finished this race.

 

Free-For-All – 20 Laps – 13 cars

Place

Driver

From

Automobile

Purse

Time

1

Fred Lentz

Hutchinson, Kansas

Essex Special #1

$300

13:15.0

2

_____  Watkins

Ellinwood, Kansas

Studebaker #17

    75

 

3

Merle Warren

Newton, Kansas

Essex

    25

 

4

Buddy Graves

Hutchinson, Kansas

Elgin Special

 

 

 

Delbert Ging

Hutchinson, Kansas

Essex

 

 

 

Bill Bryant

Hutchinson, Kansas

Hudson

 

 

 

J. J. “Toots” Higgins

Newton, Kansas

Essex

 

 

 

Bill Crow

Hutchinson, Kansas

Essex

 

 

            Crow dropped out on the seventh lap with a flat tire.  Higgins dropped out on the fifteenth lap with a flat tire.  Bryant dropped out on the sixteenth lap with a flat tire.  Delbert Ging crashed through the south fence but received only scratches.

 

 

 

 

 Mr. Watkins from Ellenwood, Kansas and his #17 Studebaker

Hutchinson Gazette photo

 

 

 

Delbert G. Ging  (1897 - 1993)

Frank J. Pflughoft  (1895 – 1978)

Merle W. Warren (1890 - ?)

 

 

 

 

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