Automobile Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Monday, July 5, 1920
Attendance - 10,000
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Leonard Kerbs Betty (Kerbs) Able collection |
Fred Lentz Hutchinson Gazette photo |
Time Trials – 2 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Leonard Kerbs |
Ford |
1:07.4 |
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2 |
Johnny Mais* |
Essex |
1:10.6 |
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3 |
Fred Lentz |
Hudson |
1:13.6 |
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4 |
Jake Strickler |
Hudson |
1:15.0 |
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5 |
Elmer J. Negy*** |
Haynes |
1:17.5 |
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6 |
_____ Stone |
Overland |
1:17.6 |
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7 |
J. J. “Toots” Higgins |
Buick |
1:20.8 |
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8 |
_____ Hershberger |
Studebaker |
1:21.0 |
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9 |
Buddy Graves |
Elgin |
1:23.4 |
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10 |
Jeff Crafford |
Ford |
1:24.75 |
Heat Race for the Slowest Half of the Cars – 10 Laps – 5 cars
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Place |
Driver |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
_____ Stone |
Overland |
6:30.2 |
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2 |
_____ Hershberger |
Studebaker |
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3 |
Buddy Graves |
Elgin |
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J. J. “Toots” Higgins |
Buick |
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Jeff Crafford |
Ford |
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Stone maintained a big lead throughout this race. Graves and Hersberger put on a good race for second before Graves dropped out on the back stretch on the last lap while holding that place.
Heat Race for the Fastest Half of the Cars – 10 Laps – 5 cars
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Place |
Driver |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Johnny Mais* |
Essex |
6:09.6 |
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2 |
Fred Lentz |
Hudson |
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3 |
Elmer J. Negey*** |
Haynes |
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DNF |
Jake Strickler |
Hudson |
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DNF |
Leonard Kerbs |
Ford |
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Kerbs dropped out on the second lap with a broken wheel. Strickler dropped out on the fourth lap with engine trouble.
Exhibition Run Against Time – 2 Laps
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Driver |
Automobile |
Time |
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Elfrieda Mais** |
Essex |
1:11.6 |
Free-For-All – 30 Laps – 5 cars
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Place |
Driver |
Automobile |
Time |
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1 |
Johnny Mais* |
Essex |
19:20.2 |
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2 |
Elmer Negy*** |
Haynes |
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3 |
Fred Lentz |
Hudson |
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4 |
Leonard Kerbs |
Ford |
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5 |
“Toots” Higgins |
Buick |
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DNS |
Jake Strickler |
Hudson |
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DNS |
_____ Stone |
Overland |
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Jake Strickler of Enid, Oklahoma qualified for this race but could not start due to engine trouble. Stone qualified for this race but could not start due to a broken hub. Mais was leading over Kerbs by ¼ lap when Kerbs had to pit late in the race to change a tire.
* John A. “Johnny” Mais (1888-?) had competed in the 1915 Indianapolis “500”.
**Elfrieda Mais (1892-1934) was the wife of driver Johnny Mais.
***Elmer John Negy (1891 - ?)
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