Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

July 28, 1974

 

The white #7x at right was owned and driven by Dutch Ter Steege of Oklahoma City.  As the fire grew larger, it eventually enveloped all of the cars seen here – Cecil Dougan photo from the Jerry Leep collection

 

 

 

Car #55 was driven by Roy Bryant.  The helmet in the foreground belonged to Aaron Madden. – World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

Car #55 was driven by Roy Bryant. – World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

 The car at far left is the #29 of Harold Leep, Jr.  The car at far right is the #90 of Johnny Boe

Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Left to right:  #29 Harold Leep, Jr. with his front wheels off the ground, #7x Dutch Ter Steege completely ablaze in the center and #07 Buck Cadwell at right. – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Car #29 in the center of this photo was driven by Harold Leep, Jr. – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Car #29 driven by Harold Leep, Jr. with it’s front wheels off the ground at left, is backed up to Dutch Ter Steege’s #7x car. – World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

Officer England attempting to keep people back from the scene – Frank Niomeir photo for the Hutchinson News

 

 

 

The sedan near the center of this photo had been driven by Jack Petty.  Note that the firemen put had put the fire out with water – Frank Niomeir photo for the Hutchinson News

 

 

 

Dutch Ter Steege looks on as a wrecker prepares to pull away what was left of his car

Leroy Byers photo form the Bob Mays collection

  

 

 

#55 Roy Bryant – Cecil Dugan photo from the Jerry Leep collection

 

 

 

 

 Aaron Madden’s #01 car. – Tim Malone photo from the World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

The burned out shell of the #96x driven by Jack Petty – Hutchinson News photo

 

 

 

#29 Harold Leep, Jr. at left, #91 Jerry Soderberg in the middle of the photo, #96x Jack Petty second from right and #01 Aaron Madden at far right – World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

Left to right:  #29 Harold Leep, Jr., #01 Aaron Madden and #96x Jack Petty – World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

Car #29 driven by Harold Leep, Jr. – World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

Car #91 driven by Jerry Soderberg – World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

Car #01 driven by Aaron Madden – World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

Car #01 driven by Aaron Madden – Tim Malone photo from the World Wide Racing Fans, Inc. collection

 

 

 

Webmaster’s Note:  Some of the cars in these photos were being moved around while the photos were being taken attempting to save some of the cars and so that firemen could better fight the fire.  That is why the cars are not always in the same positions in the various pictures here.

 

 

 

 

This web page is dedicated to the drivers who received serious burns in this accident:

Aaron Madden, Jack Petty & Jerry Soderberg

 

 

 

 

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