Hot Rod Races
Oakley Sportsman Park - Oakley, Kansas
Tuesday Afternoon – August 8, 1950
Oakley Graphic
Friday, August 4, 1950:
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HOT-ROD RACES
2:00 Tuesday, August 8
Hot Rod Racing is fast becoming a major Western Kansas thrill sport, both for spectators and the participants alike. The grandstand is right next to the track - you can see it all!
- 15 SPEED DEMONS COMPETING -
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#67 Shorty Jones |
#1 Lloyd Walinder |
#5 Charlie Lutkie |
#24 Frank Lies |
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#22 Les Suter |
#X1 Bub McHenry |
#81 Mickey McCormick |
#7-11 George Bender |
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#74 Bud Manning |
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#88 Ray Marcotte |
Entry List from the Published Program:
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Car # |
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Hometown |
Car Owner |
Hometown |
Engine / Cylinders |
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Lloyd Walinder |
Oberlin, KS |
Lloyd Walinder |
Oberlin, KS |
Chevrolet / 6 |
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“Dark blue with white number, this car was built by Lloyd and is one of the best looking cars in the area” |
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Bill Ratcliffe |
Hutchinson, KS |
Gene Ortner |
Hutchinson, KS |
Mercury / V-8 |
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“Red in color, this car has made a good showing at Wichita” |
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X1 |
Bub McHenry |
Wichita, KS |
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Chrysler / 6 |
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Charlie Lutkie* |
Wichita, KS |
Charlie Lutkie* |
Wichita, KS |
Mercury / V-8 |
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“This car is equipped with Ardun heads” |
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Cliff Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, KS |
Cliff Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, KS |
GMC / 6 |
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“The only known car burning propane” |
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Frankie Lies |
Wichita, KS |
Marvin Church |
Whitewater, KS |
Model B Ford / 4 |
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“One of the top money winners on the Wichita track” |
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T. E. Russell |
Denver, CO |
Bob Jones |
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Junior Pickrel |
Tribune, KS |
L. E. Pickrel, Sr. |
Scott City, KS |
Mercury / V-8 |
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“Holds the track record at Oakley” |
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Les Suter |
Oakley, KS |
Cloyd & Emmett Ricketts |
Winona, KS |
Chevrolet / 6 |
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“White car with black number, motor is Chevrolet with Wayne conversion. Burns alcohol” |
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24 |
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John Metz & Frank Creech |
Wichita, KS |
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44 |
Red Welch |
Oakley, KS |
Nick Schmidt |
Oakley, KS |
Model B Ford / 4 |
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“The Orange Peel Special” |
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48 |
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J. R. “Bob” Cox |
Halstead, KS |
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50 |
Jim Steele |
Denver, CO |
Bert Blanot |
Denver, CO |
Mercury / V8 |
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“Second money winner in Denver” |
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Shorty Jones |
Wichita, KS |
Shorty Jones |
Wichita, KS |
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69 |
Martin Brau |
Scott City, KS |
Ben Hasz |
Scott City, KS |
Chevrolet / 6 |
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74 |
Bud Manning |
Oberlin, KS |
Royal Fisher |
Oberlin, KS |
Ford / V8 |
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John Wallace |
Russell, KS |
Everett Caldwell |
Russell, KS |
Ford / V8 |
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Mickey McCormick |
Newton, KS |
Earl Mills |
Newton, KS |
Chevrolet / 6 |
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“105 H.P. 6-cylinder Chevrolet motor reworked by Wayne Mfg. Co. in California. One of the top money winners in Wichita. Had the honor of tearing out the most fence at Hutchinson” |
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Ray Marcotte |
Oakley, KS |
Arnold Blankenburg |
Oakley, KS |
Oldsmobile “88” / V8 |
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“The only car in the state with the radiator in the rear. This car lacks only the kitchen sink” |
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Jim Ward |
Tribune, KS |
Phillip Paul |
Scott City, KS |
Buick / 8 |
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George Bender |
Scott City, KS |
L. E. Pickrel, Sr. |
Scott City, KS |
Mercury / V8 |
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J. D. Hanna |
Dallas, TX |
L. E. Pickrel, Sr. |
Scott City, KS |
Mercury / V8 |
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“One of the high point men in the local circuit” |
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Trophy Dash |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Hometown |
Car Owner |
Hometown |
Engine/Cylinders |
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5 |
Charlie Lutkie* |
Wichita, KS |
Charlie Lutkie* |
Wichita, KS |
Mercury / V8 |
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X1 |
Bub McHenry |
Wichita, KS |
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Chrysler / 6 |
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22 |
Junior Pickrel |
Tribune, KS |
Cloyd & Emmett Ricketts |
Winona, KS |
Chevrolet / 6 |
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24 |
Frankie Lies |
Wichita, KS |
John Metz & Frank Creech |
Wichita, KS |
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First Heat |
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Car # |
Driver |
Hometown |
Car Owner |
Hometown |
Engine/Cylinders |
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67 |
Shorty Jones |
Wichita, KS |
Shorty Jones |
Wichita, KS |
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7-11 |
George Bender |
Scott City, KS |
L. E. Pickrel, Sr. |
Scott City, KS |
Mercury / V8 |
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Lloyd Walinder |
Oberlin, KS |
Lloyd Walinder |
Oberlin, KS |
Chevrolet / 6 |
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Second Heat |
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Car # |
Driver |
Hometown |
Car Owner |
Hometown |
Engine/Cylinders |
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24 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, KS |
John Metz & Frank Creech |
Wichita, KS |
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88 |
Ray Marcotte |
Oakley, KS |
Arnold Blankenburg |
Oakley, KS |
Oldsmobile “88” / V8 |
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Junior Pickrel |
Tribune, KS |
Cloyd & Emmett Ricketts |
Winona, KS |
Chevrolet / 6 |
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Consolation |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Hometown |
Car Owner |
Hometown |
Engine/Cylinders |
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X1 |
Bub McHenry |
Wichita, KS |
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Chrysler / 6 |
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T. E. Russell |
Denver, CO |
Bob Jones |
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Glen Ortner |
Hutchinson, KS |
Glen Ortner |
Hutchinson, KS |
Mercury / V8 |
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Australian Pursuit |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Hometown |
Car Owner |
Hometown |
Engine/Cylinders |
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67 |
Shorty Jones |
Wichita, KS |
Shorty Jones |
Wichita, KS |
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88 |
Ray Marcotte |
Oakley, KS |
Arnold Blankenburg |
Oakley, KS |
Oldsmobile “88” / V8 |
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5 |
Charlie Lutkie* |
Wichita, KS |
Charlie Lutkie* |
Wichita, KS |
Mercury / V8 |
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Grandstand Choice |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Hometown |
Car Owner |
Hometown |
Engine/Cylinders |
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48 |
J. D. Hanna |
Dallas, TX |
Harold Dean |
Newton, KS |
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88 |
Ray Marcotte |
Oakley, KS |
Arnold Blankenburg |
Oakley, KS |
Oldsmobile “88” / V8 |
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5 |
Charlie Lutkie* |
Wichita, KS |
Charlie Lutkie* |
Wichita, KS |
Mercury / V-8 |
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Main Event |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Hometown |
Car Owner |
Hometown |
Engine/Cylinders |
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48 |
J. D. Hanna |
Dallas, TX |
J. R. “Bob” Cox |
Halstead, KS |
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24 |
Frankie Lies |
Wichita, KS |
Frank Creech & John Metz |
Wichita, KS |
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88 |
Ray Marcotte |
Oakley, KS |
Arnold Blankenburg |
Oakley, KS |
Oldsmobile “88” / V8 |
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67 |
Shorty Jones |
Wichita, KS |
Shorty Jones |
Wichita, KS |
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Lloyd Walinder |
Oberlin, KS |
Lloyd Walinder |
Oberlin, KS |
Chevrolet / 6 |
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74 |
Bud Manning |
Oberlin, KS |
Royal Fisher |
Oberlin, KS |
Ford / V8 |
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Some of the Drivers who competed at Oakley on this day |
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Les Suter |
Frankie Lies |
Charlie Lutkie |
Mickey McCormick |
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Shorty Jones |
Bud Manning |
Bub McHenry |
T. E. Russell |
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Arnold Edward “Blank” Blankenburg 1905 - 2000 |
Ben Hasz 1916 - 1983 |
Leroy Eugene “Junior” Pickrel 1924 - 1969 |
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Tressie B. “Bert” Blanot 1917 - 1994 |
Noel “Shorty” Jones 1913 - 1977 |
Leroy Eugene “L. E.” Pickrel, Sr. 1902 - 1964 |
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Clifford “Cliff” Dunsworth 1907 - 1982 |
Clarence Eugene “Bud” Manning 1922 - 1971 |
Harold Emmett Ricketts 1905 - 1985 |
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Royal Fisher 1923 - 1981 |
Willard Victor “Mickey” McCormick 1920 - 1999 |
Thornton Elgie “T. E.” Russell 1918 - 1967 |
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Jefferson Davis “J. D.” Hanna c1917 - 1951 |
Earl Mills 1904 - 1972 |
Lloyd Richard Walinder 1926 - 1980 |
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Phillip Paul 1909 - 1995 |
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*Charlie Lutkie only raced at Oakley during the fair dates when the races were run on weekday afternoons. He liked dry slick race tracks and he could always depend on the Oakley race track being dry slick. He said that the competition was very tough at Oakley though. In the evenings, Lutkie would participate in wrestling matches at the fair. The racing promoter would pay the other drivers their winnings after the races but insisted on waiting until after he had watched Lutkie wrestle in the evenings before he would pay Lutkie his winnings.
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