A Record of

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A Record of

1940
Eastern Circuit Big Car Championship Standings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Joie Chitwood
Bill Holland
Ted Horn
Tony Willman
Duke Nalon
Mark Light
Everett Saylor
Vic Nauman
Bob Sall
Buddy Rusch
1029 pts
981
815
642
608
600
598
547
537
467
Eastern Circuit AAA “Class B” Championship Standings
1 Monk Tadlock
Midwestern Circuit Big Car Championship Standings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Emil Andres
Rex Mays
Ted Horn
Duke Nolan
Harry McQuinn
Paul Russo
George Connor
Buddy Hough
Tommy Hinnershitz
Joe Thorne
180 pts
170
152
132
100
88
82
52
44
40
American Racing Association Championship Standings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Wally Schock
Slim Mathis
Rajo Jack
Van Edwards
Tex Petersen
Tommy Wise
Bernie Miller
Hal Cole
Bud Rose
Bill Gelhar
805
649
616
614
555
550
542
542
449
440
Central States Racing Association Championship Standings
1 Jimmie Wilburn
2 Elbert Booker
3 Travis “Spider” Webb
Eastern States Auto Racing Association Championship Standings
1 Dizzy Vance
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International Motor Contest Association Championship Standings
1 Gus Schrader
New England Big Car Association Championship Standings
1 Dick Shuebruk
Penn-Jersey Auto Racing Club Championship Standings
1 Harry Harper
Southern Tier Racing Club Championship Standings
1 Les Shaffer
Soldiers Field, Jacksonville, FL
17th March 1940 – ½ mile dirt oval
Jalopy races
24th March 1940 – ½ mile dirt oval
Jalopy races
Chicago Armory, IL
31st March 1940 – 1/5 mile indoor oval
100 laps – Feature
1 Harry McQuinn
2 Wally Zale
Salina, KS
31st March 1940
Feature
1 Vern Rittger
Midget races
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31st March 1940 – ½ mile dirt oval
Jalopy races
Tucson Rodeo Grounds, AZ
31st March 1940
Jack Burton was fatally injured during the fourth event of the meeting. The rest of the races were
cancelled due to four cars being damaged and two other drivers being injured.
International Amphitheater, IL
6th April 1940
Entrants:
Wally Zale
Duke Nalon
Ted Duncan
Cowboy O’Rourke
Ray Richards
Tony Bettenhausen
Bob Muhlke
Emil Andres
Harry McQuinn
Art Hartsfield
Tony Willman
Sam Hanks
Midget races
New York Coliseum, NY
7th April 1940
Main
1 95 Hal Hoffbauer
Phoenix, AZ
7th April 1940
3 laps – Trophy Dash
1 Bill Putney
2 Scotty Powers
Heat 5
1 Al Jacquith
0:00:47.88
Consolation
1 Bill Ehle
2 Bob Hornbrook
Heat 1
1 Billy Martin
Heat 2
1 Scotty Powers
30
1
2
3
4
5
R
Heat 3
1 Leo Cox
Heat 4
1 Bob Hornbrook
Midget races
Salina, KS
7th April 1940
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laps – Main
Billy Martin
Scotty Powers
Bill Burke
Bill Putney
Art Hargreaves
Leo Cox
0:03:56
0:11:20
lost wheel
3 laps - Time Trials
1 George Binnie
0:00:29.20
NQ Ralph Foster
oil leak
Chuck Taylor broke his axle before the races
started.
Priddy tangled with Woodard, with Priddy then
going through the infield and hitting Perry
Fuller’s car head on, breaking its front axle.
The axle was welded together in time for Green to
later drive it.
10 laps - Heat 1
1 George Binnie
2 Vern Rittger
10
1
2
3
laps – Pursuit
Art McCammon
Vern Rittger
George Binnie
20
1
2
3
laps – Class B Feature
Art McCammon
Clarence Green
D.A.Clem
35
1
2
3
R
R
laps – Class A Feature
George Binnie
D.A.Clem
Art McCammon
Vern Rittger
Clarence Green
10 laps - Heat 2
1 Art McCammon
2 Frankie Dickerson
0:01:47.0
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Clarence Green
2 Jim Stallman
0:01:39.0
10 laps – Heat 4
1 D.A.Clem
2 Bob McKim
Rex Woodard
R Harold Priddy
0:01:38.80
0:01:43.00
0:03:19.40
0:05:57.20
locking brake
axle
Midget races
San Bernardino Sports Stadium, CA
7th April 1940 – ½ mile oval
Time Trials
1 Bud Everson
R Gus Davis
Gold Cup Trophy Dash
1 Estes
2 Frame
3 Saunders
George Carpenter
Dutton
Barrett
Shearrett
R Bud Everson
0:00:30.45
rolled
Heat 1
1 George Carpenter
2 Bud Everson
3 Estes
Saunders
Frame
Dutton
Barrett
Shearrett
50 laps – Junk Car Derby
1
Estes
stopped
2
Barrett
3
Herb Hill
66 Bud Everson
Bob Frame
R
Gus Davis
R
Haskins
Heat 2
1 Doc Harvey
2 Figaro
3 Johnny Manse
Warino
Haskins
Carroll
Cochrane
R Herb Hill
Junk cars. 22 cars entered.
7th April 1940 – ½ mile dirt oval
Jalopy races
7th April 1940
Time Trials
1 Barney Oldfield
Trophy Dash
0:00:31.0
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kingpin
46 laps – race
46 laps/accident
46 laps/hit Davis
1 Lee Bartlett
0:02:30
R Barney Oldfield
accident
Oldfield left the track and hit a wall, wrecking
his car.
Heat 1
1 G.Bartlet
15
1
40
1
2
10 laps – Novelty Race
1 Claude Baker
Grandstand Choice
1 Lee Bartlett
0:05:20
0:05:50
laps – Free-for-all
K.D. Mack
0:09:40
laps – Gallagher Trophy Dash
Lee Bartlett
59 George Pfelger
Ford Model B
0:22:35
Race meeting was run as a benefit for Jack Burton’s widow, Burton having died the week before.
Union Speedway, OR
Midget races – rained out
Atlantic Speedway, CA
9th April 1940
3 laps - Trophy Dash
1 Bob Ware
2 Bill Brereton
6 laps - Heat 1
1 Dickie Ferguson
2 Miller
3 Bill Brereton
6 laps - Heat 2
1 Rus Fields
2 Ingram
3 Bill Zaring
6 laps – First Semi-Main
1 Bill Zaring
2 Tommy Elliott
3 Rus Fields
4 Bill Brereton
5 Dickie Ferguson
6 laps – Second Semi-Main
1 Gib Lilly
2 Farmer
3 Ware
6 laps - Heat 3
1 Swede Lindskog
2 Miller
3 Shuck
1 Emil Schmid
2 Faulkner
3 Muir
0:00:42.05
6 laps – Third Semi-Main
1 Swede Lindskog
2 Becker
3 Miller
0:01:28.66
6 laps – Fourth Semi-Main
1 Danny Harrison
2 Goss
3 Shuck
0:01:30.22
0:01:33.28
0:01:33.48
0:01:39.70
10 laps - Consolation, Second Main
1 Jimmy Miller
0:02:37.55
2 Swede Lindskog
R Jerry Wright
spin
R Chas Smith
accident
Smith hit Wright’s spun car.
0:01:19.84
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Main
Bill Brereton
0:10:18.06
Tommy Elliott
Don Farmer
Bill Zaring
Fields
Dickie Ferguson
Gib Lilly
R Bob Ware
crashed
Ware crashed avoiding Lilly.
0:01:27.87
0:01:30.37
6 laps - Heat 4
Midget races
Fair Park Speedway, TX
10th April 1940
Time Trials
1 Red Hodges
2 Cecil Zent
3 Howard Brand
4 Ben Musick
5 Al Slaughter
0:00:13.0
0:00;13.2
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0:00;13.2
0:00:13.3
0:00:13.4
3 L.Turbeville
4 Dick Ward
2 laps – Helmet Dash
1 Cecil Zent
2 Red Hodges
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Al Slaughter
2 Red Hodges
3 Ben Musick
4 Turbeville
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Cecil Zent
2 Simmons
3 Ted Park
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Red Fondren
2 Loys Harris
3 J.Booth
10
1
2
3
4
0:01:48
laps – First Semi-Final
Tommy Hayes
Simmons
Al Slaughter
Red Hodges
0:03:18.5
10 laps – Second Semi-Final
1 5 Ben Musick
2
Cecil Zent
3
Jack Crawford
no time
0:02:23.3
Consolation
1 Tommy Hayes
2 Jack Crawford
Sanctioned by the Texas-Oklahoma Racing Association.
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Final
Cecil Zent
Red Hodges
Tommy Hayes
Ben Musick
Al Slaughter
L.Turbeville
Marcel St Cricq
25
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Final
Bud Rose
Barnett
Rajo Jack
Irwin
Edwards
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
16
laps – Consolation
Rabbit Musick
Zent
Crawford
Simmons
Ward
Fondren
West
Booth
Harris
Barker
starters
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
Zent
Hayes
Booth
Harris
Parker
West
10
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Second Semi-Final
Ward
0:02:47.05
Cossey
Houston
Slaughter
Parks
Ascot Speedway, CA
14th April 1940
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Junior Main
Rajo Jack
Edwards
Irwin
Figone
DeVore
Barnett
Ricco
0:09:27.71
0:11:30.61
Houston Speed Bowl, TX
14th April 1940
Time Trials
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Red Hodges
There were 32 runners
0:00:15.83
0:00:15.87
1 Red Hodges
2 Mel Wainwright
0:00:32.31
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Al Slaughter
2 Ted Parker
3 Doc Cossey
4 Marcel St Cricq
5 Mel Wainwright
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Tommy Hayes
2 Ben Musick
3 Marcel St Cricq
4 Rabbit Musick
5 Earl Simmons
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Red Hodges
2 Edmonds
3 Roy Houston
0:02:12.74
0:02:13.78
0:02:13.03
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0;03:11.09
0:02:52.80
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Feature
Red Hodges
Rabbit Musick
Doc Cossey
Parker
Ben Musick
Ward
Houston
Zent
Marcel St Cricq
Al Slaughter
Hayes
Crawford
Jackson Offenhauser
0:06:59.43
Texas-Oklahoma Racing Fraternity midget races
14th April 1940
Heat 1
1 Bill Baker
2 Rice
3 Wendt
4 Bill Schindler
5 Joseph
1 Fanelli
2 Bill Morrissey
Randolph
Wendt
R Rex Records
accident
Records suffered a broken collarbone and shoulder
injuries from a four-car accident involving
Morrisey, Randolph, Wendt and Records.
Heat 2
1 Art Vreeland
2 Ray Nestor
3 Len Duncan
4 Dave Randolph
30
1
2
3
4
Heat 3
1 Harry Hart
2 Bill Morrissey
3 Dutch Schaeffer
4 Tucker
5 Fanelli
20
1
2
3
4
5
Bill Schindler
Bill Baker
Ray Nestor
Len Duncan
Joseph
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
Bill Nicol
Hart
Tucker
Swier
Bill Schindler
Bill Morrissey
laps – Main
Bill Schindler
Nestor
Duncan
Schaeffer
Bill Nicol
Baker
Hart
Tucker
Swier
Joseph
Fanelli
Bill Morrissey
Track Championship Standings following this
meeting:
1 Bill Schindler
1294 pts
2 Bill Morrissey
1250
3 Ray Testor
873
4 Frenchy Renard
775
5 George Rice
766
6 Art Vreeland
569
7 Len Duncan
486
8 Honey Purick
485
9 Len Fanelli
455
10 Ernie Gesell
444
15 laps – Consolation
Sanatoga Park Speedway, PA
14th April 1940
Midget races – cancelled due to snow
San Bernardino Sports Stadium, CA
14th April 1940 – ½ mile oval
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Time Trials
1 John Bowden
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Ed Eng
2 Buck Mathias
3 Whimpy Burnett
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Snowden
2 Burnett
3 Bowden
DeBlieu Special
0:06:43.20
0:00:44.55
20
1
2
3
4
laps – Free-for-all
Ed Eng
Buck Mathias
Whimpy Burnett
John Bowden
Snowden
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Semi-Final, Heat 1
Loys Harris
Cecil Zent
Howard Brand
Walter Von Tilous
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Semi-Final, Heat 2
Tommie Hays
Ted Parker
Rabbit Musick
Ben Musick
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Final
Rabbit Musick
Ben Musick
Ted Parker
Loys Harris
Cecil Zent
Tommie Hayes
Gene Frederick
0:06:42.50
Jalopy races
Sportsman’s Park, OH
14th April 1940
Cancelled due to heavy snow
17th April 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Helmet Dash
1 Cecil Zent
2 Red Hodges
8 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Loys Harris
3 Tommie Hays
8 laps
1 Ben Musick
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Red Hodges
Consolation Race
1 Earl Simmons
2 Walter Von Tilous
3 E.Booth
4 Snag Adams
Von Tilous’ car tore loose a water connector,
scalding his leg and spinning. Jay Booth was
following close behind and spun to avoid hitting
him.
Midget races
FTD: Red Hodges, 13.02s
Franklin, IN
21st April 1940
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0:15:00
Reading Fairgrounds, PA
21st April 1940
Entrants:
Joie Chitwood
Mark Light
Tony Willman
Bobby Sall
Everett Saylor
Ted Horn
Sanatoga Park Speedway, PA
21st April 1940
24th April 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Helmet Dash – for the James K.Wilson Cup
1 Red Hodges
0:00:55
R Cecil Lamb
Race 5
1 Ted Parker
2 J.Booth
3 Val Lancaster
Race 1
1 Tommie Hays
2 Red Hodges
3 Red Fondren
Race 2
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Ted Parker
3 Marcel St Criq
R Red Fondren
accident
Race 6
1 J.Booth
2 Ben Musick
3 Dale Burk
4 Loys Harris
accident
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
Race 3
1 Tex West
2 Gordon Rentoul
3 Howard Brand
Race 4
1 Tex West
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Rabbit Musick
Midget races
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laps
Red Hodges
Rabbit Musick
Ted Parker
Tommie Hays
Gordon Rentoul
Red Fondren
J.Booth
Tex West
accident
Gilmore Stadium, CA
25th April 1940
Midget races
Allentown Speedway, OH
28th April 1940 – ¼ mile clay oval
Midget races
Greenfield, IN
28th April 1940
Lebanon Fairgrounds, PA
28th April 1940
Penn-Jersey Race Association
Montpelier Fairgrounds, IN
28th April 1940
Mutual Racing Association stock car races
Mt Holly Fairgrounds, NJ
28th April 1940
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Penn-Jersey Race Association
28th April 1940
20
1
2
3
4
5
laps - Feature
Mark Light
Tony Willman
Vic Nauman
Tommy Hinnershitz
Otis Stein
0:09:20.47
6
R
R
R
R
Dave Randolph
Ted Horn
Joie Chitwood
Walt Brown
Bill Holland
mechanical
mechanical
mechanical
mechanical
1st May 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Helmet Dash, for the James K.Wilson Cup
1 Red Hodges
2 Cecil Zent
Race 5
1 A.Slaughter
2 E.Simmons
3 Tommie Hayes
Race 2
1 Tommie Hayes
2 J.D.Parke
3 Cecil Zent
Race 6
1 C.Glaze
2 Ted Parker
3 Cecil Zent
4 Howard Brand
Race 3
1 C.Glaze
2 Dale Burt
3 Dick Word
Race 7
1 Red Hodges
2 Tommie Hayes
3 Ted Parker
4 Cecil Zent
5 C.Glaze
6 Rabbit Musick
Race 4
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Loys Harris
3 Ben Musick
4 A.Slaughter
Midget races. Tex West was injured when he crashed into the fence during the time trials.
Union Speedway, NJ
1st May 1940
Hershey Speedway, PA
2nd May 1940
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Dorney Park Stadium, PA
5th May 1940
Huntington Speedway, CT
5th May 1940
Lincoln Speedway, IL
5th May 1940
Newmarket Speedway, NH
5th May 1940
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Kansas City Olympic Stadium, MO
5th May 1940
Williams Grove Speedway, PA
5th May 1940
Time Trials
1 Vic Nauman
4 Mark Light
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Everett Saylor
Vic Nauman
Tony Willman
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Dave Randolph
Lee Wallard
Don Hart
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Ted Horn
Mark Light
Bobby Sall
0:00:26.79
0:00:26.95
0:05:33.34
0:05:43.33
0:05:40.19
15 laps
1 Gus Zarka
2 Bert Ross
0:07:20.75
15 laps
1 Otis Stine
2 Elmert Norris
0:07:34.10
40 laps – Feature
1 9 Mark Light
2
Ted Horn
3
Tony Willman
4
Dave Randolph
5
Lee Wallard
6
Gus Zarka
R 28 Vic Nauman
R
Everett Saylor
Miller Special
0:19:20.23
34 laps/axle
rear end
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Hershey Speedway, PA
6th May 1940
Time Trials
1 Doc Shanebrook
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 1
Bill Holland
Frank Bailey
Dee Toran
Johnny Peterson
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 2
Tommy Hinnershitz
Harry Sheeler
Bob Troutman
George Fonder
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Doc Shanebrook
Babe Bower
Wes Saegesser
Duane Carter
15
1
2
3
4
5
laps – First semi-final
Shanebrook
Peterson
Hinnershitz
Toran
Saegesser
15
1
2
3
4
5
0:00:17.49
0:03:12.53
laps – Second semi-final
Bower
0:04:51.03
Bailey
Holland
Troutwein
Fonder
1 Sheeler
2 Carter
0:03:53.79
0:03:13.04
Feature
1 Johnny Peterson
2 Dee Toran
3 Doc Shanebrook
4 Bower
R Duane Carter
0:03:14.07
out of fuel
0:04:17.80
Midget races – AAA Blue Circuit.
8th May 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Midget races. Postponed due to rain.
Pynchon Park, West Springfield, MA
10th May 1940
1 Ed Wendt
2 Art Vreeland
3 Emerich
AAA Midget races.
Motor City Speedway, MI
13th May 1940
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0:07:25.33
accident/fire
Midget races
Castle Hill Speedway, NY
14th May 1940
1 Babe Bower
2 Wes Saegesser
Burt Krause Offenhauser
30 laps
Midget races
Cedarhurst Speedway, NY
15th May 1940
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races
Helmet Dash, for the James K.Wilson Cup
1 Cecil Zent
2 Mel Wainwright
Race 5
1 C.Glaze
2 Cecil Zent
3 Tommie Hays
4 Al Slaughter
R Rabbit Musick
R Earl Simmons
Race 1
1 Tommie Hays
2 Red Hodges
3 Cecil Zent
accident
accident
Race 6
1 Jay Booth
2 Joads Crawford
3 Mel Wainwright
Race 2
1 Walter Von Tilous
2 Jay Booth
3 Mel Wainwright
Race 7 – 25 laps
1 Red Hodges
2 Mel Wainwright
3 C.Glaze
4 Tommie Hayes
5 Jay Booth
6 Cecil Zent
Zent’s car threw a wheel just as the starter was
about to wave the green flag. He pulled into the
pits with a broken axle. Marcel St Cricq withdrew
from the race and loaned Zent his car. Zent then
started in last place in a field of 14 cars.
Race 3
1 C.Glaze
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Loys Harris
Race 4
1 Ted Parker
2 Al Slaughter
3 Ben Musick
4 Snag Abbot
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Midget races. Sanctioned by the Texas-Oklahoma Racing Association.
West Haven Speedway, CT
16th May 1940
ARDC Midget races – rained out
17th May 1940
1 Frankie Bailey
Peters Offenhauser
Midget races
17th May 1940
1 Pappy Hough
2 Rufe Anderson
3 Dave Randolph
AAA Midget races.
18th May 1940
1 Ernie Gesell
30 laps
ARDC Midget races
21st May 1940
1 Johnny Ritter
30 laps
Midget races
22nd May 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Midget races. Races were abandoned due to rain.
23rd May 1940
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30 laps
24th May 1940
24th May 1940
AAA Midget races – rained out.
Yellow Jack Speedway, PA
28th May 1940
1 Bill Holland
30 laps
Midget races
29th May 1940
1 George Rice
25 laps
ARDC Midget races
Helmet Dash
1 Ben Musick
2 Cleo Glaze
Race 4
1 Dick Word
2 C.Graves
3 H.Brand
Race 1
1 Red Hodges
2 Jay Booth
3 Cleo Glaze
Race 5
1 Jay Booth
2 Tommie Hayes
3 Mel Wainwright
Race 2
1 Tommie Hays
2 Ted Parker
3 Mel Wainwright
Race 6
1 Ted Parker
2 Cleo Glaze
3 C.Graves
Race 3
1 Ben Musick
2 Snag Abbot
3 Cecil Zent
Race 7
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Ben Musick
3 Cecil Zent
Midget races
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Altoona Speedway, PA
30th May 1940
8 laps
1 Otis Stine
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R
R
R
R
R
8 laps
1 Walt Brown
1 Joe Sacavage
25
1
2
3
laps
Bill Holland
Otis Stine
Buddy Rusch
0:20:03.22
Ora Bean
Walt Brown
John Matarin
Elmer Norris
Joe Sacavage
Ammon Kelchner
Metz Simmons
Buster Warke
Mike Little
Mark Light
Sammy Swartz
Cliff Helman
AAA sprint. Race was delayed for several hours due to light rain.
30th May 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Mike Josephs
Ray Nestor
Pickles Bicklehaupt
ARDC Midget races
31st May 1940
1st June 1940
1 Bill Schindler
25 laps
Tony Bonadies
R Brad Stillwagon
fatal accident
Stillwagon hit the guard rail and rolled while trying to avoid the spun car of Bonadies.
ARDC Midget races
Danbury Speedway, CT
1st June 1940
Feature
1 Lee Wallard
2 Joe Garson
3 Pappy Hough
AAA midgets
Oakland Speedway, CA
2nd June 1940
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250 miles – Pacific Coast Stock Car Championship
1 Frank Phillips
Ford
2 Rajo Jack
Citroen
3 Walt Davis
Ford
4 Ernie Criss
Ford
5 Bud Rose
Ford
6 Ellis Hough
Ford
7 Wally Pankratz
Ford
8 Bill Johnson
Terraplane
9 Bill Feehan
Ford
10 Harry Alley
Oldsmobile
Wally Schock
Chrysler
R Gabby Gilbert
Chrysler
NS Fred Frame
3:27:32, 71.3 mph
144 laps/accident
practice accident
Fred Frame was hospitalised on the 1st June after rolling his car when practicing for the race.
Alumni Field, MA
3rd June 1940
1 Ed Eng
2 Bob King
3 Don LeClear
Midget races
3rd June 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
4th June 1940
1 Bill Morrissey
30 laps
Midget races
5th June 1940
1 Andy DeVercelly
25 laps
ARDC Midget races
5th June 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Helmet Dash – for the James K.Wilson Cup
1 Red Hodges
2 Cleo Glaze
Hodges won permanent possession of the cup for
winning it three times.
Race 1
1 Earl Simmons
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2 Mel Wainwright
3 Red Hodges
Race 2
1 Louis Turberville
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Jay Booth
Race 3
1 Tommie Hays
2 Cecil Zent
3 Loys Harris
3 Ted Parker
Race 6
1 Cecil Zent
2 Ted Parker
3 Snag Abbott
Race 4
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Ted Parker
3 Snag Abbott
25
1
2
3
4
R
Race 5
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Cleo Glaze
laps
Red Hodges
Cleo Glaze
Mel Wainwright
Rabbit Musick
Tommie Hayes
Midget races, sanctioned by the Texas-Oklahoma Racing Association.
6th June 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ted Tappett
Len Golen
ARDC Midget races
7th June 1940
1 Ray Nestor
Midget races
7th June 1940
1 Dave Randolph
2 Pappy Hough
3 Goles
AAA Midget races.
1 Slim Sipler
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
8th June 1940
1 Ernie Gesell
25 laps
ARDC Midget races
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18 laps/accident
8th June 1940
Feature
1 Dave Randolph
2 Pappy Hough
3 Ray Nestor
AAA midgets
Kansas City, MO
9th June 1940
William Smith’s car went out of control in Sunday night’s midget races and struck two judges (Roy Mansell
and Joe Barletta). The races were then called off.
Sportsman Park, TX
Alumni Field, MA
10th June 1940
1 Slim Sipler
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
Alumni Field, MA
11th June 1940
1 Tom Simonetti
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
11th June 1940
1 Dee Toran
30 laps
Midget races
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12th June 1940
1 Bill Schindler
25 laps
ARDC Midget races
Midget races. Rained off.
13th June 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Bill Holmes
Ernie Gesell
ARDC Midget races
14th June 1940
1 Bill Morrissey
30 laps
Midget races
14th June 1940
1 Rufe Anderson
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Bill Troutwine
AAA Midget races.
15th June 1940
1 Bill Schindler
25 laps
ARDC Midget races
15th June 1940
Feature
1 Jim Forte
2 Ray Nestor
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3 Dave Randolph
AAA midgets
Sportsman Park, TX
Midget races – abandoned due to rain.
Alumni Field, MA
17th June 1940
1 Frank Simonetti
2 Charlie Street
3 Rufe Anderson
Midget races
Newfield Park, Bridgeport, CT
17th June 1940
25 laps – Feature
1
Pappy Hough
2
Dave Randolph
3
Red Redmond
AAA midget races
1 Slim Sipler
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
19th June 1940
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races
Midget races – sanctioned by the Texas and Oklahoma Racing Association. Cancelled due to rain.
20th June 1940
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25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Holmes
Bill Schindler
George Rice
ARDC Midget races
21st June 1940
1 Babe Bower
30 laps
Midget races
21st June 1940
1 Dave Randolph
2 Pappy Hough
3 Bud Tatro
AAA Midget races.
22nd June 1940
1 Len Duncan
25 laps
ARDC Midget races
22nd June 1940
Feature
1 Joe Garson
2 Ray Nestor
3 Ben Emerick
AAA midgets
Sportsman Park, TX
Race 1
1 Clyde Graves
2 Jim Ward
3 Leland Musick
Consolation Race
1 Sailor Corder
2 Johnny Richards
3 Tony Howard
Race 2
1 Rex Newbill
2 Gene Frederick
3 Ernie Booth
Pursuit Race
1 Jim Ward
2 Clyde Graves
Invitational
1 Jim Ward
2 Leland Musick
3 Gene Frederick
25 laps - Sweepstakes
1 Jim Ward
2 Clyde Graves
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3 Leland Musick
4 Sailor Corder
5 Rex Newbill
6 Gene Frederick
Midget races.
Alumni Field, MA
24th June 1940
1 Slim Sipler
AAA Midget races.
25th June 1940
1 Rex Records
Eddie Cox Offenhauser
30 laps
Midget races
26th June 1940
1 Bill Schindler
25 laps
ARDC Midget races
Helmet Dash – for the C.S.Hamilton Trophy
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Cecil Zent
Race 1
1 Jay Booth
2 Ted Parker
3 Cleo Glaze
3 Earl Simmons
Race 5
1 Earl Simmons
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Tommie Hays
Race 6
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Cecil Zent
3 Corkey Benson
4 Marcel St Criq
Race 2
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Cecil Zent
3 Al Slaughter
Race 7
1 Ted Parker
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Cecil Zent
4 Earl Simmons
5 Rabbit Musick
6 Red Hodges
7 Al Slaughter
R Tommie Hays
Race 3
1 Tommie Hays
2 Dick Word
3 Marcel St Criq
Race 4
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Cleo Glaze
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water pump/accident
Midget races.
27th June 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ernie Gesell
Len Golen
ARDC Midget races
29th June 1940
1 Bill Schindler
ARDC Midget races
Sportsman Park, TX
Midget races. Cancelled due to rain.
Alumni Field, MA
1st July 1940
1 Tom Simonetti
2 Jack Greenwood
3 Ed Casterline
Midget races
New Bedford, MA
1st July 1940
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Le Clair
Courey
Collier
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Turgeon
Frank Mello
F.Simonetti
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Gardiner
2 J.Mederloc
0:03:06
0:03:08
0:02:40
1st July 1940
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10
1
2
3
laps – Class B
Bernardi
Frank Mello
Crombi
20
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Le Clair
Courcy
Turgeon
0:03:18
0:07:51
25 laps – Feature
1
Red Redmond
2
Lyle Dickey
2
Pappy Hough
AAA midget races
2nd July 1940
1 Johnny Ritter
40 laps
Midget races
2nd July 1940
Feature
1 Ernie Gesell
2 Bill Schindler
3 Walt Fusco
ARDC midgets
3rd July 1940
ARDC Midget races – rained out.
3rd July 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Midget races – sanctioned by the Texas and Oklahoma Racing Association. Rained off.
Athol Fairgrounds, MA
4th July 1940 – ½ mile dirt oval
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Jerry Clark
2 Turgeon
3 Red Allen
6 laps – Heat 2
1 De Lisle
2 Murphy
3 Bud Brown
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Ed Eng
2 Art Spore
3 Gallup
8 laps – First semi-final
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Murphy
3 De Lisle
8 laps – Second semi-final
1 Turgeon
2 Allen
3 Brown
0:03:42.3
1 Clark
2 Colson
3 Sport
0:03:18.0
16
1
2
3
4
0:03:16.0
0:04:26.2
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laps – Feature
Ed Eng
Oscar Ridlon
De Lisle
Red Allen
0:04:30.1
0:03:42.1
0:08:40.4
Bay State Midget Racing Association races
Topsfield, MA
4th July 1940
Main
1
2 5
3
4
R 66
Dizzy Vance
Bill Fox
Horn
Verebly
Bumpy Bumpus
Louis D’Amore Riley
Colton
engine
ESRA midget races
4th July 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Len Golen
Bob Walker
ARDC Midget races
5th July 1940
Semi-Final
1 Lyle Dickey
Main
1 Lyle Dickey
Bussard Offenhauser
Midget races
5th July 1940
Feature
1 Mike Josephs
2 Ernie Gesell
3 Bill Schindler
ARDC midgets
5th July 1940
1 Rufe Anderson
2 Sudik
3 Ed Wendt
AAA Midget races.
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Philadelphia Garden Bowl, PA
6th July 1940
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Heat 1
Chas Breslin
Doc Shanebrook
Johnny Peterson
Larry Bloomer
Ted Hartley
Hawley Kight
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
R
laps – Heat 2
Henry Banks
George Fonder
Jimmy Storm
Steve Jars
Bob Campbell
Harry Gassell
Doc Wood
Buddy Rusch
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Heat 3
Chas Miller
Tony Willman
Walt Gregory
Steve Yanigan
Johnny Jars
Red Lapworth
Jimmy Jack
0:02:34.42
0:02:37.03
accident
accident
0:02:33.88
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
Doc Shanebrook
Ted Hartley
Tony Willman
Johnny Peterson
Jars
Steve Yanigan
12
1
2
3
4
5
R
Chas Breslin
0:03:02.62
Jimmy Storm
Walt Gregory
Jars
Colkett
Harry Gassell
accident
12
1
2
3
4
George Fonder
Chas Miller
Bob Campbell
Elmer Sefick
25
1
2
3
4
laps – Feature
Johnny Peterson
Tony Willman
Jimmy Storm
Chas Breslin
0:03:05.83
0:03:06.52
0:06:23.28
Midget races
Sportland Park, CA
6th July 1940 – ¼ mile oval
1 Billy Vukovich
2 Piper
3 Slim Howard
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Simonian
2 Springston
3 Thompson
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Bacon
2 Chatenay
3 Thompson
5 laps – Heat 3
1 Brewer
2 Foster
3 E.Vukovich
5 laps – Heat 4
1 Tuesday
2 Cananaugh
3 Burke
5 laps – Heat 5
1 Piper
2 B.Vukovich
3 Brereton
5 laps – Heat 6
1 Morris
2 E.Vukovich
3 Elliott
0:00:53.90
5 laps – Heat 7
1 Bacon
2 Foster
3 Brewer
0:01:35.69
0:01:33.40
5 laps – Heat 8
1 Piper
2 Cavanaugh
3 Tuesday
0:01:34.28
0:01:35.90
6 laps – Heat 9
1 Piper
2 Foster
3 Cavanaugh
0:01:55.72
0:01:32.76
4 laps – Class C
1 Butler
2 Frost
3 Temple
0:01:34.14
0:01:34.67
0:01:32.16
0:01:33.20
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10
1
2
3
4
laps – Class B
Foster
Chatenay
Simonian
Hamilton
30
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Main
Billy Vukovich
Elliott
Brewer
Brereton
Farmer
0:03:15.29
6 E.Vukovich
7 Burke
8 Morris
9 Tuesday
Short Track Auto Racing Association midget races
Airport Speedway, CA
7th July 1940
1 Morris
2 Bill Vukovich
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Chatenay
2 London
3 James
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Brewer
2 Thompson
3 Simonian
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Norsigian
2 Stein
3 Burke
6 laps – Heat 4
1 Friday
2 Wendt
3 Girtz
6 laps – Heat 5
1 Elliott
2 Morris
3 Foser
6 laps – Heat 6
1 Guthrie
2 Girtz
3 Foster
5 Piper
6 laps – First Semi-Final
1 Chatenay
2 Brewer
3 Stein
0:00:46.60
0:01:38.61
0:01:37.32
1 Friday
2 Cavanaugh
3 Elliott
0:01:36.49
0:01:36.28
8 laps – Handicap
1 Brewer
5 laps – Class C
1 Sayers
2 Wyek
0:01:35.30
10
1
2
3
0:01:36.72
laps – Class B
Norsigian
Stein
Brown
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Main
Bill Vukovich
Foster
Elliott
Friday
Girtz
Morris
Bill Walbridge
Cavanaugh
Guthrie
R Piper
0:01:36.46
0:01:36.90
engine
0:02:07.80
0:01:26.9
0:02:46.16
0:10:47.66
1 lap/engine
Avalon Speedway, KS
7th July 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 McKim
0:00:19.00
6 laps - Heat 1
1 McKim
2 Green
0:01:59.80
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Foster
2 Rittger
0:02:05.00
6 laps – Heat 3
1 E.Taylor
2 Art McCammon
0:02:04.20
20
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Clarence Green
Ralph Foster
Emmett Taylor
6 laps – Heat 4
1 Dickerson
2 Priddy
0:02:12.20
5 laps – Match Race
1 Foster
2 McKim
0:01:44.20
1 Rittger
2 McCammon
0:01:55.20
10
1
2
3
Fuller Bros Special
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laps – Semi-final
Frank Dickerson
Vern Rittger
Taylor
Bud Camden
0:07:54.00
0:03:30.80
4 Bob McKim
5 Chuck Taylor
NS Art McCammon
axle
Coney Island Velodrome, NY
7th July 1940 – 1/5 mile banked wooden oval
Main
1 Redmond
2 J.Ritter
3 Lyle Dickey
Babe Bower
Midget races
Lakeside Speedway, CO
7th July 1940
Time Trials
1 Bud Martinson
2 Lloyd Axel
Heat
1 Bud Martinson
Heat
1 Kouba
Trophy Dash
1 Bud Martinson
2 Lloyd Axel
Heat
1 Stevins
Heat 1
1 Vic Schay
2 Giba
3 Nelson
15 laps – Semi
1 Louie Foy
Semi
1 Lloyd Axel
Heat
1 Lloyd Axel
30 laps – Main
1
Lloyd Axel
2
Vorbeck
3
Musick
4
Alex Yeada
R 2 Bud Martinson
Offenhauser
V8
Norberg
V8
Norberg
0:07:34.40
dropping oil
Midget races
Olympic Stadium, MO
7th July 1940
Time Trials
1 Peewee Distarce
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Peewee Distarce
Frank Bailey
George Binnie
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Vito Calla
Vic Rothe
Bill Barbour
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Scrappy Saluzzi
Ray Hall
Spike Howell
10
1
2
3
=
0:00:14.53
laps – Heat 4
George Smith
Swede Larsen
Bill Sproull
Louis Durant
1 Spike Howell
2 Vito Calla
3 Peewee Distarce
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
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laps - Class B Feature
Smith
Bertz
Raines
Hartl
Bunch
Flynn
35 laps – Class A Feature
1 10 Peewee Distarce
2
Vito Calla
3
Binnie
4
Barbour
5
Spike Howell
6
Bailey
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Bob Seeley V8
Sioux City, IA
7th July 1940
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Kracek
2 Crabb
3 Willer
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Charlie Taggart
2 Wood
3 Brooks
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Hoffman
2 Gifford
3 Rothe
8 laps – First Handicap
1 Kracek
2 Gifford
3 Wood
0:01:32.28
8 laps – Second Handicap
1 Crabb
2 Brooks
3 Vic Rothe
0:01:34.50
9 laps – Pursuit
1 Kracek
2 Crabb
3 Taggart
0:01:36.51
0:02:03.73
0:02:08.13
0:02:21.11
Relay Race
1 Crabb/Gifford/Taggart/Hoffman
25
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Charlie Taggart
Hoffman
Wood
Miller
Gifford
Crabb
R Vic Rothe
NS Kracek
Mulfinger McDowell
0:06:31.17
Turco McDowell
overheating
clutch shaft
Fastest Lap: Kracek, 14.74s.
Sportsman Park, TX
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Jim Ward
2 Clyde Graves
3 Ernie Booth
0:02:03
8 laps - Heat 2
1 Howard Brand
2 Clarence Meredith
3 Leland Musick
8 laps
1 Don
2 Red
3 Rex
– Heat 3
Bible
Fondren
Newbill
0:02:10
10
1
2
3
laps - Consolation Race
Ernie Booth
Felix Graves
Ollie Goodrich
25
1
2
3
4
laps - Final
Jim Ward
Clyde Graves
Merritt
Howard Brand
Fastest Lap: Ward, 14.8s
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Jim Ward
2 Clyde Graves
Midget races. Open sanction meeting.
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0:07:02
7th July 1940
25 laps – Feature
1 Sam Hanks
0:07:01.94
Alumni Field, MA
8th July 1940
1 Danny Murphy
2 Dick Shuebruk
3 Ed Casterline
Midget races
8th July 1940
25 laps – Feature
1
Red Redmond
2
Bill Morrissey
3
Lyle Dickey
AAA midget races
1 Ernie Gesell
50 laps
AAA Midget races.
Atlantic Speedway, CA
9th July 1940
1 Gib Lilly
2 Bill Zaring
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Elliott
2 Becker
3 Pete Naccarato
4 Brewer
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Goss
2 Bill Brereton
3 Bill Zaring
4 Mantz
1 Elliott
2 Pete Naccarato
3 Bill Brereton
1 Fields
2 Gib Lilly
3 Brewer
4 Searl
0:00:42.46
0:01:28.20
0:01:28.20
0:01:56.15
0:01:55.83
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15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Class B Main
Searl
Wise
Reaser
Muir
Funkhouser
Wright
Curry
Sparks
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Main
Gib Lilly
Elliott
Brewer
Pete Naccarato
Farmer
Bill Brereton
Goss
Searl
0:03:48.00
0:09:53.50
Bronx Speedway, NY
9th July 1940
12
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 1
Johnny Ritter
Lou Volk
Lyle Dickey
Morrissey
Hough
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Heat 2
Babe Bower
Len Fanelli
Dee Toran
Nester
Wendt
Troutwine
2 Lyle Dickey
3 Babe Bowers
Eddie Wendt
R Walt Buckman
accident
Race had to be restarted after Buckman and Wendt
tangled.
0:03:18.67
15
1
2
3
4
5
0:03:20.11
12
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 3
Len Fanelli
0:03:22.81
Dee Toran
Randolph
Redmond
Emerick
Van Rompany
Records
Rogers
Race had to be restarted after van Rompany,
Records and Rogers tangled in the first turn.
1 Johnny Ritter
0:04:06.44
Eddie Wendt
0:04:17.26
Redmond
Randolph
Dee Toran
Emerick
Class B
1 Hank Rogers
2 Columbi
3 Sloan
1 Joe Garson
2 Rex Records
30
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Johnny Ritter
Babe Bower
Lyle Dickey
Dee Toran
Redmond
0:02:51.81
0:03:26.33
0:08:10.81
9th July 1940
1 Johnny Ritter
30 laps
Midget races
Champaign Fairgrounds, IL
9th July 1940
Time Trials
1 Bob Muhlke
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Bob Muhlke
Everett Rice
Kiewig
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Easton
North
Cummings
10 laps – Heat 3
1
Erwin
2
K.Young
3
Adair
R
6 Frank Wing
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 4
Ross
La Marche
Allen
rolled
0:00:15.50
0:02:39.40
1 Everett Rice
2 Kiweig
0:02:47.60
10
1
2
3
0:02:45.90
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laps – Handicap
Bob Muhlke
Easton
Kiewig
0:03:02.80
0:01:23.60
0:02:44.10
3
4
5
6
20 laps – Feature
1 Bob Muhlke
2 Everett Rice
Kiewig
Easton
Erwin
La Marche
Forth Worth Speedway, TX
9th July 1940
Time Trials
1
Rabbit Musick
2 58 Ben Musick
Tittle V8
0:00:14.55
0:00:14.77
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Ben Musick
Consolation
1 Booth
2 Word
3 Crawford
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Wainwright
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Hodges
First Semi-Final
1 Turbeville
2 Hodges
3 Word
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Harris
2 West
3 Ben Musick
Second Semi-Final
1 Wainwright
2 Simmons
3 Harris
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Turbeville
2 Slaughter
3 Booth
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Feature
Al Slaughter
Rabbit Musick
Simmons
Wainwright
Hodges
West
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Bettenhausen
Peewee Distarce
Vito Calla
Walsh Stadium, MO
9th July 1940
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Richards
McQuinn
Teddy Duncan
10
1
2
3
laps - Heat 2
Myron Fohr
Cowboy O’Rourke
Johnny Rogan
0:02:35.62
1 Lou Walker
0:02:36.99
0:02:37.58
0:03:45.78
First Handicap
1 McQuinn
Second Handicap
1 Walter
35 laps – Main
1 15 Teddy Duncan
2
McQuinn
3
Richards
4
Cowboy O’Rourke
Offenhauser
0:09:14.74
Baxter Stadium, CA
10th July 1940
1 Bill Vukovich
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0:00:41.22
2 Danny Foster
4 laps – Heat 1
1 Wendt
2 Newman
3 London
4 laps – Heat 2
1 Guthrie
2 Brown
3 Simonian
4 laps – Heat 3
1 Denning
2 Piper
3 E.Vukovich
4 laps – Heat 4
1 Friday
2 Burke
3 Barkheimer
1 Bill Vukovich
2 Figone
3 Danny Foster
0:01:23.05
0:01:26.83
1 Wendt
2 Guthrie
5 laps – Handicap
1 Friday
2 Denning
3 Piper
0:01:27.61
3 laps – Class C
1 Samuels
2 Elder
3 Wyck
0:01:25.52
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0:01:24.26
4 laps – Heat 5
laps – Main
Bill Vukovich
Danny Foster
Burke
Figone
Barkheimer
Selm
Denning
Brown
0:00:43.50
0:01:43.87
0:01:06.23
0:08:59.52
10th July 1940
1 Bill Schindler
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Des Moines Field, IA
10th July 1940
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Dwight Edwards
2 Jerry Willer
3 Kenny Vrabb
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Vic Rothe
2 McCluskey
3 Red Iverson
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Dwight Peck
2 Speed Butts
3 John Hobel
Pursuit
1 Kracek
2 Taggart
3 John Hobel
0:02:55.3
0:02:58.6
0:02:51.8
15
1
2
3
Kracek
Clarence Brooks
Taggart
20
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Vic Rothe
Eddie Kracek
Jerry Willer
McCluskey
Taggart
Helmet Dash - for the C.S.Hamilton Trophy
1 Ben Musick
2 Al Slaughter
8 laps - Race 1
1 Marcel St Criq
2 Loys Harris
3 Ben Musick
8 laps - Race 2
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0:02:29.0
0:04:22.5
0:05:17.5
50 laps
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Red Hodges
3 Al Slaughter
4 Jay Booth
5 Rabbit Musick
6 Jack Crawford
7 Tommie Hays
R Loys Harris
accident
Harris crashed into the fence in front of the
grandstand, causing the race to be stopped on the
fifth lap. The race was restarted.
1 Red Hodges
2 Tex West
3 Jay Booth
8 laps - Race 3
1 Jack Crawfird
2 Al Slaughter
3 Cleo Glaze
8 laps - Race 4
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Earl Simmons
Fastest Lap: B.Musick, 13.58s
Race 5 - Consolation
1 Tommie Hays
2 Dick Word
3 Corky Benson
Midget races
10th July 1940
8 laps - Heat 1
R Carroll Kelly
R Warren Hamilton
accident
accident
8 laps - Heat 2
R Burton Spickler
Glassman V8
back axle
8 laps – Heat 3
R 26 Tony Ganatta
R
Roy Bowe
Koch V8
spin
hit #26
Fast car race
1 Bert McNeece
2 Bud Martinson
3 Bob Vorbeck
4 Lloyd Axel
Semi
R Tony Gonatta
R Joe Giba
R Earl Kouba
stalled
hit Gonatta
hit Giba
30 laps – Main
1 Lloyd Axel
Midget races
Philadelphia Garden Bowl, PA
10th July 1940
10
1
2
3
4
5
R
laps – Heat 1
Charley Miller
Jimmy Storm
Hartley
Johns
Brubaker
Harry Gassell
1
2
3
4
5
6
0:02:35.43
Storm
Willman
Miller
Hartley
Powell
Sefick
0:03:05.43
water hose
10 laps – Heat 3
Race stopped due to accident
10 laps – Heat 2
R Ed Cook
accident
R Charley Breslin
accident
R Gregory
accident
12
1
2
3
4
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Jacobson
0:03:03.12
Banks
Breslin
Colkett
25 laps – Feature
1 Jimmy Jackson
2 Miller
3 Willman
4 Hartley
5 Breslin
0:06:46.32
Midget races
Cahokia Midget Speedway, IL
Time Trials
1 Ted Duncan
2 Harry McQuinn
3 O’Rourke
4 Calla
0:00:17.85
0:00:18.17
0:00:18.38
0:00:18.39
10
1
2
3
4
Rose
Cottner
Mitchell
Schleuter
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Duncan
2 O’Rourke
0:03:02.87
10 laps – Heat 2
1 McQuinn
2 Bettenhausen
0:03:03.19
15
1
2
3
4
laps – Handicap
McQuinn
Duncan
Calla
Barbour
0:03:08.76
15
1
2
3
4
Walker
Schleuter
Bulan
Nolth
Leader Card Special
0:07:35.32
0:00:14.91
0:00:14.95
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Johnny McDowell
2 Roy Russing
3 Ulbrick
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Calla
Walker
Nolth
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps
Harry McQuinn
Teddy Duncan
Calla
Distarce
Barbour
Walker
0;03:31.62
0:04:31.21
0:04:49.38
Gilmore Stadium, CA
Time Trials
1 Ronnie Householder
2 Danny Oakes
2 Danny Oakes
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Danny Oakes
2 Roy Sherman
3 Ronnie Houeholder
4 Sport Briggs
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Karl Young
2 Swede Lindskog
3 Paul Pold
60
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Main
Ronnie Householder
Danny Oakes
Pat Cunningham
Karl Young
Swede Lindskog
Roy Sherman
Johnny McDowell
Paul Pold
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Pat Cunningham
2 Lustig
3 Steel
0:00:30.50
0:02:06.15
0:02:07.35
0:02:05.27
15
1
2
3
4
laps – Class B
Ulbrick
Tracy
Duncan
McCauley
0:02:04.72
Sampson Motor Special
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0:15:47.00
0:04:03.55
9 Cleveland
10 Sport Briggs
Gordon
R Roy Russing
R Eddie Haddad
32 laps/engine
Midget races
Herschey Stadium, PA
11th July 1940
Midget races – rained off before qualifying.
11th July 1940 – 1/5 mile oval
Time Trials
1 Mel Wainwright
2 laps - Helmet Dash
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Rex Edmonds
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Glaze
2 Doc Cossey
3 Al Slaughter
4 Dale Burt
5 Mel Wainwright
6 Rex Edmonds
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Simmons
2 Dale Burt
3 Mel Wainwright
4 Rex Edmonds
5 Buddy Rackley
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Red Hodges
2 Loyes Harris
3 Marcel St Cricq
4 Mel Wainwright
5 Rex Edmonds
25 laps – Feature
1 8 Doc Cossey
2
Mel Wainwright
3
Burt
4
Glaze
5
Rex Redmonds
6
Al Slaughter
7
Booth
8
Hodges
9
Simmons
0:02:10.03
10
1
2
3
4
R
R
R
R
Mel Wainwright
Rabbit Musick
Rex Edmonds
Lou Turbeville
Jack Crawford
Tex West
Bill Taylor
Bobby Barker
0:02:11.47
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – First Semi-final
Red Hodges
Lou Turbeville
Marcel St Cricq
Doc Cossey
Al Slaughter
Simmons
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Second Semi-final
Loyes Harris
0:02:45.59
Tex West
Rabbit Musick
Glaze
Booth
Burt
0:00:15.95
0:00:32.34
0:02:10.36
Elto
0:06:48.92
Track Championship Points Standings following this meeting:
1 Doc Cossey
1108 pts
2 Red Hodges
921
3 Mel Wainwright
853
4 Cleo Glaze
806
5 Cecil Zent
653
6 Rabbit Musick
564
7 Loyes Harris
530
8 Al Slaughter
511
9 Earl Simmons
472
10 Lou Turbeville
411
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0:02:46.83
accident
accident
accident
accident
0:02:43.09
Heat 1
1 Hartsfeld
0:01:56.22
2 Hanks
Roy Duby
spin
R Chick Stapleton
Zopp
9 laps
After the race Duby took his car out for a few laps to see if everything was OK and span again – he was
then collected by Freddie Tucker, who was also warming his car up. Duby’s car was out for the rest of the
meeting.
Heat 2
1 Dauphin
2 Wohlfiel
0:01:56.18
Heat 3
1 Ostwick
2 Forberg
0:01:59.17
Heat 4
1 Witzman
2 Brock
0:02:03.16
Heat 5
1 Allan
2 Jacobson
0:02:00.56
Pursuit
1 Joe Allan
0:02:34.54
2 Jimmy Brock
3 Witzman
4 Jake Jacobson
Carl Forberg
Hanks
Hartfeld
Forberg, Hanks and Hartfeld all tangled.
Consolation
1 Simpson
2 Tucker
3 Smiggs
4 Nawrocki
5 Wiech
6 Clifton
Feature
1 Art Hartsfeld
2 Dauphin
3 Sam Hanks
4 Wohlfiel
5 Ostwick
6 Joe Allan
7 Witzman
0:02:34.32
0:04:57.95
Shaw Offenhauser
Phoenix Midget Speedway, AZ
11th July 1940
4 Bill Putney
Time Trial
1 Bill Burke
1 Bob Hornbrook
2 Bill Burke
Heat 1
1 Bob Hornbrook
2 Bill Burke
3 Leo Cox
Heat 2
1 Lloyd Hornbrook
2 Leo Ramsey
3 Bill Ehle
4 Leo Cox
0:00:16.57
0:00:49.19
Heat 3
1 Ivan Unger
2 Al Jacquith
3 Bill Ehle
0:01:35.53
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0:01:30.05
0:01:28.65
30 laps - Feature
1 Bill Burke
4 Jerry Fulkerson
Racine, WI
11th July 1940
Rained off
11th July 1940
Airport Stadium Speedway, NY
12th July 1940
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 1
Jimmy Forte
Nardellio
Rintall
Marion Roberts
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Jimmy Cannino
Parker
Kuhl
10
1
2
3
4
0:02:56.15
0:02:54.10
10 laps - Heat 3
1 Pierson
0:02:56.80
2 Harley Morrison
3 Hawley Kithe
4 Al Bichipino
Bichipino and Kithe locked wheels and span on the
first lap. The race was restarted.
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 4
Warke
Jares
Gerber
Forbare
Jimmy Cannino
Parker
Nardellio
Rintall
8 laps - Second Semi-Final
1 Forte
2 Pierson
3 Warke
4 Kithe
Sid Gerber
R Harley Morrison
Main
1 Jimmy Forte
2 Warke
3 Parker
4 Jimmy Cannino
R Marion Roberts
0:02:54.30
no time
rolled
0:07:15.19
lost wheel
0:02:58.46
Midget races
Cranwood Midget Speedway, OH
12th July 1940
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Johnny Wohlfeil
3 Bonnell
4 Drexler
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Bonnell
2 Wally Stokes
0:01:08.93
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Johnny Wohlfeil
0:02:16.15
8 laps- Heat 2
1 Stauffer
2 Mike Little
0:02:18.55
Pursuit
1 Wally Stokes
2 Bonnell
3 Green
4 Johnny Wohlfeil
5 Wes Saegesser
20 laps – Feature
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Johnny Wohlfeil
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0:02:24.40
0:02:21.67
Midget races
12th July 1940
ARDC midgets – rained out
Milwaukee, WI
12th July 1940
Time Trials
1 Wally Zale
2 Swedberg
3 Richards
4 Myron Fohr
5 McQuinn
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Zale
Richards
McQuinn
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Myron Fohr
Caris
Knight
Class B Feature
1 Beaster
2 Stubbe
3 Schneeberg
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Klingbell
Beaster
Sprang
Pursuit
1 Wally Zale
2 McQuinn
3 Knight
Consolation
1 Dietz
2 Russo
3 Burany
Skrube
0:00:17.53
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
0:03:01.99
0:03:04.25
0:04:04.92
0:03:15.70
0:01:15.34, 4 laps
laps – Feature
Wally Zale
Richards
Klingbell
Knight
McQuinn
Beaster
Schultz
Myron Fohr
12th July 1940
Feature
1 Everett Rice
2 Kip Young
Consolation
1 Alvin Wallace
Midget races
12th July 1940
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0:09:25.37
6 laps/rolled
Milwaukee midget race drivers points standings:
1 McQuinn
156
2 Duncan
152
3 Richards
122
4 Zale
121
5 Fohr
87
6 Bettenhausen
50
7 Klingbell
38
8 Bert Knight
27
9 O’Rourke
26
10 Backey
25
= Beaster
25
12 F.Burany
20
Muncie, IN
1 Everett Rice
2 Duke Nalon
0:03:29.60
White Rose Speedway, Belleville, IL
12th July 1940
13th July 1940
Time Trials
1 Mel Hansen
0:00:20.48
6 laps - Heat 1
1 Mel Hansen
0:02:07.06
2 Placky
Hansen was forced out for the rest of the meeting
with an engine problem.
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Carl Forberg
2 Pratt
0:02:07.11
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Dilson
2 Little
0:02:11.37
6 laps – Heat 4
1 Scholtz
2 Bosenberg
1
2
3
4
10
1
2
3
Schlosser
Jacobson
Pratt
Carl Forberg
laps – Pursuit
Jacobson
Pratt
Carl Forberg
5 laps – Class B
1 Bundy
2 Enlow
3 Young
12 laps - Feature
1 7 Carl Forberg
2
Placky
3
Pratt
4
Wilson
5
Schlosser
6
Bosenberg
0:02:12.57
6 laps – Heat 5
0:03:46.25
0:01:51.41
0:04:15.86
Canton Fairgrounds, OH
13th July 1940 - ¼ mile oval
4 laps – Dash
1 Johnny Wohlfeil
2 Elmo Green
3 Wes Saegesser
4 Cliff Miller
1
2
3
4
0:01:27.90
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Elmo Green
0:02:09.80
8 laps – Heat 2
1 George Witzman
2 Bill Spear
0:02:15.21
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Carter
2 Bill Spear
0:02:15.21
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Little
2 Cliff Miller
0:02:14.43
Miller
Green
Saegesser
Little
1 Cecil Zent
2 Bill Boyd
3 Don Myers
4 Bob Orr
5 Clarence La Rue
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Pursuit
Midget races
- 429 -
laps - Feature
Wes Saegesser
Elmo Green
Duane Carter
Johnny Wohlfeil
George Witzman
Bill Spear
Boyd
Little
Cliff Miller
0:02:13.63
0:02:16.41
0:07:18.41
13th July 1940
1 Dutch Schaefer
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Coney Island Velodrome, NY
13th July 1940
Time Trials
1 Bower
2 Bailey
3 Records
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Bower
Ritter
Records
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Dickey
Garson
Redmond
15
1
2
3
Tewkesbury
Fanelli
Troutwine
15
1
2
3
0:00:08.65
0:00:08.91
0:00:08.98
laps – Pursuit
Garson
Buckman
Tewkesbury
0:02:40.29
Team Race
1 Bower/Records/Bailey
2 Redmond/Dickey/Ritter
0:01:49.87
Feature
1 Babe Bower
2 Redmond
3 Lyle Dickey
4 Records
5 Garson
6 Ritter
0:01:50.52
0:03:57.37
0:02:33.51
Midget races
Fall River, MA
13th July 1940
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Henry Turgeon
Venth
Bob King
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Gardiner
T.Simonetti
Malley
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3 (Class A)
F.Simonetti
Le Clair
Ridlon
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 4 (Class B)
Murphy
Lombardi
Carleto
1 Colson
2 Greenwood
3 Stair
0:03:03.4
0:02:59.0
0:03:06.0
15
1
2
3
4
Courcy
Vernadi
Collier
Mello
20
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature (Class A)
Ridlon
0:07:53.2
Murphy
F.Simonetti
T.Simonetti
Courcy
0:02:09.0
Other entrants:
Frankie Mello
Alex Benoit
10 laps – Heat 5 (Class B)
Maple Grove Speedway, PA
13th July 1940
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Duncan
2 Schindler
3 Johnson
0:02:43.02
- 430 -
0:03:12.6
0:04:45.4
4 Bailey
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Ringer
Pickler
Gessell
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Tappet
Favinger
De Vercelly
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 4
Wilson
Holmes
Hemmingway
Golen
1 Golen
2 Holmes
3 Tappet
4 Duncan
0:02:58.22
12
1
2
3
4
Hemmingway
0:03:34.38
Schindler
Gessel
Ringer
12
1
2
3
4
Shanebrook
Wilson
Riley
Pickler
20
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Bill Holmes
Schindler
Gessel
Hemmingway
Duncan
12
1
2
3
4
laps – Handicap
Zale
Duncan
Andres
Cummings
10
1
2
3
4
Data
Schected
Mason
Scaley
0:02:59.02
0:03:00.36
0:03:34.41
0:03:38.18
0:05:38.18
Raceway Park, IL
13th July 1940
10
1
2
R
laps – Heat 1
Duncan
Swedberg
Paul Blokell
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Nalon
Andres
Brummerstat
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Zale
Lewis
McCann
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 4
Cummings
Mott
Stepanion
0:02:38.67
accident
0:02:40.22
0:02:56.71
0:02:45.5
30
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Wally Zale
Paul Swedberg
Duke Nalon
Cowboy O’Rourke
Cummings
Andres
R Ted Duncan
0:02:53.48
Thawville Speedway, IL
13th July 1940
Main
1 Paul Russo
2 Ray Richards
3 Pete Romcevich
4 O’Halloran
5 Garret
6 Knight
Class B Feature
1 Les Adair
Midget races
Crown Point, IN
14th July 1940 – ½ mile oval
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Duncan
2 Romcevich
0:03:09.33
3 McQuinn
0:03:47.49
10 laps - Heat 2
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0:07:55.58
spin
axle
1 Russo
0:03:58.25
2 Caris
3 Hanley
Muhlke
McCann
Wing
Muhlke, McCann, Hanley and Wing were all involved
in the same accident
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Zale
Muhlke
Erwin
12
1
2
3
laps – Handicap
McQuinn
Muhlke
Erwin
4 Romcevich
10
1
2
3
4
Cummings
Coyer
Atherton
Mason
0:04:40.27
Feature
1 Ted Duncan
18 laps
2 Wally Zale
3 Pete Romcevich
4 Russo
R Warren Erwin
18 laps/rolled
R Harry McQuinn
radius rod
Erwin’s axle snapped, causing the car to roll and
the race to be stopped.
0:03:57.85
0:04:50.61
Fort Miami Speedway, OH
14th July 1940
Time Trial
1 Perry Grimm
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Grimm
2 Hartsfield
0:00:16.30
0:02:11.24
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Ostwick
2 Stapleton
0:02:16.20
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Allan
2 Stauffer
0:02:16.12
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Hart
2 Tucker
0:02:18.81
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Pursuit
Grimm
Duby
Allan
Ostwick
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Class B
Marsh
Jackson
Pinches
Kelly
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Feature
Perry Grimm
Art Hartsfeld
Ostwick
Duby
Stauffer
Hart
Raymond
0:02:46.36
0:02:52.77
0:05:33.22
Lakewood Park, GA
14th July 1940 – 1 mile oval
Heat 1
1 Harley Taylor
2 Red Singleton
Heat 3
1 Birmingham
2 Clyde Schneider
Heat 2
1 Gene Comstock
2 Lathier
Final
1 Harley Taylor
2 Gene Comstock
3 Washburn
Stock cars
Plymouth, WI
Heat 1
1 Beaster
2 Osten
3 Trautmann
Heat 2
1 Erdmann
2 Ziminber
0:02:19.40
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0:02:23.00
3 Elyard
Heat 3
1 Chester Morris
2 Burany
3 Gehl
Pursuit
1 Schneeberg
2 Dietz
3 Lelinske
Consolation
1 H.Copen
2 Jack Seafe
3 Lelinske
Midget races
8 laps – Feature
1 Chester Morris
2 Osten
3 Beaster
4 Burany
5 Gehl
0:02:11.20
0:02:23.40
0:04:40.03
Fastest Lap: Morris, 32.00s
0:02:23.40
Riverview, IL
14th July 1940
Time Trial
1 Paul Swedberg
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Zale
2 Swedberg
3 Richards
8 laps – Heat 2
1 McQuinn
2 Duncan
3 Knight
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Rice
2 Andres
3 H.Lewis
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Nalon
2 Muhlke
3 Mott
0:00:15.2
0:02:06.82
0:02:04.44
10
1
2
3
laps – Handicap
Zale
McQuinn
Swedberg
10
1
2
3
4
5
Coyer
Fisher
Ken York
Byrne
Atherton
no time
0:02:04.60
0:02:06.22
50 laps
1 1 Cyclone Zale
Offenhauser
2 15 Ted Duncan
Pod
3
McQuinn
Leader Card
4 8 Nalon
Offenhauser
5 6 Rice
6 8 Knight
Mach
R
Richards
R
Muhkle
Mott
R 18 Paul Swedberg Offenhauser 4WD
0:03:34.18
45 laps/flat tyre
3 laps/spin
broken axles
Sportsman Park, TX
Heat 1
1 Jim Ward
Race 2
R Sonny Richards
R Rex Newbill
Race 3
R 33 John Smith
R
Howard Brand
Invitation Dash
1 Jim Ward
accident
accident
25 laps – Sweepstakes
1 Jim Ward
Midget races. Open sanction meeting.
- 433 -
accident
accident
14th July 1940
4 laps – Dash
1 Hanks
2 Carter
3 Dauphin
4 Saegesser
Pursuit
1 Stokes
2 Hanks
3 Little
4 Green
5 Carter
0:01:07.45
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Hanks
2 Carter
0:02:12.50
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Saegesser
2 Dauphin
0:02:16.43
1 Zent
2 Orr
3 York
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps – Feature
Sam Hanks
Duane Carter
Wes Saegesser
Howard Dauphin
Johnny Wohlfeil
Little
Wally Stokes
Zent
Orr
Green
Time Trials
1 Frank McGurk
0:00:24.9
2 Bill Holland
0:00:25.0
3 Ted Horn
0:00:25.6
4 Dave Randolph
0:00:26.0
= Walt Brown
0:00:26.0
6 Bob Sall
0:00:26.2
7 Vic Nauman
0:00:26.3
= Bert Ross
0:00:26.3
Chitwood tried to qualify the Morgan car but
swapped to another after mechanical difficulties.
10
1
2
3
3
laps – Heat 3
Otis Stine
Bud Tatro
Dave Randolph
Vic Nauman
10
1
2
3
4
laps - Heat 1
Frank McGurk
Bob Sall
Bert Ross
Ted Horn
Dave Randolph
Race 5
1 Eddie Casterline
2 Dave Randolph
3 Ted Horn
4 Walt Brown
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 2
Bill Holland
Joie Chitwood
Walt Brown
Eddie Casterline
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Wohlfeil
2 Green
0:02:17.94
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Little
2 Stokes
0:02:21.93
0:02:22.44
0:02:24.20
0:07:01.57
Midget races
Thompson Speedway, CT
14th July 1940
laps – Feature
Bill Holland
Frank McGurk
Dave Randolph
Walt Brown
Eddie Casterline
Ted Horn
R Joie Chitwood
R Bob Sall
Otis Stine
0:04:22.2
0:04:25.9
First semi-final
1 Joie Chitwood
2 Bill Holland
3 Frank McGurk
4 Bob Sall
0:04:16.0
0:04:24.0
Race 6
1 Otis Stine
2 Henry Gritzbach
0:04:15.5
0:04:38.0
Consolation
1 Henry Rogers
2 Johnny Carpenter
3 George Bouley
4 George Baxter
30
1
2
3
4
5
0:13:14.2
Mark Light Miller
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mechanical
mechanical
0:04:28.0
Q2
Q1
Q5
Q4
Q8
Q3
Q6
Q7
Q9
Henry Gritzbach
Henry Rogers
Warren
Q10
Q11
Q12
Tri-City Stadium, NJ
14th July 1940
10
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 1
Fonder
Dickey
Miller
Sheeler
Barzda
10
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 2
Banks
Redmond
Parker
Hough
Shaw
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 3
L.Fanelli
Rintoul
Koehler
Green
15
1
2
3
4
5
Fonder
Sheeler
Redmond
Dicket
Barzda
15
1
2
3
4
5
0:02:16.44
Miller
0:03:26.20
Banks
Hough
Parker
Shaw
1 Banks
2 Miller
0:02:16.80
3 laps – Match Rac
1 Dickey
2 Redmond
1 Dickey
2 Banks
0:02:18.12
25
1
2
3
4
R
0:03:22.25
laps – Feature
Lyle Dickey
Red Redmond
Henry Banks
Charley Miller
George Fonder
24 laps
24 laps/rolled
Alumni Field, MA
15th July 1940
1 Tom Simonetti
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
15th July 1940
12 laps – Heat 1
1
Wendt
2
Sheeler
3
Sudik
12 laps – Heat 2
1
Bogush
2
Troutwine
3
Dave Randolph
12 laps – Heat 3
1 3 John Ritter
2
Lyle Dickey
3
Joe Sostilio
1
Red Redmond
2
Harry Fanelli
3
Bill Morrissey
0:02:59.88
1
Harry Fanelli
0:03:39.98
2
Nester
3
Dave Randolph
0:03:01.95
1
Troutwine
2
Bogush
3
Sheeler
0:03:04.17
0:03:02.68
40 laps – Feature
1
Dave Randolph
2
Red Redmond
3
Lyle Dickey
Harry Fanelli
0:03:41.60
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0:10:02.03
AAA midget races
1 Ted Tappett
50 laps
AAA Midget races.
16th July 1940
1 Johnny Ritter
Midget races
Helmet Dash - for the C.S.Hamilton Trophy
1 Loys Harris
2 Rabbit Musick
Race 1
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Al Slaughter
3 Ben Musick
Race 5
1 Marcel St Criq
2 Earl Simmons
3 Mel Wainwright
Race 6
1 Tommie Hays
2 Cleo Glaze
3 Al Slaughter
Race 2
1 Red Hodges
2 Louis Turbeville
3 Earl Simmons
Final
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Loys Harris
3 Al Slaughter
4 Earl Simmons
5 Rabbit Musick
6 Ben Musick
7 Tommie Hays
Wainwright lapped the entire field of 12 cars on
the 18th lap.
Race 3
1 Tex West
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Tommie Hays
Race 4
1 Marcel St Criq
2 Loys Harris
3 Rabbit Musick
18th July 1940
Horlick Athletic Field, WI
18th July 1940
Time Trials
1 Gus Klingbel
0:00:16.05
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2
3
4
5
Kieweg
Niday
J.Burany
Backey
0:00:16.24
0:00:16.28
0:00:16.66
0:00:16.67
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Gus Klingbel
C.Niday
George Schneenberg
Elto
Offenhauser
V8 60
0:02:43.96
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
R.Backey
A.Gehl
C.Morris
Cont.
Cycle
Henderson
0:02:56.77
V8
Elto
Whippet
0:02:48.76
10 laps – Heat 3
1 F.Burany
2 J.Kieweg
3 J.Burany
Class B Novelty Race (9.5 laps in cars, 0.5 laps on foot)
1 H.Copes
Willys
0:03:17.54
2 C.Trautmann
Model A
3 R.Uecke
Cont.
12
1
2
3
4
laps – Handicap
J.Kieweg
G.Klingbel
R.McDaniels
C.Niday
10
1
2
3
R
Whitey Beaster
R.Uecke
C.Trautmann
Johnny Dietz
25
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
G.Klingbel
J.Kieweg
C.Niday
R.Backey
J.Burany
Elto
Elto
Elto
Offenhauser
0:03:20.62
V8
Cont.
Model A
accident
Elto
Elto
Offenhauser
Cont.
Whippet
0:10:48.77
Other Entrants:
Ted Stubbe
George Osten
Midget races
18th July 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Holmes
Ted Tappett
Bill Schindler
ARDC Midget races
19th July 1940
1 Lyle Dickey
Bussard Offenhauser
Midget races
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50 laps
19th July 1940
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
2 Ted Tappett
3 Len Golen
ARDC midgets
Lakewood Park, GA
19th July 1940
Midget races
19th July 1940
1 Rufe Anderson
2 Bill Troutwine
3 Bud Tatro
50 laps
AAA Midget races.
20th July 1940
Semi-Main
R Andrew “Honey” Purick
fatal accident
Purick locked wheel with Bill Mason and flipped – he was thrown unconscious from the car, and died two
days later in hospital.
ARDC Midget races. Rain caused the feature to be abandoned.
21st July 1940
Columbus Fairgrounds, OH
21st July 1940
Big cars – cancelled after the local midget racing sponsors failed to carry out their agreement with the
local civic association, whereupon they refused to allow the sponsors of the CSRA Class A race to run.
New Cahokia Speedway, IL
21st July 1940
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Playland Park, IN
21st July 1940
Midget races
Shawno, WI
21st July 1940
Class B midget races
Sportsman Park, TX
21st July 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Race 1
1 44 Clyde Graves
2
Ernie Booth
3
Howard Brand
Invitation Race
1 Sailor Corder
2 Ernie Booth
Australian Pursuit Race
1 Clyde Graves
2 Junior Thomas
Race 2
1 Sailor Corder
2 Junior Thomas
3 Leland Musick
Sweepstakes
1 Clyde Graves
2 Howard Brand
3 Sailor Corder
4 Leland Musick
5 Junior Thomas
6 Sonny Richards
Race 3
1 Ollie Goodrich
2 Carl Oliver
3 John Smith
Consolation Race
1 Sonny Richards
2 Johnny Cox
Midget races
21st July 1940
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12
1
2
3
laps - Heat 1
Tony Willman
Mark Light
Tommy Hinnershitz
Ted Horn
12
1
2
3
laps
Duke
Dave
Joie
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Everett Saylor
Emil Andres
Buddy Rusch
– Heat 2
Nalon
Randolph
Chitwood
15 laps –Semi-final
1 Walt Brown
0:07:10.0
Consolation
1 Frank McGurk
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
R
R
laps – Feature
Duke Nalon
Emil Andres
Bill Holland
Everett Saylor
Dave Randolph
Frank McGurk
Tommy Hinnershitz
Buddy Rusch
Tony Willman
Mark Light
0:19:17.34
O’Dea Special
Alumni Field, MA
22nd July 1940
22nd July 1940
AAA midget races – rained out.
22nd July 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
1 Ernie Gesell
50 laps
AAA Midget races.
23rd July 1940
1 Rex Records
30 laps
Midget races
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15 laps/rod
6 laps
24th July 1940
1 Ted Tappett
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Ben Musick
25 laps
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Louis Turbeville
Midget race. Sanctioned by the Texas and Oklahoma Racing Association.
Tacoma Speedway, Dayton, KY
24th July 1940
Midget races
25th July 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Doc Shanebrook
Ernie Gesell
ARDC Midget races
26th July 1940
50
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Bill Schindler
Mike Josephs
ARDC midgets
26th July 1940
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1 Bill Troutwine
2 Rufe Anderson
2 Simonetti
AAA Midget races.
27th July 1940
ARDC Midget races – rain caused the meeting to be abandoned after the heats.
Crown Point, IN
Fort Wayne, IN
1
2
3
20
Bill France
Chet Wallen
Fred Wingate
starters, 14 finishers
3:55:41
Greenville Speedway, OH
28th July 1940
CSRA races
Sportsman Park, TX
Race 1
1 Clyde Graves
2 Howard Brandt
3 Leland Musick
Race 2
1 Walter Van Toulis
2 Ernie Booth
3 John Smith
R Oliver Goodrick
Consolation Race
1 Junior Thomas
2 John Smith
Pursuit Race
1 Howard Brandt
2 Clyde Graves
The referee was unable to decide who won this
race, so asked the crowd to choose!
accident
Final
1 Clyde Graves
2 Ernie Booth
3 Howard Brandt
4 Sailor Corder
R Jim Ward
R Sailor Corder
Race 3
1 Sammy Richards
2 Sailor Corder
3 Red Doty
Midget race
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accident
accident
Starved Rock Speedway, IL
28th July 1940
Midget races
Alumni Field, MA
29th July 1940
1 Ed Eng
2 Tom Simonetti
3 Danny Murphy
Midget races
29th July 1940
25 laps – Feature
1
Lyle Dickey
AAA midget races
1 Len Golan
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
31st July 1940
1 Ernie Gesell
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Al Slaughter
25 laps
1 Red Hodges
Rabbit Musick
R Mel Wainwright
Midget race. Sanctioned by the Texas and Oklahoma Racing Association.
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puncture
1st August 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ted Tappett
Ernie Gesell
ARDC Midget races
2nd August 1940
1 Hal Burdette
35 laps
Midget races
2nd August 1940
Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 Ernie Gesell
3 George Rice
ARDC midgets
2nd August 1940
1 Rufe Anderson
2 Bill Troutwine
3 Harry Sheeler
AAA Midget races.
3rd August 1940
1 Ernie Gesell
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Langhorne, PA
4th August 1940
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1
2
3
4
5
6
9
10
16
18
R
Henry Banks
Bill France
Adam Asbhaugh
Al Montgomery
Walt Keiper
Joie Chitwood
Tony Willman
Bert Ross
Buddy Rusch
Tommy Hinnershitz
Mark Light
Buick
Buick
Buick
Ford
Buick
Oldsmobile
2:53:15.11
0 laps/accident (Pole)
Other Entrants:
Ted Nyquist
Bill McCarthy
Ebersole
Irwin
Frame
Stine
Brokhoff
Zarka
Strauss
Bailey
Stonebraker
Husket
McCaskill
Blatt
Everett Saylor
Ted Horn
Joe Littlejohn
Chet Wallen
Ken Hickey
Tommy Elmore
Tom Kinney
Hugh Davis
Red Redmond
Bob Sall
Doc Benton
Bud Woodward
Jack Russell
John Hicks-Beach
Manuel Cooper
Sportsman Park, TX
4th August 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Race 1
1 Ernie Booth
2 Sailor Corder
3 Clyde Graves
Invitation Race
1 Clyde Graves
2 Sailor Corder
Australian Pursuit
1 Clyde Graves
Race 2
1 Jim Ward
2 Johnny Cox
3 C.Merritt
25
1
2
3
4
5
Race 3
1 C.Merritt
Consolation Race
1 Jim Ward
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laps – Final
Clyde Graves
Jim Ward
Howard Brand
Ernie Booth
Sailor Corder
Alumni Field, MA
5th August 1940
1 Frank Simonetti
2 Ed Casterline
3 Alex Benoit
Midget races
5th August 1940
25 laps – Feature
1
Lyle Dickey
2
Dave Randolph
3
Johnny Ritter
AAA midget races
1 Bill Schindler
50 laps
AAA Midget races.
7th August 1940
1 George Rice
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Jay Booth
Wainwright won the trophy permanently – he won it three times.
75
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Final
Ted Parker
Louis Turberville
Jay Booth
Earl Simmons
Gordon Rentoul
Mel Wainwright
R Rabbit Musick
40 laps/accident
13 starters
Midget races
8th August 1940
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25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Bill Holmes
Ernie Gesell
ARDC Midget races
9th August 1940
1 Rex Records
Eddie Cox Offenhauser
30 laps
Midget races
9th August 1940
40
1
2
3
laps
Bill
Mike
Bill
- Feature
Baker
Josephs
Schindler
ARDC midgets
9th August 1940
1 Bill Troutwine
2 Shuebruk
3 Len Fanelli
AAA Midget races.
10th August 1940
1 Ted Tappett
50 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Event 7
Red Hodges
Earl Simmons
R Jay Booth
accident
R Tex West
accident
Booth spun on the second lap, and West hit him, pinning the car against the retaining wall with Booth
beneath it. Booth was scalded after water from the car’s radiator spilt onto his legs. West was knocked
unconscious in the accident. Booth and West were pulled from their cars by Hodges and Simmons, who were
competing in the race but stopped to help.
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Sportsman Park, TX
Race 1
1 Jim Ward
2 Clarence Merritt
3 Harold Brand
3 Chester McDonald
Race 5
1 Clyde Graves
2 Sailor Corder
3 Harold Brand
Race 2
1 Carl Oliver
2 Clyde Graves
3 Sailor Corder
Race 3
1 Ernie Booth
2 Bernie Russell
R Johnny Smith
R Sailor Corder
Race 6 – Australian Pursuit
1 Sailor Corder
2 Harold Brand
Race 7 – Sweepstakes
1 Clyde Graves
2 Harold Brand
3 Sailor Corder
4 Jim Ward
5 Ernie Booth
6 Clarence Merritt
Accident
Accident
Race 4
1 Don Bible
2 Johnny Smith
Midget races
11th August 1940 – ½ mile oval
12th August 1940
25 laps – Feature
1
Lyle Dickey
2
Red Redmond
3
Dave Randoplh
AAA midget races
1 Tedd Tappett
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
13th August 1940
1 Johnny Ritter
Johnny Ritter Elto
Midget races
14th August 1940
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30 laps
1 Ted Tappett
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Helmet Dash
1 Red Hodges
2 Ted Parker
During the race a fire swept through the center
of the grandstand. The race drivers stopped and
battled the blaze until the firemen arrived 15
minutes later.
Race 6
Corky Benson
Snag Abbott
Hal Slaughter
Mel Wainwright
Rabbit Musick
30
1
2
3
laps
Marcel St Criq
Lou Turberville
Loys Harris
Ted Parker
Midget races. Sanctioned by the Texas and Oklahoma Racing Association.
15th August 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ted Tappett
Johnny Rice
ARDC Midget races
16th August 1940
1 Red Redmond
Midget races
16th August 1940
Feature
1 Harry Felton
2 Johnny Sweir
3 Bill Schindler
ARDC midgets
16th August 1940
1 Pappy Hough
2 Harry Sheeler
3 Bill Troutwine
AAA Midget races.
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spun
17th August 1940
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Sportsman Park, TX
Race 1
1 Ernie Booth
2 Clarence Merritt
3 Clyde Graves
Consolation Race
1 Brent
2 Sonny Richards
Special Race
1 Clarence Merritt
2 Felix Graves
3 Sailor Corder
8 laps
1 Sailor Corder
2 Johnny Cox
3 Jim Ward
Australian Pursuit
1 Ernie Booth
2 C.Brent
8 laps
1 Bernie Russell
2 Roy Conder
3 Leland Musick
25 laps
1 Clyde Graves
Midget races
Alumni Field, MA
19th August 1940
1 Ed Eng
2 Ed Casterline
3 Frank Simonetti
Midget races
19th August 1940
20th August 1940
1 Joe Garson
Clyde Porter Offenhauser
Midget races
1 Ted Tappett
50 laps
AAA Midget races.
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75 laps
21st August 1940
1 Len Golen
ARDC Midget races.
21st August 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Helmet Dash
1 Red Hodges
2 Earl Simmons
25
1
2
3
4
Race 1
1 Al Slaughter
3 Red Hodges
Midget races
22nd August 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Len Duncan
Bob Walker
Mike Josephs
ARDC Midget races
23rd August 1940
1 Joe Garson
Midget races
23rd August 1940
50
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Mike Josephs
Ted Tappett
ARDC midgets
23rd August 1940
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laps – Sweepstakes
Red Hodges
Al Slaughter
Doc Cossey
Loys Harris
24th August 1940
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Sportsman Park, TX
Heat 1
1 Ernie Booth
2 Junior Thomas
3 Clyde Graves
Consolation Race
1 Howard Brand
2 Johnny Cox
3 Leland Musick
4 Clarence Merritt
Heat 2
1 Ollie Goodrich
2 Walter von Tilous
3 Gene Fredericks
Pursuit Race
1 Howard Brand
2 Jim Ward
Heat 3
1 Jim Ward
2 John Smith
3 Clarence Brooks
Final
1 Clyde Graves
2 Gene Fredericks
3 Ernie Booth
4 Junior Thomas
5 Walter von Tilous
6 Jim Ward
Match Race
1 Ernie Booth
2 Junior Thomas
3 Clyde Graves
Midget races
Alumni Field, MA
26th August 1940
1 Rufe Anderson
2 Danny Murphy
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
26th August 1940
San Francisco Motordrome, CA
1 Guthrie
2 Piper
30
1
2
3
4
laps – Main
Guthrie
Jerry Piper
Al Stein
Cavanaugh
10
1
2
3
0:00:48.77
Drake
Drake
Drake
Continental
Eddie Wendt
Johnnie Norsigian
Johnny Randuch
0:08:17.42
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0:02:50.75
5 Figone
Girtz
Beale Simmons
V8
Helmet Dash
1 Red Hodges
2 Mel Wainwright
Hodges broke a piston during the dash and took no
further part in the meeting.
Consolation Race
1 Lou Turberville
2 Ted Parker
3 Snag Abbott
Race 1
1 Al Slaughter
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Tex West
75 laps
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Lou Turberville
3 Tex West
4 Loys Harris
5 Rabbit Musick
6 Jay Booth
Wainwright lapped every car by halfway.
Race 2
1 Swede Larsen
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Jay Booth
Midget races
1 Len Golan
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
29th August 1940
25
1
2
3
Race 3
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Loys Harris
3 Jay Booth
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Mike Josephs
Bill Schindler
ARDC Midget races
Belleville, KS
29th-30th August 1940 – ½ mile oval
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29th August: 1 lap – Time Trials
1 John DeCamp
0:00:23.11
29th August :5 miles
1 John DeCamp
0:03:52.76
29th August: 10 miles
1 John DeCamp
0:08:06.95
30th August: 10 miles – Feature
R John DeCamp
accident
DeCamp lost a front wheel and went through the
fence, rolling into a corn field. He was taken to
Patterson Memorial hospital where he died shortly
after from a ruptured liver.
Cecil Burnaugh, Harry Rovtoy, Slim Rutherford and
Ben Musick each won at least one event over the two
days.
30th August 1940
31st August 1940
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Sportsman Park, TX
1st September 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Heat 1
1 Clarence Brooks
25
1
2
3
laps
Clyde Graves
Howard Brand
Clarence Brooks
Johnnie Smith
R Sailor Corder
R Junior Thomas
R Jim Ward
Heat 2
1 Sailor Corder
Handicap
1 Clarence Brooks
spin
threw wheel
engine
Pursuit
1 Clarence Brooks
Midget races
Jefferson County Fairgrounds, WI
1st September 1940 – ½ mile dirt oval
Frank Wierer died after taking the chequered flag – he didn’t slow down, and hit the car in front of him
which did. The following tribute to Wierer was published in the National Auto Racing News on the 21st
August 1941:
It happened one year ago,
On a track that brought no fame.
Just a place to mingle with the boys
Who are in the racing game.
Frank did his best with what he had,
And he gave the fans their thrills;
This daring little driver –
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But now his heart lies still.
Now when his name is mentioned,
As it so often is –
A lump comes in our throat,
How we wish he could have lived.
The boys still remember his fair dealing,
In his reign of president in old NARA,
And the invisible links that complete the chain
of memories,
Are in our hearts to stay.
He went as most drivers wish,
With noise and dust and speed,
A racing car beneath him,
Shouts and laughter is what they need.
One small year can’t quiet the tears,
Of ones who loved him dear,
And we seem him ride again today,
As he did in other years.
Ho well we recall at South Bend in lil’ ole 59,
Those flips and rolls when suspense is agonised
time,
When the dust is cleared and again we breathe
deep,
Again he came through fine, fond memories to
keep.
So in memory of one of the finest,
We write finis to these lines;
May God keep him happy and contented,
One the speedway they keep so fine.
Our hearts ache as we think of him,
At Hammond, Winchester and Ft Wayne,
At Greenville and Dayton,
These tracks echo his name.
Where there is no dust or rainy days,
Where it is paved with gold,
Where sadness and sorrow is unknown,
Just contentment – so we’re told.
M.McMillan.
New York State Fairgrounds, NY
1st-2nd September 1940
Time Trials
1 Rex Mays
= George Robson
3 Kelly Petillo
4 Tommy Hinnershitz
5 Paul Russo
6 Lou Webb
7 Emil Andres
8 George Connor
9 Harry McQuinn
10 Ted Horn
11 Shorty Cantlon
12 Floyd Davis
13 Al Miller
14 Hal Robson
15 Joel Thorne
16 Billy Devore
17 Frank Brisko
18 Overton Phillips
100 miles – AAA National Championship
1 Rex Mays
1:10:22.68
2 George Robson
3 Tommy Hinnershitz
4 George Connor
5 Shorty Cantlon
NC Emil Andres
NC Hal Robson
NC Ted Horn
NC Floyd Davis
NC Paul Russo
NC Al Miller
R Harry McQuinn
91 laps/accident
R Kelly Petillo
17 laps/hit by Webb
R Lou Webb
17 laps/fatal acc.
NQ Frank Brisko
NQ Joel Thorne
NQ Bill Devore
NQ Overton Phillips
0:00:41.02
0:00:41.02
0:00:41.42
0:00:41.47
0:00:41.59
0:00:41.73
0:00:41.80
0:00:41.92
0:00:41.94
0:00:42.00
0:00:42.12
0:00:42.23
0:00:42.29
0:00:42.50
0:00:42.54
0:00:42.78
0:00:48.85
0:00:48.88
Alumni Field, MA
2nd September 1940
Dakota State Fair Speedway, SD
2nd September 1940
Time Trials
1 Buddy Callaway
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Washburn
2 Weldon
3 Dale
4 F.Callaway
1 Wagner
2 Robinson
3 Larsen
4 Matrow
0:00:28.0
0:02:48
7 laps – Pursuit
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0:01:44
1
2
3
4
5
Buddy Callaway
Lyle Christie
Robinson
Wagner
Washburn
Wonderweld Special
Miller Special
Lakewood Speedway, GA
2nd September 1940 – 100 miles
1 Fontello Flock
2 Gene Comstock
B.Seither
Red Singleton
P.Wells
Gillstrap
J.Etheridge
Red Byron
Jap Brogdon
’38
’39
’39
’34
’32
’34
’34
’34
’35
Ford Coupe
Buick coach
Buick convertible
Ford 2 door
Ford Coupe
Ford Coupe
Ford Roadster
Ford Coupe
Ford Coupe
1:33:45.6
Stock cars
Pikes Peak Hillclimb, CO
2nd September 1940
FP
# Driver
Open Wheel
1 9 Al Rogers
2 19 Louis Unser
3 60 Buster Hammond
4 55 Phil Shafer
5 26 Johnny Mauro
6 1 “Lefty” Hildreth
7 7 Rab Mason
8 16 Vernon Meek
9 18 H.C.Minkler
10 5 Jerry McPheeters
R 59 George Hammond
R 11 Wayne Sankey
NS 14 W.E.”John” Hughes
21 Elmer Leigh
Car
Time
Joe Coniff Special
Bowes Sealfast
Woestman Special
Shafer 8 Special
McDowell Special
Bandimere Special
Layton Special
File Brothers Special
Dahl Special
Solitaire Special
Woestman Special
Laycock Special
0:15:59.9
0:16:09.0
0:17:07.6
0:17:20.0
0:17:22.7
0:17:45.0
0:17:45.1
0:18:48.6
0:19:00.3
0:20:15.1
Alumni Field, MA
3rd September 1940
1 Dick Shuebruk
2 Ed Eng
3 Danny Murphy
Midget races
3rd September 1940
1 Lyle Dickey
30 laps
Midget races
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San Francisco Motordrome, CA
3rd September 1940
1 Frankie Cavanaugh
2 Jerry Piper
30
1
2
3
4
5
R
laps – Main
Marvin Burke
Frank Brewer
Jackie Sayers
Gene Figone
Bob Barkheimer
Jerry Piper
Al Stein
Consolation
1 Beale Simmons
2 Danny Foster
3 Ralph Seims
0:00:52.12
Nash
V8
V8
V8
V8
Drake
Drake
0:02:48.11
0:08:25.37
back axle
carburettor
4th September 1940
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
4th September 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Heat 1
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Jay Booth
3 Al Slaughter
R Snag Abbott
spin
R Dick Word
accident
There were 13 entries. Musick and West hit each
other without damaging their cars. Abbott span on
the last lap and was hit by Word.
Heat 2
1 Loyes Harris
2 Cleo Glaze
3 Earl Simmons
Class A – Semi-final
1 Mel Wainwright
Class B – Semi-final
1 Buddy Rackley
2 Dale Burt
3 Lou Turberville
Cleo Glaze
R Walt Raines
Heat 3
1 Lou Turbeville
Consolation Race
1 Buddy Rackley
2 Tex West
3 Gordon Rintoul
Rabbit Musick
Tex West
25 laps
1 Al Slaughter
2 Mel Wainwright
4th September 1940
25 laps – Feature
1
Bill Morrissey
2
Dave Randolph
3
Sheeler
AAA midget races
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spin
5th September 1940
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Bill Schindler
George Rice
ARDC Midget races
6th September 1940
40
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Ernie Gesell
Mike Josephs
ARDC midgets
6th September 1940
1 Dave Randolph
2 Ted Hartley
3 Harry Sheeler
AAA Midget races.
7th September 1940
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Sportsman Park, TX
Race ?
1 Gene Frederick
Pursuit Race
1 Gene Frederick
R Ollie Goodrich
R Raymond Condon
R Junior Thomas
R Jenny Smith
R Sailor Corder
accident
accident
accident
accident
accident
25 laps
1 Clyde Graves
R Gene Frederick
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Alumni Field, MA
9th September 1940
1 Bub Walker
50 laps
AAA Midget races.
10th September 1940
1 Lyle Dickey
30 laps
Midget races
Spencer Fairgrounds, IA
10th September 1940 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Emory Collins
2 Jimmy Wilburn
3 Gus Schrader
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Schrader
2 Collins
3 Hellmueller
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Wilburn
2 Al Mather
3 Eddy Nicholson
1 Collins
2 Schrader
Riverside Offenhauser
0:00:25.0
Morgan Riverside Offenhauser 0:00:25.6
0:00:25.9
5 laps – Heat 3
1 B.Callaway
2 Billy Snider
3 Burnaugh
0:02:26.4
7 laps – Pursuit
1 Wilburn
2 Burnaugh
3 Snider
4 Matrow
0:02:42.2
10
1
2
3
4
0:00:58.0
laps – Feature
Collins
Schrader
Wilburn
Callaway
0:02:51.2
0:03:37.7
0:05:00.0
11th September 1940
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Bill Morrissey
Lyle Dickey
Eddie Wendt
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Joe Garson
Lockwood
Klar
1 Bill Troutwine
2 Koehler
3 Sudik
0:03:01.96
15
1
2
3
4
0:03:00.22
12 laps – Heat 3
Klar
Lyle Dickey
Eddie Wendt
Bill Morrissey
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0:03:34.31
1
2
3
4
10
1
2
3
Joe Garson
Red Redmond
Koehler
Sudik
Dave Randolph
Hal Sheeler
Pappy Hough
25 laps – Feature
1
Joe Garson
2
Red Redmond
3 30 Bill Morrissey
4 7 Lyle Dickey
5
Dave Randolph
R
Hans Koehler
Russ Klar
0:03:30.47
Hough only turned up at the track as the second
semi-final was lining up – a truck hit his car
and rolled the trailer holding the three midgets.
Hough continued to Bridgeport for the meeting as
Randolph was waiting for him there, and Randoplh
still had a good chance of winning the track
championship. The cars were repaired in time for
the consolation.
0:02:22.58
0:05:53.09
Hawley Offenhauser
Schroeder cycle
Arnold Krause Offenhauser
Hough V8
Houck V8
Mowler V8
blown tyre/accident
AAA midget races
Lions Field Speedway, TX
Australian Pursuit
1 Ted Parker
2 Lou Turberville
3 Rabbit Musick
25 laps
1 Lou Turberville
2 Walt Raines
Midget races. Sanctioned by the Texas-Oklahoma Racing Association. Tex West and Lou Turberville
established a track record of 16.8s.
12th September 1940
75
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
George Rice
Bill Schindler
ARDC Midget races. Bill Schindler was track champion.
13th September 1940
1 Bill Morrissey
Schroeder Cycle
Midget races
13th September 1940
Feature
1 Bill Holmes
2 Al Duffy
3 Ernie Gesell
ARDC midgets
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30 laps
Muncie Velodrome, IN
13th September 1940
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Ott Butler
2 Bus Wilbert
10
1
2
3
lap – Heat 2
Kip Young
Ben Emerick
Shorty Inloes
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Shorty Sorenson
Frank Schaub
Earl Tewart
15
1
2
3
4
Ed Cottingham
Bob Breading
Tom Cherry
Larry Varier
100 laps – Main
1 Everett Rice
59 laps/race stopped
2 Henry Schlosser
3 Short Sorenson
4 Bus Wilbert
5 Kieweg
6 Shorty Inloes
7 Schaub
8 Young
9 Barier
10 Cherry
11 Tewart
12 Stan Smola
13 Paul Jones
14 Ben Emerick
Race stopped early due to rain
0:02:40.1
0:02:42.0
0:02:43.3
0:04:14.4
Midget races
13th September 1940
1 Ted Hartley
2 Ed Wendt
3 Rufe Anderson
100 laps
AAA Midget races.
Ft Miami Speedway, OH
14th September 1940
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Hansen
2 Hanks
0:02:07.42
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Hartsfeld
2 Forberg
0:02:12.99
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Bonnell
2 Pratt
0:02:12.22
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Duby
2 Marsh
0:02:16.24
8 laps – Heat 5
1 Rogers
2 Koeniger
0:02:19.48
7 laps – Pursuit
1 Hansen
2 Hanks
3 Duby
4 Pratt
10
1
2
3
laps – Class B
Ray Stauffer
Jimmy Brock
Wilson
20 laps – Feature
1
Hanks
2
Mel Hansen
3 23 Carl Forberg
4
Bonnell
5
Pratt
6
Hartsfeld
7
Rogers
8
Brock
R
Roy Duby
NS 27 Ray Stauffer
NS
Howard Dauphin
0:01:53.85
Midget races
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0:05:15.74
axle
burnt piston
Spencer Fairgrounds, IA
1 Collins
2 Wilburn
No time trials
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Wilburn
2 Collins
3 Schrader
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Callaway
2 Burnaugh
3 Nickolson
5 laps – Heat 3
1 Callaway
2 Snider
3 Hellmueller
0:00:58.9
0:02:20.5
11
1
2
3
laps – Pursuit
Ben Musick
Burnaugh
Snider
25
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Schrader
Collins
Wilburn
Callaway
Hellmueller
0:02:23.6
0:02:34.4
0:11:40.29
Sportland Park, CA
14th September 1940 – ¼ mile clay oval
Time Trials
1 Piper
2 Bill Vukovich
3 Sayers
5 laps – Heat 6
1 Sayers
2 B.Vukovich
0:01:31.92
3 laps – Dash for the Tanner Jewelry Co Trophy
1 Bill Vukovich
0:00:54.28
1 Norsigian
2 Simonian
0:01:35.02
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Smith
2 Temple
0:01:45.79
1 Brereton
2 Brewer
0:01:31.55
5 laps – Heat 2
1 P.Hickerson
2 Simonian
0:01:39.69
6 laps – Final handicap
1 Brereton
2 Brewer
0:01:49.80
5 laps – Heat 3
1 Norsigian
2 Dow
0:01:35.13
5 laps – Heat 4
1 Brewer
2 Searle
Eli Vukovich
5 laps – Heat 5
1 Brereton
2 Guthrie
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
R
R
laps – Main
Guthrie
Piper
Sayers
Brereton
Brewer
Norsigian
Brown
Eli Vukovich
Dow
Bill Vukovich
Searle
Girtz
0:00:17.99
4 laps – Class C
1 Elder
2 Helman
3 Butler
NS Armi
0:01:38.07
fire in warm-up
0:01:33.04
10
1
2
3
4
5
R
0:01:31.15
Drake
Drake
V8
V8
V8
Kelm
Farmall
V8
V8
laps – Class B
Foster
Deaton
Wendt
Thompson
Burke
Hickerson
0:09:08.94
25 laps/engine
23 laps/engine
18 laps/water hose
Midget races
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spin
15th September 1940
Time Trial
1 Andy Guthrie
2 Piper
3 Morris
Second semi-final
1 Girtz
2 Sayers
0:01:35.18
3 laps – Hockett-Cowan Trophy Dash
1 Andy Guthrie
0:00:46.22
2 Piper
8 laps – Final Handicap
1 Bacon
2 Piper
0:01:08.30
Heat 1
1 Armi
2 Loveland
0:01:38.35
Heat 2
1 Bacon
2 Foster
0:01:36.21
5 laps – Class C
1 Elder
2 Butler
3 La Harge
4 Helman
5 Emerling
6 Miller
Heat 3
1 Burke
2 Brewer
0:01:37.98
Heat 4
1 Girtz
2 London
0:01:35.36
Heat 5
1 E.Vukovich
2 Guthrie
0:01:35.65
Heat 6
1 Sayers
2 Piper
First semi-final
1 Bacon
2 Burke
Armi
Brewer
0:00:15.43
Class B
1 Brewer
2 Simonian
3 Burke
4 Kelly
5 Brown
Foster
R Bacon
R 42 Armi
R Cavanaugh
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Main
Piper
Andy Guthrie
Morris
London
Norsigian
Sayers
Lewis
R Eli Vukovich
R Girtz
0:01:35.79
0:01:37.64
0:01:22.00
0:02:47.80
3 laps
0:10:53.25
20 laps/water hose
15th September 1940
Time Trials
1 Hanks
R Bonnell
NA Hartsfeld
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Hanks
2 Hansen
2 Wilson
0:00:16.07
driver unwell
0:02:07.86
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Pratt
2 Duby
0:02:13.91
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Dauphin
2 Placky
0:02:12.72
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Witzman
2 Jacobson
0:02:17.73
8 laps – Heat 5
1 Allen
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Pursuit
Hansen
Hanks
Duby
Allen
6 laps – Class B
1 Tucker
2 Jackson
3 Luce
4 Kelly
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0:02:17.36
laps – Feature
Mel Hansen
Sam Hanks
Duby
Dauphin
Ralph Pratt
Witzman
Placky
Jacobson
0:02:59.74
0:01:46.27
0:05:19.55
Midget races. Stauffer was forced out of the meeting, as was George Jackson, who suffered engine trouble.
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Hawkeye Downs Speedway, IA
15th September 1940
Time Trial
1 Schrader
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Collins
2 Hellmueller
3 Burnaugh
4 Nickolson
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Schrader
2 Musick
3 Mather
4 Christie
5 laps – Heat 3
1 Bob Frame
2 Rex
3 Trevelyan
4 Crew
0:00:25.85
1 Christie
2 Crew
3 Sheffler
0:02:25.0
11
1
2
3
4
0:02:24.8
laps – Pursuit
Musick
Burnaugh
Trevelyan
Snider
7 laps – Feature
1 Emory Collins
2 Schrader
3 Musick
4 Hellmueller
5 Mather
0:02:32.6
0:01:29.6
0:04:25.2
0:03:01.39
Hutchinson Fairgrounds, KS
15th September 1940
Time Trial
1 Vic Rothe
5 laps – Invitational
1 Bob Vorbeck
2 Vic Rothe
3 Shorty Burns
0:00:27.40
Trophy Dash
1 Vic Rothe
Consolation
1 Bill Harding
Loren Fondoble
R Rex Woodard
Heat 1
1 Vic Rothe
Heat 2
1 Clarence Merritt
2 Roy Goodwin
thrown wheel
15 laps – Kansas State Fair Championship
Sweepstakes
1 Vic Rothe
2 Shorty Burns
3 Bob Vorbeck
10 laps – Handicap
1 Bob Sledge
2 Posey Reeves
Muscatine Speedway, IA
6 laps - Match Race
1 Dwight Edwards
0:01:40
2 Lloyd Thurston
3 Bob Weitlaufer
R Ed Ashton
rolled/fractured skull
10
1
2
3
laps - Heat 1
Joe Bowers
Bob Weitlaufer
Johnny Hobel
10
1
2
3
laps - Heat 2
Dwight Edwards
Ray Arends
Harold Talkington
1 Lloyd Thurston
2 Maynard Eckard
3 Warren Chumley
laps - Pursuit
Johnny Hobel
Maynard Eckard
Ray Arends
0:03:03
0:02:51
10
1
2
3
0:02:54
6 laps - Muscatine City Championship (limited to
drivers and cars from the city)
1 Maynard Eckard
2 Harold Talkington
25 laps - Feature
1 Dwight Edwards
2 Johnny Hobel
10 laps - Heat 3
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0:07:03.0
3 Lloyd Thurston
4 Bob Weitlaufer
5 Joe Bowers
Midget races. Dwight Edwards won the track championship, with Johnny Hobel second.
Paris Speedway, Edgar County Fairgrounds, IL
15th September 1940
Time Trial
1 Ray Kaiser
R Hal Leeds
6 laps - Heat 1
1 Ray Kaiser
2 Chuck Marshall
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Bullen
2 Ben Chesney
3 Myers
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Lawrence Miller
2 Bullen
3 Gene Myers
6 laps – Handicap
1 H.Myers
2 Bullen
3 Spence
R Ben Chesney
R Chuck Marshall
accident
R Ray Kaiser
fatal accident
Kaiser left the track and was fatally injured.
The race was restarted, and Marshall hit the spun
car of Chesney – he was hospitalised, but only
suffered a sprained ankle.
accident
0:03:13.0
0:03:12.5
1 Otto Butler
2 Garrett
3 F.Miller
0:03:27.0
10
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Clyde Dillon
John Garrett
Joe Bullen
0:03:14.3
0:05:23.2
Midget races
Safford Park, NH
15th September 1940
Heat 1
1 Carpenter
2 Gardner
3 Gene Trinque
Heat 2
1 Sudick
2 Conklin
3 George Cavanna
Heat 3
1 Sonny Martin
2 Page
3 Trumbull
Heat 4
1 Blane
2 Stanley
3 Mike Fiore
4 John Wright
Heat 5
1 Wright
2 Don King
3 Mike Fiore
0:05:03.0
0:05:30.4
Main
1 Fred Carpenter
0:09:15.2
2 Bob Gardner
3 Joe Sudick
R Chet Conklin
accident
R Al Trumbull
accident
Conklin was struck in the eye by a stone, which
caused him to swerve, and was collected by
Trumbull.
0:05:17.6
0:05:22.6
0:05:40.4
Midget races
Sportsman Park, TX
Time Trial
1 Brand
2 Graves
3 Thomas
0:00:13.8
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Brooks
Corder
Booth
Oliver
Goodrich
Condon
Smith
2 Graves
R Thomas
Consolation
1 Goodrich
2 Leland Musick
3 Burner Russell
8 laps – Heat
1 Graves
2 Thomas
3 Brand
Pursuit
1 Graves
2 Brand
25 laps – Feature (start order set by time trial)
1 38 Howard Brand
2
Junior Thomas
3
Booth
4
Sailer Corder
5
Carl Oliver
6
Raymond Condon
35 Clarence Brooks
Johnny Smith
Ollie Goodrich
R
Clyde Graves
cylinder head gasket
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Brooks
2 Corder
3 Brand
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Smith
2 Condon
3 Oliver
R Goodrich
hit fence/tyre
spin
Fast car handicap
1 Brand
Midget races
Alumni Field, MA
16th September 1940
1 Walt Fusco
2 Bill Troutwine
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
16th September 1940
Time Trial
1 Carl Forberg
0:00:14.11
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Hanks
2 Forberg
0:01:53.93
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Stapleton
2 Zale
0:01:53.93
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Hartsfeld
2 Bonnell
0:01:55.59
20 laps - Feature
1
Sam Hanks
2 23 Carl Forberg
3
Stapleton
4
Carter
5
Bonnell
6
Hartsfeld
7
Witzman
8
Dauphin
9
Green
10
Pratt
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Dauphin
2 Witzman
0:01:55.12
8 laps - Heat 5
1 Duane Carter
2 Pratt
0:01:56.46
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
Offenhauser
laps - Pursuit
Duane Carter
Dauphin
Stapleton
Hanks
Newrocki
Marlin
0:04:43.31
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Mt Vernon Fairgrounds, IL
16th September 1940
Time Trials
1 O’Halloran
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Dillon
O’Halloran
Varier
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Garrett
Noeth
Webb
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Breading
Ford
Hall
0:00:17.43
0:03:12.55
0:03:05.72
15
1
2
3
4
laps – Handicap
Breading
O’Halloran
Noeth
Dillon
25
1
2
3
4
laps – Feature
Mike O’Halloran
Elmer Noeth
Breading
Varier
0:04:01.38
0:07:17.26
0:03:18.40
Midget races
Atlantic Boulevard Speedway, CA
17th September 1940
1 Tommy Elliott
2 Naccarato
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Bill Brereton
2 Reaser
3 Gib Lilly
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Fields
2 Faulkner
3 Searl
1 Searl
2 Fields
50
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps – Feature
Tommy Elliott
Gib Lilly
Pietro Naccarato
Bill Zaring
Bill Brereton
Walt Faulkner
Ed Barnett
Johnny Mantz
Stan Searl
Russ Fields
3 Faulkner
0:00:42.87
1 Naccarato
2 Tommy Elliott
3 Mantz
0:01:26.24
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0:01:27.31
0:01:55.84
0:12:18.95
laps – Class B
Farmer
Reaser
Brewer
J.Muir
S.Muir
Edwards
Parsons
Funkhouser
Mercer
Q1
Q3
Q2
Q5
Q9
Q6
Q7
Q4
Q8
Q10
17th September 1940
1
7 Lyle Dickey
Midget races
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0:01:58.36
0:03:42.25
Canfield Fairgrounds, OH
18th September 1940
4 laps – Dash
1
Johnny Wohlfeil
2
Jack Crawford
3
Ralph Purnell
4
Mike Little
4 laps
1 11 Wally Stokes
2
Bud Pelton
3
Mike Pagath
4
Bill Boyd
1 11 Wally Stokes
2
Mike Little
3
Johnny Wohlfeil
4
Ralph Purnell
30 laps – Feature
1
Johnny Wohlfeil
2
Crawford
3
Boyd
4
Pelton
5
Pagath
6
Stokes
7
Purnell
8
Little
0:01:21.35
0:01:20.53
0:06:11.42
0:04:01.88
18th September 1940
1 Bill Schindler
75 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Denver, CO
18th September 1940
4 laps – Dash
1 Martinson
2 Woodard
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Logan
Spickler
Morris Musick
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Leslie
Woodard
Axell
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Martinson
Scher
Spickler
8 laps – Heat 5
1 Stevins
2 Yeada
3 McNeece
0:00:58.05
15
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Schey
Leslie
Martinson
30
1
2
3
4
R
R
laps – Feature
Aaron Woodard
Lloyd Axell
Burton Spickler
Roy Leslie
Roy Bowe
Buddy Martinson
0:02:01.15
0:07:31.10
accident
7 laps
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Kouba
2 Schey
3 Lewis
18th September 1940
Time Trials
1 Sam Hanks
NQ Joe Allen
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Hanks
0:00:16.04
magneto
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0:02:08.81
2 Hansen
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Saegesser
2 Hartsfeld
3 Carter
4 Russo
R Elmo Green
piston
0:02:11.24
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Bonnell
2 Russo
0:02:11.96
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Duby
2 Stauffer
0:02:10.42
8 laps – Heat 5
1 Carter
2 Green
0:02:13.46
1 Hanks
2 Hansen
0:01:05.39
9 laps – Pursuit
1 Hanks
2 Green
0:02:26.57
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Class B
Dauphin
Forberg
Jacobson
Ostwicks
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
NS
laps – Feature
Sam Hanks
Mel Hansen
Paul Russo
Hartsfeld
Saegesser
Carter
Dauphin
Bonnell
Forberg
Roy Duby
Stauffer
0:02:45.67
0:05:17.34
2 laps/engine
Midget races
Time Trials
1 Red Hodges
Helmet Dash
1 Red Hodges
2 Lou Turberville
0:00:15.78
0:00:15.78 (record)
8 laps - Heat 1
1 Red Hodges
2 Ted Parker
3 Loyes Harris
Rabbit Musick
Lou Turbeville
R Cleo Glaze
accident
Glaze’s car was too damaged to race again, so in
later races Glaze used another car.
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Tex West
3 Walt Raines
4 Lou Turberville
8 laps – Heat 3
1
Jay Booth
2
Rabbit Musick
3
Cleo Glaze
R 1 Lou Turbeville
Turbeville suffered a broken spring, and the car
was unable to race in the rest of the meeting.
Australian Pursuit
1 Jay Booth
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Ted Parker
25 laps – Final
1 76 Walt Raines
2
Rabbit Musick
3
Ted Parker
4
Loyes Harris
5
Cleo Glaze
6 33 Louis Turbeville
R
Red Hodges
21 laps/threw wheel
Hodges was leading when his car threw a wheel.
8 laps - Consolation Race
1
Walt Raines
2
Musick
3 32 Cleo Glaze
Texas-Oklahoma Racing Fraternity midget races
18th September 1940
12
1
2
3
4
laps - Heat 1
Miller
Randolph
Bogush
Volk
12
1
2
3
0:03:02.29
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laps – Heat 2
Red Redmond
Wendt
Jackson
0:02:53.19
4 Pappy Hough
Jackson handed his car over the Dickey for the
feature.
12
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 3
Bill Morrissey
Hartley
Jars
Hart
15
1
2
3
4
50
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
R
R
Randolph
0:03:34.53
Red Redmond
Jackson
Wendt
laps – Atlantic States Championship
10 Bill Morrissey
Schroeder cycle
Red Redmond
Hawley Offenhauser
Pappy Hough
Ted Hartley
V8
Jars
Lou Volk
Pat Warren Offenhauser
95 Dave Randolph
Hough V8
35 Lyle Dickey
Gordon
Charlie Miller
0:02:49.71
15
1
2
3
4
Bill Morrissey
0:03:31.70
Pappy Hough
Hartley
Jars
12
1
2
3
Volk
Klar
Lockwood
0:02:52.25
0:12:20.29
31 laps/engine
back axle
accident
lost wheel
AAA midget races
Topsfield, MA
18th September 1940
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Lemery
Eng
Blair
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Ernie Trembley
Walt Fusco
Anderson
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Thompson
King
Sostilio
12
1
2
3
4
Sostilio
Ridlon
Fusco
Eng
0:02:51.1
12
1
2
3
4
Shuebruk
Anderson
Colson
King
12
1
2
3
4
Delisle
Vigliotti
Thompson
V.Lovely
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Feature
Dick Shuebruk
Joe Sostilio
Oscar Ridlon
Ed Eng
Frankie Simonetti
Delisle
Bill Troutwine
R Rufe Anderson
0:07:05.2
split crankcase
Buffalo Civic Stadium, NY
19th September 1940
10
1
2
3
4
laps
Phil Galus
Johnny Pierson
Marion Roberts
Johnny Nadiello
7 Eddie Wendt
8 Jars
9 Wally Stokes
10 Galus
This race and the previous one had been postponed
from an earlier meeting due to rain.
0:03:20.68
50 laps – Niagara Frontier Midget Auto
Championship
1 Harry Sheeler
2 Dave Randolph
3 Roscoe Hough
4 Ted Hartley
5 Harley Morrison
6 Jimmy Canino
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 1
Wendt
Hough
Speed McFee
Bobby Pendergast
10 laps – Heat 2
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0:03:09.08
1
2
3
4
Randolph
Canino
Don Huff
Roberts
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 3
Morrison
Jars
Galus
Stokes
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 4
Sheeler
Hartley
Red Keel
Jack Brown
15
1
2
3
4
Wendt
Canino
Jars
Roberts
0:03:13.94
15
1
2
3
4
Hartley
0:04:39.03
Sheeler
Morrison
Huff
0:03:11.43
10
1
2
3
4
McFee
Galus
Randolph
Roberts
0:03:13.52
5 laps – Novelty Race
1 Pendergast
2 Roberts
3 McFee
0:03:05.09
0:04:44.35
30
1
2
3
4
4
laps – Feature
Hartley
Sheeler
Wendt
Canino
Hough
10
1
2
3
4
5
Caris
Garrett
Sprang
Adair
Ferdie
0:09:14.30
Midget races
Farmer City Fairgrounds, IL
19th September 1940
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Paul Russo
Muhlke
Duncan
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Fohr
Rchards
Neilson
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
McQuinn
Sorenson
Jackel
12
1
2
3
laps – Handicap
Duncan
Fohr
Richards
1 Russo
2 Muhlke
0:02:24.15
0:02:26.18
20 laps – Feature
1 Paul Russo
0:04:52.35
2 Muhlke
3 Duncan
4 Fohr
5 Richards
6 Neilson
R Harry McQuinn
mechanical
McQuinn’s original car suffered fuel pump
failure, so he took over the Hosler Elto for the
feature.
0:02:30.55
0:02:55.15
0:01:13.20
Freeport Speedway, NY
19th September 1940
50
1
2
3
4
5
0:02:32.50
laps – Long Island Championship
Chet Gibbons
0:13:21.0
Charlie Miller
Jimmy Jackson
Duke Nalon
Bill Morrissey
Gilmore Stadium, CA
19th September 1940
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1 McDowell
2 Oakes
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Tracy
2 Ferguson
3 Crawley
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Crawley
2 McCauley
3 Davis
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Davis
2 Lewis
3 Channon
6 laps – Heat 4
1 D’Amor
2 Murchison
3 Faulkner
0:00:31.15
1 Lindskog
2 Rex Mays
0:01:20.60
0:01:38.64
1 Cunningham
2 Russing
0:01:19.12
0:01:40.14
15
1
2
3
4
laps – Class B Main
Tracy
Ferguson
McCauley
Davis
50 laps – Main
1 9 Johnny McDowell
2
Danny Oakes
3
Paul Swedberg
4
Karl Young
5
Perry Grimm
6
Briggs
7
Sherman
0:01:42.10
0:01:41.80
0:04:12
0:13:40.0
Midget races
19th September 1940 – 1/5 mile oval
Time Trials
1 Red Hodges
1 Red Hodges
2 Dale Burt
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Dick Word
2 Doc Cossey
3 Turbeville
4 Cleo Glaze
5 Dale Burt
R Red Hodges
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Loyes Harris
2 Red Hodges
3 Cleo Glaze
4 Jay Booth
5 Dale Burt
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Jay Booth
2 Walt Raines
3 Dale Burt
4 Red Fondren
0:00:15.78
0:00:32.78
0:02:12.50
tyre
0:02:14.69
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
Red Fondren
Mel Wainwright
Marcel St Cricq
Earl Simmons
Jim Ward
Rex Edmonds
Buddy Rackley
Tubby Gonzales
Dan Finley
Al Slaughter
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Semi-final
Doc Cossey
Dale Burt
Cleo Glaze
Mel Wainwright
Jim Ward
Rex Edmonds
Tubby Gonzales
Dan Finley
25 laps – Feature
1 10 Dale Burt
2
Cleo Glaze
3
Doc Cossey
0:02:16.81
Midget races
19th September 1940
Time Trials
1 Duane Carter
Joe Allan
NS Howard Dauphin
0:00:14.05
Campbell Offenhauser
Allen Offenhauser
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engine/did not run
0:02:53.62
accident
0:02:44.14
Tadlock Elto
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Carter
2 Hanks
R Witzman
R Joe Allan
engine
engine
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Forberg
2 Saegesser
R Al Bonnell
R Ostwick
0:01:54.71
blown tyre
pistin
8 laps – Heat 3
1 J.Brock
2 Bonnell
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Hansen
2 Placky
1
2
3
4
0:01:54.68
0:01:56.07
0:01:58.62
8 laps – Heat 5
1 Wohlfeil
2 Meyers
0:01:58.21
Wohlfeil
Forberg
Carter
Hansen
0:02:43.86
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
Brock
R.Duby
A.Marsh
Jacobsen
Marlin
Nowrocki
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps – Feature
Duane Carter
Sam Hanks
Carl Forberg
Bonnell
Wes Saegesser
Placky
Hansen
Brock
Duby
Meyers
12
1
2
3
4
Delisle
0:03:36.6
Blair
Sostilio
F.Simonetti
12
1
2
3
4
Street
Anderson
Ridlon
Thompson
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
laps – Feature
Ed Casterline
Frank Simonetti
Walt Fusco
Bill Troutwine
Jack Greenwood
Joe Sostilio
Anderson
0:02:35.47
0:04:47.95
10 laps – Pursuit
Pines Speedway, MA
19th September 1940
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Fusco
Dean
Street
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Troutwine
Lemery
Greenwood
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
F.Simonetti
Thompson
Joe Sostilio
12
1
2
3
4
Greenwood
Eng
Ed Casterline
Fusco
0:03:05.06
0:03:01.7
0:03:40.6
0:03:03.5
no time
0:07:39.5
accident
20th September 1940
Heat 1
1 Henry Banks
2 Lyle Dickey
3 Charlie Miller
4 Gibbons
5 Jackson
Heat 2
1 Duke Nalon
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Johnny Bogush
4 Peterson
5 Burdette
6 Randolph
Heat 3
1 Harry Hart
2 Bill Morrissey
3 Niday
4 Jars
5 Klar
0:03:15.12
First semi-final
1 Charlie Miller
2 Hart
3 Peterson
4 Bogush
5 Randolph
0:03:18.36
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0:03:17.74
0:04:03.01
Second semi-final
1 Henry Banks
2 Johnny Jars
3 Duke Nalon
4 Koehler
5 Lyle Dickey
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps - Feature
Henry Banks
Charlie Miller
Harry Hart
Johnny Ritter
Johnny Jars
Bill Morrissey
0:04:05.18
1 Lou Volk
2 Johnny Ritter
0:08:03.16
0:04:07.12
Midget races
20th September 1940
15
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Ted Tappett
Mike Joseph
Dutch Schaefer
15
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
H.Steiger
Len Golen
Ernie Gesell
Len Duncan
R Johnny Rice
R Andy DeVercelly
15
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
H.Renard
George Rice
Bill Schindler
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Dutch Schaefer
ARDC midgets
3 Len Golen
0:03:42.66
20
1
2
3
Harry Felton
0:04:53.26
Bill Schindler
George Rice
15
1
2
3
Ted Tappett
H.Steiger
H.Renard
75
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature (Nutmeg State Championship)
Bill Schindler
0:18:57.14
Harry Felton
Dutch Schaefer
George Rice
Bub Walker
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2, Class B
Crompton
Reed
Preston
15
1
2
3
Welch
Dean
Paradise
25
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
R
laps – Feature
Frankie Simonetti
Blair
Walt Fusco
Courcy
Troutwine
Don LeClear
Danny Murphy
Oscar Ridlon
0:03:38.88
rolled
hit Rice
0:03:38.10
0:03:41.37
0:05:00.25
Fall River Speedway, MA
20th September 1940
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1, Class A
Oscar Ridlon
Frankie Simonetti
Walt Fusco
10
1
2
3
Blair
Schaeffer
Hermot
10
1
2
3
Troutwine
Dean
Courcy
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1, Class B
LeClear
Turgeon
Murphy
0:02:55.4
0:02:56.4
0:02:59.7
0:03:05.1
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0:03:29.0
0:04:02.6
0:07:27.8
accident
accident
Allentown Fairgrounds, PA
21st September 1940 – ½ mile clay oval
Time Trials
1 Joie Chitwood
2 Ted Horn
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 1
Joie Chitwood
Ted Horn
Bill Holland
Vic Nauman
10
1
2
3
No
laps – Heat 2
Vic Nauman
Walt Brown
Mark Light
other finishers
0:00:26.41
0:00:26.87
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 3
Johnny Ulesky
Everett Saylor
Fred Carpenter
Warke
10
1
2
3
D.Goss
Buster Warke
Joe Verebly
30
1
2
3
4
R
laps – Feature
Ted Horn
Bill Holland
Lee Wallard
Saylor
Joie Chitwood
12
1
2
3
4
laps – Handicap
Andres
Duncan
Fohr
Romcevich
10
1
2
3
4
5
Wing
Willy
Fosher
Kladis
Brutus
30
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Fohr
Zale
Burany
Backey
Romcevich
0:04:58.39
0:04:40.76
0:05:02.45
0:04:44.99
0:14:12.62
rear axle
Cumberland Park, TN
21st September 1940 – 1 mile
Time Trial
1 Jimmy Wilburn
0:00:39.5
Feature
1 Jimmy Wilburn
2 Shaw
3 Hellmueller
Raceway Park, IL
21st September 1940
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Fohr
Duncan
Andres
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 2
Romcevich
Sorenson
Cummings
Sprang
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Sprang
Burany
Hanley
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 4
Zale
Backey
Neilson
0:02:40.94
0:03:11.51
0:02:47.95
0:03:17.92
0:02:45.52
0:02:57.72
0:08:21.78
Champaign Speedway, IL
22nd September 1940
Time Trials
1 Zale
1 Zale
2 Neilsen
3 Romcevich
0:00:16.50
10 laps – Heat 1
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0:02:40.15
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
McQuinn
Fohr
Backey
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Wing
C.Marshall
M.Coyer
12
1
2
3
laps – Handicap
Fohr
McQuinn
Neilsen
1 Rod Backey
2 Romcevich
0:02:43.51
10
1
2
3
4
5
Cummings
Costa
Kladis
Jean
Heath
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Feature
Zale
McQuinn
Neilsen
Romcevich
Fohr
C.Marshall
0:02:57.16
0:02:57.65
0:02:27.89
0:05:42.40
0:01:27.51
22nd September 1940
Time Trials
1 Hartsfeld
8 laps – Pursuit
1 Hansen
2 Stauffer
3 Ostwick
4 Pratt
5 Bonnell
0:00:16.26
8 laps - Heat 1
1 Hansen
2 Hartsfeld
0:02:07.51
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Duby
2 Dauphin
0:02:09.61
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Bonnett
2 Pratt
0:02:10.92
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Jacobson
2 Ostwick
0:02:14.49
8 laps – Heat 5
1 Stauffer
2 Traxler
0:02:20.14
4 laps – Class B
1 Householder
2 McGuire
3 Kelly
20 laps – Feature
1
Mel Hansen
2
Bonnell
3
Dauphin
4
Pratt
5
Householder
6
Jacobson
7 18 Art Hartsfeld
0:02:12.48
0:01:06.42
0:05:21.67
Midget races
Greenville Motor Speedway, OH
22nd September 1940
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 1
Wilburn
Woodford
Robtoy
Crone
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 2
Schlosser
Adair
Eagle
Langely
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 3
Booker
Webb
Schackleford
Salay
0:04:09.08
0:04:17.07
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 4
Chittum
Sommers
Faler
Byrne
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Semi-final
Wilburn
Robtoy
Crone
Schlosser
Adair
Engle
15
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Elbert Booker
Salay
Engle
0:04:34.95
0:06:15.01
0:04:19.02
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0:07:32.01
4
5
6
R
Schackleford
Byrne
Chittum
Travis “Spider” Webb
CSRA races
Kirkwood Speedway, NY
22nd September 1940 (estimated date)
Time Trial
1 Amos Hill
8 laps - Heat 1
1 Amos Hill
2 Leslie Owens
3 Joe Sarge
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Harry Sents
2 Cecil Murray
3 Barnes
Travis Riley
0:00:29.2
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Kostik
2 Al Bennett
3 Wilkins
0:04:09.3
Feature
1 Amos Hill
2 Joe Sarge
3 Cecil Murray
0:04:41.5
22nd September 1940
Time Trials
1 Fabian
Heat 1
1 Locke
2 Fabian
Heat 2
1 L.Joslyn
2 C.Wright
3 D.Mousio
R Burns
Heat 3
1 Weymouth
2 Harrington
3 O’Neil
Pursuit
1 Joslyn
2 Keller
3 Gocha
0:00:20.00
0:04:36.00
0:05:20.60
Cord
blown tyre
0:04:46.40
0:03:43.03
15
1
2
3
Cliff Wright
Weymouth
Keller
15
1
2
3
4
R
R
laps – Class A Feature (Michigan State Championship)
George Fabian
Ford A
no time
Roy Locke
Lou Joslyn
Ford A
Harrington
Weymouth
engine
Mousio
engine
no time
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0:04:52.3
0:11:28.5
Olympic Stadium, MO
22nd September 1940
Midget races – rained off
Sanatoga Speedway, PA
22nd September 1940
10
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
laps – Heat 1
Harper
Riley
Bailey
Sweetwood
Tony Williams
Shorty Turner
Leonard Arnold
10
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 2
Andy DeVercelly
Len Duncan
McAndrews
Gottschal
Pickler
ambulance driver J.B.Poley who was standing by in
case of emergency.
0:02:48.73
accident
accident
0:02:39.23
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Hemingway
0:02:49.94
2 Gordon
3 Len Golen
4 Art Bruderick
5 McConnel
R George Lynch
accident
Lynch ran over the wheel of Broderick and hit the
crash fencing, which then fell down and injured
12
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Semi-final
Len Duncan
Len Golen
McConnel
Pickler
Beebe Thomas
10
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
Harper
Williams
R.Sweetwood
J.Sweetwood
Swanson
Walter Fair
Harry Peck
30
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Len Golen
Len Duncan
Joe Sheppard
Art Bruderick
Hemingway
0:03:08.09
0:03:00.67
accident
accident
0:08:37.64
Sportsman Park, TX
22nd September 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Sweepstakes
1 Gene Frederick
Midget races
22nd September 1940
Time Trials
1 Duane Carter
4 laps – Dash
1 Ted Duncan
2 Green
3 Carter
4 Wes Saegesser
R Duane Carter
0:00:15.84
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Jimmy Brock
2 Bill Spear
0:02:14.06
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Mike Little
2 Wally Stokes
0:02:15.36
0:01:07.57
gearbox
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Saegesser
2 Green
0:02:10.83
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Duncan
2 Placky
0:02:12.41
Pursuit
1 Duncan
2 Saegesser
3 Stokes
Consolation
1 Shorty Drexler
2 Bill Boyd
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0:02:15.61
3 Jack Crawford
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Feature
Wes Saegesser
Elmo Green
Stokes
Brock
Placky
Little
7
8
9
R
0:06:51.32
Drexler
Boyd
Spear
Ted Duncan
tyre
Springfield Fairgrounds, MO
22nd September 1940
Time Trials
1 Ben Shaw
5 laps - Heat 1
1 Ben Shaw
Bill Morris
Buddy Burnaugh
Clarmueller
Cecil Burnaugh
Clarence Merritt
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Callaway
2 Merrit
3 Shumate
4 Christie
5 Burns
6 Crew
0:00:27.2
3 laps
1 Christie
0:01:35.0
0:02:27.7
9 laps - Handicap
1 Bill Morris
0:04:29.0
10
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Ben Shaw
Callaway
Bill Morris
16
1
2
3
laps – New England event
Dizzy Vance
0:07:26.10
Joe Sostilio
Trinque
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
laps – Feature
Joie Chitwood
Ed Casterline
Rogers
Walt Ader
Randolph
Sanco
Frank McGurk
0:04:38.3
0:02:39/2
Thompson Stadium, CT
22nd September 1940
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
McGurk
Chitwood
Casterline
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Randolph
Rogers
Sanco
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Ader
Tom Kristen
Trinque
10
1
2
3
Sanco
Sudik
Shuebruk
0:04:16.71
0:04:33.08
0:04:32.47
0:13:04.68
crankshaft
0:04:27.76
22nd September 1940
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 1
Niday
Forte
Ritter
Yanigan
5 Cross
R Hal Burdette
accident
R Johnny Jars
accident
Race stopped on fifth lap due to accident
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10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Heat 2
Miller
Volk
Hartley
Sloane
Gassel
Hough
Shaw
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
R
laps – Heat 3
Sheeler
Peterson
Simonetti
Dickey
Redmond
Barzda
Canino
Bob Johnson
1 Forte
2 Ritter
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
R
laps - Feature
Charlie Miller
Harry Hart
Johnny Ritter
Johnny Forte
Ted Hartley
Tommy Simonetti
Johnny Peterson
Lyle Dickey
Harry Sheeler
Cal Niday
Steve Yanigan
Jimmy Canino
Harry Gassel
Bud Tatro
3
4
5
6
0:02:21.84
0:02:20.26
losy wheel/spin
lost wheel/spin
0:03:55.90
Gordon Team Elto
Hawley Offenhauser
Ritter Elto
Hartley V8
Hartley V8
V8
Bob Meyer Elto
Krause Offenhauser
Hough V8
Cusick Elto
V8
Hough V8
V8
Hedges V8
Sheeler
Niday
Gassel
Cross
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Hart
0:03:37.73
Yanigan
Simonetti
Peterson
Hartley
Dickey
Hough
Barzda
12
1
2
3
4
5
Tatro
Canino
Jackson
Hough
Cross
0:02:52.25
0:05:50.09
9 laps
22nd September 1940 – ½ mile clay oval
Time Trials
1 Duke Nalon
0:00:26.62
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Nalon
0:04:44.69
2 Bill Holland
3 Lee Wallard
4 Gus Zarka
5 Danny Goss
R Vic Nauman
accident
Nauman was hospitalized following the accident.
10
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 2
Rusch
Hern
Walt Brown
Buster Warke
Tom Mattson
10
1
2
3
4
5
R
laps – Heat 3
Duke Dinsmore
Mark Light
John Ulesky
Fred Carpenter
Bert Ross
Everett Saylor
0:04:40.18
0:04:43.13
rear end
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12
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Semi-final
Carpenter
Warke
Zarka
Mattson
Goss
12
1
2
3
4
Zarka
Goss
Mattson
Elmer Norris
50
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
NS
Duke Nalon
Mark Light
Ted Horn
Buddy Rusch
Everett Saylor
Bill Holland
Fred Carpenter
Gus Zarka
Buster Warke
Duke Dinsmore
0:05:55.32
0:05:59.55
0:23:19.72
49 laps
Car driven by Saylor
Alumni Field, MA
23rd September 1940
1 Dick Shuebruk
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Frank Simonetti
Midget races
Yellow Jacket Speedway, PA
23rd September 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
12
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 1
Schindler
Holmes
Harper
Riger
Kalamson
12
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 2
Steiger
Rice
Gessell
Duncan
DeVercelly
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Heat 3
Bonadies
Nester
Walker
Golen
Hemingway
Baker
60 laps - Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 Bill Schindler
3 Rice
4 Gessel
5 Walker
6 Steiger
7 Josephs
8 DeVercelly
9 Golen
10 Ringer
11 Baker
0:02:57.41
0:02:58.14
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
Bonadies
Schindler
Gessel
Ringer
Duncan
DeVercelly
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
Tappett
0:03:38.51
Steiger
Holmes
Walker
George Rice
Hemingway
15
1
2
3
4
Golen
Harper
Joseph
Baker
0:02:58.62
Cycle
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Cycle
V8
0:12:18.41, 51 laps
V8
V8
V8
Cycle
AAA Midget races.
24th September 1940
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps - Heat 1
Lou Volk
Johnny Peterson
Miller
Bill Morrissey
Sheeler
Forte
12
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 2
Johnny Ritter
Bogush
Shaw
Hartley
0:03:14.81
Porter Offenhauser
0:03:11.44
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0:03:38.90
5 Canino
6 Records
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Heat 3
Joe Garson
Lyle Dickey
Jackson
Toran
Wendt
Von Rompany
15
1
2
3
4
5
Lou Volk
Miller
Ritter
Hartley
Sheeler
15
1
2
3
4
5
Bill Morrissey
Joe Garson
Dee Toran
Lyle Dickey
Jackson
1 Eddie Shaw
2 Russ Klar
0:03:14.69
0:03:58.71
0:04:01.64
V8
Mowrer V8
0:04:13.70
30 laps - Feature
1
Johnny Ritter
Elto
26 laps
2
Garson
3
Hartley
4
Dickey
5
Sheeler
R
Lou Volk
Pat Warren Offenhauser
accident
R 10 Bill Morrissey
Schroeder
accident
R
Charlie Miller
accident
Volk, Morrissey and Miller were running 2-3-4 when they tangled on the 26th lap and caused the race to be
stopped.
Midget races
Helmet Dash
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Walter Raines
3 Lou Turbeville
Australian Pursuit
1 Red Hodges
3 Ted Parker
4 Tommie Hayes
Race 2
1 Tex West
2 Jay Booth
3 Cleo Glaze
Consolation Race
1 George Vinnie
2 Clarence Brooks
3 George Smith
Race 3
1 Ted Parker
2 Tommie Hayes
3 Walt Moffitt
Sweepstakes
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Loyes Harris
3 Ted Parker
4 Tex West
Race 4
1 Red Hodges
2 Loyes Harris
Springfield Fairgrounds, MO
25th September 1940
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27th September 1940
1 Bill Morrissey
Midget races
28th September 1940
1 Ted Tappett
ARDC Midget races.
Airport Speedway, VA
29th September 1940
29th September 1940
Qualifying (held 21st-22nd September)
1 15 Mel Hansen
Offenhauser
0:00:40.62
2 8 Sam Hanks
Offenhauser
0:00:41.54
3 3 Wes Saegesser
Offenhauser
0:00:43.37
4 3 Al Bonnell
Offenhauser
0:00:44.41
5 9 Ray Stauffer
V8-60
0:00:45.46
6 32 Howard Dauphin
Offenhauser
0:00:41.08
7 8 Roy Duby
Offenhauser
0:00:41.26
8 15 Duane Carter
Offenhauser
0:00:41.92
9 17 Elmo Green
Offenhauser
0:00:42.34
10 18 Art Hartsfeld
Offenhauser
0:00:42.56
11 28 Johhny Wohlfeil
Offenhauser
0:00:42.89
12 7 Chas Rogers
Hal
0:00:43.56
13 2 Joe Allen
Offenhauser
0:00:43.66
14 1 R.Pratt
Offenhauser
0:00:44.26
15 22 Ronnie Householder
Offenhauser
0:00:44.37
16 J2 J.Jacobson
V8-60
0:00:44.84
17 9 C.Forberg
V8-60
0:00:45.43
18
E.Wilson
Willys
0:00:45.51
19 B6 Buss Luce
V8-60
0:00:45.90
20 5 C.Traxler
V8-60
0:00:46.26
21 3 Ben Emerick
Con
0:00:46.69
22 6 Bill Clifton
V8-60
0:00:46.78
23 8 Gervase Umek
0:00:46.81
24 31 Al Momence
V8-60
0:00:47.08
25 69 Al Marsh
Con
0:00:47.78
26
Bud Porter
Morman
0:00:58.71
Top 5 ran on Saturday, but rain intervened and the remainder qualified on the Sunday. Some race numbers
are the same, but these are as reported....
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100 mile midget classic
Keene, NH
29th September 1940
Sportsman Park, TX
Race 1 – 8 laps
1 Howard Brand
2 Clyde Graves
3 Junior Thomas
Race 2 – 8 laps
1 Sailor Corder
2 Burney Russell
3 Don Bible
Race 3 – 8 laps
1 Ernie Booth
2 Carl Oliver
3 Gene Frederick
Fast Car Handicap – 8 laps
1 Clyde Graves
2 Junior Thomas
Consolation Race – 8 laps
1 Gene Frederick
2 Raymond Condon
Pursuit Race – 12 laps
1 Gene Frederick
2 Ernie Booth
Final – 25 laps
1 Clyde Graves
2 Sailor Corder
3 Ernie Booth
4 Carl Oliver
5 Don Bible
6 Cook
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Midget races. Promoter Joe Ziobro suspended operations as he was going to Mexico City to host
races there. So for the next meeting Les Butler leased the track and took over promotion.
Alabama State Fairgrounds, AL
30th September 1940
Feature
1 Collins
2 Wilburn
3 Schrader
4 Rose
Alumni Field, MA
30th September 1940
1 Herm Delisle
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races. Hermie Delisle was the track champion.
Thompson Stadium, CT
30th September 1940
2nd October 1940 – 1/4 mile dirt oval
Midget races – races postponed.
3rd October 1940
Feature
1 Wilburn
2 Schrader
3 Holmes
4 Rose
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4th October 1940
1 Bill Morrissey
30 laps
Midget races
5th October 1940
Feature
1 Wilburn
2 Schrader
3 B.Shaw
4 Hellmueller
Alamo Downs Raceway, TX
6th October 1940
Feature
1 Al Slaughter
Cleo Glaze
R Doc Cossey
R Mel Wainwright
Track Championship Points Standings:
1 Al Slaughter
123
2 Cleo Glaze
106
3 Red Hodges
70
= Mel Wainwright
70
5 Jay Booth
68
6 Dick Word
50
7 Doc Cossey
40
8 Loyes Harris
35
9 Dale Burt
30
10 Walt Raines
27
Flushing Meadow, NY
6th October 1940 - ARCA World's Fair Race: 39.2 miles (0.7 miles x 56 laps)
Ps
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
#
8
10
34
4
27
30
25
29
33
15
20
3
53
26
23
1
6
9
Driver
Frank Griswold
Walter Gerner
Dick Wharton
John Ewell
Sam Collier
Nay Reyburn
Frank Alden/John Marshall
Sam Eliot
Eugene Delgass
Paul Wilson
Wilbur Rice
Lem Ladd
George Rand
Miles Collier
Don LeClair
George Weaver
Tom Dewart
Bob Flanagan
Car
Alfa Romeo P3
Bugatti T35A
Alfa Romeo 308
BMW 328
MG TA
Chrysler-Ford Special
Delage GP
Aston Martin
MG TA
Bugatti T35A
Austin Special
Ford V8 Special
Maserati V8Ri
Bu-Merc Special
BMW 328
Austin
MG PB Special
MG J2
Class 1 - >3000cc
Class 2 - 1500-3000cc
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Laps
56 laps
55 laps
54 laps
53 laps
52 laps
51 laps
51 laps
48 laps
46 laps
44 laps
34 laps
engine
bent valve
accident
steering
ignition
split fuel tank
ignition
Cls
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
4
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
Class 3 - 900-1500cc
Class 4 - up to 900cc
Funk’s Speedway, OH
6th October 1940
Sportsman Park, TX
6th October 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Race 1
1 Junior Thomas
Match Race
1 Howard Brands
2 Junior Thomas
Race 2
1 Walt Moffitt
Sweepstakes
1 Clyde Graves
2 Junior Thomas
Race 3
1 Carl Oliver
Midget races.
Springfield, IL
6th October 1940
Alaskan Ice Palace, KS
9th October 1940 – 1/10 mile concrete oval
Time Trials
1 D.A.Clem
25 laps – Feature
1 D.A.Clem
0:00:12.70
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9th October 1940
1 Bill Holmes
35 laps
ARDC Midget races.
11th October 1940
1 30 Bill Morrissey
John Schroeder Cycle
30 laps
Midget races
12th October 1940
Feature
1 Ernie Gesell
2 Ray Nestor
3 Henry Steiger
ARDC midgets. Bill Schindler was announced track champion.
North Carolina State Fairgrounds, NC
12th October 1940 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Bobby Sall
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Joie Chitwood
2 Bob Sall
0:04:44.2
10 laps – Heat 2
1 Buddy Rusch
2 Ted Horn
0:04:41.2
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Lee Wallard
2 Eldridge Tadlock
1 Joie Chitwood
2 Bobby Sall
0:00:27.4
1 Buddy Rusch
2 Lee Wallard
3 Ted Horn
Feature
1 Buddy Rusch
2 Wallard
3 Sall
0:04:57.2
0:10:09.4
Agricultural Hall, Salina, KS
13th October 1940
Time Trials
1 George Binnie
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Rothe
2 McKim
10 laps – Heat 2
1 C.Green
2 Red Taylor
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Ralph Foster
2 Priddy
0:00:08.75
0:01:40.8
0:01:31.60
10 laps – Heat 4
1 Ben Harleman
2 Carl Oliver
0:00:48.80
0:01:40.0
1 Harleman
2 Oliver
0:00:48.60
0:01:38.0
1 Art McCammon
2 Curly Steerman
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1 Rothe
2 McKim
20
25
1
2
3
R
Vic Rothe
Clarence Green
Harold Priddy
Bobby McKim
1 Priddy
2 Oliver
3 Steerman
0:00:46.0
Berry V8
V8
Mike Applebee V8
V8
0:03:30.80
0:04:04.80
loose magneto
Plant Field, FL
13th October 1940
Time Trials
1 Johnny Hicks
Class C
1 Jimmy Swain
2 Bill Searcy
3 Bill Buckley
Swain was formerly known as Aaron Douglas.
0:00:29.5
Heat 1
1 Johnny Hicks
2 King
3 Pluckett
Feature
1 Cecil King
2 Bill Larimer
3 Lewis Pluckett
Johnny Hicks
Diaz
R Donald Smith
withdrew
King was announced as winner after the
race, so Hicks declared his retirement as a
result of the disputed decision – he said
that the blue or “all clear” flag was not
givenn. King had spun and stopped at turn
2, but the fans roared their demand for a
new start to allow King to race again. This
demand was granted, with Diaz replacing
Donald Smith who dropped out in protest at
the decision to restart.
Heat 2
1 Donald Smith
2 Richard Diaz
3 Ed Adams
Heat 3
1 Kid Shipman
2 Jimmy Swain
3 Buckley
Class B
1 Jim Gibson
2 Ed Adams
3 Shipman
Diaz
Miles Collier
Muggsy Smith
Semi-stock cars
Sportland Park, CA
13th October 1940
Time Trials
1
Bill Vukovich
56 Brown
40 Gil Guthrie
Gearhart Drake
Lauck Special
Tashima Harley
3 laps – Tanner Jewelry Dash
1 Bill Vukovich
0:00:57.10
2 Brown
3 Guthrie
Heat 1
1 Burke
2 Simonian
Heat 2
1 Morris
2 Rose
Heat 3
1 Piper
2 Girtz
0:00:18.00
Heat 4
1 Bacon
2 Wendt
Norsigian
R Dow
0:01:40.84
accident
0:01:40.66
Heat 5
1 James
2 Guthrie
0:01:39.00
0:01:38.59
Heat 6
1 A.Guthrie
2 Sayers
R Bill Vukovich
0:01:40.44
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0:01:39.18
hit by rock
1 Piper
2 Girtz
3 Burke
Simonian
R Morris
1 Sayers
2 A.Guthrie
3 Wendt
6 laps – Final Handicao
1 Piper
2 Wendt
3 A.Guthrie
4 laps – Class C
1 Helman
2 Hagoplan
3 Elder
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0:01:40.33
accident
0:01:39.34
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R
R
0:01:55.85
0:01:43.78
10 laps – Class B
Piper
Morris
Burke
Thompson
Simonian
E.Vukovich
Smith
Rose
Gomas
laps – Main
Guthrie
B.Vukovich
Dow
Girtz
Sayers
Wendt
Springston
Bacon
Norsigian
Brown
Gil Guthrie
Piper
0:03:16.97
17 laps
3 laps
Midget races
Sportsman Park, TX
Heat 1
1 Ernie Booth
Pursuit Race
1 Ray Conder
Heat 2
1 Don Bible
Match Race
1 Snag Abbott
2 Bernie Russell
Heat 3
1 Snag Abbott
Sweepstakes
1 Howard Brand
2 Clyde Graves
3 Walt Moffatt
Consolation Race
1 Red Doty
Midget races
Alaskan Ice Palace, KS
16th October 1940 – 1/10 mile concrete oval
Time Trials
1 D.A.Clem
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Clem
Rothe
Foster
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Camden
2 C.Green
0:00;12.04
6 laps – Grandstand Choice
1 Rothe
2 E.Taylor
0:02:12.40
1 Clem
2 McClosky
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Steerman
Harold Priddy
Emmett Taylor
25 laps – Feature
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10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 4
Stallman
Carl Oliver
Harleman
20
1
2
3
4
5
laps - Class B Feature
Emmett Taylor
Jimmy Stallman
Bud Cadmen
Bob McKim
C.Green
0:02:05.0
1
2
3
4
5
Vic Rothe
D.A.Clem
Danny McClosky
Steerman
Ralph Foster
V8
Mensco Airplane F.D.
Miller
FD V8
no time
Gilmore Stadium, CA
17th October 1940
1 Paul Swedberg
2 Perry Grimm
50
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
R
R
laps – Feature
Perry Grimm
Eddie Haddad
Johnny McDowell
Sam Hanks
Ronnie Householder
Roy Sherman
Danny Oakes
Roy Russing
Gordon Cleveland
Swede Lindskog
Paul Swedberg
Sport Briggs
0:00:31.28
Q1
Q6
Q3
Q10
Q5
Q12
Q9
Q4
Q7
Q8
Q2
Q11
38 laps
37 laps/engine
27 laps/tyre blowout
13 laps/lost wheel
Midget races
17th October 1940 – 1/5 mile oval
Time Trials
1 Marcel St Cricq
1 Doc Cossey
2 Marcel St Cricq
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Jay Booth
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Doc Cossey
4 Al Slaughter
R Mel Wainwright
R Lou Turbeville
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Al Slaughter
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Billy Taylor
4 Jim Ward
5 Lou Turbeville
6 Walt Raines
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Jim Ward
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Walt Raines
4 Lou Turbeville
5 Buddy Rackley
R Crawford
1 Lou Turbeville
2 Buddy Rackley
3 Loyes Harris
4 Rabbit Musick
5 Dale Bury
6 J.D.Parks
7 Dick Word
8 Cleo Glaze
9 Bob Barker
10 Bob Collier
11 Dan Finley
R Jack Crawford
R Earl Simmons
R Roy Houston
R Cleo Glaze
0:00:15.73
0:00:32.14
0:02:11.09
spin
accident
0:02:43.99
span
Hit Crawford
Hit Crawford
Hit Crawford
0:02:11.64
1 Jim Ward
0:02:44.72
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Dick Word
4 Buddy Rackley
5 Mel Wainwright
6 Jay Booth
7 Cleo Glaze
8 laps
8 Collier
Glaze’s axle broke and he lost a wheel
0:02:11.19
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
spin
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J.D.Parks
0:02:45.22
Billy Taylor
Al Slaughter
Walt Raines
Dale Burt
Loyes Harris
Clarence Brooks
Dan Finley
25 laps – October Sweepstakes
1 49 Marcel St Cricq
St Cricq V8-60
2
Mel Wainwright
Mann Elto
3
Doc Cossey
Watson Elto
4
Lou Turbeville
Turbeville V8
5
Al Slaughter
Vinyard V8
6
Jim Ward
St Cricq V8
7
Jay Booth
Harris V8
8
Walt Raines
Raines V8
9
Clarence Brooks
Brooks V8
10
Dale Burt
Tadlock Elto
11
Billy Taylor
Taylor V8
R
Buddy Rackley
0:06:46.68
6 laps/accident
18th October 1940
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Heat 1
O’Rourke
Morrissey
Randolph
Hough
Hartley
Garson
Cross
Simonetti
Redmond
Len Wofsey
Eddie Wendt
1
Johnny Ritter
2
Ted Hartley
3
Paul Russo
4
Bill Morrissey
5
Henry Banks
6
Joe Garson
7
Johnny Peterson
8 7 Lyle Dickey
9
Charley Breslin
10
Johnny Simonetti
11
Ed Shaw
12
Art Cross
13
Lew Volk
14
Roscoe Hough
15
Dave Randolph
2 Cowboy O’Rourke
Hal Burdette
Russ Klar
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps - Heat 2
Peterson
Dicket
Burdette
Shaw
Breslin
P.Russo
Klar
Volk
1 Banks
2 Ritter
Outboard
V8
Outboard
Cycle
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Porter Offenhauser
Krause Offenhauser
V8
V8
V8
V8
V8
V8
Hough V8
Tomshe Offenhauser
Cycle
V8
0:41:35.0
0:05:31.75
0:05:39.28
Q18
Q1
Q6
Q4
Q17
Q9
Q7
Q2
Q10
Q12
Q14
Q13
Q16
Q15
Q11
Q3
Q5
Q8
Midget races. Final Track Championship standings following the meeting (for the Bill Heiserman
Trophy):
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Bill Morrissey
Fall River, MA
18th October 1940
Heat 1
1 Turgeon
2 Sostillio
3 Simonetti
Heat 2
1 Boucher
2 Velotti
3 Dean
0:02:56.2
Heat 3
1 Schaffer
2 Hermort
3 Stein
0:02:58.0
20 laps – Feature
1 27 Henry Turgeon
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0:03:05.4
2
3
Joe Sostillio
Velotti
R 41 Hathaway
R
Frank Simonetti
accident
tyre
1 McKibbon
2 Red Singleton
3 Ed Blalock
0:05:11.0
Spartanburg Fairgrounds, SC
19th October 1940
Time Trials
1 Mark Light
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Saylor
Light
Willman
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Warke
Chronister
Frerrichs
0:00:26.9
1 Willman
2 Light
0:04:34.03
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
0:04:55.0
Everett Saylor
Willman
Buster Warke
Bob Chronister
Slats Frerrichs
Walt McKibbon
Mark Light
0:02:21.0
0:14:23.4
mechanical
10 laps – Heat 4
Alamo Downs Raceway, TX
Time Trials
1
Rabbit Musick
2
Al Slaughter
3
Cleo Glaze
4
Doc Cossey
49 Marcel St Cricq
48 Jim Ward
1 Rabbit Musick
R Al Slaughter
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Doc Cossey
2 Cleo Glaze
3 Walt Raines
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Dick Word
2 Earl Simmons
3 Lou Turbeville
4 Earl Simmons
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Jim Ward
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Rabbit Musick
4 Hayes
R Crawford
10
1
2
3
laps - Class B
Al Slaughter
Hayes
Loyes Harris
Jay Booth
Allen Ford
0:00:16.93
0:00:17.27
0:00:17.43
0:00:17.44
Ford
St Cricq
mechanical
10
1
2
3
laps - First semi-final
Loyes Harris
Walt Raines
Al Slaughter
Hayes
Dick Word
David McRae
Crawford
10
1
2
3
laps - Second semi-final
Rabbit Musick
0:03:03.39
Jim Ward
Doc Cossey
0:02:20.38
0:02:24.79
laps – Feature
Doc Cossey
Al Slaughter
Cleo Glaze
Rabbit Musick
Walt Raines
Lou Turbeville
Jim Ward
Dick Word
Hayes
R Earl Simmons
R Marcel St Cricq
R Loyes Harris
0:03:06.66
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0:02:24.46
engine
0:03:03.85
Midget races
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8 laps/acc.
8 laps/acc.
4 laps/engine
High Point Speedway, NC
20th October 1940
Hodgensville, KY
20th October 1940 – ½ mile oval
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Noeth
2 Campbell
3 Turner
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Adair
2 Varrier
3 Meyers
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Turner
2 Meyers
3 Cantrell
1 Cantrell
2 Meiser
3 Hodson
0:03:01.0
12
1
2
3
R
0:03:02.4
laps – Feature
Woody Campbell
Elmer Noeth
Don Turner
Les Adair
0:03:03.7
0:06:03.1
lost wheel
0:03:00.4
Louisiana State Fairgrounds, Shreveport, LA
Time Trials
1 Gus Schrader
2 Emory Collins
3 Ben Shaw
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Collins
2 Schrader
3 Shaw
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Kristin
2 Morris
3 Peterson
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Curtiss
0:00:25.2
0:00:26.0
0:00:26.2
1 B.Shaw
2 Schrader
0:02:15.0
Pursuit
1 Kristin
2 Schrader
3 Collins
0:02:29.8
Feature
1 Schrader
2 Collins
3 Shaw
4 Bill Morris
5 Kristin
6 Peterson
Consolation
1 Grant
2 Champeau
3 Frame
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0:04:43.01
0:03:12.4
New Pilgrim Speedway, MI
20th October 1940
Postponed due to rain.
Raceway Park, IL
20th October 1940
10
1
2
3
laps - Heat 1
Wally Zale
Rex Easton
Myron Fohr
Hanley
Cummings
10
1
2
3
R
laps - Heat 2
Bettenhausen
H.Lewis
G.Klingbell
Ted Duncan
10
1
2
3
4
laps - Heat 3
Richards
Kieweg
Mel Hansen
Pete Romcevich
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 4
Romcevich
Hanley
Kladis
12
1
2
3
laps - Handicap
Ted Duncan
Bettenhausen
Richards
4 Kieweg
R Zale
3 laps/engine
Duncan drove Fohr’s car for this race and
the remainder of the program.
0:02:48.78
0:02:44.79
piston
10
1
2
3
Barnett
Coyer
Drinke
15
1
2
3
laps – Class B
Wing
Brummerstat
Wiley
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps - Feature
Wally Zale
Bettenhausen
Mel Hansen
Ted Duncan
Kieweg
Kladis
0:03:00.27
0:04:27.73
0:02:47.51
0:02:49.76
0:06:46.49
Track Championship
1 Ted Duncan
0:03:47.60
Class B
1 Don Brummerstat
Safford Park, NH
20th October 1940
Time Trials
1 Joe Sostillio
= Bob Gardner
3 Lou Otto
4 Fred Gaynor
5 Bill Randall
6 Johnny Wright
7 Sam Craft
8 Blaine Stanley
= E.Horne
Heat 1
1 Gardner
2 Joe Sostillio
3 Lou Otto
R Bill Randall
laps/mechanical
Feature
1 Louis Otto
2 Bob Gardner
3 Carpenter
4 Joe Sostillio
5 Sam Craft
Fred Gaynor
Heat 2
1 Gaynor
2 Craft
3 Stanley
4 Page
0:00:29.0
0:00:29.0
0:00:29.1
0:00:29.2
0:00:29.3
0:00:30.2
0:00:30.3
0:00:30.4
0:00:30.4
Heat 3
1 Earl Horne
2 Wright
3 Keough
Consolation
1 Wright
2 Jimmy Little
3 Keough
4 Ernie Bradden
5 Mike Flore
0:04:54.4
2
Flathead
Clark DO
Clark DO
Koopman DO
0:09:19.3
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0:05:08.2
0:05:23.1
0:05:28.2
Blaine Stanley
Earl Horne
Red Page
Jimmy Little
Tom Keough
Sportsman Park, TX
Midget races
20th October 1940
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Heat 1
Henry Banks
B.Morrissey
Eddie Wendt
Art Cross
Ted Hartley
Lyle Dickey
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Heat 2
Dave Randolph
Ted Johnston
Elmer Sefeik
J.Forte
Red Redmond
Joe Garson
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
0:03:32.96
T.Simonetti
Bob Meyer
Eddie Shaw
Roscoe Hough
Hal Burdette
O.Beam
1 Dave Randolph
2 B.Morrissey
3 Joe Garson
4 Red Redmond
5 Henry Banks
6 Art Cross
R Tommy Simonetti
R Lyle Dickey
Race was stopped on the 40th
accident and then restarted.
0:03:35.52
New Pilgrim Speedway, MI
27th October 1940
Hobo Championship race. Postponed from the 20th October due to rain.
27th October 1940
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0:03:35.90
0:24:56.90
40/accident
40/accident
lap due to an
3rd November 1940
Feature
1 Dave Randolph
Harrisburg, PA
8th November 1940
Entrants:
Bill Morrissey
Tony Willman
Tommy Hinnershitz
Mark Light
Dave Randolph
Rex Records
Ted Hartley
Johnny Peterson
Balboa Stadium, CA
24th November 1940
1 Jimmy Miller
2 Bill Vukovich
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Farmer
2 Goss
3 Brewer
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Vukovich
2 Faulkner
3 Miller
1 Brereton
2 Zaring
3 Lilly
0:01:03.0
6 laps – Heat 4
1 Mantz
2 Muir
3 Fields
0:01:56.0
15
1
2
3
R
R
0:01:38.0
6 laps – Heat 3
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laps - Class B
Stan Muir
Russ Fields
Edwards
Pietro Naccarato
Steve Lance
0:01:57.0
0:01:58.0
0:05:09.0
spin
hit Naccarato
50 laps – Feature
1 Frank Brewer
2 Bill Brereton
3 Walt Faulkner
4 Don Farmer
R Bill Vukovich
0:16:01.0
18 laps/engine
Midget races
Southern Ascot Speedway, CA
24th November 1940
1 lap - Time Trials
1 Roy Russing
1 Russing
2 Haddad
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Haddad
2 Russing
3 Lindskog
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Carter
2 Hanks
3 Householder
5 laps – Heat 3
1 Hansen
2 Robson
3 Sennett
5 laps – Heat 4
1 Oakes
2 Allen
3 Grimm
15
1
2
3
4
5
0:00:24.66
0:00:50.85
0:02:06.95
laps – Class B
Rose
Elmo Green
George Robson
Bob Packard
Davis
Sport Briggs
Distarce
Hunter Murchison
0:06:38.65
50
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps – Turkey Sweepstakes
Roy Russing
0:21:56.80
Swede Lindskog
Hal Robson
Bud Sennett
Duane Carter
Sam Hanks
Eddie Haddad
Joe Allen
Perry Grimm
Mel Hansen
Lyle Dickey
R Ronnie Householder
24 laps
R Danny Oakes
Elmo Green
R Bud Rose
pressure pump
0:02:08.20
0:02:08.35
0:02:08.65
Flagler Speedway, FL
26th November 1940
10
1
2
3
R
laps – Heat 1
Sheeler
Breslin
Sefeik
Nick Lombardi
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Volk
Red Keel
Harry Hart
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Fonder
Hough
Golen
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps - Feature
George Fonder
Harry Sheeler
Lou Volk
Charlie Breslin
Roscoe Hough
Paul Jones
Harry Hart
Elmer Sefeik
Lloyd Christopher
Johnny Pierson
Larry Varler
0:02:46.50
accident
0:02:46.81
10
1
2
3
Hart
Sheeler
Sefeik
10
1
2
3
Fonder
0:02:43.22
Breslin
Volk
1 Garrett
2 Jack Schultz
0:02:46.67
0:07:08.45
Q1
Q4
Q5
Q3
Q7
Q12
Q2
Q6
Q8
Q9
Q10
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0:02:44.08
0:02:56.20
Len Golen
Phil Garrett
Jack Schultz
Q11
Q13
Q14
Midget races
28th November 1940
Time Trials
1 Red Hodges
2 Al Slaughter
3 Doc Cossey
4 Jim Ward
5 Rabbit Musick
6 Tubby Gonzales
7 Jack Crawford
8 Lou Turbeville
9 Bob Barker
10 Dick Word
1 Hodges
2 Slaughter
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0:00:15.06
0:00:15.40
0:00:15.41
0:00:15.52
0:00:15.56
0:00:15.56
0:00:15.57
0:00:15.59
0:00:15.62
0:00:15.67
laps – Class B
Wainwright
Dale Burt
Jay Booth
Earl Simmons
Rex Edmonds
Wally Stokes
Bert Lustig
Cleo Glaze
Dan Finley
Tubby Gonzales
0:06:54.67
0:00:30.67
10 laps – Class C Handicap
1 Booth
2 Glaze
3 Wally Stokes
4 Rex Edmonds
5 Bert Lustig
R Loyes Harris
accident
R Tex West
accident
R Tubby Gonzales
accident
R Dan Finley
R Ralph Purnell
Harris in the #99 Crenshaw Special clipped
Edmonds rear wheel and barrel-rolled. His
car was destroyed, and the driver
hospitalised. West and Gonzales crashed
avoiding the wreckage.
100 laps – Southern Grand Prix
1 Red Hodges
Jackson Offenhauser
2 Doc Cossey
Watson Elto
3 Al Slaughter
Vinyard V8
4 Lou Turbeville
5 Jay Booth
Ward V8
6 Dick Word
McWilliams V8
7 Billy Taylor
Taylor V8
R Wainwright
R Ward
R Musick
Crawford
Barker
Dale Burt
Earl Simmons
Bert Lustig
Cleo Glaze
Ralph Purnell
18 starters, 13 finished
0:27:31.64
94 laps
75 laps
engine
Alamo Downs Speedway, TX
1st December 1940 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
1 lap - Time Trials
1 Al Slaughter
1 Slaughter
2 Simmons
0:00:15.51
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0:00:31.97
3 Purnell
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Hodges
2 Crawford
3 Simmons
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Turbeville
2 Word
3 Wainwright
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Hayes
2 Slaughter
3 Purnell
10
1
2
3
laps – Class B
Wally Stokes
Glaze
Musick
0:02:09.41
10
1
2
3
0:02:10.81
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cleo Glaze
0:02:48.19
Tommy Hayes
Simmons
laps – Feature
Red Hodges
Simmons
Jack Crawford
Rabbit Musick
Lou Turbeville
Word
Cleo Glaze
Wally Stokes
Purnell
R Al Slaughter
0:02:14.18
0:02:49.55
0:07:04.46
axle
1 Hodges
0:02:47.85
2 Word
Sanctioned by the Texas-Oklahoma Racing Fraternity.
1st December 1940
Novice race
1 Al Lockwood
2 Simmons
3 Johnny Galino
1
2
3
4
5
Johnny Rice
Duncan
Yanigan
Morrisey
Nestor
Andy Furci
R Fanelli
R George Rice
Heat 1
1 71 Bonadies
2
George Rice
3
Bill Baker
4
Frenchy Renard
5
Harry Fanelli
span
hit Fanelli
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
Bill Schindler
0:03:49.25
Tappett
Baker
Randolph
Shaw
Dutch Schaeffer
Klar
R Tony Bonadies
rolled
Heat 2
1 Bill Schindler
2 Johnny Rice
3 Ray Nestor
4 Bill Morrissey
Andy Furci
Heat 3
1 58 Dave Randolph
2
Ted Tappett
3 87 Johnny Jars
4 16 Russ Klar
Dutch Schaeffer
R 43 Ritter
0:03:53.88
3 laps/chain
30 laps - Feature
1 Bill Schindler
Bill Morrissey
Ted Duncan
Ted Tappett
Ray Nestor
Dutch Schaeffer
Dave Randolph
Phillips Field, FL
1st December 1940
Heat 1
1 Harry Hart
2 Christopher
3 Hicks
2 Harry Sheeler
3 Volk
Heat 3
1 Hough
2 Fonder
3 Schultz
Heat 2
1 Charlie Breslin
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0:05:32.34
R Larry Verrier
Consolation
1 Red Keel
2 Preston
3 Burt
First semi-final
1 Charlie Breslin
2 Christopher
3 Matthews
Johnny Hicks
R Ralph Sheeler
R George Fonder
accident
Second semi-final
1 Hough
2 Harry Hart
3 Volk
25
1
2
3
R
accident
accident
Chicago Armory, IL
8th December 1940
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laps – Feature
Roscoe Hough
Chas Breslin
Bob Schultz
Harry Hart
engine
1941
Eastern Circuit Big Car Championship Standings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Bill Holland
Hank Rogers
Walt Ader
Vic Nauman
Dave Randolph
Duke Nalon
Frank McGurk
Joe Sanco
E.Casterline
Mark Light
786 pts
470
407
374
331
285
247
226
205
195
Midwestern Circuit Big Car Championship Standings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Duke Nalon
Tony Bettenhausen
Elbert Booker
Spider Webb
Bill Holland
George Connor
Cecil Burnaugh
Steve Truchan
Fred Teglmeir
Paul Russo
607 pts
520
305
261
230
186
159.5
150
126
112
American Racing Association Championship Standings
1 Tex Saunders
1 Ted Horn
Eastern States Auto Racing Association Championship Standings
1 Bumpy Bumpus
1 Gus Schrader
2 Jimmy Wilburn
New England Big Car Association Championship Standings
1 George Cavanna
Penn-Jersey Auto Racing Club Championship Standings
1 Earl Johns
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Southern Tier Racing Club Championship Standings
1 Amos Hill
Western Racing Association Championship Standings
1 Kenny Palmer
Devil’s Race Bowl, TX
6th April 1941 – ½ mile dirt course
Trophy Dash – 5 laps
1 Bill Prewitt
Heat 4
1 Shorty Glasgow
Heat 1
1 Leland Musick
Heat 5
1 Hershell Williams
Heat 2
1 Leland Musick
Junk Car Derby
1 Bill Prewitt
2 Shorty January Jr
4 Frank Denning
R Leland Musick
Heat 3
1 Red Dowdy
Jalopy races
20th April 1941
1 Bill Prewitt
J.D.Hanna
Ford 1932
Junk car derby
4th May 1941
Feature
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Mike Josephs
3 Henry Banks
ARDC midgets
6th May 1941
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engine
1 Frankie Bailey
30 laps
AAA midget races
7th May 1941
1 Henry Banks
Mike Caruso Offenhauser
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
10th May 1941
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
11th May 1941
Feature
1 Henry Banks
2 Bill Schindler
3 Johnny Sweir
ARDC midgets
1 Harry Felton
AAA Midget races.
13th May 1941
1 Johnny Ritter
Ritter Elto
30 laps
AAA midget races
14th May 1941
1 Bill Holmes
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
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15th May 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bob Walker
Ted Tappett
Bill Holmes
ARDC Midget races
16th May 1941
1 Johnny Peterson
25 laps
Race cut short due to accident
AAA midget races
18th May 1941
Feature
1 George Rice
2 Ted Tappett
3 Bill Holmes
ARDC midgets
Devil’s Race Bowl TX
18th May 1941
10
1
2
3
4
Frank Drenning
Earl Bowden
Red Dowdy
Bill Prewitt
James Smith had an accident, and Emory Conner sustained a cut hand.
Heat 1
R Harry Felton Jr
fatal accident
R Andy De Veccelli
accident
Felton struck the guard rail and rolled. De Veccelli hit the wreckage and the went over Felton’s body.
30 laps - Feature
1 Henry Banks
AAA Midget races.
20th May 1941
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1
3 Johnny Ritter
Ritter Elto
30 laps
AAA midget races
21st May 1941
1 Henry Banks
Mike Caruso Offenhauser
ARDC Midget races.
22nd May 1941
23rd May 1941
24th May 1941
1 Bill Holmes
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
1 Bill Holmes
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
27th May 1941
1 Dave Randolph
30 laps
AAA midget races
28th May 1941
1 Henry Banks
ARDC Midget races.
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30 laps
29th May 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Holmes
Ted Tappett
Henry Banks
ARDC Midget races
30th May 1941
1 10 Bill Morrissey
Schroeder Cycle
30 laps
AAA midget races
30th May 1941
40
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Holmes
Len Duncan
Ted Tappett
ARDC midgets
31st May 1941
1 Bill Holmes
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
1st June 1941
Race 1
1 Les Terrell
Race 4
1 Vernon Penny
Race 2
1 J.T.Shacklett
Match Race
1 Vernon Penny
2 Bill Prewitt
Race 3
1 Bill Prewitt
1 Earl Bowden
Ford V8 1933
2 J.T.Shacklett
3 J.T.Walker
R Vernon Penny
R Emory Connor
There were 10 starters, 3 finishers
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accident/fire
accident/fire
2nd June 1941 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
1 Johnny Swier
AAA Midget races.
3rd June 1941
1
2 Henry Banks
Caruso Offenhauser
30 laps
ARDC midget races
4th June 1941
Abandoned - Promoter Joe Ziobro announced that there would be no racing at Fair Park in the summer of 1941
as the Texas State Fair officials had said that the track was not available. The races would be run at
Sportsman Park instead, starting on the 18th June.
5th June 1941
6th June 1941
1
Johnny Swier
Van Norstrand Offenhauser
ARDC midget races
6th June 1941
Feature
1 Mike Joseph
2 Bill Holmes
3 Len Duncan
ARDC midgets
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30 laps
7th June 1941
1 Henry Banks
ARDC Midget races.
8th June 1941
Race 1
1 J.D.Hanna
Match Race – 5 laps
1 Bill Prewitt
2 Earl Bowden
Race 2
1 Jimmie Eckhart
Sweepstakes – 10 laps
1 Earl Bowden
2 J.T.Shacklett
3 P.C.Ragsdale
4 Ted McDowell
Race 3
1 Vernon Penny
Race 4
1 Emory Conner
Junk cars
Alumni Field, MA
9th June 1941
1 Ed Eng
2 Herm Delisle
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
1 Henry Banks
AAA Midget races.
10th June 1941
1 Ernie Gesell
30 laps
ARDC midget races
11th June 1941
1 Ernie Gesell
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
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11th June 1941
2 laps - Helmet Dash
1 Tex West
2 Red Hodges
3 Dale Burke
4 Junior Thomas
Race 6 – 10 laps
1 Jack Crawford
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Junior Thomas
4 Snag Abbott
Race 2 – 8 laps
1 Louis Turberville
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Al Slaughter
Race 3 – 8 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Dubby Donilas
3 Howard Brand
Race 7 – 10 laps
1 Leon Folsom
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Arthur Rhodes
4 Ted Parker
Race 4 – 8 laps
1 Jack Crawford
2 Tex West
3 Red Hodges
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
8 laps - Consolation Race
1 Jim Ward
2 Walter von Tulis
laps - Sweepstakes
Tex West
Jim Ward
Red Hodges
Ted Parker
Mel Wainwright
Junior Thomas
Midget races. Henry Watson agreed a contract with the State Fair Association to hold races at Fair Park,
starting on the 11th June. Joe Ziobro was track manager.
12th June 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ernie Gesell
Mike Josephs
Len Duncan
ARDC Midget races
13th June 1941
ARDC midget races – rained out
13th June 1941
14th June 1941
15th June 1941
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Junk Car Derby. Rained out.
Alumni Field, MA
16th June 1941
1 Ernie Gesell
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
Alumni Field, MA
17th June 1941
1 Alex Benoit
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Ed Eng
Midget races
17th June 1941
1 Buster Williams
30 laps
ARDC midget races
18th June 1941
1 Ernie Gesell
40 laps
ARDC Midget races.
18th June 1941
2 laps – Helmet Dash (fastest two qualifiers)
1 Red Hodges
2 Ted Parker
8 laps – Fastest six qualifiers
1 Tex West
2 Dale Burt
3 Ted Parker
8 laps
1 Arthur Rhodes
2 Loys Harris
3 Clarence Brooks
10
1
2
3
8 laps
1 Junior Thomas
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Red Hodges
laps – Consolation Race
Snag Abbott
Howard Brand
Slim Simms
10 laps – Semi Final 1
1 Ted Parker
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2 Loys Harris
3 Rabbit Musick
10
1
2
3
3 Rabbit Musick
4 Tex West
R Arthur Rhodes
accident
R Junior Thomas
accident
Rhodes and Thomas crashed and overturned, halting
the race. It was restarted over the full
distance.
laps – Semi Final 2
Tex West
Red Hodges
Dale Burt
1 Ted Parker
2 Red Hodges
Midget races
19th June 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Ernie Gesell
Mike Josephs
ARDC Midget races
20th June 1941
1
2 Henry Banks
Caruso Offenhauser
30 laps
ARDC midget races
20th June 1941
Feature
1 Len Duncan
2 Mike Josephs
3 Bill Holmes
ARDC midgets
21st June 1941
1 Ernie Gesell
ARDC Midget races.
22nd June 1941
Women’s Race
1 Pauline Flinchum
R Dorothy Bowden
There were five starters, and only one finisher.
Junk car derby/Jalopy race.
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10
1
2
3
4
laps - Sweepstakes
Earl Bowden
J.T.Walker
James Schmitt
Kay Clark
Langhorne, PA
22nd June 1941
Time Trials
1 Willman
2 Nauman
3 Light
4 Randolph
5 Toran
6 Bean
7 Hinnershitz
8 Ross
9 Matera
10 Purick
11 Keller
100
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
miles
2 Duke Nalon
1 Joie Chitwood
Mark Light
Vic Nauman
3 Ted Horn/Buster Warks
7 Bob Sall
7 Tommy Hinnershitz
Tommy Matson
5 Lou Morrow
7 Willman
8 DeVore
21 Zarka
24 Toran
24 Charlie Breslin
28 Jim Brubaker
29 Bean
29 Holland
32 Mike Saranese
34 Records
42 Ader
55 Randolph
72 Matera
74 Sam Swartz
95 Carpenter
Brown
P.Russo
Redmond
Goss
Andres
Duke Burke
Wallard
Buster Keller
NS
Metz Simons
Warks relieved Horn after 67
0:00:36.96
0:00:37.02
0:00:37.12
0:00:37.81
0:00:38.14
0:00:38.42
0:00:38.45
0:00:38.96
0:00:40.07
0:00:41.73
0:00:42.87
Weirick Special
Riverside Tire Special
1:04:39.88
96 laps
Riverside Tire Special
Horn Special
Corley-Miller Special
Hankins Special
Dreyer Special
Miller Special
Hap Special
Zarka-Miller Special
McDowell Special
Maserati Special
McDowell Special
Miller Special
Hal Special
Hal Special
Cragar Special
Rutheford Special
Hudson Special
Clarks-Riley Special
McDowell Special
Marchese Special
Redmond Special
McDowell Special
Miller Special
Hal Special
McDowell Special
fatal qualifying accident
laps. Simons’ real name was Mitchell Siemienski.
Alumni Field, MA
23rd June 1941
1 Frank Simonetti
2 Oscar Ridlon
3 Ralph Purnell
Midget races
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24th June 1941
1
2 Henry Banks
Caruso Offenhauser
30 laps
ARDC midget races
25th June 1941
1 Henry Banks
ARDC Midget races.
25th June 1941
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Howard Brand
8 laps – Six fastest qualifiers starting in
reverse order
1 Ted Parker
2 Jim Ward
3 Rabbit Musick
8 laps
1 Tex West
2 Red Hodges
3 Dale Burt
8 laps
1 Loys Harris
2 Leland Musick
3 Slim Simms
Midget races
26th June 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Ted Tappett
Ernie Gesell
ARDC Midget races
27th June 1941
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10
1
2
3
Junior Thomas
Sailor Corder
Sonny Richards
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Semi-Final 1
Ted Parker
Rabbit Musick
Red Hodges
Clarence Brooks
10
1
2
3
4
Loys Harris
Dale Bury
Jim Ward
Tex West
25
1
2
3
4
Rabbit Musick
Red Hodges
Loys Harris
Jim Ward
1 Bill Morrissey
30 laps
ARDC midget races
27th June 1941
Feature
1 George Rice
2 Ernie Gesell
3 Bill Holmes
ARDC midgets
28th June 1941
1 Ernie Gesell
ARDC Midget races.
Alumni Field, MA
30th June 1941
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Dick Shuebruk
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
1 Mike Joseph
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
1st July 1941
2nd July 1941
ARDC Midget races – rained out before feature.
2nd July 1941
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3rd July 1941
4th July 1941
4th July 1941
4th July 1941
2 laps – Helmet Dash, two fastest qualifiers
1 Red Hodges
0:00:27.03
2 Ted Parker
10
1
2
3
Junior Thomas
Gene Frederick
Sailor Corder
6 laps – Fastest six qualifiers, starting in
reverse order
1 Red Hodges
0:01:48.33
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Snag Abbott
10
1
2
3
Red Hodges
Rabbit Musick
Sailor Corder
8 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Tex West
3 Marcel St Cricq
10
1
2
3
Gene Frederick
Junior Thomas
Jack Crawford
25
1
2
3
4
5
Red Hodges
Rabbit Musick
Ted Parker
Loys Harris
Tex West
8 laps
1 Loys Harris
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Leland Musick
0:01:48.51
0:02:00.32
0:02:49.08
0:02:33.68
0:02:21.80
0:05:37.48
Midget races
5th July 1941
Feature from 2nd July
1 Henry Banks
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Alumni Field, MA
7th July 1941
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30 laps
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bob Blair
3 Ralph Purnell
Midget races
8th July 1941
1
6 Dutch Schaefer
Slim Schroeder Cycle
30 laps
ARDC midget races
9th July 1941
1 Henry Banks
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
9th July 1941
2 laps – Trophy Dash, two fastest qualifiers
1 Ted Parker
2 Red Hodges
8 laps – Six fastest qualifiers, starting in
reverse order
1 Tex West
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Red Hodges
8 laps
1 Loys Harris
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Sailor Corder
8 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Snag Abbott
3 Dale Burt
10
1
2
3
Junior Thomas
Ed Wood
Sonny Richards
10
1
2
3
Clarence Brooks
Dale Burt
Sailor Corder
10
1
2
3
=
Snag Abbott
Junior Thomas
Red Hodges
Loys Harris
25
1
2
3
4
Red Hodges
Sailor Corder
Tex West
Loys Harris
Midget races
10th July 1941
25 laps – First Feature
1 Bill Schindler
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2 Ted Tappett
3 Mike Josephs
1 Ernie Gesell
2 Bill Schindler
3 Mike Josephs
25 laps – Second Feature
ARDC Midget races
11th July 1941
1
2 Henry Banks
Caruso Offenhauser
30 laps
ARDC midget races
11th July 1941
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
2 Mike Josephs
3 Pop DeVercelly
ARDC midgets
12th July 1941
13th July 1941
5 laps
1 Donald Boyd
2 Earl Bowden
3 James Schmitt
5 laps – Consolation Race
1 Vernon Penny
2 J.T.Walker
3 Lowen Shivers
5 laps
1 Red Dowdy
2 Ross Kilgore
3 Johnny Baer
25 laps - Final
1 James Schmitt
2 Vernon Penny
3 Ross Kilgore
4 J.C.Abney
R Earl Bowden
blew tyre
There were 12 starters, 4 finishers
5 laps
1 Herman Hager
2 J.T.Shacklett
3 J.C.Abney
Junk car races
Alumni Field, MA
14th July 1941
1 Ralph Purnell
2 Ed Eng
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
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1 Mike Joseph
AAA Midget races.
15th July 1941
1
2 Henry Banks
Caruso Offenhauser
50 laps
ARDC midget races
16th July 1941
1 Henry Banks
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
16th July 1941
Midget races. Rained off.
17th July 1941
18th July 1941
1
2 Henry Banks
Caruso Offenhauser
ARDC midget races
18th July 1941
19th July 1941
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
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30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Langhorne, PA
20th July 1941
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
R.Hall
R.Lummis
W.Keiper
L.Seay
H.Brokhoff
H.Collier
J.O’Brien
L.Figge
K.Applegate
R.Shellhammer
J.Fearick
J.Russell
B.Yates
B.Woodward
J.McCaskill
J.Ryan
F.Dagavar
J.Cunningham
T.Mattson
W.Strauss
’39
’41
’39
’39
’40
’41
’41
’39
’38
’39
’41
’39
’39
’38
’41
’41
’39
‘38
’40
’40
Ford Coupe
Mercury Coupe
Ford Coupe
Ford Coupe
Buick Coupe
Oldsmobile Sedan
Buick Convertible
Ford Sedan
Ford Coupe
Buick Sedan
Oldsmobile Coupe
Ford Coach
Ford Coach
Buick Sedan
Hudson Coupe
Graham Sedan
Graham Sedan
Ford Coupe
Ford Coupe
Buick Sedan
AAA Stock Car race
Alumni Field, MA
21st July 1941
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Danny Murphy
3 Ed Eng
Midget races
1 Ted Tappett
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
22nd July 1941
1
2 Henry Banks
Caruso Offenhauser
30 laps
ARDC midget races
23rd July 1941
First Feature
1
Lyle Dickey
20 laps
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Second Feature
1 9 Henry Steiger
Stevens V8
20 laps
ARDC Midget races.
23rd July 1941
8 laps – Six fastest qualifiers
1 Rabbit Musick
0:02:49.50
2 Dale Burt
3 Red Hodges
8 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Al Slaughter
3 Arthur Rhodes
2 Sonny Richards
The cars lined up in Indian file with the fastest
according to time trials in the rear and the
slowest in front. After three laps, the car in
last position on each lap was waved off the
track. This differed slightly from the usual
Australian pursuit race, the aim being to keep
the action going for longer.
0:02:50.54
8 laps
1 Sonny Richards
2 Loys Harris
3 Dick Word
The race was stopped after six laps because of an
accident
10
1
2
3
Tex West
Walter von Tulius
Leland Musick
Mexican Pursuit
1 Rabbit Musick
10
1
2
3
Junior Thomas
Dick Word
Clarence Brooks
10
1
2
3
Tex West
Ted Parker
Mel Wainwright
30
1
2
3
4
Ted Parker
Red Hodges
Rabbit Musick
Dick Word
Midget races
24th July 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Mike Josephs
George Rice
ARDC Midget races
25th July 1941
1
Pop DeVercelly
DeVercelly V8
30 laps
ARDC midget races
25th July 1941
20
1
2
3
laps – First Feature
Len Duncan
Tedd Tappett
Bill Schindler
This was the first split-feature held at the
track. 14 drivers started the first race of 20
laps. 6 drivers were then eliminated, and an
additional 20 lap race run with the field
inverted.
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2 Len Duncan
3 Bill Schindler
1 Ted Tappett
ARDC midgets
26th July 1941
1 Ted Tappett
Ed Bourgnon Cycle
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
27th July 1941
5 laps
1 Herman Hager
2 Frank Drenning
5 laps
1 James Schmitt
2 J.T.Walker
5 laps
1 Earl Bowden
2 Ross Kilgore
10
1
2
3
Red Dowdy
J.T.Shacklett
Harry Drenning
15
1
2
3
4
laps - Final
Earl Bowden
Herman Hager
C.J.Stewart
J.T.Walker
Junk car/Jalopy races
Alumni Field, MA
28th July 1941
AAA Midget races – rained out before feature.
Alumni Field, MA
29th July 1941
1 Dick Shuebruk
2 Herm Delisle
3 Oscar Ridlon
Midget races
29th July 1941
1 Ted Tappett
Bourgnon Cycle
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30 laps
ARDC midget races
30th July 1941
1 lap – Time Trial
1 Jim Ward
2 Dale Burt
0:00:13.36
0:00:13.40
1 Jim Ward
2 Dale Burt
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Ted Parker
2 Dick Word
3 Mel Wainwright
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Red Hodges
2 Dale Burt
3 Jay Booth
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Leland Musick
2 Jim Ward
3 Walt von Tulius
10
1
2
3
4
Loys Harris
Rabbit Musick
Tubby Gonzales
Marcel St Cricq
10
1
2
3
4
Red Hodges
Mel Wainwright
Sonny Richards
Dick Word
10
1
2
3
4
Howard Brand
Tex West
Marcel St Cricq
Junior Thomas
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Final
Jim Ward
Mel Wainwright
Dale Burt
Ernie Booth
Dick Word
Walt von Tilius
Midget races
31st July 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Lyle Dickey
Len Duncan
ARDC Midget races
1st August 1941
1
6 Dutch Schaefer
Schroeder Cycle
30 laps
ARDC midget races
1st August 1941
20
1
2
3
Len Duncan
Mike Josephs
Ted Tappett
20
1
2
3
ARDC midgets
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laps – Second Feature
Lyle Dickey
Ted Tappett
Len Duncan
2nd August 1941
1 Ted Tappett
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Sportland Park, CA
2nd August 1941
1 Piper
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Dow
2 Armi
3 Pankratz
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Brewer
2 Helman
3 Jones
5 laps – Heat 3
1 Weller
2 Cavanaugh
3 Sayers
5 laps – Heat 4
1 B.Vukovich
2 Niday
3 Swedberg
5 laps – Heat 5
1 Niday
2 Sayers
3 Wendt
1 Dow
2 Brewer
3 Helman
1 Weller
2 Cavanaugh
3 B.Vukovich
0:00:53.56
0:01:35.25
0:01:30.32
6 laps – Final
1 Cavanaugh
2 B.Vukovich
3 Helman
4 Dow
0:01:30.32
10
1
2
3
laps – Class B
Brewer
Pankratz
Rose
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Main
Bill Vukovich
Swedberg
Eddie Wendt
Cavanaugh
Weller
Piper
Niday
0:01:27.32
0:01:30.60
0:01:32.20
3rd August 1941
1 lap - Time Trials
1 Earl Bowden
0:01:30.46
Australian Pursuit
1 O’Neil Daniel
2 James Schmitt
3 Earl Bowden
0:00:47.5
Heat 1
1 J.T.Schacklett
15
1
2
3
4
Heat 2
1 O’Neil Daniel
Heat 3
1 M.C.Brown
Heat 4
1 Red Dowdy
Junk/Jalopy races
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Earl Bowden
Red Dowdy
O’Neil Daniel
Donald Boyd
0:01:50.82
0:03:09.14
0:09:29.32
1 Ted Tappett
100 laps
AAA Midget races.
5th August 1941
1 Ray Nestor
Bert Krause Offenhauser
30 laps
ARDC midget races
6th August 1941
1 Ted Tappett
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
6th August 1941
Time Trial
1 Rabbit Musick
D.O.Hal
Consolation
1 Rabbit Musick
D.O.Hal
25 laps
1 Dick Word
Midget races
Intermountain Speedway, UT
6th August 1941
1 lap – Time Trals
1 Bill Ostler
2 Adair
3 Sherwood
1 Sherwood
2 Adair
3 Peterson
15
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Ray Winegar
Bus Tibbetts
Howard Rock
15 laps – Heat 2
1 Wesselberry
2 Bircumshaw
3 Rock
0:00:17.3
15
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Peterson
Sherwood
Lou Frew
15
1
2
3
Adair
Eddie Coleman
Ernie Booker
35
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Main
Ostler
Sherwood
Adair
Peterson
Winegar
0:04:27.3
0:01:10.3
0:04:32.0
0:04:41.4
0:04:35.0
Midget races
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0:10:27.8
7th August 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Len Duncan
Mike Josephs
ARDC Midget races
8th August 1941
1 Ray Nestor
Bert Krause Offenhauser
30 laps
ARDC midget races
8th August 1941
30
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Mike Josephs
Johnny Ringger
ARDC midgets
Playland Park, WA
9th August 1941
35
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Bill Gelhar
Heath
McDowell
E.C.Close
Romero
0:12:32.0
Sportland Park, CA
9th August 1941
1 Cal Niday
2 Piper
3 Swedberg
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Brewer
2 Rose
3 Nickerson
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Dow
2 Pold
3 Bacon
5 laps – Heat 3
1 Girtz
2 Figone
3 Gil Guthrie
5 laps – Heat 5
1 B.Vukovich
2 Niday
3 Swedberg
0:00:52.15
5 laps – Heat 6
1 Barkheimer
2 Piper
3 E.Vukovich
0:01:29.96
1 Brewer
2 Rose
3 E.Vukovich
0:01:31.73
1 Piper
2 B.Vukovich
0:01:29.84
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0:01:26.70
0:01:30.96
0:01:32.17
0:01:29.96
10 laps – Class B
1 Frank Brewer
0:02:59.60
30 laps – Feature
1 B.Vukovich
0:08:56.20
2
3
4
5
6
Piper
Niday
Swedberg
E.Vukovich
Bacon
Tulsa Fairgrounds, OK
9th August 1941 – 1/5 mile oval
Time Trials
1 George Binnie
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Bud Camden
D.A.Clem
George Smith
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
C.Graves
C.Reeves
E.Taylor
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
E.Booth
Oliver
West
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 4
Buzz Barton
Don McClean
Reeves
10
1
2
3
0:00:15.60
Harry West
Bill Brown
C.W.Meyers
1 Clem
2 C.Graves
3 West
20
1
2
3
laps – Class B
Barton
Don Bible
Emmett Taylor
30
1
2
3
4
Smith
Binnie
Camden
E.Booth
Midget races
10th August 1941
1 Swedberg
2 Niday
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Wyck
2 Seim
3 Cameron
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Morris
2 Brewer
3 James
0:00:46.25
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Sayers
2 Piper
3 B.Vukovich
0:01:37.95
0:01:34.78
0:01:32.40
30 laps – Main
1
Andy Guthrie
Sayers V8
0:07:55.35
2
Morris
3 8 Sayers
Tashima G&K
4
Bill Vukovich
5
Swedberg
6 35 Bacon
7
Niday
8
Brewer
9
E.Vukovich
R
Piper
26 laps/engine
R
Seim
3 laps/engine
R
James
3 laps/engine
Guthrie drove the car qualified by Simonian, after Simonian suffered a burned hand in the previous heat,
and Guthrie’s own #55 blew its engine.
Midget races
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Wichita, KS
10th August 1941
Time Trials
1 George Smith
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Tex West
Graves
Smith
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Clem
McKim
Priddy
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Bud Camden
Ernie Powell
Carl Oliver
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 4
Curly Steerman
Red Taylor
Mike Applebee
0:00:13.12
10
1
2
3
laps – Straw hat race
E.Taylor
Paul Barber
Browne
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Match Race
Smith
West
Oliver
Graves
20
1
2
3
4
laps – Class B
Emmett Taylor
Oliver
Powell
Barber
30
1
2
3
4
laps – Class A
George Smith
D.A.Clem
Clyde Graves
Harold Priddy
10
1
2
3
4
Murphy
Shuebruk
Bumpus
Sostillio
12
1
2
3
4
Maille
Latour
Colson
Wallace
0:02:28.80
0:03:21.40
0:02:22.80
0:02:19.60
0:02:17.80
0:02:10.40
0:04:49.0
0:06:38.80
Midget races
Alumni Field, MA
11th August 1941
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Anderson
2 Bumpus
3 Street
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Blair
2 Shuebruk
3 Eng
8 lap – Heat 3
1 Murphy
2 Purnell
3 Sostillio
10
1
2
3
4
25 laps – Feature
1
Danny Murphy
2
Dick Shuebruk
3
Bob Blair
4 33 Bumpy Bumpus
5
Joe Sostillio
6
Purnell
7
Anderson
8
Eng
9
Delisle
10
Maille
Blair
Purnell
Eng
Street
Orlando V8
Midget races
Feature from 28th July
1 Bill Schindler
Feature
1 Henry Banks
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
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30 laps
Atlantic Boulevard Speedway, CA
12th August 1941
1 lap – Time Trials
1 Walt Faulkner
2 Gib Lilly
1 Lilly
2 Faulkner
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Gilbert
2 Scheffler
3 Murphy
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Johnson
2 Miller
3 Parsons
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Brewer
2 Pankratz
3 Edwards
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Brereton
2 Mantz
3 Elliott
0:00:13.85
0:00:13.90
0:00:42.38
0:02:02.40
0:01:56.10
0:01:56.32
15
1
2
3
4
laps – Class B
Foy
Parsons
Becker
Johnson
50
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
laps – Main
Walt Faulkner
Tommy Elliott
Gib Lilly
Farmer
Fields
Edwards
Pankratz
Carroll
Brewer
Bill Brereton
Zaring
0:01:53.90
0:03:44.19
0:12:06.67
United Midget Association races
12th August 1941
Heat 1
1 Ted Tappett
Consolation
1 De Vercelly
2 Ringger
3 Tony Bonadies
Heat 2
1 Bill Schindler
Heat 3
1 Ray Nestor
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0;03:14.21
First semi-final
1 Ray Nestor
2 Ted Tappett
Second semi-final
1 Ed Schaefer
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ted Tappett
George Rice
Banks
Nestor
Swier
A.Duffy
Al Cobb
0:04:07.23
0:08:03.52
0:03:58.74
Class B
1 Bob Johnson
ARDC midget races
Freeport Municipal Stadium Speedway, NY
12th August 1941
Heat 1
1 Miller
2 Jars
3 Toran
Heat 2
1 Peterson
2 Pierson
3 Kight
Heat 3
1 Ritter
2 Garson
3 Sheeler
0:03:04.6
First semi-final
1 Peterson
2 Garson
3 Pierson
0:03:07.2
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0:03:16.0
0:04:03.0
Second semi-final
1 Ritter
2 Toran
3 Sheeler
Consolation
1 Breslin
2 Fonder
1 Ritter
2 Peterson
3 Toran
0:06:24.1
0:03:58.8
Second Feature
1 Breslin
2 Peterson
3 Garson
Kight
Ervin
R Ritter
R Sheeler
0:04:01.2
First Feature
0:06:37.2
accident
accident
Walsh Stadium, MO
12th August 1941
45
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Ray Richards
Myron Fohr
Vito Calia
0:10:14.0
Midget races
13th August 1941
1 Bill Schindler
50 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Akron Rubber Bowl, OH
13th August 1941
Heat 2
Wohlfeil, Russo, Bill Boyd and Mike Little were
all involved in an accident in this race.
Pursuit
1 Hopkins
2 Stokes
3 Wohlfeil
Feature
1 Al Bonnell
2 Elmo Green
3 Paul Russo
R Johnny Wohlfeil
R Ronnie Householder
21 laps/accident
15 laps/accident
Midget races
Baylies Stadium, MA
13th August 1941 – 1/3 mile paved oval
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Blair
Schaefer
Moody
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Turgeon
Horn
Colson
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Lemery
2 Wallace
3 Dobb
0:02:58.6
12
1
2
3
Dean
Blair
Mederlos
12
1
2
3
Stein
0:03:36.4
Wallace
Lemery
0:03:32.0
0:03:04.0
0:03:10.5
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1 Don LeClear
2 Wallace
3 Sammy Packard
25 laps – Feature
1 Bob Blair
2 Moody
0:03:44.4
3 Stein
4 Horn
5 Dean
0:07:24.04
Intermountain Speedway, UT
13th August 1941
1 Johnny Wesselberry
2 Howard Rock
3 Ed Peterson
1 Wesselberry
2 Rock
3 Peterson
10
1
2
R
R
laps – Heat 1
Wimpy Paterson
Hal Bircumshaw
Arne Larson
Ernie Booker
15
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Ostler
J.Smith
Stan Rock
0:00:17.2
0:01:26.9
0:03:05.4
accident
accident
0:04:26.4
15
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Mike Julian
Wesselberry
H.Rock
15
1
2
3
laps - Consolation
Adair
Lew Frew
Winegar
35
1
2
3
4
R
R
R
R
laps – Main
Adair
Winegar
Stan Rock
Bircumshaw
Johnny Wesselberry
Howard Rock
Mike Julian
Bill Ostler
0:04:28.0
0:04:24.3
0:10:52.0
accident
accident
accident
accident
Midget races
Topsfield, MA
13th August 1941
Feature
1 8 Ed Casterline
2
Ralph Purnell
3
Bill Randall
4
Maille
5
Colson
6
Eng
7
Jimmy Green
8
Ray Lovely
R
Latour
Koopman V8
accident
Twin City Speedway, IL
13th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Duncan
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Duncan
Bettenhausen
Hart
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Fohr
Kracek
Richards
1 Romcevich
2 Knight
3 O’Halloran
0:00:14.80
0:02:31.36
0:02:30.29
10 laps – Heat 3
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10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 4
Calia
Randolph
Wing
12
1
2
3
laps – Handicap
Fohr
Kracek
Hart
0:02:34.05
0:02:34.56
0:03:09.74
20 laps - Feature
1 Tony Bettenhausen
0:05:07.41
2 Ted Duncan
3 Myron Fohr
4 Ray Richards
5 Calia
6 Harry Hart
Bettenhausen was driving the Willison
Offenhauser.
Track Championship Points Standings:
1 Myron Fohr
246 pts
2 Ted Duncan
220
3 Ray Richards
190
= Vito Calia
190
5 Mike O’Halloran
149
6 Peewee Distarce
121
7 Pete Neilson
98
8 Danny Kladis
82
9 Chuck Marshall
77
= Pete Romcevich
77
11 Rex Easton
73
12 Mike Costa
65
14th August 1941
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Jeep Colkett
Speed McFee
Kenny Dadswell
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Jimmy Canino
Mike Little
Phil Garrett
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Harley Morrison
Wally Stokes
Eddie Cox
10
1
2
3
laps –
Roscoe
Marlon
Peewee
15
1
2
3
Colkett
Garrett
Canino
Heat 4
Hough
Roberts
Southcott
0:03:06.49
0:03:09.71
15
1
2
3
Hough
Morrison
Stokes
15
1
2
3
R
McFee
Cox
Steve Yanigan
Harry Pendergast
0:05:30.67
accident
30 laps – Feature
1 77 Harley Morrison
2
Roscoe Hough
3
Garrett
4
Colkett
5
Stokes
6
Canino
7
McFee
8
Sefeik
9
Southcott
10
Mike Little
11
Cox
12
Joe Russo
0:03:04.06
0:03:06.37
Midget races
Hershey Stadium, PA
14th August 1941 – ¼ mile oval
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Christopher
Fonder
Breslin
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Garson
McAndrews
Ritter
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Redmond
Jars
Kight
1 Christopher
2 Redmond
1 Garson
2 Kight
3 Fonder
0:03:03.81
0:03:03.28
0:03:08.55
0:04:47.04
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10
1
2
3
R
Wallard
Gregory
Breslin
Harry Peck
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Feature
Joe Garson
Lloyd Christopher
Hawley Kight
Johnny Ritter
Redmond
Miller
Fonder
Lee McAndrews
0:04:36.90
0:03:09.3
accident
0:07:44.16
14th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Marcel St Cricq
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Tex West
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Al Slaughter
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Tex West
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Barker
2 Gonzales
3 Booth
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Harris
2 Burt
3 Thomas
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Marcel St Cricq
Al Slaughter
Junior Thomas
Ted Parker
Rabbit Musick
Tex West
Booth
Barker
Binnie
10
1
2
3
0:00:16.20
0:00:33.25
laps – Class B
Turbeville
Von Tilius
Parker
Class C Derby
1 Ross
2 Finley
3 Speed Methany
0:02:13.12
0:02:13.20
0:02:14.84
St Cricq V8
Vineyward V8
Ward V8
Wilcox V8
Mitchell Elto
West V8
Smith V8
Dunlap V8
Binnie Elto
0:02:45.13
0:02:22.93
10
1
2
3
Parker
Barker
Binnie
10
1
2
3
Musick
0:02:48.48
Ward
Green
0:02:45.35
0:11:00.00
Jantzen Beach Bowl, OR
Time Trials
1 Bill Gelhar
Heat 1
1 Bill Gelhar
2 Jud Fuller
R Chick Barbo
0:00:16.39
Heat 5
1 Bob Gregg
2 Art George
0:01:42.48
Heat 6
1 Hal Beason
2 Red Pugh
0:01:45.15
0:01:39.24
accident
Heat 2
1 Gordy Youngstrom
2 Sherman
0:01:16.81
Heat 3
1 Val Hoyt
2 Al Heath
0:01:40.11
Heat 4
1 Ernie Spaulding
2 Ray Chase
0:01:42.07
Class B
1 Youngstrom
2 Andy Wilson
3 Lou Mason
0:02:57.67
25? laps - Class A
1 Gregg
2 Sherman
3 Chase
4 Spaulding
14th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Stapleton
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0:00:14.52
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Hansen
2 Stapleton
0:01:57.42
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Bonnell
2 Forberg
0:01:57.32
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Ostwick
2 Stauffer
0:02:00.89
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Duby
2 Saegesser
0:01:58.95
8 laps – Heat 5
1 Green
2 Wohlfeil
0:01:59.48
1
2
3
4
Hansen
Duby
Wohlfeil
Stauffer
10
1
2
3
Boyd
Hart
Flynn
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps - Feature
Chick Stapleton
Mel Hansen
Forberg
Duby
Green
Stauffer
Saegesser
Hart
Wohlfeil
Bonnell
0:02:30.05
0:02:31.36
0:04:52.92
10 laps – Pursuit
Steele County Fairgrounds, MN
14th August 1941 – ½ mile dirt oval
Wayne “Boots” Persons was driving the Glen Coffman Cragar #85 in heat 2 when he hit the fence and rolled –
he died 15 minutes later.
The Pines Speedway, Groveland, MA
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Purnell
Blair
Lovely
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Greenwood
Murphy
Horn
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Anderson
Randall
Colson
12
1
2
3
Blair
Shuebruk
Horn
12
1
2
3
0:03:04.9
Eng
0:03:34.4
Casterline
Delisle
Consolation
1 Colson
2 Emil Maille
3 Anderson
4 Bay Lovely
R Frank Simonetti
0:03:04.8
0:03:40.2
0:03:04.5
0:03:39.9
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Feature
Ed Eng
Ed Casterline
Bob Blair
Doc Shuebruk
Ralph Purnell
Rufe Anderson
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Charlie Breslin
Dee Toran
Doc Shanebrook
0:07:39.0
14th August 1941
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Johnny Jars
Johnny Peterson
Lloyd Christopher
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Charlie Miller
Bob Ervin
Red Redmond
0:02:44.48
0:02:48.60
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0:02:44.97
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Lee Wallard
3 Johnny Pierson
0:03:29.15
1 Kight
0:03:30.22
2 Breslin
3 Miller
Midget races
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Feature
Lloyd Christopher
Lee Wallard
Johnny Pierson
Joe Harson
Charlie Miller
Kight
laps – Jalopy
Henry Hess
Sweigart
Pat Rooney
0:05:43.75
14th August 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Mike Josephs
George Rice
Ray Nestor
ARDC Midget races
Alcyon Speedway, NJ
15th August 1941
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1 (stock cars)
Walter Jerry
0:05:34.8
Perry
Ham Richardson
10
1
2
3
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2 (stock cars)
Perry
Floyd van Hook
Figge
Race cars
1 J.Irons
2 Rooney
3 Ed Conover
15
1
2
3
4
5
R
laps – Feature (stock cars)
Ham Richardson
Chevrolet
John Shattuck
Buick
Floyd van Hook
Ford
E.Figge
Willys
Perry
Ford
Phil Consil
(accident)
15th August 1941
ARDC midget races – rained out.
15th August 1941
Hawkeye Downs Speedway, IA
5 laps – Heat
1 Wilburn
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0:06:26
5 laps – Heat
1 Schrader
1 Gus Schrader
2 Jimmy WIlburn
0:00:54.87
10 laps – Feature
1 Jimmy Wilburn
2 Gus Schrader
Horlick Athletic Stadium, WI
15th August 1941 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Muhlke
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Willman
Muhlke
Richards
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Andres
Fohr
Kracek
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
F.Burany
J.Burany
Gehl
25 laps – Feature
1
Bob Muhlke
2
Andres
3 45 Kracek
4
F.Burany
5
Kieweg
0:00:15.82
15
1
2
3
laps – Class B
Johnson
Winters
Kutner
12
1
2
3
laps – Handicap
Andres
Fohr
Muhlke
15
1
2
3
Kieweg
Morris
Winters
0:04:34.10
0:02:58.34
0:03:21.0
0:02:45.62
0:05:29.0
0:02:52.52
Oswald Elto
Subjak Offenhauser
Leader Card
Selch Offenhauser
Anderson Elto
0:07:04.20
Macon, GA
15th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Walt Raines
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Walt Raines
2 Clyde Schneider
3 L.Varrier
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Clarence LaRue
2 Vern McFarren
3 Bill Blalock
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Ben Harleman
2 Clyde Schneider
3 Herman Bachman
1 Varrier
2 Raines
0:00:27.0
1 Harleman
0:04:21.5
12
1
2
3
0:04:18.2
0:04:22.8
Midget races
Muncie Velodrome, IN
- 536 -
laps – Feature
Walt Raines
Ben Harleman
L.Varrie
0:06:52.7
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Sod Saunders
Huston Bundy
Kip Young
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Rex Woodard
Bus Wilbert
Ted Hartley
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Bob Breading
Al Momence
Hank Schlosser
10
1
2
3
Campbell
Ben Emrick
Shorty Inlow
Novelty Race
1 Woodard
2 Earl Tewart
3 George Shearer
0:02:32.0
0:02:38.1
0:02:39.3
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Feature
Ted Hartley
Breading
Schlosser
Bundy
Saunders
Young
Wilbert
Cherry
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
“Honeyboy” Newton
Pete Clark
Bud Houton
0:06:20.1
0:02:42.4
Midget races
Afton Speedway, NY
16th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Amos Hill
10
1
2
3
4
laps - Heat 1
A.Hill
Carpenter
Murray
Nardello
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Nardello
Markle
Lou Lidell
0:00:28.5
0:06:26.0
0:04:59.2
Match Race
1 Nardello
2 Carpenter
3 Hill
Feature
Rained out.
0:05:25.3
Armscamp Speedway, IN
16th August 1941 (estimated)
Time Trial
1 Ted Hartley
Heat 1
1 Bus Wilbert
2 Bob Breading
3 Huston Bundy
Heat 2
1 Hank Schlosser
2 Orville Stiff
3 Gene Myers
Heat 3
1 Huston Bundy
2 Saunders
3 Ted Hartley
Heat 4
1 Woody Campbell
2 Harry Schwimmer
3 Ben Emrick
Pursuit
1 Hank Schlosser
2 Saunders
3 Emric
0:02:44.4
Consolation
1 Paul Jones
2 Al Momenee
3 Huston Bundy
0:02:44.0
Main
1 Kip Young
2 Breading
3 Wilbert
4 Emrick
5 Jones
6 Hartley
7 Campbell
8 Schlosser
0:02:51.0
0:02:58.6
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0:02:43.8
0:02:50.5
0:07:08.7
Batavia Fairgrounds, NY
16th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Bob Sall
= Bill Spear
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Sall
Horn
Hinnerschitz
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Spear
Roberts
Markowitz
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Burdick
Joe Ghor
Al Keller
Consolation
1 Markowitz
2 Keller
3 Ghor
4 Burdick
0:00:27.8
0:00:27.8
0:04:56.2
0:04:55.5
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
laps – Feature
Bob Sall
Ted Horn
Bill Spear
Rex Records
Bill Markowitz
Al Keller
Burdick
Tommy Hinnershitz
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Nape Engleking
Bill Barbour
Art Wheeler
10
1
2
3
laps – Pursuit
Joe Bowers
Bill Barbour
J.Mikesell
0:09:47.6
engine
0:05:17.8
Sanctioned by the CSRA.
Columbus, GA
Time Trials
1 Vern McFarren
0:00:15.0
Feature
1 Wayne Winn
2 Clyde Schneider
3 Joe Gluck
Des Moines Midget Speedway, IA
16th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Bill Barbour
2 Glenn Edwards
1 Glenn Edwards
2 Clyde Tucker
3 Joe Bowers
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
John Hobel
Clyde Tucker
Joe Bowers
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Glenn Edwards
J.Mikesell
Bill Salow
0:00:17.4
0:00:17.7
0:02:01.5
4 laps – Special race
1 Nape Engleking
2 Art Wheeler
0:03:12.0
25
1
2
3
4
5
0:03:46.0
Fall River Speedway, MA
16th August 1941 – ¼ mile paved oval
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laps – Feature
Bill Barbour
Joe Bowers
John Hobel
Clyde Tucker
Glenn Edwards
0:03:19.4
0:03:20.1
0:00:32.0
0:09:04.0
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Foss
Dean
Turgeon
Stein
R Moody
R Schaefer
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Horn
Mederlos
LeClear
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Dolan
Wallace
Stein
0:02:54.0
accident
accident
12
1
2
3
Stein
Dean
Foss
12
1
2
3
Wallace
0:03:34.08
Turgeon
Horn
25
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Feature
Pete Dean
Henry Turgeon
Foss
Horn
Wallace
50
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Main
Danny Oakes
Andy Guthrie
Cleveland
Lindskog
Cunningham
McDowell
Russing
Briggs
0:03:34.01
0:03:02.04
0:03:02.08
Gilmore Stadium, CA
1 Danny Oakes
1 Danny Oakes
2 Swedberg
15
1
2
3
laps – Class M Main
Pierce
Gardner
Curry
0:00:15.11
0:02:38.30
0:04:07.80
0:13:24.50
Midget races
Greenfield Midgetdrome, IN
16th August 1941 – 1/5 mile cement oval
25 laps – Feature
1 Huston Bundy
Ben Emrick
Woody Campbell
Jack Seither
Mack Molene crashed #23 through the guard-rail and into Brandywine Creek.
Hammond Raceway, IN
Time Trials
1 Holland
2 Willman
10
1
2
3
laps - Heat 1
Holland
Bettenhausen
Saylor
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Willman
Andres
Booker
10
1
2
3
0:00:29.30
0:00:31.42
laps – Heat 3
Truchan
Tegtmeier
Sostillio
0:05:32.03
0:05:32.25
6 laps – Handicap
1 Truchan
2 Holland
3 Willman
4 Sostillio
0:05:28.34
Consolation
1 Rusch
2 Craver
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0:03:15.03
0:07:03.43
3 Romcevich
Feature
1 29 Bill Holland
2 7 Tony Willman
3
Saylor
4
Sostillio
5
Buddy Rusch
6
Romcevich
7
Sommers
R
Truchan
R
Booker
R
Bettenhausen
4 Sommers
Malamud Miller
Dreyer
Teter Special
Cragar
Vance Special
Dreyer
Duesenberg
Marks Special
Hal
Iddings Special
0:14:04.31
carburettor
carburettor
clutch
AAA race
Mexico Fairgrounds, MO
16th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Marshall
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Dillon
2 Marshall
3 Noeth
6 laps – Heat 2
1 B.Kneiper
2 McClosky
3 R.Kneiper
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Ford
2 Chesney
3 Thompson
8 laps – Handicap
1 Dillon
2 Noeth
3 Marshall
0:00:30.70
0:04:35.76
0:03:15.35
1 Wright
2 Curtis
3 McMurron
0:03:41.17
0:03:20.18
1 Dillon
2 Noeth
20
1
2
3
4
0:03:21.28
laps – Feature
Virgil Ford
Dillon
Marshall
McClosky
no time
West Springfield Speedway, MA
16th August 1941
12
1
2
3
4
5
laps - Heat 1
Sefeik
Hough
Murphy
Bob King
Dick Shuebruk
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Colkett
Cross
Carlson
12 laps – Heat 3
1 Simonetti
2 Garrett
3 Tatro
Race was stopped for rain
15
1
2
3
4
2 Garrett
3 Blair
0:03:33.38
15
1
2
3
Simonetti
Colkett
Parnell
0:04:22.78
25 laps – Main (from previous meeting)
1 Roscoe Hough
2 Danny Murphy
3 Bob Blair
4 Art Cross
5 Jeep Colkett
6 Elmer Sefeik
Race was stopped on lap 10 due to rain and later
restarted.
0:03:29.25
6 laps
Murphy
Hough
Shuebruk
Eng
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
1 Shurter
0:04:27.93
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laps – Main
Danny Murphy
Roscoe Hough
Elmer Sefeik
Bob Blair
Jeep Colkett
Art Cross
Phil Garrett
lost wheel
17th August 1941
Time Trial
1 Earl Bowden
1 Earl Bowden
2 M.C.Brown
3 James Schmitt
0:00:44.0
5 laps
1 J.T.Walker
2 J.T.Shacklett
Australian Pursuit
1 J.T.Walker
5 laps
1 J.C.Abney
2 Junior Hall
15
1
2
3
4
5 laps
1 Les Terrell
2 Wade Bedell
laps
Wade Bedell
M.C.Brown
J.T.Walker
James Schmitt
Dublin, GA
17th August 1941
Feature
1 Larry Varrier
2 Wayne Winn
No other finishers!
Midget races
17th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Sam Hanks
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Hanks
2 Grimm
8 laps – Heat 5
1 Flynn
2 Jacobson
3 Duby
0:00:15.62
0:01:54.97
0:02:05.72
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Hartsfeld
2 Duby
0:02:06.32
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Stauffer
2 Sherman
0:02:09.86
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Stapleton
2 Wohlfeil
0:02:09.92
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Class B
Pinchitino
Kelly
Rosenberg
Doherty
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Feature
Hanks
Grimm
Hartsfeld
Duby
Stauffer
Wohlfeil
Stapleton
0:02:48.70
0:05:14.97
Horlick Athletic Stadium, WI
17th August 1941 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Richards
2 F.Burany
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Richards
0:00:16.25
0:00:16.40
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0:02:16.01
2 F.Burany
3 Kieweg
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Klingbell
2 Fohr
3 Burany
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Muhlke
2 Johnson
3 Morris
8 laps – Class B
1 Gehl
2 Morris
3 Kite
8 laps – Handicap
1 Muhlke
2 Kieweg
3 Richards
0:02:22.86
20
1
2
3
4
5
0:02:22.83
0:02:27.94
laps – Feature
Ray Richards
Myron Fohr
Muhlke
F.Burany
J.Burany
Chet Morris
Lomer Mittag
0:02:20.41
0:05:39.55
Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO
17th August 1941
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Wilburn
2 Schrader
3 Musick
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Pratt
2 Cole
3 D.Snyder
7 laps – Main
1 Gus Schrader
2 Ben Musick
3 Jimmy Wilburn
4 Ralph Pratt
1 Hellmueller
2 Lou Walker
3 Leverett
0:03:41.89
8 laps – Pursuit
1 Pratt
2 Schackleford
3 Hooper
0:03:44.22
0:02:23.45
0:06:12.36
0:04:48.71
Rocker Arm Cragar
National Speedway, PA
17th August 1941
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Christopher
Joe Garson
Breslin
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Peterson
Mattson
Walt Gregory
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Harry Sheeler
Fonder
Kight
15
1
2
3
Christopher
Peterson
Mattson
15
1
2
3
0:02:28.87
Breslin
0:03:44.95
Fonder
Kight
1 Pierson
2 Jars
0:02:31.01
25
1
2
=
4
5
laps - Feature
Lloyd Christopher
Charlie Breslin
George Fonder
Charles Miller
John Pierson
Tommy Mattson
Hawley Kight
R Johnny Jars
R Johnny Peterson
0:02:29.10
0:03:44.48
Olympic Stadium, MO
17th August 1841
Time Trials
1 Calia
10 laps – Heat 1
0:00:14.60
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0:03:04.53
0:06:16.85
accident
accident
1 Calia
2 Pratt
3 Binnie
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Bunch
Kracek
Wing
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Hart
Gulotta
Phil Catalina
10
1
2
3
4
Hartl
Paddock
Hall
Bertz
0:02:29.98
1
2
3
R
0:02:31.72
15
1
2
3
4
R
laps – Class B
Roy Hall
Louis Emile
Hale Paddock
Rinehart
Harry Bertz
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
R
laps - Feature
Ralph Pratt
Harry Hart
Frank Wing
George Binnie
Hartl
Larry Bunch
Tudy Gulotta
Eddie Kracek
15
1
2
3
4
Garrett
0:03:34.0
Foss
Stein
Blair
15
1
2
3
Henry
Vigue
Stein
0:02:29.38
0:02:48.76
Binnie
Calia
Pratt
Kracek
0:03:46.10
0:03:59.43
11 laps
0:09:18.75
33/rear axle/acc.
29 laps/tyre
Ponta Delgada Stadium, RI
17th August 1941 – 1/10 mile indoor oval
Time Trials
R Sammy Packard
accident
Packard’s car was too damaged to take part in the
rest of the meeting
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Bernardy
Vigue
Colkett
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Dean
Blair
Bogush
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Blair
Boucher
Garrett
15
1
2
3
King
Hough
Colkett
0:02:54.0
25 laps Feature
1
Roscoe Hough
2
Bob King
3
Jeep Colkett
4
Foss
5
Phil Garrett
6
Stein
R
Butch Hoffmann
R 4 Bogush
R
Pete Dean
0:02:53.1
0:02:54.8
0:03:53.8
0:05:53.4
span
hit the spin Hoffman
accident
0:03:37.0
Midget races
Ryan Speedway, MI
17th August 1941
3 Gorton
Heat 1
1 Young
2 Stockman
3 Goulding
Heat 2
1 Daugherty
2 Tharp
3 Goulding
Heat 3
1 Goulding
2 Newton
Consolation
1 Burton
2 Levy
3 Schuts
0:02:28.0
Feature
1 Stockman
2 Daugherty
3 Young
4 Levy
5 Burton
6 Tharp
0:02:29.0
0:02:39.0
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0:02:47.0
0:04:00
7 Goulding
8 Newton
R Don Shurr
axle
17th August 1941
4 laps – Dash
1 Russo
2 Green
3 Al Bonnell
R Howard Dauphin
8 laps – Pursuit
1 Bonnell
2 Green
3 Stokes
4 Forberg
0:01:06.12
accident
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Bonnell
2 Green
0:02:12.97
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Bill Boyd
2 Mel Hansen
0:02:11.82
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Mike Little
2 Carl Forberg
0:02:13.57
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Eddie Ostwick
2 Stokes
0;02:15.39
10
1
2
3
Russo
Elton Patch
Wes Saegesser
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps – Feature
Bonnell
Russo
Boyd
Stokes
Little
Forberg
Saegesser
Patch
Ostwick
Green
0:02:15.63
0:02:55.27
0:06:51.54
Howard Dauphin died four days later in Bedford City Hospital from the injuries suffered in the accident.
Steele County Fairgrounds, MN
Lewis Larpenteur was killed when he crashed through a fence during practice after a tyre blew, going over
a parked car and smashing into a threshing machine which was being exhibited.
17th August 1941
25 laps – Feature
1 Vic Nauman
16 laps/stopped
2 Walt Ader
Race was stopped following an accident involving “Dusty” Slater and Ed Casterline. Nauman’s win was
protested by Ader on the grounds that while the red flag was displayed, positions changed.
17th August 1941
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
George Fonder
Hans Kohler
Lee Wallard
12
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Steve Yanigan
Lloyd Christopher
Joe Garson
12 laps – Heat 3
1 Johnny Peterson
2 Dee Toran
3 Johnny Ritter
0:02:49.36
0:02:45.01
15
1
2
3
Steve Yanigan
Lee Wallard
Johnny Peterson
0:02:44.18
15
1
2
3
Pete McAndrews
0:03;24.54
Charlie Breslin
Joe Garson
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0:03:28.81
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – First feature
Pete McAndrews
Charlie Breslin
Joe Garson
Lee Wallard
Johnny Peterson
Charlie Miller
Johnny Jars
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
0:05:45.07
laps – Second feature
Charlie Miller
Johnny Jars
Johnny Peterson
Joe Garson
Lee Wallard
Pete McAndrews
0:05:49.68
Midget races
Alumni Field, MA
18th August 1941
1 Ralph Purnell
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Rufe Anderson
Midget races
Orange Empire Speedway, CA
18th August 1941
1 Pankratz
2 J.Muir
1 Pankratz
2 J.Muir
8 laps - Heat 1
1 Ed Johnson
2 Jerry Wright
3 Stan Muir
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Johnson
2 S.Muir
3 J.Parsons
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Jimmy Miller
2 Lilly
3 Haight
8 laps – Heat 4
1 Elliott
2 Faulkner
3 Fields
0:00:13.67
0:00:13.97
0:00:42.31
15
1
2
3
laps – Class B
Johnson
Parsons
Cantrell
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
laps – Feature
Tommy Elliott
Walt Faulkner
Johnny Muir
Bob Pankratz
Fields
Miller
Edwards
Lilly
Haight
Becker
Farmer
0:01:53.16
0:01:55.30
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
19th August 1941
1
6 Dutch Schaefer
0:03:42.27
0:02:01.09
1 Ted Tappett
0:01:48.32
Schroeder Cycle
ARDC midget races
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30 laps
0:09:36.45
20th August 1941
1 Dutch Schaefer
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
20th August 1941
40 laps – Final
1 Jack Crawford?
4 George Binnie
Midget races
Sioux Falls Fairgrounds, SD
20th August 1941
Time Trials
1 Emory Collins
0:00:24.2
Feature
1 Emory Collins
Eddie Zalucki
Eddie Nicholson
Albert Lea Fairgrounds, MN
21st August 1941
Emory Collins was injured when he hit the wall after avoiding a tow truck on track during practice.
Sanctioned by IMCA.
Hershey Stadium, PA
21st August 1941
10
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 1
Johnny Peterson
George Fonder
Johnny Ritter
Johnny Jars
Joe Garson
10
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 2
Charlie Miller
Charlie Breslin
Red Redmond
Steve Yanigan
Red Christopher
10
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 3
Dee Toran
John Pierson
Les McAndrews
Walt Gregory
Harry Sheeler
0:03:06.96
0:03:06.71
15
1
2
3
4
Les McAndrews
Johnny Ritter
Charlie Breslin
Joe Garson
15
1
2
3
4
5
Johnny Peterson
0:04:41.01
George Fonder
Red Christopher
John Pierson
Walt Gregory
1 Floyd Gottschall
2 Dee Toran
0:03:13.10
25 laps – Feature
1 Johnny Peterson
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0:04:43.29
0:03:49.12
0:07:42.47
2 George Fonder
3 Johnny Ritter
4 Les McAndrews
5 Red Christopher
6 Joe Garson
21st August 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Mike Josephs
Ted Tappett
George Rice
ARDC Midget races
22nd August 1941
50 laps –Feature
1 12 Ted Tappett
2
Bill Schindler
3
Johnny Ringger
ARDC midgets
Fillmore County Fairgrounds, MN
22nd August 1941 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Emory Collins
Ed Nicholson
Ed Zalucki
5 laps
1 Emory Collins
2 Ed Nicholson
3 Ed Zalucki
5 laps
1 Paul Baker
2 Les Monday
3 Meale Heath
0:00:26.4
0:00:28.2
0:00:29.4
Riverside Trophy Match Race
1 Emory Collins
0:01:32
2 Frankie Liptow
0:02:35
Handicap Pursuit
1 Paul Baker
2 Les Monday
0:02:55
5 laps - Gopher State Sweepstakes
1 Emory Collins
0:02:40
2 Ed Nicholson
3 Ed Zalucki
4 Frankie Liptow
Bedford Fairgrounds, PA
23rd August 1941
24th August 1941
5 laps
1 John Beaty
2 J.T.Walker
2 Ross Kilgore
5 laps
1 M.C.Brown
2 Earl Bowden
5 laps
1 James Schmitt
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0:02:45
1 Red Dowdy
2 O’Neil Daniel
3 Les Terrell
15
1
2
3
4
Australian Pursuit
1 Red Dowdy
2 Earl Bowden
Junk/Jalopy races
Riverview Stadium, IL
24th August 1941
24th August 1941
Heat 1
1 Dave Randolph
Heat 2
1 Joie Chitwood
R Vic Nauman
accident
Nauman was hospitalised with a broken collar bone
and concussion, and fell into a coma. He was thrown
clear of his car, the Mark Light Miller, when it
overturned.
Heat 3
1 Walt Ader
Heat 4
1 Bill Holland
Heat 5
1 Goss
50
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Feature
Joie Chitwood
Bill Holland
Dave Randolph
Walt Ader
Cecil Burnbaugh
Tommy Mattson
0:23:54.82
Alumni Field, MA
25th August 1941
26th August 1941
ARDC midget races – rained out.
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Earl Bowden
James Schmitt
O’Neil Daniel
J.T.Walker
Twelve started, Five finishers
27th August 1941
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
27th August 1941
Midget Races. Postponed due to rain.
Princeton Tobacco Festival, KY
28th August 1941
28th August 1941
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Henry Steiger
Mike Josephs
George Rice
ARDC Midget races
29th August 1941
1
2 Henry Banks
Caruso Offenhauser
ARDC midget races
29th August 1941
30
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Len Golen
Mike Josephs
ARDC midgets
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75 laps
Des Moines, IA
29th August 1941
10
1
2
3
miles
Jimmy Wilburn
Gus Schrader
Ben Musick
0:09:30.36
National Dirt Track Championship race at the Iowa State Fair.
30th August 1941
1 Lyle Dickey
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Flemington Fairgrounds, NJ
30th August 1941
Gibson County Fairgrounds, Princeton, IN
30th August 1941
31st August 1941
1 lap - Time Trials
1 Earl Bowden
1 M.C.Brown
2 Earl Bowden
0:00:43.5
5 laps
1 Herman Hager
1 Don Boyd
2 Earl Bowden
5 laps
1 O’Neil Daniel
15
1
2
3
4
5 laps
1 M.C.Brown
Junk car races
Mazon Fairgrounds, IL
31st August-1st September 1941
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Earl Bowden
Red Dowdy
Herman Hager
J.T.Walker
31st August: Feature
1 Ray Richards
1st September: Feature
1 Ray Richards
3 Myron Fohr
Midget races
North Iowa State Fairgrounds, Mason City, IA
31st August-1st September 1941
31st August: Time Trials
1 Emory Collins
2 Eddie Nicholson
3 Bob Perry
4 Joe Langley
5 Clair Cotter
6 Bud Simonson
7 Frank Graus
8 Dale Pierson
9 Neil Mann
10 Paul Baker
11 George Thompson
5 laps - National Speedways Dash
1 Langley
0:02:34.37
2 Cotter
3 Simonson
0:00:26.25
0:00:27.51
0:00:28.75
0:00:29.25
0:00:30.07
0:00:31.00
0:00:32.25
0:00:32.71
0:00:34.00
0:00:34.31
0:00:37.43
5 laps – Junior Championship Dash
1 Graus
0:03:37.81
2 Pierson
3 Meyer
3 laps – Riverside Trophy Match
1 Collins
0:01:31.31
2 Perry
5 laps – Hawkeye Dash
1 Nicholson
2 Collins
3 Perry
5 laps – Victory Handicap Pursuit
1 Langley
0:02:05.82
10 laps – North Iowa Fair Sweepstakes
1 7 Emory Collins
Offenhauser
2 9 Eddie Nicholson
Lake Special
3
Clair Cotter
Riley
4
Grauss
5
Simonson
Riley
Langley
McDowell
R
Perry
Hal
Sanctioned by CSRA.
Alcyon Park Speedway, Pitman, NJ
1st September 1941
Alumni Field, MA
1st September 1941
1 Ed Eng
2 Bob Blair
3 Allie Latour
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0:05:33.21
carburretor
Midget races
1st September 1941
1st September 1941
FP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
NS
R
R
NS
R
#
42
59
23
9
27
4
5
18
15
60
26
6
8
11
7
Driver
Louis Unser
George Hammond
Jim Hammond
Lloyd Axel
Johnny Mauro
Jean Trevaux
Joel Thorne
Mike Minkler
J.McPheeters
Buster Hammond
Delmar Desh
Walt Killinger
Rene Le Begue
Wayne Sankey
J.C.Shoemaker
Car
Burd Special Miller
Woestman Special
McDowell Special
Joe Coniff Special
Mauro McDowell
Talbot Special
Thorne Special
Dahl’s Service
Solitaire Special
Woestman Special
Lefty’s Shoes
Supercharged
Talbot Special
Laycock Motor
Merito Special
Time
0:15:35.2
0:16:19.7
0:16:50.4
0:16:22.8
0:17:10.8
0:17:39.5
0:18:05.6
0:20:06.2
0:20:23.6
South Bend, IN
1st September 1941
South Dakota State Fairgrounds, Huron, SD
1st September 1941
Entrants:
Emory “Spunk” Collins
Eddie Zalucki
Bill Cantrell
Sam Hoffman
Tex Peterson
Frankie Lipio
Eddie Nicholson
Sanctioned by the CSRA
Topsfield Fairgrounds, MA
1st September 1941
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10 miles – Feature
1 Oscar Ridlon
0:05:22.4, 5 miles
R Joe Lovely
accident
Race was cut from 10 miles to 5 as a result of
Lovely’s accident.
Eastern States Auto Racing Association races
Uniontown, PA
1st September 1941
Weymouth, MA
1st September 1941
2nd September 1941
1 Ted Tappett
ARDC midget races
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Farmer City, IL
2nd September 1941
Feature
R Myron Fohr
2 laps/tyre
3rd September 1941
1 Ted Tappett
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
3rd September 1941
1 Jim Ward
2 Ted Parker
Midget races
4th September 1941
5th September 1941
1 Lyle Dickey
30 laps
ARDC midget races
5th September 1941
20
1
2
3
Bill Schindler
Mike Josephs
Len Duncan
20
1
2
3
Bill Holmes
Mike Josephs
Don Morris
ARDC midgets
Horlick Athletic Field, WI
5th September 1941
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Frank Burany
2 Bill Johnson
3 Joe Burany
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Pete Nielsen
2 Chet Morris
0:01:46.40
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0:01:47.22
3 Ralph Uecke
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Harry Turner
2 George Schneeberg
3 Harry Winters
12
1
2
3
4
laps – Class B
Chet Morris
John Martin
Harry Winters
Harry Turner
30 laps – Feature
1 Frank Burany
0:09:47.63
2 P.Nielsen
3 Joe Burany
4 Harry Turner
5 Gus Klingbel
6 G.Schneeberg
Race reduced from 50 to 30 laps due to the
shortage of cars.
0:01:44.94
0:03:38.86
8 laps – Handicap
1 Frank Burany
0:02:50.37
2 Pete Nielsen
3 Harry Turner
Midget races. Ray Richards and Bob Muhlke were present but did not drive due to their cars having been
wrecked at other meetings that week.
5th September 1941
Sanctioned by the CSRA
Chautauqua County Fairgrounds, NY
Heat 2
R 1 Kieth Powell
R
Fred Pierce
10
1
2
3
accident
accident
7th September 1941
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laps
Ted Horn
Joie Chitwood
Bob Sall
0:04:00.5
5 laps
1 James Schmitt
2 J.C.Abney
Australian Pursuit
1 Vernon Penny
2 James Schmitt
5 laps
1 Ross Kilgore
2 Donald Boyd
1 Carmen Waddell
2 M.C.Brown
5 laps
1 Vernon Penny
2 Earl Bowden
15
1
2
3
4
Vernon Penny
Earl Bowden
Donald Boyd
Carmen Waddell
Junk car races
Keene, NH
7th September 1941
Ryan Speedway, MI
7th September 1941
Alumni Field, MA
8th September 1941
1 Bob Blair
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
9th September 1941
1 Al Duffy
Andrews V8
30 laps
ARDC midget races
10th September 1941
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
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10th September 1941
Time Trial
1 Ted Parker
Trophy Dash
1 Jim Ward
Helmet Dash
1 Jack Crawford
Sweepstakes
1 Jack Crawford
Midget races
11th September 1941
75
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ted Tappett
Mike Josephs
ARDC Midget races. Mike Josephs was the track champion.
12th September 1941
1 Al Duffy
30 laps
ARDC midget races
12th September 1941
Feature
1 Tedd Tappett
2 Bill Holmes
3 Bill Schindler
ARDC midgets
14th September 1941
5 laps
1 Earl Bowden
2 Donald Boyd
Australian Pursuit
1 O’Neil Daniel
2 Ross Kilgore
3 James Schmitt
5 laps
1 O’Neil Daniel
2 Ross Kilgore
15
1
2
3
4
1 James Schmitt
2 J.C.Abney
3 J.D.Hannah
Junk car races
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Earl Bowden
James Schmitt
O’Neil Daniel
Ross Kilgore
Indiana State Fairgrounds, IA
14th September 1941
Heat 1
1 Duke Nalon
2 Bill Holland
3 Mauri Rose
4 George Connor
Consolation
1 Paul Russo
2 McGurk
12 miles - Match Race
1 Rex Mays
Special
2 Mauri Rose
3 George Connor
4 Russ Snowberger
Heat 2
1 Steve Truchan
2 Bettenhausen
3 Mays
4 Burnbaugh
Feature
1 Duke Nalon
2 George Connor
3 Mauri Rose
4 Rex Mays
5 Buster Warke
Heat 3
1 Buster Warke
2 Woodford
3 Treighmeir
4 Crawford
AAA big car races
Alumni Field, MA
15th September 1941
1 Ed Eng
2 Bob Foss
3 Ralph Purnell
Midget races
1 Henry Banks
50 laps
AAA Midget races.
17th September 1941
1 Henry Banks
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
20th September 1941
1 Frankie Bailey
75 laps
ARDC Midget races. Last race run at the track.
22nd September 1941
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Bowes Seal Fast
5 laps
1 Robert Reynolds
2 C.J.Wiggington
15
1
2
3
4
R
5 laps
1 M.C.Brown
2 Ross Kilgore
Vernon Penny
O’Neil Daniel
M.C.Brown
Bill Courte
Earl Bowden
Special Race
1 Vernon Penny
R Earl Bowden
5 laps
1 O’Neil Daniel
2 Vernon Penny
broken wheel
rolled on first lap
Special Race
1 Vernon Penny
2 O’Neil Daniel
Consolation
1 Earl Bowden
2 Bill Courte
3 Red Dowdy
Junk car races
22nd September 1941 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
1 Bill Schindler
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
23rd September 1941
1 Johnny Swier
ARDC midget races
24th September 1941
Time Trial
1 Doc Cossey
Offenhauser
Helmet Dash
1 Doc Cossey
2 Al Slaughter
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
0:00:13.27
8 laps
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Doc Cossey
8 laps – Semi-Final 2
1 Doc Cossey
1 Doc Cossey
2 Dick Ward
3 Jay Booth
4 Rabbit Musick
5 Leland Musick
6 Ted Parker
R Al Slaughter
There were 14 starters
Race
1 Jay Booth
Race
1 Leland Musick
Race
1 Walt von Tilous
Race
1 Loys Harris
Midget races
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axle
Alumni Field, MA
29th September 1941
1 Bob Blair
2 Ed Eng
3 Ralph Purnell
50 laps
Midget races
Sportsman Park, TX
29th September 1941
Time Trial
1 Al Slaughter
2 Doc Cossey
0:00:13.9
0:00:15.2
Offenhauser
Helmet Dash
1 Doc Cossey
2 Al Slaughter
Heat
1 Buddy Rackley
Heat
1 Arthur Rhodes
8 laps
1 Doc Cossey
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
Heat
1 Jim Ward
Heat
1 Loys Harris
Doc Cossey
Leland Musick
Dale Burt
Clarence Brooks
Dick Word
Buddy Rackley
Heat
1 Sailor Corder
Midget races
1 Ernie Gesell
0:37:25.3, 150 laps
AAA Midget races.
30th September 1941
1
6 Dutch Schaefer
Schroeder Cycle
30 laps
ARDC midget races
5th October 1941
20
1
2
3
Mike Josephs
Johnny Sweir
Tony Bonadies
20
1
2
3
ARDC midgets – part of the Danbury Fair
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Bill Schindler
Dutch Schaefer
Len Duncan
Sportsman Park, TX
5th October 1941
Pursuit
1 Dub Hathorn
2 Cleo Glaze
3 Tommy Hayes
Feature
1 Tommy Hayes
2 Ted Parker
3 Cleo Glaze
Held by the Dallas Midget Auto Racing Club.
1 Mike Joseph
30 laps
AAA Midget races.
7th October 1941
10th October 1941
1 Tony Bonadies
100 laps
ARDC midget races
11th October 1941
30
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Tony Bonadies
Jack Duffy
Dutch Schaefer
20
1
2
3
laps – Race of Champions
Tony Bonadies
Henry Banks
Henry Steiger
15
1
2
3
4
James Schmitt
Everett Schmitt
Red Dowdy
C.J.Stewart
ARDC midgets
12th October 1941
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Everett Schmitt
2 James Schmitt
Junk car races
Sportsman Park, TX
12th October 1941
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1 Cleo Glaze
2 Ted Parker
Midget races
17th October 1941
1 Len Wofsey
50 laps
ARDC midget races
Sportsman Park, TX
19th October 1941
2 laps – Trophy Dash, two fastest qualifiers
1 Clarence Brooks
2 Gene Frederick
10
1
2
No
Leland Musick
Melvin Wren
other finishers
reverse order
1 Jay Booth
2 Gene Frederick
3 Clarence Brooks
10
1
2
3
Jay Booth
Arthur Rhodes
Gene Frederick
8 laps
1 Red Hodges
2 Snag Abbott
3 Arthur Rhodes
10
1
2
3
Leland Musick
Clarence Brooks
Snag Abbott
8 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Howard Brand
No other finishers
25
1
2
3
Gene Frederick
Clarence Brooks
Jay Booth
Midget races
26th October 1941
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Vernon Penny
2 Donald Boyd
1 Vernon Penny
2 Donald Boyd
5 laps
1 Everett Schmitt
2 Red Dowdy
15
1
2
3
4
R
5 laps
1 Bud Brawner
2 M.C.Brown
Donald Boyd
Red Dowdy
M.C.Brown
Everett Schmitt
Vernon Penny
Junk car races
Sportsman Park, TX
26th October 1941
2 laps – Trophy Dash, fastest two qualifiers
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1 Howard Brand
rear end
2 Red Hodges
reverse order
1 Leland Musick
2 Johnny Smith
3 Cleo Glaze
8 laps
1 Arthur Rhodes
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Riley Pollet
8 laps
1 Snag Abbott
2 Red Hodges
3 Dub Hawthorne
1 M.C.Brown
2 Melvin Wren
3 Snuffy Smith
10
1
2
3
Arthur Rhodes
Cleo Glaze
Snag Abbott
10
1
2
3
Leland Musick
Clarence Brooks
Riley Pollett
30
1
2
3
Leland Musick
Cleo Glaze
Riley Pollett
Midget races. Tribute was paid to Tommie Hayes, who was killed in a motorcycle competition the week before
in Oakland, CA.
Sportsman Park, TX
2nd November 1941
Trophy Dash – Two fastest qualifiers
1 Ted Parker
2 Cleo Glaze
reverse order
1 Clarence Brooks
2 Leland Musick
3 Ted Parker
8 laps
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Arthur Rhodes
3 Snag Abbott
8 laps
1 Snag Abbott
2 Melvin Wren
3 Don Smith
10
1
2
3
Don Smith
Snuffy Smith
M.C.Brown
10
1
2
3
Clarence Brooks
Snag Abbott
Red Hodges
10
1
2
3
R
Don Smith
Cleo Glaze
Leland Musick
Snuffy Smith
30
1
2
3
Clarence Brooks
Cleo Glaze
Snag Abbott
Midget races
Sportsman Park, TX
9th November 1941
1 Gene Frederick
2 Clarence Brooks
8 laps
1 Clarence Brooks
2 Arthur Rhodes
2 Dub Hawthorne
reverse order
1 Snag Abbott
2 Cleo Glaze
3 Red Hodges
8 laps
1 Melvin Wren
2 Red Hodges
3 Arthur Rhodes
Midget races. Run by the Dallas Midget Auto Racing Club.
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10
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Red Hodges
Snag Abbott
Cleo Glaze
35
1
2
3
4
Red Hodges
Cleo Glaze
Snag Abbott
Melvin Wren
rolled
16th November 1941
5 laps
1 Earl Bowden
2 C.J.Stewart
Consolation
1 Red Dowdy
2 Earl Bowden
3 Don Boyd
5 laps
1 Everett Schmitt
2 Frank Drenning
15
1
2
3
4
5 laps
1 Don Boyd
2 Red Dowdy
Earl Bowden
Everett Schmitt
Red Dowdy
James Schmitt
30th November 1941
5 laps
1 Everett Schmitt
2 M.C.Brown
8 laps - Consolation
1 Everett Schmitt
2 Earl Bowden
3 Don Boyd
5 laps
1 Red Dowdy
2 James Schmitt
15
1
2
3
4
5 laps
1 Earl Bowden
2 Don Boyd
James Schmitt
Earl Bowden
Frank Drenning
Everett Schmitt
7th December 1941
5 laps
1 Frank Drenning
2 Charles Locke
1 Everett Schmitt
2 Earl Bowden
3 Red Dowty
5 laps
1 Everett Schmitt
2 Earl Bowden
15
1
2
R
R
R
5 laps
1 M.C.Brown
2 W.J.Stinson
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Earl Bowden
Frank Drenning
James Schmitt
Red Dowdy
Vernon Penny
rolled
accident
accident
1942
1 Joie Chitwood
Series run, but no champion named.
1st March 1942
Rained off
8th March 1942
Rained off
22nd March 1942
5 laps
1 Earl Bowden
2 Red Dowdy
Consolation Race
1 James Schmitt
2 C.J.Wiggington
3 Frank Drenning
5 laps
1 Jack Bell
2 Harold Chadwick
10
1
2
3
5 laps
1 T.W.Lawrence
2 J.T.Walker
Earl Bowden
James Schmitt
Frank Drenning
29th March 1942
Time Trials
R Earl Bowden
R Vernon Penny
5 laps
1 Frank Drenning
2 T.W.Lawrence
accident
accident
5 laps
1 Red Dowdy
2 James Schmitt
Consolation
1 C.J.Wiggington
2 T.J.Shacklett
3 Everett Schmitt
5 laps
1 Charlie Locke
2 Les Terrell
1 Red Dowdy
2 James Schmitt
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3 Les Terrell
4 T.W.Lawrence
5th April 1942
5 laps
1 T.J.Wiggington
2 Charles Locke
3 Durwood Derrington
1 Earl Bowden
2 Vernon Penny
3 J.T.Shacklett
4 Harvey Chadwick
R T.J.Wiggington
accident/overturned
R Red Dowdy
accident
R M.C.Brown
accident
R T.W.Lawrence
accident
There were twelve starters and six finishers –
the race had to be stopped after six laps due to
an accident, and was restarted after the wrecked
cars were removed.
5 laps
1 Harvey Chadwick
2 Les Terrell
5 laps
1 Red Dowdy
2 Earl Bowden
1 James Schmitt
2 J.T.Shacklett
12th April 1942
Time Trial
1 James Schmitt
1 Les Terrell
2 T.W.Lawrence
3 Red Dowdy
0:00:40
5 laps
1 Earl Bowden
2 Vernon Penny
10
1
2
3
4
5 laps
1 Charles Locke
2 O’Dell Shacklett
Vernon Penny
Earl Bowden
Red Dowdy
J.T.Shacklett
5 laps
1 J.T.Shacklett
2 Dagwood Derringer
19th April 1942
Time Trial
1 Vernon Penny
15
1
2
3
4
0:00:57
laps
Vernon Penny
J.T.Shacklett
Harvey Chadwick
Charles Locke
Junk car/Jalopy races. The course was muddy, so promoter Jake Owen called upon the fans to decide whether
they should be refunded their admission money or to stage one 15 lap race – the crowd decided upon the
race.
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3rd May 1942
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Ray Nestor
3 George Rice
ARDC midgets
3rd May 1942
5 laps
1 T.W.Lawrence
2 J.T.Shacklett
3 Odell Shacklett
5 laps
1 Dagwood Derrington
2 Jack Decatur
10
1
2
3
4
R
1 Vernon Penny
Earl Bowden
T.W.Lawrence
J.T.Shacklett
Dagwood Derrington
Vernon Penny
1 lap/broken axle
Gold Mine Racing Bowl, TX
3rd May 1942
Time Trial
R Steve Roberts
2 Ted Parker
3 Snuffy Smith
rolled
6 laps
1 Frankie Farr
2 Cleo Glaze
3 Melvin Wren
Pursuit
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Ted Parker
3 Melvin Wren
6 laps
1 Melvin Wren
2 Riley Pollett
3 Red Dowdy
Sweepstakes
1 Melvin Wren
2 Red Dowdy
3 Frankie Farr
4 Ted Parker
R Cleo Glaze
6 laps
1 Red Dowdy
threw tyre
Inaugural meeting at the track on South Beckley Avenue near Ledbetter Drive. The race meeting had been
postponed one week due to bad weather. Run by the Dallas Midget Club. Two stock car races were also run.
9th May 1942
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 George Rice
3 Johnny Ringger
ARDC midgets
9th May 1942
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1 Andy DeVercelly
2 Henry Steiger
3 Jack Duffy
AAA Midget races.
1 Dutch Schaefer
ARDC Midget races.
16th May 1942
50
1
2
3
laps – Atlantic States Championship
Andy DeVercelly
Dave Randolph
Bud Tatro
AAA Midget races.
17th May 1942
6 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Cleo Glaze
3 Loys Harris
12
1
2
3
4
Ted Parker
Cleo Glaze
Snag Abbott
Melvin Wren
Midget races
1 Len Duncan
2 Mike Joseph
ARDC Midget races.
24th May 1942
6 laps
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Frankie Farr
3 Ted Parker
6 laps
1 Red Dowdy
2 Snuffy Smith
12
1
2
3
4
6 laps
1 Riley Pollett
2 Red Dowdy
Midget races
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Cleo Glaze
Ted Parker
Frankie Farr
Arthur Rhodes
31st May 1942
Promoter Jack Owen abandoned the meeting and his weekly jalopy races due to a shortage of cars and drivers
and the possibility of petrol rationing. Admission money was refunded to spectators.
31st May 1942
Time Trials
1 Frankie Farr
0:00:16.2
This was a new track record.
12
1
2
3
4
6 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Cleo Glaze
Cleo Glaze
Ted Parker
Arthur Rhodes
Riley Pollett
Midget races. This was Glaze’s third consecutive
sweepstakes win. In the Dallas Midget Racing Club
Championship, Glaze had 635 pts after this race,
and Parker 500.
6 laps
1 Arthur Rhodes
2 Riley Pollett
3 Leland Musick
Stock Car Sweepstakes
1 Vernon Penny
2 Ross Kilgore
3 Earl Bowden
4 James Schmidt
6 laps
1 Dub Hawthorne
2 Red Dowdy
3 Frankie Farr
1st June 1942 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
7th June 1942
Midgets:Stock cars:6 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Arthur Rhodes
Heat
1 A.D.Trowell
2 Earl Bowden
6 laps
1 Leland Musick
2 Red Dowdy
Heat
1 Ross Kilgore
2 M.C.Brown
6 laps
1 Dub Hawthorne
2 Loys Harris
Heat
1 C.J.Wiggington
2 Frank Drenning
12 laps – Sweepstakes (Midget Race)
1 Arthur Rhodes
2 Loys Harris
3 Ted Parker
4 Melvin Wren
5 Ray Dowdy
R Cleo Glaze
accident
The race had to be restarted three times due to
spins on the first lap On the third start a fourcar crash knocked out four of the nine starters.
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Sweepstakes (Stock car)
1 M.C.Brown
2 Frank Drenning
3 Phil Kellner
4 Les Terrell
5 Ross Kilgore
R Earl Bowden
NS Vernon Penny
accident
accident in earlier
stock car race
14th June 1942
Time Trial (Midget)
1 Ted Parker
= Leland Musick
4 Arthur Rhodes
0:00:16
0:00:16
Heat (Stock cars)
1 Vernon Penny
2 A.D.Trowell
Heat (Midget)
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Frankie Farr
Heat (Stock cars)
1 Red Dowdy
2 J.T.Shacklett
Heat (Midget)
1 Ted Parker
2 Red Dowdy
Heat (Stock cars)
1 Earl Bowden
2 Ross Kilgore
Heat (Midget)
1 Riley Pollett
2 Arthur Rhodes
12
1
2
3
12
1
2
3
4
laps – Sweepstakes (Midget Race)
Cleo Glaze
Ted Parker
Leland Musick
laps – Sweepstakes (Stock cars)
A.D.Trowell
Vernon Penny
J.T.Shacklett
Ross Kilgore
1 Dave Randolph
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
28th June 1942
Heat (Midget)
1 Cleo Flaze
2 Dub Hawthorne
2 Red Dowdy
Heat (Midget)
1 Ted Parker
2 Melvin Wren
12
1
2
3
4
Heat (Midget)
1 Arthur Rhodes
Heat (Stock cars)
1 Vernon Penny
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laps – Sweepstakes (Midgets)
Cleo Glaze
Ted Parker
Frankie Farr
Melvin Wren
2 Earl Bowden
2 Les Terrell
Heat (Stock cars)
1 M.C.Brown
2 Ross Kilgore
12
1
2
3
4
Heat (Stock cars)
1 Red Dowdy
Ross Kilgore
M.C.Brown
Earl Bowden
Les Terrell
1 Ray Nestor
50 laps
ARDC Midget races.
On the 3rd July, the Office of Defense Transportation prohibited all automobile racing in the US to
conserve rubber tyres. The order was effective from the 31st July, and applied to all vehicle racing
meets.
5th July 1942
Time Trial (Midget)
1 Ted Parker
Time Trial (Stock car)
1 Vernon Penny
0:00:16.0
Heat (Midgets)
1 Riley Pollett
2 Leland Musick
Heat (Stock car)
1 Earl Bowden
2 Vernon Penny
Heat (Midgets)
1 Ted Parker
2 Melvin Wren
Heat (Stock car)
1 Ross Kilgore
2 James Schmidt
Heat (Midgets)
1 Raymond Condon
2 Arthur Rhodes
Heat (Stock car)
1 C.J.Wiggington
3 Les Terrell
12
1
2
3
4
12
1
2
3
4
Ted Parker
Leland Musick
Frankie Farr
Arthur Rhodes
1 Ray Nestor
30 laps
ARDC Midget races.
50 laps – First Feature
1 Dave Randolph
Bourgnon Cyle
1 Len Duncan
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Vernon Penny
Ross Kilgore
M.C.Brown
A.D.Trowell
ARDC Midget races.
12th July 1942
Time Trials (Midgets)
1 Arthur Rhodes
12
1
2
3
4
6 laps - Heat (Midget)
1 Frankie Farr
2 Ted Parker
Ted Parker
0:03:30
Arthur Rhodes
Frankie Farr
Cleo Glaze
Time Trials (Stock cars)
1 Vernon Penny
1 Leland Musick
1 Cleo Glaze
12
1
2
3
4
A.D.Trowell
Vernon Penny
Ross Kilgore
James Schmidt
15
1
2
3
4
Vernon Penny
M.C.Brown
Ross Kilgore
A.D.Trowell
19th July 1942
15
1
2
3
4
Arthur Rhodes
Loys Harris
Cleo Glaze
Ray Condon
Red Dowdy
accident
Ted Parker
accident
26th July 1942
Time Trial (Midgets)
1 Ted Parker
Time Trial (Stock cars)
1 Earl Bowden
0:00:14.9
0:00:22.2
6 laps - Heat (Midgets)
1 Cleo Glaze
2 Ted Parker
3 Dub Hawthorne
Heat (Stock cars)
1 Earl Bowden
2 M.C.Brown
3 A.D.Trowell
6 laps - Heat (Midgets)
1 Raymond Condon
2 Red Dowdy
3 Frankie Farr
Heat (Stock cars)
1 Ross Kilgore
2 Vernon Penny
3 Jeff Smith
50 laps – Sweepstakes (Midgets)
1 Ted Parker
2 Cleo Glaze
3 Loys Harris
4 Red Dowdy
5 Dub Hawthorne
6 Snuffy Smith
50 laps – Sweepstakes (Stock cars)
1 Vernon Penny
2 Earl Bowden
3 Ross Kilgore
4 J.T.Shacklett
5 Frank Drenning
6 A.D.Trowell
Parker and Penny were the 1942 North Texas Racing Champions for Midgets and Stock cars respectively.
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1945
Riverview Park Speedway, IA
4th July 1945
First Preliminary
1 Darryl Wood
2 Charlie Taggart
3 Harry Hary
Handicap
1 Al Seeley
2 Charlie Taggart
3 Walt Rains
Second Preliminary
1 Red Iverson
2 Al Seeley
3 Harold Dawson
The feature was rained out.
30th August 1945
25
1
2
3
laps
Bill
Chet
Bill
- Feature
Schindler
Gibbons
Baker
ARDC Midget races.
2nd September 1945
Sweepstakes
1 Red Dowdy
2 Leland Musick
Jalopy races
Buena Vista Fairgrounds, Alta, IA,
2nd-3rd September 1945
2nd September: Feature
1 Charlie Taggart
Dick Hobel
3rd September: Feature
1 Charlie Taggart
North Iowa Fairgrounds, Mason City, IA
3rd September 1945 – ½ mile oval
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Hinchliffe Stadium, NJ
5th September 1945
1 Bill Schindler
2 Dee Toran
3 Chet Gibbons
Midget races
6th September 1945
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ray Nestor
Rex Records
ARDC Midget races.
8th September 1945
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
2 Dee Toran
3 Ray Nestor
ARDC midgets
9th September 1945
Time Trial
1 Ross Kilgore
Heat
1 Elmer Haynes
Helmet Dash
1 Ross Kilgore
Heat
1 Earl Bowden
Heat
1 Red Dowdy
1 Red Dowdy
2 Ross Kilgore
Jalopy races
Shultz Farm Track, Mason City, IA
Feature
1 Don Robbins
11th-12th September 1945
11th September
1 Rex Records
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2 George Fonder
3 Charlie Breslin
1 Rex Records
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Charlie Breslin
12th September
Midget races.
12th September 1945
1 Bill Schindler
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Chet Gibbons
Midget races
13th September 1945
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ray Nestor
Joe Sostilio
ARDC Midget races.
15th September 1945
Feature
1 Ray Nestor
2 Bill Holmes
3 Dutch Schaefer
ARDC midgets
16th September 1945
Time Trials
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 Rabbit Musick
? Adele Rutz
Heat
1 Elmer Andrews
Heat
1 Ross Kilgore
Heat
1 Pokey Wiggington
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 Rabbit Musick
Jalopy races
18th September 1945
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19th September 1945
1 Bill Schindler
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Larry Bloomer
Midget races
19th September 1945
1 Red Redmond
2 Bob Blair
3 Johnny Carpenter
Midget races
20th September 1945
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ray Nestor
Don Morris
Art Cross
ARDC Midget races.
22nd September 1945
Feature
1 Dutch Schaeer
2 Ray Nestor
3 Johnny Sweir
ARDC midgets
Mississippi Valley Amusement Park, Davenport, IA
23rd September 1945 – ¼ mile oval
Feature
1 Dale Robbins
Faribault Fairgrounds, MN
23rd September 1945
Heat 1
1 Walt Raines
1 Walt Raines
Handicap
1 Dick Conlin
Heat 2
1 Darryl Wood
Feature
1 Walt Raines
Pursuit
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Victory Speedway, Orange County Fairgrounds, NY
23rd September 1945
1 Bill Schindler
2 Red Redmond
3 Chet Gibbons
Midget races
25th September
1 Rex Records
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Bub Tatro
26th September
1 Bob Blair
2 Charlie Breslin
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
26th September 1945
1 Red Redmond
2 Russ Klar
3 Joe Garson
Midget races
27th September 1945
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Dutch Schaefer
Len Golen
Dee Toran
ARDC Midget races.
29th September 1945
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Andy DeVercelly
3 Ray Nestor
ARDC midgets
30th September 1945
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Cancelled due to heavy rain
30th September 1945
1 Shorty McAndrews
2 Lew Volk
3 Dee Toran
Midget races
Shultz Farm Track, Mason City, IA
Feature
1 Warren Chumley
30th September 1945
1 Bill Schindler
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Andy DeVercelly
Midget races
3rd October 1945
1 Bill Shuebruk
2 Red Redmond
3 Bob Blair
50 laps
Midget races
4th October 1945
30
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ray Nestor
Bud Tatro
Don Morris
ARDC Midget races.
6th October 1945
ARDC midgets. Rained out, so the races were held on the 7th October, but rain again caused the races to be
abandoned after the semi-finals.
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7th October 1945
Jalopy Races. Cancelled due to heavy rain.
The South Beckley area had been rezoned and taken into the city of Dallas since the last races in 1942.
Rather than fight the zoning order in court, the racers elected to find a new location to race at.
7th October 1945
10th October 1945
1 Bill Schindler
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Red Redmond
75 laps
Midget races
11th October 1945
1 Larry Bloomer
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Johnny Jars
Midget races
13th October 1945
Feature –cancelled 7th October race
1 Bill Holmes
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Dee Toran
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Bill Schindler
3 Rex Records
ARDC midgets
Mississippi Valley Amusement Park, Davenport, IA
14th October 1945 – ¼ mile oval
Feature
1 Dick Hobel
Paris, IL
14th October 1945
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Midget races
Thomson Speedway, CT
17th October 1945
1 Rex Records
Midget races
17th October 1945
1 Charlie Breslin
2 Johnny Jars
3 Art Cross
Midget races
Jefferson Davis Speedway, TX
17th October 1945 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Helmet Dash
1 Ted Parker
2 Al Slaughter
Consolation
1 Leland Musick
2 Eddie Carmichael
3 Speed Mathany
Offenhauser
Heat 1
1 Dick Word
2 Al Slaughter
3 Red Hodges
Sweepstakes
1 Ted Parker
2 Al Slaughter
3 Red Hodges
4 Dale Burt
5 Buzz Barton
6 Jack Crawford
Heat 2
1 Dale Burt
2 Ted Parker
3 Buzz Barton
Heat 3
1 Jack Crawford
2 Cotton Musick
3 Clarence Merritt
Midget races. Opening event at the track, so named because it borders both West Jefferson and Davis
Streets at the 9900 block. Run under the auspices of the Texas-Oklahoma Racing Fraternity.
18th October 1945
1 Larry Bloomer
2 Red Redmond
3 Rex Records
100 laps
Midget races
20th October 1945
Feature
1 Jeep Colkitt
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2 Bill Schindler
3 Rex Records
ARDC midgets
Gold Mine Race Bowl, TX
21st October 1945
Time Trial
1 Red Hodges
2 Red Dowdy
3 Charles Locke
4 Leland Musick
5 Bob Thorn
3 Frank Cheavers
0:00:26.6
0:00:27.0
0:00:27.2
0:00:27.6
0:00:28.0
Class C
1 N.C.Brown
2 Red Hodges
3 Fred Holt
Helmet Dash
1 Red Dowdy
Consolation
1 Jimmy Schmidt
2 Emmett Schmidt
3 Elmer Haynes
4 Charlie Locke
Class A
1 Leland Musick
2 Red Dowdy
3 Bob Thorn
Sweepstakes
1 Red Hodges
2 Red Dowdy
3 Leland Musick
4 Pokey Wiggington
Class B
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 Frank Mathews
This was a new track located on South Lamar. Races were Jalopy races.
Time Trial
1 Dick Ward
Heat 3
1 Dick Ward
2 Ted Parker
3 E.Booth
0:00:17.25
Helmet Dash
1 Al Slaughter
0:00:37.02
2 Dick Ward
Slaughter was driving a Ford.
Heat 1
1 Loyes Harris
2 Al Slaughter
3 Thomas
Heat 2
1 Dale Burt
2 Cotton Musick
3 Red Hodges
Consolation
1 J.Booth
2 Crawford
3 Abbott
0:02:32.00
0:02:02.32
0:02:32.04
Sweepstakes
1 Dick Ward
2 Dale Burt
3 J.Booth
4 E.Booth
5 Ted Parker
6 Red Hodges
7 Thomas
R Loyes Harris
0:02:38.33
Midget races. Postponed from the 24th due to cold and dampness.
27th October 1945
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Bill Holmes
3 Bill Schindler
ARDC midgets
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0:06:30.55
accident
Time Trials
1 Red Dowdy
= Red Hodges
3 Elmer Haynes
Class C
1 Everett Schmidt
2 Johnny Barnes
3 Frank Jennings
4 Elmer Haynes
0:00:26.8
0:00:26.8
0:00:27.5
Helmet Dash
1 Red Hodges
2 Red Dowdy
Consolation
1 Elmer Haynes
2 Frank Jennings
3 Edsel Dowdy
4 Johnny Barnes
Class A
1 Leland Musick
2 Red Hodges
3 Red Dowdy
4 Elmer Haynes
Sweepstakes
1 Red Dowdy
2 Red Hodges
3 Pokey Wiggington
4 Everett Schmidt
Class B
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 Red Dowdy
3 Everett Schmidt
Jalopy races
28th October 1945
1 Red Redmond
2 Bill Schindler
3 Ray Jackson
Midget races
Northwest Highway Speedway, TX
28th October 1945
Heat
1 Fred Holt
Heat
1 Charles Locke
Heat
1 M.C.Brown
Heat
1 James Hall
Heat
1 Leon Peavey
Heat
1 J.R.Purdue
Heat
1 T.W.Lawrence
Sweepstakes
1 Jimmie Schmidt
2 Joe Chavers
Jalopy races. Chavers rolled in one of the earlier heats. This was the opening meet at the track, located
near Hudson Airport, east of Dallas.
4th November 1945
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11th November 1945
11th November 1945 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Heat 1
1 Leland Musick
2 Red Hodges
3 Junior Thomas
Australian Pursuit
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 Red Hodges
3 Leland Musick
Heat 2
1 Junior Thomas
2 Les Terrell
3 Johnny Barnes
Consolation
1 Edsel Dowdy
2 Johnny Barnes
15
1
2
3
4
R
Heat 3
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 Jimmy Tucker
3 Johnny Barnes
Leland Musick
Junior Thomas
Jimmy Tucker
Johnny Barnes
Pokey Wiggington
accident/hit
tree/lost wheel
Jalopy races
18th November 1945 – ¼ mile dirt oval
1 Loyes Harris
Offenhauser
2 Bud Camden
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Ted Parker
2 Wes Saegesset
3 Cotton Musick
2 Bud Camden
3 Jay Booth
Stanfield
1 Mac McHenry
2 Buzz Barton
3 Snuffy Smith
4 Frank Tillman
Offenhauser
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Speed Metheny
2 Red Hodges
3 Ernie Booth
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Loyes Harris
laps – Feature
Loyes Harris
Wes Saegesset
Bud Camden
Speed Metheny
Mac McHenry
Cotton Musick
Red Hodges
Midget races
22nd November 1945 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trial
1 Pokey Wiggington
50
1
2
3
4
5
miles - Feature
Elmer Hanes
Vernon Penny
Joe Chavers
Junior Thomas
Swifty Johnson
Pokey Wiggington
R Les Terrell
0:00:25.4
Heat
1 Leland Musick
Heat
1 Vernon Penny
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accident
Jalopy races. Elmer Hanes won the Texas Jalopy Racing Championship for 1945-46.
25th November 1945
Feature
1 Frank Matthews
2 Ross Kilgore
3 Willie Panthram
4 Jimmy Schmidt
R Bob Thorne
accident
Jalopy races
9th December 1945 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Elmer Hanes
2 Pokey Wiggington
Heat 3
1 Junior Thomas
2 Leland Musick
3 Jimmy Tucker
0:00:25.8
0:00:26.0
Heat 1
1 Elmer Hanes
2 Pokey Wiggington
3 Leland Musick
Vernon Penny competed in this race but suffered
car trouble, so borrowed another car for the
other races.
Heat 2
1 Vernon Penny
2 Joe Chavers
3 Fred Hamilton
Australian Pursuit
1 Elmer Hane
Consolation
1 Frank Drinning
2 Junior White
Sweepstakes
1 Elmer Hanes
2 Red Dowdy
3 Joe Chavers
4 Pokey Wiggington
R Vernon Penny
Jalopy races
16th December 1945 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 Elmer Hanes
Heat 3
1 Fred Hamilton
2 Joe Chavers
3 J.T.Shacklett
0:00:25.4
0:00:26.0
Heat 1
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 Junior Thomas
3 Elmer Hanes
Australian Pursuit
1 Pokey Wiggington
20
1
2
3
4
Heat 2
1 Red Dowdy
2 Les Terrell
3 A.P.Gregory
Jalopy races
30th December 1945
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laps - Sweepstakes
Elmer Hanes
Pokey Wiggington
Les Terrell
Fred Hamilton
accident
Helmet Dash
1 Frank Mathews
1 Frank Mathews
Heat 1
1 Frank Mathews
Jalopy races
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1946
1946 – AAA National Championships
Championship Standings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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19
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=
25
=
27
=
29
=
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32
33
Ted Horn
Emil Andres
George Robson
Jimmy Jackson
Rex Mays
Louis Durant
Joie Durant
George Connor
Tony Bettenhausen
Duke Dinsmore
Gigi Villoresi
Billy DeVore
Frank Wearne
Mauri Rose
Charlie Rogers
Bill Sheffler
Steve Truchan
Bud Bardowski
Mel Hansen
Joe Langley
Eddie Casterline
Floyd Davis
Buddy Rusch
Spider Webb
Elbert Booker
George Metzler
Walt Brown
Fred Carpenter
George Barringer
Al Miller II
Hal Robson
Russ Snowberger
Danny Goss
1360 pts
1260
1220
800
620
400
372
370
340
310
300
290
250
240
200
200
200
160
100
100
80
80
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
50
39
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Indianapolis 500, IN
30th May 1946 – 500 miles (2.5 miles x 200 laps)
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63
42
59
54
8
39
48
15
31
64
SP
15
5
7
11
12
6
28
29
25
31
27
10
18
19
13
1
8
17
16
26
33
32
9
30
23
22
21
20
Driver
George Robson
Jimmy Jackson
Ted Horn
Emil Andres
Joie Chitwood
Louis Durant
Gigi Villoresi
Frank Wearne
Bill Sheffler
Billy DeVore
Mel Hansen
Russ Snowberger
Harry McQuinn
Raplh Hepburn
Al Putnam
Cliff Bergere
Duke Dinsmore
Chet Miller
Jimmy Wilburn
Tony Bettenhausen
Danny Kladis
Duke Nalon
Mauri Rose
George Connor
Hal Robson
Louis Tomei
Henry Banks
Shorty Cantlon
Car Name
Thorne Engineering
Jackson
Boyle
Elgin Piston Pin
Noc-Out Hose Clamp
Alfa Romeo
Maserati
Wolfe Motors
Jack Maurer
Schoof
Offenhauser
Jim Hussey
Mobilgas
Novi Governor
LGS Spring
Noc-Out Hose Clamp
Johnstone
Miller
Mobiloil
Bristow-McManus
Grancor V-8
Maserati
Blue Crown Spark Plug
Walsh
Phillips
Boxar Tool
Auto Shippers
H-3
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Chassis
Adams
Miller
Maserati
Maserati
Wetteroth
Alfa Romeo
Maserati
Shaw
Bromme
Wetteroth
Kurtis
Maserati
Adams
Kurtis
Stevens
Wetteroth
Adams
Cooper
A-Romeo/Weil
Wetteroth
Miller
Maserati
Lencki
Kurtis
Bugatti
Stevens
Snowberg
Miller
Engine
Sparks
Offenhauser
Maserati
Maserati
Offenhauser
Alfa Romeo
Maserati
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Dury
Maserati
Sparks
Novi
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Alfa Romeo
Miller
Ford
Maserati
Lencki
Offenhauser
Miller
Brisko
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Time
4:21:26.70, 114.820 mph
4:22:00.74
4:33:19.60
4:35:28.65
4:36:45.30
4:45:30.88
4:57:40.23
197 laps/flagged
139 laps/flagged
167 laps/spun out
143 laps/crankshaft
134 laps/differential
124 laps/out of oil
121 laps/engine/stalled
120 laps/magneto
82 laps/out of oil
82 laps/con-rod
64 laps/oil line
52 laps/engine
47 laps/con-rod
46 laps/DSQ/towed
45 laps/universal joint
40 laps/accident
38 laps/piston
37 laps/con-rod
34 laps/oil line
32 laps/stalled
28 laps/clutch
29
30
31
32
33
26 24 George Barringer
1 14 Rex Mays
32 3 Sam Hanks
47 4 Hal Cole
10 2 Paul Russo
Lap Leaders:
Tucker Torpedo
Bowes Seal Fast
Spike Jones
Don Lee
Fageol Twin Coach
Mauri Rose
Rex Mays
Ralph Hepburn
George Robson
Cliff Bergere
George Robson
Jimmy Jackson
George Robson
Miller
Stevens
Stevens
Alfa Romeo
Fageol
Miller
Winfield
Sampson
Alfa Romeo
Offenhauser
27
26
18
16
16
laps/gear
laps/manifold
laps/oil line
laps/fuel leak
laps/accident
1- 8
9- 11
12- 55
56- 68
69- 70
71- 87
88- 92
93-200
Pole Position Speed: 126.471 mph
Sanction number: AAA 3960
Points: 1000-800-700-600-500-400-300-250-200-150-100-50
Langhorne, PA
30th June 1946 – 100 miles (1 mile x 100 laps), dirt oval
PS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
#
1
16
24
44
17
37
7
31
38
55
33
9
SP
9
2
1
7
5
8
11
6
4
12
10
3
Driver
Rex Mays
George Robson
Ted Horn
Emil Andres
Billy DeVore
Buddy Rusch
Walt Brown
Hal Robson
George Connor
Danny Goss
Lee Wallard
Mauri Rose
Car Name
Bowes Seal Fast
Noc-Out Hose Clamp
Peters
Riverside Tire
Schoof
Army Recruit
Olson
Auto Shippers
Walsh
Clemons
Marion
Chassis
Stevens
Wetteroth
Wetteroth
Relief Drivers
3
Rex Mays
5
Louis Tomei
12
George Connor
14
Jimmy Wilburn
24
Sam Hanks
25
Duke Nalon
Noc-Out Hose Clamp
Miller
LGS Spring
Mobilgas
Noc-Out Hose Clamp
Jim Hussey
Non-Qualifiers
27
Tony Bettenhausen
37
Buddy Rusch
62
Charles Van Acker
9
Al Miller II
28
Steve Truchan
34
Tom Hinnershitz
35
Louis Gerand
36
Louis Gerand
43
Wally Mitchell
44
Rudi Caracciola
46
Harry Schell
49
Zora Arkus-Duntov
53
Achille Varzi
55
Joe Langley
56
Bruce Denslow
57
R.Arbuthnot
58
Harold Bailey
67
Arvol Brumeier
68
Jim Brubaker
69
Bud Rose
71
Fred Winnai
Marchese
Enlist in US Army
Singer
Offenhauser
Maserati
Alfa Romeo
Maserati Schell
Mitchell Corp.
Thorne Engineering
Maserati
Talbot
Maserati
Clemons
Greene-Holland
Lagonda
Bee-Gee
Offenhauser
Maserati
Prudy Offenhauser
Jewell
Lap Leaders:
Ted Horn
Mauri Rose
George Connor
Rex Mays
Alfa Romeo
Lencki
Engine
Winfield
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Sparks
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Clemon
Alfa Romeo
Lencki
Time
1:10:28.14, 85.144 mph
100 laps
100 laps
91 laps/flagged
88 laps/flagged
84 laps/flagged
78 laps/out
72 laps/out
55 laps/magneto
44 laps/out
25 laps/out
21 laps/hit fence
Wetteroth
Cooper
Stevens
Adams
Wetteroth
Maserati
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Sparks
Offenhauser
Maserati
laps 60- 82
laps 58- 64
laps 100-120
laps 90-124
laps 52-200
laps 90-134
Miller
Studebaker
Voelker
Lencki
Offenhauser
Maserati
Alfa Romeo
Maserati
Brisko
Sparks
Maserati
Talbot
Maserati
Clemon
Plymouth
Lagonda
Qualified, withdrew
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
Practice accident
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
Wetteroth
Snowberg
Kurtis
Lencki
Maserati
Alga Romeo
Maserati
Adams
Maserati
Talbot
Maserati
Maserati
1- 17
18- 22
23- 24
25-100
Points: 200-160-140-120-100-80-60-50-40-30-20-10
Qualifying Times:
Rex Mays
Ted Horn
George Robson
Mauri Rose
George Connors
Billy DeVore
Hal Robson
35.47s
37.13s
37.26s
38.07s
38.08s
38.60s
38.68s
- 587 -
Offenhauser
Maserati
Offenhauser
Hal
Lee Wallard
Emil Andres
Buddie Rusch
Walt Brown
Danny Goss
39.25s
39.60s
39.68s
41.39s
45.52s
Mays didn’t qualify on the first day, so started ninth despite his fastest time.
Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
2nd September 1946 – 98 miles (1 mile x 98 laps), dirt oval
PS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
# SP Driver
38 8 George Connor
28 9 Steve Truchan
44 6 Emil Andres
37 11 Bud Bardowski
55 10 Joe Langley
24 3 Ted Horn
16 2 George Robson
7 7 George Barringer
17 4 Billy DeVore
3 5 Duke Dinsmore
12 1 Rex Mays
Lap Leaders:
Car Name
Walsh
Jimmy Chai
Riverside Tire
Army Recruit
Clemons
Peters
Noc-Out Hose Clamp
Tulsa-Wolfe Shaw
Schoof
Olson
Palmer
Ted Horn
Rex Mays
Billy DeVore
Ted Horn
George Connor
Chassis
Kurtis
Wetteroth
Wetteroth
Wetteroth
Stevens
Engine
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Sparks
Clemon
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Time
98 laps
98 laps
97 laps/flagged
96 laps/flagged
95 laps/flagged
91 laps/flagged
fatal accident
fatal accident
accident
23 laps/oil pressure
1-15
16-18
18-31
32-97
98-98
Points: 200-160-140-120-100-80-60-50-40-30-20-10
The contemporary press reports Ted Horn as being the winner, and he did finish first. However, after the
event Ed Walsh, entrant of George Connor’s car, protested Horn’s win as he had hit a car and spun into the
infield. Horn’s win was withdrawn, and he was placed behind the other cars running at the finish – being
involved in an accident meant removal from the finishing drivers.
Indianapolis Fairgrounds, IN
15th September 1946 – 100 miles (1 mile x 100 laps), dirt oval
PS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
NQ
NQ
#
1
9
44
24
67
17
38
25
28
45
37
31
37
55
12
71
SP
1
6
3
2
4
11
5
12
8
9
7
10
14
13
NQ
NQ
Driver
Rex Mays
Mauri Rose
Emil Andres
Ted Horn
Tony Bettenhausen
Floyd Davis
George Connor
Al Miller II
Steve Truchan
Spider Webb
Duke Dinsmore
Elbert Booker
Bud Bardowski
Joe Langley
Al Putnam
Charlie Rogers
Lap Leaders:
Rex Mays
Car Name
Bowes Seal Fast
Riverside Tire
Peters
Noc-Out Hose Clamp
Schoof
Walsh
Jim Hussey
Jimmy Chai
Johnstone
Olson
Auto Shippers
Army Recruit
Clemons
Palmer
Jewell
Chassis
Stevens
Lencki
Wetteroth
Wetteroth
Kurtis
Alfa Romeo
Adams
Snowberg
Stevens
Engine
Winfield
Lencki
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Alfa Romeo
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Sparks
Clemon
Offenhauser
Hal
Time
1:16:03.43, 78.888 mph
99 laps/flagged
99 laps/flagged
99 laps/flagged
99 laps/flagged
98 laps/flagged
98 laps/flagged
98 laps/flagged
88 laps/con-rod
77 laps/split clutch
54 laps/out of oil
11 laps/piston
7 laps/flagged – too slow
7 laps/burnt wiring
Fatal practice accident
Lost draw with Bardo
1-100
Pole Position Speed: 87.083 mph (41.34s)
Points: 200-160-140-120-100-80-60-50-40-30-20-10
Neither Rogers nor Bardowski made a qualifying attempt, so they drew for the 14th start position. Bardowski
was allowed to start to avoid a 13 car field, but was flagged off the track after a few laps. Putnam
crashed on his third warm-up lap, hitting the fence and a concrete overpass abutment – the steering column
causing fatal crush injuries to his chest.
Milwaukee, WI
22nd September 1946 – 100 miles (1 mile x 100 laps), dirt oval
- 588 -
PS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
#
1
24
44
17
71
9
31
45
67
38
55
87
37
25
SP
1
3
4
5
11
8
12
7
2
9
13
14
10
8
Driver
Rex Mays
Ted Horn
Emil Andres
Duke Dinsmore
Charlie Rogers
Mauri Rose
Elbert Booker
Spider Webb
Tony Bettenhausen
George Connor
George Metzler
Bud Bardowski
Walt Ader
Al Miller II
Lap Leaders:
Car Name
Bowes Seal Fast
Peters
Riverside Tire
Schoof
Jewell
Auto Shippers
Johnstone
Corley
Walsh
Clemons
Bardowski
Olson
Jim Hussey
Tony Bettenhausen
Rex Mays
Chassis
Stevens
Wetteroth
Wetteroth
Lencki
Snowberg
Adams
Kurtis
Alfa Romeo
Engine
Winfield
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Hal
Lencki
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Clemon
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Alfa Romeo
Time
1:10:44.57, 84.815 mph
100 laps
100 laps
100 laps
100 laps
99 laps/fuel pump
94 laps/piston
65 laps/bearings
48 laps/oil line
46 laps/axle
40 laps/hit wall
35 laps/spark plugs
1 lap/magneto
Engine
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Hal
Offenhauser
Time
1:17:16.52, 77.644 mph
99 laps/flagged
99 laps/flagged
99 laps/flagged
98 laps/flagged
98 laps/flagged
70 laps/engine overheated
59 laps/hit fence
47 laps/cracked engine block
con-rod
ignition
1- 6
7-100
Points: 200-160-140-120-100-80-60-50-40-30-20-10
Goshen, NY
6th October 1946 – 100 miles (1 mile x 100 laps), dirt oval
PS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
NQ
NQ
#
7
24
17
44
71
37
31
55
38
87
1
8
SP
6
2
3
1
4
8
10
5
7
9
NQ
NQ
Driver
Tony Bettenhausen
Ted Horn
Duke Dinsmore
Emil Andres
Charlie Rogers
Eddie Casterline
Fred Carpenter
George Metzler
George Connor
Bud Bardowski
Rex Mays
Zora Arkus-Duntov
Lap Leaders:
Car Name
Russo Offenhauser
Peters
Schoof
Riverside Tire
Jewell
Olson
Gardner
Clemons
Walsh
Bardowski
Bowes Seal Fast
Talbot
Emil Andres
Tony Bettenhausen
Chassis
Wetteroth
Wetteroth
Wetteroth
Kurtis
Stevens
Talbot
1- 2
3-100
Points: 200-160-140-120-100-80-60-50-40-30-20-10
Time Trials
1 7 Tony Bettenhausen
2 44 Emil Andres
0:00:42.76
0:00:42,96
- 589 -
Clemon
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Winfield
Talbot
3 17 Duke Dinsmore
4 38 George Connors
5 37 Eddie Casterline
6 71 Charles Rogers
7 55 George Metzler
8 31 Fred Carpenter
9 87 Bud Bardowski
R 1 Rex Mays
Mays took over Emil Andres’
0:00:45.07
0:00:45.59
0:00:47.07
0:00:48.37
0:00:48.90
0:00:49.02
0:00:49.52
con-rod
car following this mechanical failure for a match race.
Other US events of 1946
Devil’s Bowl, San Antonio, TX
1st January 1946
Time Trials – Jalopies
Duke Borden
Lee Flowers
Feature, Jalopies
1 King Downum
2 Barney Littlefield
3 Reabout
4 Lee Flowers
Heat 1, Jalopies
1 King Downum
2 Duke Borden
3 Lee Flowers
Match Race, Jalopies
1 Warriner
2 Wes Saegesser
Heat 2, Jalopies
1 Inscore
2 Uhl
3 Seinford
Match Race, Midgets
1 Lucky Purnell
2 Warriner
Midget Entrants:
Leroy Werner
Lucky Purnell
Wes Saegesser
Al Slaughter
Australian Pursuit, Jalopies
1 King Downum
2 Lee Flowers
Midget and Jalopy races
1st January 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trial
1 Elmer Hanes
Heat
1 Frank Mathews
0:00:29.2
Helmet Dash
1 Elmer Hanes
Sweepstakes
1 Elmer Hanes
Heat
1 Jimmy Smith
Jalopy races.
Devil’s Bowl, Dallas, TX
6th January 1946 – 1/3 mile dirt oval
Race
1 Les Ferrell
Race
1 Leland Musick
Race
1 Elmer Haines
- 590 -
Race
1 Red Dowdy
15 laps
1 Junior Thomas
R Pokey Wiggington
Race
1 J.T.Shacklett
Jalopy races. Wiggington set a new track record of 31.4s.
rolled
6th January 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Helmet Dash
1 James Schmitt
Consolation
1 Ross Kilgoire
Heat 1
1 Frank Matthews
Sweepstakes
1 Frank Matthews
2 James Schmitt
3 M.C.Brown
Heat 2
1 Leon Peavy
Jalopy races. Matthews set a new track record of 28.6s.s
Northwest Speedway, TX
15
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Bob Thorne
M.C.Brown
Frank Mathews
Jalopy races
San Antonio Speedrome, TX
13th January 1946
20th January 1946
Time Trials
1 Wes Saegesser
Helmet Dash
1 Speed McFee
2 Wes Saegesser
Heat 1
1 Jack Crawford
2 Wes Saegesser
3 Doc Cossey
Heat 2
1 Dale Burt
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Ernie Booth
0:00:17.0
0:02:30
0:00:34.0
Heat 3
1 Speed McFee
2 Buddy Rackley
3 Bernie Russell
0:02:22
- 591 -
0:02:20.0
Class B Feature
1 Bob Harleman
2 Ed Le Roux
3 Harmon
4 Vern Fritch
5 Speed Matheny
1
2
3
4
5
6
0:02:25
Wes Saegesser
Doc Cossey
Jack Crawford
Speed McFee
Mel Wainwright
Ernie Booth
Class A Feature – Texas Sweepstakes
Midget races
20th January 1946
Time Trials
1 King Downum
Heat 3
1 Chief Seinford
2 Jesse Beabout
3 Tommy Mash
0:00:27.6
Heat 1
1 Fred Elbel
2 King Downum
3 Jack Gilmore
Applause race
1 King Downum
2 Jack Gilmore
Heat 2
1 Harry Jacobs
2 Jimmy Hicks
Feature
1 King Downum
2 Jimmy Hicks
4 Jack Gilmore
Jalopy races. Fred Inscore rolled but was uninjured.
26th January 1946
Jalopy races – rained out
27th January 1946
27th January 1946
Time Trials
1 King Downum
Girl’s race
1 Mrs Pete Darley
2 Adlee Andrew
3 Anatle Phelps
4 Dorothy Moore
Heat 1
1 King Downum
2 Leroy Henderson
3 Harry Jacobs
Girl’s Feature
1 Mrs Pete Darley
Heat 2
1 Bruce Robinson
2 King Downum
Men’s Feature
1 King Downum
2 Leroy Henderson
3 Harry Jacobs
Jalopy races
- 592 -
Pan American Speedway, TX
27th January 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Tex West
2 Marcel St Cricq
Consolation
1 Ted Parker
2 Cotton Musick
3 Friedman
Heat 1
1 Dick Sharp
2 C.Merritt
3 Buzz Barton
Feature
1 Cotton Musick
2 Al Slaughter
3 Buzz Barton
4 Tex West
5 Dick Sharp
6 Loyes Harris
7 Ted Parker
8 Dick Word
Heat 2
1 Red Hodges
2 Loyes Harris
3 Tex West
Heat 3
1 Dick Word
2 Al Slaughter
3 Marcel St Cricq
Run under the auspices of the Texas-Oklahoma Midget Association.
27th January 1946
Time Trials
1 Wes Saegesser
Heat 3
1 Johnny Smigs
2 Duke Borden
0:00:16.6
Helmet Dash
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Mel Wainwright
0:00:512.2
Class B
1 Speed Mathany
2 Bernie Russell
Heat 1
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Doc Cossey
0:02:20.1
Feature
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Doc Cossey
3 Buddy Rackley
4 Ernie Booth
5 Bob Harleman
Heat 2
1 Dale Burt
2 Buddy Rackley
0:06:06.7
Midget races
Sportsman’s Speedway, TX
Trophy Dash
1 Freddie Elbel
15 laps – Feature
1
Freddie Elbel
2
Jimmy Hicks
3
Chief Swinford
4
Jack Gilmore
5
Sam Uhl
R 23 Freddie Inscore
fatal accident
R
Bill McCall
rolled
Freddie Inscore in #23 failed to get around the
turn into the back stretch, and rolled twice.
Inscore walked to the ambulance, but died later
that night at the Medical and Surgical Hospital
from internal injuries.
Heat 1
1 Chief Swinford
Heat 2
Heat 3
1 Doak Dorsey
Consolation
1 Lee Flowers
Other entries:
Calvin Hartfield
Modified stock cars
- 593 -
3rd February 1946
Heat 1
1 Leroy Henderson
2 Harry Jacobs
3 W.Bedell
Applause Race
1 Doak Dossey
2 Jack Gilmore
Feature
1 Leroy Henderson
2 W.Bedell
3 Doak Dossey
4 Harry Jacobs
Heat 2
1 Harry Jacobs
2 Doak Dossey
3 Jack Gilmore
Heat 3
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Harry Jacobs
3 Doak Dossey
Jalopy races
3rd February 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Feature
1 Red Hodges
2 Les Terrell
3 Earl Wiggington
4 Pokey Wiggington
R Red Dowdy
accident
Jalopy races.
Pan-American Speedway, TX
3rd February 1946 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Helmet race
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Ted Parker
Consolation
1 Loyes Harris
2 Jim Colvin
3 Cotton Musick
4 Dick Word
Heat 1
1 Ted Parker
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Leland Musick
Class A Feature
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Ted Parker
3 Speck Frieden
4 Clarence Merritt
5 Leland Musick
6 Junior Thomas
7 Loyes Harris
8 Jack Forbes
Heat 2
1 Junior Thomas
2 Arthur Thomas
3 Tex West
Heat 3
1 Jack Forbes
2 Clarence Merritt
3 Speck Frieden
Midget races – there were 22 competitors
3rd February 1946 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
A and B Radio Dash
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Dee Toran
3 Jack Crawford
Helmet Dash
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Buddy Rackley
- 594 -
0:00:56.04
Heat 1
1 Doc Cossey
2 Dee Toran
3 Buddy Rackley
Heat 2
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Dale Burt
3 Ernie Booth
Heat 3
1 Sailer Corder
2 Bernie Russell
3 Bill Homier
0:02:22
Feature
1 Buddy Rackley
2 Dee Toran
3 Wes Saegesser
4 Dale Burt
0:02:26
0:02:28
0:06:05
Midget races. Promoter Bob Clay called off the races due to rain, but the drivers met together and asked
that he turn the track over to them. They put on the races and took all of the proceeds.
3rd February 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Jimmy Hicks
Australian Pursuit
1 Sam Uhl
2 Jimmy Hicks
3 Chief Swinford
Trophy Dash
1 Freddie Elbel
2 Jimmy Hicks
10
1
2
3
4
Heat 1
1 Chief Swinford
2 Jimmy Hicks
3 Sam Uhl
laps- Feature
Jimmy Hicks
Chief Swinford
Sam Uhl
Freddie Elbel
Heat 2
2 V.C.Walker
3 Henry Gissi
Stock cars
Tampa, FL
5th-7th February 1946
Entrants:
Jimmy Wilburn
Part of the Florida State Fair and Gasparilla celebrations. Sanctioned by the Racing Corporation of
America.
10th February 1946
15
1
2
3
4
laps – Bud Cline Sweepstakes
Les Terrell
Frank Matthews
Frank Drinning
Dagwood Derrington
Consolation
1 Les Terrell
2 Charlie Locke
3 Buddy Vercill
Jalopy races
10th February 1946
- 595 -
Heat 1
1 Walker
2 Leroy Henderson
3 King Downum
Heat 3
1 Downum
2 Walker
3 Gilmore
Heat 2
1 Gilmore
2 Downum
3 Berlanger
20
1
2
3
laps – Main
Gilmore
Walker
Dossey
Jalopy races
10th February 1946 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Helmet Dash
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Ted Parker
Heat 1
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Ted Parker
3 Dick Sharp
Heat 2
1 Red Hodges
2 Speck Frelden
3 Buzz Barton
1 Junior Thomas
2 Tony Wainwright
3 Red Dowdy
0:01:31
Consolation
1 Tex West
2 Jim Colvin
3 Lee Flowers
4 Dick Word
0:02:14
Feature
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Red Hodges
3 Junior Thomas
4 Dick Sharp
5 Tex West
0:02:13.60
0:02:20.20
0:02:20
0:04:31
Heat 3
Midget races
10th February 1946
A and B Radio Dash
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Dale Burt
3 Ernie Booth
Helmet Dash
1 Doc Cossey
2 Wes Saegesser
Heat 1
1 Bill Rackley
2 Doc Cossey
3 Speed Mathany
Heat 2
1 Dee Toran
2 Ernie Booth
3 Mel Wainwright
Heat 3
1 Dale Burt
2 Jack Crawford
3 Bernie Russell
0:01:10.69
Class B Feature
1 Bill Homeier
2 Speed Mathany
3 Mel Wainwright
4 Bill Rackley
5 Borden
6 Sailer Corder
0:00:52.80
0:02:23.86
Class A Feature
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Dee Toran
3 Speed Mathany
4 Buddy Rackley
5 Jack Crawford
0:02:35.65
Midget races
Sportsman‘s Speedway, TX
10th February 1946
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0:02:26.75
0:02:33.80
0:07:21.02
Time Trials
1 Chief Swinford
Australian Pursuit
1 B.C.Ryan
0:00:32.4
6 laps- Heat 1
1 Wade Bedell
10
1
2
3
4
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Jimmie Hicks
Special Race
1 Jimmie Hicks
2 Chief Swinford
Stock cars
17th February 1946
Harriett Wright Sweepstakes
Jalopy races – postponed due to rain.
17th February 1946
17th February 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Entrants:
Dale Mendenhall
Vernon Penny
Elmer Hanes
17th February 1946
17th February 1946
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laps – Feature
Chief Swinford
Jimmie Hicks
Wade Bedell
B.C.Ryan
17th February 1946
Rained out
24th February 1946
Feature - Harriett Wright Sweepstakes
24th February 1946
Time Trials
1 Jack Gilmore
Woman’s Race
1 Nancy Stricklin
2 Mrs Doak Dossey
3 Louis Casbeer
0:00:26.6
Heat 1
1 Doak Dossey
2 Arthur Lowe
3 Curley Wharton
Australian Pursuit
1 King Downum
2 Vernon Walker
3 Curly Wharton
Heat 2
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Vernon Walker
3 Sam Uhl
Feature
1 Jack Gilmore
2 King Downum
3 Vernon Walker
4 Doak Dossey
Heat 3
1 King Downum
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Sam Uhl
Jalopy races
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Time Trials
1 Pokey Wiggington
Feature
1 Pokey Wiggington
0:00:25.5
Race
1 Pokey Wiggington
Entrants:
Dale Mendenhall
Red Hodges
Elmer Hanes
Vernon Penny
Race
1 Elmer Hanes
Australian Pursuit
1 Elmer Hanes
Jalopy races
24th February 1946
Time Trials
1 Al Slaughter
Al Forbes
0:00:15.90
Helmet Dash
1 Red Hodges
2 Al Slaughter
0:00:33.80
Heat 1
1 Ted Parker
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Red Hodges
Heat 2
1 Cal Niday
2 Junior Thomas
3 Johnny Parsons
Dick Sharp
Heat 3
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Andy Guthrie
3 Buzz Barton
Class B Feature
1 Dick Sharp
2 Tiny Wainwright
3 Dee Toran
4 Spec Frelden
0:02:15.80
Class A Feature
1 Cal Niday
2 Johnny Parsons
3 Rabbit Musick
4 Junior Thomas
5 Ted Parker
Red Hodges
0:02:14.72
Midget races
24th February 1946
Time Trials
1 Speed Matheny
Heat 3
1 Dale Burt
2 Bernie Russell
3 Jack Crawford
0:00:18.00
Helmet Dash
1 Speed Matheny
2 Buddy Rackley
Class B
1 Duke
2 Bill
3 Jack
Heat 1
1 Lucky Purnell
2 Wes Saegesser
3 Buddy Rackley
4 Speed Matheny
Feature
Borden
Homeier
Crawford
Class A Feature
1 Buddy Rackley
2 Speed Matheny
3 Mel Wainwright
4 Wes Saegesser
5 Lucky Purnell
Heat 2
1 Tubby Gonzales
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Speed Matheny
4 Ernie Booth
Midget races
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0:02:22.54
engine
Seminole Speedway, FL
24th February 1946
50 miles – Hankinson Memorial race
1 Red Byron
2 Roy Hall
Bill France
Stock car race
Time Trials
Australian Pursuit
1 Chief Swinford
3 Jimmy Hicks
0:00:31.1
Trophy Dash
2 Wade Bedell
Popular demand grudge race
1 Chief Swinford
2 Jimmy Hicks
Heat 1
1 B.C.Ryan
2 Wade Bedell
Heat 2
1 Jimmie Hicks
2 Chief Swinson
3 J.W.Koehl
15
1
2
3
laps – Semi
Jimmy Hicks
Chief Swinford
B.C.Ryan
30
1
2
3
4
laps – Main
Barney Littlefield
Jimmy Hicks
B.C.Ryan
Chief Swinford
15
1
2
3
4
laps – Feature
Dagwood Derrington
Ed Sisson
J.T.Shacklett
Jerry Crocker
Modified stock cars
3rd March 1946
Time Trials
1 M.C.Brown
0:00:32.8
Consolation
Jalopy races
3rd March 1946
Heat 1
1 Duke Dosey
2 Sam Uhl
3 Charlie Haskell
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Duke Borden
3 Freddie Bedell
Heat 2
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Duke Borden
3 Vernon Walker
Reverse race
1 Wade Bedell
2 Duke Borden
3 Vernon Walker
Heat 3
Australian Pursuit
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1 Duke Dosey
2 Freddie Bedell
3 Duke Borden
1
2
3
4
5
Feature
Vernon Walker
Jack Gilmore
Duke Borden
Wade Bedell
Duke Dosey
3rd March 1946
Australian Pursuit
1 Les Terrell
1 Pokey Wiggington
Heat
1 Les Terrell
Other Entrants:
Junior Thomas
Leland Musick
“Little” Mack
Elmer Haines
Earl Wiggington
Tony Howard
Dave Menenthal
Heat
1 Red Dowdy
Heat
1 Olin Albey
Heat
1 Earl Gatlin
Northwest Speedway, TX
3rd March 1946
Time Trial
1 Bob Thorne
6 laps
1 Jimmie Schmidt
Helmet Dash
1 Bob Thorne
2 Willie Trantham
Consolation
1 Everett Schmidt
15
1
2
R
6 laps
1 Frank Mathews
2 Bob Thorne
Bob Thorne
Jimmie Schmidt
Everett Schmidt
rolled
Modified stock-cars
3rd March 1946
Time Trials
1 Cal Niday
3 Dick Word
0:00:14.60
Helmet Dash
1 Cal Niday
2 Junior Thomas
0:00:31.00
Heat 1
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Cal Niday
0:02:18
Heat 2
1 Leland Musick
2 Gene Fredericks
3 Jack Forbes
Heat 3
1 Johnny Parsons
2 Ted Parker
Class B Feature
1 Junior Thomas
2 Tex West
3 Buzz Barton
4 Lee Flowers
Class A Feature
1 Red Hodges
2 Cal Niday
3 Junior Thomas
4 Johnny Parsons
5 Dick Word
6 Gene Fredericks
7 Buzz Barton
8 Tex West
0:02:27.20
0:02:18.48
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0:04:53.9
Midget races
3rd March 1946
Time Trials
2 Wade Franklin
4 B.C.Ryan
5 Jimmie Hicks
6 Jud Larson
7 Harold Stubblefield
Australian Pursuit
2 Jimmie Hicks
3 Jud Larson
0:00:33.0
0:00:33.2
0:00:33.4
0:00:33.8
0:00:38.4
0:00:40.1
Popular Demand Race
1 Jud Larson
3 Jimmie Hicks
Trophy Dash
2 Wade Franklin
15
1
2
3
4
Heat 1
1 Jud Larson
3 Jimmie Hicks
laps – Main
Barney Littlefield
B.C.Ryan
Jud Larson
Jimmie Hicks
Heat 2
1 B.C.Ryan
2 Jimmie Hicks
Modified stock-cars
10th March 1946
Jalopy races
10th March 1946
Time Trial
1 Vernon Walker
Australian Pursuit
1 King Downum
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Vernon Walker
0:00:26.8
Helmet Dash
1 Wade Bedell
2 Vernon Walker
Feature
1 Vernon Walker
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Wade Bedell
4 King Downum
5 Sam Uhl
Heat 1
1 Wade Bedell
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Vernon Walker
Heat 2
1 Charles Haskel
2 King Downum
3 Doak Dossey
10th March 1946
Race
1 Les Terrell
Race
1 Red Dowdy
Race
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1 Red Dowdy
1 Olin Albey
Race
1 Wade Franklin
Race
1 Les Terrell
Feature
1 Pokey Wiggington
Race
Jalopy races. Wade Franklin was taken to hospital having rolled his car and being hit by another car
driven by Hamilton.
Pan-American Speedway, San Antonio, TX
10th March 1946
Time Trials
1 Jerry Piper
Helmet Dash
1 Billy Vukovich
2 Jerry Piper
Heat 1
1 Junior Thomas
2 Cal Niday
3 Leland Musick
Heat 2
1 Fred Mason
2 Dick Word
3 Buzz Barton
Heat 3
1 Red Hodges
2 Loyes Harris
3 Tex West
Class B Feature
1 Jerry Piper
2 Lee Flowers
3 Dave McRae
4 Tiny Wainwright
0:00:16.38
0:00:31.00
Class C Feature
1 Tex West
2 Fred Mason
3 Dave McRae
4 Fred Colvin
0:02:19.60
Class A Feature
1 Cal Niday
2 Vukovich
3 Red Hodges
4 Buzz Barton
5 Jerry Piper
6 Junior Thomas
7 Dick Word
8 Purnell
0:02:27.1
0:02:24.30
0:02:26.40
0:03:40.1
0:04:36.20
Midget races
South Tucson, AZ
10th March 1946 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
3 laps
1 15 Mutt Golay
2 25 Jimmy Womble
5 laps
1 25 Jimmy Womble
2 1 Bob Hornbrook
3 7 Art Hargrove
4 2 Larry Mercy
5 laps
1 1 Bob Hornbrook
2 7 Art Hargrove
3
4
0:01:03.5
2 Larry Mercy
8 Buck Young
25 laps
1 10 Bill Jazuith
2 1 Bob Hornbrook
3 25 Jimmy Womble
0:01:22
10 laps – Race 5
1 1 Bob Hornbrook
2 10 Bill Jazuith
3 8 Buck Young
0:02:10.75
0:07:14
0:02:55
Midget races
10th March 1946
Time Trials
2 Jimmie Hicks
3 Bullet Ryan
4 Berlin Williamson
5
6
7
8
0:00:34.0
0:00:34.0
0:00:34.3
0:00:34.4
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Harold Stubblefield
Henry Gissi
Bill McCall
Chief Swinford
0:00:35.4
0:00:36.2
0:00:36.4
0:00:37.0
Trophy Dash
2 Bullet Ryan
3 Berlin Williamson
Special Race
1 Jimmie Hicks
midget car
Hicks got so far ahead of Littlefield in his #3
stock car that he drove across the infield to
make up lost time.
Heat
2 Bullet Ryan
3 Berlin Williamson
Main
1 Barney
2 Jimmie
3 Harold
4 Bullet
Australian Pursuit
2 Bullet Ryan
3 Jimmie Hicks
Littlefield
Hicks
Stubblefield
Ryan
Stock cars
17th March 1946
Helmet Dash
1 M.C.Brown
2 Bud Williford
15
1
2
3
4
laps – Feature
M.C.Brown
Bud Williford
Jerry Crocker
Green Hornet Dore
Jalopy races
17th March 1946
Time Trials
NS Duke Borden
Ford Model A “Baby Doll”
Helmet Dash
1 Jack Gilmore
2 King Downum
rolled car
15
1
2
3
4
5
Heat 1
1 Freddie Elbel
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Wade Bedell
laps- Feature
Jack Gilmore
Freddie Elbel
Vernon Walker
Sam Uhl
Jack Crawford
Other entrants:
Bud Davis
Robert Flanagan
T.Dore
Ed Simmom
T.W.Lawrence
J.T.Shacklett
Bud Williford
Jerry Crocker
Frank Drinning
M.C.Brown
Heat 2
1 Jack Crawford
2 Wade Bedell
3 Vernon Walker
Australian Pursuit
1 Freddie Elbel
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Vernon Walker
Jalopy races
17th March 1946
Heat
1 Olin Albey
Heat
1 Red Dowdy
Heat
1 Olin Albey
Heat
1 Red Dowdy
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Ford M.A “Baby Doll”
Heat
1 Elmer Hanes
Feature
1 Leland Musick
2 Elmer Hanes
Jalopy races
Los Angeles Coliseum, CA
17th March 1946
Race 1
R Mel Hansen
30
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Sam Hanks
Duane Carter
Danny Oakes
Other entrants:
Ed Haddad
Perry Grimm
Lyle Dickey
Bill Cantrell
Cal Niday
Gordon Cleveland
rolled
0:09:03.75
Midget races – opening meeting of the year
17th March 1946
Time Trials
1 Ted Parker
KMAC Radio Dash
1 Ted Parker
2 Loyes Harris
Heat 1
1 Red Hodges
2 Al Slaughter
3 Loyes Harris
Heat 2
1 Dick Word
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Tex West
Heat 3
1 Lucky Purnell
2 Mac McHenry
3 Jack Forbes
Class B
1 Gene
2 Fred
3 Tiny
4 Dave
5 Pete
0:00:16.00
0:00:34.30
Feature
Fredericks
Mason
Wainwright
McRae
Naccarato
Class C Feature
1 Mac McHenry
2 Jack Forbes
3 Rabbit Musick
4 Buzz Barton
5 Dave McRae
0:02:14
0:04:11.50
0:02:14.20
Class A Feature
1 Red Hodges
2 Ted Parker
3 Fred Mason
4 Dick Word
5 Lucky Purnell
6 Rabbit Musick
7 Tex West
8 Loyes Harris
0:02:23
Midget races
17th March 1946
Time Trials
R Henry Gessi
0:02:22.60
Heat 2
1 Artie Bowles
rolled
Trophy Dash
Australian Pursuit
Heat 1
1 Earl Stubblefield
Feature
2 Berlin Williamson
3 Earl Stubblefield
Modified stock-cars
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0:05:26.80
24th March 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Everett Schmidt
15 laps
1 Everett Schmidt
Jalopy races
24th March 1946
Cowboy Speedway, TX
31st March 1946
Time Trials
1 Bob Thorne
6 laps
1 Bob Thorne
0:00:30.3
Helmet Dash
1 Bob Thorne
2 Frank Mathews
15 laps – Sweepstake
1 Bob Thorne
Modified stock car races
31st March 1946
8 laps
1 Frank Drinning
Drinning’s car threw a wheel on the third lap
5 miles
1 Dagwood Durrington
Jalopy races
31st March 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Bill Borgman
Australian Pursuit
1 Wade Bedell
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Vernon Walker
Heat 1
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Vernon Walker
3 Bill Borgman
Feature
1 Vernon Walker
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Wade Bedell
Heat 2
1 Wade Bedell
2 Sam Uhl
3 Bill Borgman
Jalopy races
31st March 1946
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Helmet Dash
1 Leland Musick
1 Elmer Haines
Heat
1 Pokey Wiggington
Australian Pursuit
1 Leland Musick
Sweepstakes
1 Olin Albey
2 Joe Chavers
3 Leland Musick
4 Pokey Wiggington
Heat
1 Red Dowdy
Heat
Jalopy races
Lakewood, GA
31st March 1946 - Atlanta
20 laps – Mike Benton Sweepstakes
1
Jimmy Wilburn
2
Ted Horn
3
Joie Chitwood
4
Bill Holland
5
Johnny Shackleford
Tommy Hinnershitz
R
V.D.Morelock
0:14:28.11
accident
31st March 1946
Time Trials
1 Red Hodges
Heat 3
1 14 Johnny Parsons
2
Marcel St Cricq
Radio Dash A
1 Red Hodges
2 Ted Parker
10 laps – Semi-final
1 Dick Word
Radio Dash B
1 Red Hodges
2 Ted Parker
Class B Final
1 Pete Naccarato
4 Lee Flowers
Heat 1
1 Loyes Harris
2 Red Hodges
Sweepstakes
1 Red Hodges
2 Johnny Parsons
Heat 2
1 Pete Naccarato
2 Gene Fredericks
Midget races
Sportsman Speedway, TX
31st March 1949
Trophy Dash
1 Knoppe
2 Aderholt
1 Berlin Williamson
2 Chief Swinford
Class A Heat
1 Jimmy Hicks
2 Ryan
3 Janson
Australian Pursuit
1 Chief Swinford
2 Ryan
3 Jimmy Hicks
Class B Heat
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Offenhauser
Consolation
1 Aderholt
2 Artic Bowles
3 Buchanan
1
2
3
4
Jimmy Hicks
Knoppe
Aderholt
Ryan
12 laps - Main
Modified stock-cars. There were 14 entries.
31st March 1946
Time Trials
Art Hargrave
C.B.Moore
Leland Putney
Bud Reiber
Bob Hornbrook
Bill Howard
Larry Mecey
Leland Putney
Mutt Golay
Scott
Buck Young
0:00:18.51
0:00:18.72
0:00:18.74
0:00:18.97
0:00:19.07
0:00:19.10
0:00:19.10
0:00:19.33
0:00:19.40
0:00:19.40
0:00:20.00
Main
1 C.B.Moore
Jefferson-Davis Speedway, TX
3rd April 1946
Midget races
5th April 1946
Time Trials
1 Tony Wainwright
0:00:16.36
A&B Radio Dash
1 Ted Parker
0:00:34.80
Heat 1
1 Johnny Parsons
2 Ted Parker
3 Rabbit Musick
Heat 2
1 21 Gene Fredericks
2
Barton
3
Parnell
Heat 3
1 Ted Parker
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 McHenry
Class B Feature
1 West
2 Word
3 McRae
4 Dowdy
1 Richards
2 Dowdy
3 Borden
0:02:15.80
1
Johnny Parsons
2 22 Rabbit Musick
3
Parker
4
Barton
5
St Cricq
6
McRae
7
McHenry
8
West
0:02:17.0
0:02:18.60
Midget races
Bayshore Stadium, CA
7th April 1946
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0:02:21
0:01:29.8
0:05:06
1 Fred Friday
2 Johnnie Smith
1 Buck Whitmer
2 Fred Agabashian
3 Fred Friday
1 Ed Normi
2 Dick Loveland
3 Manuel Soares
0:00:59.31
8 laps – Class C race
1 Dee Walsh
2 Pat Patterson
R Norman Hokamp
R Fred Erickson
0:02:01.67
25
1
2
3
0:01:58.58
miles – Feature
Ed Normi
Fred Agabashian
Lyle Johnson
Midget races
Cowboy Speedway, TX
7th April 1946
6 laps
1 Jimmie Schmidt
1 Everett Schmidt
2 Speck Fredien
3 J.D.Hanna
Race 2
1 Jimmie Schmidt
2 Bob Thorne
3 M.C.Brown
15
1
2
3
Jimmie Schmidt
Speck Fredien
J.D.Hanna
Special Race
Jalopy races
7th April 1946
Race
Race
1 Harry Drinning
Race
1 J.T.Shacklett
5 miles
1 Frank Drinning
Jalopy races
7th April 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Pokey Wiggington
Race
1 Earl Wiggington
Race
1 Olin Albet
Australian Pursuit
1 Pokey Wiggington
Race
1 Elmer Hanes
Jalopy races
10th April 1946
Midget races
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0:01:47.78
accident
accident
0:07:59.20
12th April 1946
Time Trials
1 Johnnie Parsons
2 Red Hodges
3 Marcel St Cricq
0:00:15.89
0:00:16.05
0:00:16.75
A&B Radio Dash
1 Johnnie Parsons
0:00:33.4
Heat 1
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Red Hodges
3 Johnnie Parsons
Heat 2
1 Loyes Harris
2 West
3 Wainwright
Heat 3
1 Dick Word
2 Parker
3 McRae
Consolation
1 Ralph Purnell
2 Rabbit Musick
3 McHenry
4 Buzz Barton
0:02:12.4
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0:02:17.2
Midget races
Speedrome, Wichita Falls, TX
13th-14th April 1946 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
14th April: 2 laps – Helmet Dash
1 Louis Hales
14th April: Race
1 Ted Parker
14th April: Race
1 Walter Geis
14th April: Race
1 Dick Sharp
14th April: Race
1 Jay Booth
14th April: 20 laps – Sweepstakes
1 Louis Hales
Southwestern Racing Association midget races. Track
located on the Sheppard Field Highway.
14th April 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Swede Carpenter
Bob Breading
Charley Mayer
Ben Emerick
Pete Romcevich
R Ted Hartley
accident
Midget races
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Parsons
Marcel St Cricq
Word
Harris
West
Wainwright
Parker
McRae
0:02:19.14
0:02:21
0:05:58.2
Cowboy Speedway, TX
14th April 1946
Time Trial
1 Bob Thorne
6 laps
1 Jimmie Schmidt
Helmet Dash
1 Bob Thorne
Consolation
1 C.H.Shelby
6 laps
1 M.C.Brown
15 laps
1 Bob Thorne
Jalopy races
Daytona Beach, FL
14th April 1946
150 miles
1 Bob “Red” Byron
2 Joe Littlejohn
80.2 mph
National championship stock car race
14th April 1946
Time Trials
Race
1 Joe Groves
Helmet Dash
1 Harry Drinning
Race
1 Ernest Sissom
Race 2
Race
1 Harry Drinning
Race
1 J.B.Shacklett
Jalopy races
14th April 1946
Trophy Dash
1 King Downum
2 Jack Gilmore
6 King Downum
Australian Pursuit
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Wade Bedell
3 Charley Haskel
Heat 1
1 King Downum
2 Lee Flowers
3 Sam Uhl
15
1
2
3
4
5
Heat 2
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Vernon Walker
3 Charley Haskel
Novelty Race
1 Vernon Walker
2 Wade Bedell
3 Sam Uhl
4 Lee Flowers
5 Charley Haskel
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laps – Feature
King Downum
Lee Flowers
Vernon Walker
Jack Gilmore
Charley Haskel
Jalopy races. Gilmore set a new track record of 25.4s.
14th April 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Pokey Wiggington
Race
1 Earl Wiggington
Race
1 Pokey Wiggington
Australian Pursuit
1 Pokey Wiggington
Race
1 Olin Albey
1 Pokey Wiggington
Jalopy races
14th April 1946
Midget races
Saugus, CA
14th April 1946
1 Dickey Ferguson
30
1
2
3
laps
Dutch Helman
Lyle Dickey
Mel Hansen
0:01:06.06
0:11:02.94
Midget race
Sportsman Speedway, TX
14th April 1946
Time Trials
1 Dave McRae
= Gene Aderholt
Helmet Dash
1 Gene Aderholt
2 Dave McRae
Class A
1 Woodrow Knoppe
2 Jud Larson
3 Gene Aderholt
Class B
1 Williamson
2 Swinford
3 Stubblefield
Australian Pursuit
1 Ryan
2 Gene Aderholt
3 Woodrow Knoppe
Consolation
1 Jimmy Hicks
2 Jimmy Davis
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0:00:32.2
0:00:32.2
3 Henry Cessi
4 Chief Swinford
15 laps – Main
1 Woodrow Knoppe
2 Jimmy Hicks
3 Gene Aderholt
Stock car races
14th April 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Bob Hornbrook
0:00:18.5
5 laps – Australian Pursuit
1 Bob Hornbrook
Heat 1
Jimmy Womble
lost wheel
1 Bob Hornbrook
Midget races
5 miles
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Wallard
3
Tommy Hinnershitz
4
Jim Gibbons
5
Danny Goss
5 miles
1
Ted Horn
2
Holland
3
Lawrence Smith
later in Carlisle Hospital. The identity of the
car involved in the accident was not released.
0:04:46.47
Heat
1
R
0:04:50.15
5 miles
1
Walt Ader
0:04:52.53
2
Dee Toran
3
Duke Dinsmore
4
Len Duncan
5
Earl Johns
R
George Lupto
hit Sanco
R
Joe Sanco
fatal accident
Sanko (real name Joseph J.Hrycenko) skidded in a
corner and crashed into Lupto, causing both cars
to overturn. Sanko suffered a broken right arm
and broken neck, and died later that day in
Carlisle Hospital.
When the chequered flag flew, some spectators
went onto the track. One of them, Sam Stovall,
was struck by a car finishing its final lap,
suffering injuries from which he died two days
Duke Nalon
Lee Wallard
5 miles – Semi-Final
1
Danny Goss
2
Jim Gibbons
3
Speed McFee
4
Johnny Datera
5
Earl Johns
15 miles – Final
1
Walt Ader
2
Joie Chitwood
3
Ted Horn
4
Dee Toran
5
Holland
6
Danny Goss
engine
0:04:55.06
0:14:27.01
Other entrants:
Jimmy Wilburn
Tommy Hinnershitz
Fastest Lap: Duke Nalon, 26.92s.
19th April 1946
Time Trials
1 Gene Fredericks
3 Loyes Harris
0:00:17.09
A&B Radio Dash
1 Loyes Harris
2 Gene Fredereicks
0:00:34.80
Heat 1
1 Ted Parker
2 Marcel St Cricq
0:02:16
Heat 2
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Buzz Barton
3 Red Hodges
Heat 3
1 Dick Word
2 Leland Musick
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0:02:18.20
0:02:18.20
3 Tex West
Consolation
1 Gene Fredericks
0:02:04
2 Lee Flowers
3 Red Dowdy
R Red Dowdy
accident
R Tony Wainwright
accident
R Jimmy Hicks
accident
Dowdy, Wainwright and Hicks skidded and banged in
to each other on lap 1, causing the race to be
stopped. The race was restarted with all of the
entrants, but the three drivers all managed to
spin out a second time.
1 Dick Word
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Loyes Harris
4 Ted Parker
5 Tex West
R Red Dowdy
9 laps/accident
R Tiny Wainwright
9 laps/accident
Dowdy span in front of Wainwright, causing both
to hit the barrier, Wainwright rolling. The race
was stopped, and the drivers were taken to
hospital – it was restarted to complete the
remaining ten laps.
Midget races
21st April 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Bob Breading
Ben Emerick
Pete Romcevich
Swede Carpenter
Huston Bundy
0:06:42.6
Other entrants:
Charley Mater
Midget races. Six persons suffered minor injuries when a concession stand from which they were watching
collapsed.
Bakersfield Speedbowl, CA
21st April 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
A series of practice runs by midget racers was held in advance of the inaugural races to be held on the
4th May.
21st April 1946
1 Dutch Shuller
2 Fred Agabashian
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Eddie Wendt
2 Ed Normi
3 Jim Kirkpatrick
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Tony Dutro
2 Buck Whitmer
3 Billy Franks
1 George Amaral
2 Billy Franks
3 Jim Wells
0:00:56.82
15
1
2
3
0:01:55.8
25 laps – Feature
1 Fred Agabashian
0:01:42.02
Bay Cities Race Association midget races
Columbus, IN
21st April 1946
20 laps – Feature
1 Houston Bundy
R Clyde Dillon
laps – Class B
Gabby Gilbert
Tony Dutro
Jack Chatenay
0:09:56.6
17 laps/engine
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0:02:35.80
0:04:56.00
Midget races
Cowboy Speedway, TX
21st April 1946
Time Trials
1 Frank Matthews
Sweepstakes
1 Frank Matthews
Race 1
1 Frank Matthews
Jalopy races
21st April 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Frank Drinning
Consolation
Race 2
1 Harry Drinning
15 laps – Feature
1 Harry Drinning
Race 4
1 Harry Drinning
Jalopy races
21st April 1946
Race
1 Olin Alvey
Sweepstakes
1 Olin Alvey
Race
1 Olin Alvey
Jalopy races
21st April 1946
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Bill Schindler
3 Len Wofsey
Midget races
Saugus, CA
21st April 1946
30 laps – Feature
1 Lyle Dickey
3 Dutch Helman
Midget races
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Spillway, San Antonio, TX
21st April 1946
Jalopy races – opening event at the track one and a half miles out West Commerce street on the new
Castroville highway. On opening the track had no name – the management was to award the winning naming
suggestion $100 at the opening meeting. Postponed due to rain.
21st April 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Duke Nalon
Heat
1 Duke Nalon
0:02:17.46
Pursuit
R Bud Hamilton
accident
25 laps - Main
1 Duke Nalon
0:07:26.93
Stockton Fairgrounds, CA
21st April 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
United Racing Association midget races. Roy Russing lost his life during a practice accident.
Akron Rubber Bowl, Akron, OH
24th April 1946
Time Trials
1 Al Bonnell
1 Al Bonnell
2 Duke Nalon
0:00:16.77
Midget races
26th April 1946
Time Trials
1 Marcel St Cricq
8 laps – Heat 1
1 2 Ted Parker
2 5 Marcel St Cricq
3
Spec Frieden
Heat 2
1 Tex West
2 Leland Musick
3 Buzz Barton
Consolation
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Lee Flowers
3 Jimmy Hicks
Sweepstakes
1 5 Marcel St Cricq
2
Leland Musick Ford
3
Loyes Harris
4
Buzz Barton
5
Ted Parker
6
Tex West
0:00:16.40
A&B Radio Dash
1 Marcel St Cricq
Stanfield Offenhauser
0:02:13.80
Heat 3
1 Dick Word
2 McRae
3 Loyes Harris
0:02:15.0
0:01:44.10
Junior Thomas Offenhauser
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0:00:33.35
0:02:23.10
7
8
Dick Word
Spec Frieden
Midget races
27th April 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Bob Blair
3 Chet Gibbons
25 laps
Midget races
28th April 1946
Cowboy Speedway, TX
28th April 1946
Race 1
1 Frank Matthews
Race 3
1 Bill Pierce
Race 2
1 Mac Brown
15 laps – Feature
1 Frank Matthews
Jalopy races
28th April 1946
Time Trials
1 J.T.Shacklett
Race 2
1 Ed Sissom
0:00:30.8
Helmet Dash
1 Ed Sissom
Sweepstakes
1 Ed Sissom
Jalopy races
28th April 1946
Time Trials
1 Pokey Wiggington
Race
1 Pokey Wiggington
Helmet Dash
1 Pokey Wiggington
15 laps – Feature
1 Pokey Wiggington
Australian Pursuit
1 Pokey Wiggington
Jalopy races
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28th April 1946
5 miles - Feature
1 Walt Fair
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Red Redmond
4 Bill Holmes
The winning time was not recorded following an accident on the fifth lap which had the race run under
caution for several laps.
Midget races
Raceland, IN
28th April 1946
Midget races – rained out after qualifying
28th April 1946
Time Trials
1 Harry Elbel
2 Jack Gilmore
0:00:21.37
0:00:21.49
Heat 1
1 Fred Elbel
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Jay Elbel
Heat 2
1 Lee Flowers
2 Berlin Williamson
3 Sam Uhl
Heat 3
1 Bill McCall
2 Curley Wharton
3 George Carroll
Australian Pursuit
1 Bill McCall
2 Wade Bedell
3 Fred Elbel
Novelty race
1 Vernon Walker
2 Harry Elbel
3 Bill Powell
4 Bert Scharleson
5 Henry Magers
6 Dosk Dossy
Feature
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Harry Elbel
3 Wade Bedell
4 Sam Uhl
5 Ingram
6 Lee Flowers
7 Fred Elbel
Jalopy races. Opening event at the track after the meeting on the 21st was rained out. The track was
unnamed on opening – the competition to name the track and $100 was won by Cpl. George Whittfield.
Sportsman’s Park, Bedford, OH
28th April 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Johnnie Wohlfeil
1 Johnnie Wohlfeil
0:02:14.18
25 laps – Main
1 Johnnie Wohlfeil
0:07:14.03
0:00:15.96
Helmet Dash
1 Bernie Kelly
Other entrants:
Carl Forberg
8 laps – Heat 1
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Ralph Pratt
Ray Courtney
Bernie Kelly
Bill Spears
Matt Olle
Michigan-Ohio circuit midget races
Wally Stokes
5 miles
1
Chitwood
2
Ted Horn
3
Hinnershitz
4
Zalucki
5 miles
1
Ader
2
Wallard
3
Duncan
4
Ottis Stine
5
Ducky Pehlma
6
Jimmy Gibbons
5 miles
1
Duke Nalon
2
Hank Rodgers
3
Danny Goss
4
Lou Volk
5 miles – Consolation Race
1
Terry Breslin
2
Larry Smith
3
Frank Lupto
4
Henry Gritzback
0:04:38.18
15 miles – Final
1
Ted Horn
2
Joie Chitwood
3
Zalucki
4
Duke Nalon
5
Hinnershitz
6
Hank Rodgers
7
Ader
8
Terry
0:04:41.48
0:05:02.19
0:14:05.22
0:04:49.65
Other entrants:
Dee Toran
Fastest Lap: Chitwood, 26.52s
5 miles – Semi-final
1
Hinnershitz
2
Gibbons
3
Ottis Stine
4
McFee
5
Lou Volk
0:04:52.33
AAA Big Car races
1st May 1946
Time Trials
1 Al Bonnell
0:00:16.68
Class B Heat
Earl Hooper
Al Silvers
R Al Weber
accident
Main
1 Al Bonnell
0:07:13.75
Class B Main
R Eddie Jones
Earl Hooper
Vern Falor
Jack Kabat
Bob Orr
R Iggy Katona
Midget races
Raceland, IN
1st May 1946
Gilmore Stadium, CA
2nd May 1946
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accident
accident
30 laps – Feature
1 Johnny McDowell
Ed Haddad
Midget races
3rd May 1946
Entrants:
Red Hodges
Marcel St Cricq
Dave McRae
Gene Fredericks
Loyes Harris
Spec Frieden
Midget race – abandoned as track too wet.
4th May 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Billy Vukovich
6 laps
1 Billy Vukovich
2 Eli Vukovich
0:00:17.84
1 Billy Vukovich
2 Jerry Piper
6 laps
1 Sam Hanks
2 Johnny Parsons
Australian Pursuit
1 Ted Tracy
2 Chuck Basney
30 laps – Feature
1 Billy Vukovich
2 Frankie Cavanaugh
0:01:57.42
United Racing Association midget races
4th May 1946
1
2
3
4
Ed Casterline
Bill Schindler
Johnny Rice
Rex Records
0:01:50.96
25 laps
Midget races
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0:09:24.30
5th May 1946
Entrants:
Bob Breading
Huston Bundy
Midget races
Ashland County Fairgrounds, OH
5th May 1946
5th May 1946
Feature
1 Dick
2 Buck
3 Jack
R Fred
Loveland
Whitmer
London
Agabashian
engine
Midget races
Bonelli Ranch, Saugus, CA
5th May 1946
1 Sam Hanks
30
1
2
3
15 laps – Semi-Main
1 Russ Fiels
Midget races
Caledonia Fairgrounds, NY
5th May 1946
Central States Racing Association midget races
Crown Point Fair Raceway, IN
5th May 1946
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laps – Feature
Bill Cantrell
Jerry Grimm
Gig Lilley
0:10:55.05
Heat
R Pete Nielson
Nielson was killed when he crashed and overturned while avoiding two cars which locked wheels. The Lake
County Coroner, Dr J.Robert Doty, stated that Nielson’s death was due to a broken neck suffered during a
race in St Louis from November 1938.
Feature
1 Tony Bettenhausen
Frank Smith was injured when thrown from his car after he rolled. Edward Koslow, was seriously hurt when
his car struck a fence post. Pete Romcevich was slightly injured when his car rolled after hitting the
fence. Norman Nelson escaped serious injury when his car did a slow roll on the same turn, but on the
inside of the track. Ray Boscher suffered mouth injuries when his car skidded into another car at the pits
in front of the grandstand.
Midget races. Run by the Midwest Auto Race Association. The track had been made slippery by rains on the
Friday – the strawbed beneath the track surface laid for harness racing and packed down by the race cars
made the oval extremely slick.
Dayton, OH
5th May 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Big car races – rained out
5th May 1946
Jalopy races
Evans Fairgrounds, Ripley, WV
25 laps – Main
1 Charles Stewart
Edelbrock Sixty
Other entrants:
Kern Roush
Al Bullkeller
Fred Johnson
Gene Huffman
West Virginia Midget Auto Racing Association races
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5th May 1946
Jalopy races
5th May 1946
25
1
2
3
4
laps - Feature
Johnny Jars
Johnny Ritter
Harry Gasell
Hal Delvio
0:05:25,21
Midget races
5th May 1946
Trials
1 Wade Bedell
Trophy Dash
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Wade Bedell
Novelty
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Lee Flowers
3 George Carrol
4 Wade Bedell
5 Doak Dossey
Heat 1
1 George Carrol
2 Harry Elbel
3 Curley Whorton
Australian Pursuit
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Wade Bedell
3 Vernon Walker
Heat 2
1 Wade Bedell
2 Jack Gilmore
3 Lee Flowers
Feature
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Wade Bedell
3 Lee Flowers
4 Vernon Walker
5 Bill Powell
6 Doak Dossey
7 Curley Whorton
0:00:21.12
Heat 3
1 Vernon Walker
2 George Carrol
Jalopy races
5th May 1946
Main
1 Ted Duncan
2 Al Bonnell
Midget races
Trenton, NJ
5th May 1946 – Sam Nunis Race, 1 mile dirt oval
8 miles
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Ader
Time Trials
1
Joie Chitwood
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0:06:10.79
3
1
Johns
2
Danny Goss
3
Stan Jones
4
Eddie Zimmerman
5
Dub Hoffman
Ducky Pehlman
8 miles
1
Ted Horn
2
Breslin
3
Rodgers
4
Johns
8 miles
1
Fleming
2
Holland
3
Zalucki
4
Smith
0:06:07.72
0:06:09.52
3 miles – Match Race
1
Joie Chitwood
0:02:29.28
2
Ted Horn
0:02:29.28
The drivers did an extra lap as they dead-heated
– Chitwood did the extra lap in 47.74s.
20 miles – Sam Nunis Eastern Trophy Sweepstakes
1
Joie Chitwood
0:15:02.01
2
Ted Horn
3
Walt Ader
4
Eddie Zalucki
5
Hank Rodgers
6
Larry Smith
7
Breslin
Fastest Lap: Chitwood, 42.73s.
6th May 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Rex Records
3 Art Cross
Midget races
8th May 1946
Time Trials
1 Ted Duncan
2 Al Bonnell
Wally Stokes
Johnnie Wohlfeil
Bill Boyd
Ralph Pratt
Mike Little
Bernie Kelly
Ray Courtney
Clarence LaRue
Bob Harnar
0:00:16.57
0:00:16.62
25 laps – Main
1 Teddy Duncan
2 Al Bonnell
Other entrants:
Midget races
Raceland, IN
8th May 1946
Entrants:
Tony Bettenhausen
Harry McQuinn
Ray Richards
Mike O’Halloran
Teddy Duncan
Myron Fohr
Al Bonnell
Pete Romcevitch
Midget races
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0:06:33.73
9th May 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Chet Gibbons
Len Fanelli
Johnny Ringger
ARDC Midget races.
9th May 1946
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Lou Volk
3 Charlie Breslin
Midget races
10th May 1946
Time Trials
1 Marcel St Cricq
3 Rabbit Musick
0:00:17.63
Radio Dash
1 Marcel St Cricq
0:00:38.0
= Loyes Harris
Dead heat – race was re-run, St Cricq won in
37.23s.
Heat 1
1 Pete Naccarato
2 Spec Frieden
3 Loyes Harris
Heat 2
1 Loyes Harris
2 Lee Flowers
3 Dick Word
Heat 3
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Red Dowdy
Midget races
Australian Pursuit
1 Mac McHenry
2 Loyes Harris
1
Marcel St Cricq
2 1 Loyes Harris
3
Pete Naccarato
4
Mac McHenry
5
Red Dowdy
6
Lee Flowers
7
Forbes
8
Dick Word
0:02:20.00
0:02:27.10
11th May 1946
URA midget races
11th May 1946
Bill Schindler
Rex Records
Ray Jackson
Jeep Colkitt
Lew Volk
0:01:50.20
0:02:31.40
1
2
3
4
5
Consolation
1 Dick Word
2 McHenry
3 Jack Forbes Jr
25 laps
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0:05:44.20
Stanfield/Offenhaus.
Cragar Special
Midget races
12th May 1946
Consolidated Midget Racing Association races
1 Jack London
2 Eddie Wendt
6 laps – First Semi-final
1 Dick Loveland
2 Bob Barkhimer
3 Lyle Johnson
6 laps – Second Semi-final
1 John Soares
2 Dutch Schuller
3 Fred Erickson
car and flipped. Campbell’s seat belt broke, and
he was thrown onto the track. He died five days
later on the 17th May in South San Francisco
without regaining consciousness.
0:01:00.80
0:01:59.30
0:01:59.80
1 Tony Dutro
0:02:29
2 Bill Wells
3 Bill White
R Lee Campbell
accident
Laverne “Lee” Campbell suffered a fractured skull
when his car climbed over the wheel of another
Midget races
12th May 1946
Cowboy Speedway, TX
12th May 1946
Stock car races
Danville, IL
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15
1
2
3
laps - Class B
John Soares
Fred Erickson
Butch DeVore
25
1
2
3
R
laps
Fred Friday
Dutch Shuller
Bob Barkhimer
Fred Agabashian
Other entrants:
Ed Normi
0:05:07.1
0:08:05.1
engine
Time Trials
1 Emory Collins
2 Eddie Nicholson
3 Dave Champeau
15 laps – Feature
1 Emory Collins
R Eddie Nicholson
11 laps/engine
Nicholson was driving the ex-Gus Schrader
Offenhauser
Heat
1 Eddie Nicholson
12th May 1946
Jalopy races
12th May 1946
Spillway Bowl, TX
12th May 1946
Jalopy races – races were postponed in observance of the city’s request that public gatherings not be held
because of the polio epidemic.
12th May 1946
Midget races
Wichita Falls Speedrome, TX
12th May 1946
Entrants:
13 Tommy Mendenhall
Dale Mendenhall
Loyes Harris
Spec Frieden
Ernie Booth
Jay Booth
Ted Parker
Burney Russell
Dick Sharp
Marcel St Cricq
Tiny Wainwright
Buzz Barton
Lloyd Choat
Rabbit Musick
Tex West
Jimmy Colvin
Eldon Cummins rolled during practice for the races, which took place on the 11th.
Winchester Speedway, IN
Big car races – rained out
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13th May 1946
1 Shorty McAndrews
2 Bill Holmes
3 Rex Records
Midget races
15th May 1946
1 Shorty McAndrews
2 Bill Holmes
3 Rex Records
Midget races
16th May 1946
17th May 1946
Midget races. Races were postponed in observance of the city’s request that public gatherings not be held
because of the polio epidemic.
Toledo, OH
17th May 1946
Entrants:
Wally Stokes
18th May 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Eli Vukovich
Australian Pursuit
1 Harry Ross
Heat 1
1 Russ Fields
Semi-Main
1 Jerry Piper
Heat 2
1 Johnny McDowell
30
1
2
3
4
R
R
Heat 3
1 Paul Swedberg
Heat 4
1 Dick Ferguson
Midget races
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laps- Main
Billy Vukovich
Dick Ferguson
Bill Cantrell
Norman Girtz
Walt Faulkner
Paul Swedberg
engine
accident
Entrants:
Jimmy Wohlfeil
Bill Boyd
Bud Hamilton
Wally Stokes
Bernie Kelly
Ralph Pratt
Carl Forberg
18th May 1946
25 laps
1 Bob Hornbrook
18th May 1946
Arlington Downs, TX
19th May 1946
Midget races. Sanctioned by Texas-Oklahoma Racing Association.
19th May 1946
Midget races
19th May 1946
25
1
2
3
4
laps – Feature
Bob Barkhimer
George Amaral
Lyle Johnson
Fred Agabashian
0:08:32
Midget races
Crown Point Fair Raceway, IN
19th May 1946
Entrants:
Tony Bettenhausen
Midwest Auto Racing Association races – rained out
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19th May 1946
Jalopy races
25
1
2
3
R
laps - Feature
Charley Stewart
Al Bulkeller
Joe Border
Paul Hoffer
overheating
Midget races. Speedy Estep had a crash which resulted in a fractured arm in an earlier race.
Fresno Airport Speedway, CA
19th May 1946
1 Andy Guthrie
Midget races
19th May 1946
5 miles - Feature
1 Johnny Swier
4 miles
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Dee Toran
Race was reduced from 5 miles to 4 miles due to an accident involving Dee Toran.
Midget races
Time Trials
1 Cy Willier
2 Jerry Shirley
3 Dutch Sexton
4 Monk Sorenson
5 Russ Brown
6 Wally Wilson
7 Jack McGowan
8 Ernie Anderson
9 Bill Davis
10 Joe Bowers
11 Jerry Hoveland
Race 1
1 Cy Willier
2 Jerry Shirley
3 Monk Sorenson
4 Russ Brown
Race 2
1 Bill Davis
2 Ernie Anderson
3 Joe Bowers
0:00:31.4
6 laps - Championship race
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Cy Willier
3 Monk Sorenson
4 Russ Brown
1 Jack McGowan
2 Wally Wilson
0:03:20
0:02:54.3
Australian Pursuit
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Joe Bowers
0:02:42
Feature
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Russ Brown
3 Joe Bowers
0:03:11
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0:05:36
4 Monk Sorenson
North Iowa-Southern Minnesota Auto Racing Association midget races
19th May 1946
Entrants:
Wally Stokes
19th May 1946 – ½ mile oval
50
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Bill Schindler
Len Duncan
Midget races. Rice set a new track record of 21.53s.
Tiverton, MA
19th May 1946
Entrants:
Ed Casterline
5 miles
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Hank Rodgers
3
George Ruddy
4
Bob Cooney
5
Earl Johns
5 miles
1
Holland
2
Ducky Pehlman
3
Ed Terry
4
Stan Jones
5 miles
1
Walt Ader
2
Eddie Zalucki
3
Buster Warke
4
Joe Verebly
5 miles – Semi-final
1
Danny Goss
2
Johnny Shackleford
3
Joe Verebly
4
Earl Johns
0:04:59.40
1
Gibbons
2
Earl Johns
3
Ottis Stine
4
Bob Cooney
0:05:05.37
15 miles – Final
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Holland
3
Walt Ader
4
Hank Rodgers
5
Eddie Zalucki
6
Danny Goss
7
Buster Warke
0:04:57.51
AAA big cars
Richmond Midget Stadium, IN
20th May 1946
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0:05:02.90
0:05:02.95
0:14:45.01
Consolidated Midget Association races
21st May 1946
Feature
1 George Binnie
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Tex West
R Loyes Harris
R Pappy Lawrence
R Tommy Mendenhall
Marcel St Cricq
Leland Musick
Dick Sharp
Duke Westerberger
Ernie Booth
Jay Booth
Floyd Choat
Dale Mendenhall
Tony Wainwright
Benny Russel
Spec Freiden
accident
accident
fire
Other entrants:
Ted Parker
Red Dowdy
Midget races
21st May 1946
Midget races - postponed
22nd May 1946
Entrants:
Wally Stokes
Offenhauser
22nd May 1946
1 Art Cross
2 George Fonder
3 Charlie Breslin
Midget races
Fair Park, Dallas, TX
23rd May 1946 – 1/5 mile clay oval
Midget races – rained out, postponed to the 13th June.
Gilmore Stadium, CA
23rd May 1946
15 laps
1 Perry Grimm
R Jack Brewer
accident
Midget races
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23rd May 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Holmes
Bill Baker
Dee Toran
ARDC Midget races. Bill Schindler, Len Wofsey and Chet Conklin were all injured in an accident.
24th May 1946
1 Dick Loveland
2 Fred Agabashian
3 Ed Normi
15
1
2
3
laps
Duke
Tony
Dick
– Class B
Dukloss
Dutro
Loveland
8 laps – Class C
1 Eddie Bennett
2 Don Danke
3 Lory Manthorne
0:01:53.79
25
1
2
3
0:05:01.3
laps – Main
Bob Barkhimer
Buck Whitmer
Fred Agabashian
0:02:11.07
0:08:46.2
Midget races
Freeport Stadium, NY
24th May 1946
Feature
1 Johnny Swier
Midget races
24th May 1946
Midget races – cancelled due to polio epidemic, no races scheduled until 7th June.
25th May 1946
Heat 2
1 Johnny Parsons
30
1
2
3
4
Heat 3
1 Dutch Hellman
1 Johnny Parsons
Midget races – United Racing Association Red Circuit.
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laps - Main
Billy Vukovich
Jerry Piper
Paul Swedberg
Lyle Dickey
0:09:28.56
Canfield Fairgrounds, PA
Feature
1 Al Bonnell
Mitchell Offenhauser
Other entrants:
99 Howdy Grant
Midget races
Lawton, TX
25th May 1946
R Ernie Toth
accident
Toth raced under number 6 and 7/8ths.
25th May 1946 – 1 mile oval
Time Trials
1 18 Dan Woods
2 2 Larry Mecey
3
Art Hargrave
4
C.B.Moore
0:00:17.38
0:00:17.40
0:00:17.44
0:00:17.46
1 18 Dan Woods
0:01:26
5 laps – Heat
1 18 Dan Woods
2 2 Larry Mecey
5 laps – Heat
1 11 C.B.Moore
2
Art Hargrave
10 laps – Pursuit
1 2 Larry Mecey
2
Art Hargrave
3 15 Bud Reiber
30 laps
1 15 Bud Reiber
R 2 Larry Mecey
0:01:33.56
Midget races
25th May 1946
1 George Rice
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Art Cross
25 laps
Midget races
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accident
26th May 1946
Midget races
26th May 1946
26th May 1946
50
1
2
3
R
laps
Bill Zaring
Mack Hellings
Walter Faulkner
Doc Harvey
0:17:06.6
Eddie Myers Special
2 laps/accident
Midget races
26th May 1946
Cowboy Speedway, TX
26th May 1946
Preliminary
1 Bob Thomas
Heat
1 Frank Matthews
Helmet Dash
1 Bob Thomas
Heat
1 Frank Matthews
Heat
1 J.D.Hanna
Heat
1 Everett Schmidt
2 Frank Matthews
Heat
1 Frank Matthews
Feature
1 Frank Matthews
Stock car races
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Crown Point Fairgrounds, IN
26th May 1946
Time Trials
R Ken Rubright
tie-rod/accident
Match Race
1 George Van
2 Jonny Roberts
3 Paul Bocall
Heat 2
1 Frank Burany
2 Warren Irwin
3 Byron Fisher
Heat 3
1 Al Ketter
2 Pip Henson
3 George Van
Heat 1
1 Mike O’Halloran
2 Pete Romcevich
3 Myron Fohr
Feature
1 Mike O’Halloran
2 Pete Romcevich
3 Myron Fohr
Devil’s Bowl, TX
26th May 1946 – 1/3 mile
Helmet Dash
1 Joe Groves
1 Herman Hager
Australian Pursuit
1 Junior Hill
5 miles
1 Herman Hager
Consolation
1 Henry Deering
Heat
1 J.T.Shacklett
1 Herman Hager
Heat
Jalopy races
Four-H Track, Charleston, WV
26th May 1946
Entrants:
Charley Stewart
Frank Swegart
George Schearer
Gene Comstock
Eddie Bulhelier
Kerns Roush
Dick Jordan
Harold Sheldon
Doc Folden
Joe McCall
Joe Borden
Roland Carroll
Keith Birthisel
Gene Huffman
Fred Johnson
Sanctioned by the West Virginia Midget Automobile Association and promoted by J.J.Coleman Racing
Enterprises. Postponed due to rain.
26th May 1946
Entrants:
Jerry Piper
Billy Vukovich
Drake
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Funk’s Motor Speedway, Winchester, IN
26th May 1946
Feature
1 Bus Wilbert
26th May 1946
5 miles - Feature
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Red Redmond
3 Jeep Colkitt
0:06:02.28
Midget races
Reading, PA
5 miles
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Tommy Hinnershitz
3
Walt Ader
4
Fleming
5
Dutch Gulp
0:04:54.21
5 miles – Australian Pursuit
1
Joie Chitwood
0:04:51.34
2
Ottis Stine
2.5 miles (scheduled for 5, rain shortened)
1
Holland
0:02:42.49
2
Walt Walker
3
Earl Johns
4
Bob Cooney
5
Tommy Matson
5 miles
1
Ted Horn
2
Henry Steiger
3
Smith
4
Lou Volk
1
Terry
2
Rodgers
3
Bob Cooney
4
Jimmy Gibbons
Fastest Lap: Joie Chitwood
0:04:52.52
0.5 miles - Match Race
1
Ted Horn
2
Holland
0:00:35.02
12.5 miles – Sam Nunis Trophy Sweepstakes
1
Walt Ader
0:12:00.83
2
Ted Horn
3
Holland
4
Tommy Hinnershitz
5
Terry
6
Walker
Other entrants:
George Ruddy
Charley Breslin
Bob Cooney
Sam Green
Mike Bailey
0:06:56.61
AAA big cars.
Winchester, IN
26th May 1946
Big car races
Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, CA
URA midget races. Paul Swedberg was killed when his throttle appeared to stick open during warm-up for a
semi-final. He crashed into a wall and died a short time later in hospital.
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27th May 1946
Midget races – postponed to the 30th May.
29th May 1946
1 Walt Fair
2 Al Duffy
3 Bill Baker
Midget races
Indianapolis Midget Speedway, IN
29th May 1946 – ¼ mile asphalt oval
Feature
1 Ben Emerick
2 Duke Nalon
Opening event at Indianapolis Midget Speedway, later renamed 16th Street Speedway.
Vacationland Speedway, Port Clinton, OH
29th May 1946 – ¼ mile oval
Midget races – planned opening for track.
29th May 1946
Entrants:
67/8 Ernie Toth
101 J.King
Leland Musick
Tex West
Ernie Booth
Dick Sharp
Pappy Lawrence
Red Hodges
Jay Booth
Red Dowdy
Barney Russel
Floyd Choat
Tommy Mendenhall
Eddie Carmichael
Dale Mendenhall
Midget races
Altamont Fairgrounds, NY
30th May 1946
15
1
2
3
4
miles
Bumpy Bumpus
Buster Warke
Fred Carpenter
Tommy Mattison
Jerry Brown
Larry Corbett
Amos Hill
Johnny Hill
Leon Trowbridge
Chuck McNeal
Johnnie McPherson
Bob Chronister
Sandy Sanford
0:06:48
Other entrants:
Otis Stein
George Ruffy
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Sam Craft
Harry Seals
Charlie Hoffer
AAA big car races
Christler-Ammon Speedway, Jackson Center, OH
30th May 1946 – 3/10 mile oval
Stock car races
Hawkeye Downs, Cedar Rapids, IA
Time Trial
1 Emory Collins
Eddie Nicholson
Emory Collins
Johnny Purdy
Al Speth
Jimmy Weldon
Bob Bauer
Stanley Stockman
Frank Luptow
Bill Hoff
Fritz Tegtmeier
Joe Gemsa
Bus Wilbert
Johnny Halling
Judd Berg
Speedy Butts
Dave Champeau
Chuck Frame
Clare Cotter
Ty Tilson
Chick Smith
Bill Cantrell
Bayliss Levrett
Tex Peterson
0:00:26.1
5 laps
1 Eddie Nicholson
2 Emory Collins
7 laps – Tommy Kristin Memorial Dash
1 Bayliss Leverett
Australian Pursuit
1 Bayliss Leverett
15
1
2
3
laps - Gus Schrader Memorial Sweepstakes
Emory Collins
Eddie Nicholson
Bayliss Leverett
Entrants:
Cliff Griffin
Phil Mocca
Deb Snyder
Joe Baker
City of Roses
Mocca Special
Offenhauser
Rutherford
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Saylor Special
Gerber Special
Bigelow Miller
Riley
Steely Special
Christie Miller
Cragar
Lorenz Special
Gemsa Special
Van Emerick Special
Riley
Hisso
Riley
Wonder Seal
Burd Special
Riley
Krasek
Offenhauser
Southern Star
Hisso
Offenhauser
Sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association.
Time Trials
1 Joe Bowers
0:00:31.2
2 Floyd Thurston
3 Wally Wilson
4 Mack McGowan
5 Joe Bowers (drove 2 cars)
Dutch Sexton
Cy Willier
Ernie Anderson
Bill Davis
Carl Merkel
Monk Sorensen
Jerry Hoveland
3 Hoveland
4 Davis
Championship
1 Thurston
2 Willier
3 Wilson
4 Davis
Consolation
1 4 Jerry Shirley
2
Bowers
3
Sexton
Race 1
1 Thurston
2 Wilson
3 Willier
4 McGowan
Australian Pursuit
1 4 Jerry Shirley
15 laps – Feature
1 4 Jerry Shirley
2
Bowers
3
Wilson
4
Willier
R
Thurston
Race 2
1 Anderson
2 Merkel
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accident
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
30th May 1946
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Ed Eng
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
Seekonk Speedway, MA
30th May 1946
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Bill Tibbetts
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
Trenton, NJ
30th May 1946 – 1 mile oval
Time Trials
1 Bob Saul
0:00:43.03
Heat 3
2 7 Mark Light
Dreyer
Buster Wilbert, Bill Holland, Walter Ader and Johnny Shackleford were heat winners.
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
miles
Johnny Shackleford
Bill Holland
Walt Ader
Bus Wilbert
Eddie Zalucki
Mike Bailey
Chitwood Offenhauser
0:15:42.05
Lucky Lux and Len Koenich retired from races due to broken con-rods. AAA big car races – sanction 3970.
Uniontown Speedway, PA
30th May 1946 – ½ mile oval
100 laps
1 Jack LaRue
0:35:48.25, 60 laps
2 Hubert Foutts
R Howard Ripple
R Dick Selzer
engine
R Vic Parks
cylinder head
Scheduled for 100 laps, only 60 were run. There
were 7 starters, only 2 finished.
Other entrants:
Midget races
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Johnny Wohlfiel
Rex Record
Bill Boyd
Ray Klingsmith
Vic Sloan
Bill Spears
K.P.Mertz
Bill Jenkin
Frank Papes
Duane Carter
Al Bonnel
30th May 1946 – 1/5 mile paved oval
Consolation
Stopped after 9 laps due to a fatal accident to Harold George “Hal” Delzio.
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Len Fanelli
Johnny Rice
Bill Holmes
ARDC Midget races.
30th May 1946
Midget races
Zanesville Speedway, OH
30th May 1946
Race
1 Red Bales
Stock car race
1 Jim Stoler
Race
1 Ned Devoe
20 laps – Feature
1 Harry Helser
31st May 1946
1 Johnny Smith
2 Fred Friday
8 laps – Class B
1 Warren Henley
2 Fred Erickson
3 Howard Rock
0:00:54.87
16
1
2
3
Jack London
Bob Barkhimer
Eddie Wendth
16
1
3
3
Buck Whitmer
0:04:58.18
Jim Atzen
Ed Normi
0:04:32.23
15
1
2
3
laps – Class B
Buck Whitmer
Dick Loveland
Jim Kirkpatrick
25
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Fred Agabashian
Bob Barkhimer
Ed Normi
Midget races
31st May 1946
10 laps – Heat 2
1 Walt Fusco
6 laps – Match race
1 Walt Fusco
1 Walt Fusco
25 laps – Feature
1 Walt Fusco
Midget races
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0:02:41.06
0:04:53.76
0:08:51
1st June 1946
50 laps
1 Ernie Gessel
R Ernie Wilson
35 laps
33 laps/accident
Midget races. Wilson crashed and was seriously injured during the feature – the race was stopped two laps
after the accident.
1st June 1946
Trophy Dash
1 27 Walt Faulkner
2
Johnny Parsons
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
0:00:54.48
Heat 1
1 Jsck Sayers
Heat 2
1 Bill Brereton
Other entrants:
Lyle Dickey
Bill Zaring
Ted Tracy
Johnny Mantz
Harry Ross
Bert Lustig
Dutch Helman
Don Farmer
Johnny McDowell
Stan Muir
Heat 3
1 Danny Oakes
Heat 4
1 Bill Vukovich
Australian Pursuit
1 Frank Armi
15
1
2
3
R
R
laps – Semi-final
Bill Brereton
Red Allen
Mack Hellings
Jim Miller
Miles Spickler
0:04:31.35
9 laps/accident
9 laps/water hose/
accident
Midget races
1st June 1946
Entrants:
Al Bonnell
laps – Main
Bill Vukovich
Norman Girtz
Andy Guthrie
Walt Faulkner
Jerry Piper
Johnny Parsons
Midget races, promoted by Charley Findlay. Rained out.
1st June 1946
Raceway Park, IN
1st June 1946
Duane Carter competed
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0:09:00.36
1st June 1946
1 81 C.B.Moore
1 Bill Howard
2 C.B.Moore
0:00:17.80
1 81 C.B.Moore
0:01:36
25 laps – Feature
1 81 C.B.Moore
Midget races. Jack Yesitis suffered a stuck throttle and hit the north turn wall during one event.
Vacation Land, Port Clinton, OH
1st June 1946
Midget races – opening event of the track, rained out.
1st June 1946
Angell Park, Sun Prairie, WI
Midget races
Arlington Downs, TX
2nd June 1946
Midget races
2nd June 1946
Midget races. Tom Cherry overturned multiple times.
2nd June 1946
Entrants:
Tony Bettenhausen
Pete Romcevich
Frank Burany
Mike O’Halloran
Midget races – postponed due to the cold
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2nd June 1946 – 1/3 mile oval
Helmet Dash
1 Herman Hagger
Heat 4
1 Jimmy Hull
Heat 2
1 Jimmy Hull
Consolation
1 Harry Drinning
Heat 3
1 Joe Grove
15 laps – Feature
1 J.T.Shacklett
Jalopy races
Four-H Track, Kanawha Fairgrounds, Charleston, WV
2nd June 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Doc Folden
2 Melvin Black
Semi-final
1 Leonard Lanham
0:00:32.5
0:00:32.6
Slow elimination
1 Joe Border
Semi-final
1 Charley Stewart
Fast elimination
1 Melvin Black
2 Charley Stewart
20 laps
1 Charley Stewart
2 Melvin Black
0:12:00
Midget races
2nd June 1946
Heat
1 Jerry Piper
Main
1 Jerry Piper
Heat
1 Jerry Piper
Other entrants:
Billy Vukovich
Andy Guthrie
Semi-Main
1 Jerry Piper
Midget races
2nd June 1946
2nd June 1946 – 1 mile dirt oval
Time Trial
R Buddy Shuman
1 Ted Horn
2 Duke Nalon
accident
Heat
1 Ted Horn
5 miles
1 Ted Horn
2 Walt Ader
3 Bill Holland
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0:01:28
0:19:29.41
4 Red Byron
5 Tommy Hinnershitz
6 Eddie Zalucki
Big car races – AAA sanction 3973.
7 Earl John
8 Dutch Culp
2nd June 1946
Entrant:
H.L.McKinney
Ernie Anderson
Midget races
2nd June 1946
Big car races
Dracut Speedway, MA
3rd June 1946
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Ed Eng
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
4th June 1946
1 Art Cross
2 Lloyd Christopher
3 Jeep Colkitt
ARDC Southern midget races
Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, OH
4th June 1946
Feature
1 Al Bonnell
Midget races
5th June 1946
Feature
1 Al Bonnell
2 Duane Carter
3 Johnnie Wohfeil
Other entrants:
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0:01:07.85
Wes Saegesser
Michigan-Ohio Midget Racing Circuit races
5th June 1946
Feature
1 Dee Toran
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Ted Tappett
ARDC midgets
6th June 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association races. Michael Staffieri rolled his car and was killed.
Pines Speedway, MA
6th June 1946
1 Bob Blair
2 Ed Eng
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
6th June 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Jeep Colkitt
George Rice
Bill Baker
ARDC Midget races.
6th June 1946
1 Larry Bloomer
2 Rex Records
3 Bill Holmes
Midget races
7th June 1946
8 laps – Dash
1 Duke Dukolos
1 Jim Kirkpatrick
15 laps – Class B
25 laps - Feature
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0:04:49.8
1 Ted Ayres
2 Ed Normi
3 Johnny Soares
Midget races
0:07:45.50
4 Fred Agabashian
R Bob Barkhimer
engine
Cleveland, OH
7th June 1946
Frany Raney and Duke Nalon had accidents.
7th June 1946
1 Rex Records
2 Shorty McAndrews
3 Johnny Ritter
Midget races
7th June 1946
Time Trials
1 Buzz Barton
2 Dick Word
Race
1 Buzz Barton
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Jack Forbes Jr
0:00:16.80
Match Race
1 Dick Word
2 Buzz Barton
12
1
2
3
Race
1 Lee Flowers
laps – Feature
Buzz Barton
Dick Word
Mel Wainwright
Midget races. Race program was abbreviated after a number of cars and drivers failed to appear.
7th June 1946
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bob Blair
3 Babe Stein
Midget races
St Louis, MO
7th June 1946
Tony Bettenhausen had an accident requiring eight stitches in his right leg. Jimmy Caris also crashed his
Offenhauser.
Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI
7th June 1946
Midget races
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Bakersfield Speed Bowl, CA
8th June 1946
McFarland Trophy Dash
1 Perry Grimm
2 Eli Vukovich
1 Johnny Mantz
2 Edgar Elder
Heat
1 Frank Brewer
30 laps – Main
1 64 Cal Niday
NS 33 Eli Vukovich
Heat
1 Edgar Elder
Other entrants:
Bill Vukovich
Norman Girtz
Johnny Parsons
Jack Sayers
Bill Brereton
Ed Johnson
Red Allen
Danny Oakes
Jerry Piper
Ted Tracy
Heat
1 Cal Niday
Heat
1 Walt Faulkner
Australian Pursuit
1 Bob Hawk
2 Andy Guthrie
Midget races
8th June 1946
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Tony Bonadies
ARDC midgets
Nassau Fairgrounds, NY
8th June 1946
Races postponed from the 1st June due to rain.
Raceway Park, IN
8th June 1946
Feature
1 Ray Richards
2 Mike O’Halloran
3 Myron Fohr
Midget races
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0:04:35.97
0:09:02.75
mechanical
Entrants:
Harry Carey
Stock car races
Funk’s Motor Speedway, Winchester, IN
9th June 1946
Entrants:
Bus Wilbert
Eddie Zalucki
Duke Dinsmore
Joe Langley
Elbert Booker
Jones Speedway, NJ
9th June 1946
Heat
1 Frank Luptow
Heat
1 Walter Kimball
Heat
1 Harry Robtoy
20 laps - Feature
1 Duke Simpson
Heat
1 Walter McGee
Big car races
Soldier Field, IL
9th June 1946
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Midget races. Pete Romcevich hit the wall during a race.
8th June 1946
25
1
2
R
laps – Main
Bill Howard
Bob Hornbrook
Mutt Golay
burst radiator hose
Midget races. 11 cars competed.
Vacation Land, Port Clinton, OH
8th June 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Midget races – opening event of the track
8th June 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Chet Gibbons
Bob Blair
Art Cross
Buck Wheeler
Midget races.
9th June 1946
Heat 1
1 Billy Johnson
2 Norm Nelson
3 Johnny Martin
Heat 2
1 George Schneberg
2 Stanley Gabrysek
3 Speed Teske
Heat 3
1 Art Gehl
2 Wallace Paschke
3 Gilbert Dollard
R Otto Stahl
Consolation
1 Wallace Paschke
2 Hilbert Ermer
3 Chester Morris
0:02:45.70
4 miles - Pursuit
1 Billy Johnson
2 Speed Teske
3 Norm Nelson
4 Stanley Gabrysek
0:02:57.56
8 miles - Feature
1 Billy Johnson
2 John Martin
3 George Schneberg
4 Stanley Gabrysek
5 George Arlos
6 Art Gehl
0:02:48.87
accident
Midget races
9th June 1946
Main
1 Tom Cherry
2 Sod Saunders
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0:03:58.28
0:03:58.18
0:06:34.04
3 Leroy Warriner
Midget races
Bainbridge Fairgrounds, OH
9th June 1946 – 1 mile dirt oval
100 miles
1 Duane Carter
2 Johnny Wohlfeil
3 Art Hartsfield
4 Jake Jacobson
R Henry Banks
R Bud Hamilton
R Ed Wilson
R Bernie Kelly
R Bob Harnar
Offenhauser
1:18:18.94
99 laps
8 laps/accident damage
2 laps/fatal accident
Hamilton (born Carl Hoff Kratt) hit the outer guard
rail with his right front wheel and rolled, the car
falling upon him, causing a fractured skull, two
broken legs and a punctured lung. Ed Wilson and
Bernie Kelly, who were immediately following managed
to avoid his body, but two others did not. The front
wheel of Hamilton’s car broke loose and rolled into
the car of Bob Harnar, causing him to crash,
although he continued in the race. On the next lap,
Henry Banks hit the loose wheel and his car bounced
over the 12 foot wall. He got the racer back on
track and completed five more laps before being
forced to withdraw. There were 25 starters, only 4
finishers.
Midget races
Other entrants
22 Bill Boyd
Ralph Pratt
Clarence LaRue
Roy Sherman
George Selzer
Earl Hooper
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
9th June 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Midget races. Keith Powell crashed into the grandstand fence when making a trial run, suffering fatal
injuries.
Cowboy Speedway, TX
9th June 1946
Time Trial
1 Jimmy Schmidt
Heat 2
1 Vernon Penny
0:00:29
Helmet Dash
1 Frank Matthews
2 Jimmy Schmidt
Heat 3
1 Marvin Harrison
Australian Pursuit
1 Jimmy Schmidt
R Frank Matthews
Heat 1
1 Frank Matthews
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rolled
5 miles
1 Jimmy Schmidt
1 Jimmy Schmidt
Midget races
9th June 1946
Heat 1
1 Myron Fohr
2 Mike O’Halloran
3 Pete Romcevich
Heat 4
1 Pip Henson
2 Johnny Roberts
3 George Van
Heat 2
1 George Brennan
2 Bill Smith
3 Warren Smith
15
1
2
3
4
Heat 3
1 George Young
2 Frank Newman
3 Tommy Allen
laps – Feature
Myron Fohr
Mike O’Halloran
George Brennan
Pete Romcevich
George Van
George Young
Tommy Allen
0:07:27.71
Midget races
Jalopy races
Evans Fairground, Ripley, WV
9th June 1946
Heat
1 Speedy Estep
Feature
1 19 Kearns Roush
2
Charles Stewart
3
Jean Comstock
Joe Border
R
Clyde Schneider
accident
Schneider was knocked unconscious in the accident and was out for over two days. Joe Border had an
accident in the race, but still finished, although he was later diagnosed with a broken neck.
Midget races
Fort Wayne Speedway, IN
9th June 1946 – ¼ mile dirt ovsl
5 laps
1 Jimmy Wilburn
15 laps – Feature
1 Jimmy Wilburn
Robert Miller was killed when his car overturned during practice on the 8th June.
9th June 1946
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Entrants:
Jerry Piper
Billy Vukovich
Midgets
Greensboro, NC
9th June 1946
Race
1 Marshall Teague
F.A.Bryant
Bill Sockwell
Glenn Dunaway
P.E.Godfrey
Buddy Schumann
Sam Rice
Other entrants:
Bob Flock
Fontello Flock
Skimp Hershey
Mickey Rhodes
Stock cars – North Carolina Stock Car Championship
9th June 1946
5 miles – Feature
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Don Morris
3 Dee Toran
R Jeep Colkitt
Midget races
9th June 1946
Time Trials
1 Jack McGowan
2 Jerry Shirley
3 Joe Bowers
4 Wally Wilson
5 Sy Willier
6 Dutch Sexton
7 Russ Brown
8 Jerry Hoveland
9 Hub Van Poll
10 Monk Sorenson
11 Bill Davis
12 Ernie Anderson
13 F.L.Gillman
Race 1
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Joe Bowers
3 Wally Wilson
4 Dutch Sexton
4 Wally Wilson
Race 2
1 Ross Brown
2 Monk Sorenson
3 Hub Van Poll
4 Bill Davis
Consolation
1 Jack McGowan
2 Sy Willier
3 Ernie Anderson
Championship
1 Joe Bowers
2 Jerry Shirley
3 Ross Brown
Feature
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Joe Bowers
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0:00:33.0
3 Ross Brown
4 Ernie Anderson
Wally Wilson
R Jack McGowan
accident
R Monk Sorenson
accident
Wilson was disqualified after getting a flag
ordering him to hold position, but the next lap
Midget races
he locked wheels with McGowan’s car. McGowan’s
car went into the infield and bounced off the
raised portion of the concrete underpass. He was
collected by Sorenson. The race was stopped.
Spillway, TX
9th June 1946
Time Trials
1 George Carroll
Heat 3
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Bill Powell
3 Lee Flowers
0:00:24
Helmet Dash
1 Bill Powell
2 George Carroll
Australian Pursuit
1 Fred Ebel
2 Harry Elbel
3 Jack Gilmore
Heat 1
1 Palmer Fisher
2 Fred Ebel
3 Wade Bedell
Feature
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Fred Ebel
3 Lee Flowers
Heat 2
1 Wade Bedell
2 Harry Elbel
3 Fred Ebel
Jimmy Hicks
Jalopy races
9th June 1946
Heat 1
1 Duane Carter
25 laps – Feature
1 Duane Carter
Australian Pursuit
1 Duane Carter
Midget races
9th June 1946
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Ed Casterline
3 Rogers
Midget races
5 miles
1
Red Byron
2
Joie Chitwood
3
Ottis Stine
4
Ader
5
Danny Goss
5 miles
1
Ted Horn
2
Holland
3
George Ruddy
4
Cliff Hemingway
0:04:50.92
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0:04:44.76
5
Ducky Pehlman
1
Lux
2
Al Fleming
3
Pete McKeone
4
Stan Jones
5 miles
1
Wallard
2
Hinnershitz
3
Buster Warke
4
Earl Johns
5
Terry
1
Ader
2
Danny Goss
3
Earl Johns
4
Lux
5
Ducky Pehlman
15 miles – Feature Race
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Walt Ader
3
Ted Horn
4
Bill Holland
5
Tommy Hinnershitz
6
Buster Warke
0:04:57.58
0:05:02.71
0:14:22.08
AAA big car races
Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, Milwaukee, WI
Time Trials
1 Emory Collins
2 Eddie Nicholson
20
1
2
3
miles - Feature
Ben Musick
Chick Smith
Fritz Tegtmeier
Lutz Rathke
R Emory Collins
R Deb Snyder
0:00:37.05
0:00:37.78
10 miles - Heat 1
1 Emory Collins
10 miles – Heat 2
1 Chick Smith
0:17:26.53
con-rod
3 laps/rolled
5 miles – Handicap race
1 Emory Collins
Other entrants:
Lutz Rathke
Dave Champeau
Tex Petersen
Eddie Nicholson
Joe Gemsa
William Cantrell
Australian Pursuit
1 Joe Baker
Eddie Nicholson died on 22 June from injuries
sustained in an accident at this meeting.
10 miles – Heat 3
1 Deb Snyder
IMCA sprint cars
10th June 1946
1 Art Cross
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
11th June 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Charlie Breslin
3 Art Cross
11th June 1946
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Entrants:
Art Hartsfield
Al Bonnell
Carl Forberg
Bill Boyd
Ralph Pratt
Midget races
12th June 1946
8 laps
1 Johnnie Wohlfeil
2 Al Bonell
Australian Pursuit
Race stopped on sixth lap due to rain.
25 laps - Main
1 Al Bonnell
0:08:31.46
Entrants:
15 Duane Carter
5 Al Bonnell
Offenhauser
12th June 1946
Feature
1 Rex Records
2 Shorty McAndrews
3 Tony Bonadies
ARDC midgets
12th June 1946 – 1/5 mile
Time Trial
1 11 Red Hodges
8 laps
1 Red Hodges
2 Speck Fredien
3 Dick Sharp
8 laps
1 Jay King
2 Ted Parker
3 Pete Niccarrado
8 laps
1 Bill Marshall
2 Red Dowdy
3 Ernie Booth
Offenhauser
0:00:13.98
0:02:58.41
8 laps – Special Race
1 Red Hodges
2 Dick Sharp
3 Speck Fredien
1 Loyes Harris
2 Junior Thomas
3 Burney Russell
0:03:22.30
20
1
2
3
0:03:55.21
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Red Hodges
Loyes Harris
Speck Fredien
0:03:04
0:03:06.22
4 Dick Sharp
5 Ernie Booth
Midget races
12th June 1946 – 1/5 mile tarmac oval
10 laps - Heat 1
1 Johnny Ringer
0:02:30.05
10 laps - Heat 2
1 Bill Holmes
0:02:27.50
10 laps - Heat 3
1 Johnny Ritter
0:02:29.10
15
1
2
3
4
5
laps – First Semi
Chet Gibbons
Dee Toran
Red Redmond
Art Cross
Shurter
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Second Semi
Lloyd Christopher
Bill Holmes
Johnny Ringer
Johnny Ritter
Johnny Jars
Buzz Colkitt
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Chet Gibbons
1 Bill Holmes
25 laps - Main
1 84 Bill Holmes
2
Chet Gibbons
3
Johnny Ritter
4
Lloyd Christopher
5
Johnny Ringer
6
Art Cross
7
Johnny Jars
R
Tex Keene
R
Joe Minoyon
R
Harry Gassel
R
Allen “Red” Redmond
0:03:41.09
0:03:38.57
0:00:29.45
0:00:29.30
Offenhauser
0:08:51.62
Other Entrants:
Ted Tappet
Rex Record
Eddie Casterline
Lee Wolsey
Pop DeVercelli
Chet Bloom
Midget races, sanctioned by the American Racing Drivers Club.
Gilmore Stadium, CA
13th June 1946
30 laps – Feature
1 Johnny McDowell
2 Swede Lindskog
0:07:57.57
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Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
13th June 1946
1 Bob Blair
2 Ed Casterline
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
13th June 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Bill Holmes
Don Morris
ARDC Midget races.
13th June 1946
Special race for Wichita Falls drivers
1 Tommy Mendenhall
20
1
2
3
R
R
laps – Feature
Cotton Musick
Bud Camden
Ernie Booth
Roger Ward
Tommy Mendenhall
Other entrants:
Dick Sharp
Elmer Williams
Ernie Booth
Jay Booth Jr
Bud Hawthorn
C.L.Pennington
Lloyd Choat
Bill Marshall
Carrol Street
John Robertson
Carl Washburn
Midget races
13th June 1946
1 Shorty McAndrews
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accident
accident
2 Rex Records
3 Larry Bloomer
Midget races
14th June 1946
Feature
1 Ed Normi
Midget races
14th June 1946
14th June 1946
14th June 1946
Time Trials
1 Buzz Barton
Radio Dash
1 Buzz Barton
2 Mel Wainwright
Heat 1
1 Buzz Barton
2 Lee Flowers
3 Mel Wainwright
Heat 2
1 Jack Forbes Sr
2 Duke Borden
3 Woodrow Knoppe
Heat 3
1 Dick Word
2 Jimmy Hicks
3 King Downum
Consolation
1 King Downum
2 Mel Wainwright
0:00:18.78
0:02:20
First Semi-final
1 Dick Word
2 Buzz Barton
3 King Downum
R Jack Forbes Jr
0:02:26
Second Semi-final
1 Jack Forbes Sr
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Duke Borden
0:00:34.30
20
1
2
3
4
0:02:43
Midget races
14th June 1946
Midget races – rained out after consolation
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laps - Sweepstakes
Buzz Barton
Dick Word
Lee Flowers
Mel Wainwright
0:01:46.20
accident
14th June 1946
Entrants:
Myron Fohr
Teddy Duncan
Bob Muhlke
Duke Nalon
Ray Richards
Jimmy Cares
Dan Kladis
Mike O’Halloran
Georgie Schneeberg
Chet Morris
Joe Burany
Bill Johnson
Larry Johnson
Paul Blokell
Johnny Martin
Norm Nelson
Wisconsin Auto Racing Association midget races.
15th June 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Perry Grimm
2 Billy Cantrell
Australian Pursuit
1 Frankie Gilbert
2 Frankie Cavanough
Race 2
1 Stan Muir
15 laps – Semi-main
1 Eli Vukovich
2 Kenny Palmer
Race 3
1 Kenny Palmer
30
1
2
3
Race 4
1 Billy Vukovich
Race 5
1 Louie Foy
Midget races
Contra Costa Stadium, CA
15th June 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Fred Agabashian
Bob Barkhimer
Midget races. There were 34 cars present.
15th June 1946
Feature
1 Len Duncan
2 Rex Records
3 Lew Volk
ARDC midgets
15th June 1946 – ¼ mile oval
15 laps – Feature
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laps – Main
Billy Vukovich
Perry Grimm
Louie Foy
1
2
3
R
Roy Sherman
Paul Hooper
Iggy Katona
Clarence Traxler
0:06:48
water leak
Midget races
15th June 1946
1
2
3
4
5
Jeep Colkitt
Dee Toran
Lloyd Christopher
Art Cross
Bob Blair
Hough
Hough
Hough
Hough
25 laps
Midget races.
16th June 1946
Bonelli Stadium, CA
16th June 1946
30
1
2
3
laps – Main
Don Farmer
Russ Fields
Bill Zaring
0:10:22.14
Midget races
Christler-Ammon Speedway, OH
16th June 1946
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Entrants:
Kenney McGarary
Ray Kreager
Harold Mowell
Walt Scherer
LeRoy Knooks
Doc Ashbaugh
Fred Wingate
Stock car races
Cowboy Speedway, TX
16th June 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Frank Matthews
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Bob Thorne
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Leon Peaby
Australian Pursuit
1 J.B.Hanna
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Marvin Harrison
1 Vernon Penny
Midget races
16th June 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Charley Locke
Australian Pursuit
1 Joe Groves
Race 2
1 Herman Hager
Consolation
Race
1 Jerry Crocker
1 Herman Hager
5 laps
1 Herman Hager
Jalopy races
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Flemington Speedway, NJ
Heat
R Howard “Bumpy” Bumpus
fatal accident
25 laps – Feature
1 Ted Horn
0:09:24.64
Big car races – AAA sanction 3975
16th June 1946
1 Lew Volk
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Rex Records
Midget races
Mitchell, IN
Opening meeting
Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Hatfield, PA
Feature
1 George Rice
Midget races Eight accidents occurred during the meeting, five in the last race.
Sportsman Park, Bedford, OH
16th June 1946
Michigan-Ohio midget racing circuit races.
Upper Sandusky Fairgrounds, OH
Feature
1 Mike Salay
R Frankie Popp
Frankie Popp was hospitalised after skidding into a fence, having earlier crashed through a fence in a
separate incident. He suffered head injuries, and died two days later in hospital.
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Wichita Falls, TX
16th June 1946
Junk car races, promoted by Billy Sink.
16th June 1946
Dracut Speedway, MA
17th June 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Art Abbott
3 Andy Ellis
Midget races
17th June 1946
1 Larry Bloomer
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 George Fonder
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
18th June 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Len Duncan
3 Tony Bonadies
18th June 1946
1
2
3
4
5
George Rice
Ed Casterline
Jeep Colkitt
Dee Toran
Dutch Schaefer
25 laps
Midget races.
19th June 1946
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Entrants:
Al Bonnell
Michigan-Ohio Midget Auto Racing Circuit races –
rained out
Fair Park Speedway, Dallas, TX
19th June 1946
Feature
1 Ed Haddad
Midget races
19th June 1946 – 1/5 mile tarmac oval
Time Trials
1 Dutch Schaeffer
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Heat 1
Baker
Toran
Ritter
Holmes
Redmond
Shurter
Taylor
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Heat 2
Schaeffer
Colkitt
Cross
Gibbons
Bonadies
Duncan
Fanelli
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Heat 3
Fanelli
G.Rice
Gassel
Christopher
Taylor
Meredith
15 laps – First Semi
1 Toran
2 Holmes
3
4
5
6
7
8
0:00:14.19
0:02:37.37
0:02:27.99
0:02:31.42
Breslin
Baker
Christopher
Ritter
Gassel
Shurter
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Second Semi
Colkitt
Fanelli
Schaeffer
Gibbons
Taylor
Rice
Meredith
12
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cross
Bonadies
Gassel
B.Kohler
Disbrow
Keene
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Dee Toran
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Dutch Schaeffer
No time
25 laps - Feature
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0:03:41.11
0:03:07.65
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
R
R
6 Ed “Dutch” Schaeffer
Jeep Colkitt
Art Cross
Len Fanelli
Charlie Breslin
Lloyd Christopher
Johnny Ritter
Dee Toran
Chet Gibbons
Bill Baker
Jim Taylor
Jack Meredith
Tony Bonadies
Len Duncan
Schroeder
0:06:16.45
20 laps/engine
20 laps/engine
0 laps/withdrew after spin
American Racing Driver Club midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
20th June 1946
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Abbott
3 Ralph Moody
Midget races
20th June 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Dutch Schaefer
George Rice
Bill Holmes
ARDC Midget races.
20th June 1946
Time Trials
1 Dick Sharp
2 Bud Camden
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Jimmy Handelson
2 Red Dowdy
3 Allen Williams
0:00:16.40
0:00:16.50
1 Dick Sharp
2 Bud Camden
Consolation
1 Roger Ward
2 Lloyd Choat
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Cotton Musick
2 Corky Benson
3 Bud Camden
Local car race
1 Jimmy Handelson
20
1
2
3
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Ernie Booth
2 Olan Alvey
3 Dick Sharp
Midget races
20th June 1946
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laps – Feature
Cotton Musick
Bud Camden
Dick Sharp
21st June 1946
Class B
1 Buck Whitmer
2 Fred Erickson
3 Dick Loveland
25
1
2
3
0:05:48.40
laps – Feature
Fred Agabashian
Buck Whitmer
Eddie Wendt
0:08:45.50
Midget races
21st June 1946 – ¼ mile paved oval
Race 6
John J.Nardiello hooked a wheel with Joe Russo’s car in a turn, rolled three times and hit a wall,
suffering fatal injuries.
Midget races
21st June 1946
25 laps – Main
1 Gus Gushel
Midget races
21st June 1946
Indianapolis Speedrome, IN
21st June 1946
Midget races. Woodie Campbell crashed through a guard rail into the pits, injuring four pit crew and a
deputy constable.
Pan-Am Speedway, TX
21st June 1946
Entrants:
Speed McFee
Buddy Racjkey
Jack Crawford
Doc Cossey
Leo Etheridge
Dale Burke
Vern Blackburn
Red Hodges
Marcel St Cricq
Rabbit Musick
Leland Musick
Red Dowdy
Ted Parker
Pete Naccarato
Mel Wainwright
Buzz Barton
Dick Word
King Downum
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Lee Flowers
Duke Borden
Jimmy Hicks
Jack Gilmore
Jack Forbes Jr
Jack Forbes Sr
Midget races
21st June 1946
Feature from 14th June
1 Bob Blair
2 Ralph Moody
3 George Lewis
Feature
Rained out
Midget races
22nd June 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Johnny Parsons
2 Norman Girtz
30
1
2
3
0:00:59.13
Heat 1
1 Norman Girtz
Heat 3
1 Frankie Cavanaugh
Heat 4
1 Mack Hellings
laps – Semi-main
Frankie Cavanaugh
Jerry Piper
Eli Vukovich
0:08:42.22
Other entrants:
Perry Grimm
Billy Vukovich
Perry Grimm
Louie Foy
Bill Cantrell
Bert Lustig
Jack Irwin
Bob Kelsey
Johnny Muir
Stan Muir
Kenny Palmer
Eli Vukovich
Frank Gilbert
Frank Cavenaugh
Bill Brereton
Heat 2
1 Dutch Helman
15
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Norman Girtz
Frank Brewer
Bill Vukovich
0:04:25.06
Australian Pursuit
1 Jackie Sayers
Midget races. The track had been relined with blue clay. The races were 55 minutes late getting under way,
as an effort was made to wet the track prior to the first race, but then the track was considered to be
too wet on the south turn. The track was dried out, but then became extremely dusty and full of holes.
22nd June 1946
Entrants:
Fred Agabashian
Bob Barkhimer
Midget races
22nd June 1946
Feature
1 Ray Nestor
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2 Larry Bloomer
3 Dutch Schaefer
Bloomer crossed the line first but was penalised for passing Nestor under yellow.
ARDC midgets
22nd June 1946
1 11 Bob Hornbrook
0:00:54.2
25 laps – Feature
1 11 Bob Hornbrook
2
Ed Lenz
3
Bill Howard
5 laps - Match race
1 22 Bill Howard
R 15 Bud Rieber
3 laps/accident
0:07:00
Other entrants:
7 Art Hargraves
Midget races
22nd June 1946
1
2
3
4
5
9 George Rice
Herm Delisle
Art Cross
Bill Holmes
Ed Eng
Hagedorn
Barlow V8
Curtis Offenhauser
Midget races.
22nd-23rd June 1946
100 miles
1 Ray Richards
2 Ralph Pratt
3 Duane Carter
4 Roy Duby
Tony Bettenhausen
Teddy Duncan
Bob Muhlke
Other entrants:
Duke Nalon
Lloyd Axel
Joe Garson
Henry Banks
Leonard Curry
Buster Warke
Harold Downs
Rex Records
1:19:16.21
Milwaukee Centurama midget races. Time trials and sprints to be held on the 22nd, a 100 mile race on the
23rd. The 100 mile race was held on the 1 mile oval, the rest on a shorter oval.
Alta, IA
23rd June 1946
Midget races
23rd June 1946
Midget races
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23rd June 1946
Stock car races
Cowboy Speedway, TX
23rd June 1946
Time Trials
1 Vernon Penny
6 laps
1 J.D.Hanna
1 Vernon Penny
6 laps
1 M.C.Brown
6 laps
1 Vernon Penny
1 Vernon Penny
Stock cars
23rd June 1946 - 1/3 mile dirt oval
Helmet Dash
1 Joe Graves
1 J.P.Shacklett
Heat 3
1 Ernest Simpson
Heat 2
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1 Ed Simmons
Heat 4
1 Ed Simmons
15 laps
1 Joe Graves
Consolation
Jalopy races
23rd June 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trial
1 Kearns Roush
0:00:20.4
Race 1
3 Kearns Roush
Semi-final
2 Kearns Roush
12 laps - Feature
1 19 Kearns Roush
2 13 Doc Folden
3
Vince Hand
4
Gene Huffman
10 Joe Huffman
R
Bob Fannin
R
Gene Comstock
23rd June 1946
30
1
2
3
laps – Main
Billy Vukovich
Frank Brewer
Norman Girtz
Midget races
Greensboro Fairgrounds, NC
23rd June 1946
Entrants:
Ted Horn
Joie Chitwood
Walt Ader
Johnny Shackleford
Lee Wallard
Bill Holland
AAA big car races, ran by Nunis Speedways.
23rd June 1946
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Alexander-Winfield Spl.
accident
con-rod
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Bill Schindler
3 Mike Josephs
Midget races
Jones Speedway, NJ
23rd June 1946
Entrants:
Frankie Luptow
Duke Simpson
Mike Salay
Shorty Drexler
Mike Wallmer
Lou Miller
Chuck Rice
Henry Wilson
New Kensington, PA
23rd June 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
25 laps
Midget races
23rd June 1946
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Time Trials
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Hub Van Pool
3 Dutch Sexton
4 Joe Bowers
5 Jack McGowan
6 Bill Davis
7 Floyd Gilman
8 Ernie Anderson
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Shirley
2 Sexton
3 Van Pool
4 McGowan
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Gilman
2 Anderson
5 laps – Championship
1 Shirley
2 Sexton
3 Gilman
4 Anderson
1 Van Pool
0:00:31.4
0:03:11.39
0:03:14.0
0:02:31.0
0:02:?
Australian Pursuit
1 Willier
2 Joe Bowers
3 Van Pool
20
1
2
3
4
laps - Feature
Shirley
Sexton
Davis
Anderson
North Iowa-Southern Minnesota Racing Association
races
Oakland Stadium, CA
23rd June 1946
Opening meeting – to have motorcycle, midget and large auto races.
Pana, IL
23rd June 1946
25 laps
Two cars, driven by Stanley Gjurpse and Rocky Williams, collided during a midget race, one going into the
judges stand, injuring four badly – June Pavalak (daughter of track owner), Thomas Willard (aged 14, head
injury), John Crutcher (broken leg, wrist and head injuries), and Loren Shallenberger.
On the 6th December, Clarence Crutcher sought $25,000 damages against William Pavalak, the track owner,
through a suit filed in circuit court at Taylorville. Crutcher claimed that he was injured by an auto at
this meeting.
Spillway, TX
23rd June 1946
Time Trials
1 George Terrell
Helmet Dash
0:00:20.50
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1 George Terrell
2 Jack Gilmore
1
2
3
4
Heat 1
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Fred Elbell
3 Wade Bedell
Doak Dossey
King Edwards
Dan Marshall
Wade Bedell
Australian Pursuit
1 Wade Bedell
2 Fred Elbell
3 Palmer Fisher
Heat 2
1 George Terrell
2 Duke Barton
3 Don Marshall
Feature
1 George Terrell
2 Palmer Fisher
3 Freddie Elbell
4 Wade Bedell
5 Duke Barton
6 Don Marshall
7 Curly Warren
Heat 3
1 Palmer Fischer
2 Harry Elbell
3 Freddie Elbell
Novelty Race
Jalopy races
23rd June 1946 – 5/8 mile paved oval
5 miles – Heat 1
1
Ridlon
2
Verebly
3
Rogers
4
Horn
5 miles – Heat 2
1
Zimmerman
2
Gritzbach
3
Horn
4
Danny Goss
5 miles – Heat 3
1
Johns
2
Smith
3
Edwards
4
Kilmer
1
Casterline
2
Goss
3
Mattson
4
Steiger
0:03:32.38
1
Oscar Ridlon
2
Joe Verbely
3
Ed Casterline
4
Horn
5
Rogers
0:03:34.30
1
Ridlon
2
Brown
3
Casterline
0:03:34.91
1
Rogers
2
Danny Goss
3
Zimmerman
Fastest Lap: Ridlon, 25.27s
Midget races
Victory Speedway, NY
23rd June 1946 – 1/5 mile tarmac oval
Entrants:
Bill Troutline
Ken Gallup
Don Plummer
Arthur Dietz
Bob Taylor
Bob Wright
Art Spare
Ed Galipo
Red Redmond
Al Keller
Chief Colkett
George Barclay
Marion Roberts
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0:03:31.34
0:10:17.98
0:01:17.26
0:00:51.87
Dee Toran
23rd June 1946 – 1 mile oval
100 miles
1 Ray Richards
2 Roy Du Dy
3 Ralph Pratt
R Pete Romcevich
Duke Nalon
Myron Fohr
Pete Romcevich
Henry Banks
Tommy Allen
Jimmy Cariz
Frank Burany
Tony Wainwright
1:19:16.21
accident
Other entrants:
Tony Bettenhausen
Mike O’Halloran
Midget races
Dracut Speedway, MA
24th June 1946
1 Bob Blair
2 Bill Randall
3 Ed Casterline
Midget races
Thompson’s Stadium, Staten Island, NY
24th June 1946
25
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Al Duffy
Johnny Petersen
Walter Fusco
0:07:07
Midget races
24th June 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Shorty McAndrews
3 George Fonder
Midget races
25th June 1946
Time Trials
R Joe Shepard
accident
Shepard overturned and suffered broken ribs and a
punctured lung.
Midget races
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Race 7
R Phil Galus
hit wall
Dayton, OH
25th June 1946
Big car races
Fort Worth, TX
25th June 1946
Gene Frederick crashed through the fence and badly damaged his car.
25th June 1946
Main
1 Al Duffy
Midget races. Carl Wandy scalded his feet.
Lanham Speedway, MD
25th June 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 George Fonder
3 Larry Bloomer
25th June 1946
Midget races – cancelled, not enough cars.
26th June 1946
1 George Robson
2 Jimmy Jackson
Midget races – 14,021 spectators attended.
Speck Fredien was due to drive, but had to withdaw as Frederick had crashed the car badly at Fort Worth
the day before. Rabbit Musick lowered the track record to 13.10s.
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26th June 1946
25 laps
1 Al Bonnell
2 Art Hartsfield
0:07:38.29
Midget races
1 Bill Holmes
2 Ray Nestor
3 Dutch Schaefer
ARDC midget races
Gilmore Stadium, CA
Time Trials
1 Einar “Swede” Lindskog
0:00:14.78
URA Midget races. Lindskog lost control of the car in qualifying and rolled into a wall, dieing in the
accident.
27th June 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Ray Nestor
Jeep Colkitt
ARDC Midget races.
28th June 1946
Main
1 Fred Agabashian
Lory Manthoren
R Lyle Agabashian
0:07:05.9
accident
Midget races
Fayette County Speedway, Brownstown, IL
Entrants:
Danny Kladis
Midget races – opening event of the year
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Funk’s Speedway, Dayton Speedway, OH
28th June 1946
10 laps
1 Bill Holland
25 laps – Feature
1 Bus Wilbert
2 Bill Holland
0:04:15
Engle Special
0:08:35
Big car races
28th June 1946
25
1
2
3
laps
Shorty McAndrews
Rex Records
Mike Josephs
Midget races
28th June 1946
Time Trials
1 Mel Wainwright
R Jack Forbes Jr
Helmet Dash
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Marcel St Cricq
Heat 1
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Leland Musick
3 Ted Parker
Heat 2
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Buzz Barton
3 King Downum
Heat 3
1 Lee Flowers
2 Junior Thomas
3 Ted Parker
Consolation
1 Dick Word
2 Jack Crawford
3 Red Dowdy
4 Duke Borden
First Semi-Final
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Ted Parker
3 Leland Musick
0:00:18.80
fire
Second Semi-Final
1 Junior Thomas
2 Dick Word
3 Buzz Barton
0:00:33.00
0:02:17.26
0:02:32.80
0:02:12.50
Sweepstakes
1 14 Mel Wainwright
2
Buzz Barton
3
Dick Word
4
Ted Parker
5
Lee Flowers
6
King Downum
7
J.D.Parks
8
Red Dowdy
R
Marcel St Cricq
0:02:20.10
0:02:20.10
0:06:04.20
steering/accident
0:02:16.40
Midget races. During one event Bill Homeier crashed into J.D.Parks, hit the crash barrier and rolled, the
car landing on top of him. Homeier was hospitalised, but released later that day.
28th June 1946
1 Bob Blair
2 Bill Randall
3 Ed Casterline
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Midget races
28th June 1946
Entrants:
Tony Bettenhausen
Teddy Duncan
Bob Muhlke
Wisconsin Auto Racing Association midget races
Bakersfield Bowl, CA
1 Johnny Parsons
2 Don Farmer
Australian Pursuit
1 Jack Irwin
0:00:53.18
15
1
2
3
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Edgar Elder
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Norman Girtz
2 Louis Foy
3 Dean Meltzer
30 laps – Feature
1 Norman Girtz
0:01:46.19
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Frank Brewer
29th June 1946
Feature
1 34 George Fonder
2
Dutch Schaefer
3
Ted Tappett
Bill Holmes
ARDC midgets
Raceway Park, IN
29th June 1946
Heat 1
1 Pip Henson
Feature
1 Myron Fohr
2 Ray Richards
3 Teddy Duncan
4 Mike O’Halloran
Pip Henson
laps – Semi-Main
Eli Vukovich
Edgar Elder
Louis Foy
engine
Midwest Auto Racing Association midget races
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0:04:45.50
0:08:23.74
29th June 1946 – ¼ mile oval
Heat 1
1 Roy Sherman
0:01:44.78
Heat 2
1 George Jackson
0:01:49.71
Heat 3
1 Bus Luce
0:01:54.91
Heat 4
1 James Garmetter
0:01:51.09
3 laps - Australian Pursuit
1 Roy Sherman
0:00:58.27
2 James Garmetter
3 T.Mominee
15
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Roy Sherman
Elmer Wilson
Iggy Katona
Midget races
29th June 1946
1
2
3
4
5
9 George Rice
Lloyd Christopher
Chet Gibbons
Al Lockwood
Chet Conklin
Hagedorn
Hough
Wheeler Offenhauser
25 laps
Midget races.
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0:04:34
Stock car races
Cowboy Speedway, TX
30th June 1946
Daytona Beach, FL
30th June 1946
Entrants:
Bob “Red” Byron
Roy Hall
Joe Littlejohn
Walter Kelper
Glenn Dannaway
Ed Eng
Skimp Hersey
Mickey Rhodes
Bill Sockwell
150 mile stock car race
Four-H Fairgrounds, Dunbar, WV
1 Gene Comstock
Heat
1 Keith Birthisell
0:00:31.2
Heat
1 Smokey Stover
Heat
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1 Bob Fannin
12 laps - Feature
1 Gene Comstock
2 Smokey Stover
3 Keith Birthisell
Birthisell lost a wheel on the final lap.
Myron Fohr
Frank Burany
Ray Elliott
Jimmy Caris
Other Entrants:
Tony Bettenhausen
Duke Nalon
Ray Richards
Mike O’Halloran
Midget races. During one event Gene Huffman collided with Joe McCall, tearing down 14 fence posts and
breaking an arm.
30th June 1946
Entrants:
Billy Vukovich
Midget races
Funk’s Speedway, Dayton, OH
30th June 1946
Mutual Racing Association stock car races
Langhorne, PA
1
George Robson
2
Mauri Rose
100 miles
1 Rex Mays
2 George Robson
3 Ted Horn
4 Emil Andres
5 Bill Devore
6 Buddy Rusch
R Mauri Rose
Wetteroth-Offenhauser
0:03:18.51, 90.680 mph
Lencki (Blue Crown Sparkplug Special)
1:10:28
22 laps/engine
Entrants:
Ted Horn
Emil Andres
Joie Chitwood
Lewis Durant
Frank Weane
Bill Sheffler
Billy Devore
Maurie Rose
Rex Mays
Duke Nalon
Mel Hansen
AAA big cars
Oakland Stadium, CA
Midgets, Heat
1 Eddie Wendt
1 Don Smith
Midgets, Main
1 Fred Agabashian
Midgets, Heat
1 2 Ed Normi
R
Johnny Soares
Big cars, Main
1 Buck Whitmer
2 Sam Nigro
Midgets, Heat
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0:03:34.51
3 Billy Frank
4 Joe Rand
5 Tony Dutra
R Gabby Gilbert
R Jack Barnett
Midget, big car and motorcycle races. Formal opening of the track.
Osage Fairgrounds, IA
Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association races.
Powell Motor Speedway, OH
5 miles
1 Joie Chitwood
Other entrants:
Bud Rose
Eddie Zalucki
4 Spider Webb
Otis Stine
Bill Holland
Shackleford
Vern Faler
4.5 miles (was scheduled for 5)
1 Hinnershitz
2.5 miles
?
The next race and consolation race were
cancelled.
Miller Rose Special
Winfield Special
Fastest Lap: Bus Wilbert, 27.??s
7.5 miles (was scheduled for 15)
1 Joie Chitwood
0:07:10.1
2 Tommy Hinnershitz
AAA big car races. Located 14 miles north of Columbus on state route 750.
Spillway, TX
30th June 1946
Time Trial
1 Wade Bedell
Feature
1 Wade Bedell
2 Leroy Henderson
3 Jack Gilmore
4 Curly Wharton
Heat 1
1 Wade Bedell
Jalopy races
30th June 1946
1 Joe Verbely
2 Zimmerman
3 Smith
Midget races
Tiverton, MA
30th June 1946
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Midget races
25
1
2
3
laps
Al Duffy
Andy De Vercelli
Bob Ringer
Midget races
1st July 1946
25 laps – North Liberty Handicap
1 Dutch Schaefer
0:05:55.92
2 Art Cross
3 Charlie Breslin
R Johnny Jars
Jars was leading when his tyre blew 25 yards from the finish, causing him to crash into the fence.
Midget races
Freeport Stadium, LI, NY
2nd July 1946
Heat 2
R John Nazariuk
accident
Nazariuk hit another car and bounded over a fence, injuring 14.
Feature
1 Johnny Swier
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
2nd July 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Mike Josephs
Oakland Stadium, CA
2nd July 1946
25 laps
1 Freddy Agabashian
2 Ted Ayres
0:07:16.05
Midget races
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Washington DC
2nd July 1946
Main
1 George Fonder
Midget races
3rd July 1946
50 laps
1 Al Bonnell
2 Art Hartsfield
Ray Courtney
Roy Sherman
Bill Boyd
Clarence La Rue
Bob Harnar
Mike Little
Other Class A Entrants
Johnnie Wohlfeil
Jakie Jacobson
Midget races
3rd July 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Ray Nestor
3 Len Fanelli
19 laps
ARDC midgets
3rd July 1946 – 1/5 mile
Time Trial
1 Cotton Musick
1 Cotton Musick
2 Mel Wainwright
3 Loyes Harris
4 Dick Sharp
5 Rabbit Musick
6 Junior Thomas
7 Ted Parker
8 Red Hodges
Note that Cotton Musick was from Wichita, KS, and
was unrelated to the Musick brothers from Dallas
0:00:14.24
Heat
1 Mel Wainwright
Heat
1 Junior Thomas
Heat
1 Marcel St Cricq
Heat
1 Clarence Brooks
Midget races. There were 22 entries.
3rd July 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
Time Trials
R George Fonder
3 Mike Joseph
front axle
10 laps - Heat 2
6 Charlie Breslin
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Ritter
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1 Mike Joseph
2 Ritter
25 laps – Feature
1 Charlie Breslin
2 Mike Joseph
Jeep Colkitt
4 Ritter
6 Lloyd Christopher
7 Allen Redmond
NS Johnny Kitter
NS Art Cross
2 Charlie Breslin
Consolation
3 Allen Redmond
practice accident
practice accident
ARDC midget races
Allentown, PA
4th July 1946
AAA santion 3980.
Entrants:
Ralph Pratt
Carl Scarborough
Harry Robtoy
Harry King
Johnny Lorenzo
Charles van Acker
Herb Collins
Leon Hubble
Tri-State Racing Association big car races
Big Four Fairgrounds, Nashua, IA
4th July 1946
Entrants:
H.F.Zenor
Joe Bowers
Jack McGowan
Ernie Anderson
Dutch Sexton
Bill Davis
Carl Merkel
Emmett Almy
Jerry Shirley
Floyd Thurston
Earl McDonald
Monk Sorensen
Jerry Hoveland
Russo Brown
Hub Van Poll
F.L.Gilman
Midget races held as part of the Lions Club Fourth of July celebrations, sanctioned by the North IowaSouthern Minnesota Auto Racing Association.
Cormit Speedway, NM
4th July 1946
Stock car races
Deer Park, LI, NY
4th July 1946
Entrants:
Buster Williams
Andy DeVercelly
Al Duffy
Russ Klar
Walt Fusco
Jack Duffy
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ARA midget races
Des Moines, IA
4th July 1946
Heat
1 Jimmy Wilburn
12
1
2
3
Heat
1 Herschel Buchanan
laps – Feature
Jimmy Wilburn
Herschel Buchanan
Hal Cole
Heat 3
1 Billy Snyder
Dunkirk Fairgrounds, NY
4th July 1946
Entrants:
Ralph Sheeler
Bob Johnson
Doc Shanebrook
Bill Buckert
Ernie Wright
George Barclay
Ray Allen
Time Trials
1 Doc Folden
2 Charley Stewart
3 Gene Comstock
20
1
2
3
4
0:00:32.0
0:00:32.8
0:00:33.0
Semi-final
1 O.B.Cottrell
2 Vic Jordan
Midget races
Funk’s Speedway, Winchester, IN
4th July 1946
100 laps
Consolidatted Midget Racing Association races
Greenville-Pickens Speedway, SC
4th July 1946
Stock car races
4th July 1946
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laps - Feature
Charley Stewart
Keith Birthisell
Vic Jordan
O.B.Cottrell
0:05:36.75
Stock car races
4th July 1946 – 1 mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Bill Holland
Al Fleming
20
1
2
3
4
0:00:41.51
miles
Ted Horn
George Robson
Bill Holland
Tommy Hinnershitz
0:15:08.0
Big cars – AAA sanction 3981.
Nebraska State Fairgrounds, Lincoln, NE
Time Trials
1 Emory Collins
0:00:24.85
12 laps – Feature
1 Emory Collins
Ben Musick
R Dave Champeau
Wonder Seal Special
Champeau was in fifth when his car veered off course when attempting an overtake – it is thought that the
right spindle of his car broke. The car went into the outside fence, rolled, and hit a barn, throwing
Champeau out. He died an hour later in hospital from his injuries.
Other entrants:
Chuck Frame
Bird Piston Ring Special
IMCA sprint cars
Oakland Stadium, CA
4th July 1946 – 5/8 mile concrete oval
12
1
2
3
laps – Midget main
Jimmy Aitken
Buck Whitmer
George Amaral
15 laps – Big car main
1 Buck Whitmer
2 Jim Barnet
0:03:45.16
Big cars, midgets and motorcycles.
Palatine, IL
4th July 1946
A Ford automobile race was to be held as part of the celebrations.
Placerville Fairgrounds, CA
4th July 1946
Race
1 Loring Brumus
2 Sid Ward
3 Tex Wade
4 Gene Peterson
Jalopy races held as part of the American Legion picnic.
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0:07:23.27
Sac City, IA
4th July 1946
Midget races
Special race
1 George Selzer
2 Roy Sherman
3 John Gottler
25
1
2
3
4
laps - Feature
Roy Sherman
0:12:25.36
John Gottler
Joe Nelson
George Selze
Vic Sloane
Tommy Thomas
Gays Biro
Biro suffered an eye injury when a flying stone
broke his goggles.
Special race
1 Bert Miller
2 Elmer Wilson
3 Howard Ripple
8 laps
1 Tibber Walters
2 Bill Junkens
3 Jack Walkup
Midget races
4th July 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Johnny Ritter
Lloyd Christopher
ARDC Midget races.
Wichita Speedrome, TX
4th July 1946
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Time Trials
1 Cotton Musick
0:00:16.40
Helmet Dash
1 Cotton Musick
2 Ollin Alvey
Heat 1
1 Dick Sharp
2 Cotton Musick
3 Lloyd Choat
Heat 2
1 Corky Benson
2 Dub Hawthorn
3 Ollin Alvey
Heat 3
1 Biscuit Neal
2 Bill Marshall
3 Glen Patton
Consolation
1 Rock Johnson
2 Jimmy Handelson
3 George Bessman
4 Lloyd Roby
Local car race
1 Jimmy Handelson
2 Billy Sink
3 Lloyd Roby
20 laps - Feature
1
Cotton Musick
2 3 Corky Benson
3
Dick Sharp
4
Ollin Alvey
5
Bill Marshall
6
Rock Johnson
7
Lloyd Choat
8
Biscuit Neal
Sharp’s tyre blew on the 18th lap, and he finished on the rim.
Midget races
4th July 1946
1 Rex Records
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races
5th July 1946
1 Fred Agabashian
0:00:53
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Fred Agabashian
0:01:29.2
1 Fred Agabashian
0:01:50.4
25
1
2
3
Midget races
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laps – Feature
Fred Agabashian
Don Smith
Fred Friday
0:07:36.4
5th July 1946
Feature
1
Jack Duffy
R 49 Nat Levitsky
R 33 Carl Lindberg
accident
accident
Midget races. George “Nat” Levitsky suffered a ruptured kidney when he was pinned in his car after he hit
Lindberg and bounced against a retaining wall.
5th July 1946
1 Rex Records
2 Ted Tappett
3 Charlie Miller
Midget races
5th July 1946
Time Trials
1 Rabbit Musick
Helmet Dash
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Buzz Barton
Heat 1
1 Loyes Harris
2 Buzz Barton
3 Mel Wainwright
Heat 2
1 Ted Parker
2 Bill Homeler
3 Speedie Matheny
Heat 3
1 Lee Flowers
2 Dick Word
3 J.D.Parks
1 Mel Wainwright
2 Ted Parker
3 Bill Homeler
0:00:15.59
10
1
2
3
0:00:32.00
0:02:50.24
Loyes Harris
0:02:53.80
Buzz Barton
Dick Word
0:02:14.30
Consolation
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Junior Thomas
3 Red Dowdy
0:03:41.20
0:02:17.0
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
0:02:18.10
Midget races
5th July 1946
1 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
6th July 1946
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laps – Feature
Mel Wainwright
Dick Word
Bill Homeler
Lee Flowers
Ted Parker
Speedie Matheny
Duke Borden
Rabbit Musick
0:05:39.80
engine
Time Trials
1 Norman Girtz
Trophy Dash
1 Norman Girtz
2 Johnny Parsons
0:00:50.99
Heat 1
1 Ralph Seacrist
0:01:44.98
Heat 2
1 Frankie Cavanaugh
0:01:43.87
Heat 3
1 Dutch Hellman
0:01:44.96
Heat 4
1 Jerry Piper
Australian Pursuit
1 Lyle Dickey
2 Walt Faulkner
3 Gib Lilley
0:00:16.34
0:01:43.21
15
1
2
3
laps – Semi-Main
Louis Foy
Frankie Cavanaugh
Eli Vukovich
Cal Niday
Ralph Seacrist
Van Edwards
Don Farmer
50
1
2
3
laps
Billy Vukovich
Jerry Piper
Norman Girtz
United Racing Association Red Circuit midget races
Canfield, PA
6th July 1946
6th July 1946
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Ted Tappett
3 George Fonder
Other entrants:
Rex Records
Bill Holmes
Mike Josephs
Len Duncan
Georgie Rice
Jeep Colkitt
Larry Bloomer
ARDC midgets
6th July 1946
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0:14:24.80
San Diego, CA
6th July 1946
50 laps – Feature
1 Don Farmer
0:16:51.96
2 Johnny Parsons
3 Bill Vukovich
4 Danny Oakes
Oakes protested that the top 3 drivers had passed him on laps 34 and 35 when the slow flag was displayed.
6th July 1946
1 George Rice
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Jeep Colkitt
25 laps
Midget races.
7th July 1946
Columbus, OH
7th July 1946
Feature
1 Joie Chitwood
2 Tommy Hinnershitz
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Big cars
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7th July 1946
Midget races
Greene County Fairgrounds, Jefferson, IA
7th July 1946
Entrants:
Walt Raines
Midget races
Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, GA
7th July 1946 – 1 mile dirt oval
6 miles – Heat 1
1
George Robson
2
Bill Holland
50 miles – Final
1
Ted Horn
0:36:22.0
2
Tommy Hinnershitz
3
Bill Holland
4
Duke Dinsmore
5
Buddy Shuman
George Robson
49 laps/out of fuel
R
Bus Wilbert
Robson had been leading but ran out of fuel on
the last lap.
0:04:02.22
6 miles – Heat 2
?
6 miles – Heat 3
1
Ted Horn
0:04:26.1
Fastest Lap: George Robson, 41.59s
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Oakland Stadium, CA
7th July 1946
Heat 1, Midgets
1 Dutch Schuler
0:01:32.75
Heat 2, Midgets
1 Ed Normi
0:01:31.40
Heat 1, Big cars
1 Sam Nigro
0:02:30.34
Heat 2, Big cars
1 Buck Whitmer
0:02:31.40
10
1
2
3
4
laps - Midgets
Fred Agabashian
Ed Normi
Eddie Wendt
Don Smith
20
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Big car main
Buck Whitmer
Sam Nigro
Bill Baker
Tony Dutra
Ed Barnett
0:11:13.10
Other entrants:
Bill Anderson
Leonard Lowe
0:03:54.60
Raceway Park, IN
7th July 1946
Midget races
Saugus, CA
7th July 1946
15 laps
1 Bill Cantrell
30 laps
1 Mack Hellings
0:06:13.42
0:10:07.56
Time Trials
1 Johnny Shackleford
Feature
2 Lee Wallard
3 Elbert Booker
4 Danny Goss
5 Emil Andres
R Billy Devore
0:00:27.47
10 laps
accident
Big car races
8th July 1946
Midget races. Mark Garmotter was hospitalised with first degree burns on both knees when a water hose
burst.
8th July 1946
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Consolidated Midget Racing Association races – rained out
25 laps
1 Johnny Ringer
Buster Williams
Midget races
East Bay Speedway, Oakland Stadium, CA
9th July 1946
25 laps – Main
1 Fred Agabashian
0:07:18.30
2 Don Smith
3 Norman Holtkamp
R Don Ranke
10 laps/accident
R Dick Loveland
10 laps/accident
R George Amaral
10 laps/accident
R Harold Ittanen
10 laps/accident
Ranke’s radiator blew, causing him to spin.
Amaral and Ittanen spun in avoidance, as did
Midget races
9th July 1946
Main
1 Gus Gushel
2 Al Duffy
3 Walt Fusco
Washington DC
9th July 1946
Main
2 Jeep Colkitt
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Loveland, but he went too high on the oval and
flipped.
Other entrants:
21 Buck Whitmer
Fred Friday
John Soares
Bob Barkhimer
10th July 1946
Feature
1 Art Hartsfield
Other entrants:
Al Bonnell
Midget races
Fort Worth, TX
10th July 1946
Midget races. Mel Wainwright (#14) flipped in a preliminary race and suffered breaks in both shoulders.
The car wasn’t damaged and was driven in the final by J.D.Parks. Cotton Musick (#5) collided with
Wainwright’s car.
Spillway, TX
10th July 1946
Jalopy races
1 Len Duncan
2 Bill Schindler
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps – Heat 1
Ray Nestor
Jeep Colkitt
Lloyd Christopher
Lockwood
Shurter
Charles Miller
Keene
B.Meredith
Buckman
Koehler
10 laps – Heat 2
1 Ted Tappett
2 Johnny Jars
3 Disbrow
4 Jimmy Taylor
5 Charles Brelsin
6.H.Fanelli
7 Tony Bonadies
8 Knight
9 Carl Miller
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Heat 3
Len Duncan
George Fonder
Red Redmond
Don Morris
Art Cross
Lockwood
Koehler
1 Colkitt
2 Nestor
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0:00:59.91
0:02:28.21
0:02:30.93
0:02:28.05
Jars
Christopher
Breslin
Disbrow
Lockwood
C.Miller
Shurter
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Duncan
0:03:36.41
Morris
Fonder
Cross
Redmond
Troutwine
Taylor
15
1
2
3
4
5
Bonadies
Knight
Keene
Meredith
Herbie Heldt
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Semi-Feature
Taylor
Tappett
Bonadies
Knight
C.Miller
Lockwood
Heldt
Keene
25 laps – Main
1 Ray Nestor
2 Len Duncan
0:03:38.59
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0:03:40.80
0:03:40.36
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Alvin “Jeep” Colkitt
Ted Tappett
George Fonder
Cross
J.Jars
Redmond
Morris
Troutwine
Taylor
Johnny Ritter
NS Dutch Schaeffer
Len Fanelli
Harry Gassell
Mike Joseph
Bill Holmes
Bill Baker
Ernie Gassell
Johnny Rice
George Rice
Johnny Ringger
Other Entrants:
missing car parts
ARDC midget races
Funk’s Speedway, Dayton, OH
11th July 1946
Midget races
Gilmore Stadium, CA
11th July 1946
30 laps – Feature
1 Perry Grimm
Midget races
11th July 1946
30 laps
1 Perry Grimm
Duke Nalon
Midget races
San Diego, CA
11th July 1946
1 Don Farmer
2 Johnny Parsons
30
1
2
3
0:00:58.67
Midget races
11th July 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
George Rice
Ray Nestor
ARDC Midget races.
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laps – Feature
Ted Tracy
Billy Vukovich
Edgar Elder
0:09:30.61
11th July 1946
Time Trials
1 23 Bud Camden
0:00:16.90
1 Corky Benson
2 Bud Camden
8 laps - Heat 1
1 Doc Brown
2 Bud Camden
3 Corky Benson
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Clarence Brooks
2 Ted Parker
3 Dusty Rhodes
8 laps – Heat 3
1 J.Booth
2 Allan Williams
3 Lloyd Choat
Consolation
1 Roger Ward
2 Glen Patton
3 Dick Dudley
Local Car Race
1 Dick Dudley
R Roger Ward
20 laps – Feature
1 Bud Camden
2 Corky Benson
3 Doc Brown
engine on last lap
Midget races
11th July 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Johnny Jars
Len Duncan
George Fonder
Ray Jackson
Jackson had been leading Fonder when they locked wheels and span, allowing Jars through to win.
Midget races
Allentown, OH
12th July 1946
Midget races
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12th July 1946
25
1
2
3
laps – Main
Fred Agabashian
Ed Normi
Dutch Schuler
0:07:35.55
Midget races
12th July 1946
Feature
1 Johnny Sweir
Midget races
12th July 1946
1 Jeep Colkitt
2 George Fonder
3 Rex Records
Midget races
12th July 1946
Time Trials
1 Loyes Harris
First Semi-Final
1 Loyes Harris
2 Buzz Barton
3 Speed Matheny
0:00:16.35
Helmet Dash
1 Loyes Harris
2 Marcel St Cricq
Second Semi-Final
1 Lee Flowers
2 Parker
3 Dick Word
Heat 1
1 Buzz Barton
2 Cotton
20 laps - Feature
1
Loyes Harris
19 laps
2 14 Speed Matheny
3
Marcel St Cricq
4
Dick Word
5
Musick
6
Ted Parker
7
Lee Flowers
8
Red Dowdy
R
Vern Blackburn
Blackburn and Dowdy tangled, with Blackburn
scalding his leg when it threw boiling oil into
the cockpit. Speed Matheny, driving Doc French’s
#14 Offenhauser usually driven by Mel Wainwright,
side-swiped the pair on passing. The race was
stopped and Harris declared the winner.
Heat 2
1 Speed Matheny
2 Lee Flowers
3 Dick Word
Heat 3
1 Loyes Harris
2 Parks
3 Duke Borden
Consolation
1 Parks
2 Ted Parker
3 Red Dowdy
Midget races
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12th July 1946
Wisconsin Auto Racing Association midget races.
Championship standings prior to the meeting were:
1 Ray Richards
879 pts
2 Tony Bettenhausen
745
3 Mike O’Halloran
720
4 Teddy Duncan
700.5
5 Myron Fohr
697.5
Class B Championship Standings prior to the
meeting:
1 George Schneeberg
251 pts
2 Norman Nelson
201.5
3 Paul Blokell
185
4 Lomer Nittag
136
5 Roy Newman
129
13th July 1946
Midget races, as part of the annual Lions’ Club Night celebrations.
13th July 1946
Time Trials
1 54 Johnny Parsons
0:00:16.19
1 Norman Girtz
0:00:51.83
Heat 4
1 Louie Foy
1
Eli Vukovich
2 80 Johnny Mantz
Heat 1
1 Frank Brewer
30
1
2
3
Heat 2
1 Eli Vukovich
Heat 3
1 Bill Zaring
Midget races
13th July 1946
Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Rex Records
ARDC midgets
13th July 1946
1 George Rice
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Lloyd Christopher
25 laps
Midget races.
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laps
Billy Vukovich
Norman Girtz
Mack Hellings
Louie Foy
Johnny Parsons
0:08:28.69
Angell Park, WI
14th July 1946
Fresno Aiport Speedway, CA
14th July 1946
Feature
1 Bryce Morris
Midget races
Oakland Stadium, CA
14th July 1946
Time Trials
R 33 Rajo Jack
accident
1 Buck Whitmer
2 Ed Barnett
Race
1 Bill Anderson
Race
1 Bob Slater
Race
1 Buck Whitmer
1 Leonard Lowe
40
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
laps - Feature
Buck Whitmer
Bud Rose
Sam Nigro
Ed Barnett
Shorty Ellison
Billy Frank
Bill Anderson
Other entrants:
Bill Baker
John Smith
Tony Dutro
Joe Rand
Butsy Muller
Bob Frame
0:20:41.58
accident
17 laps/accident
Big car races
Raceway Park, IN
14th July 1946
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Tony Bettenhausen
1 Tony Bettenhausen
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25 laps – Feature
1 Tony Bettenhausen
2 Ray Richards
Midget races
3 Frank Burany
14th July 1946
Other entrant:
George Robson
Walt Ader
Race
1 Joie Chitwood
AAA big car races
Saugus, CA
14th July 1946
30
1
2
3
laps
Mack Hellings
Lyle Dickey
Ted Tracy
0:09:57.85
Midget races
Tiverton, MA
14th July 1946
Feature
1 Casterline
Midget races
Trenton Fairgrounds, NJ
14th July 1946
100 miles
1 Len Duncan
1:??:??
Midget races
14th July 1946
15th July 1946
Feature
1 Jim Forte
Midget races
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15th July 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Al Duffy
0:08:21.3
Midget races
16th July 1946
Feature
1 Johnny Sweir
Midget races
Oakland Stadium, CA
16th July 1946
1 Fred Friday
5 laps – Heat 1
1 Fred Friday
1 Fred Friday
25
1
2
3
R
0:01:26.09
6 laps – Heat
laps – Main
Jerry Piper
Ed Normi
Bob Barkhimer
Jimmy Atten
Midget races
17th July 1946
Feature
1 Johnnie Wohlfeil
2 Ralph Pratt
3 Al Bonnell
4 Art Hartsfield
0:07:10.84
Midget races
17th July 1946 – 1/5 mile
Time Trial
1 Ted Parker
0:01:43.90
0:00:50.95
3 Red Dowdy
0:00:13.25
Consolation
1 Ernie Booth
2 Loyes Harris
3 Dick Sharp
8 laps
1 Red Hodges
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Speed Mathney
First Semi-Final
1 Loyes Harris
2 Buz Barton
3 Dick Sharp
8 laps
1 Cotton Musick
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Ted Parker
Second Semi-Final
1 Cotton Musick
2 Speed Mathney
3 Marcel St Cricq
8 laps
1 Tuby Gonzales
2 Dub Hawthorne
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0:07:21.90
17 laps/engine
6 Speed Mathney
Sweepstakes
1 Ted Parker
2 Cotton Musick
3 Marcel St Cricq
4 Loyes Harris
5 Dick Sharp
Midget races. 125 loads of red clay had been dumped on the track surface to improve it.
17th July 1946
Feature
1 Perry Grimm
San Diego, CA
17th July 1946
30
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Ed Johnson
Frank Cavanaugh
Bill Zaring
Midget races
Shelbyville, IL
17th July 1946
Roger Middleton (13), Robert Turley (driver) and Richard Holman were injured when two cars collided during
the races and hit a guard rail.
Spillway, TX
17th July 1946
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Time Trials
1 Harry Elbel
Novelty Race
1 John Davis
2 Lawson
3 Henry Major
0:00:20.45
Helmet Dash
1 Harry Elbel
2 Palmer Fischer
Australian Pursuit
1 Palmer Fischer
2 Harry Elbel
3 Don Marshall
Heat 1
1 Freddie Elbel
2 Palmer Fischer
3 Jack Gilmore
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Heat 2
1 Jud Larson
2 Charles Farrell
3 Don Marshall
Heat 3
1 Wade Bedell
2 Harry Elbel
3 John Davis
R Doak Dossey
laps – Feature
Harry Elbel
Wade Bedell
Jack Gilmore
Don Marshall
Jud Larson
John Davis
Henry Major
rolled
Jalopy races
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Heat 1
Taylor
Barsda
Ritter
Morris
Sloan
Gallup
Todd
Zeke
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Heat 2
Colkitt
Troutwine
Christopher
Yanigan
Meredith
Volk
Kelly
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps – Heat 3
Gibbons
Schaeffer
Records
Lockwood
Cross
Redmond
Bonadies
Disbrow
Koehler
Sanden
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Gibbons
Barsda
Colkitt
Troutwine
Morris
Ritter
Taylor
Sloan
Meredith
0:02:31.75
0:02:31.42
0:02:27.05
0:03:44.32
ARDC midget races
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15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Schaeffer
0:03:31.18
Cross
Records
Christopher
Yanigan
Volk
Gallup
15
1
2
3
laps – First Consolation
Bonadies
0:03:52.18
Heldt
Disbrow
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Second Consolation
Taylor
0:03:48.56
Sloan
Redmond
Barsda
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
laps – Feature
Dutch Schaefer
Chet Gibbons
Rex Records
Colkitt
Christopher
Troutwine
Morris
Ritter
Meredith
Meredith
Gallup
0:06:05.58
Funk’s Speedway, OH
18th July 1946
Midget races
Gilmore Stadium, CA
18th July 1946
Feature
1 Gordon Cleveland
Harry Stephens Offenhauser
Midget races
18th July 1946
25
1
2
3
laps
Ralph Stover
George Tichenor
Joe Nestor
Stock car races
Time Trial
1 Wayne Wynn
Feature
1 Wayne Wynn
2 Lucky Purnell
3 Larry Varler
0:00:18.5
Match Race, for the Ted Edwards Trophy
1 Wayne Wynn
2 Bud Swanson
Midget races
Reading, PA
5 miles – Heat 1
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Smith
3
Rutty
4
Hinnershitz
5
George Robson
6
Jim Boas
5 miles – Heat 2
1
Ted Horn
2
Wallard
3
Carpenter
4
Al Fleming
5
Matson
6
Ottis Stine
5 miles – Heat 3
1
Holland
2
Zimmerman
3
Bob Cooney
4
Ader
7 miles - Consolation Race
1
Gibbons
2
Hinnershitz
3
Fleming
4
Matson
5
Bob Chronister
0:04:47.72
0:06:51.8
1 mile – Australian Pursuit
1
Matson
0:03:41.44
2
PeeWee Southcott
0:04:50.58
17.5 miles – Sam Nunis Trophy Sweepstakes
1
Joie Chitwood
0:41:26.25
2
Ted Horn
3
Hinnershitz
4
Holland
5
Zimmerman
6
Bob Cooney
7
Carpenter
0:04:50.52
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Fastest Lap: Joie Chitwood, 26.86s
18th July 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Johnny Ritter
Al Lockwood
ARDC Midget races.
18th July 1946
Time Trials
1
Ernie Booth
2
Cotton Musick
22 9 George Washburn
Consolation
1 Cotton Musick
0:00:17.10
0:00;17.20
Special Race
1 Ernie Booth
2 Dick Sharp
3 Corky Benson
4 George Washburn
1 Cotton Musick
2 Ernie Booth
Heat 2
R Cotton Musick
Heat 3
R Cotton Musick
by clod
hit spinning car
withdrew after hit
Midget races
19th July 1946
25
1
2
3
R
laps – Main
Bob Barkhimer
Johnny Soares
Jim Kirkpatrick
Fred Agabashian
accident
Midget races
19th July 1946
Feature
1 Johnny Peterson
2 Al Duffy
3 Johnny Sweir
4 Johnny Ringer
Midget races
19th July 1946
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20 laps – Feature
1 Cotton Musick
R Ernie Booth
18 laps/fire
1 Jeep Colkitt
2 Art Cross
3 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races
19th July 1946
Midget races
19th July 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Herm Delisle
14 laps
Midget races
19th July 1946
Entrants:
Byron Fischer
Midget races
Aurora Stadium Speedway, Playland Park, Seattle, WA
20th July 1946 – ¼ mile paved oval
Washington Midget Racing Association races. Val Hout was killed when his car (#45) collided with the #64
car of Bud Green and #48, hitting a fence. Hoyt’s safety belt broke and he was thrown from the car, dieing
shortly after arriving at hospital.
20th July 1946
3 laps
1 Johnny Soares
2 Bob Barkhimer
Semi
R Jim Kirkpatrick
R Fred Friday
25 laps - Main
1 Fred Agabashian
0:00:48.77
Other entrants:
Jerry Piper
accident
accident
Midget races
20th July 1946
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
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0:07:05.3
2 George Fonder
3 Lou Volk
ARDC midgets
Du Bois Municipal Park, PA
20th July 1946
20 laps – Final
1
Ted Horn
2
Tommy Hinnershitz
3
Lee Wallard
Eddie Zimmerman
Stan Jones
Brisbaker
Warren Bates
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
Dreyer
Riley
McDowell
0:16:18.12
Hal Special
Fastest Lap: Horn, 27.81s
Other entrants:
Mark Light
Dutch Culp
Al Fleming
George Ruddy
Lucky Lux
Jim Boss
Joie Chitwood
Offenhauser
Crager
Hal Special
Hal Special
Hal Special
McDowell
Meeting was interrupted by rain. AAA sanction 3985, promoted by Sam Nunis Speedways.
20th July 1946
50
1
2
R
laps – Eastern States Championship
Buster Williams
Russell Klar
Johnny Peterson
20th July 1946
Entrants:
Kenny Eaton
Charley Mayer
Tom Cherry
Midget races
Mineola Fairgrounds, NY
American Racing Drivers Club midget races
20th July 1946
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Midget races
Selinsgrove, PA
20th July 1946
Big car races
20th July 1946
1
2
3
4
Chet Gibbons
Len Fanelli
Ted Tappett
Jeep Colkitt
Wheeler Offenhauser
25 laps
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
25 laps – Feature
1 Tony Bettenhausen
2 Ray Richards
Midget races.
Raceway Park, IN
20th-21st July 1946
Match Race
1 1 Tony Bettenhausen
2 7 Pete Romcevich
1 Tony Bettenhausen
2 Ray Richards
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Tony Bettenhausen
0:06:39.48
Other entrants:
Frank Burany
Emil Andres
0:02:38.26
0:02:38.05
Midget races
21st July 1946
Feature
1 Leroy Warriner
21 laps
Sod Saunders
Stan Smola
Bob Breading
R Jimmy Forte
accident
Forte became entangled with Saunders and rolled,
causing a red flag. Stan Smola stopped in front
of the grandstand following the flag, but was
then rammed by Bob Breading, who knocked down an
unused officials post.
Consolidated Midget Racing Association races.
Points standings following this meeting:
1 Sod Saunders
264.5 pts
2 Bob Breading
225
3 Floyd Wilfong
197
4 Leroy Warriner
177.5
5 Red Keel
169
6 Dick Frazier
162.5
7 Kip Young
157.5
8 Charley Mayer
156
9 Ray Lyden
143
21st July 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Johnny Parsons
1 Danny Oakes
0:00:17.68
Heat 1
1 Mack Hellings
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0:00:52.33
1 Billy Cantrell
Heat 2
1 Eli Vukovich
1 Eli Vukovich
Heat 3
1 Edgar Elder
30 laps – Main
1
Johnny Parsons
2
Norman Girtz
3
Frank Brewer
4
Billy Vukovich
R 75 Edgar Elder
Heat 4
1 Norman Girtz
Australian Pursuit
0:04:55.77
0:09:08.87
mechanical/accident
Bedford Park Speedway, OH
21st July 1946
Midget races. Bill Boyd was hospitalised following an accident.
21st July 1946
Stock car races
Coastal City Speedway, Calallen, Corpus Christi, TX
21st July 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
21st July 1946
3 laps
1 Johnny Soares
2 Bob Barkheimer
Semi
R Jim Kirkpatrick
R Fred Friday
25 laps – Main
1 Fred Agabashian
2 Fred Friday
0:00:48.77
accident
accident
Dayton, OH
21st July 1946
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0:07:05.30
Big car races. Booker set a new half mile track record, which was immediately broken by Booker, who set a
time of 21.35s.
Evans Fairground, Ripley, WV
21st July 1946
Time Trials
1 Gene Comstock
2 Kearns Roush
Indianapolis Miller
Alexander-Winfield V8
Feature
Rained out
Other Entrants:
Charles Stewart
West Virginia Midget Auto Racing Association midget races
21st July 1946
Jones Speedway, Newark, OH
21st July 1946
Entrants:
Frankie Luptow
Bob Simpson
Carl Scarborough
George Fabyam
Jack Lorenzo
Rained out
Langhorne Speedway, PA
21st July 1946 – 1 mile oval
Time Trials
1 Rex Mays
5 miles – Match race
1 George Robson
2 Rex Mays
8 miles – Heat 1
1 John Shackleford
2 Rex Mays
3 Lee Wallard
1 George Robson
2 Fred Carpenter
3 Bill Holland
0:00:34.66
8 miles – Heat 3
1 Ted Horn
2 Walter Brown
3 Hank Rogers
no time
0:04:59.92
0:05:02.13
0:05:06.42
8 miles – Heat 4
1 Tommy Hinnershitz
2 Lucky Lux
3 Charley Breslin
8 miles – Heat 2
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0:05:34.89
20
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Robson
Johnny Shackleford
Bill Holland
4 Hank Rogers
5 Tommy Hinnershitz
6 Lucky Lux
R Ted Horn
tyre/accident
0:12:40.99
14 laps/blown
AAA big car races
Oakland Stadium, CA
21st July 1949 – 5/8 mile concrete oval
Entrants:
1 Kenny Palmer
2 Ed Barnett
B2 Buck Whitmer
3 Bud Rose
7 Bill Anderson
15 Sam Nigro
17 Billy Franks
22 Bill Baker
24 Johnnie Smith
32 Jimmy Ahearn
35 George Dent
39 Bob Slater
41 Leonard Low
43 Jim Barnett
53 Ted Warren
88 Tony Dutra
Cecil Burnaugh
Frank Reeks
Time Trials
1 Bud Rose
2 Bayliss Leverett
3 Ed Barnett
4 Buck Whitmer
5 Leonard Low
6 laps - Heat 1
1 Buck Whitmer
2 Bud Rose
3 Ed Barnett
6 laps - Heat 2
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Leonard Low
3 Jimmy Ahearn
6 laps - Heat 3
1 Bill Baker
2 Johnnie Smith
3 Bob Slater
1 Ed Barnett
2 Buck Whitmer
0:00:28.25
0:00:23.90
0:00:29.30
0:00:29.40
0:00:29.75
0:02:52.98
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Semi-Main
Bill Baker
Johnnie Smith
Bob Slater
Al Benoit
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
R
laps - Feature
Bud Rose
Bayliss Leverett
Ed Barnett
Buck Whitmer
Cecil Burnaugh
Johnnie Smith
Ed Barnett
Leonard Low
Bob Slater
Frank Reeks
Jimmy Ahern
Jimmy Ahearn
Big cars
Soldier Field, IL
21st July 1946
Time Trials
R Aaron Woodard
Class B Feature
1 “Cowboy” O’Rourke
“Shorty” Sorenson
accident
25 laps – Feature
1 Joe Garson
2 Teddy Duncan
3 Duane Carter
4 Eddie Casterline
Midget races
Tri-County Fairgrounds, Mendota, IL
21st July 1946
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0:02:55.34
0:03:06.08
0:01:26.22
0:05:09.84
0:19:16.21
12 laps/fire
21st July 1946 – 1 mile Dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Deb Snyder
10 miles
1 Ben Musick
10 miles
1 Joe Baker
1 Chuck Frame
0:03:27.26
0:00:39.77
Australian Pursuit
1 Bob Muhlke
0:07:23.79
0:06:56.7
20 miles - Feature , the Eddie Nicholson Memorial
Sweepstakes
Rained out, so the Eddie Nicholson Memorial
Trophy was awarded to Deb Snyder for his time in
the time trials.
0:07:22.61
5 miles
22nd July 1946
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Bob Wilson
15 laps – Semi-Final
1 Jim Forte
0:03:32.8
10 laps – Heat 2
1 Kenny Eaton
Feature
1 Bob Breading
2 Red Keel
3 Leroy Warner
R Jim Forte
engine
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Bob Breading
10 laps – Heat 4
1 Jim Forte
Class B Feature
1 Floyd Wilfon
0:02:19.7
15 laps – Semi-Final
1 Frank Tillman
Midget races
Tiverton Speedway, RI
22nd July 1946
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22nd July 1946
23rd July 1946
Lanham Speedway, MD
23rd July 1946
ARDC Southern midget races – rained out
Oakland Stadium, CA
23rd July 1946
1 Freddie Agabashian
R Tony Dutra
Trophy Dash
2 Fred Friday
6 laps – Semi
2 Fred Friday
3 Buck Whitner
6 laps – Semi
1 Don Smith
2 Holtkamp
3 John Soares
0:00:16.77
accident
10
1
2
3
R
laps
Bill Baker
Howard Rock
Mervin Furtado
Eddie Wendt
25
1
2
3
4
5
laps - Main
Freddie Agabashian
Don Smith
John Soares
Buck Whitmer
Fred Friday
accident
0:00:51.88
0:01:46.04
0:01:46.54
Midget races
24th July 1946
Entrants:
Johnnie Wohfeil
Art Hartsfield
Al Bonnell
Midget races
24th July 1946 – 1/5 mile
8 laps
1 Red Dowdy
2 Loyes Harris
3 Marcel St Cricq
8 laps
1 J.D.Parks
2 Buzz Barton
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0:07:22.82
3 Bud Camden
8 laps
1 Red Hodges
2 Cotton Musick
3 Ted Parker
1 Leon LaRose
2 Bill Searcy
3 Lee Flowers
1 Red Hodges
2 Buzz Barton
3 Bud Camden
Midget races
10
1
2
3
Bill Marshall
Loyes Harris
Lee Flowers
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Cotton Musick
Ted Parker
Buz Barton
Red Hodges
J.D.Parks
Loyes Harris
Bud Camden
24th July 1946
30
1
2
3
laps – Main
Sam Hanks
Duke Nalon
Ed Haddad
Midget races
Spillway, TX
24th July 1946
Time Trials
1 Wade Bedell
Women’s novelty race
1 Caroline Barn
2 Dorothy Moore
3 Mary White
0:00:20.7
Helmet Dash
1 Wade Bedell
2 Harry Elbel
Australian Pursuit
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Fred Elbel
3 Palmer Fischer
Heat 1
1 Fred Elbel
2 Bill Powell
3 Palmer Fischer
Feature
1 Fred Elbel
2 Palmer Fischer
3 Wade Bedell
4 Harry Elbel
5 Bill Powell
6 Don Marshall
7 John Davis
Heat 2
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Wade Bedell
3 Harry Elbel
Heat 3
1 Don Marshall
2 Art Boles
3 John Davis
Jalopy races
10 laps – Heat 2
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Art Cross
10 laps - Heat 3
R Shorty McAndrew
10 laps - Heat 4
1 Bill Schindler
15 laps - First Semi-final
1 Bill Holmes
R Ray Nestor
accident
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15 laps/axle
15 laps - Second Semi-final
1 Bill Schindler
Consolation, Heat 2
1 Ted Tappett
2 Ed Schaeffer
Consolation, Heat 1
1 Ed Schaeffer
2 Ted Tappett
25 laps - Feature
1 2 Bill Schindler
2
Bill Holmes
3
Ed “Dutch” Schaeffer
R
Alva “Jeep” Colkitt
Caruso-Fitzgerald Offenhauser
0:06:00.35
24 laps/rolled
ARDC midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
25th July 1946
1 Dick Shuebruk
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Babe Stein
Midget races
25th July 1946
25th July 1946
Time Trials
1 Cotton Musick
2 Bud Camden
Australian Pursuit
1 Corky Benson
2 Dusty Rhodes
0:00:17.60
0:00:17.65
Helmet Dash
1 Bud Camden
2 Cotton Musick
Consolation
1 Billy Sink
2 Lloyd Ruby
3 Jimmy Wooten
Heat 1
1 Dusty Rhodes
2 Tommy Mendenhall
3 Lloyd Choate
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Heat 2
1 Corky Benson
2 Eddie Marmichael
3 Dick Dudley
laps – Feature
Cotton Musick
Bud Camden
Corky Benson
Allen Williams
Dusty Rhodes
Jimmy Wootem
Lloyd Choate
Billy Sink
Midget races
25th July 1946 – 1/5 mile paved oval
8 laps
1 Johnny Ritter
0:02:43.41
15 laps
1 Johnny Ritter
0:03:24.98
15 laps
1 Carl Miller
R Harry “Tom” Collins
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fatal accident
Collins was killed after his car locked wheels
with Carl Miller on the 8th lap and crashed into
the fence. Collins was wedged in his car,
suffering a broken neck and fractured skull.
25
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Ted Tappett
Johnny Ritter
Bill Holmes
0:05:42.67
ARDC midget races
Allentown, OH
26th July 1946
Midget races
26th July 1946
5 laps
1 Jerry Piper
25 laps – Feature
1 Jerry Piper
0:01:08.3
Midget races
26th July 1946
Feature
1 John Peterson
Midget race. Peterson won two other events.
26th July 1946 - 1/5 mile oval
25
1
2
3
4
laps
Lloyd Christopher
Bill Schindler
Charles Miller
Ted Tappett
Mike Joseph
R Gibbons
4 laps/accident
Midget races
26th July 1946
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0:07:57.52
1 Red Keel
25
1
2
3
1 Bob Breading
laps – Feature
Red Keel
Bob Breading
Benny Emerick
Consolation
1 Ray Lyden
Midget races
26th July 1946
Time Trials
1 Speedy Matheny
2 Doc Cossey
3 Buzz Barton
4 Rabbit Musick
5 Dick Word
6 Duke Borden
7 Lee Flowers
8 Ray Bedell
9 Al Forbes
10 Tubby Gonzales
11 Bill Holmeyer
12 Jud Lawson
0:00:16.25
0:00:16.30
0:00:16.33
0:00:16.38
0:00:17.10
0:00:17.15
0:00:17.16
0:00:17.19
0:00:17.56
0:00:17.58
0:00:17.77
0:00:18.39
Helmet Dash
1 Speed Matheny
0:00:33.10
Heat 1
1 Buzz Barton
2 Doc Cossey
3 Dick Word
Heat 2
1 Speed Matheny
2 Al Forbes
3 Lee Flowers
Heat 3
1 Tubby Gonzales
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Ray Bedell
Consolation
1 Lee Flowers
2 Duke Borden
3 Ray Bedell
First Elimination
1 Speed Matheny
2 Buzz Barton
3 Dick Word
Second Elimination
1 Doc Cossey
2 Tubby Gonzales
3 Ray Bedell
0:02:16.30
0:02:19.90
0:02:56.50
0:02:12.20
0:02:13.20
0:02:21.00
Midget races
26th July 1946
Midget races
Allentown, PA
27th July 1946
100 laps
1 Buddy Shuman
44 laps
R Harvey McDonald
44 laps/accident
Harvey H.McDonald crashed into the pits on the 44th lap, injuring Lawrence Roscoe (mechanic), Duke Dawson
(race starter), Hamilton Tice, Emmett Alfrey and Edward Dalin. The race was stopped and Shuman declared
the winner.
27th July 1946
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Main
1 Fred Agabashian
0:06:57.50
2 Marvin Burke
3 Jerry Piper
R Gordon Van Wyck
Van Wyck was standing on the infield when he was hit – he was taken to hospital.
Midget races
27th July 1946
Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 Bill Schindler
3 Tony Bonadies
ARDC midgets
Deer Park, LI, NY
27th July 1946
Midget races
27th July 1946
Entrants:
Tom Cherry
Bus Wilbert
Dick Frazier
Charley Mayer
Kenny Eaton
LeRoy Warriner
Bob Breeding
Midget races
Harrington, DE
27th July 1946
AAA big car races, sanction number 3986.
Panhandle-South Plains Fairgrounds, TX
27th July 1946
1 Corky Benson
2 Ted Parker
5 laps – Heat 3
1 A. Charmical
2 Allen Williams
5 laps - Heat 1
1 Ted Parker
2 Cotton Musick
3 Bud Camden
10
1
2
3
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Corky Benson
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Dusty Rhodes
John Robinson
J.King
Jessie Cain
25 laps – Main
1 Ted Parker
2 Cotton Musick
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3 Corky Benson
Lloyd Ruby
Other entrants:
Dick Sharp
Lloyd Choat
Opening meeting for a new midget race circuit, sanctioned by the Texas-Oklahoma Racing Association
27th July 1946
1
George Rice
2 77 Don Morris
3
Lloyd Christopher
Eckert
Midget races.
Raceway Park, IN
27th-28th July 1946
Midget races
28th July 1946
Feature
1 Benny Emerick
Ash Kan Derby, CA
Art Hoover was killed during the Australian Pursuit.
Trophy Dash
1 Walt Faulkner
2 Norman Girtz
Australian Pursuit
1 Art George
2 Johnny Garrett
0:00:51.88
Heat 1
1 Johnny Mantz
Heat 2
1 Stan Muir
Heat 3
1 Bill Zaring
Heat 4
1 Eli Vukovich
2 Billy Vukovich
0:01:42.52
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15
1
2
3
laps – Semi-main
26 Johnny Mantz
23 Billy Cantrell
45 Johnny Parsons
30
1
2
3
4
laps – Main
Billy Vukovich
Edgar Elder
Norman Girtz
Frankie Cavanaugh
0:01:47.00
0:04:19.28
0:08:45.88
Blue Earth, MN
28th July 1946
Feature
1 Dutch Sexton
Jerry Hoveland
Jerry Shirley
Midget races
Cherry Park Speedway, CT
1
2
3
4
5
Bill Schindler
Jeep Colkitt
Johnny Carpenter
Lloyd Christopher
Art Cross
Harry Hull Ford
25 laps
Midget races – opening meeting on this track variant.
28th July 1946
Time Trial
1 Ray O’Neil
2 Gene Comstock
3 Kearns Roush
Feature
1 Dick Hanns
R Kearns Roush
R Gene Comstock
Question Mark
Edelbrook V8
Alexander-Winfield V8
locked wheels/accident
locked wheels/accident
Midget races
Franklin Speedway, IN
Don Turner was died in hospital following an accident at this meeting.
28th July 1946
30
1
2
3
R
laps – Main
Bill Zaring
Johnny Mantz
Dick Ferguson
Billy Vukovich
accident
Midget races
Lawrence County Speedway, IL
28th July 1946
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Midget races
Leon Race Track, NY
28th July 1946
Oakland Stadium, CA
28th July 1946
Heat
1 Tex Peterson
10 laps – Semi
1 Cecil Burnaugh
Heat
1 Bud Rose
40
1
2
3
4
5
Heat
1 Shorty Ellison
laps
Bud Rose
Ed Barnett
Baylis Leverett
Leonard Low
Sam Nigro
1 Ed Barnett
2 Tex Peterson
Big car races
28th-29th July 1946
28th July: 8 laps
1 Ralph Pratt
29th July: 25 laps – Feature
1 Ralph Pratt
2 Johnny Wohlfield
Midget races
Playland Park, MI
28th July 1946
Midget races. Charles van Acker had a series of accidents during this meeting.
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0:17:30.65
Shady-Bowl Speedway, OH
28th July 1946
Shangri-La Speedway, Owego, NY
28th July 1946 – ½ mile paved oval
Elmer Norris suffered a suspected heart attack during time trials – he stopped the car but was pronounced
dead on arrival at hospital.
Soldier Field, IL
28th July 1946
Midget races
5 miles – Heat 1
1
George Robson
2
Danny Goss
3
Hank Rodgers
4
Warren Bates
5
Walt Brown
5 miles – Heat 2
1
Ted Horn
2
Tommy Matson
3
Bob Cooney
5 miles – Heat 3
1
Holland
2
Hinnershitz
3
Lucky Lux
4
Earl Johns
5
Bob Chronister
1
Johnny Shackleford
2
Red Byron
3
Light
4
Walt Brown
5
Al Fleming
1
Ottis Stine
2
Light
3
Bates
4
Al Fleming
0:04:42.55
1
Ted Horn
2
Johnny Shackleford
3
Danny Goss
4
Tommy Hinnershitz
5
Lucky Lux
6
Tommy Matson
0:04:44.89
0:04:52.12
0:14:11.91
0:04:47.88
Other entrants:
Buddy Rusch
Walt Ader
Bill Holland
Lee Wallard
0:04:46.01
Fastest Lap: George Robson, 26.57s
AAA big cars
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29th July 1946
Midget races
12 laps – Heat
1 Leo McAndrews
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 Leo McAndrews
laps – Wyoming Sweepstakes
Leo “Shorty” McAndrews
0:05:42.83
Jeep Colkitt
Lloyd Christopher
Mike Joseph
Tony Bonadies
Larry Bloomer
Midget races
30th July 1946
Heat 1
R 41 Mike Nazaruk
Feature
1 Johnny Peterson
accident
Midget races
30th July 1946
1 Ted Tappett
2 Bill Schindler
3 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
30th July 1946
1 Jeep Colkitt
2 Lloyd Christopher
3 Walt Fair
Oakland Stadium, CA
30th July 1946
Heat 1
1 Ed Barrett
Heat 4
1 Hiram Holtkamp
Heat 2
1 Bob Barkhimer
Heat 5
1 Ed Normi
Heat 3
1 Don Ranke
First Semi-final
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1 Jerry Piper
Second Semi-final
1 Bob Barkhimer
Midget midget race
1
Ed Normi
R 8 Fred Friday
fire
This was a special race for specially built
smaller race cars designed by Hugh Corum.
25 laps – Feature
1 Hiram Holtkamp
2 Don Smith
0:07:19.94
3
4
5
R
R
R
R
Ed Normi
Buck Whitmer
Fred Friday
Jim Kirkpatrick
Jerry Piper
Fred Agabashian
Billy Evans
23
23
3
3
laps/accident
laps/accident
laps/accident
laps/accident
Midget races. Points standings prior to this
meeting were:
1 Fred Agabashian
1550 pts
2 Ed Normi
1207
3 Fred Friday
1045
31st July 1946
1 Jimmie Jackson
2 George Robson
25 laps – Feature
1 5 Al Bonnell
0:07:24.35
Midget races
31st July 1946
Time Trials
4 Loyes Harris
Sweepstakes
1 Loyes Harris
R Red Hodges
Offenhauser
Midget races
31st July 1946
30 laps – Feature
1 Ed Haddad
2 Joe Garson
0:09:01.93
Midget races
31st July 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
1st August 1946
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mechanical
1st August 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Corky Benson
20 laps – Feature
1 Bud Camden
1st August 1946
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
13
laps – Belmont Handicap
Charley Miller
Lloyd Christopher
Jeep Colkitt
Tony Bonadies
Ernie McCoy
Shorty McAndrews
drivers
0:05:43.31
Midget races
Amarillo Speed Bowl, TX
2nd August 1946 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Bud Camden
2 Corky Benson
3 Roger Ward
= Lloyd Schultz
5 Lloyd Ruby
6 Eddie Carmichael
7 Jimmy Handleson
8 Cotton Musick
Heat 3
1 Cotton Musick
2 Roger Ward
0:00:15.8
0:00:16.2
0:00:16.3
0:00:16.3
0:00:16.6
0:00:16.8
0:00:17.2
0:00:17.4
Consolation
1 Jimmy Handleson
2 Lloyd Schultz
Jeep Race
1 Lloyd Ruby
Helmet Dash
1 Corky Benson
2 Bud Camden
20 laps – Main
1 23 Bud Camden
2
Corky Benson
3
Cotton Musick
4
Lloyd Ruby
5
Jimmy Handleson
6
Eddie Carmichael
7
Roger Ward
8
Lloyd Schultz
R
Ted Parker
Heat 1
1 Bud Camden
2 Eddie Carmichael
Heat 2
1 Corky Benson
2 Roger Ward
engine
Midget races. Al Williams crashed in a heat race.
2nd August 1946
1 Bud Kelleher
1 Bob Barkhimer
2 Ed Normi
3 Jerry Piper
6.25 miles – Main
Midget races
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0:07:37.7
Gilmore Stadium, CA
2nd August 1946
Feature
1 Perry Grimm
2 Joe Garson
Midget races
2nd August 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Ted Tappett
3 Len Duncan
Midget races
3rd August 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Bill Zaring
2 Walt Faulkner
Heat
1 Ken Palmer
15
1
2
3
4
laps
Ken Palmer
Don Cameron
Art George
Bert Lustig
30
1
2
3
4
laps – Feature
Frank Brewer
Johnny Parson
Andy Guthrie
Norman Girtz
0:04:40.61
0:01:47.15
Heat
1 Bill Cantrell
0:01:48.67
Heat
1 Andy Guthrie
0:01:44.06
Heat
1 Johnny Parsons
0:01:42.60
Australian Pursuit
1 Ken Palmer
2 Fred Hatfield
R Clarence Brock
accident
0:08:57.88
Other entrants:
Buddy Owichi
Johnny McAdeer
H.S.Goff
Ed Parker
Jerry Piper
Eli Vukovich
Danny Oakes
Edgar Elder
Race for Bakersfield drivers
1 Jesse Romero
2 Buddy DeVickey
3 Leo Lorten
4 Joe Swartz
Midget races
Benton County Fairgrounds, Vinton, IA
3rd August 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Dick Hobel
2 Tony Russo
3 Ken Rubright
4 Walt Raines
Trophy Dash
1 Dick Hobel
2 Paul Russo
5 laps - Heat 1
1 Dick Hobel
2 Bill Salow
3 Ken Rubright
John Hobel
Ray Richards
0:00:30.82
5 laps – Heat 2
1 Hoyle
2 Walt Raines
0:01:44
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0:02:46
0:02:38
3 Paul Russo
Jack Thompson
7 laps - Handicap
1 John Hobel
2 Dick Hobel
1 Joe Bowers
2 Newkirk
3 Morgan
4 Domeyer
5 Harley Phillips
6 Dick Bos
12
1
2
3
4
R
R
0:03:37
0:03:48
laps - Feature
Dick Hobel
Paul Russo
Ken Rubright
Walt Raines
Willard Yates
Ernie Jolb
0:05:45
accident/rolled
accident/rolled
3rd August 1946
Entrants:
Wesley Saegesser
Midget races
3rd August 1946
Entrants:
Jerry Piper
Bob Barkhimer, Fred Agabashian, Buck Whitmer and Don Smith were involved in a four-car accident.
3rd August 1946
Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 Bill Schindler
3 Tony Bonadies
ARDC midgets
3rd August 1946
Time Trials
1 Red Hodges
2 Speed Matheny
3 Loyes Harris
1 J.D.Parks
2 Buzz Barton
3 Jud Larson
0:00:15.68
Trophy Dash
1 Red Hodges
2 Speed Matheny
Consolation
1 Wade Bedell
2 Bill Homeier
3 Woodrow Knappe
Heat 1
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Red Hodges
3 Loyes Harris
First Semi-final
1 Red Hodges
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Marcel St Cricq
Heat 2
1 Speed Matheny
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Leland Musick
Second Semi-final
1 Speed Matheny
2 Buzz Barton
3 Wade Bedell
Heat 3
20 laps – Feature
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Speed Matheny
Rabbit Musick
Marcel St Cricq
J.D.Parks
Leland Musick
Buzz Barton
Bill Homeier
0:05:40
Doc Cossey
Buddy Rackley
Cecil Green
Billy Richardson
Hugh Porter
Dale Burt
Other entrants:
Midget races
3rd August 1946
Heat
1 Ted Parker
Feature
1 Ted Parker
2 Bud Cameron
3 Lloyd Choat
R Corky Benson
Heat
1 Corky Benson
Midget races
Washington, PA
3rd August 1946
Big cars – AAA sanction 3989
3rd August 1946
1 Jeep Colkitt
2 Art Cross
3 Don Morris
50 laps
Midget races.
3rd-4th August 1946
Heat 1
81
10
R 2 Larry Mecey
accident
R 8 Buck Young
accident
#81 slid high into #10, which in turn slid into Mecey who rolled out.
Races had been scheduled for the 3rd, but were rained out and re-run on the 4th.
25 laps – Feature
1 Red Keel
Sod Saunders
Leroy Warriner
Tom Cherry
Huston Bundy
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3 laps/wheel
Consolidated Midget Racing Association races. Otto Butler suffered a fatal accident during this event.
Cass County Fairgrounds, MI
4th August 1946
Midget races
4th August 1946
Midget races
4th August 1946
Feature
1 Pokey Wiggington
4th August 1946
30
1
2
3
4
laps
Ed Samples
Jack Etheridge
Glenn Dunnaway
Lee Powell
Other entrants:
Ray Hull
Red Byron
Buddy Shuman
Marshall Teague
Stock car races
4th August 1946
20
1
2
3
R
R
R
R
laps – Feature
Frankie Luptow
Red Bales
Bill Spinks
Carl Ward
Howard Adams
Ted Martin
Shorty Drexler
cylinder block
accident
accident
accident
Big car races
Powell Speedway, OH
4th August 1946
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Soldier Field, IL
4th August 1946
100 laps
4th August 1946
1 Bill Randall
Midget races
Oklahoma City, OK
5th August 1946
Mid-Summer Sweepstakes
1 Ted Parker
Midget races
5th August 1946
5th August 1946
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25
1
2
3
4
12
laps – Girard Sweepstakes
George Fonder
0:05:42.79
Johnny Ritter
Shorty McAndrews
Larry Bloomer
starters
Midget races
Benton County Fairgrounds, Vinton, IA
6th August 1946
1 Ken Rubright
2 Walt Raines
2 Ken Rubright
3 Red Hoyle
4 Walt Raines
Heat 1
1 Art Wheeler
2 Red Hoyle
3 Ken Rubright
Consolation
1 Joe Gustof
2 Joe Bowers
3 DuWayne Stewart
4 Willard Yates
5 Boy Meyers
6 Dick Bos
Heat 2
1 Walt Raines
2 Harley Phillips
3 Paul Newkirk
Sweepstakes
1 Walt Raines
2 Harley Phillips
3 Ken Rubright
4 Jim Morgan
5 John Shirley
6 Bill Sallow
7 Joe Bowers
Heat 3
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Jim Morgan
3 Bill Sallow
Handicap
1 Harley Phillips
6th August 1946
1 Ted Tappett
2 Bill Schindler
3 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races
6th August 1946
Semi-Main
1 Fred Friday
2 Jerry Piper
1 3X Freddie Agabashian
2
Norm Holtkamp
3
Don Smith
4
Gabby Gilbert
25 laps – Main
Midget races
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
6th August 1946
Midget races
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0:07:16.05
6th August 1946
1 Bill Randall
Midget races
Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, Milwaukee, WI
6th August 1946
Big car races
7th August 1946
1 Al Bonnell
40
1
2
3
laps
Paul
Gays
Jack
– Class B Feature
Hooper
Biro
Kabat
0:06:18.94
Midget races
7th August 1946 – 1/5 mile
Time Trial
1 Red Hodges
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Corky Benson
3 Jimmy Wooten
0:00:13.70
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Red Hodges
2 Mac McHenry
3 Cotton Musick
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Don Brown
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Jack Meador
8 laps
1 Ted
2 Jay
3 Bud
– Heat 3
Parker
Booth
Hemphill
10
1
2
3
Red Hodges
Marcel St Cricq
Don Brown
10
1
2
3
Ted Parker
Mac McHenry
Jay Booth
20
1
2
3
4
Red Hodges
Marcel St Cricq
Ted Parker
Cotton Musick
Midget races
Spillway, TX
7th August 1946
Time Trials
1 Harry Elbel
Heat 1
1 Palmer Fischer
2 Don Marshall
3 B.C.Ryan
R John Davis
0:00:21.20
Helmet Dash
1 Harry Elbel
2 B.C.Ryan
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accident
4 Dorothy Moore
Heat 2
1 Charles Farrell
2 Jay Elbel
3 Bill Bordmen
Australian Pursuit
1 B.C.Ryan
2 Harry Elbel
3 Don Marshall
Heat 3
1 Chief Swinford
2 B.C.Ryan
3 Harry Elbel
Feature
1 B.C.Ryan
2 Harry Elbel
3 Charles Farrell
4 John Davis
5 Bill Bordmen
6 Palmer Fischer
7 Jay Elbel
Girls’ Race
1 Mary White
2 Doris Schroat
3 Natalie Phelps
Jalopy races
Calhoun County Fairgrounds, IA
8th August 1946
Midget races
Gilmore Stadium, CA
8th August 1946
Feature – Birthday Sweepstakes
1 Perry Grimm
Midget races
8th August 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Bill Schindler
George Rice
ARDC Midget races.
8th August 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Eddie Carmichael
2 Jay Booth
1 Eddie Carmichael
Heat
1 George Murphy
Heat
1 Mac McHenry
Consolation
1 Dick Dueley
Heat
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20
1
2
R
laps
Jay Booth
Roger Wright
Cotton Musick
Lloyd Choat
George Bressman
Rock Johnson
Jimmie Handelson
George Washburn
Lloyd Ruby
Roger Ward
mechanical
Other entrants:
Dick Sharp
Cotton Musick
Bud Camden
Corky Benson
Ted Parker
Allen Williams
Clarence Brooks
Midget races
Allentown, OH
9th August 1946
Dash
1 Paul Hooper
2 Neal Carter
3 Al Momenee
4 Louie Harold
Heat 1
1 Paul Hooper
2 Neal Carter
Heat 2
1 Jimmy Garmatter
2 Louie Harold
Heat 3
1 Al Momenee
2 Louis Luedtke
Heat 4
1 Paul Heilman
2 N.F.Bales
Australian Pursuit
1 Louie Harold
2 Paul Hooper
3 N.F.Bales
4 Louis Luedtke
5 Neal Carter
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Paul Hooper
Jimmy Garmatter
Neal Carter
N.F.Bales
Al Momenee
Louis Luedtke
Leslie Shelly
Jack Chivington
Paul Heilman
Louie Harold
Feature
Midget races
Amarillo Speedbowl, TX
Time Trials
1 Eddie Carmichael
= Jay Booth
3 Corky Benson
= Cotton Musick
= Roger Ward
6 Lloyd Choat
= Dick Dudley
= Lloyd Ruby
= Jimmy Handleson
NQ George Murphy
NQ Mac McHenry
Helmet Dash
1 Jay Booth
2 Eddie Carmichael
0:00:15.5
0:00:15.5
0:00:16.3
0:00:16.3
0:00:16.3
0:00:16.5
0:00:16.5
0:00:16.5
0:00:16.5
Heat 1
1 Corky Benson
2 Ted Parker
3 Cotton Musick
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Heat 2
1 Don Brown
2 Paul Cockrell
3 Eddie Carmichael
2 Loayd Choat
3 George Murphy
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Heat 3
1 Jay Booth
2 Jimmy Handleson
3 Dick Dudley
Consolation
1 Roger Ward
Midget races
laps – Feature
Ted Parker
Jay Booth
Corky Benson
Eddie Carmichael
Cotton Musick
Don Brown
Roger Ward
9th August 1946
Feature
1 Al Duffy
Johnny Peterson suffered an accident and wrenched his back.
Midget races
9th August 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Tony Bonadies
Midget races
Paterson, NJ
9th August 1946
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
Midget races
9th August 1946
1 Bill Randall
2 Ed Casterline
3 Bob Blair
Casterline crossed the finishing line first, but Randall protested to the BSMRA and was awarded the win.
Midget races
10th August 1946
Midget races
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10th August 1946
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Doc Shanebrook
3 Charlie Breslin
50 laps
Midget races
10th August 1946
1 Bill Zaring
2 Norman Girtz
6 laps – Bakersfield Special
1 Bob Hawk
30
1
2
3
4
R
Heat 1
1 Jack Irwin
Heat 2
1 Frank Brewer
Heat 3
1 Bill Brereton
laps – Main
60 Bill Brereton
28 Johnny Garrett
67 Don Cameron
64 Bill Zaring
87 Dean Meltzer
0:08:54.81
front tyre blow-out
Other entrants:
Jackie Sayres
Stan Dow
Norman Davies
Dale Hickerson
Paul Temple
Lon “Pop” Hickerson
Ray Rose
Mack Hellings
Heat 4
1 Eli Vukovich
1 35 Johnny Parsons
United Racing Association red circuit midget races
Bedford, OH
10th August 1946
4 miles
1 Ted Horn
0:03:41
Consolation
R Lynne Koenig
accident
10 miles
1 Ted Horn
0:08:51.40
Big car races
10th August 1946
Feature
1 Ray Nestor
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Dutch Schaefer
ARDC midgets
10th August 1946
Time Trials
1 Loyes Harris
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0:00:16.83
2 Buddy Rackley
1
2
3
R
R
Helmet Dash
1 Doc Cossey
2 Buddy Rackley
Heat 1
1 Speed Matheny
2 Buddy Rackley
3 Doc Cossey
Dale Burt
Duke Borden
J.D.Parks
Jimmy Hicks
Sailor Corder
Consolation
1 Loyes Harris
2 Leland Musick
3 Bill Seary
4 Jud Larson
Heat 2
1 Lee Flowers
2 Wade Bedell
3 Red Dowdy
Heat 3
Midget races
10th August 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Ted Parker
25
1
2
3
4
R
laps - Feature
Ted Parker
J.Booth
Don Brown
Corky Benson
Cotton Musick
Midget races
10th August 1946
50 miles
1
2 Bill Schindler
2
Lloyd Christopher
3
Jeep Colkitt
4
Don Morris
5
Chet Conklin
Caruso Offenhauser
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accident
accident
R 177 Larry Shurter
Ford
Shurter swerved to avoid a spinning car, hitting a guard rail and overturning.
Midget races.
11th August 1946
Midget races
Consolidated Midget Racing Association races.
Championship standings before this meeting (at
the 6th August) were:
1 Sod Saunders
319 pts
2 Bob Breading
297
3 Tom Cherry
273.5
4 Leroy Warriner
240
5
6
7
8
9
10
Floyd Wilfong
Red Keel
Dick Frazer
Ray Lydon
Frank Tilman
Charley Mayer
234
214.5
197
164
161
160.5
Avon Fairgrounds, NY
11th August 1946
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
Midget races
Batavia, NY
Heat 1
1
Bill Holland
2
Ted Horn
3
Earl Johns
4
Tom Sternaur
Heat 2
1
Earl Horne
2
Mark Light
3
PeeWee Southcott
4
Hank Rogers
Heat 3
1
Hank Rogers
2
Jim Shumaker
3
Tom Sternaur
Consolation Race
1
E.Zimmerman
2
Warren Bates
3
Bob Chromaster
4
Al Metzger
0:03:57.68
0:04:16.71
Sam Nunis Trophy Sweepstakes
1
Bill Holland
0:09:45.48
2
Ted Horn
3
Hinnershitz
4
Earl Horne
5
Earl Johns
6
PeeWee Southcott
7
Jim Shumaker
Horn burnt a piston on his number 5 car during
practice, so raced number 3 instead.
0:04:00.75
0:04:08.78
Bedford Fairgrounds, PA
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4 miles – Heat 1
1
Ted Horn
2
Hinnershitz
3
Holland
4
Johns
5
Byron
4 miles – Heat 2
1
Johns
2
Byron
3
Earl
4
Horne
4 miles – Heat 3
1
Mark Light
2
Ed Zimmerman
3
4
5
0:03:49.59
Koenig
Bates
Fleming
1
Bates
2
Fleming
3
Bob Chronister
0:03:53.34
1
Ted Horn
2
Holland
3
Hinnershitz
4
Johns
5
Byron
0:03:57.59
1 Bill Schindler
Caruso Offenhauser
2 Ray Nestor
3 Don Morris
4 Chet Conklin
5 Jeep Colkitt
Race halted due to accident
22 laps, no time
Midget races – track had now been paved since the opening meeting of 1946 in July.
11th August 1946
Entrants:
Fred Agabashian
Jerry Piper
Norm Holtkamp
Don Smith
Gabby Gilbert
Midget races
Cowboy Speedway, TX
Time Trials
1 Bob Thorne
0:05:02.32
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Joe Groves
0:00:28.3
Helmet Dash
1 J.B.Hanna
Sweepstakes
1 Jimmy Schmidt
2 J.B.Hanna
3 Vernon Penny
6 laps – Heat 1
1 J.B.Hanna
Jalopy races
11th August 1946
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0:09:44.10
Feature
1 Paul Hooper
2 Williams
3 27 Charles Hoff
R E.W.Kirk
R Kearns Roush
accident
7 laps/engine
Other entrants:
Charley Stewart
Gene Comstock
Don Turner
West Virginia Midget Auto Racers Association races
Feature
1 Delbert Booker
R Eddie Zalucki
accident
R Edward “Bus” Wilbert
fatal accident
Wilbert was leading when he lost control on the fourth lap and hit the outer rail, overturning. Zalucki
hit the wreckage
11th August 1946
Time Trial
1 Earl Wiggington
Australian Pursuit
1 Everett Schmitt
Helmet Dash
1 Earl Wiggington
Consolation
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 H.L.Drinning
3 Elmer Hanes
4 Jerry Crocker
Heat 1
1 Earl Wiggington
2 Red Dowdy
Heat 2
1 Everett Schmitt
2 Les Terrell
Terrell hit a fence post and went to hospital
after the race to treat his lacerations.
Modified stock cars
Langhorne, PA
11th August 1946 – 1 mile dirt oval
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Sweepstakes
1 Earl Wiggington
2 Pokey Wiggington
3 Red Dowdy
4 Jerry Crocker
8 miles – Heat 1
1
George Robson
2
George Matera
3
Danny Goss
8 miles – Heat 3
?
0:05:04.92
1
George Robson
2
Walt Ader
3
Walt Brown
8 miles – Heat 2
?
0:12:20.54
Fastest Time: Robson, 35.94s
George Robson did an exhibition lap in a rocket car, lapping at 33.29s or 108.1 mph.
Lincoln Park, Arcadia, CA
11th August 1946
Feature
1 Secrest
Oakland Stadium, CA
11th August 1946
6 laps
1 Bud Barnett
2 Bud Rose
3 Leonard Low
Pace Maker’s Special
Hispano Suiza
6 laps
1 Bud Sennett
2 Marvin Cox
R Lou McCarthy
0:02:25.76
steering gear/accident
6 laps
1 Bill Baker
2 Cecil Burnaugh
3 Bill Sheffler
0:02:23.00
3 laps
1 Marvin Cox
2 Bud Sennett
10
1
2
3
0:02:09.15
0:01:24.85
laps – Semi-final
Bud Sennett
Bob Arnold
Bill Anderson
0:04:30.75
40
1
2
3
4
laps - Feature
Leonard Low
Hispano Suiza
0:13:01.14
Ed Barnett
Buck Whitmer
Bill Baker
Bayliss Leverett
Hispano Suiza
R Bud Rose
Miller
26 laps/engine
R Bill Sheffler
Race stopped after 30 laps when Sheffler’s car developed an oil leak on the 24th lap and spread oil over
the north turn.
Other entrants:
Claude Walling
Dreyer Special
Big car races
Rice County Fairgrounds, Faribault, MN
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1 Jimmy Wilburn
1 Jimmy Wilburn
2 Hal Cole
0:00:27.09
Race 3
1 Jimmy Wilburn
0:02:27.5
Race 4
1 Jimmy Wilburn
Shady Bowl Speedway, OH
11th August 1946
Short Route Speedway, NY
10 laps
Richard Badum was leading on the first lap when a drag link on the tie rod on his left front wheel
stripped, causing him to crash through the guard rail into spectators. 13 spectators were injured, one
fatally (Mrs Louise LeRoy Farrell).
Midget races
Soldier Field, IL
11th August 1946
Entrants:
Teddy Duncan
Duane Carter
Joe Garson
Bob Muhlke
Frank Burany
Mike O’Halloran
Emil Andres
Danny Kladis
Jimmy Caris
Cowboy O’Rourke
Byron Fisher
Tony Bettenhausen
Pete Romcevich
Midget races
All-Iowa Fair, Hawkeye Downs, IA
11th, 12th and 16th August 1946
16th August: Feature
1 Emory Collins
Other Entrants:
Joe Baker
Deb Snyder
Chick Smith
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Ben Musick
Big car races
Dracut Speedway, MA
12th August 1946
1 Frank Simonetti
2 Ed Casterline
3 George Lewis
Midget races
12th August 1946
25
1
2
3
laps
Bill Tucker
Johnny Swier
Pop DeVercelly
Midget races
12th August 1946 - 1/5 mile paved oval
1 Larry Bloomer
25
1
2
3
R
R
0:03:24.86
laps – East-West Sweepstakes
Bill Schindler
0:05:45.68
Tony Bonadies
Johnny Ritter
Shorty McAndrews
accident
Jeep Colkitt
accident
Midget races
Freeport Stadium, CA
13th August 1946
13th August 1946
Lanham Speedway, MD
13th August 1946
1 Mike Josephs
2 Charlie Miller
3 Larry Bloomer
- 746 -
Oakland Stadium, CA
13th August 1946
5 laps
1 Don Smith
1 Buck Whitmer
0:01:24.59
Heat
1 Slim Heely
25
1
2
3
laps – Main
Fred Friday
Johnny Smith
Jimmy Aitken
Fred Agabashian
Don Smith
Norman Holtkamp
Ed Bennett
Jack Patchateo
R Bud Kelleher
Heat
1 Ed Bennett
Heat
1 Buck Whitmer
Heat
1 Fred Friday
6 laps
1 Fred Agabashian
0:04:27.45
0:07:28.80
oil leak
0:01:43.00
Midget races
13th August 1946
Time Trials
1 Duke Nalon
= Ed Haddad
30 laps – Feature
1 Mack Hellings
0:00:17.80
0:00:17.80
0:08:08.07
Match Race
1 Rex Mays
2 George Robson
Midget races
14th August 1946
Midget races
Balboa Stadium, San Diego, CA
14th August 1946
1 Bill Brereton
2 Norman Girtz
30
1
2
3
0:00:54.76
laps
Don Farmer
Johnny Mantz
Edgar Elder
Midget races
1 Lloyd Christopher
0:06:32.50, 25 laps
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0:09:18.05
2
3
4
5
George Rice
Jeep Colkitt
Art Cross
Don Morris
Hough V-8
Hough V-8
Midget races.
Davenport Fairgrounds, IA
Run by the Racing Corporation of America – the meeting was cancelled due to a wet track. Allegedly the
track had been watered with sprinklers all night despite the forecast of cloudy and cool weather for race
day.
8 laps
1 Buzz Barton
2 Loyes Harris
3 Rabbit Musick
10
1
2
3
Speed Mathney
Cotton Musick
Ted Parker
8 laps
1 Red Hodges
2 Speed Mathney
3 Bud Camden
10
1
2
3
Bud Camden
Red Hodges
Buzz Barton
8 laps
1 Ted Parker
2 Bill Marshall
3 Jim Roper
20
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
Loyes Harris
Bud Camden
Red Parker
Buzz Barton
Speed Matheny
Red Hodges
Rabbit Musick
1 Jack Meador
2 George Murphy
3 Howard Brand
Hamburg, NY
14th August 1946
Big car races
Richmond City Stadium, VA
14th August 1946
1 Hawley Kight
2 Mike Josephs
3 Larry Bloomer
ARDC Southern midget races. Ray Jackson rolled and broke his shoulder.
Spillway, TX
14th August 1946
Time Trials
1 Chief Swinford
Helmet Dash
0:00:20.50
- 748 -
accident
accident
1 B.C.Ryan
2 Chief Swinford
2 Natalie Phillips
3 Doris Schroat
4 Dorothy Moore
Heat 1
1 Charles Farrell
2 Palmer Fischer
3 B.C.Ryan
Australian Pursuit
1 Fred Elbel
2 Harry Elbel
3 B.C.Ryan
Heat 2
1 John Cole
2 Jud Larson
3 Harry Daniels
Feature
1 B.C.Ryan
2 Fred Elbel
3 Chief Swinford
4 Harry Elbel
Heat 3
1 Harry Elbel
2 Chief Swinford
3 Jay Elbel
Novelty girl’s race
1 Mary White
Jalopy races
14th August 1946
Cowboy Speedway, TX
15th August 1946
Time Trials
1 Vernon Penny
There were 17 entries
Race
1 J.D.Hanna
0:00:30.00
Race
1 Jim Bailey
1 Bob Thorne
2 Vernon Penny
Sweepstakes
1 Bob Thorne
2 Vernon Penny
Race
1 Vernon Penny
Stock car races
15th August 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ted Tappett
Chet Conklin
ARDC Midget races.
15th August 1946
Time Trial
1 Bud Camden
2 Eddie Carmichael
0:00:16.90
Heat 1
1 Bud Camden
2 Corky Benson
1 Bud Camden
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1 Dusty Rhodes
2 Paul Cockrell
3 Billy Sink
Heat 2
1 Lloyd Ruby
2 Roger Ward
R Dusty Rhodes
Feature
1 Bud Camden
2 Corky Benson
3 Eddie Carmichael
Heat 3
1 Eddie Carmichael
2 Jimmy Wooten
Consolation
Midget races
15th August 1946- 1/5 mile paved oval
35
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Walter D.Secrist Memorial Handicap
Charley Miller
0:07:56.79
George Fonder
Charles Breslin
Mile Josephs
Johnny Jars
George Marshman
Midget races
Jackson County Fairgrounds, IA
15th-16th August 1946
Race
R Butter Wright
R Dick Bos
R Red Hoyle
Dick Hobel
accident
accident
accident
Midget races
Allentown, OH
16th August 1946
Feature
1 Paul Hooper
Midget races
- 750 -
Time Trials
1
6 Ted Parker
2
1 Corky Benson
3
Eddie Carmichael
=
Bud Camden
5
Jim Roper
6
Jesse Coin
7
George Murphy
8
3 Lloyd Ruby
9
Billy Sink
10
Roger Ward
11
Swats Smith
12 61/8 Jimmy Wooten
13
Jimmy Handleson
14
Bobby Johnson
Heat 2
1 Lloyd Ruby
2 Eddie Carmichael
3 George Murphy
0:00:16.7
0:00:16.8
0:00:17.0
0:00:17.0
0:00:17.2
0:00:17.3
0:00:17.4
0:00:17.5
0:00:17.6
0:00:17.7
0:00:18.0
0:00:18.3
0:00:18.8
0:00:19.5
Heat 3
1 Jimmy Hamilton
2 Roger Ward
3 Jimmy Wooten
Consolation
1 Swats Smith
2 Billy Sink
3 Jesse Coin
Helmet Dash
1 Ted Parker
2 Corky Benson
Heat 1
1 Corky Benson
2 Ted Parker
3 Bud Camden
20
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
laps – Feature
Ted Parker
Bud Camden
Eddie Carmichael
Roger Ward
Jim Handleson
Lloyd Ruby
Jimmy Wooten
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Johnny Soares
Fred Agabashian
Bud Kelleher
accident
accident
Midget races
16th August 1946
15 laps – Semi
1 Arnold Boshon
R Bill Evans
accident
Midget races
Bloomfield, IA
16th August 1946
Lester Raymond went through the fence during the feature event, suffering fractures – he had originally
won earlier races.
16th August 1946
30 laps – Feature
1 Johnny Muir
Midget races
16th August 1946
Midget races
- 751 -
16th August 1946
16th August 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Bill Randall
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
17th August 1946 – ¼ mile clay oval
Time Trials
R Bill Brereton
accident
6 laps – Heat 1
R 141 Henry Steer
rolled
Irwin had to repair a water line, and Murphy put
the still hot pipes back on, and they took the
restart.
1 51 Bud Murphy
2
Jackie Sayers
3 24 Jack Irwin
At the first start, Murphy’s offside exhaust fell
off and was hit by Irwin. The race was stopped –
30 laps – Main
1 26 Billy Cantrell
2 64 Bill Zaring
3
Don Cameron
4
Norman Girtz
Gil Guthrie
United Racing Association red circuit midget races
Batavia, NY
17th August 1946
AAA sanction 3995.
17th August 1946
Entrants:
Fred Agabashian
Jerry Piper
Johnny Soares
Bob Barkhimer
Fred Friday
Midget races
17th August 1946
ARDC midgets – abandoned after the heat races due to rain
- 752 -
0:08:53.74
Deer Park, NY
17th August 1946
Midget races
Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL
17th August 1946 – Dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Jimmy Wilburn
21 cars qualified
50
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
miles
Jimmy Wilburn
Chuck Frame
Bob Simpson
Buster Warke
Lyle Christoe
Harry King
Bill Hooper
Herschel Buchanan
0:00:38.71
0:35:29.83
250 laps – Gold Cup
1 Sam Hanks
2 Mack Hellings
3 Bob Pankratz
4 Johnny Parsons
5 Gib Lilley
R Ed Haddad
R Duke Nalon
1:25:20.5
engine
engine
Midget races
17th August 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Red Hodges
2 Wes Saegesser
Heat 1
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Wes Saegesser
3 Dick Word
Heat 2
1 Red Hodges
2 Speed Matheny
3 Bill Searcy
Heat 3
1 Jud Larson
2 Al Forbes
3 Leland Musick
Consolation
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Buzz Barton
3 Wade Bedell
First semi-final
1 Dick Word
2 Wes Saegesser
3 Speed Matheny
4 Al Forbes
Second semi-final
1 Buzz Barton
2 Red Hodges
3 Rabbit Musick
4 Jud Larson
0:00:34.0
0:02:15.4
0:02:52
0:02:52
0:02:19
Midget races. Track Championship Standings
following the meeting:
1 Speedy Matheny
252 pts
2 Red Hodges
230
3 Loyes Harris
220
4 Dick Word
164
5 Buddy Rackley
147
6 Wes Saegesser
136
7 Wade Bedell
118
8 Buzz Barton
96
9 Marcel St Cricq
90
10 Lee Flowers
87
11 Dale Burt
61
0:02:23.5
0:02:52.6
- 753 -
12
13
14
15
16
Jud Larson
Rabbit Musick
Bill Searcy
Leland Musick
J.D.Parks
60
58
46
43
41
17
18
19
20
Red Dowdy
Duke Borden
Al Forbes
Doc Cossey
40
35
35
32
Helmet Dash
1 Corky Benson
2 Bud Camden
3 Ted Parker
Heat 3
1 Swat Smith
2 George Murphy
3 Billy Sink
Heat 1
1 Bud Camden
2 Jim Roper
3 Eddie Carmichael
25
1
2
3
4
5
Heat 2
1 Ted Parker
2 Corky Benson
3 Lloyd Ruby
laps - Feature
Bud Camden
Eddie Carmichael
Lloyd Ruby
Corky Benson
Swat Smith
Midget races
Seymour, WI
17th August 1946
Feature
1 Billy Johnson
17th August 1946
Midget races. Rain caused the abandonment of the meeting after the semi-finals.
Bastrop Speedway, TX
Orville Hendricks was killed when his car rolled several times and pinned him beneath the wreckage.
Brown Speedway, Eastaboga, AL
18th August 1946
Entrants:
10 Eddie Martin
Ford
Alabama State Championship Stock Car race.
Ce-Mar Acres, IA
18th August 1946
Time Trials
1 Danny Kladis
- 754 -
0:00:16.35
2 Tony Russo
3 Red Hoyle
5 laps – Dash
1 Danny Kladis
2 Tony Russo
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0:01:21.86
Event 3
1 Danny Kladis
2 Roberts
3 Paul Newkirk
Feature
1 Danny Kladis
2 Tony Russo
3 Paul Newkirk
4 Dick Hobel
5 Bill Sallow
6 Red Hoyle
7 Shirley
Event 4
1 Tony Russo
2 Dick Hobel
3 Johnny Hobel
Event
1 66
2
3
Ken Rubright
Thompson
Shirley
Wik
Yates
Myers
See
5
Red Hoyle
Bill Sallow
Jim Morgan
Joe Gersich
Other entrants:
Walt Raines
L.J.Doyle
Harley Phillips
Dick Domeyer
Art Wheeler
Joe Gustoff
Ray Richards
Handicap
1 Danny Kladis
2 Tony Russo
3 Paul Newkirk
Consolation
Midget races
1 12 Ted Tappett
2 9 George Rice
3 30 Charlie Miller
4
Art Cross
5
Lloyd Christopher
Bourgnon cycle
Hagedorn cycle
John Schloeder cycle
Hough V-8
Hough V-8
Midget races.
18th August 1946
- 755 -
0:06:31.25, 25 laps
Cowboy Speedway, TX
Time Trials
1 Bob Thorne
1 Bob Thorne
Helmet Dash
1 Bob Thorne
Modified stock car races.
L.L.Bennington, ex-paratrooper who was scheduled
to make an exhibition jump from 3500 feet from a
plane and land in a 60 foot circle in the middle
of the race oval,slipped and fell as he was
climbing out of the cockpit of the plane. His
parachute still worked, but he landed five miles
from the track instead of in the middle of it!
6 laps
1 Bob Thorne
6 laps
1 Marvin Harrison
6 laps
1 Chuck Goldberry
The Racing Corporation of America was due to hold the meeting, but due to the scheduling of a race meeting
on the same day at Sedalia (MO),they pulled out. The All American Thrill Drivers put on a stunt show, and
makeshift races were put on instead. A 7 lap heat, a 5 lap dash and the 10 lap feature were won by Frankie
Luptow driving a Hal Special. Another 7 lap heat was won by Phil Mocca.
FP
# Driver
1
Frankie Luptow
2
C.Searborough
3
Phil Mocca
4
Jimmy Dietz
Car
Time
Hal Special
Other entrants were Fred Hawes, Les Oldfield, Paul Cramers and Bill LaRue.
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18th August 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Norman Girtz
30 laps – Main
1 Norman Girtz
6 laps – Heat
1 Norman Girtz
Midget races
Galt Fairgrounds, CA
Spectator William Venable was killed when he was struck by a car when taking photographs.
18th August 1946
Entrants:
Frankie Luptow
Bob Simpson
Bill Spinks
Harry King
Ted Martin
Carl Ott
Shorty Drexler
Howard Adams
Red Bales
Vern Faler
Bill Kimball
Manitowoc County Fairgrounds, WI
18th August 1946
Time Trials
1 Billy Johnson
Australian Pursuit
1 George Schneeberg
2 Billy johnson
0:00:30.46
Heat 1
1 George Schneeberg
2 Chester Morris
Consolation
1 Lanny Scott
2 Stan Gibrrick
Heat
1 Billy Johnson
2 Cowboy Martin
15
1
2
R
Heat
1 George Schmitt
2 Otto Stahl
laps – Feature
Cowbuy Martin
Chester Morris
Billy Johnson
Midget races to be held on the last day of the fair.
Oakland Stadium, CA
Time Trials
1 Ed Barnett
D.O.Hall Special
0:00:25.11
Hispano Suiza
0:03:42.68
1 Ed Barnett
2 Bud Rose
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Leonard Low
- 757 -
11 laps/radiator
R Ed Barnett
D.O.Hal Special
crankshaft
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Ed Barnett
Dryer Special
0:02:39.68
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Bud Sennett
0:02:45.85
Entrants:
Lew McNurtney
Bill Scheffler
Marvin Cox
Bud Bennett
Joe Rand
Bill Anderson
Sam Maranda
Sam Nigro
Bill Baker
Bob Arnold
Bob Slater
Tony Dutra
1 Bud Sennett
2 Ed Barnett
0:04:28.52
40
1
2
3
laps – Main
Bud Rose
0:17:39.00
Bud Sennett
Cecil Burnaugh
Ed Barnett
Buck Whitmer
R Leonard Low
engine
Barnett ran out of fuel, but made it back to the
pits and rejoined two laps down.
Big car races
150 laps
National stock car auto championship races, promoted by Sam Nunis – postponed to the 23rd August due to
rain.
Rockspring Fairgrounds, Pomeroy, OH
18th August 1946
Time Trials
R 101 Doc Folden
R 27 Gene Comstock
sprocket
engine
Semi-final
R 10 J.J.Coleman
steering wheel
10 miles
1 2 Paul Hooper
2 0 Buck Rogers
3
Charlie Stewart
4 88 Gene Comstock
R 13 Smoky Stover
R 2 Kearns Roush
0:11:51
engine
2 laps/engine
West Virginia circuit midget races
Skowhegan, ME
18th August 1946
Big car races
Uniontown, PA
18th August 1946
Big car races
5 miles – Heat 1
1
- 758 -
Emil Andres
0:04:50.35
2
3
4
Ottis Stine
Gibbons
Milt Frankhauser
5 miles – Heat 2
1
George Robson
2
Danny Goss
3
George Coyanna
4
Al Fleming
5 miles – Heat 3
1
Mattson
2
Rodgers
3
Wallard
4
Larry Smith
5
Cliff Helman
1
Brown
2
3
4
Al Fleming
Larry Smith
Cliff Helman
1
Matera
2
Duke Dinsmore
3
Larry Smith
4
Ottis Stine
0:04:47.94
15 miles - Feature
1
George Robson
2
Emil Andres
3
Mattson
4
Duke Dinsmore
5
Gibbons
6
Rodgers
7
Matera
8
Danny Goss
0:05:02.15
0:04:52.52
0:14:33.99
Fastest Lap: Emil Andres, 27.23s.
Albert Lea, MN
19th August 1946 – Dirt oval
Part of the Freeborn County Fair. Sanctioned by IMCA. Fair cancelled due to polio outbreak.
Dracut Speedway, MA
19th August 1946
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Ralph Moody
Midget races
19th August 1946
20th August 1946
Midget races
20th August 1946
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Bill Schindler
3 Jeep Colkitt
50 laps
Midget races
- 759 -
Lanham Speedway, MD
20th August 1946
1 Mike Josephs
2 George Fonder
3 Lou Volk
Oakland Stadium, CA
20th August 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Norm Holtkamp
2 Jimmy Allen
5 laps – Heat
1 Fred Agabashian
1 Marvin Burke
2 Bob Barkhimer
0:00:50.68
15
1
2
3
0:01:22.98
5 laps – Heat
1 Kosmo Saxby
Consolation
1 Bill Gomez
2 Slim Healy
3 Don Ranke
5 laps – Heat
1 Bud Kelleher
5 laps – Heat
1 Bill Baker
25
1
2
3
5 laps – Heat
1 Don Smith
1 Fred Agabashian
0:01:40.76
6 laps
Midget races
Paterson, NJ
50 laps
1 Johnny Ritter
Midget races
20th August 1946
30
1
2
3
laps – Main
Sammy Hanks
Duke Nalon
Dwain Carter
laps
Arnold Boshion
Bob Barkheimer
Jim Kirkpatrick
0:08:13.40
Midget races
20th August 1946
- 760 -
laps – Main
Fred Agabashian
Marvin Burke
Fred Friday
Jerry Piper
Jimmy Allen
Norm Holtkamp
Ed Irwin
Bill Baker
0:04:27.60
0:01:31.65
0:07:06.61
1 Bob Foss
2 Oscar Ridlon
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
25 laps
1 Henry Renard
0:06:29.9
Midget races
21st August 1946
Midget races – rained out.
21st August 1946 – 1/5 mile
8 laps
1 Speed Mathney
2 Red Hodges]
3 Cotton Musick
8 laps
1 Loyes Harris
2 Ted Parker
3 Red Dowdy
8 laps
1 Jay Booth
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Bill Marshall
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Dusty Rhodes
3 Jack Meadon
10
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Speed Mathney
Loyes Harris
Ted Parker
10
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Red Hodges
Jay Booth
Cotton Musick
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
Red Hodges
Loyes Harris
Marcel St Cricq
Speed Mathney
Cotton Musick
Clarence Brooks
Midget races
21st August 1946
1 George Fonder
2 George Marshmann
3 Mike Josephs
Spillway, TX
21st August 1946
Heat 1
1 Charles Farrell
- 761 -
2 George Terrill
3 Jack Gilmore
2 John Davis
3 Woodey Kohl
4 Mary White
Heat 2
1 Don Marshall
2 Tom Fischer
3 John Davis
Australian Pursuit
1 Don Marshall
2 Fred Elbel
3 John Davis
4 Charles Farrell
Heat 3
1 Jack Gilmore
2 John Davis
3 Fred Elbel
30
1
2
3
4
Novelty Race
1 B.C.Ryan
Jalopy races
laps - Feature
B.C.Ryan
Tom Fischer
Charles Farrell
John Davis
21st August 1946 – 1/5 mile tarmac oval
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Heat 1
Schaeffer
Nestor
Breslin
Ritter
Baker
Marl
Klein
Keene
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Heat 2
Schindler
Disbro
Cross
Keller
Morris
Records
Colkitt
Toram
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Heat 3
Holmes
Tappett
Christopher
Heidt
Troutwine
Redmond
Toran
Meredith
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Keller
Schindler
Disbro
Nestor
Breslin
Ritter
Baker
Marl
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0:02:34.17
Keller
Colkitt
Morris
Tappett
Holmes
Redmond
Christopher
0:03:41.20
0:02:28.40
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – First Consolation
Records
0:02:30.01
Conklin
Meredith
Carpenter
Troutwine
Keene
0:02:30.02
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps – Second Consolation
Baker
0:03:43.95
Christopher
Cross
Records
Conklin
Troutwine
Klein
Bud Marl
Heldt
Meredith
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Dutch Schaeffer
Ray Nestor
Ted Tappett
Al Keller
Alvin Colkitt
Charles Breslin
Lloyd Christopher
Ritter
Don Morris
Baker
Holmes
0:03:37.95
0:05:29.40
ARDC midget races
Albert Lea, MN
22nd August 1946 – Dirt oval
Part of the Freeborn County Fair. Sanctioned by IMCA. Fair cancelled due to polio outbreak.
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Gilmore Stadium, Hollywood, CA
22nd August 1946
30
1
2
3
R
R
R
laps - Main
Duke Nalon
Danny Oakes
Mel Hanson
Cal Niday
Perry Grimm
Duane Carter
0:08:34.51
accident
accident
accident
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
22nd August 1946
Wapello County Fair, Eldon, IA
22nd August 1946
22nd August 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
George Rice
Chet Conklin
ARDC Midget races.
22nd August 1946
Time Trials
1 Jay Booth
2 Clarence Brooks
Match Race
1 Jay Booth
2 Cotton Musick
0:00:16.30
0:00:17.40
Helmet Dash
1 Clarence Brooks
2 Jay Booth
Feature
1 Clarence Brooks
2 Leland Musick
3 Eddie Carmichael
4 Lloyd Ruby
5 Red Dowdy
R Jay Booth
Heat 1
1 Lloyd Ruby
2 Cotton Musick
3 Jay Booth
Midget races
22nd August 1946
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5 laps
Time Trials
1 Emory Collins
1 Chuck Frame
0:00:37.04
10 miles – Heat
1 Emory Collins
22nd August: 9 laps – Australian Pursuit
1 Harry Robtoy
10 miles – Heat
1 Bob Muhlke
20 miles – Cream City Sweepstakes
1 Emory Collins
0:14:21.79
2 Ben Musick
10 miles – Heat
1 Harry Robtoy
Sanctioned by IMCA.
22nd August 1946 - 1/5 mile dirt oval
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – American Legion Sweepstakes
Art Cross
0:05:47.12
Jeep Volkitt
Charles Breslin
Johnny Ritter
George Fonder
Shorty McAndrews
Midget races
Allentown, OH
23rd August 1946
Entrants:
Paul Hooper
Jimmy Garmatter
Louie Herold
Midget races. Harold Merchant left the track and went into a grandstand, injuring Elizabeth Armstrong.
23rd August 1946
15 laps
DQ Bud Whitmer
1 Phil Gomez
Whitmer finished first but was disqualified for
cutting a pole.
Midget races
23rd August 1946
Feature
1 Bill Zaring
Midget races
23rd August 1946
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25
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Jerry Piper
Fred Agabashian
Don Smith
Feature
1 Henry Renard
Plasky Offenhauser
Midget races
23rd August 1946
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Bill Schindler
3 Charlie Breslin
Midget races
23rd August 1946 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
10 laps
1 Floyd Wilfong
1 Sod Saunders
0:02:32
1 Bob Breading
25 laps – Feature
1 Bob Breading
Central Midget Racing Association races.
Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA
23rd August 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Jimmy Wilburn
7 laps
1 Jimmy Wilburn
0:00:26.18
5 laps
1 Jimmy Wilburn
15 laps - Feature
1 Jimmy Wilburn
24th August 1946
30 laps – Main
1 Norman Girtz
Billy Vukovich
Midget races
24th August 1946
Feature
1 Shorty McAndrews
2 George Fonder
3 Dutch Schaefer
Rex Records
Lou Volk
Larry Bloomer
Johnny Jars
Johnny Zeke
Bill Baker
Mike Josephs
Charley Breslin
Other entrants:
Ray Nestor
Ted Tappett
Bill Schindler
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0:06:59.22
ARDC midgets
Franklin Fairgrounds, IN
24th August 1946
Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association big car races.
Greenfield, IN
24th August 1946
Entrants:
Floyd Wilfong
Bob Breading
Leroy Warriner
Floyd Davis
Saunders
George Reeves
Consolidated Auto Racing Association
Hamburg Fairgrounds, NY
Heat 1
1
Elbert Booker
2
Ted Horn
3
Eddie Zimmerman
Heat 2
1
Bill Holland
2
Tommy Hinnershitz
3
Dutch Culp
Heat 3
1
Walt Ader
2
Earl Johns
3
Jim Shumaker
0:03:47.91
Feature
1
Ted Horn
2
Bill Holland
3
Walt Ader
4
Elbert Booker
5
Tommy Hinnershitz
6
Eddie Zimmerman
0:03:52.42
0:03:53.43
0:09:25.54
Sanction Number: AAA 3998
24th August 1946
Time Trials
R Marcel St Cricq
rolled/accident
Ace Brake Service Midget Auto Trophy standings
1 Loyes Harris
408 pts
2 Speed Matheny
401
3 Red Hodges
353
4 Wes Saegesser
302
5 Dick Word
228
6 Wade Bedell
175
7 Buddy Rackley
147
8 Lee Flowers
116
9 Jud Larson
102
Midget races
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10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Buzz Barton
Marcel St Cricq
Duke Borden
Al Forbes
Dale Burt
Bill Searcy
Leland Musick
J.D.Parks
Red Dowdy
Doc Cossey
96
90
90
72
61
46
43
41
40
32
Heat 1
1 Ted Parker
2 Jay Booth
3 Red Dowdy
Second Semi-final
1 Cotton Musick
2 Eddie Carmichael
3 Jimmy Handelson
Heat 2
1 Cotton Musick
2 Corky Benson
3 Eddie Carmichael
4 laps – Special race
1 Cotton Musick
2 Jay Booth
3 Ted Parker
Heat 3
1 Jimmy Handelson
2 Dusty Rhodes
20
1
2
3
4
First Semi-final
1 Ted Parker
2 Red Dowdy
3 Jay Booth
laps – Feature
Jay Booth
Cotton Musick
Red Dowdy
Eddie Carmichael
Midget races
24th August 1946
25 laps – Feature (re-run from 17th August)
1
Bill Schindler
Caruso Offenhauser
2 9 George Rice
Hagedorn
3
Jeep Colkit
Hough V8
4
Lloyd Christopher
Hough V8
5
Al Keller
25 laps – Feature
1
Bill Schindler
2
Jeep Colkitt
3
Lloyd Christopher
4
Al Keller
5
Art Cross
Midget races.
Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St Paul, MN
Entrants:
Joe Baker
Part of the state fair.
1 2 Bill Schindler
2 81 Jeep Colkitt
3
Dutch Schaefer
4
Johnny Rice
5
Rex Records
Caruso Offenhauser
Hough
Midget races
25th August 1946
Entrants:
Fred Agabashian
Midget races
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0:06:56.56, 25 laps
Caruso Offenhauser
Hough V8
Hough V8
Crisbaugh V8
Cowboy Speedway, TX
Modified stock car races. Vernon Penny, Bob Thorne, Frank Matthews, J.D.Hanna to race. J.J.Benningfield
was to repeat his parachute jump into the circuit.
Dayton Speedway, OH
25th August 1946
10
1
2
3
miles – Feature
George Robson
Elbert Booker
Duke Dinsmore
Poison Lil
0:07:56.53
Big car races
Fort Wayne Speedway, IN
20 laps – Feature
1 Leon Hubble
0:09:39.02
25th August 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Johnny Parsons
2 Norman Girtz
30 laps – Main
1 Billy Vukovich
Gil Guthrie
R Norman Girtz
R Edgar Elder
accident
accident
15 laps – Feature
1 Jimmy Wilburn
0:07:18.44
Midget races
Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA
3 laps
1 Jimmy Wilburn
7 laps – Heat
1 Jimmy Wilburn
0:03:23.60
Second day of auto racing at the Iowa State Fair.
Lincoln Park, Arcadia, CA
25th August 1946
Entrants:
Mack Hellings
Don Farmer
Norman Boardman
John Muir
Stan Muir
Ralph Secrest
Jack Hammermill
Frank Volpe
Johnny Newsome
Mike Rezor
URA Midget races
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Meig Fairgrounds, Rocksprings, OH
Time Trials
1 Kearns Roush
10
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
R
R
0:00:33.8
3 miles
1 0 Buck Rogers
2 3 Harold Connor
3 19 Kearns Roush
4 2 Pete Birthisell
5 1 Gene Comstock
Semi-final
1 Kearns Roush
miles - Feature
0 Buck Rogers
13 Smoky Stover
1 Gene Comstock
7 Earl Dickinson
88 H.H.Johnson
10 Cottrel
19 Kearns Roush
3 Harold Connor
101
0:12:46
accident
13 laps/engine
mechanical
mechanical
0:03:37
Midget races
Mendota Fairgrounds, IL
Entrants:
Danny Kladis
Johnny Hobel
Dick Hobel
Tony Russo
Midwest Midget Auto Racing Association races
Oakland Stadium, CA
25th August 1946
6 laps – Heat
1 Barnett
25 miles – Main
1
Bayliss Leverett
2
Buck Whitmer
3
Bud Sennett
4
Ed Barnett
5
Sam Nigro
6
Tony Dutra
Bob Rawlings
R 3 Bud Rose
6 laps – Heat
1 Bud Sennett
6 laps – Heat
1 Bud Rose
6 laps – Heat
1 Bayliss Leverett
1 Tony Dutra
2 George Dent
Other entrants:
Jack McAfee
0:03:35.67
Big car races
150 laps
1 Glenn Dunaway
1939 Ford
2 Tommy Bradshaw
3 Pepper Cunningham
4 Tommy Mattson
5 Pete Godfrey
R Buddy Shuman
R Art Ellison
20 starters, 13 running at the end of the race.
National stock car auto championship race.
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1:25:25.73
122 laps/accident
accident
0:18:46
34 laps/accident
Rockspring Fairgrounds, Pomeroy, OH
25th August 1946
Midget races
25th August 1946
Soldier Field, IL
25th August 1946
Entrants:
Teddy Duncan
Tony Bettenhausen
Harry Hart
Frank Burnay
Ralph Pratt
Pete Romcevich
Bob Muhlke
Harry Turner
Emil Andres
Mike O’Halloran
Danny Kladis
Cowboy O’Rourke
Don Brennan
Byron Fisher
Warren Erwin
Don Hanley
Roy Ruby
Earl Simmons
25 laps – Feature
1 Ray Richards
Midget races
Tiverton, MA
25th August 1946
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5 miles – Heat 1
1
Ted Horn
2
Tommy Hinnershitz
3
Al Flemming
5 miles – Heat 2
1
Jimmy Gibbons
2
Walt Ader
3
Bill Zimmerman
5 miles – Heat 3
1
Bill Holland
2
Earl John
3
Bob Chronister
1
Ottis Stine
2
Warren Bates
3
Milt Frankhauser
10 miles - Feature
1
Ted Horn
2
Tommy Hinnershitz
3
Walt Ader
4
Bill Holland
5
Jimmy Gibbons
6
Earl John
7
Al Fleming
Other Entrants:
Joie Chitwood
Buddy Rusch
Elbert Booker
Lee Wallard
Red Byron
Mark Light
Johnny Shackleford
Warren Bates
Lucky Lux
Larry Smith
Fastest Lap: Horn, 22.61s
AAA big cars
25th August 1946
Midget races
25th August 1946
1 Ernie Gesell
2 Mike Josephs
3 Lee Wallard
Midget races
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0:03:57.86
0:04:12.95
0:04:20.29
0:04:12.27
0:07:58.01
25th August 1946
10 miles
1 Ben Musick
10 miles
1 Don Rhue
10 miles
1 Harry Robtoy
1 Harry Robtoy
1 Des Snyder
Dunlop Offenhauser
Sanctioned by IMCA
Deer Park, NY
26th August 1946
Midget races
Dracut Speedway, MA
26th August 1946
1 Danny Murphy
2 Oscar Ridlon
3 Ed Casterline
Midget races
26th August 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Al Duffy
Midget races
26th August 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Shorty McAndrews
Midget races
27th August 1946
Feature
1 Russ Clark
2 Bill Tucker
3 Johnny Ringer
Midget races
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0:37:07.72
27th August 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Lloyd Christopher
3 Charlie Breslin
Midget races
Howard County Fairgrounds, Cresco, IA
27th August 1946
Entrants:
Emory Collins
Ben Musick
Sanctioned by IMCA
Lanham Speedway, MD
27th August 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Mike Josephs
3 Shorty McAndrews
Pasadena Rose Bowl, CA
27th August 1946
Entrants:
Tony Bettenhausen
Sam Hanks
Midget races
Midget races – cancelled due to rain.
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Heat 1
Bill Schindler
Cross
Morris
Charles Breslin
Klein
De Marco
Keene
Eates
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0:02:30.60
Lloyd Christopher
Tony Bonadies
Records
Heldt
Disbrow
Fanelli
Ritter
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Jeep Colkitt
2 Rice
10 laps – Heat 2
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0:02:28.80
0:02:27.05
3
4
5
6
7
8
R
Barzda
Shaw
Ritter
Harry Sheeler
Steve Yanigan
Keene
Bill Meredith
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
engine
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Schindler
Cross
Breslin
Bonadies
Morris
Disbrow
Klein
Heldt
De Marco
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
Records
0:03:42.25
Colkitt
Rice
Barzda
Shaw
Christopher
Ritter
Harry Sheeler
accident
0:03:40.35
Klein
Ritter
H.Sheeler
Heldt
Meredith
De Marco
Yanigan
Keene
Zeke
Charles Bates
25 laps - Main
1 2 Bill Schindler
2
Jeep Colkitt
3
George Rice
4
Charles “Rex” Records
Other entrants:
Bill Holmes
Dutch Schaeffer
Ray Nestor
ARDC midget races
Gilmore Stadium, CA
29th August 1946
Feature
1 McDowell
Henry Banks
Midget races
29th August 1946
29th August 1946
Feature
1 Bud Camden
2 Van Titus
3 Clarence Brooks
4 Ernie Booth
5 Lloyd Ruby
6 Red Dowdy
Midget races
29th August 1946
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0:03:43.21
water hose
North Central Kansas Free Fairgrounds, KS
Big car races
30th August 1946
20 laps – Main
1 Clarence Brooks
Bass Park Speedrome, Beaumont, TX
30th August 1945
Midget races
30th August 1946
Feature
1 Marvin Burke
2 Fred Agabashian
3 Jerry Piper
Midget races
Essex Junction, VT
30th August 1946
30th August 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Rex Records
3 Johnny Ritter
Midget races
Iowa State Fairgrounds. Des Moines, IA
Heat
1 Hal Cole
1 Hal Cole
Australian Pursuit
1 Hal Cole
Heat
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5 laps
1 Jimmy Wilburn
3 laps – Dash
1 Chuck Frame
2 Jimmy Wilburn
15 laps
1 Jimmy Wilburn
2 Herschel Buchanan
0:07:08..82
Sanctioned by IMCA
30th August 1946
10 miles
1 Larry Shurter
2 George Disbrow
Midget races
30th August 1946
1 Fran Magum
2 George Lewis
3 Babe Stein
Midget races
31st August 1946
Midget races
Bakersfield Speed Bowl, CA
31st August 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Norman Girtz
2 Bill Brereton
Heat 4
1 Billy Vukovich
0:00:50.07
1 Jackie Sayers
Heat 1
1 Jackie Sayers
40 laps – Main
1
Billy Vukovich
2
Bill Zaring
3 6 Red Allen
4
Norman Girtz
5
Bill Brereton
6 26 Jackie Sayers
Heat 2
1 Bob Barker
Heat 3
1 Jackie Sayers
0:04:24.04
0:11:59.84
31st August 1946
25
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Sonny Rogers
Eddie Wendt
Johnny Smith
B race
R Bob Feehan
R Ed Bennett
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accident
spin
Feehan hit Bennett’s spinning car on a turn and
flipped over.
Midget races
31st August 1946
Feature
1 Chet Conklin
2 Rex Records
3 Charlie Miller
ARDC midgets
31st August 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
6 laps - Heat 1
1 Red Dowdy
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Eddie Carmichael
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Ted Parker
2 Bud Camden
3 Count von Tulius
6 laps – Heat 3
1 2 Corky Benson
2
Lloyd Ruby
3
Arthur Lambert
1 54 Jimmie Handleson
2
Lloyd Knight
3
Billy Spencer
1 Ted Parker
2 Bud Camden
3 Count von Tulius
0:02:54
1 Ted Parker
2 Red Dowdy
3 Lloyd Ruby
0:02:55
1 Count von Tulius
2 Bud Camden
3 Corky Benson
0:03:04
20
1
2
3
0:03:00
laps – Final
Ted Parker
Bud Camden
Count von Tulius
Other entrants:
Leland Musick
5 laps – Special
Midget races
Raceway Park, IL
31st August 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Entrants:
Emil Andres
Tony Bettenhausen
Myron Fohr
Mike O’Halloran
Teddy Duncan
Cowboy O’Rourke
Pete Romcevich
Danny Kladis
31st August 1946
1
Bill Schindler
2
Chet Gibbons
3
Jeep Colkitt
4 64 Len Fanelli
5
Harry Sheeler
Caruso Offenhauser
Wheeler Offenhauser
Wheeler Offenhauser
Alscheimer V8
Midget races.
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0:02:39
0:03:34
0:03:38
0:06:20
31st August-2nd September 1946
Entrants:
1 Ben Musick
2 Deb Snyder
6 Herb Doty
7 Emory Collins
13 Billy Snyder
16 Bob Wilton
17 Hank Snyder
20 Fritz Tegtmeier
30 Speed Butts
44 Howie Hoffman
47 Chick Smith
55 Bud Simonson
57 Sonny Epson
71 Harry Beel
77 Bud Bracken
96 Artie De Speath
Campbell Offenhauser
Dunlop Offenhauser
Wonder Seal Special
Riverside Special
Black Cat Special
Riley
Cragar
Krasek Special
Hal
Riley
Miller
Hal
Hal
Cragar
Cragar
Scofield-Miller
Mason City Globe-Gazette, 29th August 1946, pg 13
31st August: Time Trials
1 Emory Collins
2nd September: Race 1
1 1 Ben Musick
0:02:23.35
2 7 Emory Collins
3 20 Fritz Tegtmeier
R
Billy Snyder
R
Chuck Frame
Snyder attempted to pull off just before the
starters flag, but locked wheels with Frame and
rammed into three cars in the pits, damaging the
cars of Sonny Ebson, Art Speath and Harry Beel.
0:00:26.0
31st August: Race
1 Emory Collins
31st August: 3 laps
1 Chuck Frame
2 Fritz Tegtmeier
31st August: 5 miles – Feature
1 Emory Collins
0:05:29.4
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1 6 Russ Lee
2 30 Lee Oldfield
3 7 Posey Reeves
1 55 Bud Simpson
2 71 Hub van Poll
3 25 Ray Boscher
2nd September: 3 laps
2
6 Russ Lee
0:02:35.8
2nd September: 9 laps - Feature
1 7 Emory Collins
0:04:34.74
3 57 Sonny Ebson
4 30 Lee Oldfield
Ben Musick
burnt plugs
0:02:40.52
0:01:26.67
1st September 1946 – ¼ mile paved oval
Consolidated Racing Association midget races. Houston Bundy was fatally injured when his car flipped
during a warm-up session – he received a fractured skull, succumbing to injuries in St Johns Hospital,
Anderson, IN, three days later.
Brown Speedway, Eastaboga, AL
1st September 1946
Entrants (race cars):
Percy Woods
Buster Whaley
Ralph Bradford
Pete Kitchens
Jack Martin
Pat Russell
Eddie Martin
Entrants (stock cars)
Bill Gardner
Eddie Martin
George Rush
Blue Bonnett
Bill Reid
Robert Thompson
Buster Whaley
Ce-Mar Acres, IA
1st September 1946
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Time Trials
1 Johnny Hobel
3 Dick Hobel
0:00:16.25
0:00:16.53
5 laps
1 Johnny Hobel
2 Walt Raines
5 laps
1 Red Hoyle
2 Koob
3 Phillips
10
1
2
3
laps
Jack
Walt
Paul
- Reverse start race
Thompson
Raines
Newkirk
Heat
1 Johnny Hobel
2 Ken Rubright
3 Jim Morgan
Australian Pursuit
1 Red Hoyle
2 Walt Raines
3 Ken Rubright
4 Koob
Consolation
1 Bill Sallow
2 Myers
3 Ritchie
Other entrants:
Danny Kladis
L.L.Wynkopp
Joe Bowers
Tony Russo
Ray Richards
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
R
laps – Main
Ken Rubright
Johnny Hobel
Jack Thompson
Phillips
Koob
Walt Raines
Red Hoyle
Jim Morgan
Twin Towers Special
spin
22 laps/radiator hose
1st September 1946 – 1/5 mile paved oval
1 2 Bill Schindler
2
Chet Gibbons
3
Ray Nestor
4 82 Lloyd Christopher
5
Jeep Colkitt
Caruso Offenhauser
Wheeler Offenhauser
Hough
0:06:32.40, 25 laps
Midget races.
1st September 1946 – ½ mile oval
10 miles
1 Bill Holland
5 miles – Consolation
1 Len Zanelli
0:09:09.59
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0:04:43.10
Oakland Stadium, CA
1st September 1946 – 5/8 mile oval
Time Trials
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Barnett
Race
1 Bill Sheffler
0:00:24.42
0:00:24.80
1 Billy Frank
R Rajo Jack
1 Bayliss Leverett
Race
1 Bud Rose
30 laps - Feature
1 Bayliss Leverett
= Bud Rose
3 Buck Whitmer
4 Bud Sennett
R Barnett
Dead heat for first
Race
1 Bayliss Levrett
Big car races
Richmond, VA
1st September 1946
AAA sanction 4005.
Modified stock-cars.
Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St Paul, MN
Entrants:
Joe Baker
Part of the state fair.
2nd September 1946
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accident
0:12:47
lost wheel
Carlisle. PA
2nd September 1946
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
R
37
miles
Johnny Wohlfeil
Al Keller
Joe Favenger
Chick Stapleton
Bob Johnson
Al Stein
Howard Ashenfelter
Horace Thomas
Eddie Shaw
starters
0:21:27.18
accident
accident
Midget races
Chemical City, WV
2nd September 1946 – ¼ mile
New midget track based on the old duPont factory site at Chemical City near St Albans.
Dorney Park, Allentown, PA
2nd September 1946
25
R
R
R
R
R
R
laps
Charlie Miller
Ernie McCoy
Leo “Shorty” McAndrews
Vic Sloan
Hawley Kight
Lou Volk
24
24
24
24
24
24
laps/accident
laps/accident
laps/accident
laps/accident
laps/accident
laps/accident
Midget races
Dracut Speedway, MA
2nd September 1946
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Doc Shuebruk
3 Danny Murphy
Midget races
Du Quoin, IL
2nd September 1946
10 miles
1 Hal Cole
0:08:09.39
Flemington, NJ
2nd September 1946
AAA sanction 4007.
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2nd September 1946
5 miles
1 Bud Marl
R Bob Meredith
accident
Midget races
Oskaloosa, IA
2nd September 1946
Event 5
3 Bob Meyers
Event 6
R Dick Hobel
R Bob Meyers
hit by Meyers
accident/rolled
Midget races. Willie Eckstrom and Willard Yates also suffered injuries during the meeting.
2nd September 1946
FP
# Driver
Open Wheel
1 25 Louis Unser
2 31 George Hammond
3 6 Walt Killinger
4 11 Wayne Sankey
5 7 J.S.Shoemaker
6 60 Buster Hammond
R 9 Al Rogers
R 5 Johnny Mauro
NS 42 Buddy Martinson
12 Hugh Thomas
Car
Time
Maserati 8
Auto Shippers
0:15:28.70
0:16:24.07
0:17:48.70
0:17:54.21
0:18:20.20
0:18:45.55
Laycock Motors
Miller Special
Coniff Special
McDowell DO
Myers Special
Bandimere Special
2nd September 1946
Entrants:
Bob Breading
Sod Saunders
Tom Cherry
Dick Frazier
Red Keel
Curly Runyon
Swede Carpenter
Leroy Warriner
Ray Lyden
Floyd Wilfong
Ted Hartley
Ben Emerick
Huston Bundy
Charley Mayer
Frank Schaub
Consolidated Midget Racing Association races. Ralph Ormsby was the starter.
Richmond, VA
2nd September 1946
AAA sanction 4008.
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Sacramento, CA
2nd September 1946
Midget races. Gil Guthrie was injured in the races here.
2nd September 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Bruno
3 Herm Delisle
Midget races
2nd September 1946 - 1/5 mile oval
35
1
2
3
4
5
6
14
laps
George Fonder
Larry Bloomer
Bill Holmes
Jeep Colkitt
Tony Bonadies
Mike Joseph
starters
0:08:05.39
Midget races
Clay County Fairgrounds, Spencer, IA
3rd September 1946
3rd September 1946
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Lloyd Christopher
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
3rd September 1946
1 Mike Josephs
2 George Fonder
3 Larry Bloomer
Oakland Stadium, CA
3rd September 1946
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Midget races
3rd September 1946
1 Bill Randall
2 Herm Delisle
3 Babe Stein
Midget races
3rd & 5th September 1946
3rd September: Race
1 Fritz Tegtmeier
Antonio Granatelli demonstrated a Granatelli
Brothers Automotive rocket powered car on the
oval.
5th September: Time Trials
These were called off due to the threat of rain.
5th September: 5 laps - Coyote Dash
1 Emory Collins
0:02:32.35
2 Fritz Tegtmeier
3 Posey Reeves
5th September: 3 laps – Match Race
1 Emory Collins
0:01:30.75
2 Fritz Tegtmeier
3 Slim Rutherford
5th September: Australian Pursuit
1 Billy Snyder
0:04:45.01
2 Lee Oldfield
3 Ray Boscher
5th September: 9 laps – Barney Oldfield Golden
Jubilee Sweepstakes
1 Emory Collins
0:05:00.00
2 Fritz Tegtmeier
3 Billy Snyder
R Bill La Rue
accident
5th September: 5 laps – Sunshine Dash
1 Slim Rutherford
0:02:46.85
2 Bill La Rue
3 Ray Boscher
Other entrants:
Chuck Frame
Deb Snyder
Lawson Special
5th September: 5 laps – Junior Championship Dash
1 Billy Snyder
0:02:45.81
2 Sonny Epson
3 Bud Simonson
Snyder was driving his Black Cat Special.
Barney Oldfield was honorary referee.
4th September 1946 – 1/5 mile
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Buzz Barton
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Loyes Harris
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Red Hodges
2 Speed Matheny
3 Bill Homier
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Rabbit Musick
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Dick Word
8 laps
1 Doc
2 Ted
3 Bud
10
1
2
3
Red Hodges
Bud Camden
Jack Meador
10
1
2
3
R
Doc Cossey
Clarence Brooks
Loyes Harris
Slim Simms
rolled
20 laps – Final
1 11 Marcel St Cricq
2
Loyes Harris
3
Buz Barton
4
Doc Cossey
5
Speed Matheny
6
Dick Word
– Heat 4
Cossey
Parker
Camden
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R
Red Hodges
Midget races
tyre
4th September 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Charlie Miller
10 laps – Heat 1
1 Len Fanelli
0:02:27.20
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Tony Bonadies
4 Bill Troutwine
5 Carpenter
6 Barsda
R Jeep Colkitt
axle
Len Fannelli was driving a Wheeler-Offenhauser.
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Heat 2
Georgie Rice
Larry Shurter
Bob Disbrow
Lloyd Christopher
Sheller
Bob DeMarco
Ray Nestor
Bill Kohler
R Johnny Zeke
wheel
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 3
Bill Holmes
Bill Schindler
Art Cross
Morris
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
laps - Feature
Tony Bonadies
Bill Schindler
Ray Nestor
Johnny Ritter
Art Cross
Lloyd Christopher
Don Morris
Jim Carpenter
Larry Shurter
Jim DeMarco
Georgie Rice
R Bill Holmes
R Bill Troutwine
R Bob Disbrow
0:02:28.30
lost front right
0:02:26.30
5 Bud Marl
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Semi-final
Tony Bonadies
Georgie Rice
Johnny Ritter
Bill Troutwine
Carpenter
Larry Shurter
Bob Disbrow
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Semi-final
Bill Holmes
Art Cross
Bill Schindler
Jim DeMarco
Morris
Lloyd Christopher
Sheeler
Marl
12
1
2
3
4
5
Ray Nestor
Bob Disbrow
H.Sheeler
Bill Kohler
Todd
Ford
0:06:03.30
Caruso Offenhauser
engine
engine
engine
Other entrants:
Paul Ervin
Charlie Hanes
ARDC midget races
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0:03:38.10
0:02:50.55
Hamilton County Fair, Webster City, IA
Cowboy Speedway, TX
5th September 1946
Time Trials
1 Vernon Penny
Race 3
1 Elmer Haines
2 Jim Bailey
3 Joe Darnell
0:00:29.3
1 Bob Thorn
Race 1
1 Bob Thorn
2 Jimmy Schmidt
3 Everett Schmidt
Sweepstakes
1 Jimmy Schmidt
2 Bob Thorn
3 Everett Schmidt
4 Joe Darnell
Race 2
1 M.C.Brown
2 Pokey Wiggington
3 Marvin Harrison
Other entrants:
Frank Matthews
J.D.Hanna
Jim Bailey
Modified stock car races
5th September 1946
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Ted Parker
2 Ernie Smith
3 Eddie Carmichael
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Don Brown
2 Eddie Carmichael
3 Jack Meador
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Red Dowdy
2 Bud Camden
3 Junior Howerton
8 laps – Championship race
1 Clarence Brooks
2 Jimmy Handleson
3 Lloyd Knight
0:03:15
0:03:19
0:03:26
0:03:28
10
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Jay Booth
Bud Camden
Ted Parker
10
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Ernie Booth
Clarence Brooks
Junior Howerton
20
1
2
3
R
R
R
R
laps – Final
Clarence Brooks
Bud Camden
Junior Howerton
Ernie Booth
Jay Booth
Ted Parker
Red Dowdy
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
5th September 1946
Feature from 22nd August
1 Fran Magum
Feature
1 Ray Janelle
2 Danny Murphy
3 Grenwood
Midget races
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0:03:33
0:06:28
spin
engine
engine
engine
Richmond Midget Stadium, VA
Midget races
Terre Haute, IN
5th September 1946
Midget races. Track located at North 25th Street and Fort Harrison Road.
5th September 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
George Rice
Ray Nestor
ARDC Midget races.
5th September 1946
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Oxford Handicap
Shorty McAndrews
Larry Bloomer
Johnny Ritter
George Fonder
Charles Breslin
Jeep Colkitt
0:06:03.01
Midget races
6th September 1946
Time Trials
1 Jay Booth
1 Bud Camden
0:00:15.8
Trophy Dash
1 Jay Booth
2 Red Dowdy
3 Ernie Booth
Consolation
1 Ernie Booth
20 laps - Feature
1 Jay Booth
2 Bud Camden
Heat
1 Count Walter von Tullius
Other entrants:
Loyes Harris (DNA)
Buzz Barton (DNA)
Lloyd Ruby
Clarence Brooks
Corky Benson
Jimmy Wooten
Willie Tommie
Heat
1 Junior Howerton
Heat
1 Bud Camden
1 Jay Booth
2 Ted Parker
Midget races
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6th September 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 Marcel Sr Cricq
0:00:15.62
6th September 1946
Semi-final
1 Lyle Johnson
This was Johnson’s first event in two months,
following his roll. Tony Dutra, who ran through
the fence rather than hit Johnson’s car in that
accident was presented with a trophy for
courageous driving.
Midget races
6th September 1946
Features
1 Bill Zaring
2 Bill Brereton
3 Gil Lilley
4 Mack Hellings
Midget races
6th September 1946
Midget races
6th September 1946
1 Charlie Miller
2 Art Cross
3 Jeep Colkitt
Midget races
Paterson, NJ
6th September 1946
Feature
7 Bill Schindler
Midget races
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25
1
2
3
R
R
R
R
R
laps – Feature
Johnny Smith
Don Smith
Jimmy Atten
Ed Bennett
Eddie Wendt
Jerry Piper
Bob Barkheimer
Freddie Agabashian
accident
accident
accident
accident
engine
Rutland Fairgrounds, VT
4 miles – Heat 1
1
Holland
2
Wallard
3
Ted Horn
4
Walt Ader
5
Tommy Hinnershitz
6
Horne
4 miles – Heat 2
1
Walt Ader
2
Tommy Hinnershitz
3
Ted Horn
4
Johns
5
Carpenter
4 miles – Heat 3
1
Johns
2
Carpenter
3
Zimmerman
4
Bates
5
Rand
1
Zimmerman
2
Horne
3
Bates
4
Rand
0:03:24.6
1
Lee Wallard
2
Ted Horn
3
Walt Ader
4
Tommy Hinnershitz
5
Johns
6
Horne
7
Carpenter
8
Bates
0:03:46.9
0:04:55.7
0:09:05.2
0:03:50.4
Fastest Lap: Bill Holland, 26.7s
6th September 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Johnny Bernardi
3 Johnny Black
Midget races
7th September 1946
1 Frank Brewer
2 Walt Faulkner
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Don Cameron
30
1
2
3
4
5
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Eli Vukovich
Other entrants:
Norman Girtz
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Jackie Sayers
Midget races. The track had been reprofiled for
this meeting.
6 laps – Heat 4
1 Bill Zaring
United Racing Association red circuit points
standings following the meeting:
1 Billy Vukovich
969.5
2 Bill Zaring
831.5
3 Norman Girtz
4 Johnny Parsons
5 Frank Brewer
6 Mack Hellings
7 Walt Faulkner
8 Edgar Elder
15
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Don Cameron
Eli Vukovich
Dutch Hellman
0:04:20.38
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laps - Feature
Billy Vukovich
Bill Zaring
99 Frank Brewer
26 Jackie Sayers
14 Bill Brereton
0:08:26.65
Clay County Fairgrounds, Spencer, IA
7th September 1946
7th September 1946
Midget races
7th September 1946
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Chet Conklin
ARDC midgets
7th September 1946
Time Trials
1 Danny Oakes
50 laps - Main
1 Danny Oakes
Midget races
Medford Bowl, MA
7th September 1946
1 Bob Foss
2 George Lewis
3 Andy Ellis
Midget races
7th September 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Speedy Matheny
2 Buzz Barton
Heat 1
1 Doc Cossey
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Wes Saegesser
Heat 2
1 Dick Word
2 Lee Flower
3 Buzz Barton
Heat 3
1 Bill Searcy
2 Wade Bedell
3 Al Forbes
0:00:35.0
Consolation
1 Speedy Matheny
2 Duke Barden
3 Jud Larson
4 Dave McRae
0:02:19
First Semi-final
1 Dick Word
2 Doc Cossey
3 Speedy Matheny
0:02:15.6
Second Semi-final
1 Bill Searcy
0:02:21.1
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0:02:38.2
0:02:45.0
0:02:58.0
2 Wes Saegesser
3 Lee Flowers
4 Buzz Barton
20 laps – Feature
1 Dick Word
2 Doc Cosset
3 Speedy Matheny
4 Al Forbes
Midget races
Port Royal Speedway, PA
4 miles – Heat 1
1
Ted Horn
2
Hinnershitz
3
Ader
4
Holland
5
Lee Wallard
6
Fleming
4 miles – Heat 2
1
Holland
2
Lee Wallard
3
Mattson
4
Fleming
5
Johns
4 miles – Heat 3
1
Johns
2
Ed Zimmerman
3
Fred Carpenter
1
Fleming
2
Warren Bates
3
Ed Brubaker
0:03:55.15
8 miles – Final
1
Ted Horn
2
Hinnershitz
3
Ader
4
Holland
5
Mattson
6
Johns
7
Ed Zimmerman
8
Fred Carpenter
9
Fleming
0:04:05.75
0:04:11.66
Fastest Lap: Ted Horn, 28.11s
AAA sanction 4011 – big cars
Raceway Park, IL
7th September 1946
Midget races
7th September 1946
1
2
3
4
5
81
64
25
30
George Rice
Jeep Colkitt
Chet Gibbons
Johnny Rice
Ray Nestor
Curtis Offenhauser
Hough
Wheeler
V8
Schloeder
Midget races.
Topeka, KS
Entrants:
Jimmy Wilburn
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0:07:59.44
Racing Corporation of America to host races as part of the Free Fair.
Cassia County Fairgrounds, Burley, ID
8th September 1946
Race for pre-1932 cars
1 Thomas Boyd McCarthy
2 Jim Verdick
3 Ira Foulton
4 Woolsten Hume
1931
1929
1929
1929
Chevrolet
Ford
Ford coach
Ford
Free-for-all
1 Frank Masterpolito
2 Swede Verdick
3 Jeff & Munson
4 Paul Saxton
1932
1929
1937
1937
Ford
Ford
Chevrolet
Willis
Thomas McCarthy. 18 years old, was killed on his slow down lap after winning his race. His eye shield fell
over his eyes, so the one-armed youth reached up with his one arm to adjust it when he lost control on a
soft spot and overturned, breaking his neck.
8th September 1946 – 1/5 mile paved oval
1 30 Ray Nestor
2 81 Jeep Colkitt
3
Johnny Rice
4
Don Morris
5
Art Cross
Hough V-8
0:06:37.04, 25 laps
Midget races.
Cowboy Speedway, TX
8th September 1946
Time Trials
1 Jimmy Schmidt
1 Frank Matthews
0:00:28.4
6 laps
1 Speck Freiden
Helmet Dash
1 Bob Thorn
Sweepstakes
1 Jimmy Schmidt
2 Bob Thorn
3 Frank Matthews
6 laps
1 Jimmy Schmidt
6 laps
Modified stock cars
Gardena Bowl, CA
8th September 1946 – ½ mile oval
Entrants:
Bill Zaring
Mack Hellings
Don Farmer
Lyle Dickey
Walt Faulkner
Johnny McDowell
URA Red Circuit midget races
Jones Speedway, OH
8th September 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Bill Spinks
Heat
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1 Red Bales
3 Lyle Wagner
Feature
1 Red Bales
2 Bob Simpson
3 Shorty Drexler
Heat
1 Bob Simpson
2 Lyle Wagner
Heat
1 Shorty Drexler
Big car races
Midget races. Kearns Roush was hospitalised followng a serious accident.
8th September 1946 – 5/8 mile asphalt oval
Heat 1
1
Leonard Low
Frank Reeks
R 17 Bill Frank
10 laps – Semi
1 Bob Rawlings
Main
1 Bud Rose
0:13:04.18
2 Bayliss Leverett
3 Bud Sennett
Bill Frank drove the Reeks owned Evans Special in
this event, having wrecked his own car in heat 1.
accident
Heat 2
1 Bud Sennett
Heat 3
1 Bayliss Leverett
Big car races
Olympic Stadium, MO
8th September 1946
50
1
R
R
0:03:47.80
laps – Missouri Midget Racing Championship
George Smith
Ben Harleman
threw tyre/accident
George Binnie
accident
Midget races
Soldier Field, IL
8th September 1946
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Feature
1 Bob Muhlke
Harry Turner
Emil Andres
Mike O’Halloran
Danny Kladis
Cowboy O’Rourke
Byron Fosher
Don Brennan
Warren Erwin
Earl Simmons
Don Hanley
Other entrants:
Ray Richards
Frank Burnay
Bill Boyd
Roy Duby
Harry Hart
Pete Romcevich
Ralph Pratt
Thompson, CT
8th September 1946
Midget races. Bill Schindler’s Offenhauser blew a piston.
Tiverton, MA
8th September 1946
Tuscawaras County Fairgrounds, Dover, OH
Midget races, promoted by Al Weber.
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Time Trials
1
Ted Horn
R
Hank Rodgers
5 miles – Heat 1
1
Ted Horn
2
Wallard
3
Danny Goss
4
Jimmy Gibbons
5
Stan Jones
5 miles – Heat 2
1
Rodgers
2
Otis Stine
3
Orville Epperly
4
Cliff Helman
5
Emil Andres
5 miles – Heat 3
1
Ader
2
Hinnershitz
3
Earl Johns
4
Tommy Mattson
5
Larry Smith
1
Emil Andres
2
Tommy Mattson
3
Stan Jones
4
Cliff Helman
1
Larry Smith
2
Ed Zimmerman
3
Stan Jones
4
Fleming
5
Bob Cooney
1
Ted Horn
2
Emil Andres
3
Tommy Hinnershitz
4
Walt Ader
5
Lee Wallard
6
Otis Stine
7
Stan Jones
AAA big car races
Winchester Airport Speedway, VA
8th September 1946
Entrants:
Bill Snowden
Bob Apperson
Gayle Warren
Buddy Shuman
Pepper Cunningham
Stock car races
Davenport, IA
9th September 1946
Midget races. Joe Bowers had a serious accident.
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rolled
0:04:43.06
0:04:49.78
0:04:50.11
0:04:49.76
0:04:54.83
0:14:02.85
29 laps
Dracut Speedway, MA
9th September 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Jack Greenwood
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
9th September 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Shorty McAndrews
Midget races
10th September 1946
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Don Morris
3 Jeep Colkitt
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
10th September 1946
1 Shorty McAndrews
2 George Fonder
3 Larry Bloomer
Oakland Stadium, CA
10th September 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Bud Rose
Heat 1
1 Joe Rand
R Bud Sennett
25
1
2
3
4
laps – Main
Bayliss Leverett
Bud Rose
Bud Sennett
Ed Barnett
Heat 2
1 Leonard Low
0:00:52.10
Heat 3
1 Cecil Burnaugh
accident
Heat 4
1 Bayliss Leverett
Hispano Suiza
0:10:05.34
D.O.Special
Big car races
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Rose Bowl, CA
10th September 1946
30 laps – Feature
1 Perry Grimm
0:07:55.80
Midget races
10th September 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Babe Stein
3 Milt Henry
Midget races
11th September 1946
25
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Art Hartsfield
Al Bonnell
Mike Little
0:06:56.40
Midget races
Time Trial
1 Red Hodges
0:00:13.65
8 laps
1 Red Hodges
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Cotton Musick
8 laps
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Ted Parker
3 Lloyd Ruby
8 laps
1 Red Dowdy
2 Rabbit Musick
3 Bill Marshall
8 laps
1 Jack Meador
2 Howard Brand
3 Leland Musick
Midget races
11th September 1946
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10
1
2
3
Red Hodges
Cotton Musick
Rabbit Musick
10
1
=
3
Marce St Cricq
Red Dowdy
Ted Parker
20
1
2
3
4
5
Red Hodges
Marcel St Cricq
Rabbit Musick
Cotton Musick
Ted Parker
1 Elmer Wilson
2 Al Bonnell
25 laps
1 Elmer Wilson
2 Al Bonnell
Midget races
11th September 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Shorty McAndrews
Spillway, TX
11th September 1946
Feature
1 Lee Flowers
Jalopy races
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Heat 1
Jeep Colkitt
Chet Conklin
Schaeffer
Dee Toran
Charlie Breslin
Morris
Bill Troutwine
Charlie Bates
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Heat 2
Johnny Ritter
Nestor
Fanelli
Jackson
Bob Disbrow
Christopher
Shaw
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
laps – Heat 3
Bill Schindler
Keller
Tappett
Cross
Zeke
Klein
Hanes
Keene
15
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Semi-final
Chet Conklin
Charlie Breslin
Jeep Colkitt
Nestor
Jackson
6 Morris
7 Christopher
0:02:30.20
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0:02:30.10
laps – Semi-final
Bill Schindler
Tappett
Keller
Fanelli
Ritter
Cross
Zeke
Klein
1
Lloyd Christopher
2
Carpenter
3 18 Dee Toran
4 25 Eddie Shaw
5 4 Bob Disbrow
R 43 Charlie Bates
R 10 Ken Battle
Race stopped after 13 laps
0:02:28.30
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
0:03:39.50
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laps – Feature
Bill Schindler
Ted Tappet
Schaeffer
Chet Conklin
Nestor
Charlie Breslin
Ritter
Keller
Cross
Lloyd Christopher
Ray Jackson
0:03:39.62
no time
spin
accident
accident
accident
0:06:05.30
12 Carpenter
13 Colkitt
R Don Morris
ARDC midget races
8 laps/engine
Pines Speedway, MA
12th September 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Oscar Ridlon
3 Joe Sositilio
Midget races
12th September 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Ted Tappett
Lloyd Christopher
ARDC Midget races.
12th September 1946
1 Larry Bloomer
Midget races
Gilmore Stadium, CA
12th September 1946
Midget races
13th September 1946 – ¼ mile oval
Entrants:
Marcel St Cricq
Speed Matheny
Doc Cossey
Rabbit Musick
Buzz Barton
Dick Word
Calvin “Buddy” Rackley
Duke Borden
Midget races. Rackley and Borden locked wheels, with Rackley’s car rolling into a grandstand, during an
early race.
13th September 1946
1 Buck Whitmer
2 Bill Evans
3 Fred Erickson
- 800 -
=
4
R
R
R
R
25 laps – Main
1 Don Smith
2 Jerry Piper
Midget races
Marvin Burke
Johnny Soares
Johnny Smith
Bob Barkhimer
Freddie Agabashian
Fred Friday
spun on water
spun on water
spun on water
water hose
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Al Keller
R Ray Jackson
fatal accident
R Jeep Colkitt
Colkitt attempted to pass Jackson (Ford V8), but Jackson spun and hit the guard rail, flying into the air
and crashing. Jackson suffered a skull fracture and internal injuries from which he died later that night.
The race was stopped, but before being restarted Colkitt was suspended from racing for rough driving.
ARDC midget races
Medford Bowl, MA
13th September 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Ed Casterline
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
13th September 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Bill Randall
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
13th September 1946
Entrants:
Tony Bettenhausen
Midget races
14th September 1946
1 99 Brewer
2
1 Billy Vukovich
1 117 Dow
2 24 Meltzer
3 49 Johnny Parsons
0:00:49.33
6 laps – Heat 1
6 laps – Heat 2
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0:01:43.86
1
2
3
94 Edwards
33 Eli Vukovich
32 Hellman
6 laps
1 14
2 11
3 67
– Heat 3
Brereton
Norman Girtz
Cameron
6 laps
1 54
2 99
3
1
– Heat 4
Johnny Parsons
Brewer
Billy Vukovich
0:01:43.84
1 32 Hellman
2 33 Eli Vukovich
3 117 Dow
30 laps – Main
1
1 Billy Vukovich
2 99 Brewer
3 54 Johnny Parsons
26 Jackie Sayers
0:01:40.81
0:04:19.77
0:08:43.20
0:01:40.62
Other entrants:
Bill Zaring
14th September 1946
Semi-main
1 Jim Kirkpatrick
25
1
2
3
laps – Main
Jerry Piper
Freddie Agabashian
Fred Friday
Midget races
14th September 1946
Feature
1 Len Duncan
2 Bob Disbrow
3 Bill Baker
ARDC midgets. Danbury Championship points standings prior to the meeting were:
1 Ed Schaeffer
970 pts
6 Shorty McAndrews
2 Larry Bloomer
830
7 Lou Volk
3 Ted Tappett
740
8 Georgie Fonder
4 Rex Records
710
9 Ray Nestor
5 Tony Bonadies
700
10 Len Duncan
14th September 1946
30 laps – Feature
1 Danny Oakes
Midget races
Medford Bowl, MA
14th September 1946
1 Bob Blair
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
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700
680
630
520
500
14th September 1946
Midget races
14th September 1946
Entrants:
Sam Hanks
Ed Haddad
Duke Nalon
Perry Grimm
Joe Garson
Henry Banks
Duane Carter
Frank Brewer
Gordon Cleveland
Johnny McDowell
Danny Oakes
Johnny Mantz
Bob Pankratz
Midget races
14th September 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 George Rice
3 Lloyd Christopher
Midget races.
Ce-Mar Acres, IA
15th September 1946
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25 laps – Feature
1 Chuck Marshall
2 Johnny Hobel
0:07:37.89
Midget races. Ken Rubright and Dick Domeyer both
suffered accidents and were hospitalised.
1
2
3
4
5
5 George Rice
2 Bill Schindler
4 Len Duncan
Ray Nestor
Ted Tappett
Curtis Offenhauser
Caruso Offenhauser
Caruso V-8
0:06:30.20, 25 laps
Midget races.
Cowboy Speedway, TX
Time Trials
1 Jimmy Schmidt
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Pokey Wiggington
2 Earl Wiggington
3 Leon Peavy
0:00:28.0
1 Bob Thorne
15
1
2
3
4
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Frank Matthews
2 J.D.Hannah
3 Jimmy Schmidt
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Bob Thorne
2 Speck Freiden
3 Joe Darnell
Modified stock cars
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laps – Feature
Bob Thorne
Jimmy Schmidt
J.D.Hannah
Speck Freiden
Hastings, NE
Time Trials
1 Al Seeley
15 laps
1 Al Seeley
Ken Crabb
Red Iverson
Dick Conlin
Race
1 Walt Raines
0:08:07
Race
1 Walt Raines
Midget races
Mineola, LI. NY
15th September 1946
Midget races – Long Island Midget Auto Racing Championships, part of the fair.
Oakland Stadium, CA
25
1
2
3
laps – Main
Bud Rose
Bayliss Leverettt
Leonard Low
Miller Special
Hispano Suiza
Holland Special
0:10:29.93
Big cars
Olympic Stadium, MO
15th September 1946
George “Smitty” Smith won the Missouri State Midget Championship on the 14th September, for which he
received an engraved bronze cup. On the following Sunday he won the B feature final and received another
cup.
15th September 1946
Feature
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1 Bill Holland
Big car races
Soldier Field, IL
15th September 1946
100 laps
Entrants (qualifying order)
1 Ray Richard
2 Pete Romcevich
3 Bob Muhlke
4 Ralph Pratt
6 Frank Burany
7 Harry Hart
8
9
10
11
12
13
Don Brennan
Tony Bettenhausen
Ernie Gessell
Earl Simmons
Cowboy O’Rourke
Bill Boyd
15th September 1946
30 laps - Feature
Jimmy Scabright
S.G.Speigle
R Buddy Yates
R Paul Nycum
25 laps/accident
25 laps/accident
Nycum locked wheel with Scabright, and was then hit
by Yates, throwing Nycum’s car over the guard rail
and into a tree. Speigle then hit Yates’ car,
turning it over.
Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS
1 Emory Collins
0:00:24.91
2 Chuck Frame
0:00:26.58
3 Loren Fondoble
0:00:26.96
4 Harry West
0:00:28.70
5 Posey Reeves
0:00:29.28
6 Al Speth
0:00:30.35
7 Bill La Rue
0:00:31.42
8 Sonny Ebsen
0:00:31.42
9 Bill Guss
0:00:31.91
10 Bob Greene
0:00:32.60
11 Bill Flinchum
0:00:33.72
12 Bill Swart
= Herb Eastman
= Russ Lee
no time
no time
no time
15th September: 5 laps – 6 fastest from time
trials
1 Emory Collins
0:02:26.64
2 Chuck Frame
3 Loren Fondoble
4 Harry West
5 Posey Reeves
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15th September: 5 laps – For cars failing to
place in previous race, plus next three in time
trials
1 Harry West
0:02:30.91
2 Posey Reeves
3 Al Speth
4 Bill La Rue
5 Sonny Ebsen
6 Bill Guss
15th September: 5 laps – For all cars which did
not place in first two races
1 Bill Swart
0:02:38.73
2 Bill Flinchum
3 Sonny Ebsen
4 Bill Guss
5 Bill La Rue
1 Chuck Frame
0:01:30.40
2 Emory Collins
Collins started with a 50 yard handicap
15th September: 8 laps – Australian Pursuit
1 Loren Fondoble
0:04:02.97
2 Russ Lee
3 Al Speth
15th September: 10 laps – All qualified cars
1 7 Emory Collins 0:04:48.68
2 2 Chuck Frame
3 27 Harry West
4
Loren Fondoble
5
Al Speth
6
Bill Swart
7
Posey Reeves
8
Sonny Ebsen
Collins and Frame were both driving Offenhausers.
Andy Granatelli demonstrated his rocket car,
lapping the circuit in 31.30s.
1 Russ Lee
0:00:28.78
2 Merle Brumm
0:00:30.34
3 Lee Oldfield
0:00::31.08
4 Herb Eastman
0:00:32.85
1
2
3
4
Emory
Chuck
Loren
Merle
Collins
Frame
Fondoble
Brumm
17th September: 5 laps – Salt Hawk Dash
1 Russ Lee
0:02:25.50
2 Harry West
3 Merle Brumm
4 Al Speth
5 Posey Reeves
6 Lee Oldfield
17th September: 5 laps – Arkansas Valley Dash
1 Al Speth
0:02:33.81
2 Posey Reeves
3 Bill Guss
4 Lee Oldfield
5 Sonny Ebsen
6 Bill La Rue
17th September: 7 laps – Australian Pursuit
1 Russ Lee
0:03:54.59
2 Bill Flinchum
3 Bill La Rue
4 Bill Lemon
5 Lee Oldfield
1 Emory Collins
0:01:28.04
2 Chuck Frame
17th September: 10 laps – Kansas State
Sweepstakes
1 Emory Collins
0:04:50.30
2 Chuck Frame
3 Harry West
4 Loren Fondoble
5 Al Speth
6 Merle Brumm
7 Bill Guss
8 Bill La Rue
19th September: Entrants
Russ Lee
Lee Oldfield
Del Shea
Herb Eastman
17th September: 5 laps – Salt City Dash, for
fastest cars
Dracut Speedway, MA
16th September 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Ed Casterline
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
Oklahoma City, OK
16th September 1946
Corky Benson suffered a broken nose in a crash at this meeting.
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0:02:27.50
Cragar
Ramar Special
Riley Special
16th September 1946
1 George Fonder
= Shorty McAndrews
Midget races
17th September 1946
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Dee Toran
3 Art Cross
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
17th September 1946
1 Larry Bloomer
2 George Fonder
3 George Marshman
Oakland Stadium, CA
17th September 1946
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Bud Sennett
5 laps - Heat
1 Ed Barnett
0:00:51.90
5 laps - Heat
1 Bud Rose
3 laps - Match race
1 Leonard Low
= Ed Barnett
5 laps - Heat
1 Bud Sennett
25
1
2
3
5 laps - Heat
1 Leonard Low
Big car races
17th September 1946
Midget races
17th September 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Bill Schindler
3 Bill Randall
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laps – Main
Bud Rose
Bud Sennett
Leonard Low
0:01:21.59
0:10:47.48
Midget races
18th September 1946
Midget races
Feature
1 Bud Camden
Midget races
San Diego, CA
15
1
2
3
laps
Cal Niday
Bill Zaring
Perry Grimm
0:09:10.21
Midget races
Spillway, TX
18th September 1946
Jalopy races
10
1
2
3
4
5
laps – Heat 1
Lloyd Christopher
Al Lockwood
Johnny Ritter
Charlie Breslin
Bob Disbrow
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Heat 2
Cross
Dee Toran
Johnny Ritter
Chet Conklin
Meredith
Ervin
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Heat 3
Tony Bonadies
Carpenter
Keller
Ray Nestor
Johnny Zeke
Shurter
DeMarco
8 Lund
9 McGrath
0:02:28.40
0:02:28.70
0:02:26.50
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Semi-final
Lloyd Christopher
Cross
Charlie Breslin
Meredith
Al Lockwood
Bob Disbrow
Marl
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Semi-final
Bob Carpenter
Tony Bonadies
Keller
Dee Toran
Johnny Zeke
Ray Nestor
Johnny Ritter
1 Chet Conklin
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0:03:41.90
0:03:40.80
0:02:28.20
2
3
4
5
6
30
1
2
3
Johnny Ritter
DeMarco
Marl
McGrath
Ervin
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
R
R
laps – Eastern Light Car Championship
Lloyd Christopher
0:07:23.20
Tony Bonadies
Al Keller
ARDC midget races
Cowboy Speedway, TX
19th September 1946
Races postponed to the 26th September.
Pines Speedway, MA
19th September 1946
1 Bill Schindler
Midget races
19th September 1946
50
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Ted Tappett
Chet Conklin
ARDC Midget races.
19th September 1946
25
1
2
3
laps – Pennsylvania State Handicap
Larry Bloomer
0:05:48.02
Hawley Kight
Mike Josephs
Midget races
20th September 1946 – ¼ mile oval
Midget races
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Cross
Carpenter
Dee Toran
Bob Disbrow
Johnny Zeke
Ray Nestor
Al Lockwood
Johnny Ritter
Charlie Breslin
Frank Weidanz
23 laps/blown tyre
16 laps/engine
20th September 1946
Heat
2 Fred Friday
25
1
2
3
Semi-final
1 Ed Bennett
laps – Feature
Freddie Agabashian
Lou Sherman
Fred Friday
Woody Brown
Midget races
20th September 1946
Midget races
20th September 1946
1 Al Keller
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Ted Tappett
Midget races
20th September 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Bill Randall
3 Danny Murphy
Midget races
Allentown, PA
21st September 1946
21st September 1946
1 Norman Girtz
2 Andy Guthrie
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Bill Zaring
0:00:49.11
6 laps – Heat 4
1 Billy Vukovich
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Jack Fleischer
6 laps – Exhibition
Andy Guthrie
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Tom Beverlin
15 laps – Semi
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Russ Wilcox Special
1 117 Stan Dow
2
Bob Barker
3
Tom Beverlin
2
3
4
5
30 laps – Main
1
Billy Vukovich
0:08:16.17
54
11
51
14
64
Johnny Parsons
Norman Girtz
Bud Murphy
Bill Brereton
Bill Zaring
Contra Costa Speedway, CA
21st September 1946
Entrants:
Freddie Agabashian
Johnny Soares
Johnny Smith
Don Smith
Fred Friday
Midget races
Greenfield, IN
21st September 1946
Entrants:
Bob Breading
Tom Cherry
Leroy Warriner
Kenny Eaton
Sod Saunders
Floyd Wilfung
Boots Brown
Curley Runyon
21st September 1946
Midget races
Medford Bowl, MA
21st September 1946
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bill Randall
3 Johnny Bernardi
Midget races
21st September 1946
Midget races
Ace Brake Service Trophy Championship Standings
1 Dick Word
703 pts
2 Speedy Matheny
639
3 Loyes Harris
403
4 Wes Saegesser
355
5 Red Hodges
353
6 Lee Flowers
335
7 Jud Larson
263
8 Doc Cossey
215
9 Wade Bedell
199
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10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Duke Borden
Buzz Barton
Buddy Rackley
Al Forbes
Bill Searcy
Marcel St Cricq
Leland Musick
Red Dowdy
Dale Burt
Rabbit Musick
J.D.Parks
188
153
147
138
130
120
110
80
71
58
41
21 Pop DeVercelly
35
22 Dave McRae
21st September 1946
22nd September 1946 – ½ mile oval
Feature
1 Bill Holland
Walt Ader
Johnny Shackleford
Red Byron
Lee Wallard
Tommy Mattson
Mark Light
Other entrants:
Bill Holland
Tommy Hinnershitz
Races had been scheduled for the 21st, but were postponed a day due to rain.
Berea Fairgrounds, OH
22nd September 1946 – ½ mile dirt oval
Stock car races
Ce-Mar Acres, IA
22nd September 1946
25
1
2
3
4
5
laps - Feature
Danny Kladis
Johnny Hobel
Red Hoyle
Art Wheeler
Paul Newkirk
Consolation
6 Bob Meyers
22nd September 1946 – 1/5 mile paved oval
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25
1
Chet Conklin
2 81 Art Cross
3
Al Keller
4
Dee Toran
5
Lloyd Christopher
Harry Hull V-8
Hough V-8
25 laps
Midget races.
Columbus, OH
22nd September 1946
Feature
1 Bill Holland
Cowboy Speedway, TX
22nd September 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Jimmy Schmidt
Sweepstakes
1 Jimmy Schmidt
2 J.D.Hanna
3 Leon Peavy
4 Danny Gears
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Jimmy Schmidt
Modified stock cars
22nd September 1946
30
1
2
3
laps – Main
Johnny Parsons
Andy Guthrie
Billy Vukovich
0:07:10.73
Gardena, CA
22nd September 1946
Entrants:
Rajo Jack
Bud Rose
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Bill Sheffler
Tex Petersen
Cecil Burnaugh
Bill Miller
Big car races
Great Barrington Fairgrounds, MA
2 miles – Heat 1
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Tom Mattson
3
Dan Goss
1
Earl Goodwin
2
Fred Carpenter
3
Ed Edwards
0:02:12.4
2 miles – Heat 2
1
Dan Goss
2
George Cavanna
3
George Bouley
2 miles – Heat 3
1
Ed Gallione
2
Earl Horne
3
Ed Zimmerman
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Tom Mattson
3
Rogers
4
George Cavanna
5
Dan Goss
6
George Bouley
7
Earl Horn
0:02:14.03
0:02:19.08
0:04:24.4
Fastest Lap: Chitwood, 32.80s. Rain made times slow.
Langhorne, PA
22nd September 1946
100 miles
1 James “Pepper” Cunningham 1939 Ford
2 Bill Snowden
1941 Ford
3 Eddie Semple
4 Fred Dagavar
R Red Byron
30 starters, 12 finishers
Other entrants:
Ivy E.Cook
Bill France
Buddy Shuman
Marshall Teague
Glenn Dunaway
George Finder
1:20:10.4, 74.83 mph
rolled
1937 Plymouth
Packard
Stock cars
22nd September 1946
30 laps
1 Johnny McDowell
Midget races
Heat 1
1
Wayne Strickle
2
Cottrill
R 88 Johnson
R 3 Harold Connor
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accident
went through barrier
Heat 2
1
0 Buck Rodgers
2
2 Keith Birthsell
3 217 Smokey Stover
20 laps – Feature
1 0 Buck Rodgers
2
Harry Comstock
Midget races
3 13 Smokey Stover
4 5 Gene Comstock
0:12:42
22nd September 1946
Midget races – rained out, postponed to the 13th October. Races also recently held at Allison, Nashua,
Blue Earth (MN), Eagle Grove and Algona.
Odessa, TX
22nd September 1946
Feature
1 Corky Benson
3 Lloyd Knight
Midget races
Olympic Stadium, MO
22nd September 1946
Midget races
Powell Speedway, OH
22nd September 1946
Entrants:
Eddie Zalucki
AAA big car races
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22nd September 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 Bill Randall
3 Bill Holmes
Midget races
Trenton, NJ
22nd September 1946
AAA sanction 4016.
Upper Sandusky Fairgrounds, OH
22nd September 1946
Entrants:
Simpson
Scarborough
Solay
Bales
Hubble
Howes
Big car races
23rd September 1946 – ½ mile oval
20 laps
1 Bill Holland
Red Byron
Mark Light
0:09:38.35
AAA Big cars
Dracut Speedway, MA
23rd September 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Bill Randall
3 Johnny Thomson
Midget races
Oklahoma City, OK
23rd September 1946
Entrants:
Jimmy Wilburn
Herschel Buchanan
Hal Coles
Chuck Frame
Midget races
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23rd September 1946
Midget races
Sacramento, CA
23rd September 1946
Main
1 Andy Guthrie
R Billy Vukovich
engine
23rd September 1946 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
25 laps
1 Al Duffy
0:07:48
Midget races
23rd September 1946
24th September 1946
15
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Eddie Bennett
Dick Loveland
Don Renke
35
1
2
3
0:04:44.08
Midget races
24th September 1946
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laps – Feature
Johnny Smith
Don Smith
Marvin Burke
0:10:44.47
Lanham Speedway, MD
24th September 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Len Duncan
3 Mike Josephs
50 laps
Oakland Stadium, CA
24th September 1946
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Bud Rose
1 Bill Sheffler
2 Ed Barnett
0:00:51.07
Heat
1 Bayliss Leverett
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R
Heat
1 Bill Sheffler
Heat
1 Bud Rose
Heat
1 Verge Martin
laps - Feature
Bayliss Leverett
Ed Barnett
Bud Rose
Verge Martin
Bud Sennett
V.Dent
Frank Reeks
Lenny Low
Bill Sheffler
Jack Menser
Bill Anderson
0:01:21.43
0:10:39.10
rolled
Big car races
24th September 1946
30 laps – Feature
1 Ted Duncan
Midget races
24th September 1946
Midget races – rained out before feature
25th September 1946
50 laps – Feature
1 Ralph Pratt
2 Art Hartsfield
40 laps – Class B Main
1 Jack Walkup
Midget races
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0:12:16.30
Midget races
25th September 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Larry Bloomer
Vallejo Recreation Center, CA
25th September 1946
Bay Cities Racing Association Midget Races.
Championship standings following this meeting,
published on the 1st October, were:
1 Fred Agabashian
3118 pts
2 Fred Friday
2400
3 Johnnie Soares
1945
4 Don Smith
1825
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ed Normi
Norman Holtkamp
Buck Whitmer
Jerry Piper
Johnnie Smith
Bob Barkhimer
1821
1772
1755
1471
1353
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
laps – Heat 1
Yanigan
Breslin
Keene
Cross
DeMarco
Disbrow
Christopher
E.Kohler
Charlie Bates
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
laps – Heat 2
Keller
Ritter
Toran
Disbrow
Lund
Meredith
Carpenter
Ervin
Doyle
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
laps – Heat 3
Holmes
Fanelli
Keller
Shaw
Zeke
Shurter
Christopher
Disbrow
Carpenter
1 Yanigan
2 Breslin
25 laps - Feature
1 Bill Holmes
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0:02:31.90
0:02:29.50
0:02:28.40
0:03:44.80
Hugh Gasperine Offenhauser
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Christopher
Toran
Disbrow
Keen
DeMarco
Meredith
Cross
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Holmes
0:03:39.20
Keller
Bonadies
Shaw
Ritter
Shurter
Fanelli
Lund
10
1
2
3
4
5
R
R
R
laps – First consolation
Lloyd Christopher
Tony Bonadies
Johnny Carpenter
Bill Kohler
Bob Disbrow
Dick Doyle
Bill Todd
Oscar Ratz
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Second consolation
Fanelli
0:03:41.50
Bonadies
Christopher
DeMarco
Cross
Lund
Kohler
0:06:05.90
heat
0:02:32.20
accident
accident
accident
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Al Keller
Art Cross
Breslin
Toran
Christopher
Shaw
Fanelli
Ritter
Disbrow
Shurter
ARDC midget races
Cowboy Speedway, TX
26th September 1946
Time Trial
1 J.D.Hanna
Sweepstakes
1 Bob Thorne
2 Willie Trantham
3 Leon Peavy
4 Ed Sissum
Helmet Dash
1 Jimmy Schmidt
2 J.D.Hanna
Modified stock-car races
Gilmore Stadium, CA
26th September 1946
Feature
1 Ed Haddad
Midget races
Helmet Dash
1 Corky Benson
2 Lloyd Ruby
3 Mac McHenry
Consolation
1 Jimmy Hanalson
2 Billy Spencer
3 Danny Dyer
Heat 1
1 Corky Benson
2 Pat Dowdy
3 Mac McHenry
Semi-final
1 Ted Parker
Semi-final
1 Eddie Carmichael
2 Don Brown
3 Swat Smith
Heat 2
1 Lloyd Ruby
2 Ted Parker
3 Eddie Carmichael
20
1
2
3
Heat 3
1 Tony Wainwright
2 Don Brown
3 George Cook
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
26th September 1946
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laps – Feature
Corky Benson
Pat Dowdy
Lloyd Ruby
Midget races. Fog caused the feature to be abandoned after 5 laps.
26th September 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Chet Conklin
Len Fanelli
Harry Fanelli
ARDC Midget races. George Rice was track champion.
26th September 1946
1 George Fonder
2 Bill Schindler
3 Larry Bloomer
Midget races
27th September 1946
20 laps – Feature
1 Corky Benson
Other entrants:
Red Dowdy
Lloyd Ruby
Ted Parker
Willie Tommie
Earl Eskew
Lloyd Knight
Midget race. Championship points standings prior
to this meeting were:
1 Jay Booth
590 pts
2 Ted Parker
450
3 Bud Camden
415
4 Corky Benson
355
5 Eddie Carmichael
255
6 Cotton Musick
220
7 Lloyd Ruby
215
27th September 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bob Barkhimer
Johnny Soares
Eddie Wendt
0:07:38.68
Midget races
27th September 1946
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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Jimmy Handelson
Clarence Brooks
Roger Ward
Red Dowdy
Count W.von Tullius
Don Brown
Ernie Booth
Junior Howerton
Lloyd Knight
Paul Cockrell
Dusty Rhodes
Jackie Fleming
Lloyd Choate
George Murphy
Bobby Johnston
Swats Smith
Billy Sink
J.Meader
Dick Dudley
Jimmy Wooten
210
210
150
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
10
10
1 Bill Randall
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Johnny Thomson
Midget races
Bakersfield Speedway, CA
28th September 1946
Time Trials
1 Billy Vukovich
R Roger Ward
Ward rolled within 100 feet of the finishing
line, and was unhurt.
3 laps – McFarland Trophy Dash
1 Cal Niday
= Perry Grimm
The race was a dead-heat.
30 laps – Main
1
Bill Zaring
0:08:52.82
2
Aaron Woodward
3
Billy Cantrell
4
Cal Niday
5
Perry Grimm
6
Norman Girtz
R 1 Billy Vukovich
Vukovich had trouble getting his Drake to run and
pulled into the pits as starter George LeWand
waved the others off.
Heat 1
1 Billy Cantrell
2 Aaron Woodward
3 Cal Niday
4 Billy Vukovich
Midget races
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, PA
28th September 1946
Entrants:
Bill Holland
Big car races
Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, NC
28th September 1946
20 miles
1 Ted Horn
28th September 1946
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Tulare, CA
28th September 1946
Bud Sennett crashed through the fencing, breaking his arm
Big cars
28th September 1946
1 Bill Schindler
2 George Rice
3 Joe Sostilio
4 Len Duncan
Race stopped at half-way due to midnight curfew
Midget races.
Cox Memorial Park, Chillicothe, MO
28th-29th September 1946 – 1/5 mile dirt oval
28th September: 20 laps – Feature
1 20 George Binnie
2
Ben Harleman
3
Elmer Noeth
29th September: Feature
1 20 George Binnie
2 38 Phil Catalina
3 4 Frank Bailey
4 2 Elmer Noeth
5 7 George Smith
6
Larry Bunch
0:02:39
Offenhauser
Elto
0:03:02.07
Other entrants:
Frank Burrany
Rabbit Musick
Buzz Barton
Mike O’Halloran
Rex Easton
Don Brennan
Al Cummings
Myron Fohr
Bill Barnet
Midget races
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Belvidere Fairgrounds, IL
Midget races
Ce-Mar Acres, IA
Time Trials
1 Danny Kladis
R Tony Russo
R Art Wheeler
R Wayne Stuart
accident
accident
accident
5 laps – Dash
1 Danny Kladis
Heat
1 Danny Kladis
Race 3
R Dick Koob
accident
R Speed Teske
accident
R Harley Phillips
fatal accident
Phillips hit Teske and rolled – he was pinned
beneath his car and died on the way to hospital.
Handicap
1 Danny Kladis
Feature
1 Danny Kladis
2 Johnny Hobel
Midget races – rained out after consolation.
Cowboy Speedway, TX
29th September 1946
6 laps – Heat
1 Bob Thorne
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2 Jimmy Schmidt
1 Jimmy Schmidt
6 laps – Heat
1 Leon Peavy
1 Bob Thorne
2 Jimmy Schmidt
6 laps
1 J.B.Hanna
Helmet Dash
Modified stock cars
29th September 1946
Feature
1 Len Duncan
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Bill Schindler
ARDC midgets
Detroit Speedway, MI
29th September 1946
40 laps
1 Ralph Pratt
Midget races. Pratt qualified in 16.34s.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Dallas, TX
29th September 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Pokey Wiggington
Australian Pursuit
1 Everett Smith
6 laps – Heat
1 Pokey Wiggington
Consolation
1 Bill Billings
Heat
2 Everett Smith
Sweepstakes
1 Everett Smith
2 Pokey Wiggington
6 laps
1 Ed Sissom
Jalopy races
6 laps – Heat 2
R 117 Van Edwards
Schweitzer V8
fatal accident
Dean Meltzer
Duane Carter
Stan Muir
Red Allen
Edgar Elder
John Carter “Van” Edwards’ right rear tyre started to go flat before the race, in which Edwards
from pole. Other drivers tried to make Edwards aware of the fact, Meltzer even bumping his car,
didn’t react. After passing the flagstand without getting a green flag, Edwards suddenly put up
the car then suddenly veering across the track and into the fence, hitting a pole. Edwards died
reaching hospital.
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started
but he
his hand,
before
URA midget races
Glenwood, IA
29th September 1946
Time Trials
1
5 K.L.Crabb
2 27 Walt Raines
3 23 A.L.Seeley
4
7 Red Iverson
5
Don Robbins
6 500 Dick Conlin
7
Lloyd Van Winkle
8
9 Don Olson
9
Louie Pearson
10
Van Schepen
11
A.L.Seeley
12
Chuck Thelman
13
Joe Mogis
28 C.Thomson
84 Ed McVay
5 laps – Four fastest
1 K.L.Crabb
2 A.L.Seeley
0:00:17.20
0:00:17.28
0:00:17.50
0:00:17.53
0:00:17.54
0:00:17.61
0:00:17.77
0:00:17.85
0:00:18.30
0:00:18.40
0:00:18.47
0:00:18.66
0:00:21.38
0:01:55
10
1
2
3
laps – Odd positioned qualifiers
Don Robbins
0:03:06
Don Olson
A.L.Seeley
10
1
2
3
laps – Even positioned qualifiers
A.L.Seeley
0:03:02
Walt Raines
Red Iverson
10
1
2
3
laps – Non-winners from previous two races
K.L.Crabb
0:03:05
Dick Conlin
A.L.Seeley
10
1
2
3
laps – Handicap
Don Robbins
Walt Raines
A.L.Seeley
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Australian Pursuit
Don Olson
K.L.Crabb
Dick Conlin
Walt Raines
Chuck Thelman
Louie Pearson
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Feature
K.L.Crabb
Don Robbins
Walt Raines
A.L.Seeley
Dick Conlin
Red Iverson
Louie Pearson
0:03:05
Interstate Midget Auto Racing association races
Jantzen Beach Bowl, OR
Oregon Midget Racing Association Championship races. Howard “Red” Pugh rolled on the 2nd lap of the Main A
event, the driver being pinned beneath. The driver suffered a fractured skull, broken arm and back
injuries, from which he succumbed in hospital on the 2nd October.
Jerome Fairgrounds, ID
29th September 1946
25 miles
1 A.E.Berber
0:42:04
2 Frank Masterpolito
R Rex Alward
2 miles/engine
Masterpolito hit the fence and broke his throttle bar early in the race, so he drove the rest of the race
operating the accelerator by hand. Two cars were disqualified in the time trials.
Jones Speedway, OH
29th September 1946
Entrants:
91 Woodie Hill
Hal Special
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Mike Wallner
Bob Simpson
Bill Spinks
Red Bales
Maddox Race Track, UT
29th September 1946 – Dirt oval
Midget races
Mitchell Speedrome, IN
20 laps
R Robert West
fatal accident
R Bud Houghton
West was in second place when his car went over an embankment, jumped over some spectators before crashing
into two unoccupied cars and an empty school bus – the driver was killed instantly. Spectator Harold
Bultman was seriously injured when he was struck in the face and chest by a wheel from the car driven by
Bud Houghton.
Oakland Stadium, CA
29th September 1946 – 5/8 mile asphalt oval
Entrants:
Leonard Low
Bud Rose
Bayliss Leverett
Bill Scheffler
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Ed Barnett
Cregar Special
Miller Special
Hispano Suisa
Offenhauser
0:02:06.22
Heat
1 Bayliss Leverett
Heat
1 Bud Rose
1 Leonard Low
0:04:33.68
2 Floyd Glidewell
3 Slim Healy
Low crashed out of an earlier heat, and raced Joe
Rand’s Dreyer Special in this race.
1 Buck Whitmer
2 Cecil Burnaugh
Heat
1 Cecil Burnaugh
25
1
2
3
4
Heat
1 Ed Barnett
Heat
1 Bill Anderson
Big car races
Spillway, TX
29th September 1946
Jalopy races – cancelled, track under water.
Terre Haute, IN
29th September 1946
Midget races
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laps - Main
Bayliss Leverett
Bud Rose
Ed Barnett
Tex Peterson
0:01:18.14
0:10:18.0
Trenton Fairgrounds, NJ
29th September 1946 – 1 mile dirt oval
8 miles – Heat 1
1
Bill Holland
2
Hank Rodgers
3
Ottis Stine
8 miles – Heat 2
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Tommy Hinnershitz
3
Danny Goss
4
Stan Jones
8 miles – Heat 3
1
Walt Ader
2
Tommy Mattson
3
Red Redmond
1
Johns
2
Smith
3
Mark Sooey
4
Chronister
5
Jones
0:06:15.24
0:06:01.51
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Bill Holland
3
Walt Ader
4
Tommy Hinnershitz
5
Ottis Stine
6
Hank Rodgers
7
Danny Goss
8
Johns
9
Smith
0:06:11.57
Fastest Lap: Holland, 43s
30th September 1946
1 Mike Josephs
2 George Fonder
3 Larry Bloomer
Midget races
1st October 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Jerry Piper
R Tony Dutra
0:06:43.66
0:07:56.93
accident
Midget races
1st October 1946
1 Don Morris
2 Charlie Breslin
3 Bill Schindler
Midget races
Oakland Stadium, CA
1st October 1946 – 5/8 mile asphalt oval
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0:14:55.25
Time Trials
1 Bayliss Leverett
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Bud Rose
Heat 1
1 Bud Rose
Virgil Martin
R Leonard Low
8 laps – Semi
1 Cecil Burbaugh
2 Slim Healy
3 Billy Franks
0:00:24.22
0:00:49.65
1 Johnny Adams
2 Cecil Burbaugh
25 laps – Main
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Bud Rose
3 Ed Barnett
4 Chick Barbo
R Bill Anderson
R Leonard Low
Anderson
accident
Heat 2
1 Chick Barbo
Heat 3
1 Ed Barnett
B Final
1 Bill Anderson
2 Cecil Burbaugh
3 Billy Franks
6 laps
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Chick Barbo
3 Bud Rose
Other entrants:
Tex Peterson
Buck Whitmer
Bill Sheffler
Mack Hellings
Kenny Palmer
Art George
0:03:17.37
0:02:34.34
American Racing Association big car races
1st October 1946
Midget races
1st October 1946
Feature from 24th September
1 Bill Randall
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Johnny Thomson
Feature
1 Johnny Thomson
2 Bill Randall
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
2nd October 1946
Midget races
2nd October 1946
Feature
1 Cotton Musick
2 Red Hodges
Midget races
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0:03:32.96
0:01:22.75
blown radiator cap
lost wheel avoiding
2nd October 1946
1 Larry Bloomer
2 George Fonder
3 Mike Josephs
100 laps
2nd October 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
laps – Heat
Georgie Rice
Al Keller
Lloyd Christopher
Johnny Zeke
Johnny Carpenter
Bob Disbrow
Charley Bates
Bill Meredith
Bill Kohler
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
laps – Heat
Al Keller
Art Cross
Chet Gibbons
Bill Troutwine
Johnny Ritter
Paul Ervin
Jack Bennett
Ralph Lund
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
laps – Heat
Dee Toran
Larry Shurter
Johnny Zeke
Tony Bonadies
Charley Bates
Jim Carter
Jack Bennett
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Semi-final
Georgie Rice
Al Keller
Lloyd Christopher
Bob Disbrow
Johnny Carpenter
Paul Ervin
7 Johnny Zeke
8 Len Fanelli
R Johnny Ritter
0:02:23.90
0:02:24.30
4 laps/mechanical
0:02:24.80
15
1
2
3
R
laps – Semi-final
Tony Bonadies
Dee Toran
Larry Shurter
Bill Troutwine
15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
R
laps - Consolation
Art Cross
Johnny Ritter
Johnny Zeke
Bill Meredith
Bill Kohler
Jack Bennett
Ralph Lund
Len Fanelli
Chet Gibbons
25
1
2
3
5
6
8
laps - Feature
Al Keller
Tony Bonadies
Georgie Rice
Johnny Carpenter
Johnny Zeke
Johnny Ritter
Charley Bates
Paul Ervin
Art Cross
Jim Carter
Dee Toran
Lloyd Christopher
Larry Shurter
Bob Disbrow
0:03:40.79
R
R
R
R
ARDC midget races
Alabama State Fairgrounds, Birmingham, AL
2nd, 4th & 6th October 1946
Entrants:
Emory Collins
Chuck Frame
Ben Musick
Deb Snyder
Chick Smith
Phoenix Speedway, AZ
3rd October 1946 – dirt ova;
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12 laps
0:03:41.50
8 laps/engine
0:03:36.81
12 laps//engine
2 laps/engine
Midget races. Dean Gardner, driving for B.B.Perrine, hit the spinning car of Leo Ramsey, suffering fatal
injuries. Gardner was the brother of Chet Gardner.
Pines Speedway, MA
3rd October 1946
1 Bill Randall
2 Ralph Moody
3 Bob Blair
Feature
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Abbott
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
3rd October 1946
Midget races
3rd October 1946 - 1/5 mile dirt oval
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Juniata Handicap
Lloyd Christopher
Walt Fair
Johnny Jars
Len Duncan
Hawley Kight
Ted Tappett
0:05:56.29
Midget races
4th October 1946
25
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Eddie Bennett
Woody Brown
Eddie Wendt
15 laps – Class B
1 Johnny Smith
Midget races
Frederick, MD
4th October 1946
AAA sanction 4023
4th October 1946
Midget races
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4th October 1946
1 Len Duncan
2 Al Keller
3 Johnny Carpenter
Midget races
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN
4th October 1946
Entrants:
Jimmy Jackson
Rex Mays
George Connor
Russ Snowberger
A 50 mile demonstration race was to be held as a special feature of the annual convention of the National
Funeral Directors’ Association.
4th October 1946
1 Bill Randall
2 Ed Casterline
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
5th October 1946
Entrants:
Bill Zaring
Norman Girtz
Billy Vukovich
Johnny Parsons
Perry Grimm
Cal Niday
Billy Cantrell
Stan Dow
Jackie Sayers
Aaron Ward
Consolation
1 Byron Counts
30 laps - Feature
1 Bill Brereton
Walt Faulkner
5th October 1946
Entrants:
Jerry Piper
5th October 1946
Feature
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0:08:16.21
engine trouble
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Don Morris
3 Len Duncan
ARDC midgets
5th October 1946
20 miles
1 Bill Holland
AAA big car races – sanction 4025.
5th October 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Doc Cossey
2 Wes Saegesser
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Heat 1
1 Doc Cossey
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Dick Word
Heat 2
1 Buzz Barton
2 Dale Burt
3 Dave McRae
laps
Dick Word
Lee Flowers
Buzz Barton
Bill Searcy
Doc Cossey
Al Forbes
Bill Homeier
0:05:53
Midget races. Championship point standings
following this meeting were:
1 Dick Word
888 pts
2 Speedy Matheny
689
3 Lee Flowers
550
4 Loyes Harris
408
5 Wes Saegesser
383
6 Red Hodges
353
7 Doc Cossey
335
8 Buzz Barton
307
9 Jud Larson
263
10 Bill Searcy
260
11 Wade Bedell
190
12 Duke Borden
188
13 Al Forbes
182
14 Buddy Rackley
147
15 Marcel St Cricq
120
16 Leland Musick
110
17 Dale Burt
98
18 Red Dowdy
80
19 Bill Homeier
64
20 Clarence Brooks
63
21 Dave McRae
61
22 Rabbit Musick
56
23 J.D.Parks
41
24 Pop DeVercelly
35
25 Ernie Wright
20
Heat 3
1 Lee Flowers
2 Al Forbes
3 Bill Homeier
Consolation
1 Bill Searcy
2 Bill Homeier
3 Dave McRae
4 E.Wright
First Semi-final
1 Buzz Barton
2 Clarence Brooks
3 Lee Flowers
4 E.Wright
Second Semi-final
1 Bill Searcy
2 Doc Cossey
3 Dick Word
4 Bill Homeier
Richmond, VA
5th October 1946
AAA sanction 4026
5th October 1946
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100 laps
1 George Rice
2 Chet Conklin
3 Johnny Zeke
4 Mike Josephs
5 Joe Barzda
Curtis Offenhauser
Hull V8
0:28:00.11
Stevens V8
Midget races. Track champion was George Rice.
Winston-Salem, NC
5th October 1946
6th October 1946
Race 2
1 Bob Simpson
Feature
1 Mike Saley
2 Bob Simpson
3 Harry King
Match Race
1 Bob Simpson
Big car races
Bainbridge Speedway, OH
6th October 1946 – 1 mile dirt oval
100 miles
1 Ernie Gessel
2 Al Bonnell
3 Don Brennan
Ralph Pratt
15 Paul Hooper
R Clarence La Rue
30 starters, 24 finishers
1:14:43
16 laps/engine
Other entrants:
Elmer Wilson
O’Halloran
Nick Nazruck
Pete Romcevich
Bob Muhlke
Eddie Ostwick
Jim Breese
Iggy Katona
Bill Deltore
Bill Clifton
Jack Jacobson
Midget races
6th October 1946 – 1/5 mile paved oval
25 laps – Feature from 29th September
1 28 Al Keller
Cresbaugh #28
2
Lloyd Christopher
3
Harry Fanelli
4
Johnny Zeke
5
Bob Disbrow
25 laps – Feature
1 81 Art Cross
2
George Rice
3
Ted Tappett
4
Dutch Schaefer
5
Al Keller
Hough
0:06:43.13, 25 laps
0:06:35.40, 25 laps
Midget races.
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Cowboy Speedway, TX
6th October 1946
1 Jimmie Schmidt
6 laps
1 Frank Matthews
2 J.O.Hanna
3 Bob Thorne
R Jimmie Schmidt
6 laps
1 Leon Peavy
2 Jack Bell
3 T.D.Starnes
1 Bob Thorne
2 Leon Peavy
3 Frank Matthews
4 Jimmie Schmidt
Thorne sideswiped Matthews, knocking him out of
the lead. When the race was over, Thorne and
other drivers began throwing punches. Schmidt
drove Hanna’s car in the sweepstakes.
rolled
6 laps
1 Jack Gillery
2 Reese Hester
3 Joe Darnell
Dayton Speedway, OH
6th October 1946
27 miles
1 Hal Robson
0:21:15.53
Big car races
Good Time Park, Goshen, NY
6th October 1946 – 1 mile dirt oval
1 44 Rex Mays
2
Ted Horn
Stevens-Winfield
Wetteroth-Offenhauser
0:03:50.87, 77.966 mph
Mays won by one foot over Horn. Big car races.
6th October 1946
AAA big car races, sanction 4028.
Marshall Fairgrounds, MI
Entrants:
Danny Kladis
Fast elimination
1 217 Keith Birthisell
2
3
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Chuck Forquer
Jim Roderick
3
J.J.Coleman
Slow elimination
1 Strickle
2 Jim Roderick
3 Buck Rodgers
20 laps – Feature
1 19 Gene Comstock
3
J.J.Coleman
4
Buck Rogers
5
Mac McCormack
Slow semi-final
1 Gene Comstock
2 Doc Ashbaugh
3 Harry Comstock
Fast semi-final
1 52 Chuck Forquer
Midget races
Oakland Stadium, CA
6th October 1946
Main
4 Bud Rose
Other entrants:
Hal Cole
Bayliss Leverett
Big car races
Spillway, TX
6th October 1946
Time Trials
1 H.Elbel
Australian Pursuit
1 Charles Farrell
2 F.Elbel
3 Fischer
0:00:20.90
Helmet Dash
1 Jack Gilmore
2 H.Elbel
Spectators race
1 George McCrea
2 Jesse Beaboni
3 Milton Foster
4 W.C.Meora
Heat 1
1 Lee Flowers
2 H.Elbel
3 Jack Gilmore
Feature
1 Lee Flowers
2 Harry Elbel
3 Palmer Fischer
4 E.C.Ryan
5 Fred Elbel
Heat 2
1 Charles Farrell
2 Fischer
3 Don Marshall
Heat 3
1 F.Elbel
2 Ryan
3 Buddy Yates
4 Henry Mayes
Jalopy races
Terre Haute, IN
6th October 1946
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6th October 1946
1 Bill Randall
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Chet Conklin
Midget races
Tri-State Fairgrounds, Mendota, IL
6th October 1946
Entrants:
Danny Kladis
Johnny Hobel
Red Hoyle
Paul Newkirk
Dick Hobel
Chuck Marshall
Jack Thompson
Harley Phillips
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DNA/driver dead
6th October 1946
Tucson v Phoenix Race
1 Bob Hall
25
1
R
R
laps – Feature
Bob Hornbrook
Oliver Golay
Bob Williams
0:08:19
rolled
accident
Midget races
30
1
2
3
4
5
R
laps – George Robson Memorial Trophy
Lucky Lux
0:15:04.45
Johnny Matern
Bob Cooney
Johnny Favenger
George Cavanno
Hank Rodgers
engine
Big car races. Ed Kulp crashed during a preliminary rac. George Ruddy hit a car that had pulled o the side
of the track with engine trouble.e
Dracut Speedway, MA
7th October 1946
1 Herm Delisle
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Johnny Thomson
Midget races
7th October 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Johnny Carpenter
50 laps
Midget races
8th October 1946
1 Ted Tappett
2 Len Duncan
3 Tony Bonadies
Midget races
Oakland Stadium, CA
8th October 1946
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Time Trials
R Bayliss Leverett
mechanical
5 laps
1 Bud Rose
0:02:03.53
25 laps – Main
1 Hal Cole
2 Bud Rose
Other entrants:
Bill Sheffler
Ernie Spalding
Ed Barnett
Leonard Low
Bill Anderson
Louis Sherman
0:10:20.30
8th October 1946
50 laps
1 2 Perry Grimm
2
Sam Hanks
0:13:37.94
Midget races. Grimm was dricing the Johnny Balch car.
8th October 1946
1 Bill Randall
2 Ed Casterline
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
8th-11th October 1946 – 1/5 mile oval
8th October: Time Trials
R Ted Parker
8
3 Lloyd Knight
accident
10th October: Feature
1 Eddie Carmichael
2 Corky Benson
3 Jack Meador
4 Tony Wainwright
5 Cotton Musick
th
October: Feature
1 Count von Tulius
Tiny Wainwright
Corky Benson
10th October: Heat 1
1 Red Dowdy
2 Tony Wainwright
11th October: Feature
1 Lloyd Ruby
2 Bill Marshall
3 Jim Roper
4 Corky Benson
10th October: Heat 2
1 Cotton Musick
2 Billy Spencer
Midget races
9th October 1946
Entrants:
Johnny Wohlfeil
Al Bonnell
Roy Sherman
Elmer Wilson
Midget races
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9th October 1946
Time Trials
1 Red Hodges
2 Ernie Booth
First semi-final
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Ernie Booth
3 Speed Frieden
0:00:17.02
Heat 1
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Red Hodges
3 Ernie Booth
Second semi-final
1 Pete Naccarato
2 Jimmy Wooten
3 George Murphy
Heat 2
1 Speed Frieden
2 Ernie Booth
3 Pete Naccarato
Sweepstakes
1 Red Hodges
2 Marcel St Cricq
3 Speed Frieden
4 Pete Naccarato
5 Jimmy Wooten
6 Fred Brannon
Heat 3
1 Pete Naccarato
2 Fred Brannon
3 George Murphy
Midget races
Portsmouth, OH
9th October 1946
Midget races
Hendersonville Fairgrounds, NC
9th, 11th-12th October 1946
Racing car races to be held on the 9th, Junk Yard Derby to be held on the 11th, stock car races on the
12th.
Gilmore Stadium, CA
10th October 1946
Feature
1 Ed Haddad
2 Harry McQuinn
3 Duke Nalon
0:07:46.53
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
10th October 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Dick Shuebruk
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
11th October 1946
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25
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Fred Agabashian
Don Smith
Jerry Piper
0:07:37.72
Midget races
Beaumont Speedrome, TX
11th October 1946 – 1/5 mile banked oval
Midget races
11th October 1946
Midget races
Oakland Stadium, CA
11th October 1946
Main
1 Ed Elisian
Roadster races
11th October 1946
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Bill Randall
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
Atlantic Rural Exposition, Richmond, VA
4 miles – Heat 1
1
Ted Horn
2
Hank Rogers
3
Jimmy Gibbons
4 miles – Heat 2
1
Mark Light
2
Earl Jones
3
Red Byron
4 miles – Heat 3
1
Al Fleming
2
Dan Goss
3
Stan Jones
4
Marx Sooy
10 miles – Sam Nunis Trophy Sweepstakes
1
Ted Horn
0:07:27
2
Hank Rogers
3
Red Byron
4
Jimmy Gibbons
5
Earl Johns
6
Dan Goss
7
Al Fleming
8
Marx Sooy
0:03:15
0:03:30
2.5 miles
1
Ted Horn
2
Hank Rogers
0:03:32
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12th October 1946
Time Trials
1 75 Edgar Elder
1 Billy Cantrell
2 Bob Barker
1 103 Bill Vukovich
2 75 Edgar Elder
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Bob Hawk
0:01:47.33
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Dean Meltzer
0:01:46.42
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Stan Muir
0:01:41.70
6 laps – Heat 4
1 Frank Brewer
0:01:39.85
1 Bill Zaring
2 Stan Muir
30 laps – Feature
1
Bill Brereton
2 54 Walt Faulkner
3 75 Edgar Elder
4 103 Bill Vukovich
R
Frank Brewer
0:04:15.81
0:08:16.45
18 laps/tyres
Other entrants:
Norman Girtz
Johnny Parsons
Perry Grimm
Cal Niday
Stan Dow
Jackie Sayers
Aaron Ward
Byron Counts
0:00:51.38
12th October 1946
12th October 1946
National Stock Car Championship races
Odon, IN
12th October 1946
Midget races
12th October 1946
Bill Searcy was killed when three drivers crashed into each other, with one car bouncing over the dirt
embankment and into the crowd. Bill Homier, a driver, was injured, as were three spectators.
Championship standings following this meeting:
1 Dick Word
1131 pts
2 Speedy Matheny
639
3 Wes Saegesser
513
4 Lee Flowers
502
5 Doc Cossey
453
6 Buzz Barton
435
7 Loyes Harris
408
8 Red Hodges
353
9 Jud Larson
281
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10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Duke Borden
Wade Bedell
Al Forbes
Dale Burt
Buddy Rackley
Marcel St Cricq
Clarence Brooks
Leland Musick
Ernie Wright
215
199
182
163
147
120
113
110
88
19
20
21
22
Dave McRae
Red Dowdy
Bill Homeier
Gene Fredricks
81
80
80
67
23 Rabbit Musick
24 J.D.Parks
25 Pop DeVercelly
58
41
35
Time Trials
1 Corky Benson
30
1
2
3
Helmet Dash
1 Count Von Tulius
2 Corky Benson
3 Lloyd Ruby
laps – Feature
Corky Benson
Billy Spencer
Red Dowdy
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
12th October 1946
1 Bill Randall
2 Bob Blair
3 Dick Shuebruk
40 laps
Midget races
Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC
12th October 1946
Entrants:
Ted Horn
Joie Chitwood
Big car races, AAA sanction 4029.
Spartanburg, SC
12th October 1946
AAA sanction 4030
Tanforan, CA
12th October 1946
12th October 1946
Midget races – they were cancelled on the 11th October as there was no rain date available.
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Ce-Mar Acres, IA
13th October 1946
Feature
1 Johnny Hobel
1 37 Chet Conklin
2
Ted Tappett
3
Rex Records
4 4 Don Morris
5 15 Bud Tatro
Hull V-8
Bourgnon cycle
Willetts Offenhauser
CarusoV-8
Tatro
0:06:35.31, 25 laps
Midget races.
Converse Fairgrounds, IN
Entrants:
Joe Langley
Norman Houser
Chick Smith
Hal Rich
Les Adair
Bill Cantrell
Bob Grim
Leon Hubble
Pop Lewis
Neil Julius
George Tichenor
20 miles
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Howdy Wilcox (sometimes referred to as Howdy Wilcox II, to avoid confusion with the earlier Indy 500
winner), stepped onto the track to give the white flag to Jimmy Wilburn. Kenny Wines, who was following,
didn’t see him and hit him, causing fatal injuries.
13th October 1946
AAA big car races – sanction 4031
Jungle Park, IN
13th October 1946
Feature
1 Cliff Griffin
Langhorne, PA
13th October 1946
100 laps – Barney Oldfield Trophy
1 Al Bonnell
1:06:18
2 George Whitman
98 laps
3 Otis Stine
4 Steve Yannigan
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, CA
13th October 1946
250 laps
1 44 Joe Garson
2 10 Myron Fohr
3
Aaron Woodward
4
Johnny McDowell
1:24:39.08
This was billed as the national championship for midget racing.
Mack’s Speedway, St Albans, WV
13th October 1946
Feature
1 Paul Alspaugh
2 Gene Comstock
R Doc Felden
accident
Midget races
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Time Trials
1 Jerry Shirley
0:00:30.8
2 Wally Wilson
0:00:31.0
3 Dutch Sexton
4 Floyd Thurston
5 Cleo McCloud
6 Jerry Hoveland
7 Russ Brown
8 Sy Willier
9 Ernie Anderson
10 Jack McGowan
11 Jim Mellsoe
12 Tip Piper
13 Floyd Gilman
14 Sam King
15 John Kuchera
Shirley qualified two different cars, and won the
first two races in different cars.
5 laps
1 Jerry
2 Floyd
3 Dutch
4 Jerry
Shirley
Thurston
Sexton
Hoveland
5 laps
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Russ Brown
3 Jack McGowan
4 Jim Mellsoe
5 laps - Championship race
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Floyd Thurston
3 Russ Brown
4 Jerry Hoveland
1 Sy Willier
2 Wally Wilson
3 Tip Piper
4 Ernie Anderson
0:02:36.8
Australian Pursuit
2 Jerry Shirley
0:02:46.8
3 miles - Feature
1 Jerry Shirley
2 Floyd Thurston
3 Jerry Hoveland
4 Russ Brown
0:02:33
0:02:36.4
0:03:04.2
North Iowa-Southern Minnesota Auto Racing Association midget races
Oakland Stadium, CA
25
1
2
3
laps – Main
Bill Scheffler
Tex Peterson
Leonard Low
Offenhauser
Bud Rose Miller Special
Joe Rand Dryer Special
0:10:13.70
Scheffller set a 2 lap record of 47.01s, and Hale Cole a 5 lap record of 2:00.39. Bud Rose, drove #2
Offenhauser, did a double roll in the fourth event but was largely unhurt.
Portland, OR
13th October 1946
350 laps (220 miles) – Pacific Coast Stock Car Championship
1 George Amick
3:31
Les Anderson
Raceway Park, IL
13th October 1946
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Midget races
Spillway, TX
13th October 1946
Australian Pursuit
1 George Carroll
Feature
1 Jack Gilmore
2 Harry Elbel
3 Palmer Fischer
4 Bill Powell
Jalopy races
13th October 1946
Hot Rods
1 Bob Ball
2 Bob Millit
Jack Wilkinson
25 laps – Midgets
1 Eddie Lenz
2 Cotton Musick
Other entrants:
Bud Reiber
Bob Hornbrook
0:07:20
Dracut Speedway, MA
14th October 1946
1 Ed Casterline
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Bill Randall
Midget races
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Yellow Jacket Stadium, PA
50 laps
2 Larry Bloomer
50 laps
1 Ted Tappett
4 Larry Bloomer
Midget races
Final National Midget Auto Racing Championship standings following this meting:
1 Larry Bloomer
13492 pts
15th October 1946
First Feature
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Mike Josephs
3 Rex Records
Second Feature
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Art Cross
3 Rex Records
Midget races. Johnny Ritter was the track champion.
15th October 1946
Main
1 Duane Carter
2 Danny Oakes
3 Ed Haddad
Other entrants:
Duke Nalon
0:08:07.45
Midget races
San Diego, CA
15th October 1946
Feature
1 81 Eddie Lenz
Midget races
16th October 1946
Midget races. Postponed to the 20th due to bad weather.
Phoenix, AZ
17th October 1946
Feature
1 81 Eddie Lenz
17th October 1946
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0:11:52.36
50
1
2
3
laps
Ted Tappett
Larry Bloomer
Charlie Breslin
50 laps
1 George Fonder
Midget races
18th October 1946
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Marvin Burke
Freddie Agabashian
Don Smith
15
1
2
3
0:07:28.31
laps – Class B
Woody Brown
Bud Kelleher
Frank Catania
Midget races
Beaumont Speedrome, TX
18th October 1946 – 1/5 mile banked oval
Feature (Bill Searcy Memorial Sweepstakes)
Entrants:
Buzz Barton
Buddy Rackley
Doc Cossey
Wes Saegesser
Midget races
18th October 1946
19th October 1946
Entrants:
Henry Banks
Mel Hansen
Ted Duncan
Duke Nalon
Duane Carter
Joe Garson
Harry McQuinn
Frank Burany
Myron Fohr
Aaron Woodard
Chick Barbo
Earl Kouba
Ed Haddad
Perry Grimm
Johnny McDowell
Danny Oakes
Louie Foy
Billy Cantrell
Frank Brewer
Gordon Cleveland
Midget races
Atlantic Rural Exposition, Richmond, , VA
19th October 1946
1 Henry Renard
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2 Bill Boyd
3 Johnny Favinger
19th October 1946
Feature
1 Bill Brereton
2 Walt Faulkner
3 Bill Zaring
4 Gib Lilley
5 Billy Vukovich
R Frank Brewer
R Johnny Parsons
Eli Vukovich
0:11:13.27
con-rod
20 laps/front tyre
United Racing Association Red Circuit Midget
races. Championsip standings following this
meeting were:
1 Billy Vukovich
1362 pts
2 Bill Zaring
1115.5
3 Norman Girtz
1001.5
4 Johnny Parsons
870.5
5 Frank Brewer
525.5
19th October 1946
Midget races
19th October 1946
Feature
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 George Rice
ARDC midgets
Raleigh, NC
19th October 1946
Big cars, AAA sanction 4034.
Yuma Fairgrounds, AZ
19th October 1946
1 Eddie Lenz
Australian Pursuit
1 Joe Calchina
0:00:18.03
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Curley Maclean
1 Cockey Flynn
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Jack Diaz
20 laps – Feature
1 Eddie Lenz
Originally scheduled for 30 laps, but reduced to
20 due to track conditions
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Dan Harrison
Midget races. Opening event at the track – had been delayed from earlier due to delayed delivery of
floodlights. Bud Jensen and Fred Dutton both crashed out during the meeting.
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Louisiana State Fairgrounds, Shreveport, LA
19th-20th October 1946 – ½ mile oval
20th October: 2.5 miles
1 Red Hodges
20th October: 4 miles – Feature
1 Red Hodges
0:03:56.05
2 Ben Musick
3 Hershell Buchanan
Hodges set the fastest lap of 26.98s.
25 laps – Feature
1 37 Chet Conklin
2
Tony Bonadies
3
Don Morris
4 4 George Rice
5
Larry Shurter
50 laps
1
Johnny Carpenter
2
Chet Conklin
3
Bert Brooks
Hull V-8
0:06:33.50
Caruso V-8
Hough V-8
Midget races.
20th October 1946
Feature
1 Danny Kladis
Kladis won the Iowa State Midget Championship for
drivers, and the car owner Eric Lund also won a
trophy.
Midget races
Heat
Gene Comstock
R Harry Ewing
accident
Ewing collided with Gene Comstock and rolled,
knocking him unconscious.
Midget races
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Feature
1 Gene Comstock
2 Harry Comstock
20th October 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Frank Arm
2 Louis Foy
Heat
1 Dutch Helman
Heat
1 Johnny Boyd
15 laps
1 Norman Girtz
Heat
1 Dean Meltzer
30
1
2
3
Heat
1 Jerry Piper
laps – Main
Frank Cavanaugh
Bob Barker
Walt Faulkner
Midget races
20th October 1946
Feature
1 Red Bales
2 Hal Rich
3 Bill Spinks
Woodie Hill
Mike Wallner
Shorty Drexler
Hoyte Ward
George Fabyan
Harry King
Other entrants:
Mitchell Speedway, IN
20th October 1946
50
1
2
R
miles
Ralph Tedmire
George Tichenor
Cliff Griffith
Other entrants:
Bill Cantrell
49 Buss Noble
Les Adair
Carl Ott
Leon Hubble
82 laps/mechanical
Southern Star
Wilson Special
Blue Ribbon Special
Ray Johnson
Bill Miller
Bill Dalton
Ray Tillford
Guy Johnson
Romie Snell
Ray Duckworth
Joe Polison
Jack Fleener
Bobby Grim
20th October 1946
12 laps - B Race
1 Bob Machin
25 laps – Main
1 Al Slinker
2 Floyd Williams
Other entrants:
Ed Elisian
Darrell Fisher
0:03:35.60
0:13:54.38
Roadster races
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20th October 1946
20th October 1946
1 Art Hargraves
25
1
2
3
4
Match Race
1 Bud Camden
2 Eddie Lenz
3 Cotton Musick
laps – Feature
Cotton Musick
Corky Benson
Bud Camden
Eddie Lenz
Midget races. Jack Pray entered his lavender coloured car, but blew the gasket head.
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Event cancelled due to rain.
22nd October 1946
1 Bill Randall
2 Johnny Bernardi
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
Gilmore Stadium, CA
24th October 1946
Feature
1 10 Gordon Cleveland
2
Perry Grimm
3
Ed Haddad
0:07:46.47
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Cleveland was driving a car owned by Bill Krech.
Midget races
25th October 1946
B Main
R Jimmy Atten
R Bill Wallbridge
accident
Hit by Atten
50 laps – Main
Bay Cities Racing Association midget races
25th October 1946
12 laps – Heat
1 Al Duffy
20 laps – Feature (from 18th October)
1 Al Duffy
12 laps – Heat
1 Johnny Peterson
25 laps – Feature
1 Al Duffy
2 Johnny Peterson
18 laps – Class B
1 Johnny Peterson
Midget races
26th October 1946
Midget races
Yuma County Fairgrounds, AZ
26th October 1946
Trophy Dash, for the Cy Leeper Trophy
1 23 Bud Camden
2 5
Semi-Main
R Don Cranfield
30 laps – Main
1 Bud Camden
2 Corky Benson
accident
Midget races
27th October 1946
Time Trials
1 Norman Girtz
2 Walt Faulkner
6 laps - Heat 1
1 Johnny Parsons
Wimpy Burum
Earl O’Farrell
Elmer Wilson
0:00:16.58
0:00:16.78
1 Norman Girtz
2 Walt Faulkner
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0:01:48.60
Wilson and O’Farrell collided, resulting in the
race being stopped and re-run.
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Bill Zaring
15
1
2
3
laps
Rabbit Musick
Cotton Musick
Bill Zaring
0:04:36.73
0:01:49.18
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Bob Barker
0:01:47.04
6 laps – Heat 4
1 Don Cameron
0:01:47.27
30 laps – Feature
1
Walt Faulkner
2
Bill Brereton
3
Jackie Sayers
Don Cameron
R 29 Jack Irwin
United Racing Association Red Circuit Midget races
27th October 1946
27th October 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Herman Haggar
Race
1 Bob Thorne
6 laps
1 Bill Billings
1 James Smidt
6 laps
1 Bob Thorne
Reese Hester placed 2nd in two races.
27th October 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Norman Girtz
Heat
1 Frank Cavenaugh
Heat
1 Jerry Piper
Heat
1 Cotton Musick
Heat
1 Frank Brewer
15 laps
1 Johnny Mantz
Heat
1 Johnny Garrett
30 laps – Feature
1 Billy Vukovich
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0:08:54.88
27 laps/water hose
Midget races
Greensboro, NC
27th October 1946
AAA sanction 4037
27th October 1946
Heat 1
1 Red Hodges
Race
1 Ted Parker
Race
1 Clarence Brooks
First semi-final
1 Red Hodges
Race
1 Spec Frieden
Feature
1 Red Hodges
2 Spec Frieden
Midget races
Mack’s Speedway, St Albans, WV
27th October 1946
Heat
1 Doc Folden
2 Keith Birthsel
Feature
1 Doc Folden
2 Gene Comstock
Midget races. Two women spectators were taken to hospital when a wheel was thrown from the car of Joe
McCall and struck them.
Marysville Fairgrounds, OH
27th October 1946
Entrants:
Frankie Luptow
George Fabyan
Harry Robtoy
Harry King
Shorty Drexler
Bill Spinks
Hoyte Ward
Big car races
Mitchell Speedway, IN
27th October 1946
William Scott Bartlett, 26, of New Castle, was arrested on a charge of desertion from the army by the FBI,
who said that he had been driving midgets in Indiana under the name of Bus Noble. It was reported that he
deserted from Camp Croft, South Carolina, on the 1st October 1942, and that he was arrested after driving
in a race. It was reported at a later date that there were complaints on file against Bartlett for child
desertion and issuing worthless cheques – New Castle Police Sergeant John Riigs also reporting that he was
probably a bigamist, having a wife and two small daughters in New Castle, PA, and reportedly another wife
and child in Colorado.
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Oakland Stadium, CA
Main
1 Hal Cole
2 Bill Sheffler
3 Ed Barnett
4 Bayliss Leverett
Track officials refused to let Rose start because of
an injured arm, so Barnett drove Rose’s Miller
Special in the main. Leverett was declared ARA
champion following this race.
Other entrants:
Bud Rose
Spider Webb
Arvol Brunmire
Les Anderson
Tex Peterson
Ernie Spaulding
Claude Walling
Louie Sherman
52 Lenny Low
Buck Whitmer
Billy Frank
Joe Rand
Frank Reeks
Floyd Glidewell
Virgil Martin
Bob Rawlings
Claude Rawlings
American Racing Association points standings prior to this meeting were:
1 Bayliss Leverett
1039
2 Bud Rose
1032
Ed Barnett
747
Bud Sennett
608
Leonard Low
473
Cecil Burnaugh
403
Buck Whitmer
386
Community Chest Championship
27th October 1946
Time trials
1 Marcel St Cricq
0:00:16.92
2 Leland Musick
0:00:17.04
3 Wes Saegesser
0:00:17.28
4 Lee Flowers
0:00:17.42
5 Dick Word
0:00:17.63
6 Earl Simmons
0:00:17.65
7 Wes Saegesser (Smith V8) 0:00:17.80
8 Dave McRae
0:00:17.88
9 Jack Forbes
0:00:17.90
10 Al Forbes
0:00:17.94
11 Wade Bedell
0:00:18.15
1 Marcel St Cricq
2 Leland Musick
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Dick Word
2 Leland Musick
3 Marcel St Cricq
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Earl Simmons
3 Marcel St Cricq
8 laps – Heat 3
1 J.Forbes
2 Leland Musick
4 A.Forbes
0:00:35.20
0:02:20.60
0:02:21.08
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0:02:36.00
10
1
2
3
Dick Word
Marcel St Cricq
Wes Saegesser
10
1
2
3
Wes Saegesser
0:03:03.20
Earl Simmons
Leland Musick
30
1
2
3
4
5
Marcel St Cricq
Leland Musick
Wes Saegesser
Dick Word
Lee Flowers
0:03:01.50
0:08:54.80
6 A.Forbes
7 J.Forbes
8 Dave McRae
Midget races. Championship Standings (for the Ace
Brake Trophy) following the meeting were:1 Dick Word
1349 pts
2 Wes Saegesser
819
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Doc Cossey
Speedy Matheny
Lee Flowers
Buzz Barton
Loyes Harris
Red Hodges
Marcel St Cricq
Jud Larson
688
639
603
435
408
353
325
305
Saugus Speedway, Bonelli Ranch, CA
27th October 1946 – ¼ mile paved oval
Midget races. Bob Perley crashed during the time trials for the 30 lap feature, dying several hours later
in the Newhall Community Hospital.
Spillway, TX
27th October 1946
Helmet Dash
1 Jack Gilmore
2 George Carroll
Consolation
1 Fred Elbel
2 Don Marshall
Heat 1
1 Don Marshall
2 Fred Elbel
Feature
1 Don Marshall
2 Fred Elbel
R Jack Gilmore
accident
Heat 2
1 Bob Glass
2 George Carroll
Jalopy races
27th October 1946
5 miles – Heat 1
1
Joie Chitwood
2
Tommy Hinnershitz
3
Earl Johns
4
Lux
5
Light
5 miles – Heat 2
1
Bill Holland
2
Johnny Shackleford
3
Bob Cooney
4
Johnny Favinger
5
Jimmy Gibbons
5 miles – Heat 3
1
Walt Ader
2
Brown
3
Larry Smith
4
Hank Rodgers
1
Ottis Stine
2
Light
3
Favinger
4
Lux
5
Hank Rodgers
0:04:46.06
1
Horn
2
Lux
3
Hank Rodgers
4
Wallard
5
Danny Goss
0:04:48.17
0:04:56.76
0:04:56.56
2 miles – Australian Pursuit
1
Lux
0:02:37.03
2
Wallard
0:04:47.36
1
Bill Holland
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0:26:06.21
2
3
4
Joie Chitwood
Walt Ader
Ted Horn
5
R
R
Tommy Hinnershitz
Mark Light
Walt Brown
engine
engine
Fastest Lap: Chitwood, 26.97s
Big car races
1st November 1946
15 laps
1 Al Duffy
50
1
3
R
laps – Heat 1
Johnny Peterson
Andy DeVercelly
Al Duffy
50 laps – Heat 2
1 Andy DeVercelly
5 Johnny Peterson
100 laps – Aggregate of Heats
1 Andy DeVercelly
engine
Midget races
3rd November 1946
Entrants:
6 Whitey Campbell
7 Clarence Massey
54 Huffy Huffman
21 Tex Hales
1 Albert Ascue
24 Billy Spenser
2 Ralph Burleson
8
33 Jack Fleming
4 Lloyd Knight
Bob Johnson
“El Paso”
Midget races – postponed due to weather.
3rd November 1946 – ¼ mile dirt oval
Time Trials
1 11 Norman Girtz
2 64 Bill Zaring
3 3 Danny Oakes
1 Girtz
2 Brereton
0:00:55.55
6 laps – Heat 1
1 Earl Kouba
2 Taylor Hawk
0:01:47.91
6 laps – Heat 2
1 Tappett
2 Parsons
3 Farmer
6 laps – Heat 3
1 Elder
2 Meltzer
3 Sayers
6 laps – Heat 4
1 Barker
2 Bill Zaring
3 Garrett
0:00:16.04
0:00:16.08
0:00:16.08
1 Earl Kouba
2 Counts
3 Ward
15
1
2
3
laps – Semi-Main
Tappett
Farmer
Cameron
30
1
2
3
laps – Main
Bill Zaring
Barker
Sayers
0:01:45.35
0:01:46.19
Midget races
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0:01:45.70
0:01:50.11
0:04:28.64
3rd November 1946
Entrants:
Ned Jackson
Jack Gilmore
Lee Flowers
B.C.Ryan
King Downum
Jalopy races - cancelled due to bad weather.
3rd November 1946
Midget races
3rd November 1946
25 laps – Feature
1 Ralph Stover
R Fred Wingate
15 laps
Stock car races. Fred Wingate was killed when his car rolled after going over the southeast turn on the
15th lap, crushing his skull. The race was stopped, and Stover declared the winner.
3rd November 1946
Midget races
Jones Speedway, OH
3rd November 1946
Entrants:
Walter Kimball
Dick Jordan
Gene McClary
Art Holland
Bob Moss
Henry Walkowicz
Don Reinhardt
Gene Reinhardt
Andy Green
Paul Tucker
Barney Barnes
Ralph Martin
Jack Hinds
Lyle Wagner
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Billy Carpenter
Hoyte Ward
Modified stock car races.
Pan American Speedway, San Antonio, TX
3rd November 1946
Races called off due to bad weather.
3rd November 1946
Jalopy races. Races were called off due to rain, but the drivers staged an impromptu show for those who
remained. The results of these races were:
Heat 1
1 Milton Foster
2 Bill Powell
3 Don Marshall
20
1
2
3
4
5
Heat 2
1 Palmer Fischer
2 George Carroll
3 Charles Farrell
laps – Feature
Palmer Fischer
George Carroll
Bill Powell
Milton Foster
Don Marshall
8th November 1946
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps – Feature
Andy Furci
Henry Renard
Al Duffy
Johnny Peterson
Len Duncan
Russ Klar
Midget races
Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, NC
9th November 1946
1 Ted Horn
0:14:27.50
Big car races
10th November 1946
Time Trials
1 Jim Bailey
1 Jerry Cocker
Heat
1 Bob Thorne
Helmet Dash
1 Bob Thorne
Heat
1 Bob Thorne
Heat
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1 Jerry Cocker
Feature
Modified stock-cars
10th November 1946
Jalopy races - Cancelled due to bad weather and track conditions.
10th November 1946
Midget races
Oakland Stadium, CA
10th November 1946
Entrants:
Al Slinker
Bud Wolf
Charlie Harwood
Bob Marco
Jack Ponas
Vince Pacheco
Bob Richardson
Hot-rod races
10th November 1946
Entrants:
Mike Saley
Bob Simpson
Wally Stokes
Don Carr
Earl Tharp
Fred Tegemeier
Carl Scarborough
Red Bales
Clay Corbitt
Big car races
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10th November 1946
1 Dick Word
2 Wes Saegesser
8 laps - Heat 1
1 Dick Word
2 Wes Saegesser
3 Jack Forbes
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Red Hodges
2 Lee Flowers
3 Wade Bedell
1 Al Forbes
2 Jack Forbes
10
1
2
3
Dick Word
Wes Saegesser
Lee Flowers
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Wes Saegesser
Dick Word
Earl Simmons
Lee Flowers
Red Hodges
Jack Forbes
Al Forbes
Other entrants:
Manuael Maizumi
Miss Laredo
Midget races. Marcel St Cricq and Rex Easten appeared with their Offenhauser’s, but were forced out due to
mechanical problems.
Plant Field, Tampa, FL
10th November 1946
Feature
1 Frank Luptow
2 Harry King
R Harold Leave
fatal accident
Harold Leave was killed when his car overturned on the first curve of the feature event – he was thrown
from his car and dashed against the concrete outer wall.
10th November 1946
Time Trial
1 George Carroll
20
1
2
3
4
0:00:22.40
Helmet Dash
1 George Carroll
2 Palmer Fischer
3 John Davis
laps – Feature
George Carroll
Palmer Fischer
F.Elbol
Don Marshall
Jalopy races. Christmas track championship
standings following this meeting were:
1 George Carroll
400 pts
2 Palmer Fischer
230
3 F.Elbel
200
Heat 2
1 George Carroll
2 Don Marshall
3 Stout
10th November 1946
Entrants:
George Marshman
Norm Powell
John Favinger
Hawley Kight
Midget races
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11th November 1946
17th November 1946
50 laps – Grand Prix
1
Gib Lilley
Frank Armi
R 39 Walt Faulkner
R 3 Frank Brewer
R
Billy Vukovich
12 starters
0:14:22.65
34 laps/radius rod
stuck throttle/through wall
3 laps/mechanical
Midget races
17th November 1946
Time Trials
1 Jim Bailey
1 Pokey Wiggington
Wiggington crashed into a wall and overturned
after taking the chequered flag.
6 laps - Heat
1 Jim Bailey
17th November 1946
Heat 1
1 Buzz Barton
Semi-Final 1
1 Rex Easton
Heat 2
1 Marcel St Cricq
Semi-Final 2
1 Dick Word
Heat 3
1 Leland Musick
R Jack Forbes
accident
Forbes was hospitalised with his injuries – he
hit the wheel of another car and rolled.
Feature
1 Rex Easton
2 Wes Saegesser
3 Dick Word
R Leland Musick
rolled
Musick rolled after skidding his car to avoid
hitting two others.
Consolation Race
1 Rabbit Musick
Midget races
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17th November 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Eddie Lenz
2 Al Jaquith
0:00:45.60
Heat
1 Roger Ward
Heat
1 21 Bud Reiber
Heat
1 Bill Howard
Heat
1 Bill Putney
50 laps – Main
1 81 Eddie Lenz
2
Roger Ward
3 7 Art Hargraves
4
Bill Howard
5
Carl Konow
6
Buck Young
7
Paul Hedrick
8
Al Jaquith
0:13:44.50
Other entrants:
Nick Rhodes
Midget races
Procterville, OH
17th November 1946
Semi-final
1
Kearns Roush
2 69 Gene Comstock
3
J.J.Coleman
Clean-O-Wax Special
Feature
1 69 Gene Comstock
2
Kearns Roush
3
J.J.Coleman
4
Doc Folden
Midget races
17th November 1946
Jalopy races
24th November 1946
Time Trial
1 J.D.Hanna
1 J.D.Hanna
Heat
1 Pokey Wiggington
Helmet Dash
1 J.D.Hanna
Sweepstakes
1 Jimmy Schmidt
Heat
Jalopy races
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Jalopy races
24th November 1946
Heat 3
1 Dick Word
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Dick Word
Buzz Barton
Rex Easton
Doc Cossey
Earl Simmons
Elmer Noeth
Dale Burt
Midget races
24th November 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Johnny Garrett
2 Aaron Woodard
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
0:00:45.18
Heat
1 Larry Mecey
Heat
1 Art Hargraves
Heat
1 Al Jaquith
15
1
2
3
laps – Semi-main
Dick Pearce
Bill Scott
Steve Phillips
0:04:26
Midget races
Gilmore Stadium, CA
28th November 1946
100 laps
1 Perry Grimm
Midget races
Oakland Stadium, CA
28th November 1946
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laps – Main
Johnny Garrett
Aaron Woodward
Bob Ball
Carl Konow
Art Hargraves
Bud Reiber
Bill Putney
Al Jaquith
“Pappy” Hedrick
Buck Young
Larry Mecey
“Trigger” Carpenter
0:06:54.75
10 laps
1 Floyd Glidewell
100 laps – Grande Prix
1 Bayliss Leverett
2 Ed Barnett
3 Len Low
4 Bill Sheffler
5 Tex Peterson
6 Bud Rose
7 Chick Barbo
R Hal Cole
R Floyd Glidewell
R Buck Whitmer
NS Kenny Palmer
0:05:53
0:48:45.5
99 laps
engine
engine
engine
practice accident
San Diego Speedway, CA
28th November 1946
Kelly Petillo announced the opening event would be held on this date. A mile track had been completed, a
mile and a half oval was under construction, which would be followed by a 2 mile track the next year. The
tracks were to have an asphalt base, 25 degree banked turns and a special spring-type guard rail. The
meeting was postponed until the 5th January 1947.
Kingsbridge Armory, NY
30th November 1946
1 Art Cross
2 Johnny Ringger
3 Mike Nazaruk
Midget races. This was billed as a dress rehearsal, and was a full program without spectators.
1st December 1946
Modified stock-cars
Houston, TX
1st December 1946
50
1
2
3
4
5
6
laps
Doc Cossey
Wes Saegesser
Buzz Barton
Red Hodges
Dick Word
Speedy Matheny
Midget races. Doc Cossey won the track championship.
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1st December 1946
Entrants:
Johnny Garrett
Aaron Woodard
George McCone
Bob Ball
Carl Konow
Midget races
Plant Field, Tampa, FL
1st December 1946
Feature
1 Frankie Luptow
4th December 1946
20
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Baker
Art Cross
Johnny Ringger
Midget races.
8th December 1946
Match race
1 Pokey Wiggington
Other entrants:
Ed Sissum
Jack Bell
J.D.Hanna
Bill Billings
Earl Wiggington
Jerry Crocker
6 laps – Heat
Bob Thorne
Feature
1 Everett Schmitt
2 Jimmy Schmitt
Modified stock-cars
8th December 1946
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Doc Cossey
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Buzz Barton
8 laps – Heat 3
1 Lee Flowers
Second Semi-final
1 Doc Cossey
laps
Dick Word
Doc Cossey
Buzz Barton
Rabbit Musick
Wes Saegesser
Earl Simmons
Jimmie Hicks
Lee Flowers
Midget races. Points standings following this
meeting were:
1 Dick Word
2121 pts
2 Wes Saegesser
1281
3 Doc Cossey
980
Consolation
1 Buzz Barton
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Buzz Barton
Lee Flowers
Speedy Matheny
Red Hodges
Marcel St Cricq
Jud Larson
Leland Musick
Rex Easton
Al Forbes
Wade Bedell
913
842
639
474
396
336
332
332
323
294
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Dale Burt
Earl Simmons
Duke Borden
Rabbit Musick
Buddy Rackley
Red Dowdy
Clarence Brooks
Ted Parker
Jack Forbes
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
laps - Main
Trigger Carpenter
Al Jaquith
Speed Millet
Bill Putney
Bud Reiber
Roger Ward
Ray Smith
Carl Konow
Bob Ball
Larry Mecey
Art Hargraves
Bob Hornbrook
271
239
233
181
147
133
129
120
105
8th December 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Bob Hornbrook
Heat 1
1 Ray Smith
R Jim Combs
R Bob Butters
accident
accident
Heat 2
1 Al Jaquith
Heat 3
1 Art Hargraves
15
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Bob Ball
Howard
Jack Pray
0:04:09.90
Midget races
11th December 1946
1 82 Chet Gibbons
2
Bill Schindler
3
Johnny Ringger
4
Rex Records
5
Art Cross
6
Johnny Rice
7
Ray Nestor
8
Disbrow
9
Len Duncan
10
Walt Fair
Hough V-8
25 laps
Midget races.
Chicago International Amphitheatre, IL
14th December 1946
Entrants:
Mike O’Halloran
Teddy Duncan
Bob Muhlke
Frank Burany
Myron Fohr
Pete Romcevich
Tony Bettenhausen
Gus Klingbiel
Jimmy Caris
Byron Fisher
Danny Kladis
Midget races
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0:06:50
15th December 1946
Time Trial
1 Jimmy Schmitt
15 laps - Feature
1 Jimmy Schmitt
Heat
1 Bob Thorne
Modified stock-cars
Huntington Beach, CA
15th December 1946
Midget races
15th December 1946
Heat 1
1 Bill Homeier
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Heat 3
1 Jimmy Hicks
Consolation
1 Bill Homeier
laps – Feature
Red Hodges
Mel Hansen
Marcel St Cricq
Art Toft
Jimmie Hicks
Jud Larson
Bill Homeier
Duke Borden
Midget races. Dick Word and Wes Saegesser retired early in the program due to mechanical failure.
15th December 1946
2 laps – Trophy Dash, for the Guy Burns Cup
1 Bill Sheffler
0:01:00.10
2 Ed Barnett
Heat
1 Ed Barnett
2 Bill Sheffler
Heat
1 Bud Rose
Heat
1 Bayliss Leverett
Australian Pursuit
1 Joe Gemsa
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Semi-main
Buck Whitmer
Jack McGrath
Rajo Jack
Bob Hornbrook
0:02:33.31
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
R
miles – Main
Bill Sheffler
Ed Barnett
Bayliss Leverett
Spider Webb
Bud Sennett
Arvol Brumeier
Tex Peterson
Tommy Mattson
Chick Barbo
Bud Rose
Hal Cole
0:02:40.21
Other entrants:
Leonard Low
Don Bigelow
Bob Frame
0:02:49.20
0:05:30.29
Big car races
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0:10:23.49
collision/bent wheel
spin
18th December 1946
1 Andy Furci
2 Art Cross
3 Bill Baker
25 laps
Midget races.
21st December 1946
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Art Cross
Chet Conklin
Dutch Schaefer
Joe Barzda
Bill Schindler
Tony Bonadies
Don Morris
Chet Gibbons
25 laps
Midget races.
22nd December 1946
Time Trials
1 Pokey Wiggington
Consolation
1 Everett Schmitt
4 laps – Heat
1 Pokey Wiggington
Sweepstakes
1 Pokey Wiggington
Heat
1 Frank Matthews
Modified stock-cars. Bob Thorne and J.R.Gilbraith exchanged punches following a collision in one race.
22nd December 1946
1 Wes Saegesser
1 Jimmie Hicks
1 Mel Hansen
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Red Hodges
1 Buzz Barton
8 laps – Heat 1
1 Mel Hansen
Consolation
1 Duke Borden
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Buzz Barton
20 laps
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Mel Hansen
8 laps – Heat 3
Midget races
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22nd December 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Bill Putney
2 Johnny Garrett
25
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0:00:47.90
Heat
1 Jimmy Bryant
Heat
1 Bill Howard
0:06:45.45
Midget races. Arizona State Midget Championship
points standings prior to this meeting were:1 Eddie Lenz
940 pts
2 Art Hargraves
415
3 Bill Howard
395
4 C.B.Moore
365
5 Al Jaquith
362.5
6 Bob Hornbrook
360
Heat
1 Johnny Garrett
1 Bill Scott
laps – Main
Johnny Garrett
Bill Howard
Al Jaquith
George McCone
Jim Bryant
Bob Ball
Bill Putney
0:04:36.95
28th December 1946
5 miles
1 Bill Schindler
2 Johnny Ringer
Midget races.
29th December 1946
8 laps - Heat 1
1 Doc Cossey
Consolation
1 Mel Hansen
8 laps – Heat 2
1 Wes Saegesser
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
Second semi-final
1 Wes Saegesser
2 Doc Cossey
laps – Feature
Doc Cossey
Buzz Barton
Wes Saegesser
Mel Hansen
Lee Flowers
Marcel St Cricq
Dick Word
Midget races
29th December 1946
Trophy Dash
1 Bob Hornbrook
4 Bill Putney
0:00:47.51
Heat
1 Bud Reiber
Heat
1 Ben Woods
10
1
2
3
laps – Semi-Main
Trigger Carpenter
Johnny Coghian
Bill Scott
75
1
2
3
4
5
0:02:47.05
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laps – Arizona Grand Prix
Johnny Garrett
0:20:58.05
Bob Ball
Bob Hornbrook
Art Hargraves
Larry Mecey
6
7
8
9
10
R
R
George McCone
Ben Woods
Trigger Carpenter
Bill Howard
Carl Konow
Jimmy Combs
Speed Millett
16 starters, 10 finished
27 laps/accident
18 laps/engine
Midget races. Arizona State Midget Championship
standings following this meeting were:1 Eddie Lenz
940 pts
2 Art Hargraves
3 Bill Howard
Other Matters of the Year

The application of Victor J.Nelson, 1321 Riverside Dr, Burbank, for permission to establish a
midget auto race track at 23600 Ventura Blvd, near Calabasas, California, was denied on the 21st
January today by the County Regional Planning Commission. Nelson had proposed a $250,000 plant
with a grandstand seating capacity of 40,000 persons.

On the 20th February, plans for a midget auto racing track near Sheppard Field, Wichita, TX, were
announced by Gerson LaPidus, treasurer of the newly formed Speedrome of Wichita Falls. Inc..
LaPidus said a one-fifth mile dirt track would be built as soon as materials were available, on a
site purchased north of the Iowa Park road. The tract was once occupied by the American Refining
Company. A seating capacity of 2,500 would be provided. The track does not seem to have been
built.

On the 23rd May, a $50,000 damage suit was filed in Marion circuit court by Kelly Petillo, winner
of the 500 mile race in 1935, against the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

On the 18th August in Los Angeles, CA, the county regional planning commission said that it had
denied the Veterans of Foreign Wars permission to operate a midget auto race track at Skyranch
airport, a mile east of Puente, on grounds it would be detrimental to health, safety and general
community welfare.

4th October - Barney Oldfield died of a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 68.
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1947
4th January 1947
1 10 Ray Nestor
2
Bill Schindler
3 80 Johnny Carpenter
4
Chet Conklin
5 35 Bill Baker
6
Walt Fair
7 5 Johnny Rice
8
Herb Heldt
9
Joe Barzda
10
Bud Tatro
25 laps
Hough
Midget races.
8th January 1947
1 Ted Tappett
2 Andy Furci
3 Johnny Carpenter
Bourgnon cycle
Midget races.
18th January 1947
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Johnny Ringger
Bill Schindler
Len Duncan
Bert Brooks
Johnny Carpenter
Eddie Shaw
Joe Barzda
Charles Kiphut
0:06:18.48, 25 laps
Midget races.
22nd January 1947
1
2
3
4
5
Al Keller
Johnny Ringger
Bud Tatro
Rex Records
Art Cross
0:06:18.00, 25 laps
Midget races.
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0:05:44.28, 25 laps
25th January 1947
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Art Cross
Johnny Ringger
Johnny Rice
Chet Gibbons
Jeep Colkitt
Andy Furci
Bill Baker
Harry Sheeler
Johnny Carpenter
0:05:56.46, 25 laps
Midget races.
29th January 1947
1
2
3
4
5
Rex Records
Johnny Ringger
Art Cross
Tony Bonadies
Dutch Schaefer
0:05:48.92, 25 laps
Midget races.
1st February 1947
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Johnny Ringger
Johnny Rice
George Fonder
Dutch Schaefer
Johnny Carpenter
Ted Tappett
Rex Records
Ernie McCoy
Don Morris
Chet Conklin
0:06:13.52, 25 laps
Midget races.
5th February 1947
1 33 Joe Barzda
2
Rex Records
3
Don Morris
4
Andy Furci
5
Johnny Rice
0:06:20.40, 25 laps
Midget races.
8th February 1947
1
2
3
4 Len Duncan
Dutch Schaefer
Johnny Ringger
Caruso
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Johnny Zeke
Ernie McCoy
Don Morris
Walt Fair
Andy Furci
Bill Baker
Rex Records
Midget races.
12th February 1947
1
2
3
4
5
Ted Tappett
Bill Baker
Dutch Schaefer
Len Duncan
Joe Barzda
40 laps
Midget races.
19th February 1947
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Rex Records
3 Len Duncan
Midget races.
22nd February 1947
1 80 Larry Bloomer
2
Johnny Rice
3
Don Morris
4
Charlie Miller
5
Walt Fair
6
Tony Bonadies
7
Disbrow
8
Eddie Straw
Hough V8
25 laps
Midget races.
26th February 1947
1 81 Art Cross
2
Andy Furci
3
George Fonder
4
Len Duncan
5
Bill Schindler
6
Johnny Carpenter
Hough V8
0:05:32.38, 25 laps
Midget races.
1st March 1947
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1 82 Chet Gibbons
2
Al Lockwood
3
Ed Shaw
4
Ted Tappett
5
Bill Baker
6
Dutch Schaefer
7
Don Morris
8
Johnny Ringger
9
Johnny Rice
10
Larry Bloomer
Hough V8
0:05:40.44, 25 laps
Midget races.
5th March 1947
1
2
3
4
5
Dutch Schaefer
Ted Tappett
Don Morris
Andy Furci
Johnny Ringger
0:05:43.68, 25 laps
Midget races.
8th March 1947
1 81 Art Cross
2
Johnny Zeke
3
Rex Records
4
Andy Furci
5
Joe Barzda
6
Chet Gibbons
7
Bill Schindler
8
Don Morris
9
Len Duncan
10
Johnny Carpenter
Hough V8
0:05:34.86, 25 laps
Midget races.
12th March 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Charlie Miller
3 Bill Schindler
Midget races.
15th March 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races.
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19th March 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Charlie Miller
3 Jeep Colkitt
Midget races.
Deer Park Speedway, NY
23rd March 1947
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Ted Tappett
3 Chet Conklin
ARDC Midget races.
26th March 1947
25 laps
1
Bud Tatro
2
Don Morris
3
Art Cross
4
Dutch Schaefer
5
Tony Bonadies
6
Len Duncan
25 laps
1 4 Walt Fair
2 5 Johnny Rice
3 80 Larry Bloomer
4
Joe Barzda
5
Andy Furci
6
Art Cross
Sticker V-8
Nagy-Winspur cycle
Hough V-8
0:05:41.40
Midget races.
29th March 1947
1 25 Len Duncan
2 81 Art Cross
3
Dutch Schaefer
4
Charlie Miller
5
Chet Gibbons
6
Joe Barzda
7
Jeep Colkitt
8
Walt Fair
9
Johnny Zeke
10
Tony Bonadies
Len Wofsey V-8
Hough V-8
Midget races.
30th March 1947
1 George Rice
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0:05:32.68
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Jeep Colkitt
ARDC Midget races.
2nd April 1947
1 81 Art Cross
2
Bob Disbrow
3
Len Duncan
4
Chet Gibbons
5
Bill Schindler
Hough V-8
0:05:32.28, 25 laps
Midget races.
5th April 1947
1 81 Art Cross
2 27 Jeep Colkitt
3
Chet Gibbons
4
Joe Barzda
5
Tony Bonadies
6
Johnny Rice
Hough V-8
Sandola
Hough V-8
0:05:42.48, 25 laps
Midget races.
6th April 1947
1 George Rice
ARDC Midget races.
6th April 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Favinger
3 George Fonder
Midget races
9th April 1947
1 43 Charlie Miller
2
Dutch Schaefer
3
Joe Barzda
4
Len Duncan
5
Johnny Rice
6
Johnny Zeke
Sticker V-8
25 laps
Midget races.
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12th April 1947
50 laps
1 Art Cross
2 Ted Tappett
Tri-State Championship midget races
Deer Park Speedway, LI, NY
13th April 1947 – ¼ mile oval
Feature
1 Jeep Colkitt
ARDC midget races
19th April 1947
1 Chet Gibbons
Midget races
20th April 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
26th April 1947
1 70
2 81
3
4
5
6
Cross
Johnny Zeke
Tattersall “Catfish” cycle
100 laps
Art Cross
Hough V8
Eddie Shaw
Al Duffy
Bob Disbrow
Don Morris
finished first but as penelised one place for cutting corners.
Midget races.
26th April 1947
1 Dick Shuebruk
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2 Ted Tappett
3 Hermie Delisle
Midget races
27th April 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
ARDC Midget races – rained out after heats.
27th April 1947
Midget races – rained during the feature
30th April 1947
ARDC Southern midget races – rained after semi-finals.
2nd May 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bob Blair
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
4th May 1947
4th May 1947
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4th May 1947
Dracut Speedway, MA
5th May 1947
5th May 1947
6th May 1947
8th May 1947
Feature from 27th April
1 Art Cross
2 Walt Fair
3 Ted Tappett
Feature
1 Al Keller
2 Bill Schindler
3 Ernie M
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
8th May 1947
1 Bob Blair
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Oscar Ridlon
Midget races
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8th May 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Jeep Colkitt
Bill Schindler
ARDC Midget races.
8th May 1947
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Ted Tappett
Midget races
9th May 1947
1 Ted Tappett
2 Len Duncan
3 Art Cross
Midget races
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Al Keller
0:06:35.0?, 25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
ARDC midget races
11th May 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
Dracut Speedway, MA
12th May 1947
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1 Bob Blair
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
14th May 1947
1 Charlie Miller
ARDC Southern midget races.
1 George Rice
0:06:50.51, 25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
15th May 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Chet Gibbons
Bill Schindler
George Rice
ARDC Midget races.
15th May 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Al Keller
3 Tony Bonadies
Midget races
16th May 1947
1 Dick Shuebruk
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
17th May 1947
1 Al Keller
2 Bob Blair
3 Jeep Colkitt
25 laps
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4 Chet Gibbons
5 Tony Bonadies
Midget races.
18th May 1947
20 laps – Feature
1
2 Harry Eckert Jr
0:09:26.58
18th May 1947
Dracut Speedway, MA
19th May 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Herm Delisle
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
19th May 1947
20th May 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Al Keller
3 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races
21st May 1947
1 Chet Gibbons
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2 Mike Josephs
3 George Fonder
21st May 1947 – ¼ mile oval
ARDC midget races
21st May 1947 – 1/5 mile oval
Pines Speedway, MA
22nd May 1947
1 Hermie Delisle
2 Bob Blair
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
22nd May 1947
22nd May 1947
Feature from 19th May
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Al Keller
3 Rex Records
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Walt Fair
Midget races
23rd May 1947
Entrants:
Harold “Pickles” Bickelhaupt
Jimmy Taylor
Midget races - cancelled
23rd May 1947
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1 Bill Schindler
2 Walt Fair
3 Art Cross
Midget races
24th May 1947
25th May 1947
Dracut Speedway, MA
26th May 1947
1 Bob Blair
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Oscar Ridlon
Midget races
26th May 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Al Keller
3 Chet Gibbons
Midget races
27th May 1947
1 Rex Records
2 Joe Barzda
3 Al Duffy
Midget races
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ARDC midget races
28th May 1947 – 1/5 mile oval
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Chet Conklin
3 Ernie McCoy
ARDC midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
29th May 1947
1 Oscar Ridlon
2 Ed Casterline
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
Princess Anne Speedway, VA
29th May 1947
ARDC Southen midget races. Rained out after semi.
29th May 1947
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Heat 1
1 Bill Damico
0:05:09
2 Hank Gritzbach
3 Fiore
R George Bouley
7 laps/accident
The flywheel of Bouley’s car broke loose when
leading and went through the cowling of his car.
Bouley suffered a knee injury and took no further
part in the meeting.
Heat 2
1 Milt Goodwin
2 Eddie Gallione
3 Carl Boss
R Chet McNeil
Heat 3
1 Jerry Brown
2 Cowboy Vaughan
3 Roy Sollohub
Semi-final
1 Johnny Hill
2 Sandy Sanford
3 Doug Hoffman
0:05:33
rolled
0:05:02
0:05:18
10
1
2
3
No
Jim Schumacher
Roy Sollohub
Don Faulkner
other entrants in this event
20
1
2
3
4
laps - Feature
Hank Gritzbach
Eddie Gallione
Bill Damico
Johnny Hill
Other entrants:
Amos Hill
Joe Gillow
Dewey Ploppert
Joe Valetta
George Markey
George Bouley
Earl Horn
Hank Gritzbach
0:10:28.10
Bouley McDowell
Riley
D.O.Special
Eastern Auto Racing Association races.
1
2
3
8 George Rice
Tony Bonadies
Chet Conklin
Curtis Offenhauser
ARDC Midget races.
30th May 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Rex Records
3 Art Cross
Midget races
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0:13:14.1, 50 laps
30th May 1947
1 Ed Casterline
2 Oscar Ridlon
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
31st May 1947
Feature
1 Rex Records
2 Al Keller
3 Dutch Schaefer
ARDC midgets
Dorney Park Speedway, PA
31st May 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
1 Ernie McCoy
2 Shorty McAndrews
3 George Fonder
Midget races.
31st May 1947
1 Chet Gibbons
2 George Rice
3 Bill Schindler
0:06:30.90, 25 laps
Midget races.
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1st June 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
1
2
3
8 George Rice
Al Keller
Art Cross
Curtis Offenhauser
0:06:34, 25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
1st June 1947
1 Rex Records
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Art Cross
Feature
1 Bill Schinderl
Midget races
Williams Grove Speedway, NJ
1st June 1947
1 Harry Hart
2 Johnny Peterson
3 Mike Josephs
Midget races
Dracut Speedway, MA
2nd June 1947
1 Dick Shuebruk
2 Bob Blair
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
2nd June 1947
3rd June 1947
1 Art Cross
2 Rex Records
3 Andy van Heusen
Midget races
- 893 -
4th June 1947
1 Harry Hart
2 Mike Josephs
3 George Fonder
4th June 1947
1 George Rice
2 Bill Schindler
3 Chet Gibbons
ARDC Midget races.
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Johnny Ringger
3 Rex Records
ARDC midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
5th June 1947
1 Bud Tatro
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
5th June 1947
Feature from 29th May
1 Larry Bloomer
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 George Marshman
Feature
1 Larry Bloomer
2 Mike Josephs
3 Shorty McAndrews
5th June 1947
25
1
2
3
Chet Gibbons
George Rice
Al Keller
- 894 -
1 Chet Gibbons
2 George Rice
3 Johnny Rice
ARDC Midget races.
5th June 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Bill Schindler
Midget races
6th June 1947
Midget races
6th June 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Johnny Carpenter
3 Art Cross
Midget races
6th June 1947
7th June 1947
7th June 1947
8th June 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
- 895 -
Sidney Speedway, NY
8th June 1947
8th June 1947
1 Bill Schindler
Midget races
Dracut Speedway, MA
9th June 1947
1 Bob Blair
2 Joe Sostilio
3 George Lewis
Midget races
Semi-Final
R Al Duffy
fatal accident
ARA Midget races
10th June 1947
1 Rex Records
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Bob Disbrow
Midget races
11th June 1947
- 896 -
1 George Rice
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Johnny Peterson
ARDC Midget races.
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Jeep Colkitt
ARDC midget races
Empire Raceways , Menands Speedway, NY
12th June 1947
Time Trials
DNQ Duke Elliott
Feature
1 Red Marlowe
2 Walt Fusco
3 Henry Renard
ARA Midget races.
12th June 1947
1 Harry Hart
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Mike Josephs
12th June 1947
1 Johnny Ritter
Midget races
Heat
Sid Cook
R Carl Wendy
accident
R Douglas L.”Duke” Elliott fatal accident
Wendy span, and Elliott rode over his car, coming down and hitting the rear of Sid Cook, overturning
twice. Elliott died shortly after being taken to hospital.
ARA midget races. Following this second fatal accident in a week, racing at the venue was cancelled
pending an investigation of the track.
- 897 -
13th June 1947
1 George Fonder
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Bob Disbrow
Midget races
13th June 1947
1 Frank Simonetti
Feature
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Johnny Thomson
Midget races
14th June 1947
Rained out
14th June 1947
14th June 1947
- 898 -
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Johnny Rice
0:06:35, 25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
15th June 1947
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
Midget races
15th June 1947 – ½ mile paved oval
Race
R Alva Barnes
fatal accident
Barnes hit another car which was spinning, overturned, and was hit by a third car. He died from his
injuires in Ideal Hospital, Endicott, later that day.
Cecil “Flash” Murray suffered a broken collar bone when his car overturned in another race.
1 Chet Gibbons
Midget races.
Dracut Speedway, MA
16th June 1947
1 Bob Blair
2 Dick Shuebruk
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
17th June 1947
1 Rex Records
Midget races
18th June 1947
- 899 -
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Tony Bonadies
1 Rex Records
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Chet Conklin
ARDC midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
19th June 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bob Blair
3 Bill Randall
Midget races
19th June 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Chet Gibbons
Rex Records
ARDC Midget races.
19th June 1947
1 George Fonder
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Jeep Colkitt
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
20th June 1947
1 Mel Hansen
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 George Fonder
20th June 1947
- 900 -
1 Bill Randall
Midget races
21st June 1947
Time Trials
1 Earl Horn
10
1
2
3
4
laps - Heat 1
George Markey
John Hill
Lucky Pehlman
Sandy Sanford
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 2
George Bouley
Milt Goodwin
Hank Gritzbach
Gallup
10
1
2
3
4
laps – Heat 3
Earl Horn
Little
Ken Gallup
Rousseau
1 Carl Boss
2
3
4
5
6
7
0:00:28.31
0:04:55.96
0:04:41.05
0:05:06.89
Rousseau
Schumacher
Kellar
Sanford
Fiore
Vaughan
10
1
2
3
4
Sandy Sanford
Mike Fiore
Bill Damico
Sivret
20
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
R
laps - Feature
Lucky Pehlman
George Bouley
Hank Gritzbach
Milt Goodwin
John Hill
Gallup
George Markey
Earl Horn
0:05:26.10
21st June 1947
Feature
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Bill Troutwine
ARDC midgets
21st June 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
Heat 3
Harry “Hap” Pierson hit the rear of Johnny Jars
and rolled, the car landing on top of the driver.
Pierson died from his injuries on the 24th June in
the Sacred Heart Hospital, having never regained
consciousness.
Midget races.
Medford Bowl, MA
21st June 1947
1 Bob Blair
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Bud Tatro
- 901 -
Feature
1 Larry Bloomer
2 C.Miller
3 Miller
0:10:44.29
lost wheel
engine
Midget races
21st June 1947
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bill Schindler
Chet Gibbons
Jeep Colkitt
Chet Conklin
Bill Frick
Rex Records
Johnny Rice
Johnny Zeke
0:06:35.53, 25 laps
Midget races.
22nd June 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
1 45 Johnny Ringger
2
Johnny Rice
3
Jeep Colkitt
Wheeler Offenhauser
ARDC Midget races.
22nd June 1947
1 George Rice
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Chet Gibbons
ARDC Midget races.
Sidney Speedway, NY
22nd June 1947
Eastern States Racing Association big car races
- 902 -
Dracut Speedway, MA
23rd June 1947
1 Bud Tatro
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Joe Ross
Midget races
23rd June 1947
1 Rex Records
2 Lloyd Christopher
3 Mel Hansen
Midget races
25th June 1947
ARDC Midget races. Not enough cars turned up, as the Ford and cycle engined cars didn’t show. It was
decided that from hereon Offenhauser engined cars would not be allowed.
ARDC midget races – rained out before feature
26th June 1947
ARA Midget races – rained out.
Pines Speedway, MA
26th June 1947
1 Bud Tatro
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
26th June 1947
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Ted Tappett
3 Larry Bloomer
- 903 -
26th June 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Johnny Zeke
Al Keller
ARDC Midget races.
27th June 1947
1 Art Cross
2 Al Keller
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
27th June 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Jeep Colkitt
27th June 1947
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Milt Henry
Midget races
28th June 1947
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Ted Tappett
3 Tony Bonadies
ARDC midgets
28th June 1947
1
2
3
4
Chet Gibbons
George Rice
Al Keller
Johnny Ringger
0:06:39.91, 25 laps
- 904 -
5
6
7
8
9
Bud Tatro
Johnny Zeke
Bill Frick
Vernon Land
Chet Conklin
Midget races.
1 Rex Records
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Johnny Ringger
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
29th June 1947
1 Art Cross
2 Bob Disbrow
3 Bill Baker
ARDC Midget races.
29th June 1947
1 Walt Fusco
2 Henry Renard
3 Howie Moratti
ARA Midget races.
29th June 1947 – ½ mile oval
20 laps – Feature
1 Harry Eckert Jr
0:07:59.66
29th June 1947
1 Bob Blair
2 Lloyd Christopher
3 Chet Conklin
Midget races
Candlelite Stadium, Bridgeport, CT
30th June 1947
Feature
- 905 -
1
2
3
George Rice
Rex Records
Lloyd Christopher
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
30th June 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bud Tatro
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
1st July 1947
1 Hawley Kight
2 Mike Josephs
3 Shorty McAndrews
1st July 1947
15
1
2
3
laps – Offenhauser Feature
Frank Simonetti
Milt Henry
Bob Blair
15
1
2
3
laps – Ford Feature
Joe Ross
Sprague
Johnny Black
Midget races
2nd July 1947
1 George Rice
2 Joe Barzda
3 Bill Baker
ARDC Midget races.
Medford Bowl, MA
2nd July 1947
1 Frank Simonetti
2 Oscar Ridlon
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
2nd July 1947 – 1/5 mile oval
- 906 -
Feature (from 25th June)
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Dutch Schaefer
Feature
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Jeep Colkitt
ARDC midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
3rd July 1947
1 Bud Tatro
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
3rd July 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
George Rice
Chet Conklin
ARDC Midget races.
3rd July 1947
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Al Keller
3 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 1
Jim Goodwin
George Markey
Earl Horn
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 2
Jim Little
Dewey Ploppert
Eddie Gallione
10
1
2
3
laps – Heat 3
Sandy Sanford
Mike Fiore
Hank Gritzbach
10
1
2
3
laps – Semi-final
Carl Boss
Ken Gallup
Flash Merry
1
2
3
4
0:04:55
20
1
2
3
4
R
0:05:07
Bob White
Joe Gillow
Ed Edwards
Ed Roberts
laps – Feature
Earl Horn
Hank Gritzbach
Carl Boss
Sandy Sanford
George Markey
0:05:08
Other entrants:
Lucky Pehlman
George Bouley
Tommy Askew
Bill Damico
Harry Eckert
Cowboy Vaughan
Walt Craver
Jerry Brown
0:05:34
- 907 -
0:05:13
0:10:07
mechanical
Flemington Fair Speedway, NJ
4th July 1947
1 Mike Josephs
2 Carl Miller
3 Joe Verbeley
Midget races
4th July 1947
Feature
1 Henny Bickelhaupt
Midget races
4th July 1947
1 Art Cross
2 Al Keller
3 Ted Tappett
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
4th July 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Johnny Ringger
3 Mike Josephs
Manchester Motordrome, NH
4th July 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
4th July 1947
1 Frank Simonetti
2 Bud Tatro
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
- 908 -
1 Johnny Zeke
2 Chet Conklin
3 Allen
ARDC midget races
5th July 1947
5th July 1947
Midget races – rained out before feature.
1 Bill Schindler
2 George Rice
3 Chet Gibbons
0:06:36, 25 laps
Curtis Offenhauser
ARDC Midget races.
6th July 1947
1 Andy van Heusen
2 Art Cross
3 Ray Nestor
ARDC Midget races.
Sidney Speedway, NY
- 909 -
7th July 1947
Feature
1
George Rice
2
Ted Tappett
3
Rex Records
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
7th July 1947
1 Bud Tatro
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
7th July 1947
8th July 1947
Medford Bowl, MA
9th July 1947
1 Frank Simonetti
2 Bob Blair
3 Dick Shuebruk
Midget races
1 Bill Schindler
2 Al Keller
3 Jeep Colkitt
ARDC midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
10th June 1947
1 Bud Tatro
- 910 -
2 Lloyd Christopher
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
10th July 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Bill Schindler
Ted Tappett
ARDC Midget races.
10th July 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Johnny Ringger
3 Larry Bloomer
Midget races
11th July 1947
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Ted Tappett
3 Johnny Ritter
ARDC Midget races.
11th July 1947
1 Art Cross
2 Bill Schindler
3 Harry Sheeler
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
11th July 1947
ARDC Southern midget races – rained after semi.
11th July 1947
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Bob Blair
3 Milt Henry
- 911 -
Midget races
12th July 1947
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
2 Ted Tappett
3 Len Wofsey
ARDC midgets
1 Shorty McAndrews
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Charlie Miller
Midget races.
Medford Bowl, MA
12th July 1947
12th July 1947
Feature (from 5th July)
1 George Rice
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Jeep Colkitt
Feature
1 Chet Gibbons
2 George Rice
3 Jeep Colkitt
Midget races.
1 Chet Gibbons
2 George Rice
3 Dutch Schaefer
Curtis Offenhauser
Ashton Offenhauser
ARDC Midget races.
13th July 1947
1 Andy van Heusen
2 Len Duncan
3 Johnny Zeke
ARDC Midget races.
- 912 -
0:06:27.00, 25 laps
Lonsdale Arena, RI
13th July 1947
Midget races
13th July 1947
1 Bob Blair
2 Bill Randall
3 Andy Ellis
Midget races
14th July 1947
Feature
1
Johnny Rice
2
Rex Records
3
Al Keller
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
14th July 1947
1 Dick Shuebruk
2 Bob Blair
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
14th July 1947
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Bill Schindler
3 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races
15th July 1947
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Bill Schindler
3 Art Cross
Midget races
- 913 -
15th July 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
Medford Bowl, MA
16th July 1947
1 Dick Shuebruk
2 Ray Janelle
3 Herm Delisle
Feature
1 Bill Randall
2 Dick Shuebruk
3 Bob Foss
Midget races
17th July 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Ted Tappett
Chet Gibbons
ARDC Midget races.
17th July 1947
18th July 1947
1 Ted Tappett
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Chet Gibbons
ARDC Midget races.
Lanham Speedway, MD
18th July 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
Feature
- 914 -
1 Duane Carter
18th July 1947
1 Bud Tatro
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
19th July 1947
Cancelled – subsequent races scheduled for the 9th August and the 20th September also appear to have been
cancelled.
19th July 1947
Feature
1 Rex Records
2 Lloyd Christopher
3 Len Duncan
ARDC midgets
19th July 1947
Gold Cup
1 Andy Furci
Midget races
Medford Bowl, MA
19th July 1947
1 Johnny Thomson
2 Bob Foss
3 Ray Janelle
Midget races
19th July 1947
- 915 -
1
2
3
Tedd Tappett
Lloyd Christopher
8 Johnny Ritter
Curtis Offenhauser
Curtis Offenhauser
ARDC Midget races.
20th July 1947
1 Mike Nazaruk
2 Len Duncan
3 Johnny Zeke
ARDC Midget races.
20th July 1947
1 Bob Blair
2 Bud Tatro
Midget races
Sidney Speedway, NY
20th July 1947
- 916 -
21st July 1947
Feature
1
Ted Tappett
2
George Rice
3
Bob Disbrow
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
21st July 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Bob Blair
3 Frank Simonetti
Midget races
22nd July 1947
23rd July 1947
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Larry Bloomer
3 George Fonder
Medford Bowl, MA
23rd July 1947
1 Frank Simonetti
2 Bob Blair
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
23rd July 1947 – 1/5 mile oval
1 Ted Tappett
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Len Duncan
ARDC midget races
- 917 -
Pines Speedway, MA
24th July 1947
1 Al Keller
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Bill Randall
Midget races
24th July 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Ted Tappett
Chet Gibbons
ARDC Midget races.
24th July 1947
15 laps - Semi-final
George Marshman
R Harry Hart
fatal accident
Hart span on the last lap while attempting to
pass George Marshman, hit the fence and
overturned.
Midget races
25th July 1947
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Ted Tappett
3 Henry Renard
ARDC Midget races.
25th July 1947
1 George Rice
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Art Cross
50 laps
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
25th July 1947
1 George Fonder
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Duane Carter
- 918 -
Feature
1 George Fonder
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Lloyd Christopher
25th July 1947
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
26th July 1947
Feature
1 Andy van Heusen
2 Len Duncan
3 Bob Disbrow
ARDC midgets
1 Larry Bloomer
2 George Fonder
3 Shorty McAndrews
Midget races.
Medford Bowl, MA
26th July 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bill Randall
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
Sidney Speedway, NY
26th July 1947
- 919 -
26th July 1947
1 Ted Tappett
2 Bill Schindler
3 Chet Gibbons
Midget races.
1 Ted Tappett
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Chet Gibbons
0:12:59.3, 50 laps
ARDC Midget races.
27th July 1947
1 Dee Toran
2 Johnny Zeke
3 Bill Baker
ARDC Midget races.
Dover Speedway, NJ
27th July 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Shorty McAndrews
3 Charlie Miller
Midget races
27th July 1947
- 920 -
1 Bill Randall
2 Bob Blair
3 George Lewis
Midget races
28th July 1947
Feature
1
George Rice
2
Ted Tappett
3
Chet Gibbons
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
28th July 1947
28th July 1947
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Larry Bloomer
50 laps
Midget races
29th July 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Mike Nazaruk
3 Bill Schindler
Midget races
29th July 1947
1 George Fonder
2 Lloyd Christopher
3 Lou Volk
Medford Bowl, MA
30th July 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Joe Sostilio
- 921 -
3 Bob Blair
Midget races
1 Len Duncan
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Henry Renard
ARDC midget races
31st July 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Len Duncan
Chet Gibbons
ARDC Midget races.
31st July 1947
1 George Fonder
2 Johnny Ringger
3 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races
1st August 1947
1 Len Duncan
ARDC Midget races.
1st August 1947
1 Andy van Heusen
2 Johnny Ritter
3 George Rice
Midget races
2nd August 1947
Feature
1 Bill Schindler
2 George Fonder
- 922 -
3 George Rice
ARDC midgets
Islip Stadium, NY
2nd August 1947
Feature
1 Tony Martino
Midget races
2nd August 1947
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Chet Gibbons
Midget races.
3rd August 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
1 Ted Tappett
2 George Rice
3 Johnny Ringger
0:06:19.1, 25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
4th August 1947
Feature
1
Johnny Ritter
2
Bill Schindler
3
Johnny Ringger
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
4th August 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bud Tatro
3 Ray Janelle
Midget races
5th August 1947
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Bill Schindler
- 923 -
3 Johnny Ringger
Midget races
Westboro Stadium, MA
5th August 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
1 Chet Conklin
2 George Rice
3 Johnny Ringger
50 laps
ARDC midget races
7th August 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
George Rice
Art Cross
ARDC Midget races.
8th August 1947
25 laps - Feature
1 2 Bill Schindler
2
Bob Disbrow
3
Len Duncan
Caruso Offenhauser
Caruso Offenhauser
ARDC Midget races.
8th August 1947
1 Ted Tappett
Midget races
9th August 1947
- 924 -
Islip Stadium, NY
9th August 1947
Feature
1 Bill Tucker
Andy Furci
Red Marlowe
Tony Martino
Midget races
9th August 1947
50
1
2
3
laps – Feature 1
Ted Tappett
Bill Schindler
Chet Gibbons
50
1
2
3
laps – Feature 2
Jeep Colkitt
Bill Schindler
Johnny Ritter
Feature – Aggregate
1 Bill Schindler
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Chet Gibbons
Midget races.
1 Chet Conklin
2 Len Duncan
3 Henry Renard
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
11th August 1947
Feature
1
Ted Tappett
2
Bill Schindler
3
Johnny Rice
- 925 -
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
11th August 1947
1 Bill Randall
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
12th August 1947
1 George Rice
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Len Duncan
Midget races
12th August 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bob Blair
3 Herm Delisle
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
14th August 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Hermie Delisle
3 Frank Simonetti
Midget races
14th August 1947
50
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Chet Gibbons
Lloyd Christopher
ARDC Midget races.
15th August 1947
1
2
2 Bill Schindler
Ted Tappett
Caruso Offenhauser
- 926 -
3
Chet Gibbons
Other entrants:
Rex Records
Caruso Offenhauser
ARDC Midget races.
15th August 1947
1 Art Cross
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Tony Bonadies
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
15th August 1947
1 Mike Josephs
2 Shorty McAndrews
3 Ernie McCoy
15th August 1947
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
16th August 1947
16th August 1947
1 Johnny Ringger
2 George Rice
3 Johnny Rice
Midget races.
1 Jeep Colkitt
2 Johnny Ringger
3 Johnny Ritter
0:06:17.2, 25 laps
- 927 -
ARDC Midget races.
17th August 1947
18th August 1947
Feature
1
George Rice
2
Bill Schindler
3
Ted Tappett
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
18th August 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bill Randall
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
18th August 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
Midget races
19th August 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Mike Nazaruk
3 Johnny Ritter
Midget races
19th August 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 George Lewis
3 Bill Randall
Midget races
- 928 -
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Ted Tappett
3 Jeep Colkitt
ARDC midget races
21st August 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Ted Tappett
Johnny Rice
Jeep Colkitt
ARDC Midget races.
22nd August 1947
1
2
3
8 Ted Tappett
Johnny Ringger
Jeep Colkitt
Other entries
DNA 5 Chet Gibbons
DNA
Tony Bonadies
Curtis Offenhauser
Curtis Offenhauser
ARDC Midget races.
22nd August 1947
1 Art Cross
2 Lloyd Christopher
3 Johnny Ritter
Midget races
22nd August 1947
1 Bill Randall
Midget races
23rd August 1947
- 929 -
car sold
car under repair
Feature – for the John Leahy Gold Trophy
1 Tony Bonadies
2 George Rice
3 Ted Tappett
R Dutch Schaeffer
brakes
ARDC midgets
23rd August 1947
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Bill Schindler
3 Jeep Colkitt
Midget races.
Carmel Race Track, NY
24th August 1947
Pioneer auto race
1 Frank Cutrupi
2
1907 Reo Sportster
Orient
1 Johnny Ringger
2 George Rice
3 Jeep Colkitt
0:06:20, 25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
24th August 1947
25
1
2
3
laps – Feature
Ted Tappett
Tony Bonadies
Steve McGrath
Curtis Offenhauser
Ford V8
ARDC Midget races.
- 930 -
24th August 1947
25th August 1947
Feature
1
Ted Tappett
2
Johnny Ringger
3
George Rice
ARDC Midgets
26th August 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 George Lewis
3 Bill Randall
Midget races
1 Al Keller
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Johnny Ringger
ARDC midget races
28th August 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Bill Schindler
Johnny Ringger
Johnny Peterson
ARDC Midget races.
28th August 1947
1 Larry Bloomer
2 George Fonder
3 Art Cross
Midget races
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29th August 1947
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Johnny Rice
3 Henry Renard
ARDC Midget races.
29th August 1947
1 Al Keller
2 Art Cross
3 Dutch Schaefer
50 laps
Midget races
Time Trials
1 Joseph Pichler
Consolation
1 Art Rousseau
0:00:28.77
10 laps – Heat 1
1 George Markey
2 Joseph Pichler
20 laps – Feature
1 Eddie Gallione
0:09:04.10, 19 laps
2 Lucky Pehlman
3 Hank Gritzbach
4 Mike Fiore
R Milton Goodwin
18 laps/accident
R Joseph “Jake” Pichler
18 laps/fatal
accident
Pichler was running third when he lost control
into a corner, his car going over a rail and
landing upside down. Pichler was rushed to
hospital but was dead on arrival. The race was
red-flagged a lap early.
10 laps – Heat 2
1 Hank Gritzbach
10 laps – Heat 3
1 Carl Boss
1 Dewey Ploppert
30th August 1947
Feature
1 George Rice
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Al Keller
ARDC midgets
Islip Stadium, NY
30th August 1947
Heat
1 Paul Allen
1 Paul Veath
First Semi-final
1 Paul Veath
Heat
1 Frank Shaw
Second Semi-final
1 Frank Shaw
Heat
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R Andy DeVercelli
1 Paul Allen
Feature
1 Harold “Pickles” Bickelhaupt
2 Herb Heldt
spin
0:05:00.9
Midget races
Roosevelt Speedway, Westbury, NY
30th August 1947
Midget races
30th August 1947
1 Bill Schindler
Midget races.
31st August 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 George Rice
3 Tony Bonadies
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
1st September 1947
Feature
1
George Rice
2
Ted Tappett
3
Johnny Ringger
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
1st September 1947
Feature
1 Bob Blair
2 Frank Simonetti
3 Bud Tatro
20 laps - V8 Feature
1 Bill Randall
Midget races
1st September 1947
FP
# Driver
Car
Time
Open Wheel
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1
2
3
4
5
6
R
R
R
DQ
25
9
60
7
5
35
43
64
6
11
Louis Unser
Al Rogers
Russ Snowberger
J.S.Shoemaker
Johnny Mauro
Bill Milliken
Delmer Desch
Walt Killinger
Hugh Thomas
Wayne Sankey
Maserati
Coniff Offy Special
McDowell Special
Miller Special
McDowell Special
Bugatti Special
Chevrolet Special
Miller Special
Shanahan
Crager Special
0:16:34.77
0:16:35.13
0:17:24.07
0:17:57.34
0:19:24.58
0:21:03.00
2nd September 1947
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Bill Claren
3 Bob Disbrow
Midget races
2nd September 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Frank Simonetti
3 George Lewis
Midget races
3rd September 1947 – 1/5 mile oval
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Don Morris
ARDC midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
4th September 1947
1 Bill Randall
2 Bob Blair
3 Joe Ross
Midget races
4th September 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Ted Tappett
Bill Schindler
ARDC Midget races.
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Empire Raceways, Menands Speedway, NY
5th September 1947
Heat 1
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Walt Fusco
Tony Plasky Offenhauser
Feature
1 Chet Gibbons
2 Johnny Ringger
R Walt Fusco
R Henry Renard
Midget races
5th September 1947
1 George Rice
2 Stan Disbrow
3 Art Cross
Midget races
Rutland Fairgrounds, VT
Feature
5
Frank Bailey
5th September 1947
1 Ted Tappett
2 Herm Delisle
3 Joe Sostilio
Midget races
6th September 1947
Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 Al Keller
3 Tony Bonadies
ARDC midgets
1 Larry Bloomer
2 Lou Volk
3 C.Miller
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oil line
mechanical
Midget races.
Islip Speedway, NY
6th September 1947
Heat
1 Steve Lyzak
Race
1 Nick Starapoli
Heat
1 Paul Allen
Semi-final
1 Billy Taylor
Heat
1 Murray Amerling
Consolation
1 Steve Lyzak
Heat 4
1 42 Billy Taylor
Feature
1 Billy Taylor
Race
1 Otto Tubilo
Midget races
Port Royal Speedway, PA
FP
# Driver
4 miles
Warren Bates
R 16 Frank Bailey
Car
Time
Matera Hal
Part of the Juniata County Fair. Bailey locked wheels with Bates, Bailey’s left rear wheel riding over the
right front of Bate’s. Bailey’s car rolled, throwing the driver out – Bailey landed on his head. The car
continued to roll over, went through the fence, down an embankment and into a field. Bailey was taken to
Lewiston Hospital, where he died the next day.
6th September 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Lloyd Christopher
Midget races.
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Al Keller
3 Lloyd Christopher
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
7th September 1947
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1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bud Tatro
3 Bill Randall
Midget races
8th September 1947
Feature
1
Ted Tappett
2
Bill Schindler
3
George Rice
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
8th September 1947
1 Bill Randall
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
8th September 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Mike Josephs
3 George Fonder
Midget races
9th September 1947
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Art Cross
Midget races
9th September 1947
1 Mike Josephs
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Mulholland
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Rhinebeck Speedway, NY
9th September 1947
1 Mike Nazaruk
ARDC Midget races.
9th September 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bud Tatro
3 Johnny Black
Midget races
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Henry Renard
3 Mike Nazaruk
ARDC midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
11th September 1947
1 Ted Tappett
2 Babe Stein
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
11th September 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Mike Nazaruk
Henry Renard
ARDC Midget races.
11th September 1947
1 Dutch Schaefer
2 Mike Josephs
3 George Fonder
Midget races
- 938 -
12th September 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Mike Nazaruk
3 Henry Renard
ARDC Midget races.
12th September 1947
1 Art Cross
2 George Rice
3 Tex Keene
Midget races
Lanham Speedway, MD
12th September 1947
1 Mike Josephs
2 Dutch Schaefer
Lonsdale Arena, RI
12th September 1947
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Tony Bonadies
Midget races
12th September 1947
Midget races – feature postponed due to a slick track.
13th September 1947
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Feature – Connecticut Sweepstakes
1 Al Keller
2 Henry Renard
3 Don Morris
ARDC midgets
Islip Stadium, NY
13th September 1947
Heat 4
1 Sid Cook
Feature
1
Russ Klar
2
Tony Martino
R 31 Frank Shaw
3 laps/accident
R 68 Paul Allen
3 laps/accident
R 111 Sid Cook
3 laps/accident
Frank Shaw span, who was then sideswiped by
Allen, sending him into the pat of Sid Cook, who
somersaulted into the fence, sustaining a
fractured skull.
Second semi-final
1 Sid Cook
Class B
1 Russ Klar
Midget races
13th September 1947
1 George Rice
Midget races.
1 Bill Schindler
2 George Rice
3 Johnny Ringger
50 laps
ARDC Midget races.
14th September 1947
1 Stan Woods
2 Bill Randall
3 Bob Blair
20 laps
Midget races. Races were originally cancelled due to rain, but then the track was reconsidered and the 20
lap race was run with free admission for the 10 cars that had turned up.
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15th September 1947
ARDC Midgets – rained out.
Dracut Speedway, MA
15th September 1947
16th September 1947
1 Al Keller
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Shorty McAndrews
Midget races
16th September 1947
1 Mike Josephs
2 George Fonder
3 Larry Bloomer
16th September 1947
1 Johnny Ringger
ARDC Midget races.
16th September 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bill Schindler
Midget races
17th September 1947
1 George Fonder
2 Mike Josephs
3 Larry Bloomer
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Medford Bowl, MA
17th September 1947
1 Johnny Bernardi
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Joe Ross
Midget races
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Rex Records
3 Don Morris
50 laps
ARDC midget races. Final track championship standings:
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Chet Conklin
3 Jeep Colkitt
17th September 1947
50
1
2
3
laps – Feature for V8 cars only
George Rice
Bob Disbrow
Larry Shurter
Midget races.
18th September 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Ted Tappett
Mike Nazaruk
ARDC Midget races.
18th September 1947
1 George Fonder
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Ernie McCoy
Midget races
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Empire Raceways, Menands Speedway, NY
19th September 1947
19th September 1947
Midget races – rain after semi-finals
Lonsdale Arena, RI
19th September 1947
1 Ted Tappett
2 Bill Randall
3 Chet Gibbons
Midget races
20th September 1947
Feature
1 George Rice
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Mike Nazaruk
ARDC midgets
Islip Stadium, NY
20th September 1947
Semi-final
R Buster Williams
1 Jack Duffy
2 Pickles Bickelhaupt
lost wheel
Class B
1
Johnny Coy
12 Billy Tucker
R 63 Tony Martino
lost wheel
Martino lost the right front wheel, and then
locked wheels with Billy Tucker. Joe Keller
immediately stopped the race, which was
subsequently restarted.
Midget races
20th September 1947
1 Bill Schindler
Midget races.
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25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Andy Furci
Johnny Zeke
Hernie Heldt
0:04:56.6
0:06:07.9
21st September 1947 – 1/5 mile paved oval
1 George Rice
2 Chet Conklin
3 Bert Brooks
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Goshen, NY
21st September 1947 – 1 mile oval
100 miles
1 Henry Renard
2 Dutch Schaefer
3 Chet Gibbons
4 Elmer Wilson
5 Tony Bonadies
6 Al Keller
7 Clarence La Rue
8 Jim Taylor
9 Johnny Ritter
10 Ralph Scheeler
R Ted Tappett
Time Trials
1 Ted Tappett
1:17:39.42
95 laps/out of fuel
19 laps/piston
Other entrants:
Mel Hansen
Paul Russo
Wes Saegesser
Tony Bettenhausen
Bill Schindler
George Fonder
Len Duncan
Walt Fusco
ARDC midget races
22nd September 1947
Feature
1
George Rice
2
Art Cross
3
Johnny Rice
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
22nd September 1947
23rd September 1947
1 George Rice
2 Tex Keene
3 Jeep Colkitt
Feature
1 Bob Disbrow
2 Tony Bonadies
3 Lloyd Christopher
Midget races
23rd September 1947
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1 Bill Schindler
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Johnny Bernardi
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
25th September 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Johnny Bernardi
3 Frank Simonetti
Midget races
25th September 1947
75
1
2
3
laps - Feature
George Rice
Johnny Ringger
Jeep Colkitt
ARDC Midget races. George Rice was track champion.
26th September 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Chet Gibbons
3 Art Cross
ARDC Midget races.
Lanham Speedway, MD
26th September 1947
1 George Fonder
2 Shorty McAndrews
3 Charlie Breslin
100 laps
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, PA
27th September 1947
1 Mike Josephs
2 Little
3 Larry Bloomer
Midget races
27th September 1947
- 945 -
Feature
1 Ted Tappett
2 Al Keller
3 George Rice
ARDC midgets
Islip Speedway, NY
27th September 1947
25
1
2
3
laps - Feature
Johnny Zeke
24 laps
Herbie Heldt
Tony Martino
Bob Shattuck
Race stopped at 24 laps as the right exhaust pipe of Bob Shattuck was about ready to drop off, and started
Joe Keller decided to stop the race rather than risk injury.
Midget races
Medford Bowl, MA
27th September 1947
1 Johnny Bernardi
2 Johnny Thomson
3 Joe Ross
Midget races
27th September 1947
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
George Rice
Bill Schindler
Johnny Ringger
Chet Gibbons
Art Cross
Joe Sostilio
Frankie Simonetti
Johnny Black
George Lewis
0:06:29.93, 25 laps
Midget races.
1 Bill Schindler
2 Johnny Ringger
3 Bert Brooks
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
28th September 1947
- 946 -
Feature
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Art Cross
3 George Rice
ARDC midgets
28th September 1947
1 Johnny Bernardi
2 Bill Randall
3 Ray Janelle
Midget races
Sidney Speedway, NY
28th September 1947 – ½ mile oval
Stock car races - postponed
Williams Grove Speedway, NJ
28th September 1947
1 Mike Josephs
2 Roy Sherman
3 Bob Pankratz
Midget races
29th September 1947
Feature
1
Art Cross
2
George Rice
3
Rex Records
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
29th September 1947
1 Johnny Bernardi
2 Ray Janelle
3 Joe Ross
Midget races
29th September 1947
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Larry Bloomer
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3 Ernie McCoy
Midget races
30th September 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 George Rice
3 Tony Bonadies
Midget races
30th September 1947
1 Lloyd Christopher
2 Larry Bloomer
3 Mike Josephs
100 laps
30th September 1947
1 Ted Tappett
ARDC Midget races.
30th September 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Bill Randall
Midget races
1st October 1947
1 Larry Bloomer
2 George Fonder
3 Mike Josephs
100 laps
Medford Bowl, MA
1st October 1947
1 Johnny Bernardi
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Bill Randall
50 laps
Midget races
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4th October 1947
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Bill Schindler
George Rice
Lloyd Christopher
Johnny Ritter
Jeep Colkitt
Johnny Rice
Johnny Carpenter
Bob Disbrow
Stan Disbrow
Charlie Ethier
Andy Van Heusen
100 laps
Midget races.
1 Bill Schindler
2 Jeep Colkitt
3 Al Keller
25 laps
ARDC Midget races.
5th October 1947
Feature
1 George Rice
2 Mike Nazaruk
3 Johnny Ringger
ARDC midgets
Sidney Speedway, NY
Stock car races
5th October 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Johnny Black
3 Babe Stein
40 laps
Midget races
- 949 -
6th October 1947
100 laps - Feature
1
George Rice
2
Ted Tappett
3
Mike Nazaruk
R
Jeep Colkitt
fatal accident
Alvin G. “Jeep” Colkitt suffered serious injuries from which he succumbed the next day at St.Vincent’s
hospital in Bridegport.
ARDC Midgets
Dracut Speedway, MA
6th October 1947
1 Frank Simonetti
2 Johnny Black
3 Stan Woods
Midget races
6th October 1947
1 Larry Bloomer
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Ernie McCoy
100 laps
Midget races
7th October 1947
1 Al Keller
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Joe Barzda
Midget races
7th October 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Johnny Black
3 Johnny Thomson
Midget races
Pines Speedway, MA
9th October 1947
1 Johnny Bernardi
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2 Joe Sostilio
3 Joe Ross
Midget races
10th October 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Johnny Ringger
3 Ted Tappett
ARDC Midget races.
11th October 1947
100 laps - Feature
1 George Rice
2 Johnny Ritter
3 Tony Bonadies
ARDC midgets. George Rice was the track champion.
1 Johnny Ritter
2 Art Cross
3 Johnny Rice
75 laps
ARDC Midget races.
12th October 1947
1 Bud Tatro
2 Joe Sostilio
3 Johnny Bernardi
Midget races
Dracut Speedway, MA
13th October 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
- 951 -
2 Johnny Bernardi
3 Bud Tatro
Midget races
14th October 1947
50
1
2
3
laps – Offenhauser Feature
Art Cross
Bill Schindler
George Rice
50 laps – Ford Feature
1 Ernie McCoy
2 2 Art Cross
3 Bob Disbrow
Midget races. Art Cross was track champion.
14th October 1947
1 Joe Sostilio
2 Johnny Bernardi
3 Bud Tatro
50 laps
Midget races
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Al Keller
3 Mike Nazaruk
100 laps
ARDC Midget races.
Islip Stadium, NY
19th October 1947
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Don Morris
3 Jack Duffy
ARDC Midget races.
19th October 1947
1 Bill Schindler
2 Ted Tappett
3 Frank Simonetti
Midget races
26th October 1947
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1 Art Cross
2 Johnny Rice
3 George Rice
100 laps
ARDC Midget races.
1st November 1947
1
2
3
4
5
Tony Bonadies
Ted Tappett
Al Keller
Bill Baker
Johnny Ringger
Midget races.
5th November 1947
1 Ted Tappett
2 Bob Disbrow
Midget races.
8th November 1947
1
2
3
4
5
Ted Tappett
Johnny Ritter
Stan Disbrow
Larry Bloomer
Bob Disbrow
Curtis Offenhauser
Ritter Offenhauser
Bopp V8
Paxson V8
Frick V8
Midget races.
Deer Park, NY
9th November 1947
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12th November 1947
1
2
3
4
5
6
Johnny Ritter
Ted Tappett
Tony Bonadies
Al Keller
Bill Baker
Andy van Heusen
Ritter Offenhauser
Curtis Offenhauser
Willets Offenhauser
Willets Offenhauser
Croft V8
0:05:33.12, 25 laps
Midget races.
15th November 1947
1
2
3
4
5
6
Len Duncan
Larry Bloomer
Johnny Ringger
Art Cross
Ted Tappett
Henry Renard
Pollock Offenhauser
0:05:23.32, 25 laps
Midget races.
19th November 1947
1 Len Duncan
Midget races.
22nd November 1947
1 Ted Tappett
2 Al Keller
3 Johnny Ringger
0:05:16.61, 25 laps
Midget races.
26th November 1947
1
2
3
4
5
6
Al Keller
Ted Tappett
Larry Bloomer
Mike Josephs
Len Duncan
Bob Disbrow
Willets Offenhauser
Curtis Offenhauser
Pollock Offenhauser
Midget races.
29th November 1947
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0:05:18.55, 25 laps
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ted Tappett
Al Keller
Art Cross
Johnny Ritter
Bill Baker
Bob Disbrow
Curtis Offenhauser
Hough Offenhauser
0:05:15.83, 25 laps
Croft V-8
Midget races.
3rd December 1947
1 Johnny Ringger
2 Len Duncan
3 Tony Bonadies
Midget races.
6th December 1947
1 41 Al Keller
2
Bob Disbrow
3 31 Tony Bonadies
4
Len Duncan
5
Andy Van Heusen
Frick V-8
Pollock Offenhauser
Hough V-8
Midget races.
10th December 1947
1
2
3
4
5
Tony Bonadies
Al Keller
Henry Renard
Len Duncan
Art Cross
Midget races.
13th December 1947
1 Tony Bonadies
2 Ted Tappett
3 Art Cross
Midget races.
17th December 1947
1
Ted Tappett
2 62 Johnny Ringger
3 31 Tony Bonadies
4
Jack Duffy
5
Vernon Land
Curtis Offenhauser
Wheeler
Willets
V-8
- 955 -
0:05:18.83, 25 laps
6
Bob Disbrow
Midget races.
20th December 1947
1 41 Al Keller
2
Johnny Rinnger
3
Ted Tappett
4
Chet Conklin
5
Bob Disbrow
6
Walt Fair
Willets
0:05:18.81, 25 laps
Midget races.
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