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1919-1922
Racing in the USA 1919-1949 This period of racing saw the US emerge from its pre-World War I era of hippodroming and Barney Oldfield races to “proper” racing, with official championships, and separate classes for open wheeled cars and stock cars. This book deals with the racing year by year. Each year first of all deals with the AAA National Championship, before dealing with racing elsewhere in the US. A section at the end of each year deals with other matters of interest that arose during the racing year. -5- 1919 “The killing of three men on the Indianapolis speedway in the course of a 500 mile automobile race is a reversion to the old course of slaughter in the name of sport that some years ago caused a serious prejudice against motor cars on the part of many people, thinks the Washington Star. These motor races serve no useful purpose. At one time they were promoted for the advertisement of types of cars. Long since the motor makers realized the futility of this sort of publicity. A man will not buy a motor car for his own professional or personal use on the strength of the dare-devilry of some ‘speed king’ who has taken his own life in his hands and endangered the lives of others on a bowl track. These long distance races undoubtedly are a good test of the endurance qualities of cars under severe strain, but the best cars may come to grief through bad piloting or some freak of chance. The bursting of a tire against which no precaution can be taken, may cost lives. The risks run in these races are not comparable with those involved in airplaning. The aviation sacrifices have been in the course of development of a practicable heavier than air machine. They may be rated as an inevitable part of the evolution. Motorists’ deaths, however, have no such value, and contribute nothing to the advancement of the art of motor making or the uses of the machine. These reckless exhibitions should not be longer tolerated.” Charleston Daily Mail 1919 – AAA National Championships Championship Standings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 = = 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 = 29 30 31 = 33 = 35 = Howard Wilcox Eddie Hearne Gaston Chevrolet Roscoe Sarles Tom Milton Joe Boyer Cliff Durant Louis Chevrolet Ralph Mulford Dave Lewis Art Klein Jules Goux Ira Vail Kurt Hitke Ralph De Palma Denny Hickey Eddie Pullen Edward Schillo Louis LeCocq Albert Guyot Tom Alley I.P.Fetterman Omar Toft Eddie O’Donnell Waldo Stein Toland Nicholson W.W.Brown Joe Thomas Paul Harvey Bennet Hill Frank Elliott Dario Resta Edward Kaster Wilmer Monahan H.L.Robinson William Veters 1110 pts 1075 980 945 905 725 695 590 380 345 340 270 255 205 200 170 170 170 155 140 125 105 85 65 60 55 50 50 40 35 25 25 20 20 15 15 Santa Monica, CA 15th March 1919 - 250.24 miles (7.36 miles x 34 laps) -6- Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis -7- Engine Laps Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 2 3 4 11 5 7 9 6 8 12 14 17 15 1 2 3 4 10 5 7 9 6 8 12 13 14 11 Cliff Durant Eddie Hearne Louis LeCocq Eddie Pullen W.W.Brown Omar Toft Frank Elliott Edward Kaster Joe Thomas Earl Cooper Al Melcher Roscoe Sarles Walter Melcher Harry Krueger Lap Leaders: Chevrolet Chevrolet Newman-Wisconsin Hudson Richards Ascot Elliott Duesenberg Mercer Stutz Duesenberg Roamer Hudson Duesenberg Durant Stutz Stutz Stutz Hudson Hudson Miller Miller Duesenberg Mercer Stutz Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Stutz Stutz Wisconsin Hudson Hudson Miller Miller Duesenberg Mercer Stutz Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 34 34 34 34 32 32 31 31 14 11 5 3 1 1 3:04:45, 81.27 mph 3:11:59 3:15:28 3:20:40 Flagged Flagged Flagged Flagged oil line Valve Punctured radiator Accident Fatal accident Piston 1-34 AAA Sanction 1114 Melcher was a last minute substitute for A.E.Christenson. Ascot, CA 23rd March 1919 – 150 miles (1 mile x 150 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 # 8 2 4 1 5 9 6 7 3 SP 3 4 1 2 9 8 7 6 5 Driver Roscoe Sarles Eddie Hearne Eddie Pullen Cliff Durant Omar Toft Dave Lewis Joe Thomas Frank Elliott Louis LeCocq Car Name Roamer Chevrolet Hudson Chevrolet Ascot Golden Submarine Mercer Miller Newman-Wisconsin Chassis Duesenberg Stutz Hudson Stutz Miller Miller Mercer Miller Stutz Engine Duesenberg Stutz Hudson Stutz Miller Miller Mercer Miller Wisconsin Laps 150 150 150 149 144 138 130 68 56 Time 2:07:07, 70.80 mph 2:07:10 2:07:18 Flagged Flagged Flagged Valve Piston Lap Leaders: AAA sanction 1118 Uniontown, PA 19th May 1919 – 112.5 miles (1.125 miles x 100 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ # 9 26 2 1 39 15 12 SP Driver Tom Milton Louis Chevrolet Ralph Mulford Cliff Durant Joe Boyer Louis LeCocq Kurt Hitke Denny Hickey Fred McCarthy Wilbur D’Alene Gaston Chevrolet Omar Toft Joe Thomas Eddie Pullen Harold Simmons Ray Howard Wilmer Monahan Eddie Hearne Car Name Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Chevrolet Frontenac Roamer Roamer Stickel Hudson Duesenberg Frontenac Toft Mercer Hudson Hudson Peugeot Duesenberg Durant Chassis Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Stutz Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Hudson Hudson Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Mercer Hudson Hudson Peugeot Duesenberg Stutz AAA sanction 1116 McCarthy might not have started the race. Indianapolis, IN 30th May 1919 – 500 miles (2.5 miles x 200 laps) -8- Engine Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Stutz Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Hudson Hudson Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Mercer Hudson Hudson Peugeot Duesenberg Stutz Laps 100 100 100 100 100 20 Time 1:10:09, 96.22 mph 1:10:30 1:10:32 1:12:35 1:13:24 Flagged Flagged Flagged Out Out Out Out Accident DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 3 2 Howard Wilcox Peugeot Peugeot Peugeot 200 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 6 32 26 4 7 27 21 41 31 8 23 17 37 8 22 3 28 4 12 10 27 16 1 9 29 26 32 Eddie Hearne Jules Goux Albert Guyot Tom Alley Ralph De Palma Louis Chevrolet Ira Vail Denny Hickey Gaston Chevrolet Rene Thomas Earl Cooper Elmer Shannon Ora Haibe Andre Boillot Durant Peugeot Ballot Bender Packard Frontenac Hudson Stickel Frontenac Ballot Stutz Mesaba Hudson Peugeot Stutz Peugeot Ballot Bender Packard Frontenac Hudson Hudson Frontenac Ballot Stutz Duesenberg Hudson Peugeot Stutz Peugeot Ballot Miller Packard Frontenac Hudson Hoskin Frontenac Ballot Stutz Shannon Hudson Peugeot 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 191 16 17 18 48 22 15 21 23 25 Ray Howard Wilbur D’Alene Louis LeCocq Peugeot Duesenberg Roamer Peugeot Duesenberg Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Duesenberg 134 120 97 19 20 29 19 7 11 Peugeot Detroit Peugeot Mercedes Peugeot Mercedes 72 70 21 22 23 24 25 26 10 33 12 1 9 18 5 6 24 20 31 18 Art Klein Charles Kirkpatrick Eddie O’Donnell Paul Bablot Kurt Hitke Cliff Durant Tom Milton Arthur Thurman 5:40:42.87, 88.050 mph 5:44:29.05 5:49:06.18 5:55:16.27 6:05:03.92 6:10:10.64 6:10:10.92 6:12:42.00 6:13:57.24 6:17:21.79 6:21:10.92 6:21:35.05 6:30:50.75 6:34:28.09 Accident backstretch Oil pressure Axle Fatal accident turn 2 Oil line Con-rod Duesenberg Ballot Roamer Chevrolet Duesenberg Thurman Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Stutz Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Stutz Duesenberg Duesenberg 66 63 57 55 49 45 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ 34 43 2 36 39 5 28 24 35 13 30 15 33 14 17 19 Louis Wagner Omar Toft Ralph Mulford J.J.McCoy Joe Boyer W.W.Brown Roscoe Sarles Jack Reynolds Al Cotey Wilmer Monahan Jean Chassagne Dario Resta George Buzane Max McVey Dave Lewis Ballot Darco Frontenac McCoy Frontenac Richards Oldfield Hudson Ogren JB Sunbeam Sunbeam Premier Hudson Duesenberg Ballot Miller Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Miller Hudson Duesenberg Ballot Miller Frontenac McCoy Frontenac Brown Miller Hudson Duesenberg 45 45 37 37 30 11 11 Sunbeam Sunbeam Premier Hudson Duesenberg Sunbeam Sunbeam Premier Hudson Duesenberg 16 25 38 Lap Leaders: Ralph De Palma Louis Chevrolet Howard Wilcox Piston Accident Con-rod bearing Steering gear Con-rod Fatal accident turn 3 Wheel Con-rod Driveshaft Oil line Rear axle Con-rod Rocker-arm DNQ – too slow DNQ – too slow Practice accident Withdrew – engine Withdrew – engine Practice accident Withdrew Mechanical Qual mph 100.01 94.5 95.0 98.3 92.2 98.2 103.1 94.1 92.5 100.4 104.7 94.25 91.7 92.8 89.5 95.0 94.2 92.9 94.9 90.0 94.9 97.3 93.5 96.5 89.9 98.0 101.7 91.5 100.5 86.5 100.9 99.8 99.7 1-65, 75-102 66-74 103-200 AAA sanction 1112 Ken Rawlings was the relief driver for Shannon, and Jean Chassagne for Bablot. Thurman and LeCocq were fatally injured, mechanician Nicholas Molinero was also badly hurt but survived. Cars were assigned numbers on the morning of the race to foil illegal programme makers. Sheepshead Bay, NY 14th June 1919 Heat 1: 10 miles (2 miles x 5 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 # 9 2 1 48 3 24 27 21 SP Driver Tom Milton Ralph Mulford Dario Resta Ray Howard Joe Thomas James Reynolds Ira Vail Denny Hickey Car Name Duesenberg Frontenac Resta Peugeot Mercer Frontenac Hudson Stickel Chassis Duesenberg Frontenac Engine Duesenberg Frontenac Peugeot Mercer Frontenac Hudson Hudson Peugeot Mercer Frontenac Hudson Hudson -9- Laps 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 Time 0:05:20.02, 112.43 mph Flagged Flagged Flagged Flagged Heat 2: 10 miles (2 miles x 5 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 # 2 39 4 3 38 SP Driver Ralph Mulford Joe Boyer Ralph De Palma Joe Thomas Dave Lewis Car Name Frontenac Frontenac Packard Mercer Meteor Chassis Frontenac Frontenac Packard Mercer Duesenberg Engine Frontenac Frontenac Packard Mercer Duesenberg Laps 5 5 5 5 5 Time 0:05:24.2, 110.04 mph Chassis Frontenac Packard Duesenberg Mercer Frontenac Hudson Peugeot Engine Frontenac Packard Duesenberg Mercer Frontenac Hudson Peugeot Laps 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 3 Time 0:16:01.2, 112.36 mph Heat 3: 30 miles (2 miles x 15 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 # 2 4 38 3 39 21 48 1 SP Driver Ralph Mulford Ralph De Palma Dave Lewis Joe Thomas Joe Boyer Denny Hickey Ray Howard Dario Resta Car Name Frontenac Packard Meteor Mercer Frontenac Stickel Peugeot Resta Flagged Spark plugs Feature: 50 miles (2 miles x 25 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 # 2 38 39 3 21 9 2 1 SP Driver Ralph De Palma Dave Lewis Joe Boyer Joe Thomas Denny Hickey Tom Milton Ralph Mulford Dario Resta Car Name Packard Meteor Frontenac Mercer Stickel Duesenberg Frontenac Resta Chassis Packard Duesenberg Frontenac Mercer Hudson Duesenberg Frontenac Engine Packard Duesenberg Frontenac Mercer Hudson Duesenberg Frontenac Laps 25 25 25 25 25 24 8 1 Time 0:26:23.40, 113.68 mph Flagged Blown tyre Out AAA sanction 1123. Tacoma, WA 4th July 1919 40 miles (2 miles x 20 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 # 2 1 7 3 4 SP Driver Ralph Mulford Cliff Durant Louis Chevrolet Eddie Hearne Dario Resta Car Name Frontenac Chevrolet Frontenac Chevrolet Sunbeam Chassis Frontenac Stutz Frontenac Stutz Sunbeam Engine Frontenac Stutz Frontenac Stutz Sunbeam Laps 20 20 20 20 20 Time 0:24:02.4, 99.83 mph Car Name Frontenac Frontenac Chevrolet Chevrolet Sunbeam Chassis Frontenac Frontenac Stutz Stutz Peugeot Engine Frontenac Frontenac Stutz Stutz Peugeot Laps 30 30 30 30 30 Time 0:36:47.2, 97.86 mph Car Name Frontenac Chevrolet Chevrolet Frontenac Sunbeam Chassis Frontenac Stutz Stutz Frontenac Peugeot Engine Frontenac Stutz Stutz Frontenac Peugeot Laps 40 40 40 32 21 Time 0:49:24.12, 97.18 mph 60 miles (2 miles x 30 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 # 7 2 3 1 4 SP Driver Louis Chevrolet Ralph Mulford Eddie Hearne Cliff Durant Dario Resta 80 miles (2 miles x 40 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 # 7 3 1 2 4 SP Driver Louis Chevrolet Eddie Hearne Cliff Durant Ralph Mulford Dario Resta AAA sanction 1125 - 10 - Tyres Out Sheepshead Bay, NY 4th July 1919 – 100 miles (2 miles x 50 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NQ NQ NQ NQ # 41 3 38 27 10 21 39 9 SP 8 9 3 2 11 5 1 6 7 10 4 4 48 Driver Gaston Chevrolet Howard Wilcox Dave Lewis Ira Vail Eddie O’Donnell Denny Hickey Joe Thomas William Veters Joe Boyer Tom Milton Steve Olson Emil Thomas Bennett Hill Ralph De Palma Ray Howard Car Name Frontenac Peugeot Meteor Hudson Duesenberg Stickel Mercer Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Aetna Wehr Rotary Aetna Packard Peugeot Chassis Frontenac Peugeot Duesenberg Hudson Duesenberg Hudson Mercer Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Engine Frontenac Peugeot Duesenberg Hudson Duesenberg Hudson Mercer Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Packard Peugeot Packard Peugeot Chassis Duesenberg Premier Miller Engine Duesenberg Premier Miller Hudson Duesenberg Duesenberg Mercer Miller Hudson Duesenberg Duesenberg Mercer Miller Chassis Duesenberg Premier Hudson Duesenberg Miller Engine Duesenberg Premier Hudson Duesenberg Miller Mercer Miller Mercer Miller Chassis Premier Miller Hudson Duesenberg Engine Premier Miller Hudson Duesenberg Mercer Miller Mercer Miller Chassis Miller Duesenberg Engine Miller Duesenberg Mercer Mercer Laps 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 33 8 3 Time 0:54:17.8, 110.50 mph 0:58:37.6 Engine Tyres Engine DNQ DNQ Piston Practice accident AAA sanction 1127 Uniontown, PA 19th July 1919 – The Independence Derby Heat 1: 22.5 miles (1.125 miles x 20 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 # SP Driver Tom Milton I.P.Fetterman Roscoe Sarles Bennett Hill Denny Hickey Eddie O’Donnell Dave Lewis Joe Thomas Art Klein Car Name Duesenberg Premier Oldfield Aetna Stickel Duesenberg Meteor Mercer Toft Laps 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Time 0:13:37.40, 99.09 mph 0:13:38.40 0:13:43.00 0:13:47.15 0:15:14.28 Laps 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Time 0:13:31.26, 99.84 mph 0:13:57.39 0:14:00.90 0:14:54.78 Laps 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Time 0:13:31.26, 99.84 mph 0:13:41.59 0:14:01.09 0:14:09.78 0:14:50.25 Laps 20 20 20 20 Time 0:14:20.54, 94.13 mph 0:14:37.25 0:14:49.74 0:15:23.00 Heat 2: 22.5 miles (1.125 miles x 20 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 # SP Driver Dave Lewis I.P.Fetterman Denny Hickey Eddie O’Donnell Roscoe Sarles Bennett Hill Joe Thomas Art Klein Car Name Meteor Premier Stickel Duesenberg Oldfield Aetna Mercer Toft Heat 3: 22.5 miles (1.125 miles x 20 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 # SP Driver I.P.Fetterman Roscoe Sarles Denny Hickey Eddie O’Donnell Bennett Hill Joe Thomas Art Klein Car Name Premier Oldfield Stickel Duesenberg Aetna Mercer Toft Heat 4: 22.5 miles (1.125 miles x 20 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 # SP Driver Roscoe Sarles Eddie O’Donnell Bennett Hill Joe Thomas Car Name Oldfield Duesenberg Aetna Mercer - 11 - 5 6 Denny Hickey Art Klein Hudson Toft Hudson Miller Hudson Miller 20 20 Final (for heat winners): 22.5 miles (1.125 miles x 20 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 # SP Driver Tom Milton Dave Lewis I.P.Fetterman Roscoe Sarles Car Name Duesenberg Meteor Premier Oldfield Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Premier Miller Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Premier Miller Laps 20 20 20 20 Time 0:13:22.85, 110.89 mph 0:13:27.90 0:13:31.23 0:13:45.21 AAA sanction 1126 Elgin, IL 23rd August 1919 – 301.824 miles (8.384 miles x 36 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NQ NQ # 9 8 5 4 12 28 3 29 26 10 6 35 1 2 7 SP 10 5 3 6 12 7 13 2 4 1 8 11 9 Driver Tom Milton Roscoe Sarles Edward Schillo Ira Vail Kurt Hitke Waldo Stein Paul Harvey Art Klein Tom Alley Ralph Mulford Joe Thomas Al Cotey Cliff Durant Percy Ford E.J.Walen Car Name Duesenberg Roamer Mercer Philbrin Roamer Oldfield Peugeot Peugeot Bender Duesenberg Mercer Ogren Chevrolet Haynes Hudson Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Mercer Hudson Duesenberg Miller Peugeot Peugeot Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Mercer Hudson Duesenberg Miller Peugeot Peugeot Duesenberg Mercer Duesenberg Stutz Duesenberg Mercer Duesenberg Stutz Hudson Hudson Laps 36 36 36 36 35 34 33 31 26 22 17 9 1 Time 4:05:27, 73.90 mph 4:30:07 4:41:38 4:45:20 Flagged Flagged Flagged Burnt bearing Engine Engine Valve Engine Accident DNS DNS Ralph Mulford was the relief driver for Ira Vail. AAA sanction 1130 Uniontown, PA 1st September 1919 – 3rd Annual Autumn Classic: 225.000 miles (1.125 miles x 200 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NQ # 41 14 7 2 38 29 17 9 SP Driver Gaston Chevrolet Roscoe Sarles Louis Chevrolet Ralph Mulford Dave Lewis Art Klein Toland Nicholson Wilmer Monahan H.L.Robinson Tom Milton Denny Hickey Omar Toft Harry Cooper Bennett Hill Joe Boyer Jimmy Murphy Car Name Frontenac Philbrin Frontenac Frontenac Meteor Peugeot Hudson Duesenberg Haynes Duesenberg Stickel Toft Aetna Aetna Frontenac Duesenberg Chassis Frontenac Hudson Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Peugeot Hudson Duesenberg Engine Frontenac Hudson Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Peugeot Hudson Duesenberg Duesenberg Hudson Miller Duesenberg Hudson Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Joe Boyer relieved Chevrolet for laps 118-200. AAA sanction 1133 Sheepshead Bay, NY 20th September 1919 – 150 miles (2 miles x 75 laps) - 12 - Laps 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 173 189 152 141 94 92 28 Time 2:24:19.68, 93.537 mph 2:25:57.18 2:26:58.81 2:28:54.98 2:31:29.27 2:34:43.92 2:36:31.86 2:37:07.88 Flagged Fire Burnt bearing Engine Engine Steering gear Ignition Practice accident Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 # 41 39 14 29 16 21 10 22 SP 6 7 8 Driver Gaston Chevrolet Joe Boyer Ira Vail Art Klein Toland Nicholson Denny Hickey Ralph Mulford William Vetera Bennett Hill Joe Thomas Louis Chevrolet Ralph De Palma Dave Lewis Car Name Frontenac Frontenac Philbrin Peugeot Hudson Stickel Frontenac Duesenberg Aetna Mercer Frontenac White Meteor Chassis Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Peugeot Hudson Hudson Frontenac Duesenberg Engine Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Peugeot Hudson Hudson Frontenac Duesenberg Laps 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 Mercer Frontenac White Duesenberg Mercer Frontenac White Duesenberg 55 26 12 Time 1:22:34.2, 108.998 mph 1:24:43.6 1:24:48.0 1:25:24.0 1:30:28.2 1:31:35.2 1:33:06.0 Flagged Flagged Flagged Fire Out Cracked cylinder Chassis Frontenac Peugeot Duesenberg Duesenberg Hudson Miller Miller Miller Peugeot Packard Duesenberg Mercer Hudson Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Engine Frontenac Peugeot Duesenberg Duesenberg Hudson Miller Miller Miller Peugeot Packard Duesenberg Mercer Hudson Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Laps 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 120 83 61 60 54 53 32 25 Time 2:27:19.20, 101.819 mph 2:30:20.32 2:34:31.63 2:37:39.61 2:39:24.10 2:40:21.24 2:41:32.75 2:46:35.72 Flagged Out Out Out Out Out Out Out AAA sanction 1140 Cincinnati, OH 12th October 1919 – 250 miles (2 miles x 125 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 # 39 29 27 38 21 26 14 43 SP 4 33 41 10 Driver Joe Boyer Art Klein Kurt Hitke Dave Lewis Denny Hickey Tom Alley Waldo Stein Omar Toft Paul Harvey Ralph De Palma Jimmy Murphy Joe Thomas Toland Nicholson Gaston Chevrolet Louis Chevrolet Eddie O’Donnell Car Name Frontenac Peugeot Kenworthy Meteor Stickel Bender Oldfield Toft Peugeot Packard Duesenberg Mercer Hudson Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg AAA sanction 1152. Race had been postponed a week due to rain. Other US events of 1919 International Motor Contest Association Championship Standings 1 Louis Disbrow Ascot, CA 26th January 1919 – 1 mile concrete oval Ps # Driver Car Time 100 miles – Free-for-all, Victory Sweepstakes 1 Roscoe Sarles 2 Omar Toft 3 Eddie Hearne 4 Eddie O’Donnell 5 Al Melcher There were two accidents. - 13 - 1:27:52.4 Flagged West Point, NE 23rd March 1919 Ps # Driver 2.5 miles 1 Lester Weisner 2 Arthur Wendt Car Time Dodge Nash 0:02:22 Jackson, MS 9th April 1919 Fred Horey crashed through the fence on a bend and into a barn 150 yards from the track – he was thrown from the car when it struck a ditch, and was badly bruised in the accident. Birmingham, AL 12th April 1919 Floyd Willard, driving in the light car race, suffered a crushed skull, two broken ribs and was badly burnt when his car threw a tyre and crashed through a fence. Rim of the World Hillclimb, Waterman Canyon, San Bernardino, CA 24th April 1919 – 8 miles Ps 1 2 3 # Driver Charles Basle Arthur Fuller C.Furness Car Peerless 8 Essex Apperson Time 0:18:00.8 For amateur drivers only. Captain Al G.Waddell named as starter. Ontario, CA 12th June 1919 Ps # Driver Free-for-all 1 Edward Myers Jr Car Time Ford Columbus, OH 14th June 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 1 mile Sig Haugdahl 0:00:48.23 25 miles 1 Duray 2 Endicott 3 Cline 0:26:33.4 Fred Horey had an accident during these races. An auto-polo event was also held, during which Walter Sterling overturned and broke his shoulder. - 14 - Reno Roundup, AZ 2nd July 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time Truckee-Reno - 34 miles 1 Al Raiche/J.A.Webster Ford 2 Karl Kielhofer Buick 6 3 H.Gass Chevrolet 0:57 1:01 1:41 Kielhofer carried seven passengers. Gass carried five, but suffered three tyre blowouts. Yerrington-Reno 1 M.R.Penrose R E.D.Fraiser Buick 6 Hupmobile 2:45 12 miles/spring These were the only two races of the seven announced which took place – the others were cancelled due to inadequate telephone and telegraph connections (the others were from Winnemucca, Tonopah, Quincy, Susanville and Fallon to Reno). A motorcycle race from Verdi to Reno was also held. The Reno Roundup was a Rodeo event for which these were warm-up events. Albuquerque, NM 4th July 1919 Ps R # Driver Tony Yurele Car Time engine Cedar Falls Fairgrounds, IA 4th July 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 15 miles – Free-for-all stock car 1 Frank Whitney Nash 2 Henderson Hudson 3 Stanley Morris Marmon R L.Swearinger Buick Special accident The Marmon lost a tyre towards the end of the race when leading by half a mile, and the Buick went through a fence, the driver being uninjured. Motorcycle races were also held. Chippewa Falls,WI 4th July 1919 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver 3 miles 1 Verne Soules 2 Floyd Willard R Tom Reynolds Car Time Wisconsin Special Monroe Hearne Case 0:04:36. 1 mile – Time Trial Sig Haugdahl 3 laps/mechanical 0:01:10 10 laps - Chippewa Sweepstakes, Final 1 Leon Duray Case 2 Tom Reynolds Hearne Case 3 Verne Soules Wisconsin Special R Fred Horey There were two qualifying heats of five miles each. - 15 - Covington, IN 4th July 1919 – ½ mile dirt oval 25 miles Glen Fisher, Owen Swearinden, John Roberts and George McIntire were badly injured in a collision during a race. McIntire was Roberts’ mechanician, Swearinden was Fisher’s mechanician. Roberts crashed into Fisher on a turn – both cars retired. Crown Point, IN 4th July 1919 Ps # Driver 25 miles 1 Mike Magdo Car Time Buick Motorcycle and auto races held. Florence-Casa Grande, AZ 4th July 1919 Ps 1 2 3 R R # Driver John Powell Frank Larson E.A.Bingaman Steve Branaman D.O.Rogers Car Time 0:59:30 1:16:00 accident accident Larson overturned, losing his radiator and throwing a tyre. He tied the radiator in place and carried on driving on the rim of the damaged wheel. - 16 - Las Cruces, NM 4th July 1919 – 33.6 miles, ? laps Ps 1 2 3 4 R R R # 5 2 4 1 7 3 6 Driver Durio Mossman Hood Campbell Katzenstein Blanco Smith Car Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Time 0:50:47 3 laps/engine 2 laps/tyres 0 laps/engine Mechanician Wheeler Freeman Reed O’Hara Amelia Lucero McLaughlin Ford stock race held on the El Paso and Meslila Roads. Marion Fairgrounds, OH 4th July 1919 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver 10 miles 1 LeRoy Cramer 2 E.McEldowney R White & Irey Car Time Dodge Studebaker Buick 0:15:37 15 laps 1 lap/tyre blow out Breckenridge, CO 4th-5th July 1919 The Soldiers Homecoming Reception and Celebration was to feature a cold-start auto race. It is not known if it took place. Malvern, IA 11th July 1919 The Malvern Fire Department hosted an event which featured flying by aviatrix Ruth Law, and a race between her airplane and a car (the car was to be driven by George Clark). Other races were also held, but the results are not known. 5th Denver Times Road Race, Denver, CO-Cheyenne, WY 22nd July 1919 – 110 miles Ps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 # Driver 4 R.J.Copes Red Majors Car Chevrolet Premier Abbott-Detroit Chevrolet Ford Stoddard-Dayton Fiat Biddle Special Packard Stutz Peerless Hudson Super Six Buick Ford Chalmers Mercer Washburn Special Brinker Special Dodge - 17 - Time 2:11:59 2:28:07 J.W.Ruffner was mechanician Kenberma Day Races, Nantasket, MA August 1919 Ps 1 2 # Driver P.D.Helliwell C.J.Shea Car PD Special Packard Special Time William Burns was mechanic for Shea. The exact date is not known, but it took place some time before the 19th August. Forest Park, Lowville, NY 3rd August 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 5 miles 1 Loren Singer Rockford Driving Park, IL 6th August 1919 – 1 mile dirt oval IMCA sanctioned the races in which Fred Horey, Sig Haugdahl, Floyd Willard, Bob Cline, C.C.Horrah and Verne Soules were to compete. A wind storm followed by drizzling rain tore the canopy from the grandstand, causing it to collapse a moment later, fortunately without injury to anyone. The rain made the track so heavy that the races were abandoned after the second elimination heat for the Camp Grant handicap. Cambridge, MD 7th August 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 3 miles 1 Charles B.Ware 2 William Strickler 3 Elmer Cannon 0:03:36 Part of the Dorchester County Fair. Also featured horse races, a motorcycle race, and a race between an auto and a motorcycle over 3 miles won by Charles Ware in an auto. Sedalia, MO 11th August 1919 – 1 mile George Clark in an auto raced Louis Gertson in his airplane, and lost. Clark also set times over one, three and five miles. In another race, Jim Costa in a Ford crashed through a fence and fell 25 feet down an embankment. Costa was strapped to his seat, and suffered numerous cuts before being knocked unconscious for four minutes – the car was wrecked. Further races were to be held on the 16th August, with 15 entries, but no further details of these races are known. Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, IA 29th August 1919 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 25 miles – Hawkeye Sweepstakes 1 Leon Duray Case 2 Soules Darracq 3 Dempster Peugeot Special R Fordyce Mercer R Sig Haugdahl Fiat - 18 - 49 laps 48 laps/accident 12 laps/engine 1 mile – Record Attempt George Clark American Jumbo Benz 0:01:07 Car Time Ford 0:04:01.25 Lima Driving Park, OH 1st September 1919 Ps # Driver 3 miles 1 C.Fox - 19 - 2 3 4 E.Rhodees E.Cousins A.Castle 3 miles 1 Fielding 2 F.Sullivan 3 Coleman 4 F.Lichlider Buick Chevrolet Maxwell Cino Fiat Mercer Hudson 0:03:42 5 miles – For non-winners of events 1 & 2 1 F.Lichlider Hudson 2 Coleman Mercer 3 E.Cousins Chevrolet 4 A.Castle Maxwell 5 miles – For winners of events 1 & 2 1 Fielding Cino 2 F.Sullivan Fiat 3 C.Fox Ford 4 Coleman Mercer 10 miles – Free-for-all 1 F.Sullivan 2 Fielding 3 Coleman 4 Coe 5 Rhodes 0:06:35 0:06:15 Fiat Cino Mercer Staver Buick 0:12:15 Nebraska State Fairgrounds, Lincoln, NE 1st September 1919 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 2 miles 1 Fred Horey 2 Sig Haugdahl Briscoe Fiat 3 miles 1 Jennison 2 Allen R Leon Duray Hudson Clergy Monroe 0:04 5 miles 1 Fred Horey 2 Sig Haugdahl 3 Soules 4 Jennison Briscoe Case Darracq Hudson 0:06:34 accident/through fence 5 miles – Australian Pursuit Handicap 1 Fred Horey Briscoe Soules Allen Jennison 25 miles – Sweepstakes 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Fred Horey 3 Jennison 4 Allen R Soules Case Briscoe Hudson Darracq Hamline, MN 3rd and 6th September 1919 – 1 mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 6th September: 5 miles 1 Sig Haugdahl 0:04:01.4 - 20 - This was reported as being a record for five miles on a one mile dirt track. Part of the Minnesota State Fair. Disbrow, Horey, Lampkin and Tom Milton were also t compete. Cedar Valley Fairgrounds, Cedar Falls, IA 4th-5th September 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 4th September: 10 miles - Auto Dealers’ Race 1 A.E.Powell Powell Special 2 L.J.Thill Buick 3 G.H.Hathaway 4th September: 2 miles 1 A.E.Powell 2 Roy Humphries 3 Stanley Harris Powell Special 5th September: 10 miles – Free-for-all 1 Roy Humphries Buick 2 A.E.Powell Powell Special 3 L.J.Thill Buick 5th September: 10 miles – Free-for-all, stock cars 1 Fearer Buick 2 S.Harris 3 A.E.Powell 0:12:15 0:15:40 Dickinson County Fairgrounds, Spirit Lake, IA 6th September 1919 Race had been scheduled for the 2nd, but rain caused the fair to be delayed and the races rescheduled. The races did happen, but the results are unknown. 6th Annual Hillclimb of the Automobile Club of Utica, Richfield Springs, NY 6th September 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time Event 3 1 2 3 4 5 = 7 8 9 = Peerless 8 Peerless Marmon Cole Cole National Peerless Cole Marmon National 0:00:46.0 0:00:48.8 0:00:50.6 0:00:52.0 0:00:52.2 0:00:52.2 0:00:53.8 0:00:54.4 0:00:58.8 0:00:58.8 Event 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Peerless Peerless Hudson Marmon Cole Peerless Essex Cole Cole National Buick 0:00:45.4 0:00:48.0 0:00:48.4 0:00:51.0 0:00:51.2 0:00:52.4 0:00:53.8 0:00:54.0 0:00:55.0 0:01:02.2 0:01:04.0 Event 6 – Open to any car owned in New York State 1 Peerless 2 Peerless - 21 - 0:00:46.4 0:00:48.2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hudson Marmon Cole National Peerless Cole Cole Marmon National Buick 0:00:48.8 0:00:49.8 0:00:50.2 0:00:52.6 0:00:53.0 0:00:54.4 0:00:54.8 0:00:58.4 0:00:58.6 0:01:02.4 Event 7 – Open to any member of the AAA 1 Peerless 2 Peerless 3 Hudson 4 Cole 5 Peerless 6 National 7 Marmon 8 National 9 Marmon 10 Buick 0:00:46.6 0:00:48.2 0:00:49.8 0:00:50.2 0:00:52.0 0:00:55.0 0:00:56.8 0:00:59.0 0:00:59.8 0:01:02.4 Ran in co-operation with the Automobile Club of Richfield Springs and the New York State Motor Federation. Ada, MN 7th September 1919 Ps 1 # Driver John Lee Car Elgin Time Wyoming State Fairgrounds, Douglas, WY 11th September 1919 (estimated) The race results are unknown. However, on the 4th September James Z.McDonald was killed in Casper, WY, while tuning up his car for the races. The car went through a fence at 80 mph and overturned. New York State Fairgrounds, NY 13th September 1919 Ps # Driver 5 miles, Match Race 1 1 Endicott 2 7 Disbrow Car Time Rahe Special Bluebird 0:04:42 8 miles - Autumn Handicap Pursuit 1 18 Willard Munroe 11 Disbrow Super-Zip 16 Lampkin Auburn 22 Cline Briscoe 0:07:15 1 mile - World Record Trial Sig Haugdahl Briscoe 0:00:48.25 5 miles - World’s Championship Match Race, Heat 1 1 16 Ray Lampkin Auburn 2 7 Louis Disbrow Bluebird 3 11 Claypool Super-Zip 4 1 Endicott Rahe Special 22 Cline Briscoe 18 Willard Munroe 6 Hugdahl Briscoe Auto Polo All western and eastern championship 10 miles - World’s Championship Match Race, Heat 2 - 22 - 0:04:45 1 7 Louis Disbrow 2 11 Claypool 4 1 Endicott 6 16 Ray Lampkin Bluebird Super-Zip Rahe Special Auburn 0:08:46 15 miles - World’s Championship Match Race, Heat 3 1 7 Louis Disbrow Bluebird 2 1 Endicott Rahe Special 3 11 Claypool Super-Zip 4 16 Ray Lampkin Auburn 0:14:06 Missoula Fairgrounds, MT 18th September 1919 Ps # Driver 5 miles - Free-for-all 1 Louie Volk R E.W.Torr R O.C.Reinhold Car Time Hudson Oakland Ford 0:07:20 threw wheel accident Torr’s mechanician was John Murphy. Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS 19th September 1919 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 5 miles – Stock Cars, for the State Fair Cup 1 Bill Hendrix Mercer roadster 2 Elmer Negy Essex 3 Will Swain Mercer touring car 4 Louis Vickery Oakland roadster 0:06:41.4 10 laps 7 laps/withdrew 5 laps/burnt bearing 0.5 miles – Time Trials 1 George Clark = Harvey Demster = Dick Seip 4 John Boling 5 Tuck Fordyce 6 Mark Jenkins 7 John Boyd 8 Dwight Mercer Duesenberg Peugeot Chevrolet Hudson Mercer Stutz Packard Ford 0:00:34.2 0:00:34.2 0:00:34.2 0:00:35.2 0:00:36.2 0:00:37.2 0:00:37.4 0:00:40.4 2 miles – Match Race 1 Harvey Demster 2 Dick Seip 3 George Clark Peugeot Chevrolet Duesenberg 0:03:11.4 1 mile – Exhibition Run Dick Seip Baby Mine 0:01:13.0 4 miles – Australian Pursuit 1 Harvey Demster Peugeot 2 John Boling Hudson 3 Tuck Fordyce Mercer 4 Mark Jenkins Stutz 5 John Boyd Packard 0:04:16.4 3 miles – Special Division “B” Race 1 Tuck Fordyce Mercer 0:03:46.0 15 miles – Free-for-all 1 George Clark 2 Tuck Fordyce 3 Dick Seip 4 Harvey Demster John Boyd 0:18:36.2 30 laps 27 laps 9 laps/engine 6 laps/tyre Duesenberg Mercer Chevrolet Peugeot Packard The event was sanctioned by IMCA. - 23 - Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, OK 20th September 1919 These races were on the opening day of the Oklahoma State Fair. Eight races took place. It was announced in advance that George Clark, Lon Schebiel, Dick Selp, L.D.Stone, Rowe Brainerd, Luke Jobe, Dick Gochenover, Ray Davisson, Farmer Henderson and Ijuki Fujikawa were to compete, but the results for the day are not known. Further races were to be held on the 24th and 27th October. Sheepshead Bay, NY 20th September 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 10 miles - Overall (race prior to 150 mile race in AAA championship) 1 Louis Chevrolet 14 pts 2 Gaston Chevrolet 10 pts 3 Joe Boyer 7 pts = Ralph Mulford 7 pts There were three heats. Louis Chevrolet finished first twice and second once. On the final lap of the third heat Mulford and his mechanician, James Lee, had a narrow escape from serious injury when their car shot up the embankment after a tie rod had broken. The two front wheels hung over the top for a moment, but the men regained control and backed the machine safely to the center of the track. Pueblo, CO 22nd-27th September 1919 The Colorado State Fair was to feature auto races – it is not known if they took place. Stoneboro, PA 25th September 1919 Austin C.Wilson was to try and organise races. Entries were to include:“Wild Marty” Stuhlreher Stutz Frank M.Ripple Disbrow “Brownie” Collins Packard Eddie Van Dale ACW Special “Red” Gilchrist Michigan Special Hugo, CO 26th-27th September 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 26th September: Stock Cars 1 Ray Gardner 2 Charles Vick 3 Arnold Brubacher 27th September: Ford Auto Race 1 K.Miller Ford 2 E.G.Wiley Ford 3 Ray Gardner Ford 27th September: Free-for-all 1 Charles Koerner 2 George Anderson 3 Charles Vick Part of the Lincoln County Fair celebrations. - 24 - Hanford, CA 27th September 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 50 miles 1 Eddie Hearne 2 Cliff Durant 3 Dutch Drake R Ed Kaster accident The steering knuckle of Kaster’s car broke, causing his car to somersault. The car hit the tops of six unoccupied cars parked alongside the track, and it came to rest against a house 100 feet away. The mechanic’s wrist was broken. McAlester, OK 27th September 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 15 miles, 8 laps 1 2 P.E.”Red” Shafer Shafer was struck in the head by a piece of track fence which was hurled into the air by the wheel of the car ahead of him – a splinter stuck three inches to his scalp, and smashed his goggles. Montezuma County Fairgrounds, Mancos, CO 30th September-3rd October 1919 The Montezuma County Fair was to feature auto races, but it isn’t known if they took place. Fair Park, Dallas, TX 7th-19th October 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 7th December: “Dallas Day”, rained out. 9th October: 5 miles 1 Phil “Red” Shafer 2 Bill Endicott 3 Cline Chevrolet 0:05:09 9th October: Event 2 1 Charles Soules = Omar Toft The race finished in a dead heat, so a one mile race was scheduled to decide the winner. 9th October: Race 2 Decider 1 Charles Soules 2 Omar Toft 0:00:57 9th October: 5 miles 1 Fred Horey 2 Phil “Red” Shafer 3 R.Burr Lampkin 0:04:48 9th October: 5 miles - Australian Pursuit Handicap 1 Cline Briscoe 2 Fred Horey Briscoe 9th October: 3 miles 1 Sig Haugdahl 0:04:46.8 0:02:33.6 - 25 - 33s handicap 9th October: 1 mile – Exhibition Sig Haugdahl 0:00:48.6 12th October: 2 miles – Match Race 1 R.Burr Lampkin Jordan 2 Charles Soules Paige Special 0:01:56 12th October: 10 miles – Oil Field Derby for the Burkburnett Trophy 1 12 Allen Wisconsin Special 0:09:42 2 Cline Briscoe 3 Willard Monroe R Hickey R Claypool R R.Burr Lampkin oil connection 12th October: 2 miles – Free-for-all 1 Sig Haugdahl Special 2 Fred Horey Briscoe 3 Bill Endicott Hudson 4 Phil “Red” Shafer 0:01:50.6 12th October: Pursuit Handicap 1 Louis Disbrow Fiat 2 Allen Wisconsin Special Cline Willard Ryan 12th October: 1 mile – Time Trial Sig Haugdahl 0:04:40 0:00:48 12th October: 10 miles: Heat 1 – Victory Derby 1 Fred Horey Briscoe 2 Louis Disbrow Fiat 3 Bill Endicott Hudson 4 Charles Soules Paige R 12 Allen Wisconsin Special R Phil “Red” Shafer Chevrolet 0:08:42 13th October - Practice day Lampkin, Willard, Cline, Soules, Claypool, Hickey and others practiced for the next races. 16th October Dallas Day was rescheduled because of the rain on the 7th, but it rained again so the races were postponed. 19th October: 2 miles – Match Race 1 Fred Horey Briscoe 2 ? 0:01:46.6 19th October: 2 miles – Match Race 1 Phil “Red” Shafer Chevrolet 2 ? 0:01:49.0 19th October: 10 miles – Ajax Trophy 1 R.Burr Lampkin Jordan 2 Charles Soules Paige 3 Cline Briscoe 19th October: Match Race 1 Fred Horey 2 R.Burr Lampkin 3 Phil “Red” Shafer 0:09:09.6 Briscoe Jordan Chevrolet 0:02:37 19th October: 1 mile – Time Trials 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Fred Horey Briscoe 3 Charles Soules Paige 0:00:47.8 19th October: 10 miles – Victory Derby 1 Bill Endicott Bluebird 2 Fred Horey Briscoe 3 Charles Soules Paige 0:09:11.6 This was part of the Victory Fair at the Texas State Fairgrounds. The races were hosted by IMCA. - 26 - Danbury, CT 11th October 1919 Ira Vail, Don Moore and others were to compete, with Ralph De Palma to act as starter. No further details are known. Petersburg, VA 18th October 1919 Ps # Driver Car Time 5 miles 1 Chevrolet 0:05:55 5 miles 1 Chevrolet 0:05:53 10 miles 1 Dodge 0:11:48 Part of the 11th Annual Fair of the South Side Virginia Fair Association. Pittsburg, TX 28th October 1919 Races were to be held as part of the Northeast Texas Fair – the result is not known. El Paso-Phoenix Road Race, TX-AZ 2nd-3rd November 1919 – 540.8 miles Ps 1 2 3 4 R R R R R # Driver Hugh B.Miller R.A.Durio W.J.Taber Goldtrap Ted Lester 16 John T.Hutchings R.B.Armstrong F.Babcock 8 A.Aquilar 32 S.O.Bottorff Car Pope-Hartford 4 Buick 6 Ford Dodge Hudson Super Six Haynes Special Time 13:05:40 (or 13:10) 13:59 shot dead in ditch near Tombstone accident bullet in crankshaft, stopped at Demming fatal accident 43 entries, 11 failed to start, 10 finished. S.O.Bottorff and his mechanician, Floyd Brown, were killed when their car overturned on a corner near Vail on the 3rd. John T.Hutchings was fatally shot by a rifle bullet fired from a party of eight a few miles from El Paso on the 2nd – he was hit in the spine. His mechanician, Oliver Lee, took the wheel and drove to Lanark to get medical help – Hutchings was later taken to El Paso where he died. In the meantime, Lee obtained a rifle, and together with Officer Winchester Cooley and District Judge W.B.Howe, returned to the scene of the shooting. Eight people, including Major Frank M.Scanland of the US Army, were arrested and charged with murder. Scanland was a patient at the nearby Fort Bliss hospital, recuperating from injuries caused by gassing during World War I, and while he admitted that he fired the shots, he claimed that it was an accident – he had been shooting targets with a pistol. It was established that he had been drinking, and he was convicted in March 1920 of unintentional manslaughter and sentenced to between 8 and 10 years in prison – charges against the other seven were dropped. The US Army found him innocent of any wrongdoing, and on the 24th October 1920, after he was released on bail while his case was appealed, he was found murdered in Alexandria, VA. He had been beaten to death and his body was dumped at a lonely spot – no-one appears to have been caught for this murder. Durio’s mechanic was Wheeler. - 27 - Cotton Palace, Waco, TX 2nd-9th November 1919 Ps 2 nd 1 # Driver Car Time November: 3 miles – Match Race Soules Paige 0:04:08 2nd November: 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Horey Maxwell 0:06:00 2nd November: 3 miles – Pursuit Handicap 1 Soules Paige Special 0:03:46.4 2nd November: 5 miles – Victory Derby 1 Lampkin Jordan Special 0:06:26.4 6th November: 2 miles – Match Race 1 Shaffer Chevrolet 0:02:28 6 th 1 November: 3 miles – Free-for-all Lampkin Jordan Special 6th November: 2 miles – Victory Derby 1 Horey Maxwell 0:03:37 0:02:30 6th November: Ladies’ style driving contest 1 Mrs Fred Hoeltser Cadillac Staff Fairgrounds, Phoenix, AZ 8th November 1919 Ps # Driver 100 miles 1 Eddie Hearne 2 Roscoe Sarles 3 Cliff Durant Car Time Chevrolet Frontenac Chevrolet 1:29:09 Augusta, GA 14th November 1919 S.W.Jeffries was killed and E.M.Hart was fatally injured in an auto race at the Southern Exposition fair. The car overturned, pinning the men underneath. Fair Park, Dallas, TX 7th December 1919 – 1 mile dirt oval Ps # Driver 1 mile – Time Trial 1 John Boling 2 Larry Stone 3 Harry Demster 4 J.A.N.Boyd 5 Ed Buchanan 6 Ernie Fosnaugh 7 Tuck Fordyce Car Time Hudson National Peugeot Packard Chevrolet Hudson Mercer 0:00:54.4 0:00:56.8 0:00:57.4 0:00:59.4 0:01:01 0:01:01 0:01:03 5 miles – World’s Four-Cornered Challenge Race, Heat 1 (Flying Start) 1 Harry Demster Peugeot 0:05:15.2 2 Larry Stone National 3 Ernie Fosnaugh Hudson 4 Ed Buchanan Chevrolet hub cup - 28 - Top 2 qualify for finals. Buchanan claimed that he was hit by Fosnaugh, and staged a “spectacular wordy argument on the track”. 5 miles – World’s Four-Cornered Challenge Race, Heat 2 (Flying Start) 1 J.A.N.Boyd Packard 0:05:12.4 2 John Boling Hudson 3 Tuck Fordyce Mercer NS George Clark Duesenberg air line Top 2 qualify for finals. 50 minutes – World’s Championship 50 minute Free-for-all, Heat 1, for the American Legion Sweepstakes 1 J.A.N.Boyd Packard 24 laps 2 John Boling Hudson 23 laps 3 Larry Stone National 21 laps 4 George Clark Duesenberg 20 laps 5 Ernie Fosnaugh Hudson Special 13 laps 6 Tuck Fordyce Mercer 10 laps/spark plugs 7 Ed Buchanan Chevrolet 3 laps/con-rod The first 25 minutes were run on the 7th, the remaining distance to be completed on the 8th. These were known as the Victory Auto Races, and were run on behalf of the American Legion. They were originally scheduled for the 6th December, but were postponed to the 7th due to rain. The races to be held on the 8th were delayed to the 9th due to rain, and were delayed again until the 14th. However, no reports of the races from the 14th have been found. Other Matters of the Year Auto races were to be held at Bakersfield in February, sponsored by the Kern County Fair Association. On the 28th February, the Contest Board of the AAA reinstated drivers Earl Cooper and Tom Riley, who had been barred for driving in unsanctioned races. Plans were announced for a race meeting at Boone, IA, to be held on the 4th July. It isn’t known if the race took place. In an article in the Rio Grande Republic on the 4th July, it stated that Mr W.W.Cox was setting up an oil well in the Tularosa Basin, NM, and that after the well was set up, an automobile race would be held within 3 miles of the well site on a course of packed sand. It isn’t known if the race took place. S.G.Fielding leased the state fairgrounds at Wheeling, WV, to hold auto races on the 26th July. It isn’t known if the races took place. A 10 mile free-for-all, a 5 mile stock car race and a 5 mile motorcycle race were to be held at the Rockwell City Fair, IA, on the 29th July. It isn’t known if the races took place. Races were to take place at Worcester, MA, on the 1st September. No further details are known. A Farmer’s Ford race was to be held at the Marshfield Fair, WI, on the 5th September. It isn’t known if the race took place. The Kentucky State Fair was held at Louisville from the 8th-13th September. It was announced in advance that auto races were to be held on the final two days with Haugdahl, Horey, Ellingboe, Duray and Lampkin competing. However, as these drivers were competing at the New York State Fair on the 13th and 14th, they couldn’t have raced at Louisville. It isn’t known if the races took place. Races were to be held at the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka, KS, on the 12th-13th September, featuring Haugdahl, Horey, Willard, Duray and Cline. Again, Haugdahl and co were at the New York State Fair on the 13th, so probably didn’t compete, and no further details are known. IMCA were to hold an event at the Woodland Track, Sioux City, IA from the 14th-15th September, and it was announced that Haugdahl and Horey were to compete. This was their third booking for the weekend…… It isn’t known if the races took place, and of they did, Haugdahl and Horey probably didn’t take part, as they were at the New York State Fair on the 13th. Farm Bureau Day was held at Lorin Farr Park, UT, on the 23rd September, and it featured a women’s auto race. There were three contestants in Ford’s, and they had to crank the car, reverse it across a field and back keeping within certain limits, and had to repeat this three times. The result is not known. - 29 - A 10 mile free-for-all and a 6 mile Ford race were to be held at the North Manchester Fairgrounds, IN, on the 26th September. No further details are known. Races were to take place at Allentown, PA, on the 27th September. No further details are known. Races were to take place at the Hawkeye Fair and Exposition at Fort Dodge, IA, from the 29th-30th September, with Fred Horey and Sig Haugdahl to compete. No further details are known. A Ford auto race was to be held at the Cayuga County Fair, NY, on the 1st October. No further details are known. AAA sanctioned races were scheduled to take place at Trenton, NJ, on the 4th October. No further details are known. A 100 mile auto race was announced by the Tri-City Racing Association, to be held in Davenport, IA, on the 5th October. No further details are known. A race was announced to take place over a 14 mile course around Mina, NV, during the third week of November between and Essex and a Chevrolet run by competing garages. It isn’t known if the race took place. - 30 - 1920 1920 – AAA National Championships The results of the 1920 AAA championship are subject to a degree of controversy. As of 2010 when this was written, official Indycar results list Tom Milton as champion over a 10 race season. However, at the end of 1920 Gaston Chevrolet was declared champion over a 5 race season (the races being Beverly Hills on the 28th February, Indianapolis on the 31st May, Tacoma on the 5th July, Elgin on the 21st August, and Beverly Hills on the 25th November). So what happened? In 1951 Russ Catlin was looking through AAA files when he found a chart of a 10 race championship with Tommy Milton listed as champion. Catlin concluded that there had been a 10 race championship, but that Chevrolet had been posthumously awarded the championship after being killed in the 25th November Beverly Hills race. He presented the findings to the AAA, who agreed and awarded the championship to Milton, together with a trophy. However, the 10 race championship chart had been written in November 1926 by Arthur Means, a one time secretary of the AAA contest board who wondered what the points standings would have looked like in five more races were added, and was thrown into the official files sometime later. Val Haresnipe, another contest board official, was so impressed with Means’ work that he asked him to compile AAA points charts for the years 1909-1915 and 1917-1919 when there had been no championship – these are what are referred to as the Haresnipe championships. Both sets of championship standings are given below, together with the results for both the actual 5 race and “official” 10 race championship rounds for a record of completeness. Official Championship Standings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 = = 22 23 24 Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Gaston Chevrolet Ralph De Palma Roscoe Sarles Eddie O’Donnell Rene Thomas Eddie Hearne Joe Thomas Ralph Mulford Eddie Miller Art Klein Ira Vail I.P.Fetterman Ken Goodson Jean Chassagne Tom Alley Percy Ford Joe Boyer Bennett Hill Eddie Pullen Waldo Stein Pete Henderson John De Palma Actual Championship Standings 2095 1805 1135 605 580 525 520 495 416 395 290 217 140 70 61 50 36 35 30 30 30 25 14 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Gaston Chevrolet Tommy Milton Jimmy Murphy Ralph De Palma Roscoe Sarles Rene Thomas Joe Thomas Ralph Mulford Eddie Hearne Eddie Miller 1030 930 885 605 540 520 351 350 345 260 Beverly Hills, CA 28th February 1920 – 250 miles (1.25 miles x 200 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # 10 3 14 6 15 2 12 18 17 27 SP 1 4 15 5 13 14 2 8 17 11 Driver Jimmy Murphy Joe Thomas Ira Vail Ken Goodson Eddie O’Donnell Eddie Hearne Ralph Mulford Ralph De Palma John De Palma Eddie Pullen Car Name Duesenberg Frontenac Philburn Frontenac Hudson Chevrolet Meteor Ballot Mercedes Richards - 31 - Chassis Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Stutz Engine Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Stutz Ballot Mercedes Hudson Ballot Mercedes Hudson Laps 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 170 Time 2:25:17.59, 103.240 mph 2:26:33.15 2:27:10.15 2:29:01.59 2:30:04.20 2:33:22.47 2:46:18.88 2:46:26.46 2:50:32.07 Con-rod 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NQ 7 8 29 5 1 9 26 28 16 6 10 9 7 12 3 16 18 Joe Boyer Reeves Dutton Art Klein Roscoe Sarles Cliff Durant Tom Milton Bennett Hill Waldo Stein Toland Nicholson Lap Leaders: Frontenac Stutz Peugeot Frontenac Chevrolet Duesenberg White Special Oldfield Hudson 6 Tom Milton Joe Boyer Art Klein Ira Vail Eddie Pullen Jimmy Murphy Frontenac Stutz Peugeot Frontenac Stutz Duesenberg Delage Miller Hudson Frontenac Stutz Peugeot Frontenac Stutz Duesenberg Delage Miller Hudson 164 152 149 139 56 53 48 48 Piston Con-rod Accident/broken wheel Piston/spin Piston Burnt bearing Engine/air leak Crankcase DNS – Too slow 1-10,20-35,37-48,52 11-19,122-164 36,49-51,53-66 67-86 87-121 165-200 Roscoe Sarles relieved Goodson for laps 153-200. Pole Position Time: 39.14s AAA sanction 1173. Race had been scheduled for the 23rd February but was postponed due to rain. Beverly Hills, CA 28th March 1920 50 miles (1.25 miles x 40 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 # 29 9 7 8 3 17 14 SP Lap Leaders: Driver Art Klein Tom Milton Joe Boyer Eddie Hearne Joe Thomas John De Palma Ira Vail Car Name Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Stutz Frontenac Mercedes Philbrin Art Klein Tom Milton Joe Thomas Chassis Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Stutz Frontenac Mercedes Frontenac Engine Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Stutz Frontenac Mercedes Frontenac Laps 40 40 40 40 38 36 13 Time 0:27:05.00, 110.769 mph 0:27:05.20 0:27:05.22 Out Out Out 40 10-39 1-9 Race was postponed one week due to rain. 50 miles (1.25 miles x 40 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 # 10 2 4 5 6 15 SP Lap Leaders: Driver Jimmy Murphy Eddie Pullen Ralph De Palma Roscoe Sarles Eddie O’Donnell Bennett Hill Car Name Duesenberg Richards Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Roscoe Sarles Ralph De Palma Jimmy Murphy Eddie Pullen Chassis Duesenberg Hudson Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Engine Duesenberg Hudson Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Laps 40 40 40 40 40 40 Time 0:27:10.45, 110.399 mph 0:27:27.00 0:27:37.60 0:27:42.20 11 6,9-10,12-20 26-40 7-8,21-25 50 miles (1.25 miles x 40 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 # 9 29 2 5 10 4 6 7 SP Lap Leaders: Driver Tom Milton Art Klein Eddie Pullen Roscoe Sarles Jimmy Murphy Ralph De Palma Eddie Hearne Joe Boyer Art Klein Tom Milton Car Name Duesenberg Peugeot Richards Frontenac Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Chassis Duesenberg Peugeot Hudson Frontenac Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Engine Duesenberg Peugeot Hudson Frontenac Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Laps 40 40 40 40 40 40 27 5 2-4 1,5-40 Starters limited to first four finishers from the preliminary races. - 32 - Time 0:26:52.20, 111.649 mph 0:26:58.60 0:26:58.80 0:27:24.80 Burnt valve Valve AAA sanction 1169 Indianapolis, IN 30th May 1920 – 500 miles (2.5 miles x 200 laps) Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 4 3 Monroe Frontenac Frontenac 200 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 25 10 12 2 31 26 28 33 15 32 6 16 9 10 1 20 17 18 22 11 21 5 Gaston Chevrolet Rene Thomas Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Ralph De Palma Eddie Hearne Jean Chassagne Joe Thomas Ralph Mulford Pete Henderson John Boling Joe Boyer Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Ballot Monroe Mulford Revere Richards Frontenac Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Hudson Frontenac Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Hudson Frontenac 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 199 192 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ NQ 9 29 16 34 7 3 18 5 8 19 17 1 7 14 15 21 22 23 24 26 36 8 19 12 23 6 2 14 4 7 15 13 Ray Howard Eddie O’Donnell Jules Goux Willie Haupt Bennett Hill Louis Chevrolet Howard Wilcox Roscoe Sarles Art Klein Jean Porporato Andre Boillot Cliff Durant Louis Chevrolet Waldo Stein Tom Rooney Jack Scales Ira Vail Jules Ellingboe Jules Ellingboe Kurt Hitke Frank Elliott Peugeot Duesenberg Peugeot Meteor Frontenac Monroe Peugeot Monroe Frontenac Gregoire Peugeot Chevrolet Frontenac Oldfield Revere Gregoire Philbrin Ellingboe Ellingboe Kenworthy Revere Peugeot Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Peugeot Frontenac Frontenac Gregoire Peugeot Miller Frontenac Miller Duesenberg Gregoire Frontenac Peugeot Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Peugeot Frontenac Frontenac Gregoire Peugeot Miller Frontenac Miller Duesenberg Gregoire Frontenac 150 149 148 126 115 94 65 58 40 23 16 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 5:38:32.00, 88.618 mph 5:44:51.60 5:45:02.48 5:52:31.35 6:05:19.15 6:10:21.55 6:15:16.65 6:21:41.55 7:17:14.25 7:23:53.95 Flagged Accident on backstretch Engine Oil line Stalled Spring Steering arm Steering knuckle Mechanical Steering knuckle Steering knuckle Flagged – too slow Engine DNQ Practice accident DNQ Driver unfit DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Lap Leaders: Gaston Chevrolet Rene Thomas Ralph De Palma Jean Chassagne Joe Boyer Art Klein Relief Drivers: 3 3 6 7 9 15 28 28 32 34 Qual mph 91.55 93.95 90.20 88.70 99.15 88.05 95.45 92.80 00.00 81.15 81.85 96.90 84.60 88.20 84.30 85.48 90.55 96.30 88.82 90.75 92.70 79.98 85.40 187-200 63-69, 108-112 38-42, 113-186 13 1-11, 14-37, 43-62, 70-107 12 Salvatore Barbarino Jerry Wonderlich Ira Vail Roscoe Sarles Aldo Franchi Tom Alley Art Klein Harry Thickson Riley Brett Wade Morton 64-79 80-94 155-191 75-115 41-90 93-200 105-115 116-125 99-199 55-111 AAA sanction 1158 Uniontown, PA 19th June 1920 – Universal Trophy: 225 miles (1.125 miles x 200 laps) Pos 1 2 # 10 12 SP Driver Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg - 33 - Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Laps 200 200 Time 2:22:44.36, 94.578 mph 2:23:29.98 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 29 31 3 7 6 5 10 11 12 34 2 4 13 NQ NQ NA NA NA 8 14 21 Eddie O’Donnell I.P.Fetterman Ralph Mulford Bennett Hill Joe Thomas Roscoe Sarles Ernie Ansterberg Wade Morton Ralph De Palma Gaston Chevrolet Art Klein Waldo Stein Denny Hickey Eddie Pullen Willie Haupt Joe Boyer 34 Lap Leaders: Tommy Milton Duesenberg Duesenberg Monroe Frontenac Monroe Monroe Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 2:26:24.45 2:28:01.61 2:32:54.60 2:37:25.79 2:38:03.35 2:40:14.60 2:42:02.87 Meteor Ballot Monroe Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac 179 121 117 Accident Valve Valve spring Frontenac Oldfield Hudson Duesenberg Meteor Frontenac Frontenac Miller Hudson Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Hudson Duesenberg 0 Out DNS DNS Car driven by Morton. 44-200 Morton’s car threw a tyre and rolled – he and his mechanician Arthur Kemps were seriously hurt. AAA sanction 1168 Tacoma, WA 5th July 1920 – 200 miles (2 miles x 100 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 # 10 2 15 8 28 12 6 11 7 3 9 SP 1 2 3 Driver Tom Milton Ralph Mulford Eddie Hearne Art Klein Roscoe Sarles Jimmy Murphy Gaston Chevrolet Eddie O’Donnell Joe Boyer Joe Thomas Ralph De Palma Cliff Durant Lap Leaders: Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Car Name Duesenberg Mulford Revere Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Monroe Duesenberg Frontenac Monroe Duesenberg Chevrolet Chassis Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Stutz Engine Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Stutz Laps 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 97 78 75 3 Time 2:23:28.0, 83.643 mph 2:25:18.6 2:27:13.6 2:28:45.0 2:29:33.0 2:29:52.0 2:40:52.0 2:44:15.0 Cracked head Dropped valve Oil leak Con-rod bearing Engine Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Laps 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 0 0 Time 3:09:54, 80.569 mph 3:11:01 3:12:47 3:12:59 3:16:35 3:24:14 3:33:03 3:45:59 Out Out 1-4,11-100 5-10 AAA sanction 1188 Elgin, IL 28th August 1920 – 255 miles (8.5 miles x 30 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # 2 10 12 9 3 8 15 5 SP Driver Ralph De Palma Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Ralph Mulford Eddie O’Donnell Percy Ford Tom Alley Gaston Chevrolet Eddie Hearne Waldo Stein Car Name Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Monroe Duesenberg Frontenac Revere Monroe Revere Monroe Chassis Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Joe Thomas relieved Alley for laps 25-30. AAA sanction 1175. Postponed from the 21st August due to rain. - 34 - Uniontown, PA 6th September 1920 – 4th Annual Autumn Classic: 225 miles (1.125 miles x 200 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 # 10 12 14 9 41 11 SP 21 7 Driver Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Eddie Hearne Eddie O’Donnell Gaston Chevrolet Eddie Miller Waldo Stein Lora Corum Denny Hickey I.P.Fetterman Bennett Hill Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Revere Duesenberg Monroe Duesenberg Monroe Frontenac G&C Duesenberg Frontenac Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Duesenberg Frontenac Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Hudson Duesenberg Frontenac Laps 200 200 200 200 200 200 191 110 80 64 8 Time 2:20:24.19, 96.151 mph 2:21:24.19 2:24:34.71 2:25:10.14 2:26:30.32 2:35:56.15 Flagged Accident Dist. Gear Burnt valve Out Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Stutz Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Stutz Laps 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 170 36 Time 2:04:32, 96.36 mph 2:05:59 AAA sanction 1202 Fresno, CA 2nd October 1920 – 200 miles (1 mile x 200 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NQ # 12 9 1 3 11 10 15 2 5 7 SP 2 1 5 7 6 3 9 8 4 Lap Leaders: Driver Jimmy Murphy Eddie O’Donnell Tom Milton Gaston Chevrolet Joe Thomas Roscoe Sarles Eddie Hearne Ralph De Palma Bennett Hill Jim Crosby Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Monroe Duesenberg Duesenberg Revere Ballot Monroe Patterson Ralph De Palma Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Eddie O’Donnell Joe Thomas 16-29 133-161 30-36, 68-132, 162-200 1-15, 37-54 55-87 AAA sanction 1188 – San Joaquin automobile races. - 35 - Oil line Low oil pressure Barred by the AAA View of the track before completion, from the Bakersfield Californian, 25th September 1920. Beverly Hills, CA 25th November 1920 – 250 miles (1.25 miles x 200 laps) Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NQ NQ NQ # 10 11 14 12 3 6 9 7 8 4 1 SP 2 1 Lap Leaders: Driver Roscoe Sarles Eddie Miller Eddie Hearne Jimmy Murphy Joe Thomas Gaston Chevrolet Eddie O’Donnell Jim Crosby Al Melcher Al Thiele Tom Milton Alton Soules Dave Lewis Stuart Wilkinson Jimmy Murphy Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Revere Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Patterson Melcher Thiele Durant Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Stutz Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg 1 - 36 - Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Stutz Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Laps 200 200 200 200 170 146 138 106 74 34 21 Time 2:25:20, 103.21 mph 2:27:14 2:27:27 2:31:41 Flagged Fatal accident Fatal accident Flagged Burnt piston Burnt bearing Valve DNS – too slow DNS – too slow DNS – too slow Roscoe Sarles 2-200 Gaston Chevrolet, Eddie O’Donnell and Lyall Jolls (O’Donnell’s mechanician) were all fatally injured. Chevrolet’s mechanic, John Bresnahan, was seriously injured. AAA sanction 1192 Other US events of 1920 “No sport or game has the drawing power that is possessed by the automobile race. You can sit near the ring and watch champion pugilists hammer each other with blows that would kill the ordinary man. You can become excited beyond the usual limits in seeing a horse race, as the favorite you have placed your money on tears down the home stretch in front with mane flying and tail extended. You can see two down and two strikes on the home team in the last of the ninth inning with the visitors one run ahead and then the home-run artist of the team looks over the last big one and smashes it against the fence for a homer, giving your team a chance for the game. You can behold the foothall star break away from his interference in the last of the last quarter and dash the length of the field for the touchdown that is needed to win the game for your team. But the thrills experienced in these sports are as nothing compared with those of the spectators watching with breathless excitement the automobile races.” Muskogee Times Democrat International Motor Contest Association Championship Standings 1 Louis Disbrow Galveston Beach, TX 11th April 1920 5 miles – Cars under $2000 1 2 3 4 Hutchings Sealy Jr 5 Allen 6 Oldfield R Chevrolet Essex Oldsmobile roadster Ford Ford Ford Essex roadster 0:06:05 0:07:20 0:07:21 0:07:21 0:07:30 0:07:37 5 miles – Free-for-all Race called off due to impossibility of clearing the track. Galveston Beach, TX 18th April 1920 A race between an Essex belong to Charles Newding and a Chevrolet owned by W.E.Townes, which both participated in the races held the previous Sunday, was to run off on the west beach. The result is not known. Davis, CA 24th April 1920 Auto race to be held as part of the big Davis picnic in the grounds of the University Farm School. Charlemont Fairgrounds, MA 13th May 1920 – ½ mile oval 5 miles 1 C.H.Willey 0:08:37 - 37 - 2 W.T.Turner Fastest Lap: 41s Stockton (Fairgrounds?), CA 16th May 1920 Wayne W.Russell, one of the promoters of the track, was killed on the 6th May when he lost control of his car when trying out the track. The car left the circuit and rolled several times, Russell dieing of his injuries in hospital that night. Muskogee Speedway, OK 19th May 1920 Automobile race Waterson Special Maxwell One of the cars failed on lap 7. Part of the Shriners of Eastern Oklahoma ceremonial day celebrations Galesburg, IL 22nd May 1920 Oscar “Wild” Anderson competed. Peoria, IL 23rd May 1920 George Clark and Jimmie Costa competed. Cass County Fairgrounds, Logansport, IN 26th May 1920 Entrants: George Clark Jimmie Costa Oscar “Wild” Anderson Larry D.Stone Peugeot Sanctioned by IMCA. A best time of 1m15 was recorded for a mile on the track during the meeting. Butler County Fairgrounds, OH 31st May 1920 Entrants: George Clark Larry D.Stone Jimmie Costa Harry Davies Oscar “Wild” Anderson Duesenberg Peugeot Fiat Rajo Chevrolet IMCA races Galesburg, IL 31st May 1920 – 1 mile oval - 38 - Circuit leased by the Tri-State Racing Association to host a 100 mile free-for-all. Kings Speedway, CA 31st May 1920 15 miles 1 Joe Lewis R Jim Drake 0:17:05 fatal accident Driver James Merwin “Jim” Drake and his riding mechanic Claude McDonald killed on the first lap after hitting the fence – Drakes body was dragged 50 feet and then impaled on a post. Five cars started the race Fair Park, Dallas, TX 5th-6th June 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 5th June: 5 miles – Southwestern Derby, Heat 1 1 Fred Melaun Ford Prince Henry 2 J.F.Stewart Flanders C.Craft Ford C.O.Mausy Ford Frank Clements Buick S.Smith Stutz Frank Melaun Ford W.F.See Ford Bill Stoorza Chevrolet Al Striegel Lozer S.Clark Hudson B.Stoddard Ford 5th June: 5 miles – Southwestern Derby, Heat 2 1 Frank Clements Buick 0:04:46 5th June: 5 miles 1 Leon Duray 2 Cline 5th June: Auto Polo Game America 0 – Canada 2 5th June: 10 miles - Feature 1 Lampkin Essex 2 Cline Victoria Special 3 Leon Duray Duray Special 0:14:42 The cars practiced for the races at Fair Park on the 2nd June – Claypool’s car threw a tyre, but he stayed on track and upright. 6th June: 3 miles – Professional Race 1 Cline Briscoe 2 Leon Duray Duray Special 3 Dave Koetzla Essex 0:03:06 6th June: Auto Polo Game America 1 – Canada 0 6th June: 10 miles – Local race for Dallas cars 1 Malone Ford Special 2 Cusick Chevrolet 3 Clements Buick 0:11:53 6th June: 25 miles - Southwestern Derby, Heat 1 1 Lampkin Essex 6th June: 25 miles - Southwestern Derby, Heat 2 1 Lampkin Essex 2 Leon Duray Duray Special 3 Cline Briscoe - 39 - 0:24:35 6th June: 25 miles - Southwestern Derby, Heat 3 1 Leon Duray Duray Special 2 Lampkin Essex 3 Claypool Case 0:24:07 Lampkin won the Southwestern Derby by winning two of the three heats. Duray was second, Claypool third. 6th June: 6 miles - Consolation Race 1 Kraft 2 Scarzon Chevrolet 3 Stegal Lozier 0:06:17 Sanctioned by IMCA under the auspices of the Gaston Park Stadium Committee. Dave Koetzla in an Essex overturned his car during one race but was thrown clear and was uninjured. Fort Miami, OH 5th-6th June 1920 Entrants: Larry D.Stone Swede Anderson Dick Seip Jimmy Costa Harry Davies Ray Rountree Earnie Fosnaugh Eddie Hickey Peugeot Special Chevrolet Duesenberg Fiat Rajo Special Zip Ray Hudson Drexel Mansfield Fairgrounds, OH 6th June 1920 Two days after this meeting the following letter regarding it appeared in the Mansfield News: I wish to announce to my many friends and patrons that I had nothing to do whatsoever with the promoting of the automobile race held last Sunday. They were promoted by a Youngstown outfit who simply came in and put up a Hippodrome show in which they all receive their share of the money received at the gate whether they win or not, and leave town as soon as possible. They do not care whether they put up a good show or not for they already have your monet and do not anticipate returning again. I have arranged to promote five race meets, the first one to be held June 20th. At these meets I will absolutely have the best riders that it is possible for me to get and at each meet I will endeavor to have the best Motorcycle men that it is possible for me to obtain. In order that you may enjoy these meets to the fullest extent I am barring no expense. They begin repairing the grand stand this week so it will be as strong as ever and in A No. 1 condition. We are also oiling the complete track so there will be no dust and the public will be able to see the entire race from beginning to the end without their clothes and cars and also disposition being ruined. “Mud” R.B.Gardner. Great Bend, KS 15th June 1920 L.C.Korbs entered two Ford’s in the free-for-all auto race. Tyngsborough, MA 24th June 1920 The Lowell Notre Dame Alumnae Association held its annual basket picnic in the grounds of the Notre Dame sisters, which featured an automobile race. Cass County Fairgrounds, IA 3rd July 1920 10 miles – Free-for-all - 40 - 1 2 3 4 NS No Emil Nelson Pitman Gene Parker Cocklin “Ras” Bailey other starters Nelson Special Mercer Ford Overland 0:14:40.5 practice accident Great Bend, KS – Pueblo, CO 3rd July 1920 Four cars to compete, two going via the Santa Fe Trail through Dodge City and Garden City, the other going via the Kansas/Colorado Boulevard through Ness City, Dighton and Scott City. Humboldt Fairgrounds, IA 3rd July 1920 Stock car races – did take place. Oshkosh Fairgrounds, WI 3rd July 1920 Entrants: Leon Duray Louis Disbrow Fred Horey Dave Koetzla Bob Kline Irvin Hoffman Dave/Harry? Gilchrist Fort Miami, OH 4th July 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Light car race 1 Benny Lawwell 25 miles – Free-for-all 1 Joe Fielding 2 Benny Lawwell Packard FAST Racing Association races. Jack Dewitt died on the 6th July at Toledo city hospital as a result of injuries sustained when he crashed his Ford through a fence during the meeting. Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS 5th July 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver 1 mile – Time Trials 1 Leonard Kerbs 2 Johnny Mais 3 Fred Lentz 4 Jake Strickler 5 Elmer J.Negy 6 Stone 7 J.J.Higgins 8 Hershberger 9 Buddy Graves 10 Jeff Crafford Car Time Ford Essex Hudson Hudson Haynes Overland Buick Studebaker Elgin Ford 0:01:07.4 0:01:10.6 0:01:13.6 0:01:15.0 0:01:17.5 0:01:17.6 0:01:20.8 0:01:21.0 0:01:23.4 0:01:24.75 5 miles – Race for the slowest half of the cars in the Time Trial 1 Stone Overland 0:06:30.2 2 Hershberger Studebaker 3 Buddy Graves Elgin J.J.”Toots” Higgins Buick Jeff Crafford Ford - 41 - 5 miles – Race for the fastest half of the cars in the Time Trial 1 Johny Mais Essex 0:06:09.6 2 Fred Lentz Hudson 3 Elmer J.Negy Haynes R Jake Stricker Hudson 3 laps/engine R Leonard Kerbs Ford 1 lap/wheel 1 mile – Exhibition Run 1 Elfrieda Mais Essex 0:01:11.6 15 miles – Free-for-all 1 Johnny Mais 2 Elmer Negy 3 Fred Lentz 4 Leonard Kerbs 5 J.J.Higgins NS Jake Strickler NS Stone Essex Haynes Hudson Ford Buick Hudson Overland 0:19:20.2 Reo 0:01:30.0 engine hub Lima Driving Park, OH 5th July 1920 Ford stock cars 1 H.V.Lang Four entries 1 mile - Truck race Only one truck turned up…. Lima Concert Band staged a Variety Race Meet featuring two bicycle races, one Ford stock car race, and one stock truck race. Pablo Beach, Jacksonville, FL 5th July 1920 Fred Bradley was running his car on the beach during the morning, practicing for races later that day, when around noon his car struck quicksand and overturned. Bradley was taken to Jacksonville hospital where he died later that day. Parsons, KS 5th July 1920 – ½ mile oval 10 1 2 R laps - Stock car race Gandy Daniels Shay Bill Bennett Maxwell Overland Dodge 0:07:53 3 laps Ruskin Park, SD 5th July 1920 Light car races to be held. The 50 mile auto race was postponed until later in the summer. St.Louis, MO 5th July 1920 A.L.Waters (Maxwell Special) captured first money in the National Championship Race. - 42 - Winchester Speedway, IN 5th July 1920 Entrants: Ralph Ormsby Harvey Crane 10 & 25 mile race Laramie, WY 5th-6th July 1920 Automobile race to be held as part of the Laramie Plains Roundup. Delhi Fairgrounds, NY 7th July 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval 10 miles 1 Ray Colburn R Frank Zerillo Buick D54 Essex 0:15:45 mechanical 10 miles 1 Frank Zerillo Essex 2 Ray Colburn Buick D54 A new Essex car was sourced for this race and subsequent ones. 10 miles 1 Ray Colburn 2 Frank Zerillo Buick D54 Essex Ford Car Race 1 William Mable 2 Clifford Little 3 H.Gregory 0:07:46 Chippewa Falls Fairgrounds, WI 8th July 1920 Entrants: Louis Disbrow Essex Fred Horey Case Dave Koetzla Essex Bob Kline Briscoe Floyd Willard Monroe Reynolds Wisconsin Special Leon Duray Maley Gilchrist Hoffman The four drivers without cars were listed in advance as entrants, but did not appear. 3 miles 1 Louis Disbrow 2 Bob Kline 3 Dave Koetzla 4 Floyd Willard 5 miles 1 Bob Kline 2 Fred Horey 3 Reynolds 0:03:58 0:06:43 - 43 - 3 miles 1 Fred Horey 2 Louis Disbrow 3 Bob Kline 10 1 2 3 miles Louis Disbrow Fred Horey Reynolds Bob Kline Floyd Willard R Dave Koetzla 0:03:58.8 Originally scheduled for the 5th July. Erie County Fairgrounds, Sandusky Fairgrounds, OH 11th July 1920 - 44 - 0:13:17 Entrants: Joe Fielding Allen Porter Benny Lawwell Paul Auxter FAST Racing Association races – postponed until the 18th July due to rain. Erie County Fairgrounds, Sandusky Fairgrounds, OH 18th July 1920 FAST Racing Association races – postponed to the 25th July due to rain. Lima Driving Park, OH 19th July 1920 Entrants: Ralph Ormsby Rolfe, IA 20th July 1920 7.5 miles 2 Harold McCall R Nelson 29 starters Buick Humboldt Fairgrounds, IA 24th July 1920 Four stock car races to be held, including a ladies race. Erie County Fairgrounds, Sandusky Fairgrounds, OH 25th July 1920 3 miles – Light Cars 1 Harvey Crane 2 Leonard Burton Ford Buick 3 miles – Heavy Cars 1 Joe Fielding 2 Ernie Rhodes 3 Charles Coleman Packard Hudson Mercer 3 miles – for winners of races 1 & 2 1 Harvey Crane Ford 2 Joe Fielding Packard 10 miles – Free-for-all 1 Gordy Henderson Essex 2 Bennie Lawwell Ford special 3 Joe Fielding Packard 4 Babe Forsythe Buick Race was cut to five miles. Five mile heats had been cut to three miles because of the dust. 3 miles – for non-winners of races 1 & 2 1 Charles Coleman Mercer 2 Leonard Burton Buick R Porter Ford Delhi Fairgrounds, NY 7th August 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval - 45 - The 10 mile auto race between the Buick and the Essex started, but on the first lap the Buick suffered broken steering gear, and although another Buick was sent for, the race was called off. The Ford stock car race was held, but the result is unknown. Carroll County Fairgrounds, IA 13th August 1920 5 miles – Ladies race 1 Mrs Ralph Mendenhall Jordan 6 2 Mrs W.I.Saul Nash 3 Mrs Henry Bolte Ford 4 Mrs R.M.Moehn Ford Race time was just over 7 minutes. Pittman, NJ 14th August 1920 (estimated) William Alberti’s wheel collapsed during a race here, causing him to go through the fence. Sedalia, Missouri State Fairgrounds, MO 16th August 1920 Entrants: Jimmy Costa George Clark Larry Stone Missouri state fair. Spirit Lake, IA 18th August 1920 - 46 - 4 miles – Ford Stock Cars 1 Taylor 2 Weed 3 Hartman 4 Maish 5 miles – Free-for-all stripped cars 1 Vincent Chevrolet 2 TerVeen Dodge 3 Rich Saxon 4 Williams Ford 5 Borhmer Haynes 6 McCoy Chalmers 0:05:42 piston accident 5 miles – Stock cars 1 Mueller Pierce-Arrow truck 2 Maish Hupmobile 3 Woodrum Velie 4 Burgess Oakland 5 Hartman Packard 10 1 2 3 miles – Free-for-all stripped cars McCoy Chevrolet Vincent Chevrolet Fuller Hall Scott TerVeen Dodge Rich Saxon Carr Ford Winning time was about 14 minutes. Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL 21st August 1920 Entrants: Fred Horey Races postponed from the 20th due to rain. Mississippi Valley Amusement Park, Davenport, IA 21st August 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Entrants: Sig Haughdahl Dave Koetzla Putty Hoffman Jimmie Craft Ray Burr Lampkin Floyd Willard John Raimey Pat Clancy James Craft Louis Disbrow Petersburg, IN 21st August 1920 - 47 - 1 2 3 4 Worth E.Schloeman Jigger Johnson Oldham Virgil Medlock Craig-Hunt Hunter Special Maxwell Overland 75 Sonoma County Fairgrounds, CA 23rd-29th August 1920 To feature a 50 mile automobile race. Ellenville Fairgrounds, NY 27th August 1920 5 miles – Ford race 1 E.D.Sheeley 2 Percy Goldsmith 3 Floyd Ackerley 4 Clarence Ronk 5 miles – Ford Race 1 Percy Goldsmith 2 E.D.Sheeley 3 Clarence Ronk 4 Floyd Ackerley 0:08:04 Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 27th August 192 3 miles 1 Roscoe Sarles 2 Watters 3 Davis 4 Roundtree Rajo Drexel Severin Special Rajo-Ford 3 miles 1 Louis Disbrow 2 Floyd Willard Essex Monroe 5 miles 1 Ray Burr Lampkin 2 Ray Claypool 3 Larry Stone 25 1 2 3 R R Duesenberg Simplex miles – Hawkeye Sweepstakes Ray Claypool Simplex Watters Essex Floyd Willard Monroe Clancy Essex Ray Burr Lampkin Duesenberg Lap Leaders: 0:04:02.4 0:29:29.8 -1 lap -2 laps 29 laps/accident 22 laps/lost wheel Lampkin 1-22 Claypool 23-50 Marshfield Fairgrounds, MA 27th August 1920 10 miles 1 Frank Roohe 0:15:09 2 Charles Jason 3 George Bowser There were six entries. One car overturned during the race and retired. Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, CA 29th August 1920 50 miles – Free-for-all - 48 - 0:08:01 3 Chester Villa R Arlo Beattie R Gilbert Wells De Sousa Special 18 laps/burst tyre/fatal accident accident/hit tree Wisconsin State Fair Park, WI 31st August 1920 – 1 mile oval Time Trials 1 Ray Burr Lampkin 2 Fred Horey = Ray Claypool Duesenberg Briscoe Simplex 0:00:51 0:00:52 0:00:52 Case Essex 0:04:52 5 miles 1 Louis Disbrow 2 Ray Claypool 3 Ray Burr Lampkin Essex Simplex Duesenberg 0:04:46 Match Race 1 Fred Horey 2 Ray Claypool Briscoe Simplex 5 miles 1 Putty Hoffman 2 Louis Disbrow 5 starters 5 miles – Invitation pursuit 1 Fred Horey Briscoe 2 Putty Hoffman Case 0:04:04 10 miles – Badger State Sweepstakes 1 Fred Horey Essex 2 George Clark Chevrolet special 8 starters 0:09:32 Glidden Tour September 1920 Event was to take place along Lincoln Highway, with cars to start on the Atlantic coast and go to Pacific coast. A lack of manufacturer entries meant that the event was postponed. Mississippi State Fairgrounds, Jackson, MS September 1920 (estimated) – ½ mile dirt oval 25 miles 1 Cole Aero-Eight 0:33 1 mile 1 Cole Aero Eight 0:01:17 Race was described as being held “recently” when reported on the 19th September. Muldrow, OK 2nd September 1920 1 Moody Patton 2 R.G.Patton 3 Joe Fargo Part of the trades day celebrations. - 49 - Allen County Fairgrounds, KS 3rd September 1920 To feature a 5 mile auto race, and demonstration drive by Elfrida Mais. Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 3rd September 1920 Entrants: Louis Disbrow Ray (Burr) Lampkin Bob Cline Floyd Willard Jimmy Costa Swede Anderson Larry Stone Adams County Speedway, IA 4th September 1920 Entrants: A.L.Waters Willis Young Tommie Wilde 13 Bert Lasher 10 Chick Ward Jack Crouse 2 Rufus Hoefer Mudget Maxwell Special Hudson Stutz Ford Special Ford Special Dodge Ford Special Essex To include the 25 mile Victory Sweepstakes. Combination Park, Medford, MA 4th September 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 mile – Exhibition, Flying Start 1 Miss Zenita Neville Hudson 2 Bill Endicott Velie Bluebird 5 laps – Match Race, Rolling Start 1 Bill Endicott Velie Bluebird 2 Beals Kenworthy 1 lap 1 2 = 4 – Time Trials Quinn Fish Keene Pynn 3 miles 1 Quinn 2 Keene 3 Fish Only 3 starters 2 miles 1 Bill Endicott 2 Quinn 3 Pynn 0:03:15 Maxwell Stutz Mercer Hudson 0:00:36.6 0:00:39 0:00:39 0:00:40 Maxwell Mercer Stutz 0:06:39.6 Velie Bluebird Briscoe Hudson 0:03:57 8 laps - Australian Pursuit 1 Beals Kenworthy Quinn Briscoe Fish Stutz Keene Mercer 0:05:36 15 laps - 50 - 1 Quinn 2 Beals 3 Carter 4 Fish Six Starters Briscoe Kenworthy Velie Bluebird Stutz 10 laps – Ford Free-for-all 1 John F.Foley Ford 2 C.Wilson Ford 6 starters, 2 retirements 0:09:58 0:07:18 9 laps Run by the New England Automobile Racing Association. Galesburg, IL 4th September 1920 25 miles – Heat 1 1 D.E.Powell Duesenberg 0:23:58 25 miles – Heat 2 1 Cliff Woodbury Chandler Special 0:23:53 Chandler Special Duesenberg McCoy Special Duesenberg Powell Special Roller Special Mitchell Special Duesenberg 0:46:55 50 1 2 3 R miles Cliff Woodbury Roy Smith J.J.McCoy D.E.Powell Harry Star H.S.Roller G.E.Thorpe Joe King - 51 - 26 laps/wheel Lebanon Fairgrounds, PA 4th September 1920 – 1/2 mile dirt oval 3 miles – Heat 1 1 H.Williams 2 Harry Long 3 Joseph Hoppe R Ed Morris Ford 16v Oldsmobile Mercer 0:02:28 lost tyre 3 miles – Heat 2 1 William Alberti 2 William Strickler 3 Simonds R Robert Patterson Ford Special S&S Special Chevrolet Chalmers 0:02:31.2 5 miles – Final 1 William Strickler 2 H.Williams 3 William Alberti S&S Special Ford 16v Ford Special 0:05:55.2 0:05:56 0:06:07 10 1 2 R Ford Ford Special S&S Special 0:11:37 miles – Free-for-all H.Williams William Alberti William Strickler 16 laps 15 1 2 3 miles – Free-for-all William Alberti Ford Special 0:18:21 H.Williams Ford 16v Robert Patterson Chalmers Harry Long Oldsmobile After finishing, Alberti’s steering locked up, causing the car to go through the inside fence and overturn. Alberti jumped clear and was uninjured. Races run by the Middle States Racing Association. Also entered into what was to be an international race with Strickler (representing the USA) and Alberti (representing Italy) was Eugene Correnal, who was to represent Brazil. Correnal was in fact Irineu Corrêa, born in Petrópolis, Brazil, on the 24th January 1900, who died on the Gavea circuit in Rio de Janeiro on the 2nd June 1935 in an automobile accident during a race. He came to the USA in 1920 to compete in various races. However, the international race wasn’t run, and Correnal/Corrêa wasn’t listed in the money paying results. Akron, OH 6th September 1920 Promoted by Paul G.Wade. Burlington, IA 6th September 1920 - 52 - 1 mile - Time Trials 1 Cliff Woodbury 2 H.S.Roller 3 A.E.Powell 4 Gus Schrader 5 Joe King 6 J.J.McCoy Frontenac Roller Special Duesenberg Nash Special Duesenberg McCoy Special 5 miles – Stock cars 1 D.B.Hodges 2 A.E.Powell R Gus Schrader Stutz Marmon Nash 0:06:59.0 10 1 2 3 Roller Special Ford Ford 0:13:09.4 miles – Ford race H.S.Roller R.E.Mayes Ross Kastendycke 0:01:07.4 0:01:08.8 0:01:09.2 0:01:11.2 0:01:11.2 0:01:13.4 6 laps/brakes 15 1 2 3 miles – Cars under 30 hp Gus Schrader Nash Special J.J.McCoy McCoy Special Frank Schenck R.E.Mayes Ford R H.S.Roller Roller Special 8 laps/engine 0:18:32.6 9 laps/driveshaft housing Australian Pursuit 1 J.J.McCoy Duesenberg = A.E.Powell Duesenberg R Joe King Duesenberg 2 laps/overheating NS Cliff Woodbury Frontenac Woodbury disliked his placing and refused to run. After 15 miles McCoy and Powell were effectively neckand-neck, so the race was stopped and the purse split between McCoy and Powell. - 53 - 25 miles 1 Cliff Woodbury Frontenac 2 Gus Schrader Nash Special 3 A.E.Powell Duesenberg 4 Joe King Duesenberg R J.J.McCoy McCoy Special There were only five starters 0:30:38.8 47 laps 20 laps Centlivre Park, IN 6th September 1920 Entrants: Ben Lawwell Joe Fielding Ernie Rhodes Fred Sullivan Charles Coleman Dwight Porter S.Wolf R.Somer FAST Racing Association races Chas. Dean Track, Palatine, IL 6th September 1920 25 miles – Ford race 1 William Holmes 0:39:40 R Elfring lost oil There were three entries. Elfring was leading by over a lap when he retired. Cincinnati Speedway, Sharonville, OH 6th September 1920 As early as January 1920, the Cincinnati Speedway Association (CSA) obtained sanction from the American Automobile Association for a sweepstakes race to he held on Labor Day, but given that the board oval at the venue had seen all of its lumber surface shipped out during WW2, it was never likely to take place. And so it proved. On the 12th January, it was announced that some of the large bondholders of the CSA were trying to secure the Carpentier-Dempsey boxing fight for the speedway, but these plans were dropped after the fight went to Tijuana, Jim Coffroth offering a higher purse. This attempt at recovering some investment return having failed, it was then announced that the CSA would sell the venue at a public auction in the sheriff’s office on the 1st May. The property originally cost $700,000, and it was announced that the bondholders themselves would buy the track. That auction failed, as did further auctions in an attempt to raise sufficient money to satisfy the bondholders, with the value of the property being constantly reappraised. It was stated in the Milwaukee Journal of the 29th August that the property had been reappraised at $120,000, which would enable the bondholders to purchase it for $80,000, and that there would be no opportunity for the stockholders, holding $500,000 of stock, to get anything out of the property. On the 25th November, the Speedway and the 326 acres it occupied was finally sold for $81,000 by Judge Stanley Struble. - 54 - Lagoon, UT 6th September 1920 Speed carnival, including a stock car race and a Ford race. Three of the competing cars were sabotaged before the races. The big Packard owned by C.H.Reilley and which C.D.Sprague was to drive in the free-forall was damaged when someone poured acid into the radiator and ground emery and steel shavings into the oil tank. The car was being practiced at speed when the car bucked violently and locked up, skidding to a halt. The Paige to be driven by Skid Benson had all of its oil removed, and this also caused the engine to lock solid. The valve springs on one of the 16 valve Fords were smashed by a hammer. Reilley offered a reward of $250 for the identity of the person responsible for the damage, and Frank G.Blake, manager of the race meeting, offered $100. Marion Fairgrounds, IA 6th September 1920 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Dacil Cubbage 2 Jay Hess 3 Harringer L.S.Bennets C.E.Spargrove Ford 0:07:00 5 miles – Ford stock cars 1 Bobbie Burns/Wes Dye 2 Harrigan 3 Stirm 0:08:30 Pablo Beach, Jacksonville, FL 6th September 1920 Horace Simon Russell was killed when his car somersaulted three times during a race and pinned him beneath it. His mechanican, Cecil Loeb, was also seriously injured. A.Y.Harrison and C.L.Smith were seriously injured when their car overturned in the same race. F.Ferguson and C.Madden were injured then the car they were in hit a telegraph pole. Pikes Peak Hillclimb, CO 6th September 1920 Ps # 1 7 2 6 3 1 4 8 5 22 3 16 24 14 23 10 21 26 25 11 R 5 R 12 NS 15 19 17 20 DQ 4 NS NS Driver Otto Loesche Al M.Cline Fred Junk Glen Schultz Percy Green Harry F.O’Brien Don McKinnon H.Loren Chapin Cecil Howard Roy Duncan George F.Martine Frank P.Vallely John Gardner E.H.Hulen Kenneth Eppich Ralph Mulford E.J.Beatty Lee Rice Guy Peterson Sam Marcus B.N.Ramsey Hal Brinker F.W.Frammell Car Lexington Special Lexington Special Hudson Velie Marmon Templar McKinnon Ford Chalmers Packard Chalmers Cadillac Thomas Fiat National Paige Oldsmobile Oldsmobile California Haynes Ford Dorris Lincoln - 55 - Time 0:22:25.4 0:22:30.8 0:23:17.0 0:24:01.0 0:25:49.6 0:28:51.0 0:33:07.8 0:33:45.2 0:33:45.2 0:38:08.8 0:38:29.2 Loesche set the FTD, and was awarded the Penrose Trophy. Small Car Class 1 William Bentrup 2 David Lewis Chevrolet Special Essex Special 0:24:05.2 0:25:56.2 The event took place during a driving snow storm and bitter winds. An airplane race was also held. Sandusky Fairgrounds, OH 6th September 1920 5 miles 1 Wilson Wangler R Vic Miller No other starters Buick Regal 0:07:29 7 laps/engine Spencer Park, IN 6th September 1920 5 miles 1 1 Ralph Williams Buick Special Seven entrants, one retired 10 miles ? 25 miles 1 1 Ralph Williams 2 2 Max Williams 3 7 Dewey Woodling R James R.Hill Six entrants Other Entrants: Russell McMillen L.E.Nickels Buick Special Buick Special Buick Special Ford Special Mercer Special Run under the auspices of the Hoosier Racing Association. Winchester Speedway, IN 6th September 1920 50 miles 1 Worth Schloeman 10 starters, 5 finished. Queen City Park, Beatrice, NE 8th September 1920 - 56 - accident Williamsburg Fairgrounds, IA 8th-9th September 1920 Automobile races to be held as part of American Legion celebrations. Delhi Fairgrounds, NY 9th September 1920 Race 1 William Mable Simplex R Ray Colburn Buick 6 Roadster Colburn suffered a tyre blow-out, causing him to leave the track and go up a bank on the outside of the circuit. Cedar Falls, IA 9th September 1920 Part of the Cedar Valley Fair. Rain caused the races to be postponed to the 10th. Indiana State Fairgrounds, IN 10th September 1920 Heat 1 Harry Demster driving Auburn #16 suffered a rear axle breakage, causing the right rear wheel to fly off through the fence and into the spectators, killing George Sample. Demster escaped serious injury. Event probably sanctioned by IMCA, as Sig Haugdahl competed in the races. Cass County Fairgrounds, Atlantic, IA 10th September 1920 10 1 2 3 4 R NS miles – Free-for-all Emil Nelson Gene Parker Tom Sorensen Dean Ledgerwood Harold “Baldy” McCall Guy Hayter Nelson special Ford special Oakland Saxon Buick special Metz special - 57 - 0:12:52.2 1 lap/engine ignition Other Entrants: Dave Pittman Mercer Southern Iowa Fairgrounds, Oskaloosa, IA 10th September 1920 Entrants: Frey Horey Ray Burr Lampkin Dave Koetzla Bob Cline Breckenridge, CO 11th September 1920 Ps 1 2 # Driver George Marz Charles Fletcher Car Ford Ford Time 0:02:37 0:02:53 Part of the Firemen’s Field and Labor Day celebrations. Cedar Falls, IA 12th September 1920 Race 1 H.S.Roller Part of the Cedar Valley Fair. Galveston Beach, TX 12th September 1920 10 miles 1 Towns R Court NS Chevrolet Essex Oldsmobile special engine DNA Paris, TX 12th September 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 10 miles 1 Bill Melaun 0:12:22 5 miles 1 Fred Melaun 0:06:32 Part of the Lamar County Fair. Matthews went through the fence and wrecked his car. Montana State Fairgrounds, Helena, MT 13th September 1920 Time Trials 1 8 Larry Stone = 15 Swede Anderson 3 7 Searles Duesenberg Chevrolet Rajo - 58 - 3 miles - Match Race, Heat 1 1 15 Swede Anderson Chevrolet 2 8 Larry Stone Duesenberg 3 28 Jimmie Costa Fiat 5 miles - Class D Race 1 4 Clancy 2 31 Rountree 0:03:40 Essex Severin 0:06:14.2 3 miles - Match Race, Heat 2 1 15 Swede Anderson Chevrolet 2 8 Larry Stone Duesenberg 10 1 2 3 4 5 0:03:38 miles - Golden Glow Sweepstakes 8 Larry Stone Duesenberg 4 Clancy Essex 15 Swede Anderson Chevrolet 31 Rountree Severin 25 Jimmie Reynolds Hudson Other Entries: 34 Davies 3 Rountree 11 Watters 20 Fosnaugh 24 Delveaux Severin Rajo Drexel Peugeot Hudson IMCA races Spirit Lake, IA 14th September 1920 5 miles – Stock car race 1 Thos. Arthur 2 Ewing 3 Rosendalle Buick Chevrolet Frod 4 miles – Ford race 1 Dewey Weed 2 Ben Reed 3 Rosendalle 5 miles – Stripped cars 1 Roy Hebert Peerless-Chalmers 0:06:23 2 Stanley Fuller Donaldson Bros Special 3 H.J.Carr Ford special R Rudd Behmer Haynes accident NS Ter Veen driveshaft Fuller’s car twitched sideways, hitting the front wheel of the Haynes and sending it over an embankment – driver Behmer and mechanician Billy Smith escaped with minor injuries. 8 miles – Stripped cars 1 Stanley Fuller 2 Roy Hebert There were three entries Donaldson Bros Special Peerless-Chalmers 0:09:?? 15 miles – Stripped Cars 1 Stanley Fuller Donaldson Bros Special 0:20:40 2 Roy Hebert Peerless-Chalmers R H.J.Carr Ford Special 21 laps Hebert blew a tyre in turn 1 on lap 15 and went through the fence – without liftuing he rejoined the race. The car then threw off the tyre, and Hebert completed the race on the rim. Mandan Fairgrounds, ND 16th September 1920 5 miles 1 Alfred Moe 2 M.E.Granwick R Ted Harkins Monroe 0:07:02 Essex engine clogged up - 59 - R The second retiree was a pacemaker specifically for Ted Harkins entered by R.B.Loubek. Part of the Missouri Slope Fair. A novelty Ford race was also held, where the driver had to crank his car every half mile in a three mile race – this was won by Rusty Smith. Montana State Fairgrounds, Helena, MT 16th September 1920 3 miles – Match Race, Heat 1 1 15 Anderson Chevrolet 2 8 Larry Stone Duesenberg 3 28 Jimmie Costa Fiat 0:03:24.6 5 miles – Class B, for cars made in America 1 25 Johnson Hudson 2 24 Reynolds Hudson 4 Clancy Essex 11 Watters Drexel 3 miles – Match Race, Heat 2 1 8 Larry Stone Duesenberg 2 15 Anderson Chevrolet 3 28 Jimmie Costa Fiat 0:05:24.4 0:03:32.0 3 miles – Match Race, Heat 3 1 8 Larry Stone Duesenberg 2 15 Anderson Chevrolet 3 28 Jimmie Costa Fiat 0:03:12 10 1 2 R R R R R miles – Free-for-all 4 Clancy Essex 31 Rountree Severin 28 Jimmie Costa Fiat stopped 7 Cleo Searles Rajo accident 8 Larry Stone Duesenberg accident 15 Swede Anderson Chevrolet accident 25 Johnson Hudson accident 11 Watters Drexel 24 Reynolds Hudson 20 Fosnaugh Peugeot Larry Stone and Cleo Searles dislocated their shoulders during the race. Rountree’s mechanician, Chuck Curran, suffered a broken finger. Following the accident Costa stopped to assist the injured, and as others went onto the track to help, the starter flagged the two remaining circulating cars. Cummington, MA 17th September 1920 – 1/3 mile dirt oval 1 mile - Ford race 1 Henry Snyder 2 Malcolm Fairman 3 Kenneth Porter Drivers had to drive a lap, 0:02:42 0:03:04 0:03:09 stall the car, restart it and continue again, and only competed one at a time. McAlester, OK 17th September 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 15 miles 1 Red Shafer There were nine starters 0:16:37 5 miles 1 Red Shafer 0:06:46 Part of the Free Country Fair. - 60 - Mount Holly Fairgrounds, NJ 17th September 1920 Joe Dickerson suffered severe abdominal wounds during an accident in a five mile race, to which he succumbed in hospital on the 20th September. Titusville Fairgrounds, PA 17th September 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Time Trials 1 3 Gilchrist 2 5 Struhldreher = 16 Franklin = 2 Finney 5 55 Ripple 6 8 Collins Ford Ford Disbrow Stutz Haynes Wisconsin 0:01:13 0:01:14 0:01:14 0:01:14 0:01:19 0:01:20 5 miles 1 5 Struhldreher 2 3 Gilchrist Ford Ford 0:06:35 7 laps/clogged carburetor 3 miles 1 16 Franklin 2 8 Collins Disbrow Wisconsin 0:04:05 3 miles 1 2 Finney 2 16 Franklin Stutz Disbrow 0:04:02 3 miles 1 3 Gilchrist 2 5 Struhldreher R 16 Franklin Ford Ford Disbrow 0:03:59 3 miles 1 2 Finney 16 Franklin 55 Ripple Stutz Disbrow Haynes 0:03:59 3 miles 1 3 Gilchrist Ford 0:04:01 - 61 - 2 Finney 5 Struhldreher NS 16 Franklin Stutz Ford Disbrow 5 miles 1 2 Finney 5 Struhldreher 16 Franklin 55 Ripple R 3 Gilchrist NS 8 Collins Stutz Ford Disbrow Haynes Ford Wisconsin carburetor 0:06:56 7 laps/engine Ak-Sar-Ben Speedway, NE 18th September 1920 - 1 mile dirt oval Entrants: Sig Haughdahl Dave Koetzla Putty Hoffman George Clark Red Maley Floyd Willard Essex Case Cass County Fairgrounds, Atlantic, IA 18th September 1920 NS Baldy McCall mechanical Elko County Fairgrounds, NV 18th September 1920 – ½ mile oval 25 miles 1 Sabino Goveia. To feature a novelty race, a 10 mile free-for-all and a 25 mile race. It was reported on the 20th August that the AAA approached the Elko county fair authorities asking them to make the 25 mile race an AAA sanctioned event. There were four entries for the 25 mile race. Elyria Fairgrounds, OH 18th September 1920 Promoted by Paul G.Wade Fitchburg Fairgrounds, MA 18th September 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Time Trials 1 Quinn 2 Keene 3 Fish Briscoe Hudson Stutz 0:00:37 0:00:41 0:00:41 3 miles (Rolling Start) 1 Fish 2 Keene Stutz Hudson 0:04:54.4 2 miles (Rolling Start) 1 Bill Endicott Velie 0:02:56 Australian Pursuit 1 Fish Stutz 0:07:35 Special Race (Flying Start) - 62 - 1 Miss Zenita Neville 2 Bill Endicott 5 laps (Rolling Start) 1 Bill Endicott 2 Quinn 0:01:02 Velie Briscoe 0:03:22 Endicott also did a timed lap of the circuit from a flying start in 0m36s, driving a Velie Bluebird. New England Automobile Racing Association races. Monongahela City, PA 18th September 1920 Entrants: Pete Coslow Andrew Harris Montana State Fairgrounds, Helena, MT 18th September 1920 Time Trials – 1 mile 1 8 Larry Stone 2 Johnson 3 Bertholdi 4 25 Reynolds 5 15 Swede Anderson Duesenberg Hudson Rippon Hudson Chevrolet 0:00:56.2 0:01:00.0 0:01:01.4 2 miles – Rotary Match Race 1 8 Larry Stone Duesenberg 2 28 Jimmie Costa Fiat 0:02:19 4 miles – Handicap Match Race 1 4 Clancy Essex 2 Watters Severin 3 3 Rountree Rajo 0:04:28 3 miles – Montana Championship Race 1 25 Reynolds Hudson 2 Bertholdi Whitehall 0:03:19 3 miles – Battle of the Champs 1 4 Jimmie Costa Essex 2 15 Swede Anderson Chevrolet 3 Watters Severin 0:03:15.8 10 miles – Rotary Sweepstakes 1 8 Larry Stone Duesenberg 2 Watters Severin 3 4 Clancy Essex 4 3 Rountree Rajo 0:10:46.2 New York State Fairgrounds, NY 18th September 1920 10 1 2 3 4 5 R miles Ralph De Palma Gaston Chevrolet Ira Vail Jimmy Murphy Eddie O’Donnell Bennett Hill 20 1 2 3 miles Ralph De Palma Eddie O’Donnell Gaston Chevrolet 0:07:47.25 0:07:49 7 laps/engine 0:14:08.98 - 63 - 4 Ira Vail 5 Jimmy Murphy R Bennett Hill 50 1 2 3 4 5 R miles Ralph De Palma Jimmy Murphy Ira Vail Bennett Hill Gaston Chevrolet Eddie O’Donnell 0:40:49.88 0:41:39.37 0:42:11.62 28 laps/rear tyre/accident Creston, IA 19th September 1920 Free-for-all 3 Baldy McCall 3 miles Emil Nelson R Baldy McCall accident/rolled Galveston Beach, TX 19th September 1920 To feature an automobile race. Denver-Pueblo Road Race, CO 20th September 1920 – 120 miles 1 W.A.Coleman 2 Horace A.Frantz 3 Jack Martin 2:09:49 2:19:38 3:21:18 Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS 20th September 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 1 mile – Time Trials 1 John Boyd 2 Lou Scheibell 3 Harry Dickson 4 Fred Lentz 5 Elmer Negy 6 Earl Roberts 7 Jeff Crafford 8 Tuck Fordyce Hudson Special Chalmers Packard Hudson Haynes Studebaker Ford Mercer 0:01:08.0 0:01:12.0 0:01:14.4 0:01:16.8 0:01:17.2 0:01:17.4 0:01:18.2 0:01:20.0 3 miles – Heat 1 1 Earl Roberts 2 Harry Dickson 3 Tuck Fordyce Studebaker Packard Mercer 0:04:07.4 2 miles – Match Race 1 John Boyd 2 Louis Scheibell Hudson Special Chalmers 0:02:32.0 3 miles – Heat 2 1 Elmer Negy 2 Fred Lentz 3 Jeff Crafford Haynes Hudson Ford 0:03:58.0 - 64 - 7.5 miles – Free-for-all Sweepstakes 1 John Boyd Hudson Special 2 Tuck Fordyce Mercer 3 Fred Lentz Hudson 4 Harry Dickson Packard 5 Jeff Crafford Ford 6 Earl Roberts Studebaker 7 Lou Scheibell Chalmers This meeting was sanctioned by IMCA. Ruthven, IA 21st-23rd September 1920 Fall festival – to include an automobile race. Billings Fairgrounds, MT 23rd-24th September 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval - 65 - 15 15 15 15 15 laps laps laps laps laps 4 laps 23rd September: Time Trials Mick Clancy Essex Reynold Hudson 0:01:13.4 0:01:20.0 23rd September: 6 miles – Match Race, Heat 2 1 Mick Clancy Essex R Larry D.Stone Peugeot rear axle pin 23rd September: 6 miles – Match Race, Heat 3 1 Mick Clancy Essex 2 Johnston Hudson Johnston substituted for Stone in the final heat. 23rd September: 3 miles – Montana State Championship (rolling start) 1 Bertoglio Ripon 0:04:00 2 Reynolds Hudson 23rd September: 5 miles – Governor’s Day Sweepstakes, Free-for-all 1 Mick Clancy Essex 0:06:28 - 66 - 2 3 4 R Johnston Searles Reynolds Bertoglio Hudson Rajo Special Hudson Ripon accident 24th September: ? Other Entrants: George Clark Jim Costa Oscar Anderson Harry Davies Roy Davisson Speed Griffith Ray Rountree Ernie Fosnaugh Duesenberg Fiat Chevrolet Rajo-Ford Hudson Renault Zip Ray Drexel IMCA races Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS 24th September 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver 1 mile – Time Trials 1 John Boyd 2 Fred Rogers 3 Harry Dickson 4 Lou Scheibell 5 Tuck Fordyce 6 Fred Lentz 7 Earl Roberts 8 Jeff Crafford 9 Elmer Negy Car Time Hudson Special Dodge Packard Chalmers Mercer Hudson Studebaker Ford Haynes 0:01:09.0 0:01:09.8 0:01:11.4 0:01:11.6 0:01:12.0 0:01:13.4 0:01:14.0 0:01:16.4 0:01:17.0 2 miles – Three Cornered Race 1 Lou Scheibell Chalmers 2 Fred Lentz Hudson 3 Harry Dickson Packard 4 John Boyd Hudson Special 0:02:28.2 1 mile – Exhibition Run 1 John Boyd Hudson Special 0:01:07.2 3 miles – Heat 1 1 Tuck Fordyce 2 Fred Lentz 3 Earl Roberts 4 Jeff Crafford Mercer Hudson Studebaker Ford 0:03:36.8 2 miles – Heat 2 1 John Boyd 2 Harry Dickson 3 Lou Scheibell Hudson Special Packard Chalmers 0:02:16.4 2 miles – Special Challenge Race 1 Fred Rogers Dodge 2 Lou Scheibell Chalmers 2 miles – Heat 3 1 John Boyd 2 Lou Scheibell 3 Harry Dickson 0:02:24.6 Hudson Special Chalmers Packard 7.5 miles – Free-for-all, Kansas State Sweepstakes 1 John Boyd Hudson Special 2 Earl Roberts Studebaker 3 Tuck Fordyce Mercer R Jeff Crafford Ford R Fred Rogers Dodge This meeting was sanctioned by IMCA. - 67 - 0:02:26.4 0:09:04.8 9 laps/engine 9 laps/engine Monee District Fairgrounds, IL 24th September 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Part of the 16th Annual Monee District Fair. Springfield, IL 24th-25th September 1920 24th September: 5 miles Leon Duray set “four world dirt track records” during the run, setting a mile in 1m02, three miles in 3m10.4, four miles in 4m13, and five miles in 5m15.8. 25th September: 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Sig Haughdahl 0:01:07 2 Leon Duray 25th September: 3 miles – Free-for-all 1 Emil 2 Allen 3 Louis Disbrow 25th September: Feature 1 Sig Haughdahl 2 Leon Duray 25th September: 5 miles – Atlantic Derby 1 Sig Haughdahl Part of the Eastern States Fair. Dunkirk Fairgrounds, NY 25th September 1920 Adverts got re-used – an almost identical ad to that used for the Titusville races on the 17th September, with just the date and location changed. Could both meets really be the fastest auto race meet held in state outside of Uniontown? Centlivre Park, IN 26th September 1920 - 68 - Entrants: Ralph Ormsby Maxwell Special Rained out. Oklahoma City, OK 25th, 29th September & 2nd October 1920 Entrants: Larry D.Stone Jimmy Costa Ernie Fosnaugh Duesenberg Fiat Peugeot Oklahoma State Fair and Exposition Rushville, IL 26th September 1920 10 miles 1 Worth Schloeman 20 miles 1 Worth Schloeman Ford Special Ford Special Races run under the auspices of the Missouri and Illinois Racing Association. Gallup County Fairgrounds, NM 1st October 1920 Leo Leaden overturned, sustaining a broken arm and other injuries. J.R.Willis, who was photographing the races was run over by one of the cars, suffering broken legs, a dislocated shoulder and other injuries. Hillsboro, TX 1st October 1920 5 miles 1 Anderson 2 Hort Hudson Ford 0:06:15 0:06:15.5 Part of the Hill County Fair. Plainview, TX 1st October 1920 The 5th and final day of the Northwest Texas Fair featured auto races – the results are unknown. - 69 - Trenton, NJ 1st-2nd October 1920 1st October: 1 mile – Time Trial 1 6 Sig Haughdahl 1st October: 3 miles 1 6 Sig Haughdahl 2 19 Louis Disbrow 3 5 Emil King 10 J.Toft 8 Al Striegel 0:01:04.8 Essex Special 1st October: Australian Pursuit 1 19 Louis Disbrow Essex Special 2 20 Leon Duray 3 10 J.Toft 4 8 Al Striegel 0:03:46 0:06:02 1st October: 2 miles – Championship Race, Heat 1 1 5 Emil King 2 6 Sig Haughdahl 0:02:25.6 1st October: 2 miles – Championship Race, Heat 2 1 20 Leon Duray 2 14 L.D’Allene 0:02:25.6 1st October: 2 miles - Championship Race, Final 1 20 Leon Duray Oldfield Special 2 5 King 1st October: 5 miles – New Jersey Sweepstakes 1 19 Louis Disbrow 0:06:13 2 D’Allene 3 8 Al Striegel 4 5 Emil King 5 20 Duray R 6 Sig Haughdahl 6 laps Note: For the races of 1st October, Bob Kline was listed as #4, but wasn’t reported in any of the results. 2nd October: 3 miles – Consolation Race 10 G.Toft 5 E.King 8 Al Striegel 14 L.D’Allene 2nd October: 2 miles – Match Race 20 Leon Duray 6 Sig Haughdahl 2nd October: 5 miles – Australian Pursuit 19 Louis Disbrow 10 G.Toft 8 Al Striegel 14 L.D’Allene 2nd October: 3 miles 5 E.King 10 G.Toft 28 S.Haughdahl 8 Al Striegel 2nd October: Atlantic Sweepstakes 5 E.King 19 Louis Disbrow 8 Al Striegel 28 Sig Haughdahl 14 L.D’Allene 10 G.Toft 20 Leon Duray Races sanctioned by IMCA. - 70 - Kings Speedway, CA 2nd October 1920 50 miles Hanford, Sept 9 – Following a mass-meeting of a number of church members, representing practically every denomination in Hanford, a large body went before the board of supervisors and asked that automobile racing be prohibited at the county fair. Chairman Smith of the board replied that as they had an agreement with the Kings County Fair Association to the contrary, nothing could be done at present. The immediate cause of the action was the accident at Santa Rosa in which two men from Hanford, Arlo Beattie and Delbert Walker, were killed. Chester Villa was killed on the 27th September in the morning when practicing for the race. His car left the track and hit a lumber pile, causing injuries from which he succumbed minutes later. Lima Driving Park, OH 2nd October 1920 Time Trial 1 H.Rudy 5 laps 1 H.Rudy 2 S.Wolf 5 laps 1 Joe Fridley 2 E.Rhodes Essex 0:01:14.25 0:03:0? 5 laps – Winner of First Two 5 lap races 1 H.Rudy 15 1 2 3 0:03:01.5 laps Joe Fielding E.Rhodes Z.Wolf 0:08:31 5 laps 1 E.Porter 2 S.Wolf Springfield, IL 2nd October 1920 Entrants: Bob Cline George Clark Dave Koetzla Ted Hill Ray Claypool Ray Burr Lampkin American Legion Auto Race meet. Tyler, TX 2nd October 1920 5 miles 1 E.O.Mauze 2 George Malone 5 miles 1 Red Shafer 0:06:15 Warren, PA 2nd October 1920 Warren Auto Dealers Association races. Centlivre Park, IN 3rd October 1920 - 71 - 0:06:16 Entries: 2 C.O.Summers 5 Ralph Ormsby 6 Harry Hutson 7 C.B.Orwin 9 Paul Augsperger 10 Harvey Crane 11 Raymond Harper 12 Sam Novick 13 G.Gibbons 14 Ray Williams 17 John Jeffries 19 C.M.Fox 21 Harold Werst Buick “Little Devil” Cornelia Chevrolet Ford special American Bosch Special Roof special Harper Special Chalmers Special Buick Firestone Special Monroe Oldsmobile Miller Special 10 miles Ralph Ormsby R Harvey Crane rolled 25 miles Ralph Ormsby Joe Sullivan Hudson R Jeffries Monroe hit Sullivan/accident R Paul Augsperger American Bosch Special axle/fatal accident Robert Skillman, aged 6, and Vaughn Skillman, aged 9, were killed when a car driven by Paul Augsperger broke an axle, losing a wheel which flew over the fence and into the crowd. After an investigation by a local prosecutor, Augsperger was declared not responsible for the two deaths, but even so a lawsuit against Ausperger and the Fort Wayne Auto Association was launched., alleging that Ausperger was negligent in casting the wheel while travelling at speed, and that the association (comprising George Dewald, Earl Nussbaum, C.Cartwright and Clarence E.White) were negligent as the track was not fit to hold races. The defendents attempted to dismiss the suit on the grounds that the Skillman family hadn’t actually paid admission to the track, and were therefore trespassing. Judge Eichhorn set this argument aside as he heard the evidence, but eventually found for the defendents. Charles H.Skillman, the boy’s father, sued yet again, filing another case on the 15th September 1921, alleging negligence from Augsperger as he supposedly knew that his axle was defective before racing, and against the track (with the defendents named as George Dewald, Earl Nussbaum, E.Wehote, C.Cartwright, A.J.Compton, William Lindeman, Michael Laughlin, Julian Perry, Charles Aler, J.O’Ryan and Charles Freistroffer), for having improper banking on the curves. On December 14th the defendents submitted a demurrer (i.e. they did not dispute the truth of the allegation, but instead claimed that this was insufficient grounds for the action), which Special Judge David E.Smith sustained on the 29th December, the defendants again stating that they owed no duty to them since they had paid no admission fee. Following this judgement, the very next day the complaint was amended, alleging that the defendants were negligent in preparing the race course, and thay Augsperger was negligent in not changing the tyres on his car. Again, a judge found for the defendants, but on the 10th April 1922, Charles Skillman’s attorney, E.L.Siebold requested a new trial after stating that he had an affidavit stating that the actions of a juryman were improper and that he believed the accused juryman had been tampered with. Salt Lake City, UT 6th October 1920 Sabino Goveia was killed when practising in his self-built Chevrolet for the Utah State Fair races which were to be held at the circuit. His car threw a wheel and overturned twice, resulting in a broken neck and skull fractures for the driver. Oklahoma Free State Fair, Muskogee, OK 6th and 9th October 1920 6th October G.W.Fields and Floyd Willard were both hospitalised with cuts and bruises after colliding in a pursuit race. Fields swerved across the track and was collected by Willard after it threw a front tyre. Entrants: Floyd Willard Ray Claypool Ray Burr Lampkin Dave Koetzla Jim Wolters Ted Hill Monroe Simplex Duesenberg Essex Essex Benz - 72 - Harry Larsen Joe Cobb Sig Haugdahl Bob Cline Leon Duray Louis Disbrow Soules Mooney Rajo Paige Special Sanctioned by IMCA. Races on the 9th October to feature the 15 lap Oklahoma Sweepstakes. Jackson, MN 7th October 1920 Danbury Fairgrounds, CT 9th October 1920 10 miles - 73 - Race was called off with Ira Vail leading when Harry Cooper, who was second (with Davidson third) skidded and overturned. The steering wheel squashed his stomach, causing a rib to puncture his lungs. He died from his injuries a day later in Danbury Hospital. Galveston Beach, TX 10th October 1920 10 miles – 2 miles x 5 laps 1 Walsh Simplex 2 Artusy Essex 0:11:30 Phoenix, AZ 10th October 1920 100 miles 1 Tommy Milton Gaston Chevrolet Omar Toft 1:24:00.4 Rushville, IL 10th October 1920 Worth Schloeman to compete. Johnson County Fairgrounds, Cleburne, TX 11th October 1920 5 miles 1 Kirby Hurton 2 Bill Storza 3 Truman Wyatt Ford Baby Grand Chevrolet Chevrolet 0:06:50 5 miles 1 Bill Storza 2 Kirby Horton 3 Truman Wyatt Baby Grand Chevrolet Ford Chevrolet 0:06:52.6 There were two accidents. James W.Hoskins (Chevrolet) went through the fence on both sides of the track and was struck in the stomach by a piece of timber. Bill Storza was thrown over the east side of the fence when the axle of his car broke – he was uninjured. There was also a three mile race. Southern Motors Manufacturing Association of Houston Race 13th-? October - 3200 miles (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana) Two Ranger cars left Houston on the 13th October on the race, for a winning purse of $6000, the loser receiving $4000. The winner was to be decided by points, with a maximum of 1000 on offer – to get the maximum, the driver would have to complete the course without tyre or mechanical trouble. Luna County Fairgrounds, Deming, NM 15th October 1920 Stock car race to be held. Carthage Fairgrounds, Cincinnati, OH 16th October 1920 - 74 - 100 miles W.L.Hunt R Harvey Crane R Walter Higler R Hugh Rife R Carl Summers Laurel Special fatal accident accident accident accident Crane crashed into the wreckage of two cars (Higler & Rife) which had collided in front of him and was thrown from his car. He was then fatally injured when the following car of W.L.Hunt drove over him, dieing later that day in Cincinnati General Hospital. Carl Summers also hit the wreckage and was thrown over the fence, and although unconscious was not badly injured. There were 12 runners in the race. Fair Park, Dallas, TX 16th-23rd October 1920 16th October: 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Fred Horey Essex 2 Jules Ellingboe Briscoe 3 Ray Lampkin Duesenberg 4 Cobb Rajo Special 5 Koetzla Essex 6 Melaun Melaun Special 16th October: 5 miles 1 Speedy Wolters 2 Willard 3 Meyers Essex Monroe Wisconsin Special 16th October: 3 miles – Match Race 1 Fred Horey Essex Ray Lampkin Duesenberg Claypool Simplex 0:00:46.2 0:00:48.0 0:00:49.3 0:00:50.1 0:00:51.0 0:00:52.0 0:04:39 0:02:34.2 16th October: 10 miles – Light Cars 1 Speedy Wolters Essex 2 Reynolds Essex 3 Cobb Rajo Special 0:09:12.2 16th October: 5 miles – Australian Pursuit 1 Jules Ellingboe Briscoe 2 Floyd Willard Monroe 3 Fred Horey Essex 4 Hill Benz 16th October: 15 miles - Southwestern Derby 1 Fred Horey Essex 2 Koetzla Essex 3 Ray Lampkin Duesenberg 0:04:34 0:13:21.6 17th October: 5 miles 1 Dave Koetzla Essex 0:04:49 17th October: 5 miles 1 Fred Horey 2 Ray Lampkin Essex Duesenberg 0:04:31 17th October: 10 miles 1 Hoffman 2 Claypool Reynolds R Jules Ellingboe Simplex Essex Briscoe 17th October: 10 miles 1 Fred Horey 2 Myers 3 Maley 17th October: 3 miles 1 Claypool 2 Hoffmann 3 Fred Horey hit Ellingboe lost wheel/accident Essex Bugatti Simplex 0:02:40 Essex 17th October: 20 miles – State Fair Derby 1 Ray Lampkin Duesenberg - 75 - 0:17:55 2 3 Fred Horey Dave Koetzla Essex Essex 23rd October: 5 miles 1 Munroe 2 George Clark 3 Norsky Larson Essex Essex Mooney Ford 0:04:50.6 23rd October: 3 miles 1 Jules Ellingboe 2 Dave Koetzla 3 Ray Lampkin Briscoe Case Duesenberg 0:03:23.2 23rd October: 10 miles – Light Cars 1 Speedy Wolters Essex 2 Cobb Rajo Special 3 Maley Bugatti 23rd October: 2 miles 1 Fred Horey 2 Claypool 3 Jules Ellingboe 0:08:32.4 Essex Simplex Briscoe 0:01:41 23rd October: 15 miles – Southwestern Derby 1 Dave Koetzla Essex 2 Fred Horey Essex 3 Jules Ellingboe Briscoe 0:09:14.4 Glenn Breed was to race against Fred Horey on the 24th. The races on the 23rd had been due to take place on the 22nd, but were postponed due to rain. Dean Track, Palatine, IL 23rd October 1920 Ford auto race Spencer Park, Logansport, IN 24th October 1920 10 1 2 3 miles Ray Williams Herb Money George Pfleiger American Bosch Special Dodge Ford 10 1 2 3 miles G.F.Galtry Ray Williams Herb Money Laurel Special American Bosch Special Dodge Other Entrants: Ralph Ormsby Cornelia Special “Bear Cat” Part of the proceeds of the event were to go to the family of Harvey Crane, who was killed at Carthage Fairgrounds on the 16th October. Run by the Summit City Auto Racing Association. Ralph Ormsby replaced Harvey Crane, one of the original promoters of the meet. Cotton Palace, Waco, TX 2nd-7th November 1920 2nd November: 3 miles – Light cars 1 Ted Hill 0:04:03.2 2nd November: 3 miles – Three-cornered match race 1 Speedy Wolters 0:04:16.4 2nd November: 5 miles – Australian Pursuit 1 Jules Ellingboe 0:09:16.4 - 76 - 2nd November: 3 miles – Elimination event 1 Putty Hoffman 0:04:04.8 2nd November: 3 miles – Match race 1 Ted Hill 0:03:48.8 2nd November: 5 miles – Free-for-all, Waco Derby 1 Jules Ellingboe 0:06:08.0 2nd November: 1 mile – Exhibition Jules Ellingboe 0:01:08 7th November: 3 miles 1 Larson 0:04:43.4 7 th 1 November: 5 miles Speedy Wolters 0:06:55 7th November: 3 miles – Cotton Palace Sweepstakes, Heat 1 Jules Ellingboe Briscoe 0:04:34 7th November: 5 miles – Australian Pursuit 1 Jules Ellingboe Briscoe 0:05:45.4 7th November: 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Jules Ellingboe Briscoe 0:01:05.8 7th November: 5 miles – Cotton Palace Sweepstakes 1 Jules Ellingboe Briscoe R Larson 0:06:55 accident Paris, TX 4th November 1920 – ½ mile dirt oval Larry Stone lowered the track record for 1 mile to 1:00, and won the majority of the events. Pottstown Speedway, PA 6th November 1920 5 miles 3 Irineu Corrêa Other entrants: Elwood Woolfe Harry Reckstine 10 miles – Main 1 Bill Strickler 2 Irineu Corrêa Shreveport, LA 7th November 1920 Fred Horey set a 1 mile southern dirt-track record of 49.8s. Ray Claypool set a new two mile southern dirt track record of 1:43.0. Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, AZ 13th November 1920 100 miles 1 Ira Vail 2 Eddie Hearne 3 Tommy Milton 4 Ernest Bennett 5 J.Thomas 1:30:23.6 ret/mechanical - 77 - Bethesda, GA 25th November 1920 - 3.33 mile road course Race – Stock cars 1 C.B.Hunter Packard 50 miles – Jack Taggart Trophy 1 C.B.Hunter Packard On the eighth lap of the race (the second of the day), the Dodge driven by Henry L.Capps caught fire. Capps and his riding mechanic Neal Bolton jumped from the car while it was still going at high speed – Capps was seriously injured but seems to have survived, while Bolton died in hospital in Savannah later that day. The race was for stock cars. 10 miles – Exhibition 1 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 0:08:02 Bakersfield, CA 27th December 1920 – 1 mile dirt oval 100 miles 1 Ira Vail 2 Roscoe Sarles 3 Eddie Hearne 1:28:18.6 ret/27 laps/engine ret/16 laps/piston through crankcase Had been scheduled for the 19th December, but was delayed until the 26th due to rain, and was delayed again due to rain to the 27th. Sanctioned by the AAA. San Antonio Speedway, TX 27th-29th December 1920 – 2 mile oval Tentative date. Entrants: Dick Jones Willard Len Rice John R.Boling Cliff Woodbury Red Shafer Essex Hudson Mercedes Richards Special Frontenac Duesenberg Other Matters of the Year On the 8th July it was reported that Leo Leaden was preparing for an auto race to be run between El Paso and Phoenix which has to happen “soon”. No other details about this event are known. The Minnesota State Fair, to be held from the 8th-11th September, was to feature auto races. It isn’t known if they took place. The Bell County Fair Association (Temple, TX) announced at the beginning of September that it would hold motor-races during November. No further details about these races have been found. - 78 - 1921 1921 – AAA National Championships Championship Standings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 = 16 = 18 19 20 21 22 = 24 = Tom Milton Roscoe Sarles Eddie Hearne Jimmy Murphy Joe Thomas I.P.Fetterman Eddie Milelr Ralph DePalma Earl Cooper Frank Elliott Harry Hartz Percy Ford Eddie Pullen Tom Alley Ora Haibe Alton Soules Ira Vail Jerry Wonderlich Bennett Hill Ralph Mulford Albert Guyot Don Fretwell Howard Wilcox Jules Ellingboe Art Klein 2230 pts 1980 1399 1215 715 400 395 355 300 255 130 127 115 90 90 50 50 43 42 35 30 15 15 10 10 Beverly Hills, CA 27th February 1921 Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1: 25 miles (1.25 miles # SP Driver 4 Ralph DePalma 10 Roscoe Sarles 14 Eddie Hearne 9 Ira Vail 2 Tom Milton 3 Alton Soules 11 Eddie Miller 12 Jimmy Murphy 7 Al Thiele Lap Leaders: Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 x 20 laps) Car Name Ballot Duesenberg Revere/Duesenberg Duesenberg Durant/Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ralph DePalma Eddie Hearne Roscoe Sarles 2: 25 miles (1.25 miles # SP Driver 10 Roscoe Sarles 2 Tom Milton 12 Jimmy Murphy 9 Ira Vail 14 Eddie Hearne 11 Eddie Miller 3 Alton Soules 7 Al Thiele 4 Ralph DePalma Chassis Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Engine Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Laps 20 20 20 20 20 18 17 7 4 Time 0:14:05.40, 106.450 mph 0:14:07.10 0:14:07.22 0:14:07.24 0:14:07.34 Flagged Engine Out Out Chassis Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Ballot Engine Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Ballot Laps 20 20 20 20 20 17 12 7 4 Time 0:13:59.0, 107.27 mph 0:13:59.1 0:13:59.2 18-20 11-17 1-10 x 20 laps) Car Name Duesenberg Durant/Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Revere/Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Ballot Heat 3: 25 miles (1.25 miles x 20 laps) - 79 - Engine Out Out Out Pos 1 2 3 4 5 NS NS NS # 12 2 9 11 3 7 14 4 SP Driver Jimmy Murphy Tom Milton Ira Vail Eddie Miller Alton Soules Al Thiele Eddie Hearne Ralph DePalma Lap Leaders: Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 NS NS Jimmy Murphy Tom Milton Eddie Miller 4: 25 miles (1.25 miles # SP Driver 2 Tom Milton 11 Eddie Miller 9 Ira Vail 3 Alton Soules 14 Eddie Hearne 7 Al Thiele 4 Ralph DePalma 12 Jimmy Murphy Lap Leaders: Car Name Duesenberg Durant/Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Revere/Duesenberg Ballot Ralph DePalma Roscoe Sarles Jimmy Murphy Laps 20 20 20 20 0 Time 0:14:27.4, 103.76 mph 0:14:27.6 0:14:28.0 Chassis Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Engine Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Laps 20 20 20 0 0 Time 0:14:22.6, 104.34 mph 0:14:22.8 0:14:23.0 Out Out DNS – Engine DNS Chassis Ballot Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Engine Ballot Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Laps 40 40 40 40 40 40 Time 0:27:56.0, 107.40 mph 0:27:57.4 0:27:57.6 0:27:57.8 Chassis Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Engine Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Laps 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 17 Time 0:14:06.60, 106.310 mph 0:14:06.62 0:14:09.20 Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Laps 20 20 20 20 20 20 3 Time 0:13:54.0, 107.91 mph 0:13:54.2 0:13:54.2 Out DNS – Engine DNS DNS 1-20 Final: 50 miles (1.25 miles x 40 laps) Pos # SP Driver Car Name 1 4 Ralph DePalma Ballot 2 2 Tom Milton Durant/Miller 3 10 Roscoe Sarles Duesenberg 4 12 Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg 5 9 Ira Vail Duesenberg 6 11 Eddie Miller Duesenberg NS 3 Alton Soules Frontenac NS 14 Eddie Hearne Revere/Duesenberg Lap Leaders: Engine Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot 19-20 4-18 1- 3 x 20 laps) Car Name Durant/Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Revere/Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Tom Milton Chassis Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot DNS DNS – Engine 16-17, 36-40 3-15, 18-35 1- 2 AAA sanction 1238. Beverly Hills, CA 10th April 1921 Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1: 25 miles (1.25 miles # SP Driver 4 8 Ralph DePalma 10 3 Roscoe Sarles 11 7 Joe Thomas 2 1 Tom Milton 9 5 Eddie Pullen 1 2 Eddie Hearne 3 6 Alton Soules 12 4 Jimmy Murphy Lap Leaders: Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x 20 laps) Car Name Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Durant Duesenberg Revere/Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Ralph DePalma Eddie Pullen 2: 25 miles (1.25 miles # SP Driver 9 Eddie Pullen 10 Roscoe Sarles 1 Eddie Hearne 2 Tom Milton 3 Alton Soules 11 Joe Thomas 12 Jimmy Murphy Spark plugs 8-20 1- 7 x 20 laps) Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Revere/Duesenberg Durant Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg - 80 - Engine Lap Leaders: Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 NS Eddie Pullen Roscoe Sarles 3: 25 miles (1.25 miles # SP Driver 11 Joe Thomas 1 Eddie Hearne 2 Tom Milton 3 Alton Soules 10 Roscoe Sarles 12 Jimmy Murphy Lap Leaders: Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 x 20 laps) Car Name Duesenberg Revere/Duesenberg Durant Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Joe Thomas 4: 25 miles (1.25 miles # SP Driver 12 Jimmy Murphy 10 Roscoe Sarles 1 Eddie Hearne 2 Tom Milton 3 Alton Soules Lap Leaders: 12-20 (?) 1-11 Jimmy Murphy Ralph DePalma Laps 20 20 20 20 7 Time 0:14:10.8, 105.78 mph 0:14:11.0 0:14:11.1 Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Laps 20 20 20 20 20 Time 0:13:59.20, 107.244 mph 0:13:59.24 0:13:59.28 Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Laps 40 40 40 40 40 37 Time 0:27:27.4, 109.26 mph 0:27:43.8 0:27:53.6 Flagged DNS - Engine 1- 6, 13-20 9-12 7- 8 Final: 50 miles (1.25 miles x 40 laps) Pos # SP Driver Car Name 1 12 Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg 2 10 Roscoe Sarles Duesenberg 3 9 Eddie Pullen Duesenberg 4 1 Eddie Hearne Revere/Duesenberg 5 11 Joe Thomas Duesenberg 6 4 Ralph DePalma Ballot Lap Leaders: Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg 1-20 x 20 laps) Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Revere/Duesenberg Durant Frontenac Jimmy Murphy Roscoe Sarles Tom Milton Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Valve 11-40 1-10 AAA sanction 1243. Fresno, CA 30th April 1921 – 1 mile board oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # 11 10 1 9 12 2 8 4 3 SP 7 1 8 3 4 2 6 9 5 Driver Joe Thomas Roscoe Sarles Eddie Hearne Eddie Pullen Jimmy Murphy Tom Milton Bennett Hill Ralph DePalma Alton Soules Eddie Miller Lap Leaders: Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Durant/Miller Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Duesenberg Joe Thomas Eddie Hearne Roscoe Sarles Ralph DePalma Jimmy Murphy Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Duesenberg 59-116, 127-150 117-126 46- 58 26- 45 1- 25 Pole Position Speed: 105.900 mph AAA sanction 1240. Indianapolis, IN 30th May 1921 – 500 miles (2.5 miles x 200 laps) - 81 - Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Duesenberg Laps 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 97 74 62 Time 1:29:56.8, 100.592 mph 1:30:03.0 Fire Valve Oil leak Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 2 20 Tom Milton Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 200 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 6 23 5 16 9 3 21 8 15 27 4 1 24 17 28 7 19 2 8 9 13 14 10 15 21 17 18 1 4 19 16 23 3 6 Roscoe Sarles Percy Ford Eddie Miller Ora Haibe Albert Guyot Ira Vail Bennett Hill Ralph Mulford Rene Thomas Tom Alley Ralph DePalma Eddie Hearne Jimmy Murphy Riley Brett C.W.Van Ranst Joe Boyer Jean Chassagne Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Sunbeam Duesenberg Leach Duesenberg Frontenac Sunbeam Frontenac Ballot Revere/Duesenberg Duesenberg Junior 8 Frontenac Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Sunbeam Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Sunbeam Frontenac Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Brett Frontenac Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Sunbeam Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Sunbeam Frontenac Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Brett Frontenac Duesenberg Peugeot 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 177 144 133 112 111 107 91 87 74 65 19 20 21 22 14 18 5 11 7 Jules Ellingboe Andre Boillot Louis Fontaine Frontenac Talbot-Darracq Junior 8 Frontenac Sunbeam Brett Frontenac Sunbeam Brett 49 41 33 22 25 22 Joe Thomas Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 24 23 NS 10 25 12 Howard Wilcox Eddie Pullen Peugeot Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg 22 NS 27 Lora Corum Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Dario Resta John A.Thiele M.W.Headley Sunbeam Duesenberg Frontenac 5:34:44.65, 89.621 mph 5:38:34.03 5:52:50.30 5:54:24.98 5:55:58.20 6:01:17.70 6:14:17.47 6:19:06.74 Flagged Water hose Con-rod Con-rod Oil line Hit wall Hit wall Oil line Rear axle Lost engine cover Oil line Con-rod bearing Accident/lost brake Steering/ accident Con-rod Driver ill, qualified by Boyer, driven by Thomas. Car driven by Alley NA NA NA Lap Leaders: Tom Milton Ralph DePalma Roscoe Sarles Ralph DePalma Relief Drivers: 5 9 9 17 21 23 23 24 Qual mph 93.05 98.35 87.00 83.85 93.50 87.78 82.35 87.75 91.70 83.75 80.50 100.75 96.18 93.60 87.70 88.35 96.65 91.10 95.40 97.60 88.30 96.25 96.00 111-200 3-110 2- 2 1- 1 Jimmy Murphy Joe Boyer Eddie Miller Harry Thickstein Jerry Wonderlich Andy Burt Jules Ellingboe Eddie Pullen 107-200 38- 60 61-200 0-200 42-200 11- 94 95-200 0-200 AAA sanction 1232 Uniontown, PA 18th June 1921 – 225 miles (1.125 miles x 200 laps), Universal Trophy Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 # SP Driver Roscoe Sarles Eddie Hearne Eddie Miller Tom Alley Alton Soules Jimmy Murphy Frank Elliott Tom Milton Joe Thomas Jules Ellingboe Jerry Wonderlich Car Name Duesenberg Revere/Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Leach/Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Pole Position Speed: 97.800 mph - 82 - Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Laps 200 200 200 200 200 200 195 190 190 126 4 Time 2:18:19.42, 97.597 mph 2:18:56 Flagged Flagged Flagged Burnt bearing Clutch AAA sanction 1250. Tacoma, WA 4th July 1921 – 250 miles (2 miles x 125 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # 2 6 5 7 1 27 21 3 12 SP 1 2 3 9 4 8 5 7 10 6 Driver Tom Milton Roscoe Sarles Joe Thomas Eddie Miller Eddie Hearne Tom Alley Eddie Pullen Frank Elliott Jimmy Murphy Alton Soules Lap Leaders: Car Name Durant/Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Revere/Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Leach/Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Tom Milton Roscoe Sarles Alton Soules 105-125 1- 8, 9- 61 Chassis Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Engine Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Laps 125 125 125 125 125 125 120 115 97 61 Time 2:34:30, 97.09 mph 2:34:52 2:38:47 2:39:42 2:39:44 2:39:55 Flagged Flagged Air leak Piston 62-104 AAA sacntion 1251. Cotati, CA 14th August 1921 – 150 miles (1.25 miles x 120 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NQ NQ # 1 6 2 11 12 5 27 7 3 SP Driver Eddie Hearne Roscoe Sarles Tom Milton Eddie Miller Alton Soules Joe Thomas Tom Alley Jerry Wonderlich Frank Elliott Jim Crosby Mike Moosie Car Name Disteel/Duesenberg Duesenberg Durant/Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Leach/Miller Lanspar Kleinworth Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Miller Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Miller Laps 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 37 Time 1:21:19.2, 110.674 mph 1:22:04.0 1:24:47.8 1:30:00.2 1:42:18.2 Spring DNQ – under 100 mph DNQ – under 100 mph Pole Position Speed: 106.458 mph AAA sanction 1262. Uniontown, PA 5th September 1921 – 5th Annual Autumn Classic. 225 miles (1.125 miles x 200 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 # 3 4 6 7 1 5 22 10 2 7 SP Driver I.P.Fetterman Jimmy Murphy Roscoe Sarles Eddie Miller Eddie Hearne Joe Thomas Howard Wilcox Jules Ellingboe Frank Elliott Tom Milton Bennett Hill Relief Drivers: 1 Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Leach/Miller Duesenberg Disteel/Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Tom Milton Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 0-200 AAA sanction 1261. - 83 - Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Laps 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 190 84 19 Time 2:15:14.70, 99.819 mph 2:17:06.75 2:17:46.44 2:23:46.48 2:41:44.22 2:50:19.04 2:50:23.04 2:59:49.78 Flagged Out Out Fresno, CA 1st October 1921 – 150 miles (1 mile x 150 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NS # 25 4 9 1 10 11 21 8 12 25 SP Driver Earl Cooper Jimmy Murphy Frank Elliott Eddie Hearne Roscoe Sarles Eddie Miller Jerry Wonderlich Tom Milton Alton Soules Joe Thomas Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Leach/Miller Disteel/Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Durant/Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Pole Position Speed: 106.040 mph AAA sanction 1258. - 84 - Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Laps 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 75 75 Time 1:29:18.1, 100.782 mph 1:29:18.3 Engine Fatal accident Broke arm in practice Harry Barner, Soules’ mechanician, was also killed by the fatal accident to Soules. It was reported that driver Joe Thomas foretold the accident an hour before it happened – he was on the operating table having suffered blood poisoning, and as an ether cap was placed over his face, Dr W.L.Adams heard him say “Look out Soules – My God, Look Out! Soules will have an accident, Cooper will win..”, Thomas muttering these last three words over and over again unil he was knocked out by the fumes. Cotati, CA 23rd October 1921 – 150 miles (1.25 miles x 120 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 # 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 1 4 8 3 7 21 9 10 NQ 27 2 11 NQ NQ 9 10 SP Lap Leaders: Driver Roscoe Sarles Car Name Duesenberg Chassis Duesenberg Engine Duesenberg Laps 120 Joe Thomas Eddie Hearne Ralph DePalma Jimmy Murphy Frank Elliott Eddie Miller Jerry Wonderlich Tom Alley Tom Milton Jules Ellingboe Bennett Hill Howard Wilcox Duesenberg Disteel/Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Leach/Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 Frontenac Durant/Miller Frontenac Frontenac Miller Frontenac Frontenac Miller Frontenac 93 16 Frontenac Peugeot Frontenac Peugeot Frontenac Peugeot Roscoe Sarles Joe Thomas Eddie Hearne Time 1:21:34.6, 110.326 mph 1:21:34.8 Valve spring Ignition DNQ DNQ DNQ 15- 18, 109-120 71-108 1- 14, 19- 70 AAA sanction 1288. Beverly Hills, CA 24th November 1921 – 250 miles (1.25 miles x 200 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NS # 1 2 3 8 16 7 4 5 27 6 12 21 11 15 SP 2 4 9 5 3 10 8 1 7 6 Driver Eddie Hearne Tom Milton Frank Elliott Jimmy Murphy Harry Hartz Eddie Miller Ralph DePalma Joe Thomas Art Klein Roscoe Sarles Jerry Wonderlich Al Melcher Charles Basle Ralph Snoddy Lap Leaders: Car Name Disteel/Duesenberg Durant/Miller Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Delage Eddie Hearne Tom Milton Art Klein Jimmy Murphy Roscoe Sarles Chassis Duesenberg Miller Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Delage Engine Duesenberg Miller Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Delage Laps 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 187 174 180 50 7 5 Time 2:16:52.6, 109.59 mph 2:17:45 2:20:07 2:20:24 2:22:16.4 2:30:21 2:33:02 Flagged Flagged Piston Dropped valve Ignition Fouled plugs DNS 171-200 50-170 47- 49 6- 46 1- 5 Pole Position Speed: 111.900 mph AAA sanction 1284. San Carlos, CA 11th December 1921 – 200 miles (1.25 miles x 200 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 # 8 2 SP Driver Jimmy Murphy Tom Milton Car Name Duesenberg Leach/Miller - 85 - Chassis Duesenberg Miller Engine Duesenberg Miller Laps 200 200 Time 2:15:11.2, 110.957 mph 2:16:57.4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 16 4 6 5 9 11 3 Eddie Hearne Harry Hartz Ralph DePalma Roscoe Sarles Joe Thomas Don Fretwell Bennett Hill Eddie Miller Frank Elliott Lap Leaders: Disteel/Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Lanspar Frontenac Duesenberg Leach/Miller Jimmy Murphy Ralph DePalma Tom Milton Joe Thomas Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Miller 200 200 200 200 200 200 195 143 74 2:19:18.6 2:22:21.2 2:24:00 Flagged Camshaft bearing Crankshaft/Accident 13- 19, 21-200 20- 20 5- 12 1- 4 AAA sanction 1291. Elliott’s crankshaft broke, which in turn broke the crankcase and the centrifugal force of this caused the car to start to swerve. The car span up into the guard-rail, ripping out 75 feet of it, and leaving 12 feet of it lying across the race track. Elliott’s riding mechanic H.McKee braced himself on a top rail, while Elliott hung onto his leg, spread himself full lnegth and reached for the board, pulling it up off the track and out of the way of the remaining racing cars. Other US events of 1921 “Automobile racing may develop admirable qualities of courage and skill and improve the make of engines and cars, but is all this worth while when it so endangers men? It seems to many questionable whether automobile racing can class as so much of a sport as for instance bull fighting.” New Castle News “As a matter of fact, the automobile race is not an appropriate way of honoring the soldier dead and no thinking person can excuse the existence of the sport on a day that is not set aside out of 365 for the purpose of paying tribute to the nation’s heroes.” Fort Wayne News-Sentinel International Motor Contest Association Championship Standings 1 Louis Disbrow Kings Speedway, Hanford, CA 9th January 1921 – 1 mile dirt oval 100 miles 1 Ira Vail 2 Eddie Hearne 3 Tommy Milton Lap Leaders: 1:31 52 laps/water line 32 laps/rear axle Hearne Milton Hearne Vail 1-12 13-32 33-52 53-100 Vail had been trailing both Milton and Hearne until mechanical troubles caused them to withdraw. Gallup City Park, NM 30th March 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 20 1 2 29 miles John Biava L.E.Wetherall cars entered Hudson Super-Six Hudson Super-Six - 86 - 40 laps 38 laps San Antonio Speedway, TX 17th April 1921 – 2 mile dirt oval Time Trials 1 Ira Vail Duesenberg 0:01:23.2 10 1 2 3 miles Ira Vail George Clark John Mais Duesenberg Blocker Special Mais Special 0:07:37.0 0:07:37.2 0:07:39.6 20 1 2 3 R miles George Clark P.E.Shafer Joe Harder Ira Vail Blocker Special Chevrolet Special Deluxe Special Duesenberg 0:18:09.0 0:18:09.2 0:18:47.0 rocker arm 30 1 2 3 miles George Clark Ira Vail John Mais Bob Shaw Joe Harder Blocker Special Duesenberg Mais Special Mercer DeLuxe Special 0:23:34.8 0:24:03.0 0:24:05.0 San Antonio Speedway, TX 24th April 1921 – 2 mile dirt oval Time Trials 1 John R.Boling 20 miles 1 Ira Vail 2 Glenn M.Breed 3 John R.Boling R Harder R Shaw 9 starters 20 miles 1 Ira Vail 2 Glenn M.Breed 3 John R.Boling R George Clark R Red Shafer 8 starters 30 1 2 3 4 miles Ira Vail Glenn M.Breed George Clark Shaw John Mais R Red Shafer R John R.Boling 10 miles – Handicap 1 John R.Mais 2 John R.Boling 3 Glenn M.Breed 4 George Clark 7 Harder Shafer Ira Vail Richards Special 93 mph Duesenberg Hudson Richards Special 0:14:10.2 0:14:13.6 0:14:26 Duesenberg Hudson Richards Special Blocker Special 0:14:15.8 0:14:26.8 0:15:32 accident accident Duesenberg Hudson Blocker Special 0:21:27 0:21:30 0:23:53.8 Dodge Special 13 laps/flagged out of fuel 1 lap/engine Richards Special Dodge Special Richards Special Hudson Blocker Special Lakewood Park, GA 30th April 1921 Race - 87 - 0:08:05.6 0:08:34.4 0:08:39.6 1 Harry Glenn 2 Bob Luton 3 Bill Harris King Eighty Hupmobile Ford Larry Stone rolled his Blitzen Benz when trying to beat the track record of 47.4s – he lost out 15 yards of fencing and then overturned. Stone was severely injured – he lived, despite thought to be fatal injuries, as was his riding mechanic Jack “Speedy” Watters. Hines Ennis during a race, and was seriously injured. John Locke, driving a King, also went through the not badly injured. Granite State Park, NH 7th May 1921 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Bill Endicott Miss Zenita Neville Endicott Special Hudson 0:00:55 0:00:56.2 3 miles – Flying Start 1 Martin Essex 0:03:21 1 mile – Exhibition race 1 Miss Zenita Neville 2 Bill Endicott Hudson Endicott Special 3 miles – Standing Start 1 Bill Endicott Endicott Special 0:03:10.4 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Smith White 0:06:25 Race 1 Ernie Fosnaugh Premo Race 3 Ernie Fosnaugh Race 1 Ernie Fosnaugh Premo Birmingham, AL 14th May 1921 Santa Rosa, CA 15th May 1921 50 miles Earl Cooper Red Murray J.Castor Bill Wickland Ted Barsden Stutz Knights of Pythias annual convention. Also to feature a ladies race. Spencer Park, IN 15th May 1921 - 88 - Premo control, took what were also crashed fence but was 3 miles 1 E.Ted Hill Templar Special 0:04:09 2 Ray Claypool There were three starters. Claypool and Hill finished in a dead heat, so an extra one mile heat was run between the two, Hill winning in 1m16. 3 miles 1 Leon Duray Four starters. 0:03:59 1 mile – Time Trials 1 Ray Lapmkin Rajo Special 0:01:13 5 miles - Free-for-all 1 Ray Claypool Duesenberg 0:06:06 Races held under the auspices of Cass County Post No 60 American Legion. Lampkin skidded and hit the inside fence during testing on the track on the 13th May. Fitchburg Fairgrounds, MA 16th May 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 mile – Time Trials 1 Collins 2 Miss Zenita Neville 3 Thomas 4 Simms Stutz Hudson Wisconsin Special White 0:01:25 0:01:26 0:01:27 0:01:28.25 3 laps 1 Thomas 2 Collins 3 Brown Wisconsin Special Stutz Hudson 0:02:14 2 miles 1 Bill Endicott 2 Martin Essex 1 mile 1 Miss Zenita Neville 2 Bill Endicott 0:02:57 Hudson 10 miles – Australian Pursuit 1 Bill Endicott Endicott lapped all of the other entrants. 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Bill Endicott 2 Martin Collins Simms Brown Hudson Special Essex Stutz White Hudson 0:06:53 Races were advertised for the 14th, but seem to have taken place on the 16th. Cedar Falls, IA 22nd May 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Ferd Horey Fiat 15 laps – Free-for-all 1 Fred Horey Fiat Other Entrants: Ted Rick Mann Stephens Special Repass 0:01:06.4 - 89 - Johnny Raimey Rowe Brainerd Oscar Anderson Toots Reynolds Essex Duesenberg Darracq Simplex Zip Wisconsin State Fair Park, WI 29th-30th May 1921 30th May: 15 miles – Badger Sweepstakes 1 Putty Hoffman Fiat 2 Louis Disbrow Peerless 3 Willard Monroe 0:15:22.2 Other Entrants: Elmer Meyers Elmer King Sanctioned by IMCA. 17 people were injured and more than 100 others narrowly escaped when an airplane crash into several grandstand boxes on the 29th. The accident happened by Al Wilson attempted to transfer from a speeding car driven by Louis Disbrow to the airplane piloted by Dallas M.Speers. Alan Race Track, ID 30th May 1921 – 1 mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 15 miles 1 Charles Latta 2 Harold Hahn 3 Ernie Schneider 0:17:34.2 0:17:39.2 0:18:25 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Jack Ross 2 Mario Bianchi 3 Gus Duray 0:00:54 0:00:55.6 0:01:03.6 5 miles – Match Race 1 Mario Bianchi 2 Jack Ross 0:06:40 30 miles – Pacific Northwest Dirt Track Championship Race 1 Mario Bianchi 0:39:55.6 2 Ernie Schneider 0:41:31 3 Charles Latta 0:41:38 R Harold Hahn 0 laps/accident R Jack Ross 0 laps/accident R Bloom 0 laps/accident The race was restarted after a first lap accident which removed Hahn, Ross and Bloom. Hahn crashed, and Ross and Bloom, who were following, smashed into his machine. Run by the Inland Empire Automobile Racing Association. Combination Park, Medford, MA 30th May 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 miles – Time Trial, Flying 1 Miss Zenita Neville 2 Collins 3 Simms 3 laps – Flying Start 1 Brown 2 Thomas R Collins 2 miles – Flying Start 1 Bill Endicott Start Hudson Stutz White 0:01:15.0 0:01:17.5 0:01:21.0 Hudson 0:02:10 Stutz spin Hudson 0:02:38.5 - 90 - Australian Pursuit 1 Bill Endicott Hudson 0:02:31.25 1 mile 1 Miss Zenita Neville 2 Bill Endicott Hudson Hudson 0:01:14.5 10 1 2 2 Essex White Stutz 0:06:30 laps – Free-for-all Martin Simms Collins 10 laps – Ford race for Amateurs 1 Jack Foley Ford 0:06:41 2 Alexander Dion Ford Race was won by a modified Ford racer owned by William Foley of Billerica. The same car was involved in an incident on the 3rd of June, when the flywheel burst and flew out of the car, tearing the hood and engine to pieces, and scattering debris in all directions as the car was driven down Hurd Street in Lowell. The debris struck occupants Stewart Hunt and Fred Gunther, breaking the right legs of both men – owner Foley and Ralph Gerow were also in the car, Foley escaping injury, and Gerow sustaining mild grazing. A 10 pound lump of metal from the car was later found on the roof of the Ipswitch Mill building nearby. Galveston Beach, TX 30th May 1921 12 1 2 3 4 5 miles – Free-for-all A.L.Hutchins Girard Artusy Scott Keene T.Townes Roy Clough Ford 16v Essex Ford 16v 0:15:16 5 miles – Standard Ford car race 1 5 Roy Cligh Ford 2 3 T.H.Johnson Ford Bicycle, motorcycle and auto races were held. Hamilton Fairgrounds, OH 30th May 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 100 laps 1 Joe Fielding 2 Ben Lawwell 3 Fred D.Moyer R Bob Jackson R Frank Tomas R Wilbert L.Hunt R Doc Oldham R C.M.Fox R Harold Werst 10 starters Other Entrants: Chance Kinsley Chas.P.Vichser Waldo Sober C.W.Peffer Frank Taragnese Shorty Wolfe Essex Special Roof Special Indianapolis Special Craig-Hunt Special Rajo Special Craig-Hunt Special Maxwell Special Oldsmobile Special Roof Special Chevrolet Special Chandler Special Roof Special Laurel Ace Special Duesenberg Special Mathews Special Promoted by Wilbur D’Alene. - 91 - 1:07:50 accident accident/hit by Jackson accident accident with Hunt accident with Hunt accident with Hunt Lee County Speedway, Donnellson, IA 30th May 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 50 miles – Free-for-all Worth E.Schloeman Ford Pleasanton, CA 30th May 1921 Entrants: E.D.Cockron Enos Bello Fred Lewelling Fred Wallace H.C.Wallace Punxsutawney Fairgrounds, PA 30th May 1921 Entrants: Bob Fisher George Zento Rus Trader Nat Fetterman St Joseph, MO 30th May 1921 10 miles – Sweepstake Elimination 1 Myron Mudgette 5 miles 1 Myron Mudgette 0:06:40 8 Red Maley 22 Elmer Myers “Whip” King Briscoe Briscoe Essex Fort Dodge, IA 4th June 1921 Entrants: Sig Haugdahl Putty Hoffman Lee Allen Dave Koetzla Fiat Fiat Maxwell Frontenac Sanctioned by IMCA. Galesburg Fairgrounds, IL 11th June 1921 Entrants: Leon Duray Ray Claypool Ray Lampkin Verne Soules E.T.Hill - 92 - Jackson County Fairgrounds, MI 11th-12th June 1921 Entries: Charles Coleman Lord Ligon S.Wolf Mercer Ford Matthews Special Joe Fielding Homer Ormsby Charles Fox Essex Hudson Super Six Oleo Eight Coles County Fairgrounds, Charleston, IL 27th June 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval Central Illinois Auto Race Association races – these had been postponed from the 18th June. A five mile and ten mile race were run. During one of the races Heine Gussing overturned and was knocked unconscious – he didn’t regain consciousness until the next day. During warm-up for the races Walter Scott Eberly was killed when he crossed the track to get to the infield and was hit by a passing car. Galveston Beach, TX 12th June 1921 Run by the Galveston Speedway Association. The promoters of the race ran foul of the city commissioners, because although they had permission to close access routes to the beach on which the races were held, they didn’t have permission to charge for resulting entry…. Gallup City Park, NM 19th June 1921 Chippewa Falls, WI 29th June 1921 Entrants: Joe Chatburn Bob Robinson Ernie Fosnaugh Jimmie Gray Part of the Elks Mardi Gras celebrations, races run by Ralph Hankinson. John Hall, stunt pilot, died as a result of injuries sustained when he was thrown against a fence while hanging from a rope ladder attached to an airplane to which he had transferred from an automobile. Nevada 1000 mile Automobile Road Race 29th June-1st July 1921 – 980 miles Ps # Driver Car Time Overall 1 6 W.W.Bramlette/W.E.Bramlette 2 5 Joe Nikrent/Fred Nikrent 3 3 George Harrison/Buck McKelvey 4 1 M.Doyle/John Bart 4 Charles Chadsey/J.Ottens 7 Hart L.Weaver/Edwin G.White 9 K.C.Westwood/R.Tracy 11 Al Lorenzo/Paul Slade R 2 Eddie Demeir/E.Turner R 8 Roy Craig/Frank Cochran Lincoln Buick Essex Ford Templar Studebaker Oldsmobile Hupmobile Hudson Hudson 30:47:49 34:17:26 Day 1 2 3 Lincoln Buick Essex 10:13:34 10:23 10:34 1 6 5 3 Running Times W.W.Bramlette/W.E.Bramlette Joe Nikrent/Fred Nikrent George Harrison/Buck McKelvey - 93 - broken frame near Fallon 4 4 Charles Chadsey/J.Ottens 5 7 Hart L.Weaver/Edwin G.White 6 1 M.Doyle/John Bart 7 11 Al Lorenzo/Paul Slade 8 9 K.C.Westwood/R.Tracy Day 3 Running Times 1 5 Joe Nikrent/Fred Nikrent 6 W.W.Bramlette/W.E.Bramlette Day 1: (night Day 2: Day 3: Templar Studebaker Ford Hupmobile Oldsmobile Buick Lincoln 11:16 11:30 12:17 12:18 12:42 7:52 8:21 Reno to Fallon via the Lincoln Highway, then to Lovelock, via the Overland trail to Carlin and Elko stop). 344 miles. Elko, to Wells, Ely, then via the Midland Trail to Tonopah (night stop). Tonopah to Mine, Walker Lake, Yerrington, Wellington, Gardnerville, Carson City and back to Reno. Started at the corner of Virginia and Fourth Streets at 4:30, with the cars starting at five minute intervals. Cars went into parc fermé positions at night – any repairs had to be made during competition time. Lincoln County Raceway, North Platte, NE 2nd July 1921 Mrs Mary Nelson, supposedly the first woman to obtain an air pilots license in America, was killed when the car she was driving skidded, went over an embankment and rolled. The car she was driving belonged to Noel Bullock, and the two had been touring doing stunts with an aircraft and auto. Muskogee, OK 2nd-4th July 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 3rd July: Time Trials 1 Ray Murray Tex Bennett Packard Chevrolet 3rd July: 3 miles 1 Alec Tigg Rutenberg 0:01:20 0:01:35 3rd July: Australian Pursuit 1 Alec Tigg Rutenberg 2 Tex Bennett Chevrolet 3rd July: 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Ray Murray Packard Pup Poole R Waterston 4th July: Time Trials 1 Alec Tigg = Ray Murray Craig crankshaft Rutenberg Packard Pup Red Devil Dodge 0:01:18 0:01:18 0:01:19 0:01:19 Ray Utterback 0:01:21 Jack Poole 0:01:26 Tex Bennett Chevrolet 0:01:33 Poole was driving in second gear after breaking it the previous day. 4th July: 2 miles - Stock cars 1 W.F.Wills Buick 2 Rochelle Stutz 3 Simmons Cadillac 4 F.S.Simpson Ford 5 R.C.Watson Ford 0:04:05 Other entrants: Alva Liddle Roy Evans North Adams Fairgrounds, MA 2nd and 4th July 1921 - 94 - Entrants: Miss Zenita Neville Bill Endicott J.J.Thomas Jonnie Martin Charles Simms Murphy Eddie Collins 4th July: 2 miles Lew Murphy Essex Charles Simms White Joseph J.Thomas Hudson Thomas crashed on the second lap when behind and outside of the other two cars (there were no other entrants). He went through the fence and was severely injured when a fence post struck his heart, dieing shortly after. Cook County Fairgrounds, Palatine, IL 4th July 1921 - 95 - 20 1 2 3 4 miles – Ford Race A.Rotelo E.Wolf Elfring Roy Paswick 0:31:23 Damariscotta Driving Park, ME 4th July 1921 East Palestine, PA 4th July 1921 - 96 - Fairbanks Park, AK 4th July 1921 50 miles 1 Tom Gibson 2 Ray Hoyt 3 Fred Johnston R Axel Carlsten R Bob Sheldon R Frank Young 0:59:24.5 1:04:08 Metz accident con-rod engine There were six entries, with cars started at 10s intervals. Fair Park, Abilene, TX 4th July 1921 10 miles – Light Cars 1 Mauzy 2 Reeder Buick Special Essex 0:11:17.2 5 miles – Heavy Cars 1 Glenn Breed 2 Red Shafer Hudson Chevrolet 0:05:22.4 5 miles 1 Red Shafer 2 George Clark Chevrolet Hudson 0:05:28.2 5 miles 1 Glenn Breed 2 George Clark Hudson Hudson 0:05:25.8 5 miles – Consolation 1 Tennill 2 Fields Ford Special Ford Special 0:05:57.4 25 miles – Free-for-all 1 0:28:00.4 - 97 - Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS 4th July 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver 1 mile – Time Trials 1 Bill Bryant Fred Lentz Jeff Crafford Roy Williamson Tommy Rayl Charles Crow Bill Crow Pete Grandon L.Mallory Virgil Kline Clyde Grandon Car Time Hudson Special Essex Ford Studebaker Elgin Essex Essex Paige Chevrolet Ford Essex 0:01:10.8 Grandon went over the bank and through the fence on the north turn during the time trials. The car was slightly damaged, and the driver uninjured. 5 miles – Heat 1 1 Virgil Kline 2 Tommy Rayl R L.Mallory Ford Elgin Hudson Special 0:06:28.6 5 miles – Heat 2 1 Roy Williamson 2 Fred Lentz 3 Jeff Crafford R Bill Bryant Studebaker Essex Ford Hudson Special 0:06:18.6 2.5 miles – Stock Cars 1 Charles Crow 2 Bill Crow 3 Pete Grandon Essex Essex Paige 0:03:34.2 Essex Ford Elgin Studebaker Hudson Special Ford 0:19.46.5 0:20:07.4 30 laps 24 laps/clutch 16 laps/valve spring Essex 0:01:14.0 15 miles – Classic Race 1 Fred Lentz 2 Virgil Kline 3 Tommy Rayl 4 Roy Williamson 5 Bill Bryant Jeff Crafford +2 others 1 mile – Exhibition Run Fred Lentz battery wire fell off There was also an exhibition race between Tommy Rayl and Mickey Morean in a Curtis Airplane. There was a strong south wind which cost Morean time, and he was unable to take the north turn sharply enough on one lap, hence Rayl won. Lakewood, GA 4th July 1921 5 miles 1 Harry Glenn R Joe Thomas Sheridan Hassler Speciall through fence/into lake 7 miles 1 Harry Glenn R Johnny Aiken Sheridan Dodge accident 10 miles 1 Harry Glenn Sheridan R Johnny Aiken Dodge Race cut-short to five miles due to darkness tyre blowout/accident In practice before the races Bob Luton crashed into Doc Boyd, neither of whom were hurt. - 98 - Other Entrants: Bob Luton John Locke Joe Lancaster Tom Gordon Doc Boyd Costley Hand Wright Luton (Essex) Special King Eight Hudson Super Elgin Six Chandler Lozier 12 Hand Special Peerless 8 5th annual Independence day celebrations at the track, to feature horse races and motorcycle races as well - races were originally scheduled for the 2nd July, but rain caused the postponement of the auto races until the 4th July.. Lima Fairgrounds, OH 4th July 1921 Entry List: Bill Hunt Johnny Mahoney Packey Quinn Louis Williams Dick Carroll Toby Conners Craig-Hunt Special Ford Special Ford Special Keaton Buick Oakland Joe Odlay Lee Edwards Doc Oldham Clarence Belt Frank Thomas Jack Doyle Duesenberg Ford Special National Buick Buick Essex Missoula Fairgrounds, MT 4th July 1921 25 miles – Free-for-all Eugene Nagle R Wilbur Ziesing accident/hit by Reynolds R James Reynolds accident Reynolds’ car went through the fence, down a ten-foot embankment and through the side of a barn, killing his riding mechanic Burnell Liston. Reynolds suffered severe injuries, and was in a coma for a month after the accident. Montrose, CO 4th July 1921 The July 4th celebrations were to feature auto races – it isn’t known if they took place. Mount Vernon Fairgrounds, IL 4th July 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 15 miles – Free-for-all 1 26 S.B.Campbell 0:21 2 Rudolf Becker Becker Special 3 S.E.Berget Essex R 12 Harold Piper Chevrolet accident Piper was hospitalised with a dislocated left shoulder and right hip following the accident, in which he hit the fence and overturned. 5 miles – Touring cars 1 S.E.Berget 2 Artie Karch 3 J.H.Byherly Three starters 15 miles – Free-for-all 1 26 S.B.Campbell 2 Rudolf Becker Three starters Essex Dodge Essex 0:07:50 Becker Special Australian Pursuit - 99 - 0:22:30 1 Jay Stonemetz 2 26 S.B.Campbell Three starters Free-for-all 1 Jay Stonemetz 2 26 S.B.Campbell Ford Ford 0:22:30 New Smyrna Beach, FL 4th July 1921 Race 1 John Harold 2 John Crevasse There were three entries Ford Hudson Run under the auspices of the New Smyrna post of the American Legion. Ruskin Park, SD 4th July 1921 3 miles 1 Frank Miller 2 10 3 W.O.Meals Ford Ford Ford 10 1 2 3 miles Frank Miller Frank Ensby Bill Summers Ford Ford Chevrolet 5 miles 1 Frank Miller 2 Frank Ensby 3 Bill Summers Ford Ford Chevrolet 15 1 2 3 miles Frank Miller Frank Ensby Bill Summers Ford Ford Chevrolet There were eleven entrants in the days races, but two did not appear due to road accidents before reaching the park….. St Johns, NM 4th July 1921 Silverton Hillclimb, CO 4th July 1921 Ps 1 # Driver Mrs Catchpool Car Cole 8 Studebaker Six Cadillac Dodge Time The Dodge made the longest run on “low” gear. The hillclimb was held to dedicate the new D-8-0 Highway, which ran from Durango-Silverton-Ouray. Heavy rains fell on the 3rd July, and on the 4th. The cars made two runs, beginning at the Catholic church on 10th Street. On the first run, cars had to go as far as they could in “high” gear, and on the second run cars did the same run on an “intermediate” or “low” gear. An average of the two runs was made to determine the winner. Williamsburg Fairgrounds, IA 4th July 1921 Rain showers caused an early end to the meeting after a motorcycle race was run - 100 - Yerrington, NV 4th July 1921 An 8 mile auto race was held as part of the festivities. Independence, MO 10th July 1921 Entrants: Frank McAllister Ruck Robinson Myron Mudgett Macomb Fairgrounds, IL 12th July 1921 75 miles 1 Dutch Conger 2 Runkle R Schloeman R Pearce Nine started. Dodge overheating valve Union Park, IA 14th July 1921 Races to be held as part of the Automobile Dealer’s picnic. Beverly Hills, CA 17th July 1921 10 miles - Heat 1 1 Roscoe Sarles 2 Tommy Milton 0:05:15.4 10 miles - Heat 2 1 Roscoe Sarles 2 Tommy Milton 0:05:13.2 25 miles - Heat 3 1 Roscoe Sarles 2 Tommy Milton 0:13:55.2 Tommy Milton and Roscoe Sarles to compete for a purse of $10,000. Part of the Elks’ annual reunion celebrations. Race was not sanctioned by the AAA. Galveston Beach, TX 17th July 1921 10 1 2 3 miles Mike Calcel Max Clark Joe Flynn Ford Ford Ford 10 1 2 3 miles Slim Higgerson Roy Clough Mike Calcel 10 1 2 3 miles Slim Higgerson M.Kline Roy Clough Chevrolet Dodge Ford 10 1 2 3 miles Slim Higgerson Townes Demarry miles – Free-for-all Townes Slim Higgerson Jones Essex Chevrolet Hudson 25 1 2 3 4 5 - 101 - Roy Clough Chevrolet Ford Ford Chevrolet 490 Essex Dodge Mercer Ford Higgerson’s gear lever broke within 300 yards of the finishing line while leading….. There were 11 starters. Other Entries: Charles Newding Woodberry J.Jersig H.McMillan Essex Chalmers 40 Chalmers 30 Interstate 6 Scott Kimes T.Lucas Santon J.Jersig Finley Teddy Johnson P.Leara Max Clark Artuzy Ford 16v Chevrolet 490 Ford 16v Ford Ford Ford Buick Ford Buick special Run under the auspices of the Galveston Speedway Association. The races were originally scheduled for the 3rd July, and were then postponed to the 10th July, and were then postponed again – permission was only granted on the 13th July to the Speedway Association to host the races on west beach. Ruskin Park, SD 17th July 1921 5 miles 1 Frank Miller 2 A.J.Endsby 3 W.O.Meals Ford Ford Ford 0:05:40 10 1 2 3 miles Frank Miller A.J.Endsby W.O.Meals Ford Ford Ford 0:11:30.2 15 1 2 3 miles Frank Miller A.J.Endsby W.O.Meals Ford Ford Ford 0:16:45 Races were slow due to rain. Nine cars entered, seven Ford’s, one Maxwell and a Chevrolet. Clarksburg Fairgrounds, WV 23rd July 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 50 laps There were three crashes during the race, one of which resulted in the death of Walter Addison, mechanician to Frederick McWilliams. It is believed that the accident was caused by broken steering. Olmsted County Fairgrounds, Rochester, MN 23rd July 1921 International Motor Contest Association to sanction auto races. San Antonio Speedway, TX 23rd-24th July 1921 - 102 - Motorcycle races only, but included here due to the advertisements’ wording. Not sure how many fleas there really were in Baghdad at the time, or how Father Time actually looks…. South Bend, IN 24th July 1921 5 miles – Heat 1 1 Claude F.Fix 5 miles – Heat 4 1 Earl Warrick 5 miles – Heat 2 1 Arthur Chevrolet 5 miles – Heat 5 1 Worth E.Schloeman 5 miles – Heat 3 1 A.C.Pitman 5 miles – Heat 6 1 D.E.Jacquais 20 1 2 3 R R R miles Worth Schloeman Arthur Chevrolet Claude F.Fix D.E.Jacquais Earl Warrick A.C.Pitman Schloeman Special (Ford) Frontenac Jacquais Special Chevrolet Special Ford Special 18 laps/threw wheel 8 laps/axle 1 lap/threw wheel There were 19 entrants in the heats – the winner of each heat went into the final event. - 103 - Salt Lake City Fairgrounds, UT 25th July 1921 Bert Smalling was injured when his car overturned due to a broken front axle in the first race of the Pioneer Free-for-All automobile race program. His mechanician Vincent Ray Velnap was also injured. Meade County Fairgrounds, SD 27th-28th July1921 Time Trials 1 King Rhiley Hudson Super Six 0:00:32.8 15 miles – Black Hills Sweepstakes, Final 1 King Rhiley 2 J.J.McCoy There were three heats, top four from heats went into final 10 miles – Meade Post Special Race, Final 1 Noel Bullock Ford Special 2 G.P.Ginther There were three heats for this event. Consolation 1 H.J.Schmidt A.H.Brown Hudson Sandy Plains Fairgrounds, PA 29th-30th July 1931 – Dirt oval 29th July: 50 miles – Free-for-all Arthur Smith was badly injured, suffering lacerations and a broken clavicle after an accident during the race. 30th July: Races cancelled due to rain. Part of the Sandy Plains Fair. Galveston Beach, TX 31st July 1921 Race 1 1 Roy Clough 2 Mike Caicci 3 Brooks 4 Finlay Race 2 1 Kline 2 Higgerson 3 Roy Clough Dodge Chevrolet Dodge Race 3 1 James Cornett 2 Kline 3 Jersig R Higgerson Chevrolet Dodge Chalmers Chevrolet engine Ford Chevrolet Essex valves Race 4 1 Scott Kimes 2 James Cornett R Higgerson R Parmerson 25 miles 1 Scott Kimes Ford 16v - 104 - 2 3 4 5 R R R James Cornett William Allen Roy Clough Klime Charles Newding Leeah Chevrolet Ford 16v Ford Dodge Essex Marmon Hudson Super Six 16 laps/valves 14 laps/tyre blowout wheel Harrington Fairgrounds, MD 30th July 1921 Entrants: W.Brown Davis Norman Parris Arlie Jacobs South Bend, IN August 1921 (estimated) – ½ mile dirt oval 5 miles 1 Ross Greenswalt Overland 0:07:23 25 miles 1 2 Ross Greenswalt Special Six Overland 0:32:01 0:32:11 The event was reported on the 7th August, but no exact date is known – could have been in July. Bedford Fairgrounds, IA 6th August 1921 Auto races to be held on the final day of the fair. Lakewood, GA 6th August 1921 3 miles - Match Race Miss Marian Smith Sheridan Miss Ernestine Campbell Hudson Called off at the last moment after objections from the girls’ parents! 3 miles 1 Louis Trotzler 2 O.E.Wright 3 Bill Baldwin Bob Luton Rivers Ed Costley Cole Eight Peerless Baldwin Special Luton Special Hupmobile Dodge 0:03:58.6 5 miles 1 Bob Luton 2 Rivers 3 Ed Costley Louis Trotzler O.E.Wright Bill Baldwin Luton Special Hupmobile Dodge Cole Eight Peerless Baldwin Special 0:04:56.4 5 miles – Match Race 1 Harry Glenn 2 Johnny Aiken Sheridan Special King Eight 0:04:51 10 miles – Championship Event 1 Bob Luton Luton Special - 105 - 0:09:30 2 3 4 No Louis Trotzler Harry Glenn Johnny Aiken other starters Cole Eight Sheridan Special King Eight Run under the auspices of the Atlanta Woman’s Club. Carroll County Fairgrounds, IA 12th August 1921 10 1 2 3 miles Joe Anderson E.R.Larson Fred Lehmberg Nash Empire Oldsmobile 5 miles – Stock cars 1 Louis Krensky 2 Fred Lehmberg 3 C.E.McLaughlin Cadillac Oldsmobile Cleveland Novelty Race 1 Joe Anderson 2 E.R.Larson 3 Ray Johnson Nash Empire Ford 3 miles – Relay Race 1 Joe Anderson 2 Louis Krensky 3 E.R.Larson Nash Cadillac Empire 5 miles - Ford stock cars 1 Ray Johnson 2 Ross Harvey 3 J.B.Schaefer Ford Ford Ford 5 miles – Ladies Race 1 Miss Park 2 Mrs L.W.Grubbs 3 Mrs Tuel Ford Ford Ford Galveston Beach, TX 14th August 1921 6 miles 1 Findley 2 19 Mike Caiccio 3 1 Roy Clough 21 Sid Slate 18 Joe Flynn 31 James Brooks 32 Dave Henry Jr 26 Walters R 40 M.E.Vilren Vilren was trappened beneath Sam Cantello. Only five cars appear. 8 miles 1 F.Townes 2 28 George Conoly 3 1 Roy Clough 18 Tom Lucas 21 Sid Slate 11 A.Jersig 14 Woodbury 19 Mike Caiccio 10 miles 1 F.Townes 2 16 William Allen 3 Laurence Laberto 13 Scott Kimes 7 James Cornett 3 Charles Hallam 2 S.E.Fondren 15 Klime 33 L.P.Smith 36 W.Adams 20 miles – Free-for-all 1 38 Gus Parmeson 2 F.Townes 3 Roberto 3 Charles Hallam 2 S.E.Fondren Ford Ford Paige Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford rolled his car following the accident and was hospitalised. His riding mechanic was started the event, but it isn’t known which of the other entries did not Chevrolet Chalmers Ford Chevrolet Paige Chalmers 30 Chalmers 40 Ford Chevrolet Ford 16v Ford 16v Chevrolet Essex Hudson Super Six Dodge Oakland Six Packard 30 Hudson Super Six Chevrolet Interstate Essex Hudson Super Six - 106 - 4 33 R 34 27 8 13 16 7 11 14 15 1 37 C.J.Leach L.P.Smith Kennerly Johnnie Franks W.W.Fulner Scott Kimes William Allen James Cornett A.Jersig Woodbury Klime Roy Clough B.E.Bert Hudson Super Six Oakland Six Mercer Fiat Marmon Ford 16v Ford 16v Chevrolet Chalmers 30 Chalmers 40 Dodge Ford National mechanical North Iowa Fairgrounds, Mason City, IA 15th August 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 mile 1 Leslie King Maxwell 0:01:05.8 Feature 1 Emil King Sig Haugdahl 5 starters 0:05:33 Pulaski Fairgrounds, PA 19th August 1921 1 mile – Professional race, flying start 1 Gilchrist Ford 0:01:15 3 miles – Free-for-all 1 Rippie Haynes 0:03:59 3 miles – Special cars 1 Fetterman NPF Special 0:03:59 3 miles – Ford 16v Free-for-all 1 Charles Stuhldreher Ford 16v 0:04:05 2 miles – Free-for-all 1 Franklin Disbrow 0:02:51 3 miles – Free-for-all 1 Charles Stuhldreher Ford 16v 0:03:49 Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL 20th August 1921 3 miles 1 H.Petticord R Eddie Huff accident 5 miles - Illinois State Fair Derby 1 Johnny Watters 0:04:48.8 2 Fred Horey 3 Johnny Raimey 4 J.Stratton 5 miles 1 Larry Stone 5 miles – Australian Pursuit 1 Fred Horey Interstate Driving Association Park, Attleboro, MA 20th August 1921 10 miles 1 Ralph Pewsey - 107 - 5 miles 1 Ralph Pewsey Pewsey won other shorter events too. Walter Nichols was injured and hospitalised after an accident when crowdin Pewsey. Two other drivers were also injured. Mississippi Valley Amusement Park, Davenport, IA 20th August 1921 Entrants: Sig Haugdahl Louis Disbrow Fred Horey Johnny Raimey O.T.Barr Marion Interstate Fairgrounds, IA 22nd August 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 5 miles - Stock cars 1 Gus Schroeder 2 Bud Latiner 3 R R NS Nash Marmon Liberty Hudson Kissel Studebaker 0:07:06 tyres 1 lap Marshfield Fairgrounds, MA 25th-26th August 1921 25th August: 5 miles 1 Frank Roche 2 George Bowers 3 Daniel Sweeney R Stephen Graesle 26th August: 10 miles 1 Frank Roche 2 Fred Sullivan 3 George Bowers 4 Patrick Obelen 5 Stephen Crasse rolled 26th August: 5 miles 1 Frank Roche 2 Fred Sullivan Ellenville Fairgrounds, NY 26th August 1921 5 and 10 mile auto races to be held as part of fair. McHenry County Fairgrounds, Woodstock, IL 26th August 1921 Auto Race Day at the fair. Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 26th August & 2nd September 1921 - 108 - Entrants: Fred Horey E.Ted Hill Fred Lenz Jess Calohan Leon Duray Fred Lecklider Ray Lampkin Ray Claypool Leo King Sig Haugdahl Sig Haugdahl Ted Elick O.T.Barr Glen Breed Les Allen King Kelley Speedy Wolters E.King Billy Jackbee Bill Ross Verne Soules Larson Toots Reynolds Putty Hoffman Johnny Raimey Briscoe Special Templar Special Essex Richards Special Oldfield Submarine Ohio Special Duesenberg Miller Special Duesenberg SD Special Frontenac Essex Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Stutz Duesenberg Essex Stephens Ballot Chicago Special Twin City Special Simplex Blanchester, OH 27th August 1921 Entrants: Bill Hunt Johnny Mahoney Packey Quinn Louis Williams Dick Carroll Tobey Conners Joe Olday Lee Edwards Joe Oldham Clarence Belt Frank Thomas Jack Doyle Dirt track championship of Ohio and Indiana. Wisconsin State Fair Park, WI 30th August 1921 - 109 - Entrants: Louis Disbrow Fred Horey Johnny Raimey Larry Stone Putty Hoffman Dodge City, KS 31st August 1921 – 2 mile dirt oval Run under the auspices of the Dodge City Motor Speedway Club. To feature 10 mile stock car race, 20 and 100 mile open races. Manchester Fairgrounds, IA 31st August 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 3 miles 1 Fred Lecklider 2 Fred Lentz 3 Ted Hill 4 Jesse Callahan Ohio Special Essex Special Templar Special Richards Special 0:04:09 3 miles 1 Ray Lampkin 2 Leon Duray 3 Ray Claypool Duesenberg Oldfield Submarine Miller Special 0:03:48 Track Record Attempt 1 Ray Lampkin 2 Fred Lecklider 3 Fred Lentz Duesenberg Ohio Special Essex Special 0:00:35 0:00:38 0:00:39 2 miles 1 Fred Lentz 2 Fred Lecklider Essex Special Ohio Special 0:02:47 4 miles – Australian Pursuit 1 Ray Lampkin Duesenberg Ted Hill Templar Fred Lentz Essex 2 miles 1 Ray Lampkin Duesenberg 0:03:01 2 Leon Duray Oldfield Submarine After running two miles the race was a tie, so a fifth lap was run to decide the event – the time above includes the extra lap. Rain fell before the seventh event could be run, and the race programme was stopped. Part of the Delaware County Fair. Lorraine, TX September 1921 10 miles – Stock cars 1 25 miles – Free-for-all 1 2 Maxwell Actual date unknown – reported as “recent” on the 10th September. Allen County Fairgrounds, Iola, KS 2nd September 1921 Auto race day at the fair - 110 - Hudson Maxwell Indiana Fairgrounds, Warren, IN 3rd September 1921 25 miles 1 Worth E.Schloeman Schloeman Special 0:28:58 Ohio State Fairgrounds, OH 3rd September 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval Auto races to be held on the last day of the state fair. Wisconsin State Fair Park, WA 3rd September 1921 5 miles 1 Gillman 2 Young 3 Trudell 3 miles 1 Rothschild 2 Malloy 3 Stragley 5 miles – Class C 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Clancy 3 Wolter 4 Stone 3 miles – Match Race 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Putty Hoffman 3 Howickl 5 miles – Pursuit Handicap 1 Stone 2 Kelley 0:03:03.8 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Sig Haugdahl 0:05:58 0:05:04 0:00:51.2 3 miles – Invitation Match Race 1 Putty Hoffman 0:02:50.5 2 Sig Haugdahl 3 Stone San Antonio Speedway, TX 4th-5th September 1921 To feature horse races, motorcycle races and a 10 mile automobile race. Silver City to Virginia City Hillclimb 4th-5th September 1921 4th September: Light cars 1 Arthur Murphy 2 Jack Clark 3 Dave Henley 4 Chevrolet Baby Grand Chevrolet 490 Ford Dodge 0:05:25 0:06:13 Light cars competed on the 4th, heavy cars on the 5th. Route was 3 miles long, from Silver City to Virginia City. Centlivre Park, IN 5th September 1921 - 111 - 50 miles 1 15 George Schultheis 2 10 Benton Schoff 3 11 Sam Wolf 4 19 Paul Augspurger R 1 Ray Williams R 3 Will Zimmerman R 4 Charles Coleman R 8 Will Hunt There were 9 starters Essex Overland Special Matthews American Bosch Hudson Mercer Cino Speedway Special 10 miles 1 17 F.C.Schumm 2 2 Earl Drake 3 14 Roscoe Greenwalt 4 7 C.F.Marquardt Lowell Special Hudson Overland Roof Special Other 5 22 25 Essex Zenith Special Speedway Special Entrants: Joe Fielding Harold Werst Craig Hunt 1:02:45 7 laps/accident 0:13:55 Run under the auspices of the Fort Wayne Auto Racing Association Inc. It was originally announced to the crowd that Schoff had won the 50 mile race, but the judges later changed their decision, stating that the scorers had not kept accurate records. Downing Track, IL 5th September 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 mile 1 Chick Warwick Chevrolet 0:01:07 20 miles 1 Chick Warwick Chevrolet 0:26:34 2 Cloyd Ford Special 3 Fidley Wellington 4 Schuck Warwick 5 Daley Daley Special R Baker lost both front wheels Daley blew a tyre and left the track, hitting a woman spectator Inter-State Auto Racing Association races. Schuck did not start one of the heats when Daley skidded into him when they were lining up and damaged his tyres and rear axle. Butler, PA 5th September 1921 Girard, KS 5th September 1921 3 miles R A.Foster fatal accident There were six cars in the race. Foster’s car suddenly swerved and turned over three times, throwing him out. 10 miles 1 James Nutz Frank McAllister competed in the races held here. Lagoon, UT 5th September 1921 10 miles – Match Race, Heat 1 1 Ira Vail Philbrin Duesenberg 2 Clair Sprague - 112 - 0:10:02.2 10 miles – Match Race, Heat 2 1 Clair Sprague R Ira Vail Philbrin Duesenberg 9 laps/crankshaft Following the mechanical retirement of Vail in Heat 2, Frank Gardner of the AAA closed the event and declared the contets undecided. Ford race 1 Charles Yetter Vail and his car arrived in Salt Lake City on the 31st August, and on unloading Vail’s mechanics tested the car on the local highways so that they could tune the engine for the altitude. Marion, IA 5th September 1921 5 miles 1 Hoffman 2 Guinta 3 Krause Glockin Yackin Peterson Whitney Hudson Six Cadillac Willys Six Overland Four Overland Four Hudson Six Studebaker 0:07:21 Run by the American Legion of Marion Post, also featured motorcycle races. Mount Vernon Fairgrounds, IL 5th September 1921 15 1 2 3 11 miles – Free-for-all Jay Stonemetz Frank J.Paul Walter Collins entries 5 miles – Touring Cars 1 J.H.Byerly 2 William Aiken 2 entries 15 miles – Free-for-all 1 Frank J.Paul 2 Walter Collins 3 A.J.Hutton 9 entries Ladies Driving Skill Contest 1 Miss Gladys Carver Cecil Horton Pauline Marquis Ruby Johnston Pearl Schul Pearl Gaskins Vera Fry Verna Koons 5 miles – Touring Cars 1 J.H.Byerly 2 Carl Grammar Australian Pursuit 1 R.G.Becker 7 starters 15 1 2 3 miles – The Derby Jay Stonemetz Walter Collins Carl Gruenden Ford Chevrolet Baby Grand Chevrolet 0:22:30 Essex 0:10 Chevrolet Baby Grand Chevrolet Ford 0:20 Dodge Chevrolet Chevrolet Buick Nash Dodge Dodge Nash Willys-Knight Essex Stevens 0:08 Beckers Special Ford Baby Grand Chevrolet G-4 - 113 - 0:21 R Frank J.Paul Chevrolet accident/thru fence Pike County Fairgrounds, Petersburg, IN 5th September 1921 77 former war veteran and spectator Isaac Wiggins crossed the track during practice, but being slightly deaf probably didn’t hear the oncoming cars and was hit by the car of Raymond Pickle. Wiggins suffered severe injuries and died at the track. Pickle was arrested for manslaughter but was later released with a $1000 bond. The race car was undamaged in the accident, and was driven in the second race of the day by a driver called Knowles. On the 20th lap the car left the track at the same point that Wiggins had been killed, destroying the car – Knowles was only slightly injured. Pikes Peak Hillclimb, CO 5th September 1921 – 12 miles, climbing 2000 ft Ps # Driver Car Time Class 1 24 2 20 3 14 1 – under 181 ci Glen Schultz W.H.Bentrup Harold G.Frantz Ford Special Chevrolet Essex 0:21:54.6 0:22:21.0 0:23:29.8 Class 1 7 2 4 3 2 – under 231 ci Otto Loesche J.C.Williamson Don Sheldon Lexington Allen Allen 0:19:47.4 0:22:49.6 0:23:02.4 Class 1 1? 2 1? 3 2 3 – 231-300 ci King Rhiley Ralph Mulford Steve Nemesh Hudson Paige Paige 0:19:16.2 (FTD – won Penrose Trophy) 0:19:51.1 0:20:25.8 Other 13 12 28 32 R 6 R 8 3 R 25 5 R 26 R 15 16 17 NS 18 21 22 23 27 9 29 R 10 Entrants P.P.Abbott Ott Davis H.F.O’Brien Sam Marcus Al Cline H.L.Chapin Lyman Hess Norman A.Glen L.F.Goodspeed E.L.Kinney William Majors Percy B.Green Frank Vallely Wallace Coleman Ed Clinchey Paccos Dycke S.L.Adams Murray G.Hubbet R.E.Wyatt Brent T.Harding Ernie Fornaugh Packard Paige Hupmobile Haynes Lexington Special Dodge Special Allen Ford Roamer Ford Red Marmon Standard 8 Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet Hupmobile Ford Reviere Whippet Roamer 0:22:48.2 0:24:20.6 0:27:06.2 0:27:39.4 radius rod fire fatal practice accident Al Cline left the road 2 miles out of Glen Cove with a broken radius rod. H.L.Chapin caught fire just before the 14 mile post and burnt out. Wallace Coleman was injured during a practice run and later died on the 1st September. Winchester Speedway, IN 5th September 1921 – ½ mile flat dirt oval 50 miles Worth E.Schloeman escaped serious injury when he crash threw the fence and rolled twice. - 114 - West Virginia State Fairgrounds, Wheeling, WV 5th-10th September 1921 Minnesota State Fairgrounds, MN 7th and 10th September 1921 Speedy Watters competed on the 7th. Cedar Valley Fairgrounds, IA 8th September 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval Race 1 1 Votick 2 Brainard 3 Barr 4 Petticord Mooney Special Essex Essex Mercedes 2.5 miles 1 Johnny Raimey 2 Burgette 3 Craft Haynes King Special Briscoe 1 lap – Time Trial 1 Johnny Raimey 2 Burgette 3 Craft Harry Burd Haynes King Special Briscoe Baby Briscoe Semi 1 Craft 2 Brainard Briscoe Essex Semi 1 Burgette 2 Raimey King Special Haynes Feature 1 Johnny Raimey Haynes 2 Craft Briscoe 3 Brainard Essex 4 Burgette King Special For the top two drivers in each of the semi’s. - 115 - 0:00:34.6 0:00:35.8 0:00:36.2 0:00:50.0 Sanctioned by IMCA. Might have been races on the 9th as well. Amarillo Fair Park, TX 10th September 1921 50 miles First prize was awarded $500 – part of the Labor and Industrial Show. Fond du Lac Fairgrounds, WI 10th September 1921 1 mile – Exhibition 1 Putty Hoffman Peugeot 0:01:08.2 3 miles 1 Putty Hoffman R Cary Essex Bugg 0:02:57.4 5 laps/axle 3 miles 1 Nowicke Duesenberg 0:02:39.4 5 miles 1 Putty Hoffman 2 miles – Handicap 1 Stone 0:06:13.0 Peugeot 0:02:26.0 Indiana State Fairgrounds, IN 10th September 1921 – 1 mile dirt oval 5 miles – Heat 1 1 Howdy Wilcox 2 Jules Ellingboe 3 Roscoe Sarles 5 miles – Heat 2 1 Jules Ellingboe 2 Howdy Wilcox 3 Roscoe Sarles 15 1 2 3 R R 5 miles – Heat 3 1 Jules Ellingboe 2 Howdy Wilcox 3 Roscoe Sarles 0:04:38.75 5 miles – Ford Race 1 L.L.Corum 2 Dave Koetzla 0:04:33 miles – Free-for-all, Barney Oldfield Sweepstakes Jules Ellingboe Howdy Wilcox L.L.Corum Frontenac-Ford Roscoe Sarles Bennie Hill 0:14:00.2 engine engine Other Entrants: Joe Thomas Mortimer Roberts AAA Sanctioned. Barney Oldfield drove an exhibition lap and acted as race referee. Taylorville, IL 10th September 1921 - 116 - 0:04:34.2 0:05:16.8 Ware Fairgrounds, MA 10th September 1921 1 Edward Fitzgerald 2 Leo Dubois 0:09:17.5 Part of the Ware Agricultural and Driving Association Fair. Palatine, IL 13th September 1921 1 Harris Date is estimated – fair was held 13th-18th September, and it isn’t known which day the race was held on. Harris won a prize of $1000 for winning the race. Montana State Fairgrounds, Helena, MT 13th, 15th, 17th September 1921 Entrants: Al Striegle Louis Chevrolet Jules Ellingboe Dave Koetzla O.T.Barr Speedy Watters Ben Gotoff Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Essex Maxwell 13th September: 8 miles – Free-for-all 1 Speedy Watters Briscoe 2 14 Ben Gotoff Maxwell 0:09:15 Four other races were held on the 13th. Tri-County Fairgrounds, Perry, IA 14th September 1921 Ford automobile race to be held. - 117 - Monroe, ME 15th September 1921 To feature a Ford race and a free-for-all on the final day of the Waldo-Penebscot Fair. Ak-Sar-Ben Speedway, Omaha, NE 17th September 1921 Frank Albert “Cy” Cobb was hospitalised and later the same day died from an accident when he went through fence during the consolation race, the 6th of the day. Lawton, OK 17th September 1921 Fred House rolled five times while holding second place in the automobile races at the fair. Race was for seven miles. Lewiston Fairgrounds, ME 17th September 1921 1 mile – Time Trials 1 Bill Endicott Endicott Special 0:01:10.6 1.5 miles 1 Charles Sims 2 Ed Murphy 3 Ed Collins White Essex Stutz 0:01:59.6 2 miles 1 Miss Zenita Neville 2 Bill Endicott 3 Charles Sims Hudson Endicott Special White 0:02:31.6 Endicott Special 0:03:18.6 5 laps – Australian Pursuit 1 Bill Endicott Free-for-all 1 Bill Endicott 2 Miss Zenita Neville Auto day on last day of state fair Lincoln County Fairgrounds, Hugo, CO 17th September 1921 Ps # Driver 3 miles – Ford race 1 T.H.Wadsworth 2 Anderson Bros 3 W.E.Wynne Stock 1 2 3 ? Car Time Ford Ford Ford 0:06:12 Cars, Free-for-all Anderson Bros Ben Anderson Ember Sterling T.H.Wadsworth 10 miles – Free-for-all 1 Charles Koerner 2 Tom Robinson 3 Ray Gardner 0:08:05 Ford Special Chevrolet Dodge - 118 - 0:14:05 ? C.E.Ivy Ford Special Part of the Lincoln County Fair. Louisiana State Fairgrounds, LA 17th September 1921 3 miles R L.H.LeJeune accident/steering gear R G.G.Cobb hit LeJeune’s wreckage R P.M.Baker hit the wreckage of the above two Lawrence Winters, Baker’s mechanician, suffered a broken wrist. LeJeune suffered a broken hand. 25 miles R C.Clani R George Kellett accident/hit Kellett Rammed by Clani Run under the auspices of the Interstate Farm Congress. New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY 17th September 1921 Postponed to the 19th due to rain. 10 1 2 R R R miles Dave Koetzla L.L.Corum Tommy Milton Beau Amos Bennett Hill Frontenac-Ford Frontenac-Ford Frontenac Whalen Special Monroe 0:09:29.81 20 1 2 3 4 miles Tommy Milton Louis Hoyt Ira Vail George Kirchauber Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 0:16:44.57 50 1 2 3 4 R miles Ira Vail Louis Hoyt George Crummie George Kirchauber Tommy Milton Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac 0:43:46.85 Other Entrants: Art Morris Bill Albertson Jim Benedict 0 laps/accident 0 laps/accident 0 laps/accident engine Whalen Special Duesenberg Meteor Punxsutawney Fairgrounds, PA 17th September 1921 - ½ mile dirt oval 1 lap – Time Trials 1 Nat Fetterman Haynes 0:00:37 1 mile 1 Gilchrist Ford 16v 0:01:16 Promoted by Austin C.Wilson, also to feature an auto polo game. Pleasanton, CA 18th September 1921 Entrants: Red Murray Fred Wallace - 119 - E.D.Cochrane Al Torres Emil Bello J.A.Jenning Gene Wilson Otto Raines Hanford Sales Tippecannoe County Fairgrounds, Lafayette, IN 18th September 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 5 miles - Match Race, Heat 1 1 Roscoe Sarles 0:03:00 3 miles – Match Race, Heat 4 Dead heat 10 miles – Match Race, Heat 2 1 Jules Ellingboe 0:06:13 1 mile - Match Race, Run off 1 Roscoe Sarles 2 Jules Ellingboe Match Race, Heat 3 Abandoned due to Sarles’ sticking throttle on the last lap This was a best out of five heats match race – Sarles won two to Ellingboe’s one, with one race being a dead heat and the other not counting due to Sarles’ throttle sticking. Neither Barney Oldfield nor Louis Chevrolet, slated as starter and referee respectively were able to get to the track for the race, so Eddie Hearne was substituted as starter and Eddie Murphy as referee. Interstate Fair, Sioux City, IA 18th-19th September 1921 Entrants: Fred Horey Johnny Raimey Louis Disbrow Sig Haugdahl Haskell, OK 21st September 1921 An 8 mile free-for-all automobile race to be held as part of fair. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN 21st September 1921 – 50 miles Ps 1 2 3 4 5 6 R # Driver Howdy Wilcox Jimmy Murphy Jules Ellingboe Joe Thomas Eddie Hearne Charles van Rentz 9 Bennie Hill Car Peugeot Duesenberg Eight Frontenac Four Duesenberg Eight Duesenberg Eight Frontenac Eight Frontenac Eight Time 0:30:50.68, 87.5 mph went over a wall Race was a feature of the 3rd annual convention of the American Society for Steel Treating. Rain delayed the start of the race, forcing the distance to be cut from 100 miles to 50 miles. Kiowa County Fairgrounds, Eads, CO 22nd September 1921 A 2 mile auto race for 1916 or older Fords was advertised for the fair – the competitors had to start seated, get out and crank the car, do four laps, stopping each time in front of the grandstand, killing the engine, cranking, and continuing onwards. It isn’t known if this race took place, but Thad Hunter did compete in a race here, possibly winning. - 120 - Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS 23rd September 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 1 mile – Time Trials 1 Leon Duray 2 Ray Burr Lampkin 3 Al Watters 4 Fred Lentz 5 Fred Lecklider Golden Submarine Duesenberg Richards Special Essex Ohio Special 0:01:05.8 0:01:07.6 0:01:08.6 0:01:11.8 0:01:11.8 5 miles – Cars 166-230 ci 1 Fred Lentz 2 Al Watters 3 Fred Lecklider Essex Richard Special Ohio Special 0:06:05.0 5 miles – Heat 1 1 Leon Duray 2 Ray Burr Lampkin R Ray Claypool Golden Submarine Duesenberg Miller Special 0:05:43.6 5 miles – Heat 2 1 Leon Duray R Ray Burr Lampkin R Ray Claypool Golden Submarine Duesenberg Miller Special 0:06:09.8 7 laps 7 laps 5 miles – Cars with medium sized engines 1 Jesse Callahan Templar Special 2 Bill Bryant Hudson 3 Fred Lentz Essex 4 Al Watters Richards Special 7.5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Leon Duray 2 Al Watters 3 Bill Bryant 4 Fred Lentz 5 Fred Lecklider Golden Submarine Richards Special Hudson Essex Ohio Special 9 laps 0:05:57.4 0:09:57.4 This meeting was sanctioned by IMCA. Springfield, MA 23rd September 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 3 miles 1 Fred Horey 0:03:00 This was reported as a world record on a ½ mile track. As Horey started the third mile his rear axle snapped at the bearing and the wheel was held in place only by the chain. Marion, IA 24th September 1921 5 miles – Heat 1 1 Schrader 2 Schultheis 3 McCoy 4 Norman 5 Guinther 6 Guinta No other starters 5 miles – Heat 2 1 McCoy 2 Schrader 3 Norman 4 Guinther Nash Essex McCoy Special Essex Chalmers Dodge 0:06:14 McCoy Special Nash Essex Chalmers 0:06:14 - 121 - R Schultheis NS Guinta Essex Dodge 1 lap/engine 5 miles – Heat 3 1 Schrader 2 McCoy 3 Norman 4 Guinther R Schultheis NS Guinta Nash McCoy Special Essex Chalmers Essex Dodge 0:06:04 Ford race 1 Hoffman 2 Burns 3 Harmar 4 Steele 5 Wagner 6 Kolsto R Conrad Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford Ford withdrew – engine accident Featured auto and motorcycle races. The winner of the auto race was to have raced the winner of the motorcycle race, but as Schrader won both it was called off. It then started to rain. Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, OK 24th & 27th September & 1st October 1921 Entrants: Leon Duray Ray Claypool E.Ted Hill Ray Lampkin Sanctioned by IMCA. Hammond Fairgrounds, IN 26th September 1921 Three people were hurt during a race here – drivers A.Chizwar, M.Magdo and Chizwar’s mechanician Mike Firsnak. West Texas Fair, Abilene, TX 28th September 1921 Times Trials ? 5 miles – Cars under 183ci 1 Shafer 2 Reeves 3 Horton Duesenberg Ford Special Ford Special 0:05:28 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Breed 2 Shafer 3 Milburn Hudson Special Duesenberg Cole Special 0:05:23 10 1 2 3 miles – Cars under 183ci Reeder Chevrolet Special Reeves Ford Special Malaun Ford Special 10 1 2 3 4 miles – Free-for-all Handicap Breed Hudson Special Shafer Duesenberg Tennill Ford Special Milburn Cole Special - 122 - 0:12:05 0:10:43 (0:11:32 running time) Trenton, NJ 30th September 1921 Entrants: Larson Cline Meyers Fred Horey Louis Disbrow Putty Hoffman Mooney-Ford Essex Duesenberg Briscoe Stephens Special Case Anderson Paul Henderson Stratton Maley Carey Stone Darracq Simplex Essex Bugatti Bugg Peugeot Peoria, IL 30th September-8th October 1921 The Peoria District Fair – was to feature auto races. Galesburg Fairgrounds, IL 1st October 1921 – 1 mile dirt oval 25 miles 1 Worth E.Schloeman Schloeman Special 100 miles Burnette Dolder was leading when on the 12th lap an accident occurred behind the leaders. Unsighted due to the dust, Dolder hit the wreckage and was seriously injured along with his riding mechanic Gilbert Eldred. Both men died later that day from their injuries in a local hospital. Mt Vernon, IL 1st October 1921 Part of the King City Fair. An auto race was to be held as the closing event, but the horse races over-ran and it became too dark. The management returned the entry money to all entrants and divided the race purse amongst them. Virginia State Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA 1st October 1921 Entrants: Fred Horey Toots Reynolds Norske Larson Hank Myers Bob Klein Briscoe Simplex Mooney Special Duesenberg Essex Jack Stratton Swede Anderson Louis Disbrow Larry Stone Putty Hoffman Oklahoma Free State Fairgrounds, Muskogee, OK 5th October 1921 – ½ mile dirt 2.5 miles 1 Rothschild 2 Floyd Willard 3 Ted Rick 4 Jackels Peerless Monroe Essex Stephens 0:03:22.2 2.5 miles – Match Race 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Les Allen 3 King Fiat Frontenac Essex 0:02:58.2 3.5 miles – Ajax Trophy, Heat 1 - 123 - Essex Darracq 1 2 3 4 5 King Floyd Willard Rothschild Ted Rick Jackels Essex Monroe Peerless Essex Stephens 0:04:41 3.5 miles – Ajax Trophy, Heat 2 1 Les Allen Frontenac 0:04:17.2 2 Bob Gotoff Frontenac 3 Bartlett Fiat Race finished in a dead heat between Allen & Gotoff, so one more lap was run to determine the winner. 3.5 miles – Ajax Trophy, Final (top 2 from each heat) 1 Bob Gotoff Frontenac 2 Les Allen Frontenac 3 King Essex 4 Floyd Willard Monroe 0:04:17.2 1 lap – Special Event 1 Les Allen Frontenac 0:00:34 1 mile – Special Event 1 Sig Haugdahl Fiat 0:01:06.2 (track record) Great Bend Fairgrounds, KS 7th October 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 mile - Time Trials 1 Kerbs Strong Lentz Watkins O’Laughlin Ross McInturf R Tonkin R Harvey Ford 16v Ford Essex Studebaker Dodge Dodge Ford Chevrolet Lozier 0:01:09 0:01:13.2 0:01:14 0:01:15 0:01:19 0:01:19 0:01:25 5 miles – Stock cars Abandoned as only one entry. 10 miles 1 Lentz 0:12:55.5 2 Watkins 3 O’Laughlin 4 McInturf R Strong 14 laps/overheating engine R Kerbs 2 laps/con-rod On the second lap the con-rod from Kerbs’ car went through the crank case, putting him out for the rest of the day. 5 miles 1 Lentz 2 Warkins 3 McInturf No other starters 10 1 2 3 4 5 R miles Watkins Lentz Tonkin McInturf Harvey Ross 0:05:10 12 laps Part of the Barton County Fair. Ventura County Fairgrounds, Oxnard, CA 7th October 1921 It was announced late September that Bob Russell was to run an auto race on the last day of the fair over 15 miles, but no record of the race actually happening has been found. Danbury Fairgrounds, CT 8th October 1921 Entrants: Ira Vail Races postponed to the 15th October due to rain. - 124 - Driver Clarence Hopkins of Katonah, NY, was killed near Katonah on the 8th October when his car skidded and overturned, pinning him beneath it. He had been on his way to the Danbury Fairgrounds to compete in the races. Oklahoma Free State Fairgrounds, Muskogee, OK 8th October 1921 Entrants: Sig Haugdahl Fred Horey Ted Rick Fiat Duesenberg Essex Floyd Willard Les Allen Monroe Frontenac Sanctioned by IMCA Centlivre Park, IN 9th October 1921 50 miles 1 Merle Chandler Monroe 1:23:22 2 Homer Ormsby Frontenac 3 Ray Williams Hudson 4 Harold Werst Zenith Special R Vettera Ford 16v 27 laps/engine R F.L.Howell Dodge 16v 18 laps/accident NS Ralph Ormsby Frontenac-Ford threw tyre During a trial run R.Ormsby’s car threw a tyre and bent the axle, and he was unable to compete. Fort Wayne Auto Racing Association races. The 10 mile race which was to have been run after the 50 mile race was called off due to the late hour. Louisiana State Fairgrounds, LA 9th October 1921 50 miles – Match Race 1 George Weldlen On the 42nd lap the B.W.Bordick got out held Bordick around Bordick was given a battery wires of Weldlen’s car came apart at the three-quarter post. Mechanician of his seat, sat on the rear springs and held the connections together while Weldlen the waist, all while moving – they continued on like this to win. For the feat, purse of $750 by the Association of Commerce. South Bend, IN 9th October 1921 Entrants: Worth E.Schloeman Schloeman Special Texas State Fairgrounds, TX 12th October 1921 - 125 - Entries 6 Sig Haugdahl 7 Les Allen 20 Leon Duray 5 Emil King 67 Ray Claypool 55 Al Water 18 Floyd Willard 22 Bill Jackels 31 Rex Gordon 8 Fred Lecklider 30 Ray Lampkin 26 Ted Ricks 1 Fred Bartlett 8 Al Rothchild 1 Sig Haugdahl Jimmy Barr Charles Hawkins Frank Clements 11 Fiat Frontenac Oldfield Submarine Essex Miller Special Templar Monroe Stephens Richards Special Ohio Special Duesenberg Essex Fiat Peerless Wisconsin Special Frontenac Texas Special Stutz Frontenac Races took place, but result is unknown. Carroll Fairgrounds, IA 15th October 1921 Danbury Fairgrounds, CT 15th October 1921 Postponed from the 8th October due to rain. - 126 - Lakewood, GA 15th October 1921 Otto Barr was fatlly injured when a tyre blew out and his car crashed through a fence – he was taken to Grady Hospital where he later died. Texas State Fairgrounds, TX 15th-16th October 1921 15th October: 3 miles 1 Floyd Willard 2 Charles Hawkins 3 Bill Jackels Monroe Peerless Stephens 0:02:50.8 15th October: 5 miles – State Fair Championship, Heat 1 1 Sig Haugdahl Fiat 2 Les Allen Frontenac 3 Ray Lampkin Duesenberg 15th October: 1 mile – Time Trial Sig Haugdahl HDS Sig Haugdahl HDS 0:03:55 0:00:45 0:00:44 15th October: 5 miles – State Fair Championship, Heat 2 1 Sig Haugdahl Frontenac 2 Claypool Miller Special 3 King Essex 0:04:03.8 15th October: 4 miles 1 Leon Duray 2 Ray Lampkin Oldfield Submarine Duesenberg 0:04:03 15th October: 3 miles 1 Hawkins 2 Willard 3 Jackels Peerless Monroe Stephens 0:03:01 15th October: 10 miles – Longhorn Sweepstakes 1 Sig Haugdahl Fiat 2 Duray Oldfield Submarine 3 King Essex 16th October: 3 miles – Match Race 1 Charles Hawkins Peerless 2 Fred Bartlett Fiat R King Essex 0:07:50 0:02:40.6 carburretor 16th October: 3 miles – Light cars 1 Al Waters Richards Special 2 Floyd Willard Monroe 3 Lecklider Essex 0:02:47.6 16th October: Sig Haugdahl drove his HDS Special over the two mile course in 1:30.2. 16th October: 5 miles – Medium cars 1 Waters Richards Special 2 Lecklider Essex 3 Gordon Templar 0:02:47.6 16th October: 5 miles - State Fair Championship, Final Heat 1 Sig Haugdahl Frontenac 0:04:06.6 2 Claypool Miller Special 3 Lampkin Duesenberg 16th October: 3 miles - Consolation Race 1 Bartlett Fiat 2 Waters Richards Special 3 Jackels Stephens 16th October: 10 miles - Longhorn Sweepstakes 1 Sig Haugdahl Frontenac - 127 - 0:02:46.6 0:08:20.4 2 Claypool 3 Floyd Willard Miller Special Monroe Belleville Fairgrounds, IL 16th October 1921 5 miles Fred Hammond overturned when his front wheels gave way – he was uninjured, but his brother Walter Hammond was seriously injured and was taken to St Elizabeth’s Hospital where he later died. Columbus, OH 16th October 1921 100 miles 1 Prunsby 2 3 Worth E.Schloeman Frontenac Frontenac-Ford Schloeman Special Pinckneyville Fairgrounds, IL 19th October 1921 Race 1 Frank Paul Cotton Palace, Waco, TX 23rd October 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 3 miles – Light-tyre race 1 Floyd Willard 2 Hawkins 3 Rick 4 Jackels 3 miles – Challenge race 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Bartlett 3 Alan 3 Rick First two qualify. Second heat run Tuesday[25th] and finals on Sunday [30th]. 0:03:47.04 1 mile - Time Trials Sig Haugdahl 0:03:29.04 0:01:04 5 miles – Australian Pursuit Handicap 1 Sig Haugdahl 0:05:45.05 5 miles 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Rick 3 Willard 4 miles - $1000 Sweepstakes, Heat 1 1 Floyd Willard 0:04:22.04 2 King Perry Fairgrounds, IA 23rd October 1921 3 miles – Championship of Iowa, Entrants Dave Pittman Jefferson Ford Special Gene Parker Ford George Norman Essex Special Tampart Ford Thiem Oakland Drivers must qualify in less than 35s Also a 5 mile special race for the mid-west dirt track record to be held. Cotton Palace, Waco, TX 25th October 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval - 128 - 0:06:06.02 2 miles – Challenge Race 1 Jackels 2 Willard 3 Rick 3 miles – Invitation Race 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Hawkins 3 King 5 miles – Australian Pursuit Handicap 1 Rick 0:06:00.03 2 Allen 0:02:33.01 3 miles - $1000 Sweepstakes, Heat 2 1 Allen 0:03:41.01 2 Sig Haugdahl 3 Hawkins 0:03:04.03 3 miles – Consolation Race 1 Hawkins 2 Willard 0:03:49 Mendocino City, CA 26th October 1921 Two 25 mile auto races were to be run during the Apple Fair on a newly constructed 1 mile oval. Cotton Palace, Waco, TX 30th October 1921 – ½ mile dirt oval 3 miles – Light Car Race 1 King 2 Rick 1 mile – Time Trials Beard Sapp Allen Haugdahl 2 miles – Match Race 1 Haugdahl 2 Sapp 5 miles – Australian Pursuit Handicap 1 Haugdahl 0:06:02.2 2 Hawkins 0:03:45.01 3 miles – Match Race 1 Rick 2 King 0:01:11.02 0:01:11.04 0:01:07.02 0:01:05.00 0:03:36.02 5 miles - $1000 Sweepstakes, Final 1 Haugdahl 0:06:02.01 2 Rick 3 King 4 Bartlett 5 Jackels 0:02:15 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN 4th November 1921 25 1 2 3 R R NS miles Eddie Hearne Howard Wilcox Mortimer Roberts Charles Van Ranst Bennie Hill Jules Ellingboe Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 0:15:24.3. 97.5 mph 0:15:25.3 con-rod Race held to celebrate the visit of Marshal Ferdinand Foch from France to Indianapolis. Six drivers were entered – Jules Ellingboe was entered in a Frontenac, but Van Ranst appears to have driven his car as he was originally entered in a Monroe. Elkhart Driving Park, IN 6th November 1921 30 miles 1 Worth E.Schloeman 2 Ben Lawwell 3 Joe Cutter There were seven starters. Schloeman Special Rof Special Monroe - 129 - Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, AZ 9th November 1921 - 1 mile dirt oval 10 1 2 R No miles Omar Toft Jimmy Murphy Roscoe Sarles other starters 0:08:50 8 laps/threw wheel 10 miles – Match Race 1 Ralph De Palma 2 Roscoe Sarles 0:08:52.4 Deming-Cambray-Deming, NM 11th November 1921 1 Happy Hill Buick Road race for stock cars to celebrate Armistice Day. Elkhart Driving Park, IN 11th November 1921 Entries: Worth E.Schloeman Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, AZ 12th November 1921 – 1 mile dirt oval 50 miles 1 Ralph De Palma Jimmy Murphy Tommy Milton R Omar Toft 24 laps/fatal accident Omar Toft died from injuries received in the race when his car went over an embankment at a curve in the track and the car caught fire. St Johns, AZ 24th November 1921 Entrants: John Biava A.C.Smyers Jack Odell Hudson Super Six Cadillac & Ford Ford & Stutz Bear Cat Pleasanton, CA 24th November 1921 - 130 - Postponed a week due to rain causing a muddy track. Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, CA 27th November 1921 Race 1 1 4 Bartley Irwin 2 3 7 Eddie Dryden Race 2 1 1 Edward Seaward 2 3 15 J.E.English Ford Ford 25 miles – Ford Sweepstakes 1 6 Eddie Meyer Ford 2 5 Horace Wallace Ford 3 9 E.A.Winfield 4 28 Whitney Womack 5 1 Edward Seaward 6 12 H.J.Durand R 4 Bartley Irwin 0:23:40.4 rolled San Carlos Speedway, CA 11th December 1921 – 25 miles (1.25 miles x 20 laps), Board Oval 1 Ed Bolling 2 Cooper 3 Reeves Dutton Essex Oldsmobile Twin Four Studebaker Light Six 0:17:32.8 Motor Car Dealers’ Stock car race - Modified stock cars. Ran before the 250 mile International Sweepstakes. Bolling was a substitute driver for Jim Crosby. - 131 - Pleasanton, CA 1st December 1921 Re-scheduled from the 14th November due to rain. Other Matters of the Year On the 8th September it was reported that officials in Davenport, IA, and Rock Island, IA, were searching for Floyd M.Bowen, “race driver”, who was thought to have committed suicide by jumping off the government bridge sometime the same day – they had found Bowen’s hat and he was absent from his room, leading to the conclusion. Bowen had been indicted following his arrest on a “serious charge” ten days earlier. He had been staying in Rock Island in a hotel. It was announced in mid-September that the Ardmore (TX) automobile dealers were setting up a road race from Ardmore to Oklohoma City during the week 24th September-1st October. It was reported on the 27th September that the race had been postponed indefinitely. On the 28th December, the body of Deputy US Marshal Adam W.Oberlin was found 20 miles west of Miami, FL, in the Everglades, with a 38 caliber revolver at his side and his coat hanging in a tree beside him. His skeletal remains were found by Seminole Indians hired by the US Department of - 132 - Justice to look for him. Oberlin, in his former capacity as Sheriff of Stark County, once stopped a big automobile race from taking place in Canton, OH, on a Sunday when drivers of “international reputation” were present as he announced that they were in violation of Sunday laws - 133 - 1922 1922 – AAA National Championships Championship Standings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Jimmy Murphy Tom Milton Harry Hartz Frank Elliott Bennett Hill Roscoe Sarles Joe Thomas Eddie Hearne Jerry Wonderlich Art Klein Earl Cooper Ralph Mulford Ralph DePalma Pietro Bordino Ora Haine I.P.Fetterman Peter DePaolo Howard Wilcox Tom Alley Eddie Miller Ira Vail Wade Morton Al Melcher 3420 pts 1910 1788 905 459 440 434 390 375 319 260 255 200 195 109 108 88 50 35 25 21 15 5 Beverly Hills, CA 5th March 1922 – 1.25 mile board oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NQ NQ NQ # 2 8 12 9 1 5 7 4 3 27 6 11 15 10 14 21 SP Lap Leaders: Driver Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Harry Hartz Frank Elliott Eddie Hearne Joe Thomas Eddie Miller Ralph DePalma Pietro Bordino Art Klein Roscoe Sarles Peter DePaolo Ralph Snoddy Benny Hill Jim Crosby Al Melcher Car Name Durant/Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Leach Disteel Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Fiat Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Delage Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Ralph DePalma Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Chassis Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Fiat Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Delage Engine Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Ballot Fiat Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Delage Laps 200 200 200 200 200 200 190 151 139 135 107 98 9 Time 2:15:29.95, 110.702 mph 2:17:04.85 2:17:53.95 2:22:21.85 2:23:44.26 2:28:12.70 Flagged Piston Engine Con-rod Valve Piston Engine DNQ DNQ DNQ 119-133 5-118, 134-200 1- 4 AAA sanction 1297. The five points awarded to Bordino were rescinded due to a failure to honour Indianapolis entry. Race was originally to be held on the 26th February, but it was called off on the 94th lap with Tom Milton leading when light rain made the course dangerous. Beverly Hills, CA 2nd April 1922 – 1.25 mile board oval - 134 - Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1: 25 miles (1.25 miles x 20 laps) # SP Driver Car Name 3 Pietro Bordino Fiat 2 Tom Milton Durant/Miller 8 Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg 9 Frank Elliott Leach 1 Eddie Hearne Disteel 16 Jerry Wonderlich Duesenberg 6 Roscoe Sarles Duesenberg 12 Harry Hartz Duesenberg 5 Joe Thomas Duesenberg 27 Art Klein Frontenac Lap Leaders: Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NS Jimmy Murphy Frank Elliott Final: 50 Pos # 1 2 2 8 3 12 4 3 5 6 6 9 7 27 Jimmy Murphy miles (1.25 miles x SP Driver 3 Tom Milton 5 Jimmy Murphy 2 Harry Hartz 7 Pietro Bordino 6 Roscoe Sarles 1 Frank Elliott 4 Art Klein Lap Leaders: Tom Milton Time 0:13:03.68, 114.843 mph Chassis Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Engine Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Laps 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 Time 0:13:01.47, 115.168 mph 0:13:02.20 Out Out Out Lost wheel Out DNS Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Laps 20 20 20 20 20 16 9 6 Time 0:13:07.93, 114.220 mph 0:13:08.00 Chassis Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Engine Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Laps 20 20 20 20 20 5 Time 0:13:05.90, 114.518 mph 14-20 1-13 4: 25 miles (1.25 miles x 20 laps) # SP Driver Car Name 9 Frank Elliott Leach 6 Roscoe Sarles Duesenberg 27 Art Klein Frontenac 12 Harry Hartz Duesenberg 1 Eddie Hearne Disteel 16 Jerry Wonderlich Duesenberg 5 Joe Thomas Duesenberg Lap Leaders: Laps 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 12 11 3 11-17 10-10, 18-20 1- 9 3: 25 miles (1.25 miles x 20 laps) # SP Driver Car Name 8 7 Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg 12 5 Harry Hartz Duesenberg 6 2 Roscoe Sarles Duesenberg 9 1 Frank Eliott Leach 27 8 Art Klein Frontenac 16 4 Jerry Wonderlich Duesenberg 5 3 Joe Thomas Duesenberg 1 6 Eddie Hearne Disteel Lap Leaders: Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 NS Jimmy Murphy Tom Milton Frank Elliott Engine Fiat Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac 17-20 1-16 2: 25 miles (1.25 miles x 20 laps) # SP Driver Car Name 2 Tom Milton Durant/Miller 8 Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg 9 Frank Elliott Leach 12 Harry Hartz Duesenberg 6 Roscoe Sarles Duesenberg 5 Joe Thomas Duesenberg 16 Jerry Wonderlich Duesenberg 1 Eddie Hearne Disteel 27 Art Klein Frontenac Lap Leaders: Heat Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pietro Bordino Tom Milton Chassis Fiat Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac DNS 1-20 40 laps) Car Name Durant/Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Fiat Duesenberg Leach Frontenac Chassis Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Fiat Duesenberg Miller Frontenac 5- 6, - 135 - 9-40 Engine Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Fiat Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Laps 40 40 40 40 40 38 22 Time 0:26:01.92, 115.243 mph Flagged Blown tyre Harry Hartz 1- 4, 7- 8 AAA sanction 1302. Golden State Motor Derby, San Carlos, CA 16th April 1922 – 150 miles (1.25 miles x 120 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NQ NQ NA NA # 12 8 6 10 5 16 9 11 SP Lap Leaders: Driver Harry Hartz Jimmy Murphy Roscoe Sarles Art Klein Joe Thomas Jerry Wonderlich Frank Elliott Peter DePaolo Nordluch Crosby Tom Milton Eddie Miller Jimmy Murphy Harry Hartz Joe Thomas Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Leach Frontenac Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Durant Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Laps 120 120 120 120 120 118 107 90 Time 1:21:58.80, 109.783 mph 1:22:42.40 1:24:03.6 1:26:10.0 1:26:48.0 Flagged Flagged Flagged DNQ DNQ DNA DNA 104-119 2-103, 120-120 1- 1 AAA sanction 1299. The AAA barred the Durant Special from racing because of a technical advertising error, and Cliff Durant refused to permit his car to be entered as the Milton Special, so Milton couldn’t race. He attended the event as pit manager for Hartz. - 136 - From the Oakland Tribune, 16th April 1922. Earl Cooper also drove a Paige 6-66 Daytona model stock car over 10 miles in 6m26.2 during a demonstration before the running of the AAA races. Fresno, CA 27th April 1922 – 150 miles (1.00 mile x 150 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NS # 8 9 12 10 3 16 11 5 6 1 SP Driver Jimmy Murphy Frank Elliott Harry Hartz Art Klein Pietro Bordino Jerry Wonderlich Peter DePaolo Joe Thomas Roscoe Sarles Eddie Hearne Ralph DePalma Lap Leaders: Jimmy Murphy Car Name Duesenberg Leach Duesenberg Frontenac Fiat Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Disteel Duesenberg Chassis Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Fiat Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Engine Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Fiat Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Laps 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 148 129 65 Time 1:27:30.47, 102.849 mph 1:28:33.82 1:28:45.84 1:29:10.45 Flagged Engine Valve DNS – Engine 1-150 AAA sanction 1300. Bordino lost his 30 points from this race for not honouring his Indianapolis entry. Joe Thomas was rushed to hospital immediately after the race with appendicitis. - 137 - Earl Cooper drove 25 miles against time in a Paige stock car, setting a time of 15m27.95, in addition to competing in the AAA races. Cotati, CA 7th May 1922 – 100 miles (1.25 miles x 80 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # 8 9 12 6 10 11 7 5 3 16 SP Driver Jimmy Murphy Frank Elliott Harry Hartz Roscoe Sarles Art Klein Peter DePaolo Ralph DePalma Joe Thomas Pietro Bordino Jerry Wonderlich Lap Leaders: Car Name Murphy Leach Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Fiat Duesenberg Jimmy Murphy Frank Elliott Chassis Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Fiat Duesenberg Engine Miller Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Fiat Duesenberg Laps 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 73 72 9 Time 0:52:01.23, 115.339 mph 0:52:08.52 0:52:09.12 Engine Fiat Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Laps 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 20 Time 0:26:13.36, 114.405 mph 0:26:15.53 0:26:41.32 0:26:42.88 Flagged Flagged Spark plugs 11-80 1-10 AAA sanction 1306. Cotati, CA 7th May 1922 – 50 miles (1.25 miles x 40 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NS NS # 3 12 8 6 9 10 7 16 5 1 11 13 SP Driver Pietro Bordino Harry Hartz Jimmy Murphy Roscoe Sarles Frank Elliott Art Klein Ralph DePalma Jerry Wonderlich Joe Thomas Eddie Hearne Peter DePaolo Nordenschan Lap Leaders: Car Name Fiat Duesenberg Murphy Duesenberg Leach Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Disteel Frontenac Lanspar Pietro Bordino Frank Elliott Chassis Fiat Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Valve DNS DNS/engine fire 11-40 1-10 AAA sanction: 1306 Indianapolis, IN 30th May 1922 – 500 miles (2.5 miles x 200 laps) Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 35 1 Jimmy Murphy Murphy Duesenberg Miller 200 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 12 15 17 31 24 21 1 26 10 3 34 22 18 2 23 3 14 7 13 9 12 17 16 11 19 27 Harry Hartz Eddie Hearne Ralph DePalma Ora Haibe Jerry Wonderlich I.P.Fetterman Ira Vail Tom Alley Joe Thomas E.G.Baker Cliff Durant W.Douglas Hawkes Jack Curtner Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Bentley Ford Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Bentley Frontenac 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 165 15 25 18 Wilbur D’Alene Duesenberg Ballot Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Disteel Monroe Duesenberg Frontenac Durant Bentley FrontenacFord Monroe 5:17:30.79, 94.484 mph 5:20:44.39 5:22:26.06 5:31:04.65 5:31:13.45 5:37:52.84 5:40:55.54 5:48:19.16 5:55:53.46 6:03:24.23 6:18:28.40 6:25:33.92 6:40:25.55 Flagged Frontenac Frontenac 160 Flagged - 138 - Qual mph 100.50 99.97 95.60 99.55 92.90 97.76 93.28 96.75 94.05 88.80 89.60 95.85 81.90 00.00 87.80 16 17 18 9 27 19 8 15 21 Frank Elliott Lora Corum Glenn Howard Miller Frontenac Ford Miller Frontenac Frontenac 195 169 163 Ralph Mulford Pete DePaolo Art Klein Leon Duray Leach Monroe FrontenacFord Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 19 20 21 22 5 7 6 4 5 10 25 4 Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac 161 110 105 94 23 24 25 26 27 NQ NQ NQ NQ 2 8 14 23 16 13 28 33 6 24 22 20 26 Roscoe Sarles Tom Milton Jules Goux Jules Ellingboe Howard Wilcox Wallace Reid Frank Davidson Charles Shambaugh William Gardner Frontenac Leach Ballot Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg D’Wehr Mystery Bentz Frontenac Milton Ballot Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Ballot Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg 88 44 25 25 7 Lap Leaders: Jimmy Murphy Harry Hartz Peter DePaolo Harry Hartz Leon Duray Jimmy Murphy Relief Drivers: 1 9 9 10 10 18 21 24 31 34 Shambaugh Differential Piston Lost left-front wheel Valve Accident Con-rod Right-rear axle shaft Con-rod Gas-tank Rear axle Accident Valve spring Withdrew DNQ Withdrew 97.75 89.65 83.90 99.20 96.20 87.15 99.25 98.00 94.40 96.95 95.50 86.10 122-200 87-121 84- 86 76- 83 75- 75 1- 74 Dave Koetzla Art Klein Roscoe Sarles Wade Morton Peter DePaolo Homer Ormsby Phil Shafer Jules Ellingboe Jules Ellingboe Dave Lewis 104-200 17-112 113-200 107-175 101-165 178-200 AAA sanction: 1295 San Carlos, CA 14th June 1922 – 150 miles (1.25 miles x 120 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NA NA NA # 10 31 2 1 8 16 23 SP Driver Joe Thomas Roscoe Sarles Art Klein Peter DePaolo Ralph DePalma Howard Wilcox Jules Ellingboe Bennett Hill Wilbur D’Alene Cliff Durant Car Name Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Miller Anhuac Durant Chassis Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Engine Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Laps 120 120 120 120 108 30 19 Time 1:23:34.2, 107.694 mph 1:26:43.8 1:27:26.2 1:28:46.0 Flagged Engine Engine Axle not repaired AAA sanction 1318. Jimmy Murphy, Harry Hartz, Tommy Milton and Frank Elliott had already signed up for the annual Uniontown race, and the race authorities there would not release the four drivers to compete at San Carlos. Uniontown, PA 17th June 1922 – 225 miles (1.125 miles x 200 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 # 35 6 24 21 3 12 9 SP 1 Driver Jimmy Murphy Ralph Mulford Jerry Wonderlich I.P.Fetterman Ora Haibe Harry Hartz Frank Elliott Car Name Murphy Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Leach - 139 - Chassis Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Miller Engine Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Miller Laps 200 200 200 200 193 165 101 Time 2:12:15.13, 102.078 mph 2:14:15.77 2:14:44.23 2:15:55.23 Flagged Oil line Axle shaft 8 9 10 11 18 4 8 19 2 Jack Curtner Leon Duray Tom Milton Ray Howard Lap Leaders: Frontenac-Ford Frontenac Leach Frontenac-Ford Jimmy Murphy Harry Hartz Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Ford T Frontenac Miller Ford Frontenac Frontenac Miller Frontenac 77 76 82 2 Clutch Engine Right rear wheel/accident Frame Engine Miller Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Duesenberg Laps 125 125 125 125 125 125 125 114 100 59 19 Time 2:33:55.4, 97.451 mph 2:34:01.4 2:42:40.8 2:44:08.4 2:45:34.0 2:47:10.0 2:48:11.0 Flagged Rear axle Rear axle Con-rod Withdrew 114-200 72-113 47- 71 1- 46 AAA Sanction 1312. Tacoma, WA 4th July 1922 – 250 miles (2 miles x 125 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NA # 35 8 6 24 16 12 2 10 8 34 1 SP 1 3 5 4 2 8 6 Driver Jimmy Murphy Tom Milton Roscoe Sarles Jerry Wonderlich Howard Wilcox Harry Hartz Art Klein Joe Thomas Ralph Mulford Cliff Durant Eddie Hearne Peter DePaolo Ralph DePalma Bennie Hill Leon Duray Lap Leaders: Car Name Murphy Leach Duesenberg Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Durant Disteel Jimmy Murphy Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Tom Milton Chassis Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Duesenberg 113-125 68-112 65- 67 1- 64 AAA Sanction 1303. Cotati, CA 6th August 1922 – 100 miles (1.25 miles x 80 laps), Board oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NQ # 9 8 35 3 2 1 12 24 4 SP Driver Frank Elliott Tom Milton Jimmy Murphy Bennett Hill Art Klein Eddie Hearne Harry Hartz Jerry Wonderlich Al Melcher Joe Thomas Lap Leaders: Car Name Leach Leach Murphy Miller Frontenac Disteel Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Frank Elliott Harry Hartz Bennett Hill Tom Milton Chassis Miller Miller Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Engine Miller Miller Miller Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Laps 80 80 80 80 80 80 62 25 3 Time 0:53:00.10, 113.204 mph 0:54:32.53 0:54:59.27 0:57:21.20 Valve Engine Ignition Practice accident 43-80 12-42 2-11 1- 1 AAA Sanction 1331. Cotati, CA 6th August 1922 – 50 miles (1.25 miles x 40 laps), Board oval Pos 1 2 3 # 9 8 1 SP Driver Frank Elliott Tom Milton Eddie Hearne Car Name Leach Leach Disteel Chassis Miller Miller Duesenberg - 140 - Engine Miller Miller Duesenberg Laps 40 40 40 Time 0:25:49.72, 116.150 mph 0:26:17.72 0:27:08.15 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 24 3 2 4 12 35 34 Jerry Wonderlich Bennett Hill Art Klein Al Melcher Harry Hartz Jimmy Murphy Roscoe Sarles Lap Leaders: Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Murphy Durant/Miller Frank Elliott Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Miller 40 40 40 40 38 20 4 0:27:19.73 0:27:27.17 Laps 240 240 240 240 240 240 183 199 151 133 114 107 49 47 41 Time 2:46:52.96, 107.860 mph 2:47:52.93 2:49:46.00 2:50:45.38 2:55:46.47 2:56:10.05 Flagged Out Accident Accident Fatal accident Accident Out Accident Out DNS Car did not arrive Flagged Tyre jammed on wheel Valve 17-40 1-16 AAA Sanction 1331. Kansas City, MO 17th September 1922 – 300 miles (1.25 miles x 240 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NQ NS # 8 12 9 21 24 3 31 15 5 1 34 4 10 35 6 SP 6 9 11 5 8 1 3 10 13 12 7 15 14 2 4 Driver Tom Milton Harry Hartz Frank Elliott Ralph Mulford Jerry Wonderlich Bennett Hill I.P.Fetterman Howard Wilcox Joe Thomas Eddie Hearne Roscoe Sarles Peter DePaolo Leon Duray Jimmy Murphy Riley Brett W.W.Brown Cliff Durant Lap Leaders: Car Name Leach Duesenberg Leach Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Disteel Durant/Miller Junior 8 Frontenac Murphy Frontenac Junior Durant/Miller Tom Milton Bennett Hill Tom Milton Frank Elliott Tom Milton Chassis Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Miller Engine Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Peugeot Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Frontenac Frontenac Miller Frontenac Frontenac Miller 203-240 160-202 123-159 111-122 1-110 N.B. Some sources indicate that Jimmy Murphy relieved Hill and finished the race on his behalf. AAA Sanction 1332. Sarles, driving for Cliff Durant, was burnt to death when his car went over the upper rail at the far turn and crashed to earth over a 35 foot drop – he had swerved to avoid the wreckage of DePaolo. Sarles was pinned underneath the burning car, and his riding mechanic, J.V.Pickup, who was thrown clear attempted to rescue Sarles, but was severely burnt in the attempt. Eddie Hearne and his mechanic, Louis Hefferman, were also seriously injured when his car overturned on the straightaway approaching the grandstand – they were taken to hospital. Murphy blew a tyre and overturned after being hit by Thomas – his mechanic Eddie Olsen suffered a fractured leg. Pete de Paolo, nephew of de Palma, escaped Sarles’ fate when his car caught fire by jumping clear, although his mechanician Tony Guletta suffered minor injuries. Spectator George Lynn, who rushed to help Sarles, was injured when Sarles’ gas tank exploded. Cliff Durant handed his car to Sarles to drive after his identical machine failed to arrive at the track. The race was postponed from the 16th due to rain. Fresno, CA 30th September 1922 – 150 miles (1 mile x 150 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 # 3 8 12 24 9 31 2 1 4 SP 3 2 5 4 6 8 1 7 9 Driver Bennett Hill Tom Milton Harry Hartz Jerry Wonderlich Frank Elliott Eddie Hearne Art Klein Jimmy Murphy Al Melcher Car Name Miller Leach Duesenberg Duesenberg Leach Disteel Frontenac Murphy Haskell Chassis Miller Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Duesenberg - 141 - Engine Miller Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Duesenberg Laps 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 130 Time 1:27:46.15, 102.542 mph 1:27:46.81 1:28:28.41 1:29:41.58 1:30:20.41 1:30:21.60 1:30:53.87 Oil pressure Lap Leaders: Bennett Hill Tom Milton 49-150 1- 48 AAA Sanction 1310. Beverly Hills, CA 3rd December 1922 – 250 miles (1.25 mile x 200 laps), Board Oval Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NQ NQ NQ # 1 5 12 3 8 6 10 9 16 4 18 2 7 15 24 14 21 SP 5 15 3 14 4 7 16 9 13 17 10 12 2 6 8 1 11 Driver Jimmy Murphy Earl Cooper Harrt Hartz Bennett Hill Tom Milton Art Klein Joe Thomas Frank Elliott Peter DePaolo Eddie Hearne Ralph DePalma Earl DeVore Cliff Duranr Leon Duray Jerry Wonderlich Al Melcher Wade Morton Earl DeVore L.Hansen Herschel McKee Car Name Durant Durant Hartz Duesenberg McDonald Leach Durant/Miller Duesenberg Leach Duesenberg Durant Duesenberg Frontenac Durant Duesenberg Duesenberg Melcher Duesenberg Delage Delage Durant Chassis Miller Miller Duesenberg Miller Miller Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Delage Delage Miller Engine Miller Miller Duesenberg Miller Miller Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Miller Duesenberg Frontenac Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg Delage Delage Miller Laps 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 176 174 104 86 86 54 21 3 Time 2:10:53.10, 114.604 mph 2:12:13.41 2:12:14.45 2:12:18.11 2:14:22.92 2:17:13.71 2:29:23.41 2:31:53.75 Flagged Flagged Burnt bearing Overheated Oil pressure Con-rod Rear axle Lost air Too slow Too slow Practice accident AAA Sanction 1361 Harry Hartz attempted to overtake Cooper on the final bend but skidded, span into the wall, and bounced back onto the track and across the finishing line. Herschel McKee was severely injured and his riding mechanic Hugh Curley hurt when they crashed into the rear of Joe Thomas’ car while tuning up their car the day before the race. Race had been postponed from the 30th November due to rain. Advert for the race complete with spelling mistake (California appears to have lost a ‘c’). Other US events of 1922 “We scanned the papers in vain for a complete program of the Kansas City automobile race. All of them gave the time of the race, but none of them gave the date for the funerals.” Emporia Weekly Gazette - 142 - “When they got through killing and crippling drivers in that Kansas City automobile race they had just about enough left to carry away the prizes.” Decatur Daily Review International Motor Contest Association Championship Standings 1 Louis Disbrow Fair Park, TX 1st January 1922 1 lap 1 20 Glen Breed Hudson Special 0:00:49 5 miles – Cars under 183ci 1 21 Red Shafer 2 5 Bill Melaun 3 7 C.O.Manzy Duesenberg 8 Ford Special Buick Special 0:04:40 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 20 Glen Breed 2 21 Red Shafer 3 5 Bill Melaun Hudson Special Duesenberg 8 Ford Special 0:04:27 Hudson Special Duesenberg 8 Ford Special 0:13:08, 64.8 mph 15 1 2 3 R 10 miles – Free-for-all 20 Glen Breed 21 Red Shafer 5 Bill Melaun Harry Milburn entrants rolled American Legion races. Alabama State Fairgrounds, Birmingham, AL 2nd January 1922 T.L.Brawley was killed during an amateur race when his car skidded and crashed through a fence – he died in hospital from his injuries. Central Carolina Fairgrounds, Greensboro, NC 18th March 1922 Willis Wilds was fatally injured when he overturned during races, dying two hours later at a local hospital. Ernest Brown, his mechanician, escaped with only slight injuries. The incident happened on the first lap of a 10 mile race. Daytona Beach, FL 5th-6th April 1922 5th April Sig Haugdahl drove the following: 1 km 0:00:13.9 5 miles 0:01:56.2 10 miles 0:03:56.0 Timed by IMCA. 6th April: 1 mile Sig Haugdahl Wisconsin Special - 143 - 0:00:19.97, 180.27 mph Timed by IMCA. Cushing, OK 16th April 1922 Joe Montgomery was killed instantly when on taking his car out for his first practice run and travelling at slow speed the left front wheel came off and the car rolled three times, pinning him underneath it. Mt Wilson, CA 18th April 1922 – 9.5 miles A Velie model 58 stock touring car broke the climb record, setting a time of 27m52 driven by Walter Lord, winning the Los Angeles Express Cup. Fair Park, Dallas, TX 22nd April 1922 10 laps – Lone Star Sweepstakes, Heat 1 1 Dick Seip R Stoker Green-Dayton R Bob Robinson Peugeot 5 entries 3-cornered Match Race R Gray cracked water jacket burnt bearing oil line Other Entrants: Leon Delvaux Jimmie Gray Gus Conomos There were meant to have been two days of races, but results for races on the 23rd April have not been found. There were also races scheduled for the 16th April, but these do not seem to have happened. Valdosta, GA 25th April 1922 Gordon Ewart was killed when his Grant Six overturned during practice for races on the 26th April. Tri-State Exposition Grounds, Savannah, GA 26th April 1922 Jimmy Williams was killed when his car overturned and rolled over twice, falling on top of him. Oklahoma Free State Fairgrounds, OK 30th April 1922 5 miles – Exhibition 1 Cleo Sarles 2 Gus Conomos Ford Cyclone Essex 5 miles – Oil Fields Sweepstakes 1 4 Dick Seip Premier 2 White Severin 3 Cleo Sarles Ford Cyclone 5 miles – Match Race, Heat 1 1 Bob Robnson Peerless 2 Dick Seip Premier 0:07:10.8 0:07:54.6 0:04:10.2 - 144 - 3 Joe Sandifer Chalmers 5 miles – Match Race, Heat 2 1 Dick Seip Premier 2 Bob Robinson Peerless 3 Joe Sandifer Chalmers 0:04:29.8 5 miles – Match Race, Heat 1 1 Bob Robnson Peerless 2 Dick Seip Premier 3 Joe Sandifer Chalmers Other Entrants: Delvaux Bill Stoker Jules Mathews 0:03:51.2 Peugeot Green-Dayton Hudson Marshall Fairgrounds, MI 14th May 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Time Trials 1 66 Ruddy Huebner 0:00:34.0 2 111 Bob Wilcox 0:00:35.4 3 11 Ernest R.Thoop 0:00:37.2 4 9 Fred L.Miller 0:00:38.75 5 31 Elwood McCabe 0:00:39.0 6 34 Eddie Clay 0:00:40.0 7 21 Earl Burman 0:00:40.0 8 4 Dusty Griffith 0:00:41.0 9 11 Herman Shindler 0:00:42.0 10 3 S.K.Porter 0:00:43.2 All were driving Ford’s apart from Griffith,who drove a Chevrolet. Wilcox was driving a borrowed car after breaking the crankshaft in his own. Heat 1 1 Wilcox 2 McCabe 3 Miller 4 Clay 0:03:38 Heat 2 1 Huebner 2 Griffith 3 Thoop 4 Burman 10 1 2 3 4 miles - Final Huebner Wilcox McCabe Griffith 5 miles - Open 1 Huebner 2 Shindler 3 Burman R Wilcox engine R McCabe hit Wilcox R Thoop hit McCabe Wilcox’s engine died in the last quarter mile, and as he attempted to run to the side of the track he was hit by McCabe. Thoop then crashed hard into McCabe, causing severe injury to McCabe who hit his steering wheel with force and had to be taken away by ambulance – later examinations showed no broken bones. Many people rushed to the scene of the accident, and the track became so crowded that the following Calhoun County Race of 5 miles (for which only two cars had entered) was called off. 0:03:32 0:12:25.8 0:06:53.0 6th Los Angeles-Yosemite Economy Run, CA 19th-20th May 1922 – 360 miles Pos Driver Car MPG Weight (lbs) Ton miles per gallon Class 2E 1 Harvey R.Tarkington Earl 30.00 3420 51.30 Class 4E 1 Harry Neville Oakland 6 29.38 3260 49.37 Class 5E - 145 - 1 Dorris 17.66 5490 48.50 Class 3E 1 Templar 25.71 3600 46.28 Class 1E 1 Chevrolet 30.00 2790 41.85 Liberty Cavalier Touring Stephens Salient Six Dort Gardner Maxwell Ace Duesenberg Kissel Reo Marmon Jewett 20.28 22.67 28.80 27.18 25.94 21.02 21.02 20.87 20.13 14.11 20.42 4130 4340 3350 3540 3690 3750 4600 4480 4210 4910 41.88 Other known entrants D.H.Thomson - 146 - Advert from the Boston Globe, 18th June 1922 - 147 - Advert from the Bakersfield Californian, 27th May 1922 Altoona Driving Park, PA 30th May 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval - 148 - 30 laps 1 Harry McMahon Ford 16v 0:13:03 2 Jack Rose 3 Grint R Fritz Kling accident R L.A.Haney Haney Special 27 laps R Casey Jones Hamilton Special 7 laps Haney and his mechanician Charles L.Dean were injured when their car went through the fence. Charles Green, mechanician for Casey Jones, was injured in another accident. There were nine starters. 50 laps 1 Ben Bunce Special 2 Bill Lumbrisky 3 Coadie Dodge R Os Heyer R Red Fetterman Peerless There were six starters. 2 laps – Record Attempt 1 Harry McMahon Ford 16v (track record) 30 laps 1 lap/engine 0:01:08 Anamosa Fairgrounds, IA 30th May 1922 5 miles 1 Schultise 2 Schrader 3 Bob Normand The race was stopped after 5 Race 1 George Schultise 2 Bob Normand 3 Schrader Essex Special 0:05:30 Nash Special Essex Special laps due to the number of accidents 0:08:49 Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Motor Club. Brockport Fairgrounds, NY 30th May 1922 Grover Ash of Rochester, one of the promoters of the automobile races, was struck by one of the racing cars and instantly killed when he started across the speedway to warn spectators on the opposite side against pressing too close. The car was driven by Horace Shaw of Rochester, a personal friend. He said after the accident that Ash came out upon the track so quickly that it was impossible to avoid striking him. The accident happened during the fifth event, and the rest of the card was run as scheduled. Buffalo, NY 30th May 1922 Seven people were injured in two accident during races at Buffalo (Keniworth Park?). In one accident a car went into the infield, and in another accident a mechanician was hospitalised after his car crashed through a fence. Downing Track, Decatur, IL 30th May 1922 20 miles 1 Earl Warrick Five people were injured when the car of L.Fix went into the crowd – Irvin H.Grubb of Decatur suffered a fractured skull, Ross Hopkins a broken collarbone, S.C.Young a compound fracture of the ankle, Wallace - 149 - Ness a dislocated shoulder, and Donald Moran (aged 8) a number of bruises and a thigh wound. Fix locked wheels with Eugene Gray at the northwest turn – Gray hit an embankment, while Fix went through the crowd and ended up on the highway with a smashed wheel and broken axle. His mechanician was Hopkins, who was thrown out of the car before he could jump out. Run by the Western Indiana Racing Association, of which Earl Warrick was the manager. was 35.3s. Fastest half mile Independence Fairgrounds, MO 30th May 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Charles “Toots” Reynolds (driving a Maxwell) and William Jackals (driving an Essex special) collided after swerving to avoid a board which had been torn from the fence by a car in front of them on the 6th lap of a 12 mile race. Jackals went through the fence and broke three ribs, Reynolds died from his injuries. There were 8 starters in the race. Saginaw Fairgrounds, MI 30th May 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Howard Merchant was seriously injured during these races when he crashed through a fence and a splinter pierced his right eye. Salem Fairgrounds, OR 3rd June 1922 – 1 mile dirt oval Race R Harry Rhodes accident R Jack Ross accident Rhodes and Ross collided and were badly injured. Crowds swarmed onto the track after the crash, causing the race to be stopped and the other six entries to be flagged off. Converse Fairgrounds, IN 4th June 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 50 miles – Free-for-all 1 Merrill Chandler 2 William Hunt 3 Ray Williams 4 Doc Roberts Nine cars started Frontenac-Ford Ford 8v Ford Clemons Special 1:08:51 Fort Miami, Toledo, OH 4th June 1922 100 miles R Ralph Ormsby accident R Sterling Porter 0 laps/fatal accident Porter’s steering broke and he crashed through the inside fence, overturning. Oklahoma Fairgrounds, OK 4th June 1922 100 miles – Free-for-all 1 John H.Lee Dodge 2:20 - 150 - Centlivre Park, IN 11th June 1922 Entrants: NA Ralph Ormsby Hospitalised after accident at Toledo. Goshen, IN 11th June 1922 To feature a 50 mile auto race, and a race between an airplane and auto. San Carlos Speedway, CA 14th June 1922 25 miles – Ford Race 1 Al Magginni 2 Billy Hughson These races were in addition to the 150 mile national race. Earl Cooper also did a 100 mile record drive with a Paige-Daytona. Wisconsin State Fair Park, WI 17th June 1922 Entrants: Sig Haugdahl Bill Endicott Fred Horey Zenita Neville Red Bluff, CA 18th June 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval - 151 - 25 miles 1 George Miller Chevrolet 0:31:14.75 2 Joe Savateer Essex 3 Red Murray Miller had a blowout on the 47th lap and lost a lap changing tyres, but still made up time and finished first. His axle broke after crossing the finishing line. 15 miles 1 George Miller 2 Joe Savateer Chevrolet Essex 0:18:32.6 10 miles 1 W.Toulou 0:12:51.4 San Antonio, TX 18th June 1922 Time Trials 10 miles – Fastest 8 qualifiers for 40 mile race 20 miles – For fastest 8 qualifiers who didn’t qualify for 40 mile race 40 miles 20 miles – Free-for-all Handicap Entrants: J.W.Draper A.H.Thierson Ed H.Eckenroth Glenn Breed Eugene Greene F.J.Harder L.R.Parker J.Hildebrandt Mason Special Chevrolet Special Southwestern Special Hudson Special Buick Special De Luxe Special Mercer Special Special American Sanctioned by the AAA, run by the San Antonio Automobile Racing Association. Central City Park, Macon, GA 22nd June 1922 10 miles – Southern Automobile Championship race 1 Bob Luton Three children were seriously hurt when John Locke crashed into a car and motorcycle. Calhoun County Fairgrounds, Marshall, MI 25th June 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval - 152 - Time Trials (flying start) 1 McCale 2 Wilcox 3 Burman 4 Carpenter 5 Teachout 6 Shindler 7 Nichols 8 Huebner 5 miles – Ford race 1 McCale 2 Wilcox 3 Burman 4 Huebner 5 Carpenter 6 Teachout 3 miles - Heat 1 1 McCale 2 Wilcox 3 Burman 4 Nichols 0:00:35.0 0:00:35.75 0:00:36.0 0:00:36.2 0:00:36.2 0:00:38.0 0:00:43.8 Blown tyre 3 miles – Heat 2 1 Teachout 2 Huebner 3 Carpenter 4 Shindler 0:03:27.6 3 miles - Michigan State Automobile Championship Race (Match Race) 1 Bob Wilcox 0:03:32 2 Buddy Huebner Wilcox’s #6 races developed a fault, so McCale leant him his #18 for this race. 0:06:05.4 25 laps 1 18 Bob McCale 0:14:38 2 Huebner 3 Earl Burman R 26 Carpenter 13 laps/rear axle NS 24 Teachout mechanical Race had been scheduled for 50 laps but was reduced in length due to dust. 0:03:42.6 Centlivre Park, IN 25th June 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Time Trials 1 Ralph Ormsby Frontenac-Ford 0:00:32.5 10 miles 1 Benton Shoaff 2 16 Merle Chandler 3 6 Claude Fix Ralph Ormsby Overland Clemons Special Clemons Special Frontenac-Ford 0:11:04.6 15 miles 1 6 Claude Fix 2 Tinsley 3 Bob Shonner R Ralph Ormsby Clemons Special Speedway Special Frontenac-Ford Frontenac-Ford 0:17:32.2 25 miles - 153 - tyres tyres 1 2 3 R Ralph Ormsby 6 Claude Fix Tinsley Belt Bob Shonner Other Entrants: Ernie Clemons Frank McClain D.R.Nooman Schultheis Martin Benny Larwill W.M.Hunt George Shumaker Frontenac-Ford Clemons Special Speedway Special 0:31:58.2 Frontenac-Ford mechanical Clemons Special Frontenac-Ford Overland Essex Martin-Brett Special Ruff Special Speedway Special Chevrolet Roby Speedway, IN 25th June 1922 10 miles – Ford race 1 Winniston 2 Nichols 3 Newman 4 Beck 5 Brink 10 1 2 3 miles – Big cars Waters Baddell Gotoff Katcham Bertram R Cliff Woodbury 25 miles – For four fastest 1 Winniston 2 Newman R Nichols R Beck R Waters R Baddell Gotoff and whoever finished 0:10:56 Duesenberg Essex Miller Duesenberg Stutz Frontenac 0:10:40.25 engine in each of preceding races Ford 0:27:50 Ford Ford threw wheel Ford threw wheel Duesenberg mechanical Essex axle key fourth in the big car race didn’t start. San Antonio, TX 25th June 1922 – 2 mile dirt oval 10 1 2 3 miles – For 5 fastest cars not qualifying for 40 mile race A.Tillotson Chevrolet 0:09:29.8 J.W.Draper Mason Bill Wallace Ford 20 1 2 3 miles J.Harder Eddie Eckenrodt Lee Brooks De Luxe Special Southwestern Special Mercer 0:16:45.8 40 1 2 3 miles Glenn Breed Fred Harder Lee Brooks Eddie Eckenroth V.C.Farrant Hudson Super-Six De Luxe Special Mercer Southwestern Special Buick 0:34:30.2 0:34:31.2 0:36:40.6 20 1 2 3 miles – Free-for-all Handicap J.Hildebrandt American Eddie Eckenroth Southwestern Special Harder De Luxe Special Glenn Breed Hudson Super Six - 154 - 0:18:14.8 4m26 San Diego-El Centro Economy Run, CA (also known as the Sun Motor Car Dealers Economy Run) July 1922 (estimated) – 246 miles Overall 1 Harry Neville Oakland 6-44 40.39 mpg 59.37 ton miles per gallon Cars were allowed 12 hours to complete the run. For class awards fuel consumption and car weight are taken into account. For the sweepstakes (overall) award, the oil and water consumption are also factored in, with the weight of the car in tons multiplied by the number of miles driven and then 10 being deducted for each quart of water and pint of oil used. The result is then divided by the number of gallons of gasoline used. Snyder, TX 1st July 1922 25 miles 1 Russell Kidd Maxwell 7 miles – Ford race There were three entrants Vinton, IA 3rd-4th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 3rd July: 5 miles – For cars qualifying in 37s or under 1 J.J.McCoy McCoy Special 0:06:27.5 2 George Norman Essex Special 3 Buddy Jones Nash Special 4 Floyd Bobzine Frontenac-Ford Bobzine threw a tyre on the 8th lap but continued to finish. 3rd July: 6 miles – For cars qualifying in over 37s 1 Joe Guinta Dodge Special 2 L.S.Fenno Ford Special 3 Kruger R Trimbo Ford Special 3rd July: 17 miles - Australian Pursuit 1 Emmet Schrader Nash Special = George Norman Essex Special 0:08:45 1 lap/engine 0:15:14 4th July: 6 miles 1 George Norman 2 L.S.Fenno 3 Emmet Schrader Essex Special Ford Special Nash Special 0:09:36 4th July: 7 miles 1 George Norman 2 L.S.Fenno 3 Joe Guinta Essex Special Ford Special Dodge Special 0:09:05.5 4th July: 8 miles – Free-for-all 1 George Norman Essex Special 0:11:28 2 L.S.Fenno Ford Special 3 Joe Guinta Dodge Special R Emmet Schrader Nash Special 10 laps/accident Schrader lost control and went through the fence, throwing up heavy planks of wood which hit Mrs Bess Richard and rendered her unconscious. Some press reports state that she died from her injuries the next day, but on the 28th August she was well enough to file a $10,000 injury suit in the Linn county district court against the Cedar Rapids Motoring Association, the Benton County Agricultural Society, Emmett Schrader, Gus Schrader Jr and the Cedar Valley Nash Company for personal injury damages. She alleged that Schrader was intoxicated at the time he entered the race and that the other defendants knew his condition. Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Motor Club. - 155 - Altoona, PA 4th July 1922 Entrants: 1 Friday Saylor Casey Jones Boise Fairgrounds, ID 4th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 mile - Time Trials Jack Murray Ford Special 0:01:03 Heat 1 2 Jack Murray 5 miles – Final R Jack Murray accident On the second lap Murray lost control of his car, went through the fence, over a 10 foot embankment, landing near an irrigation ditch. Murray was thrown from the car and was found with one leg crumpled beneath his body. He was taken to hospital conscious, but died on the 11th July after an operation. Cedar Falls. IA 4th July 1922 Entrants: Fred Horey Bob Murray Frontenac Stutz King Kelley Jack Petticord Bugatti Essex Champaign County Fairgrounds, IN 4th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Half-way through the second event, a 10 lap race, the Chanute Special of J.E.Gallivan broke a steering knuckle and crashed through the fence, hitting two cousins, Alfred and Harold Holl. Harold suffered a broken leg and internal injuries and died two days later on the operating table at Mercy Hospital in Urbana. Alfred suffered only from shock and was quickly sent home. Chattanooga, TN 4th July 1922 - 156 - Hazel Lewis, 11 years old, was almost instantly killed, and Anita Branson, aged 10, was probably fatally injured when a wheel was thrown from a car during an automobile race held in a local park. Lillie-Mae Brannon, aged 10, was badly cut and lacerated. The children were standing against the fence when the accident happened. Cushing Fairgrounds, OK 4th July 1922 Dale Sears was killed when his Dodge rolled over twice during a race. Fair Park, Dallas, TX 4th July 1922 Races sanctioned by the AAA. Funk’s Motor Speedway, Winchester, IN 4th July 1922 Entrants: Merrill Chandler Claude Fix Ralph Ormsby Clarence Belt W.D.Murray Charley Brown Fred Leichlider Clemons Special Clemons Special Arthur Chevrolet Frontenac-Ford Arthur Chevrolet Frontenac-Ford Murray Special Brown Special Time Trials 1 Ralph Ormsby Arthur Chevrolet Frontenac-Ford 20 miles 1 Fred Chandler Clemons Special 30 miles 1 Fred Chandler Clemons Special 0:00:30 Greenville, TX 4th July 1922 Interstate Fairgrounds, Sioux City Fairgrounds, IA 4th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 S.W.Steece 2 Paul Cabney 3 Ray Herbert 4 George Schuther R F.E.Manchester R Nick Rich F.E.Manchester hit the fence undamaged. Charles Peterson, Steece Special Hudson Cole Eight Essex Ford Ford and hurled 20 feet of board mechanician for Manchester, 10 1 2 3 Cole Eight Hudson Chalmers miles Ray Herbert Paul Cabnet Bert Fechen accident accident into the air, but the car was virtually was slightly cut by flying splinters. 0:06:05.1 Two automobile races, two motorcycle races and a stock yard derby were held. - 157 - Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS 4th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 1 mile – Time Trials 1 Bill Crow 2 Bill Bryant 3 17 Watkins 4 J.J.Higgins 5 1 Fred Lentz 6 7 Merle Warren 7 4 Delbert Ging Essex Hudson Studebaker Essex Essex Special Essex Essex 0:01:12.4 0:01:13.0 0:01:14.5 0:01:15.0 0:01:16.0 0:01:16.0 0:01:17.0 3 miles – Stock Cars 1 Bill Crow 2 Charles Crow 3 Keith Zeigler Essex Essex Jordan roadster 0:04:15.0 Hudson Essex Essex 0:06:30.25 Essex Dodge Elgin Special 0:06:35.0 Essex Special Studebaker Essex Elgin Special Essex Hudson Essex Essex 0:13:15.0 5 miles – Heat 1 1 Bill Bryant 2 J.J.Higgins 3 Bill Crow +4 others 5 miles – Heat 2 1 Tommy Rayl 2 Frank Pflughoft 3 Buddy Graves +3 others R Jim Woods 10 miles – Free-for-all 1 1 Fred Lentz 2 17 Watkins 3 7 Merle Warren 4 Buddy Graves Delbert Ging R Bill Bryant R J.J.Higgins R Bill Crow +5 others 15 laps/flat tyre 14 laps/flat tyre 6 laps/flat tyre Delbert Ging crashed through the south fence but received only scratches. Mercer, PA 4th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 9 laps - Australian Pursuit 1 William Schaible Chevrolet 490 Jim Brown 10 1 2 3 laps - Intercounty Race Roy Caldwell Jack Storrey William Schaible 3 miles – Exhibition 1 Roy Caldwell Ford 0:06:30 0:06:30 Chevrolet 490 Ford 0:03:15 25 miles 1 William Schaible Chevrolet 490 R Coleman Clark Franklin burst tyre/rolled Clark’s mechanician Harold Donner suffered two broken ribs in the accident, but Clark was unhurt. The car caught fire after rolling. North Manchester Fairgrounds, IN 4th July 1922 - 158 - Entrants: Harry Milton G.F.Anderson W.A.Werber A.D.Pfeffer J.S.Sullivan Homer Blanford Timmie Bettinger 25 1 2 3 miles – Free-for-all Fred Gollry O’Brien Keith 0:31 North Platte, NE 4th July 1922 20 1 2 3 miles – American Legion race Ira Vail 0:23:24 John Boling Gus Schrader George Kirchuber Parker Abbott Osgood Fairgrounds, IN 4th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 25 miles 1 1 Guy Davis 2 8 E.E.Thompson 3 2 Leon Ball R 5 Steotz R 7 Ernest L.Kestler Kestler hit and killed a dog Banger Brothers Chevrolet Powell’s Garage Ford Special Dan Banks Chevrolet Special E.N.Chaille Chevrolet Special Kestler Special which broke the front spindle. 0:34:04 0:37:56 0:40:34 28 laps/steering/accident 10 laps/front spindle Owensboro Fairgrounds, IN 4th July 1922 St Johns, AZ 4th July 1922 50 1 2 3 miles Gordon Parks Simplex John A.Biava Hudson Super Six C.W.Helm Hudson Jack Odell Ford Ben Smishers Hudson A.C.Smyers Cadillac Jim Ocerson Ford R Henry Yoshigo Ford Special Mechanicians listed in italics. Ford race 1 Emmet Waite 2 E.L.Waiting 3 Albert Jarvis Stripped Ford race 1 Dave Rogers There were two other entries San Luis Obispo Fairgrounds, CA 4th July 1922 – 1 mile dirt oval - 159 - 0:50:32 0:50:58 Lloyd Grimes Dewey Oliver Coleman Charles Duke Arthur Martin McInnis Clyde Overson Frank Yeda 40 1 2 3 4 miles – Dedication race Fred Leulling Whyte Womack A.D.Wallace Edward Meyer Jr 0:34:48, 69.4 mph On the 2nd July 1922, Enos Bello took his car out for practice with mechanician Louis Silva. While circulating a colt from a nearby barn wandered onto the circuit and caused Bello to crash. Bello was killed instantly, and Silva was hospitalised in a coma. On the 3rd July during further practice sessions, Harry E.Hooker blew a front tyre and overturned four times, suffering a suspected fractured skull. Hooker’s mechanician, Colk, was also seriously injured. During the races, two “world records” for mile dirt tracks were established, with Jess Coe covering 15 miles in 11m37.6, and Fred Frame covering 1 mile in 43.4s in a non-competitive event. West Texas Fairgrounds, Abilene, TX 4th July 1922 – 5/8 mile dirt oval 2 laps - Time Trials 1 Phil “Red” Shafer Sprague-Duesenberg 5 miles 1 11 Tony Fields 2 10 Henry Sanders Ford Special Ford Special 5 miles 1 11 Tony Fields Ford Special 50 1 2 3 4 Sprague-Duesenberg Hudson Southwestern Hudson miles Phil “Red” Shafer George Clark Ed H.Eckenroth Glenn Breed Harry T.Milburn Eddie Gordon Fred Milburn G.E.Prost Dr Chas.W.Williams Roy Trimmier R.E.Morrison Tony Fields Henry Sanders Jimmie Reeder M.T.Williams E.J.Schalk Bob Cusick 0:05:40.5 0:55:01 0:55:48.5 -4 laps Paige Cole Chevrolet Ford Chevrolet Essex Ford Ford Chevrolet Chevrolet Oakland Maxwell Sanctioned by the AAA. Winslow Baseball Park, AZ 4th July 1922 25 1 2 R miles C.W.Helm R.L.McNelly Jack Driver Hudson National Cole con-rod Ford race 1 H.L.Armstrong 2 J.J.Sutherland One Ford was disqualified for not being able to finish the first lap due to engine trouble. Mendocino City, CA 4th-5th July 1922 - 160 - Tri-State Fairgrounds, Aberdeen, SD 7th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 7th July: 1 mile 1 Fred Horey 0:01:06.8 7th July: 6 laps 1 Horey 0:04:04.0 7th July: 6 laps – Handicap 1 Murray 2 Stone 0:03:54.8 7th July: 10 laps – Heat 1 1 Craft 2 Stone 0:06:09.2 7th July: 10 laps – Heat 2 1 Horey 2 Hoffman 0:06:34.2 7th July: 40 laps - Final 1 Fred Horey 2 Craft 0:12:44.25 8th July: 1 mile 1 Fred Horey 8th July: 10 laps 1 Fred Horey 2 Brachage 3 Cliff Craft 4 Hall 0:01:06.8 0:05:37.0 Covington Fairgrounds, LA 9th July 1922 – ¼ mile dirt oval Fernand Clement and Henry Baker were killed when the car driven by Baker (#12 National) threw a wheel and overturned, pinning Baker beneath the car and throwing Clement against a fence. The racing program was conducted by the Crescent City Auto Racing Association. Marshall Fairgrounds, MI 15th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval - 161 - 25 laps 1 Andrew Dudeck 2 Long 3 Canfu R Bob Wilcox R Bud McCale R Huebner R R R There were 9 starters 0:17:15.8 3 3 3 1 1 0 laps laps laps lap lap laps/crankshaft Before the meeting it was scheduled to have three events of three miles, one of five miles and one of ten miles, but this was changed to one of 12.5 miles and one of 3 miles. After the 25 lap race the starters demanded their $25 start money, but due to the poor crowd the promoter didn’t have enough funds to pay them, so the remaining race was called off. Mount Clemens Race Track, MI 16th July 1922 Ford Elimination, Heat 1 1 Bob Wilcox R Andrew Dudeck accident Ford Elimination, Heat 2 1 66 Ruddy Huebner Frontenac-Ford Ford Final 1 66 Ruddy Huebner Frontenac-Ford Roby Speedway, IN 16th July 1922 10 1 2 3 miles – Ford race Wenniston Newman George Beck 10 miles – Big car race 1 George Beck 2 Eddie Clay 3 Earl Warwick There were 10 starters. Ford Ford Ford 0:10:16.5 Essex 0:10:51.5 25 1 2 3 miles - Final Nichols Ford 20 miles Wenniston Ford Lytle Whitaker Ford Newman Seven cars collided with each other resulting in a stoppage of one hour while the mess was cleared up. There were 14 starters. Following this the race was cut to 20 miles and restarted, this time with 7 starters. Watertown, WI 16th July 1922 – ½ mile oval 5 miles - 162 - 1 Baumgard 2 Joe Hoffman Marquette-Ford 10 miles 3 Joe Hoffman Marquette-Ford Elkhart Driving Park, IN 23rd July 1922 15 miles 1 Raymond Humberger 25 miles 1 Arthur Slady 0:23:25 2 Shliak Essex 3 George Platneur R Raymond Humberger Chevrolet rolled Humberger was attempting to take the lead on the first lap when he overturned. Humberger was pinned beneath the car, and suffered broken ribs and concussion. Other Entrants: Ralph Ormsby Lagoon Speedway, UT 24th July 1922 – 1 mile dirt oval 5 miles – Open 1 Claire Sprague R Benny Burrows accident R Charles Herman accident Herman crashed into the fence, resulting in the death of his mechanician Chris Chioles, and serious injury to the driver. 15 miles – Open 1 Claire Sprague Entrants: Claire Sprague J.E.Palagrove Harold Knight Charles Yetters Benny Burrows Harry Phillips Charles Herman Packard Special Palagrove Special Fiat Special Haynes Meeting was also to feature a 1.5 mile race for the Lagoon Speedway Championship, and H.L.White was to try for the stock car 1 mile dirt track record. Meade County Fairgrounds, SD 26th-28th July 1922 Time Trials - 163 - 1 Gus Schrader 0:00:32 Meade Post Special (heats and a 25-mile final): Cancelled - all seven remaining cars ran in Black Hills Sweepstakes Black Hills Sweepstakes (heats and a 25-mile final) 1 Gus Schrader 2 John Mais 3 Noel Bullock Frontenac-Ford 4 Bunker Consolation (15 miles for non-money winners) 1 Wier Bridgeton Fairgrounds, NJ 29th July 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Race 1 – Ford Race ? Race 2 – Match Race 1 Thompson Reed Frontenac R Herbert Banks Dodge fatal accident Banks hit the retaining bank, shot into the air throwing the driver out, and then landed on top of him. Banks died on the way to hospital. Two further events were held. All events were hampered by dust. Carthage Fairgrounds, MO 4th August 1922 3 miles 1 Walter Boling 2 B.T.Barber 3 F.L.Gorman Frontenac-Ford Maxwell 5 miles – Featuring a mid-race wheel change 1 Walter Boling Frontenac-Ford 2 F.L.Gorman Maxwell 3 Erwinn Durr R Ben Butterfield Nash 10 1 2 3 miles – Free-for-all Walter Boling Len Scherbel F.L.Gorman 0:04:00 Frontenac-Ford Dodge Maxwell 0:06:20 hit fence 0:11:32 Jefferson, IA 5th August 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval John Baker in a Ford Special lapped the track in 36s Onawa Fairgrounds, IA 5th August 1922 10 miles – Interstate Championship, Entrants: Paul Cabney Hudson Casey Steece Steece Special Ray Herbert Cole 8 Nick Rich Hawkeye Special Ted Vincent Chevrolet Special Also to feature a three and five mile race. The Steece Special featured an aeroplane engine. - 164 - Cotati, CA 6th August 1922 – 1.25 mile board oval 50 1 2 3 4 miles – Ford Stock Car race Hughson Ford Murphy Ford Sanderson Ford Doherty Ford Special Special Special Special 0:42:11.4 This race was held in addition to the AAA championship races held the same day. Recreation Park, Kalamazoo, MI 6th August 1922 100 miles 1 Bud McHale 2 Benny Lowell 3 Louis Epstein R Ralph Ormsby Ford Special Kenyon Cole Special Morton Clemons Special crankshaft Ormsby did 1 mile in 48s. Petersburg Fairgrounds, IN 7th August 1922 5 miles – Heat 1 1 18 Clyde Sneden 2 Carl Knowles Essex Chevrolet 0:19:00.75 5 miles – Heat 2 1 John Pittman Chevrolet 0:20 R Carl Knowles Chevrolet accident Carl Knowles went through a wire fence, suffering cuts and a broken leg. 5 miles – Heat 3 1 John Pittman 2 Guy Davis 3 Carl Nation Chevrolet Chevrolet 0:21 A car (Brown Special) also threw a wheel, which struck Dr Austin Logan, causing internal injuries. Robert Elkins rushed to the crashed cars of Warrick and Sneden in qualifying to help Sneden, who was trapped underneath the car, only to suffer a broken leg as they were hit by a third car. There were 17 entries, 11 qualified, 4 finished. Woodland Park, KS 10th August 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval - 165 - 3 miles 1 Gus Schrader 2 Lon Scheihill Dodge Shi-Bell Special 0:03:48.3 5 miles 1 Gus Schrader 2 Koepke Dodge Dodge 0:05:07.0 3 miles – Ford stock cars 1 Art Tuttle 2 Robert Pugh Ford Ford 0:05:08 Other Entrants: 7 Joe Paxton Ohrazda Montrose Vern Ellis Maxwell Ford Special “Peggy” Montrose Special Chevrolet Special Carroll County Fairgrounds, IA 11th August 1922 3 miles – Ford stock cars 1 Lloyd Shoemaker 2 Gus Schelldorf 3 Herbert Beck 0:05:05 3 miles – Non-Ford stock cars 1 Albert Thede Hudson 2 George Holland Chevrolet 3 R.C.Strait Gardner 0:05:22.5 3 miles – Auto relay race 1 Albert Thede 0:06:11.25 2 George Holland 3 R.C.Strait Drivers went a mile, stopped and took on three passengers, drove another mile, stopped, unloaded, then drove another mile to the finish. Maple Heights, OH 12th August 1922 Ed Burget was badly injured when his car crashed into a fence during races. Gulf Coast Speedway, TX 13th August 1922 12 miles – Open 1 Bradshaw 2 Perkins Marmon Revere 0:10:24.2 12 miles – Small cars 1 M.Ciaccio 2 M.J.Guseman Ford Ford 0:12:38.2 48 1 2 3 miles – Free-for-all Henry Bradshaw Marmon 0:44:46.4 L.Peters Studebaker Roy Huston McFarland Jimmy Olenbush Dodge M.J.Guseman Ford R “Choc” Perkins Arthur J Binz Jr Revere fire R Fondon piston head R Doc Fuelner fire Fuelner’s car stopped at the top of the embankment and brought out the red flags. Peters’ Studebaker suffered a loose battery connection and he only just came to a halt behind the ambulance attending Fuelner and his mechanic, although they were unhurt. The battery connection was repaired in time for the restart. A motorcycle race was also held. - 166 - Jackson, MI 13th August 1922 3 miles 1 16 Ralph Ormsby Clemons Special 5 miles 1 16 Ralph Ormsby Clemons Special 0:05:08 R.J.Huebner Ford accident R Earl Burman rolled/fatal accident Burman hit the stalled car of Huebner, and rolled – he was taken to hospital unconscious where he died that night. Earl Burman was the brother of famous racer Bob Burman. 25 miles 1 16 Ralph Ormsby Clemons Special Roby Speedway, IN 13th August 1922 5 miles – Ford race 1 Wenneston 2 Whitaker 5 miles – Heavy Cars 1 Dick Seip 2 Domke Seip drove a Premier. 5 miles – Heavy Cars 1 Earl Warrick 2 Beck 0:05:12 0:06:38.2 5 miles – Ford race 1 15 Urban 0:05:33.4 2 Lawell R Ed Brink accident R 33 Nichols accident R 7 Newman accident Urban overtook Brink on the inside – Brink’s car then skidded and rolled. Nichols went over the bank in avoidance, and Newman, unsighted by the dust, hit the wreckage of Brink’s car, Brink being pinned beneath it. Brink was taken to St Margaret’s Hospital where he died the next morning. There were six starters for this race, and three finishers. Other entrants: Vance Olds 0:05:39.5 25 miles 1 Urban 0:27:39 2 Harris 3 Ketchum R Wenneston engine Two cars left the track just after the start, forcing new start for which there were seven entrants. Wenneston took the early lead and held it for 15 laps until his engine broke. Harvey Rhedd Stutz North Iowa Fairgrounds, Mason City, IA 14th August 1922 Larry Stone and Cliff Craft won races at these events. Fred Horey lost a wheel in one of the events, left the circuit and hit a truck on a road a block away, just missing a group of children. 1st Brinkerhoff Hill Hillclimb, Chittenango, NY 19th August 1922 – 1.4 mile hillclimb 10 events to be run – five for members of the auto club, four for automobile dealers, and one free-for-all for any member of a club affiliated with the AAA. Events to be run according to the engine size: Class C – Gasolene Division Division Division Division cars 5 – 161-183 6 – 184-230 7 – 231-300 8 – 301-450 cubic inches ci ci ci - 167 - Class D – Free-for-all Goshen Fairgrounds, IN 19th August 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 25 1 2 3 4 5 R NS miles Eddie Clay W.J.Cutter Ira Hall Ross Greenawalt Walter Wise Ralph Logan Schindler Chevrolet special Dodge special Hersel-Spillman Ralph special Monroe Special Ford-Rajah 0:33:50 qualifying accident During practice Al Downes threw a tyre in the north-east turn and overturned his Ford-Rajah, resulting in a leg fracture and a trip to hospital. Greene County Speedway, Jefferson, IA 19th August 1922 (estimated) H.A.Ter Veen won a 5 mile race against five other cars. Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Davenport, IA 19th August 1922 3.5 miles 1 32 Sig Haugdahl 2 1 Fred Horey 3 3 Craft 9 Hoffman 28 Petticord 12 Murray Duesenberg Fiat Wisconsin Special Comet Essex Stutz 3.5 1 2 3 miles – Hawkeye Derby, Heat 1 3 Craft Wisconsin Special 1 Horey Fiat 9 Hoffman Comet 33 Schultheiss Essex 17 Kelley Bugatti 2.5 miles – Hawkeye Derby, Final 1 1 Horey Fiat 2 22 Haugdahl Duesenberg 3 9 Hoffman Comet R 3 Craft Wisconsin Special 0:04:16.4 0:04:16.6 0:03:08 engine 3.5 miles – Consolation 1 33 Schultheis 2 12 Murray 3 28 Petticord 17 Kelley Essex Stutz Essex Bugatti 1 mile – Exhibition 28 Miss Zenita Neville Essex 0:01:17.6 5 miles – Pursuit Handicap 1 Stone 2 12 Murray 3 33 Schultheis R 3 Craft Bug Stutz Essex Wisconsin Special 0:06:30 Sanctioned by IMCA. Sheboygan Fairgrounds, WI 19th August 1922 - 168 - engine 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Edward Best 3 mile – Ford race, flying start 1 3 Howard Helmer Central Garage Ford 2 1 H.Halboth Pat Slattery Ford R Edward Best A.Greenwald Ford 0:03:59.25 rolled 8 miles 1 3 Howard Helmer 2 1 H.Halboth 0:10:22.5 0:10:23.0 3 miles – Match Race 1 3 Howard Helmer 2 1 H.Halboth 0:04:03.0 0:04:04.5 Gilmore Langemak (entered by Floyd Gessert) and Al Collins (by John Shaver of Dahl Brothers) also entered the races, but retired early in the program due to burnt out bearings. Stow Park, NY 19th August 1922 Red Maley was to drive a Duesenberg, Dave Koetzla an Auburn. Centlivre Park, IN 20th August 1922 Entrants: 16 Ralph Ormsby 8 Merle Chandler Earl Warrick 35 Robert Schonner 17 6 Claude Fix 15 William Ward W.J.Cutter 14 William Suddeth 25 44 R.Kinsley Carpenter Clemons Special Speedway Special Buick Four Mart Ewigleben Kliesrath Special Chevrolet Clemons Special Rajo Special Dodge 16v George Shumaker Baby Cyclone16v Merton & Brett Monroe Essex Fox Special Time Trials 1 Ralph Ormsby 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Ralph Ormsby 2 William Suddeth 3 Claude Fix 10 1 2 3 0:05:55.2 miles – For fastest cars Ralph Ormsby 0:11:21.5 Robert Schonner Claude Fix 15 1 2 3 miles – For fastest cars Ralph Ormsby 0:17:20.2 Robert Schonner Claude Fix 25 1 2 3 R R R miles – Feature R.Kinsley Claude Fix Carpenter Ralph Ormsby Robert Schonner William Suddeth 0:30:19.4 thrown wheel accident accident Hawkeye Fair & Exposition, Fort Dodge, IA 21st August 1922 Races were to be run to IMCA rules. The Grant Trophy wass to be awarded to the track champion. Entry blanks were sent to Sig Haugdahl, Fred Horey, Louis Disbrow, Putty Hoffman, Jimmy Craft. H.A.Ter Veen was also to compete. - 169 - Plymouth, WI 21st August 1922 Ed Best was hurt in a race. Ellenville Fairgrounds, NY 25th August 1922 5 miles 1 3 Arnold Lipsett 2 65 Floyd Ackerly 3 11 Clarence Ronk 4 7 George Walters 5 miles 1 3 Arnold Lipsett 2 1 Lee Robertson 3 11 Clarence Ronk 4 7 Floyd Ackerly 0:06:31.75 lost wheel 0:06:39.75 ret/hit fence ret/mechanical Iowa State Fairgrounds, IA 25th August 1922 Flemington, NJ 26th August 1922 Louis Frinck was injured driving his Frinck Special, which had a 731 ci engine! Grant Kirchuber broke his arm. - 170 - Hammond, LA 26th or 27th August 1922 This image and text was syndicated across the US press, appearing as far afield as Ohio and Michigan. Cline’s brother and fiancé were killed at Covington in July. Fort Miami, Toledo, OH 27th August 1922 150 miles - Entrants Ralph Ormsby Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI 29th August 1922 5 miles – Manufacturers Sweepstakes, Heat 1 1 G.Toft Case Special 2 Irving Hoffman Comet 3 King Kelley Bugatti 5 miles – Manufacturers Sweepstakes, Heat 2 1 Louis Disbrow Frontenac 2 Fred Horey Fiat 3 C.Baumgart Chevrolet 0:04:55 0:04:38 Time Trials 1 Louis Disbrow = Fred Horey Frontenac Fiat 0:00:52 0:00:52 5 miles – Ford race 1 H.Johnson 2 Stanley Nowicki 3 A.Markmann Ford Ford Ford 0:04:45 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Fred Horey 2 Louis Disbrow 3 G.Toft Fiat Frontenac Case Special 0:04:18 1 mile – Time Trials for Milwaukee City Championship (to be held 2nd September) 1 Trudell Briscoe 0:00:55.25 2 Ed Chappie Ferro 0:00:56 3 Stanley Nowicki Dowmetal Marmon 0:00:57 - 171 - = Czerwinski 5 C.Baumgart 6 Magnus Ford Chevrolet Duesenberg 0:00:57 0:00:58 0:01:05 10 miles – Manufacturers‘ Sweepstakes 1 Fred Horey Fiat 2 Louis Disbrow Frontenac 3 A.Wenneston Ford Special Five starters, two retired with engine trouble 0:08:51.25 Danville Fairgrounds, VA 2nd September 1922 Auto race day of the L&L Fair. Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY 2nd September 1922 Entrants: Ira Vail Red Shafer 14 entrants. Buddy Marr was slightly injured during the meet. 5 mile and 10 mile races were to held. Hamline, Minnesota State Fairgrounds, MN 2nd September 1922 – 1 mile dirt oval 1 mile Sig Haugdahl Wisconsin Special 0:00:46.4 Iowa State Fairgrounds, IA 2nd September 1922 1 mile Sig Haugdahl 0:01:00.4 4 miles Sig Haugdahl 0:04:09.2 3 miles Sig Haugdahl 0:03:07 5 miles Sig Haugdahl 0:05:13.4 Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI 2nd September 1922 Five people were injured when the left wheel of a race car flew off and crashed into a spectator box at the edge of the track during practice. Lakeview, OR 2nd-4th September 1922 An automobile race was to feature as part of the Lakeview Round-up. Gulf Coast Speedway, TX 3rd-4th September 1922 – 1.5 mile beach circuit 3rd September - 172 - During practice for the following day’s 75 mile race, Harry Grant, driving a McFarland, crashed into the barriers and damaged five cars parked there, occupied by spectators. His mechanician, Lee Wall, was badly injured. Nearby thunderstorms made the sky look ominous although it wasn’t falling at the circuit, but even so the organisers called off the races for the afternoon. 38 cars ran qualifying laps. 4th September: 18 miles – Open 1 Henry Bradshaw Marmon 2 Wade Studebaker 3 Miller Mercer DQ 45 Earl Graham Ford 0:15:21.2 0:15:58.2 0:16:00.0 driving on outside of track 4th September: 18 miles – Small cars 1 45 Olin Reeves Ford Special 2 E.C.Brazleton Chevrolet 3 M.H.Runnels Chevrolet 0:17:53 0:18:36 -1 lap 4th September: 75 miles 1 Henry Bradshaw W.W.Fuelner Marmon 2 Red Fonden Packard 3 Stakes Lutcher Moore Mercer R 44 Bill Melaun Ford Special R Wade Studebaker Special R 45 Olin Reeves Ford Special R Miller Mercer Bill Fiegle overturned #32 Dodge during practice for the leg and was knocked unconscious. 1:12:33.5 1:15:43.4 -6 laps 14 laps/con-rod mechanical 1 lap race when his rear wheel collapsed – he broke his There were 7 starters for the race. Olin Reeves took the place of Earl Graham, who was disqualified in the first race of the day and then barred for the rest of the day for driving on the outside of the track when not passing a car. Other known entrants: Carter Charles Hallam Ciaccio There were 42 entries Studebaker Essex Ford Alliance, OH 4th September 1922 George L.Richardson, 32, of Cleveland OH, died at the wheel of his automobile as he was preparing to participate in an automobile race at Alliance. An overdose of medicine, which he had taken to cure an attack of acute indigestion, caused his death according to Coroner McQuale. Altoona Driving Park, PA 4th September 1922 10 miles – Ford race 1 6 Albright 2 3 McMahon 3 1 Headen 15 1 2 3 miles – Class B open 9 Rose 38 McMahon 28 Hayer 25 miles – Large cars 1 7 Lambilasky 2 34 Rolch 3 11 O’Brien 0:13:06 Chevrolet Dodge Dodge 0:19:13 Nash Marmon Hudson 0:32:14 Coshocton Fairgrounds, OH 4th September 1922 25 miles 1 Daniel Boone Chevrolet 490 - 173 - 0:34 5 miles 1 Daniel Boone Chevrolet 490 0:06:20 A third race was also held. Funk’s Lake, Winchester, IN 4th September 1922 100 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 2 Kingsley 3 Homer Ormsby 4 Claude Fix 5 Benton Shoaff Ross Greenawalt R Harry Nichols R Merle Chandler Frontenac-Ford 1:52.45 Ralph Special accident accident Hunt Special Merrill A. “Merle” Chandler locked wheels with Nichols and smashed against a concrete wall. He was fatally injured, and died two days later in hospital. Nichols suffered a broken arm and other minor injuries. Iowa City, IA 4th September 1922 4 miles – Stock Fords 1 Kenneth Harmer 2 G.”Scoop” Dolph 3 Cecil Hoffman 10 1 2 3 0:06:37.2 miles Gus Schrader Emmett Schrader Elmer Le Vora 0:15:03.6 3 miles – Open Professional 1 Gus Schrader 2 Emmett Schrader 3 Mike Haddad 4 R.R.Holland R John Guinta race Dodge Special Nash Special Essex Special Ford Special Dodge Special 5 miles – Open Professional 1 Gus Schrader 2 Emmett Schrader 3 R.R.Holland 4 Mike Haddad race Dodge Special Nash Special Ford Special Essex Special 0:04:22 accident 0:07:58.6 Run by the Cedar Rapids Auto Club. Keokuk, IA 4th September 1922 Floyd Bobzien (Frontenac-Ford) won “everything” at this meeting. Kewanee, IL 4th September 1922 Joe Johnson, Gus Schrader and Woodbury competed. Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln, NE 4th September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval - 174 - 1 mile Sig Haughdahl Frontenac 0:00:58.6 2 miles 1 Sig Haughdahl Frontenac 0:01:58 Pikes Peak Hillclimb, CO 4th September 1922 Ps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R R # 24 11 8 1 3 2 19 8 5 16 15 9 27 10 21 18 16 23 R 26 Driver Noel Bullock King Rhiley Parker Abbott W.S.Haines Glen Schultz Harold Brinker Roy W.Beavers Art S.Hillis Harry McMillen W.L.Chapin Sam Marcos R.G.Dashback Jerry Chambers Harry E.O’Brien Al Gunther William Majors C.S.Hiopper Sherman Grave George D.Adams Jack Knight Tom Alley H.West Dave Straub Norman A.Glen Ray L.Bradbury John C.Allen Earl H.O’Ferrell Car Ford Hudson Packard Mercer Essex Willis St Claire Chevrolet Essex Pierce Arrow Dodge Haynes Dash Special Mercer Stephens Chevrolet Hudson Revere Special Ford Ford Lexington Kelsey Special Lincoln Essex Chevrolet Ford Paige Maxwell Time 0:19:50.9 0:20:05.0 0:20:07.0 0:20:31.0 0:20:41.0 0:20:41.0 0:23:03.4 0:23:05.4 0:23:11.2 0:23:25.8 0:24:18.8 0:24:37.4 0:25:29.8 0:29:01.4 0:32:14.4 Spencer Park, Logansport, IN 4th September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Time Trials 1 15 Dewey Woodling Chevrolet Special 0:00:35.8 2 16 Russell McMillen Frontenac-Ford 0:00:36.0 3 4 Bob Hill Ford Mystery Special 0:00:37.8 13 Joe Uhle Mercer 11 Fred Dorthy Ford Special 9 Douglass 6 Goultry Ford Special 16v 1 House Chevrolet Special 5 Mooney Studebaker Special 7 Money Dodge Special 14 Soulders Ford Special DQ Earl Morey Frontenac Just prior to the start of these, Glenn Lake sustained a badly bruised right leg when he was struck by the swerving car of Ray Campbell. The steering knuckle of his Campbell Special broke, causing the car to swerve and strike the fence. Sixteen cars entered the time trials, four were disqualified. 5 miles 1 Goultry R Bob Hill 11 starters. Goultry broke a source a new one in time for 10 miles 1 Russell McMillen 2 Money 3 Woodling Will Thornton, the official start of this race. 0:06:22.2 blown tyre con-rod at the end of the race, and had to take a trip into Logansport to the 25 mile race. 0:12:57.8 0:12:58.8 0:13:02.0 starter, was struck by a Ford and was badly bruised a few minutes before the - 175 - 25 miles 1 Goultry 0:31:55.2 R Bob Hill 30 laps/cracked housing R Fred Dorthy 15 laps/skid/roll R Russell McMillen 15 laps/accident McMillen lost control on the east straightaway, crashed through a wire fence and into a nearby orchard – he suffered a lacerated face. Hill was using aircraft tyres, and having blown one had no spare. In the time between the 5 and 25 mile races, he put in a long distance telephone call to Kokomo Aviation for two new tyres. 15 minutes later an aircraft arrived at the nearby Roselawn, landed, and delivered the tyres in time for the race. Hill then led the race up until his mechanical problem. Run by the Logansport Racing Association. Collingsworth County Fairgrounds, TX 6th September 1922 To feature a ladies auto race. New England Fairgrounds, Worcester, MA 6th September 1922 Entrants: Ray Claypool Floyd Willard Ray Burr Lampkin Sandy McDonald Delage Monroe Peugeot Stutz Sanctioned by IMCA Allison-Barber Race Track, Washington, IN 6th September 1922 - 176 - Race 1 Claude Bennett There were four entrants, two of whom went out in the trials due to accidents. The second placed finisher drove a Chevrolet. Auto race day at the Daviess County Fair. Roosevelt Park, Longmont, CO 7th-8th September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 7th September Ran elimination heats for the free-for-all to be run on the 8th. 18 cars contested the heats, among them being Noel Bullock and Harold Brinker. 8th September: 10 miles – Free-for-all 1 Fred Bullock Ford Special 2 Walter Higley Ford Special 3 Albert Higley Ford Special 4 Albert Prefaire Dodge Tom Abbott Packard R Jack Allen Paige R Red Majors Ford Special R Percy Green Marmon 8th September: 10 miles – Boulder County Special 1 Walter Higley Ford Special 2 Carl Frank Wills St Clair 3 Tom Hines Ford Special 8th September: 10 miles – State Special 1 Walter Higley Ford Special 2 Harold Brinker Wills St Clair 3 Bert Pendleton Ford Special 8th September: 0.5 miles – Time Trial Fred Bullock Ford Special - 177 - 0:11:11 accident accident accident 0:12:01 0:11:22.2 0:00:32.0 Cass County Fairgrounds, IA 8th September 1922 1 mile – Elimination 1 J.L.Baker Ford Special 0:01:09 2 Paul Cabney Hudson Special 0:01:10 Rain in the area kept many cars away. Fred Mais was stuck in the mud somewhere in southwest Iowa, and two cars from Sioux City were also delayed due to bad roads. 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 J.L.Baker 2 Paul Cabney 3 E.R.McKippin 4 A.F.Dreager R Robert Fudge NS Gene Parker Dr Pitman Ford Special 0:05:55 A.J.Halbrook Hudson Special Chevrolet Auburn Ford Ford Special broke crankshaft in practice The rain came down after the race had finished.... Collingsworth County Fairgrounds, TX 8th September 1922 To feature 3 & 5 mile auto races. Manson Fairgrounds, IA 8th September 1922 10 miles 1 H.A.TerVeen 10 miles 2 H.A.TerVeen 0:11:32 10 miles 2 H.A.TerVeen 5 miles 2 H.A.TerVeen Charter Oak Park, CT 9th September 1922 Event Event Event Event Event 1 2 3 4 5 – – – – – Time Trials 5 miles, Class E (non-stock 450ci and under) 2 miles, Class D Free-for-all 5 miles, Handicap 5 miles, Class E (for non-prize winners) Entrants: Red Shafer Jim Benedict Milton McBride Dan Donahue Harry Beals Buddy Marr 2 Alfred Lantz 23 Duesenberg Meteor Special Frontenac (Ralph Mulford owned) Frinck Special Pewsey Special Duesenberg (entered Grant Kirchuber) Duesenberg Sanctioned by the AAA. Dario Resta to act as starter. Combination Park, Medford, MA 9th September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 lap – Time Trial 1 Jack Foley 1 Jack Foley 2 Edward Perkins 0:00:34 5 miles – Ford race - 178 - 0:07:43 Australian Pursuit 1 James Gordon 2 Homer W.Aiken 5 miles – Ford stock cars 1 Homer W.Aiken 2 Chauncy Barry 3 Jack Lavine 4 laps 0:07:56 Indiana State Fairgrounds, IN 9th September 1922 – dirt oval 1 mile 1 Howdy Wilcox 0:00:58.8 1 Leon Corum 2 C.W.Van Ranst 5 miles – Heat 1 1 Howdy Wilcox 2 Leon Duray 0:04:27.2 Australian Pursuit 1 C.W.Van Ranst 5 miles – Heat 2 1 Howdy Wilcox 2 Leon Duray 0:04:21.6 0:04:59 0:06:25.8, 7 miles 15 miles - Feature 1 Howdy Wilcox 0:12:56 2 C.W.Van Ranst -1 lap Engine troubles caused the three other starters to drop out. 5 miles - Sweepstakes Entrants: Howdy Wilcox Leon Duray Ralph Mulford Ora Haibe Van Ranst Treyvoux Peugeot Frontenac Sanctioned by the AAA Paris, IL 9th September 1922 Time Trials 1 Ralph Ormsby 40 miles R Ralph Ormsby accident Ormsby slowed down following a warning flag after an accident – six other cars close behind him did not and hit him. Of the seven cars in the race, only two took the restart. Canton, OH 12th September 1922 (estimated) Race 1 Carl Lieber Date was reported as “this week” on the 13th. Topeka Fairgrounds, KS 13th September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time 7 laps – Elimination Heat 1, for the Sunflower Sweepstakes 1 Fred Horey Frontenac 0:04:00.4 2 Stone Duesenberg Craft King Special Kelley Bugatti Petticord Essex 7 laps – Elimination Heat 2 1 Louis Disbrow Fiat 2 Craft King Special - 179 - 0:04:17 1 mile - Time Trials 1 Fred Horey Louis Disbrow Frontenac Fiat 0:01:06 0:01:07 5 miles – Handicap 1 Louis Disbrow 2 Petticord Murray Kelley Fiat Essex Stutz Bugatti 0:06:13 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Louis Disbrow 2 Craft 3 Fred Horey Murray Fiat King Special Frontenac Stutz 0:06:03 hit guard rail Greene County Fairgrounds, IA 15th September 1922 5 miles 1 Dave Pittman 2 H.D.McAfee 3 L.S.Fenno 3 miles 1 Dave Pittman 2 H.D.McAfee 3 Bernie Baker 2 miles 1 Dave Pittman 2 H.D.McAfee 3 L.S.Fenno Greenville Fairgrounds, TX 15th September 1922 13 year old Ed Paris was killed while trying to cross the race track during morning warm-up for the races. He was hit by Jack Hall, who in turn hit the fence and demolished his car as he tried to avoid the boy. Osgood Fairgrounds, IN 15th September 1922 25 mile race to be held as part of the Big Fall Festival. Pittsburg County Free Fair, McAlester, OK 15th September 1922 Arlington Park, VA 16th September 1922 Frank Norris was killed and his mechanician James Hunter seriously injured when Norris went through the fence during a race. Burlington Fairgrounds, IA 16th September 1922 Time Trials 1 Earl Warrick 15 miles - 180 - 1 Joe Johnson 2 Earl Warrick 3 Joe Kokonis Swan Essex 0:30:08.4 Kokonis Special Ford Special Ralph Frick Ford Special R Owen Harwood Maxwell accident Poor crowds resulted in this race being shortened from 25 miles to 15. Run by the Central Illinois Racing Association. Dawson County Raceway, Lexington, NE 16th September 1922 (estimated) Class A – cars which lapped circuit at under 36s Class B – cars which lapped circuit between 36 and 40s 1 Herman Trauernicht 2 John Shieck 12 entries New York State Fairgrounds, NY 16th September 1922 There were 13 entries, and starter E.C.Smith refused to send them all off together. Hence there were two elimination heats run with the field split in two over two miles. 2 miles - Heat 1 1 Ira Vail 2 R.W.van Ranst 3 Bill Albertson Louis Corum Horace Shaw Milton McBride Duesenberg Straight 8 Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Essex Frontenac 2 miles – Heat 2 1 Jim Benedict 2 Red Shafer 3 Tom Alley L.Schassiere Louis Hoyt Bo Amos Bill Alvaro Duesenberg Frontenac Ford Ford Whalen Special Peugeot 10 1 2 3 4 miles Ira Vail Red Shafer R.W.van Ranst Tom Alley Duesenberg Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac 0:08:04.8 20 1 2 3 4 miles Ira Vail Tom Alley R.W.van Ranst Louis Hoyt Duesenberg Frontenac Frontenac Duesenberg 0:15:52.4 50 1 2 3 4 5 R miles Tom Alley Bill Albertson R.W.van Ranst Louis Hoyt Louis Corum Ira Vail Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg Frontenac Duesenberg 0:38:44.4 engine Topeka Fairgrounds, KS 16th September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Ps # Driver Car Time - 181 - 2.5 miles 1 Kelley 2 Petticord 3 Stone 4 Murray Bugatti Essex Duesenberg Stutz 0:05:15 3 miles – Match Race 1 Fred Horey 2 Cliff Craft 3 Louis Disbrow Frontenac King Special Fiat 0:04:01 Frontenac King Special 0:03:18 2.5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Fred Horey 2 Cliff Craft 3 Putty Hoffman 4 Stone Duesenberg 2.5 miles - Sunflower Sweepstakes 1 Fred Horey Frontenac 2 Louis Disbrow Fiat 3 Cliff Craft King Special 2.5 miles - Consolation Race 1 Murray Stutz 2 Petticord Essex 3 Putty Hoffman Comet 0:03:09 0:03:37.5 Gulf Coast Speedway, TX 17th September 1922 Rained off Lakewood Speedway, GA 17th September 1922 Saginaw Fairgrounds, MI 17th September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 3 miles Charles Johnson was fourth in a five car field when he skidded on overtaking a car. He crashed through the fence and then hit a barn directly beneath a second-floor window in which a young boy was sitting. The young boy hung on in mid-air and was unhurt, but Johnson suffered a head injury from which he was dead on arrival at St Mary’s Hospital. Toledo, OH 17th September 1922 100 miles 1 Homer Ormsby Ralph Ormsby 1:32:15 Ralph Ormsby set a mile track record of 48.4s. Interstate Fairgrounds, Sioux City, IA 17th-18th September 1922 17th September: Free-for-all Handicap 1 Bill Endicott 17th September: Hawkeye Sweepstakes, Heat 1 - 182 - 1 Anderson Delage 17th September: Hawkeye Sweepstakes, Heat 2 1 Kelly Fiat 17th September: 5 laps - Consolation 1 Murray Mooney Special 0:03:29 17th September: Light car race 1 Fosnaugh Oldsmobile Special 2 Bill Endicott Duesenberg 17th September: Triangular match race 1 Anderson Delage 2 Larson 3 Bill Endicott 18th September: Hawkeye Sweepstakes, Final ? Other Entrants: Miss Zenita Neville Fred Horey Ted Rick Eddie Burgett Billy Jackals Sid Rothchild Peerless Duesenberg Oldsmobile Special Essex Peerless Corpus Christi, TX 20th September 1922 Entrants: Eddie Eckenroth Glenn Breed Joe Harder W.Draper Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS 22nd September 1922 – ½ mile dirt ovals Ps # Driver Car Time 1 mile – Time Trials 1 Fred Horey Frontenac 0:01:05.4 3.5 miles – Heat 1 1 Irwin “Putty” Hoffman 2 Jack Petticord 3 Larry Stone 4 Clyde Kelly Comet Essex Duesenberg Bugatti 0:04:20.8 0:04:21.4 Frontenac Fiat King Special 0:04:15.8 3.5 miles – Heat 2 1 Fred Horey 2 Allen 3 Clif Craft 4 Bill Bryant 5 miles – Invitational Handicap 1 Larry Stone Duesenberg 2 Clyde Kelly Bugatti R Jack Petticord Essex R Allen Fiat 5 miles – Kansas Sweepstakes 1 Fred Horey 2 Irwin Hoffman 3 Cliff Craft 4 Larry Stone R Jack Petticord 0:06:36.4 7 laps 4 laps/engine Frontenac Comet King Special Duesenberg Essex The meeting was sanctioned by IMCA. - 183 - 0:06:25.4 5 laps/engine Michigan State Fairgrounds, Grand Rapids, MI 22nd September 1922 5 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 25 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby Homer Ormsby had engine trouble and didn’t run in the races. Springfield, MA 22nd September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 mile 1 Sig Sig Ray Ray Haugdahl Haugdahl Lampkin Claypool 2 miles 1 Sig Haugdahl Wisconsin Special Frontenac 0:00:58.2 0:01:01.2 0:01:06 0:01:11.4 Frontenac 0:01:59.0 Part of the Eastern States Exposition. Haugdahl also did 3 miles in 3m00.0, four miles in 4m00.5, and 5 miles in 5m00.75, and 10 miles in 9m56. Sanctioned by IMCA. Allentown Fairgrounds, PA 23rd September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval In the first lap of the five-mile free-for-all, the last event, Walter J.Lozette’s Hispano-Suiza #37 hit the rear of Larry Beals when trying to overtake him for the lead, overturning. Lozette was thrown to the ground, and died later that day in hospital from a punctured lung. Johnson County Fairgrounds, Tecumseh, NE 23rd September 1922 1 Herman Trauernicht 2 John Lambert Chevrolet R John Schiek Buick Special accident R Spike Kipper Chevrolet accident Kipper interlocked wheels with Schiek, lost a wheel and damaged his radiator as it went through the fence. Schiek broke three ribs after then hitting a tree and crashing into a barn. Trauernicht set a new track record of 37.6s. Meyersdale, PA 23rd September 1922 Heavy car Free-for-all R Harry Gibson Hudson accident Gibson suffered locking steering gear, causing him to go through the fence and overturn. Gibson was thrown from the car, landing on a wire fence and knocking out one eye and severely wrenching his back. Urbana, IL 23rd September 1922 1 Earl Warrick - 184 - Gulf Coast Speedway, TX 24th September 1922 – 1.5 mile dirt oval 12 1 2 3 miles - Cars up to 200 ci Lawrence Robertl Curtis Reid Special Warren Mims Ford E.C.Brazleton Chevrolet Ford R Red Fonden H.L.Silverstein Ford 14 entries Australian Pursuit 1 Bill Melaun 2 Lawrence Robertl Ford Curtis Reid Special 12 1 2 3 4 5 R R.A.Moore Mercer Dodge Special Carter Co Studebaker Stephens Marmon John W.Ashcroft Hudson miles Jamie Stakes Hilmer C.H.Myers Harder M.K.Nagle 24 miles – Free-for-all 1 Jamie Stakes 2 Harder R C.H.Myers R.A.Moore Mercer Stephens Marmon Carter Co Studebaker 0:11:00.0 0:11:20.8 0:14:21.4 accident 0:09:54.6 0:10:05.6 0:10:10.4 accident holed radiator Montpelier, IN 24th September 1922 10 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 2 Claude Fox Chevrolet Bros Frontenac-Ford Clemons Special 20 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 2 Claude Fox Chevrolet Bros Frontenac-Ford Clemons Special Combination Park, MA 24th September 1922 While testing for races to be held that day at Combination Park, the tyre of Joe Mara’s car exploded, causing the car to overturn. Mara was largely unhurt, but his mechanician Alexander Dion suffered severe head injuries from which he died. Racing was cancelled, but the manager of the event absconded with the gate receipts before paying customers could get a refund. Roby Speedway, IN 24th September 1922 ? Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, OK 24th September, 28th September, 1st October 1922 Entrants: Leon Duray Sanctioned by IMCA. - 185 - Montana State Fairgrounds, Helena, MT 26th-30th September 1922 26th September: 5 miles – Ford Race 1 Elery Masterson 0:05:21.2 2 Martin Schow 3 E.Aldrich 4 Georgr Eller R Art Fessender accident 26th September: Free-for-all Due to the numerous entries, the race was run in two heats and it was announced that prize money would be made according to the time made by the driver. After the race it was decided that this wouldn’t be acceptable, so it was agreed to meet later to determine how to handle the result... 28th September: 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Lee Duesenberg 2 Blood Ford 3 Ernst Marmon To feature auto races for drivers from Montana. To be on the 26th, 28th and 30th September. Hillsboro Fairgrounds, TX 28th September 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 3 miles 1 Hackebeil 5 miles 1 Hackebeil 0:04:20 0:07:16 West Texas Fairgrounds, Abilene, TX 29th September 1922 Glenn Breed’s car burnt out during the races. Lehighton Fairgrounds, Allentown, PA 30th September 1922 – ½ mile oval Ira Vail set two “world records” of 29.6s for one lap and 59.4s for two laps during the AAA sanctioned meeting. Manchester Fairgrounds, IN 30th September 1922 5 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 2 H.C.Shaun 3 Claude Fix 10 1 2 3 miles Ralph Ormsby Claude Fix H.C.Shaun 25 miles 1 Claude Fix 0:30:12 2 Ralph Ormsby 3 H.C.Shaun Ormbsy lead but had to stop and change a tyre. 0:06:02.3 0:11:53 There were eight drivers entered in the races. In a preliminary event for positions, Russel McMahan overturned his car but was uninjured. Pearl Street Track, MA 30th September 1922 Automobile and motorcycle races to be held under the auspices of the Fitchburg Fair Association. - 186 - Lafayette, IN 1st October 1922 25 1 2 3 miles Claude Fix Ormsby Shaun 5 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 2 H.C.Shaun 3 Claude Fix 10 1 2 3 0:30:12 miles Ralph Ormsby Claude Fix H.C.Shaun Entrants: 6 Claude Fix 3 Rudge Wellman 0:06:02.3 0:11:53 Frontenac Ford Frontenac Ford Pleasanton Training Park, CA 1st October 1922 Entrants: G.A.Quello Red Murray John Hess Ben Torres Gene Wilson Jerry Stearns Ottis Raines Delmar Lopez Spencer Park, Logansport, IN 1st October 1922 Entrants: Goltry Campbell House McMillen Bob Hill Oklahoma Free State Fairgrounds, OK 4th October 1922 Entrants: Cliff Craft Larry Stone Fred Horey Putty Hoffman Jack Petticord Louis Disbrow Matthews Kelly 3 miles - Light car race 1 Jack Petticord 2 Matthews Wisconsin Special Duesenberg Frontenac Wisconsin Special Essex Deusenberg Mooney Bugatti 0:03:44.2 Free State Fair Derby – Heat 1 1 Louis Disbrow Free State Fair Derby – Heat 2 1 Chris Craft Free State Fair Derby – Heat 3 1 Chris Craft The best time made in the derby was 4m16.2 for the 3.5 miles. Craft was the substitute entry for Horey, whose Frontenac was unable to run. Australian Pursuit 1 Larry Stone 2 Jack Petticord R Fred Horey engine Horey was driving Disbrow’s Fiat, as the Frontenac’s engine had already gone bad. Races were to be held on the 7th October as well, but the results are unknown. Danbury Fairgrounds, CT 6th October 1922 - 187 - Kennebec County Fairgrounds, Readfield, ME 6th October 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 mile – Exhibition 1 1 Gil Smart 0:01:29 1 mile 1 2 Roy Odell 0:01:21.25 2 7 Bill Smart Each entrant did two runs, and the fastest time won the event. 2 miles 1 1 Gil Smart 2 5 D.Hinkle 2 miles 1 2 Roy Odell 2 7 Bill Smart 0:03:07 2 miles 1 7 Bill Smart 2 5 D.Hinkle 0:02:46 2.5 1 2 3 4 0:03:10 miles – Handicap 7 Bill Smart 1 Gil Smart 2 D.Hinkle 5 Roy Odell 0:02:24 Races sanctioned by IMCA with drivers from the Eastern Motor Racing Association. There were four entrants in total. Fair Park, Dallas, TX 7th October 1922 10 1 2 3 miles – Southwestern Sweepstakes, Heat 1 44 Fred Horey Gardner Special 87 Licklider Licklider Special 19 Glen Howard Frontenac Ford 3 King Mooney Special 35 Rick Essex Special 8 Watters Duesenberg 31 Monteath Richards Special 7 Gotoff Miller Special 5 Clancy Templar 2 Jules Ellingboe Golden Egg 10 miles – Southwestern Sweepstakes, Heat 2 1 2 Jules Ellingboe Golden Egg 2 7 Gotoff Miller Special Consolation Race For non-winners of first two heats of Southern Sweepstakes. 5 laps – Light Car Race 1 George Tidrick 2 8 Watters 3 25 Lentz 31 Monteath 5 Putman 19 Howard 3 King 35 Rick Richards Special Richards Special Lentz Special Richards Special Templar Frontenac Ford Mooney Special Essex Special 3 miles – Match Race 1 Paul Clancy Duesenberg 2 7 Gotoff Miller Special accident 3 George Tidrick Richards Special Gotoff lost control trying to slow down after crossing the finishing line – he went through a fence and was hospitalised. Local Championship Race – Free-for-all 5 miles – Southwestern Sweepstakes, Final 1 2 Jules Ellingboe Golden Egg 2 44 Fred Horey Gardner Special 3 19 Glen Howard Frontenac Ford Overland Park, CO 7th October 1922 – 1 mile dirt oval - 188 - 0:03:53 William “Red” Majors was killed on the first lap of a 3 mile race – he lost control of his car and was then hit by the car of Sam Marquis, who both hit the fence. Majors suffered severe head and body injuries and died on the way to hospital. Gulf Coast Speedway, TX 8th October 1922 12 1 2 3 miles - Small cars Laurence Roberti Edgerton Smoky Guseman Ernest T Reid Special Nrazleton Chevrolet 0:12:13.2 12 miles – Large cars 1 Bradshaw W.W.Feulner Marmon 0:11:45.8 2 Stakes Mercer 0:11:56.6 3 Miller Mercer 0:12:00.8 R Oscar Holt Dodge accident Oscar Holt was critically injured when his car left the track, turned end over end, ripped out a section of fence, leapt into the air and hit a touring car occupied by spectators. He was taken to St Josephs Infirmary, where he was found to have a fractured skull, concussion, a broken arm and shoulder and other internal injuries – he was not expected to live. Holt was driving Dodge #32. 24 1 2 3 miles - Free-for-all Bill Melaun Stakes Red Fonden Frontenac Ford Mercer Packard 0:19:16 Fair Park, Dallas, TX 10th October 1922 Event 1 – Warm-up Louis Disbrow Fiat Jules Ellingboe Golden Egg Fred Horey Gardner Larry Stone Duesenberg King Kelly Bugatti Jack Petticord Essex Bo Murray Stutz Special Ted Rick Essex Special Joe Sandifer Mooney Clyde Kelley Wisconsin Special Les Allen Mercer Putty Hoffman Comet Red Maley Maxwell Al Watters Duesenberg J.Lecklider Lecklider Special Paul Clancy Duesenberg James Casey Templar Glen Howard Frontenac Claude Putman Richards Special Fred Lentz Lentz Special Ellingboe developed engine trouble in the warm-up, so did not race for the rest of the day. Event 2 – 5 miles 1 Al Watters 2 Paul Clancy 3 Glen Howard Fred Lentz Claude Putman Duesenberg Templar Frontenac Lentz Special Richards Special Event 3 – 7 miles - Oil Field Sweepstakes for the Jerry B.Frey Trophy, Heat 1 1 J.Lecklider Lecklider Special 0:05:56 2 Glen Howard Frontenac 3 Al Watters Duesenberg Jules Ellingboe Golden Egg Paul Clancy Duesenberg James Casey Templar Claude Putman Richards Special Event 4 – 7 miles - Oil Field Sweepstakes for the Jerry B.Frey Trophy, Heat 2 - 189 - 1 Louis Disbrow 2 Fred Horey 3 King Kelly Putty Hoffman Larry Stone Bo Murray Ted Rick Fiat Gardner Bugatti Comet Duesenberg Stutz Special Essex Special Event 5 – 3 miles – Consolation Race 1 Ted Rick Essex Special 2 King Kelly Bugatti 3 Putty Hoffman Comet Event 7 - 3 miles – Championship Match Race 1 J.Lecklider Lecklider Special 2 Paul Clancy Duesenberg 3 Al Watters Duesenberg 0:06:08 0:02:41 0:02:36 Event 8 – 7 miles – Oil Field Sweepstakes for the Jerry B.Frey Trophy, Final 1 Fred Horey Gardner 0:05:59 2 King Kelly Bugatti 3 Ted Rick Essex Special For the winners of the first two heats Fair Park, Dallas, TX 14th October 1922 Bob Moore, mechanic for King Kelly, crashed through the fence in Kelly’s Bugatti, destroying the car before the races started. Ellingboe’s Golden Egg developed engine trouble again before the races, and was towed back to town for repair. It did not race for the rest of the day. 5 miles 1 Petticord 2 Rick 3 Stone Essex 0:04:35 7 miles - Light Car Sweepstakes 1 Howard 2 Petticord Essex 0:05:12 Event 2 - ? miles 1 Clancy 2 Watters 3 Casey Howard 3 miles - 3 cornered Match Race 1 Fred Horey Gardner Disbrow Fiat Kelly Wisconsin Special 5 miles 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Fred Horey 0:02:33 0:04:01 Interstate Driving Park, Attleboro, MA 14th October 1922 Entrants: 4 Fred Peterson 9 Walter Nichols 10 Myron Gale 11 Ambrose Lynsky 12 Charles Tuey 15 Ralph Pewsey 16 Buddy Marr 17 James Rossi 18 Caesar Gitterio 22 Ralph Kinder 24 Russell Crawford 27 Moses Watson Ford Special Nichols Special Gale Special Ford Special Pewsey Special Pewsey Special Pewsey Special JVR Special Gitterio Special Pewsey Special R.C.Special Watson Special - 190 - 5 miles 1 Henry Turgeon 2 C.Gitterio 3 J.Rossi 10 miles 1 Henry Turgeon 2 Hershey 0:13:15 0:18:45 3 J.Rossi 2 miles – Match Race 1 Buddy Marr 2 James Rossi 3 Henry Turgeon 2 miles – Consolation 1 Fred Peterson 2 William Blaski 0:02:49.6 Roby Speedway, IL 14th October 1922 Entrants: Joe Guinta Cotati, CA 15th October 1922 To hold 2x10 mile and 1x50 mile stock car race subject to getting AAA sanction. Fair Park, Dallas, TX 15th October 1922 5 miles 1 Rick 2 Howard R Petticord 0:04:30 Frontenac engine 5 miles - Australian Pursuit 1 Louis Disbrow 2 Petticord 0:04:24 5 miles - Midcontinent Derby 1 Fred Horey Gardner 2 Paul Clancy Deuseberg 3 Kelly Wisconsin Special 5 miles – Ajax Trophy 1 Sig Haugdahl 2 Jules Ellingboe 3 Fred Horey 4 Paul Clancy 0:04:34 0:03:44.6 Golden Egg Gardner Deusenberg Sanctioned by IMCA Lake County Fairgrounds, IN 15th October 1922 Entrants: Wenneston Harris Whitaker Woodbury Earl Warrick - 191 - 0:03:06.2 Russell, IL 15th October 1922 Entrants: Joe Guinta Frontenac-Ford Springbrook Park, MI 15th October 1922 Iowa City, IA 18th October 1922 Entrants: 7 James D.Hazlett 10 Gus Schrader 33 Joe Johnson 1 Joe Guinta 5 Glen E.Hiatt 6 W.H.Pingrey 9 George E.Norman Joseph Yarkonis 2 Floyd Bobzien Gardner Bullet Dodge Frontenac-Ford Kensey Special Chevrolet Essex Studebaker Frontenac-Ford Time Trials 1 Gus Schrader 0:00:33.6 2 Joe Guinta 0:00:34.6 3 George Norman 0:00:35.0 Fitzgerald 0:00:41.0 Fitzgerald was slowest in the time trials. 8 miles 1 Gus Schrader 2 Floyd Bobzien 3 Holland 10 miles 1 George Norman 0:10:27.6 2 Gus Schrader 3 Holland R Mike Haddad fatal accident R Floyd Bobzien accident R Fitzgerald accident Bobzien’s car hit that of Fitzgerald’s after his car had stopped for repairs. Nine-year-old Sylvester Hoffey started to cross the track towards the accident and was hit and instantly killed by Mike Haddad. 5 miles 1 Gus Schrader 0:06:13 2 Floyd Bobzien 3 Mike Haddad R Joe Giunta threw tyre R Joseph Yarkonis hit by Giunta Giunta threw a tyre and then hit Yarkonis, putting both cars out of action. Promoted by the Cedar Rapids Motor Club, held as part of the Odd Fellows convention. Frederick, MD 21st October 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval Entrants: - 192 - 0:09:55.5 Ray Burr Lampkin Ray Claypool E.King Floyd Willard 1 Ray Burr Lampkin Cleo Sarles Peugeot Premier Speedway Special Briscoe 90 Monroe Essex Mooney Ford 5 laps – Light cars 1 Cleo Sarles 2 Floyd Willard 3 P.R.McDonald Mooney Ford Monroe Special Essex 0:03:13 6 laps – Heavy cars 1 Ray Burr Lampkin 2 Ray Claypool 3 E.King Peugeot Delage Briscoe 90 0:03:43 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Ray Burr Lampkin = Ray Claypool Peugeot Delage 0:01:08 0:01:08 1 mile – Time Trial 1 Ray Burr Lampkin 2 Ray Claypool 3 E.King Peugeot Delage Briscoe 90 0:01:06 0:01:06.25 0:01:11.25 5 laps – Handicap 1 Ray Claypool 2 Cleo Sarles 3 P.R.McDonald Floyd Willard Delage Mooney Ford 10 Essex Monroe scratch 10s 14s 12s 4 laps – Consolation 1 Floyd Willard 2 E.King 3 P.R.McDonald Monroe Briscoe Essex 0:02:35.5 10 laps – Free-for-all 1 Ray Burr Lampkin Peugeot 0:06:06 2 Ray Claypool Delage 3 Cleo Sarles Mooney Ford Winner of the event collected 10 points towards the American dirt track championship. Sanctioned by IMCA. Races run by the Eastern Motor Racing Association. Interstate Driving Park, Attleboro, MA 21st October 1922 ½ mile 1 John Foley 5 miles 1 John Foley 2 Henry Turgeon 3 Caesar Litterio 2 miles – Consolation 1 James Rossi 2 James Boyd 0:00:36.0 0:06:30.2 10 1 2 3 miles John Foley Ralph Kinder T.E.Harrington 0:03:10 0:14:59.6 McFerren Park, Hoopeston, IL 21st October 1922 William Webster’s car broke a steering knuckle, throwing it against the car of Marion Barton running alongside. Both cars left the track and turned over, Webster’s car hitting a tree and causing fatal injuries. Meyersdale, PA 21st October 1922 - 193 - Red Fetterman sustained burns during a race and was hospitalised. Harry E.Weigley crashed and sustained injuries. Centlivre Park, IN 22nd October 1922 Time Trials 1 Ralph Ormsby 2 Ben Shoaff 3 Shawn 4 R.Slussman 5 J.Johnson 6 W.J.Cutter 7 Glen Hartly 8 C.Winters 9 Homer Ormsby 10 E.Lowell 11 F.H.Marshall 12 William Suddith 10 1 2 3 miles Ben Shoaff Hartly Shawn 15 1 2 3 R miles Ralph Ormsby Ray Winters G.Hartly Ralph Slussman Frontenac-Ford Overland Dodge Chevrolet Special Clemons Special Dodge Special Hartly Special Roof Special Frontenac-Ford Johnson Special Roof Special Baby Cyclone 0:00:32.2 0:00:33.2 0:00:33.4 0:00:34.2 0:00:34.3 0:00:35.3 0:00:35.3 0:00:35.4 0:00:36.0 0:00:37.4 accident arrived too late 25 1 2 3 0:13:02 miles Ben Shoaff Homer Ormsby W.Suddith 0:19:21 accident Cotton Palace, Waco, TX 22nd-24th October 1922 22nd October Races happened – results unknown. 23rd October Races happened – results unknown. 24th October: 1 mile – Time Trial Sig Haugdahl 0:00:58.45 24th October: 3 miles – Championship Match Race 1 Fred Horey Gardner 2 Disbrow Fiat 3 Sig Haugdahl 4 Kelly Wisconsin Special Horey got 100 points by the IMCA for the 1922 dirt track championship 24th October: 3.5 miles – Light Car Race 1 Hoffman Comet 2 Stone Duesenberg 3 Petticord Essex 4 Murray Stutz 0:04:10 24th October: 4 miles – Australian Pursuit 1 Sig Haugdahl Frontenac 2 Disbrow Essex Special 3 Hoffman Comet 24th October: 3 miles – Consolation Race 1 Disbrow Essex Special 2 Petticord Essex 3 Murray Stutz 24th October: 2.5 miles - Open Race – Heat 2 1 Petticord Essex 2 Disbrow Fiat 3 Kelly Wisconsin Special - 194 - 0:02:08.8 0:03:31.4 0:31:09 4 Hoffman Heat 1 was run on Sunday. Comet 24th October: 5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Sig Haugdahl Frontenac 2 Fred Horey Gardner 3 Disbrow Essex Special 4 Hoffman Comet 0:05:34 Roby Speedway, IN 22nd October 1922 50 1 2 3 4 R miles Sonny Talamont G.E.Benter S.Wenneston Lytle Whitaker Warrwick 0:50:40.8 accident Irvin Searles went off during practice and was badly scratched. During the race, school boy Frank Favel had a lucky escape when a tyre thrown by one of the cars went through the barrier, across an open stretch of ground and hit the fence just behind where he was standing. St Louis, MO 27th October 1922 – 1 mile dirt oval Richard M. “Dick” Jennings Jr set an unofficial track record of 43s – a lack of electrical timing equipment meant that the AAA wouldn’t recognise any records set at distances under 10 miles. A broken valve in the 24th mile stopped the record attempt. Cotati, CA 29th October 1922 100 miles 1 Bennett Hill 0:52:38 2 Frank Elliott 3 Jimmy Murphy Durant 4 Harry Hartz R Tommy Milton Milton was hit by a flying splinter which broke a lens in his goggles and lodged glass in his eye. Race was limited to drivers who had won at least one speedway event this year – there were only five starters. Cotton Palace, Waco, TX 29th October 1922 3 miles – Light Cars 1 Sandifer 2 Petticord 3 Murray 4 Stone Mooney Essex Stutz Duesenberg 0:03:35.4 3.5 miles – Three cornered Match Race 1 Kelly Wisconsin Special - 195 - 0:04:07.8 2 Hoffman R Disbrow Comet con-rod 4.5 miles - Australian Pursuit Handicap 1 Disbrow Fiat 2 Petticord Essex 0:05:39.6 1 mile - Time Trial Sig Haugdahl 0:01:01 3.5 miles – Ajax Trophy, Final Heat 1 Sig Haugdahl Frontenac 2 Fred Horey Gardner 3 Louis Disbrow Fiat 0:03:55.0 2.5 miles – Consolation Race 1 Hoffman Comet 2 Petticord Essex 3 Murray Stutz 3.5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Disbrow 2 Haugdahl 3 Fred Horey 0:02:55.5 Fiat Frontenac Gardner 0:03:44.2 Golden Cove, MA 29th October 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval 1 lap – Exhibition 1 7 Frank Barlow Ford Special 0:00:32 5 miles – Open 1 Francis Fossa 0:07:36 5 miles – Open to autos and motorcycles 1 Francis Fossa 0:06:10 5 miles 1 “Dixie Flyer” 0:06:10 A combined motorcycle and automobile race meeting. San Antonio Speedway, TX 29th October 1922 – 2 mile dirt oval Entrants: Glenn Breed L.A.Parker Joe Harder J.F.Lawrence F.J.Jordan J.E.M.Robertson Allen Tillotson Bill Campbell Eddie Eckenroth Jock Saunders Henry Bradshaw Bill Coffen 14 Dick Calhoun Miamen J.W.Draper Joe Maurer 1 lap – Time Trial 1 Dick Calhoun 2 Henry Bradshaw 3 Miamen 4 Eckenroth 5 Saunders 6 Campbell 7 J.F.Lawrence 8 Tillotson 9 J.W.Draper Hudson Special Mercer Special Stevens Dodge Ford ohv Ford 16v Robertson Special Chevrolet Mesener Special Southwestern Special Frontenac-Ford Marmon Paige Calhoun Special Mercer Mason Chevrolet 0:01:30.0 0:01:31.6 0:01:34.4 0:01:36.4 0:01:37.6 0:01:42.0 0:01:44.8 0:01:45.4 0:01:48.2 - 196 - 10 Maurer 0:01:50.2 NQ Coffen The engines of Bradshaw and Coffen’s cars both broke during the meeting, requiring their withdrawal from proceedings. As there were no other entries in the time trial, it is assumed that the other entries did not appear. 10 1 2 3 4 R miles – Handicap (based on time trial times) J.W.Draper 0:09:45 Tillotson Calhoun Maurer Saunders magneto 10 1 2 3 4 miles – For four slowest cars in time-trials J.W.Draper 0:08:54.2 J.F.Lawrence 0:09:07.2 Allen Tillotson 0:09:14.4 Joe Maurer 0:10:30.0 30 1 2 R R R R miles – Feature Dick Calhoun Miamen Henry Bradshaw Bill Campbell Jock Saunders Eddie Eckenroth engine 8 laps/magneto camshaft Saunders had to be push-started, which the AAA declared illegal, but the car broke down, so Saunders didn’t have to suffer the indignity of his finishing money being withheld. There were six starters. Meeting was sanctioned by the AAA, run by the San Antonio Automobile Association. Douglas-Phoenix Road Race, AZ 30th October 1922 On the 28th October, Howard T.Dillman and his mechanician Joe Diaz were taking a test run preparing for the race. As they neared Benson they collided with a touring car, causing it to overturn. Dillman was killed instantly, Diaz suffered cuts and bruises. Shreveport, LA 30th October 1922 Al Walters crashed through the fence on a turn, wrecking his car but escaping serious injury. Arizona State Fairgrounds, AZ 4th November 1922 50 miles – Free-for-all 1 Jimmy Thomas 0:46:44 2 John Carminatti 3 Carl Ogle 4 Dick Locke 5 Clark There were 13 starters, 8 retirements. Gulf Coast Speedway, Houston, TX 5th November 1922 Time Trials 1 Glenn Breed Hudson Super Six 12 1 2 3 miles – Cars 208 ci Red Shafer Carl Graham J.Lee Duesenberg Ried Oakland J.A.Mais Dodge Special 0:09:23.2 0:09:26 0:09:35.4 12 1 2 3 miles – Free-for-all for non-winners J.Lee J.A.Mais Dodge Special Henline Gus Purmesein Hudson S.H.Cruse Oldsmobile 0:10:17 0:10:31.2 24 1 2 3 miles – Free-for-all Glenn Breed Bob Davis J.Lee Hudson Super Six Ried Davis Oakland Special J.A.Mais Dodge Special Deming, NM 10th November 1922 50 miles. 8 entrants Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN 11th November 1922 – ½ mile dirt oval - 197 - 0:18:31 0:18:57 0:18:59 75 1 2 3 15 miles Ralph Ormsby Homer Ormsby Joe Guinta starters, 5 finishers 1:36:54 1:41 Gulf Coast Speedway, Houston, TX 30th November 1922 12 miles 1 Palmerson Hudson 0:10:02 18 miles 1 Glenn Breed Hudson 0:13:07 24 miles 1 Glenn Breed Hudson 0:17:20 Other Matters of the Year The North Dakota Good Roads Association announced that it was to hold a road race from Williston to Tioga and back in order to test the federal aid highway between the two towns. The race was to be held in May or June, or even on the 4th July – the event data wasn’t set when this was reported on the 20th April. No further details of this event have been found. Race driver Fred Melaun died at home on the 27th May from an injury received in his garage while repairing an automobile. On the 26th July, the directors of the Tri-State Fair Association, believing that they were voicing the sentiments of the fair stockholders and patrons, voted to reject the offer of $359 for the use of the fairgrounds for automobile races on Sunday, September 10th. “We believed that the stockholders and patrons would be opposed to the use of the fairgrounds for a Sunday amusement”, said Frank C.Norton, secretary of the association, “and for that reason turned the offer down, however liberal it was.” Edward Schillo, described as a widely known automobile race driver, and Roy J.Keller, former service and automobile man, were killed on the 10th August when an airplane piloted by Keller plunged into the street of Naperville, about 30 miles from Chicago. On the 18th October, Ralph DePalma was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined $100 by a justice in Chochilla, Madora County, CA, when DePalma pleaded guilty to a charge of speeding. Officers declared De Palma was travelling 70 mph. On the 18th October, N.P.Broussard of Houston announced that he was to build a 1.5 mile dirt track six miles from Beaumont on the Port Arthur Road. He secured an eight year lease on the land, and stated that he wanted to hold races that winter. The project does not seem to have been completed. On the 7th November, Charles DuWan, through Attorney Frank M.Hogan, filed a complaint supplementary to execution against Ralph and Homer Ormsby in the circuit court at Fort Wayne, IN, asking that the defendants be required to appear and answer as to his property. A judgement was returned in favour of the plaintiff in C.F.Flatter’s court. On the 29th November, Mrs Louis Disbrow filed for divorce, charging her husband with living “too fast a life”. At the time of their marriage in 1916, Mrs Disbrow announced that “she told him he would have to quit racing to become her husband.” Only he didn’t stop for long. On the 6th November, it was announced that various drivers were planning to create a national organisation to protect their interests, known as the Association of Auto Aces. On the 3rd January 1923, a charter was applied for what was now sometimes also called the Association of Auto Racers, with the first meeting and appointment of permanent officers to happen at the motor show in Madison Square Garden, New York, that month. Acceptances were handled by mail, and were received from Tommy Milton, Jimmy Murphy, Ralph DePalma and others. However, no further references to this organisation have been found, and it isn’t currently known what happened to it. - 198 -
