Bob Burdick is presented his trophy by Missouri State Fair secretary
M.C. “Colie” Ervin after the Omaha driver won the 100-mile IMCA stock car
feature in Sedalia.
Sedalia, Mo. (August 25, 1957) – Bob Burdick of Omaha, Neb., bested a field of 27 other drivers and won the 100-mile International Motor Contest Association stock car race at the Missouri State Fair Sunday afternoon.
Burdick’s winning time was 1 hour, 24 minutes, and 40.8 seconds.
Burdick set a new world’s record for the mile in time trials when he clocked the distance in 45.78 seconds in his 1957 Ford. The previous record, also set here on August 26, 1956, was 47.33 seconds, set by Don White of Keokuk, Iowa.
During the grueling grind, Ernie Derr of Fort Madison, Iowa, pushed Burdick the entire way. Burdick, in making a stop for gasoline, was then passed by Derr who held a lap lead before stopping himself for only a few seconds but was back out front just before Burdick pulled into the frontstretch.
The two ran side-by-side for several laps, pounding against each other as they fought for the top spot. Burdick succeeded in taking his spot back his first place position and held it until to the finish.
On the 93rd lap, Russ Gross of Quincy, Ill., blew a tire going into the south turn. The car swerved, crashed through a wire fence, and plunged down a 30-foot embankment. Gross was not injured.
Results –
1. Bob Burdick, Omaha, Neb.
2. Ernie Derr, Fort Madison, Iowa
3. Bob Dugan, Tampa, Fla.
4. Shorty Eberts, Avondale
5. Russ Gross, Quincy, Ill.
6. Ramo Stott, Keokuk, Iowa
7. Johnny Edwards, Kansas City
8. Clarence Bolton, Hutchinson, Kan.
9. Jimmy Clearwater, Des Moines, Iowa
10.Torch Alshire, Moberly
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