Pete Folse
Topeka, Kan. (September 11, 1960) – Pete Folse of Tampa, Fla., the 1959 dirt track champion of the International Motor Contest Association, came from behind Sunday afternoon to win the championship feature of the two-day big car racing meet at the Mid-America Fair before 11,000 race fans.
Folse, who won the feature event on Saturday, moved up from his fourth starting position to take the lead on lap 15 of the 25-lap main event from Buzz Barton of Gardena, Calif., and remained there until the checkered flag.
Chet Hamby, a Kansas City driver who specializes in midget driving, set a new 10-lap record for the Mid-America meet in winning the semi-final event.
His time was 4 minutes and 47 seconds, bettering the old standard of 4 minutes and 47.53 seconds.
Dale Redd of Wichita narrowly escaped injury when his car caught fire while competing in his heat race. He pulled into the pits quickly and the fire was extinguished by the safety crew.
Results –
Inaugural Dash – A.J. Shepherd, Gardena, Calif.
National Speedway Dash – Pete Folse, Tampa, Fla.
American Triumph Dash – Gordon Woolley, Waco, Tex.
Sinclair Handicap – Pete Folse
Semi- Final – Chet Hamby, Kansas City
Championship Sweepstakes –
1. Pete Folse
2. Buzz Barton, Tampa, Fla.
3. A.J. Shepherd
4. Herschel Wagner, Hickman Hills, Mo.
5. Bill Sullivan, Sacramento, Calif.
6. Bob Mathouser, Gardena, Calif.
7. Jerry Schumaker, Wichita
8. Jerry Blundy, Galesburg, Ill.
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