1923 1923 – AAA National Championships
Championship Standings 1 Eddie Hearne 1882 pts 2 Jimmy Murphy 1350 3 Bennett Hill 955 4 Harry Hartz 820 5 Tom Milton 810 6 Harlan Fengler 750 7 Earl Cooper 310 8 Frank Elliott 301 9 Dave Lewis 234 10 Ralph DePalma 190 11 Fred Comer 115 12 Lora Corum 90 13 Cliff Durant 42 14 Phil Shafer 33 15 Wade Morton 32 16 Leon Duray 30 17 Max Seiler 25 18 Joe Thomas 20 19 Joe Boyer 15 20 Dario Resta 13 21 Al Melcher 10 22 Ora Haibe 9
Beverly Hills, CA
25th February 1923 – 1.25 mile board oval
Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 1 4 Jimmy Murphy Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:09:43.61, 115.628 mph 2 3 6 Bennett Hill McDonald/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:09:43.67 3 18 9 Ralph DePalma Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 200 2:11:47.00 4 4 14 Eddie Hearne Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:11:52.31 5 9 1 Frank Elliott Leach/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:14:30.21 6 8 11 Tom Milton Miller Miller Miller 200 2:16:10.81 7 10 7 Wade Morton Miller Miller Miller 200 2:17:56.00 8 2 10 Dario Resta Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:19:09.00 9 7 2 Cliff Durant Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:21:10.21 10 24 3 Jerry Wonderlich Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 175 Flagged 11 5 12 Earl Cooper Durant/Miller Miller Miller 137 Con-rod 12 20 13 Leon Duray Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 117 Out 13 14 15 Ralph Snoddy Melcher 88 Out 14 12 8 Harry Hartz Duesenberg/Miller Duesenberg Miller 68 Oil pump 15 6 5 Art Klein Durant/Miller Miller Miller 32 Engine
Lap Leaders: Earl Cooper 101-137 Ralph DePalma 61- 61, 74-76 Jimmy Murphy 7- 60, 62-73, 77-100, 138-200 Cliff Durant 1- 6
Relief Drivers: 2 Cliff Durant 170-200 7 Art Klein 48-200
AAA sanction 1368.
Morton drove for Thomas when Thomas injured his foot before the start of the race. Mechanicians were as follows:- Ernie Olsen (Murphy), Red Cariens (Hill), Chris Pickup (Hearne), Ernie Ansterberg (DePalma), C.Lindsey (Elliott), G.Stiehl (Milton), Allen Mulford (Morton), Chet Pickup (Resta), Fred Comer (Durant), Terry Curley (Wonderlich), Bob McDonogh (Cooper), Lou Wilson (Klein), Harlan Fengler (Hartz), E.Haskell (Snoddy). Fresno, CA
26th April 1923 – 150 miles (1.00 mile x 150 laps), Board Oval
Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 1 Jimmy Murphy Durant/Miller Miller Miller 150 1:26:54.61, 103.555 mph 2 4 Eddie Hearne Durant/Miller Miller Miller 150 1:27:31.29 3 3 Bennett Hill Miller Miller Miller 150 1:27:44.23 4 5 Earl Cooper Durant/Miller Miller Miller 150 1:28:02.31 5 2 Frank Elliott Durant/Miller Miller Miller 150 1:30:17.56 6 10 Joe Thomas Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 137 Flagged 7 21 Wade Morton Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 89 Piston 8 12 Harry Hartz Duesenberg/Miller Duesenberg Duesenberg 78 Cam-shaft 9 7 Cliff Durant Durant/Miller Miller Miller 8 Crankshaft 10 8 Tom Milton Miller Miller Miller 2 Axle 11 9 Peter DePaolo Leach/Miller Miller Miller 2 Accident 12 6 Leon Duray Durant/Miller Miller Miller 2 Accident NQ Jerry Wonderlich Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg NQ Art Klein Durant/Miller Miller Miller NS 8 Ralph Hepburn Miller Miller Miller Car driven by Milton NQ Tom Milton Miller Miller Miller Car not ready
Lap Leaders: Jimmy Murphy 9-150 Bennett Hill 1- 8
AAA sanction 1373.
Ralph Hepburn was originally to drive Milton’s 183ci Miller, with Milton driving a new 122ci car. During the elimination trials Milton felt that his car wasn’t quite right and wasn’t fast enough, so took Hepburn’s car which had already qualified, leaving Hepburn without a drive. Indianapolis, IN
30th May 1923– 500 miles (2.5 miles x 200 laps), Brick Oval
Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time Qual mph 1 1 1 Tom Milton HCS/Miller Miller Miller 200 5:29:50.17, 108.17 90.955 mph 2 7 2 Harry Hartz Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 5:33:05.90 103.70 3 5 9 Jimmy Murphy Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 5:40:36.64 104.05 4 6 14 Eddie Hearne Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 5:46:14.23 97.30 5 23 7 Lora Corum Barber-Warnock Frontenac Ford 200 6:03:16.81 86.65 6 31 16 Frank Elliott Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 6:04:52.87 93.25 7 8 10 Cliff Durant Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 6:05:06.30 102.65 8 15 20 Max Sailer Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 200 6:11:49.60 90.55 9 19 22 Prince de Cystria Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti 200 6:26:24.78 88.90 10 34 24 Wade Morton Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 200 6:40:04.98 88.00 11 16 15 Christian Werner Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 200 6:41:50.51 95.20 12 18 6 Pierre de Viscaya Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti 166 Con-rod 90.30 13 28 21 Leon Duray Durant/Miller Miller Miller 136 Con-rod 89.90 14 3 3 Dario Resta Packard Packard Packard 88 Head gasket 98.02 15 2 11 Ralph DePalma Packard Packard Packard 69 Head gasket 100.42 16 26 19 Harlan Fengler Durant/Miller Miller Miller 69 Fuel tank 90.75 17 25 8 Howard Wilcox HCS Miller Miller 60 Clutch 81.00 18 4 13 Joe Boyer Packard Packard Packard 59 Differential 98.80 19 35 18 Bennett Hill Miller Miller Miller 44 Crankshaft 91.20 20 27 5 Louiz Zborowski Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti 41 Con-rod 91.80 21 29 12 Earl Cooper Durant/Miller Miller Miller 21 Accident 99.40 22 22 23 Raul Riganti Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti 19 Fuel leak 95.30 23 14 17 Christian Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 14 Accident 93.20 Lautenschlager 24 21 4 Martin de Alsaga Bugatti Bugatti Bugatti 6 Con-rod 92.90 NQ 9 Ira Vail Scheel Frontenac Frontenac DNQ Frontenac NQ 10 Dave Lewis Scheel Frontenac Frontenac DNQ Frontenac NQ 12 Cornelius van Scheel Frontenac Frontenac 7 DNQ Ranst Frontenac NQ 13 Hubert Scheel Scheel Frontenac Frontenac DNQ Frontenac 16 Jules Goux Schmidt Withdrew 24 Albert Guyot Roland-Pilain Roland- Withdrew Pilain 32 F.Hollis Wells FHW Withdrew 33 Wade Morton Duesenberg Withdrew 34 Jerry Wonderlich Duesenberg Withdrew 37 Harry Thickstein Clements Frontenac Ford 38 Charles Shambaugh Shambaugh Withdrew
Lap Leaders: Tom Milton 3-3, 5-5, 7-15, 21-25, 27-27, 30-37, 41-43, 49-52, 54-62, 64-64, 67-73, 75-103, 151-200 Howard Wilcox (#1) 110-150 Harry Hartz 104-109 Cliff Durant 63-63, 65-66, 74-74 Howard Wilcox (#25)26-26, 28-28, 39-40, 44-48, 53-53 Jimmy Murphy 1-2, 4-4, 6-6, 16-20, 29-29, 38-38
Relief Drivers: 1 Howard Wilcox 103-149 3 Joe Boyer 81- 88 3 Ernie Ansterberg 71- 80 6 Earl Cooper 88-200 8 Eddie Hearne 98-116, 149-200 15 Karl Sailer 73-200 16 Max Sailer 84- 87, 112-126 26 Lou Wilson 46- 69 28 Lou Wilson 133-136 29 Tom Alley 2- 21 31 Dave Lewis 109-138 34 Jerry Wonderlich 30- 53, 88-100 34 Phil Shafer 65- 87, 172-200 34 Ora Haibe 101-160 35 Martin de Alsaga 30- 44
AAA sanction: 1360
Tom Alley, relieving Earl Cooper, crashed into the backstretch fence and hit a group of spectators watching the race through a knothole, killing teenager Bert Shoup, and injuring William Goetz and Charles Elliott. Alley also suffered injuries.
Kansas City, MO
4th July 1923 – 250 miles (1.25 miles x 200 laps), Board Oval
Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 6 Eddie Hearne Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:21:21.15, 106.118 mph 2 2 Earl Cooper HCS/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:27:35.83 3 26 Harlan Fengler Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:44:54.88 4 21 Dave Lewis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 200 3:03:24.00 5 4 Frank Elliott Durant/Miller Miller Miller 172 Flagged 6 5 Jimmy Murphy Durant/Miller Miller Miller 144 Fuel line 7 7 Harry Hartz Durant/Miller Miller Miller 103 Accident 8 12 Ralph DePalma Wade/Miller Miller Miller 61 Con-rod 9 1 Tom Milton HCS/Miller Miller Miller 39 Burnt main bearing 10 19 Ora Haibe Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 37 Engine 11 35 Bennett Hill Miller Miller Miller 20 Oil line 12 8 Jerry Wonderlich Durant/Miller Miller Miller 12 Clutch NQ 23 Lora Corum Frontenac Frontenac Frontenac DNS
AAA Sanction 1374.
Altoona, PA
4th September 1923 – 200 miles (1.25 miles x 160 laps), Board oval
Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 6 6 Eddie Hearne Durant/Miller Miller Miller 160 1:47:37.35, 111.493 mph 2 8 10 Jerry Wonderlich Durant/Miller Miller Miller 160 1:48:53.28 3 4 9 Dave Lewis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 160 1:50:16.49 4 5 11 Fred Comer Durant/Miller Miller Miller 160 1:55:07.48 5 3 2 Bennett Hill Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 160 2:00:07.21 6 14 7 Frank Elliott Durant/Miller Miller Miller 160 2:01:48.63 7 9 12 Leon Duray Duray/Miller Miller Miller 160 2:25:07.64 8 1 14 Tom Milton HCS/Miller Miller Miller 160 2:38:27.43 9 26 4 Ora Haibe Durant/Miller Miller Miller 124 Flagged 10 19 8 Howard Wilcox Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 117 Fatal accident 11 10 13 Lora Corum Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 66 Magneto 12 7 5 Harry Hartz Durant/Miller Miller Miller 61 Fire 13 2 1 Earl Cooper HCS/Miller Miller Miller 49 Valve 14 12 3 Harlan Fengler Wade/Miller Miller Miller 49 Piston W.F.White Ralph De Palma Bob Philburn
Lap Leaders: Eddie Hearne 62-160 Tom Milton 48- 61 Harlan Fengler 20- 47 Tom Milton 6- 19 Harry Hartz 3- 5 Earl Cooper 1- 2
Pole Position Speed: 121.60 mph
AAA Sanction 1429.
Race delayed a day due to rain. It was reported that on the 31st August during practice for the race, Harry Hartz lapped the 1.24 mile circuit in 36.8s (122.3 mph), reported as being the greatest speed ever made with a racing car of 122 ci displacement.
Fresno, CA
29th September 1923 – 150 miles (1 mile x 150 laps), Board Oval
Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 1 6 Harry Hartz Durant/Miller Miller Miller 150 1:26:50.8, 103.631 mph 2 6 8 Eddie Hearne Durant/Miller Miller Miller 150 1:26:56.0 3 8 2 Jerry Wonderlich Durant/Miller Miller Miller 150 1:27:11.8 4 15 3 Fred Comer Durant/Miller Miller Miller 150 1:28:45.4 5 12 1 Harlan Fengler Wade/Miller Miller Miller 150 6 4 7 Frank Elliott Eliott/Miller Miller Miller 150 7 5 10 Bennett Hill Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 150 8 26 4 Al Melcher Durant/Miller Miller Miller 144 Flagged 9 2 5 Earl Cooper HCS/Miller Miller Miller 147 Out 10 1 6 Tom Milton HCS/Miller Miller Miller 122 Oil line
Lap Leaders: Harry Hartz 140-150 Jerry Wonderlich 115-139 Earl Cooper 111-114 Tom Milton 5-110 Jerry Wonderlich 1- 4
Starting positions determined by draw
AAA Sanction 1385.
Kansas City, MO
3rd December 1923 – 250 miles (1.25 mile x 200 laps), Board Oval
Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 12 Harlan Fengler Wade/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:12:27, 113.25 mph 2 6 Eddie Hearne Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:13:45 3 15 Jimmy Murphy Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:15:05 4 8 Jerry Wonderlich Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 5 8 Bennett Hill Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 200 6 14 Dave Lewis Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 200 7 4 Frank Elliott Miller Miller Miller 200 8 11 Ralph DePalma Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 200 9 9 Leon Duray Duray/Miller Miller Miller 200 10 1 Tom Milton HCS/Miller Miller Miller 181 Oil 11 3 Harry Hartz Durant/Miller Miller Miller 129 Engine 12 2 Earl Cooper HCS/Miller Miller Miller 124 Oil 13 10 Lora Corum Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes 100 Engine 14 7 Ora Haibe Ackerman Frontenac Frontenac 97 Steering knuckle Lap Leaders: Harlan Fengler 182-200 Tom Milton 1-181
Relief Drivers: 8 Harry Hartz 143-200
AAA Sanction 1419
Beverly Hills, CA
29th November 1923 – 250 miles (1.25 mile x 200 laps), Board Oval
Pos # SP Driver Car Name Chassis Engine Laps Time 1 16 Bennett Hill Miller Miller Miller 200 2:13:25.0, 112.430 mph 2 6 Eddie Hearne Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:16:30.0 3 9 Jimmy Murphy Durant/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:16:49.6 4 12 Harlan Fengler Wade/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:18:46.0 5 4 Frank Elliott Elliott/Miller Miller Miller 200 2:18:55.4 6 7 Ralph DePalma Miller Miller Miller 200 2:20:45.8 7 14 Phil Shafer Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 196 Flagged 8 11 Joe Boyer Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 186 Flagged 9 8 Fred Comer Durant/Miller Miller Miller 184 Flagged 10 16 Leon Duray Duray/Miller Miller Miller 174 Flagged 11 26 Wesley Crawford White/Delage Delage Delage 174 Flagged 12 2 Earl Cooper HCS/Miller Miller Miller 178 Valve 13 1 Tom Milton HCS/Miller Miller Miller 133 Steering knuckle 14 18 Jerry Durant/Miller Miller Miller 128 Engine Wonderlich 15 5 Ernie Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 8 Valve Ansterberg NQ 3 Harry Hartz Durant/Miller Miller Miller Withdrew NQ 26 Wesley Crawford Delage Delage Delage DNS NQ 35 Wally Butler Miller Miller Miller Drive ineligible 10 Miller Special Miller Miller Martin de Miller Special Alzaga Antoine Mourre Mourre Special
Lap Leaders: Bennett Hill 134-200 Tom Milton 108-133 Earl Cooper 45-107 Tom Milton 29- 44 Earl Cooper 4- 28 Tom Milton 1- 3
Relief Drivers: 8 Cliff Durant 103-184
AAA Sanction 1381
Car owner George Wade and photographer Bill Hughes were killed when hit by Hartz’s car during practice – they ran onto the track to help extinguish a fire under Boyer’s car. Note that two fires lit on the board oval on the 17th November required overnight work to replace the south turn of the track, and resulted in the posting of guards at night to prevent a repeat. Hartz was absolved of responsibility for the accident at a coroner’s inquest on the 1st December. Other US events of 1923
“It is probable that the great majority of people who went to the automobile race in Kansas City on the Fourth did so with the expectation if not in the hope of getting a great thrill by seeing one or more of the racers killed. Serves them right that more spectators were hurt in the jam of the big crowd than there were drivers injured on the race track.”
Iola Daily Register (7th July)
“An auto race is almost as dangerous as the human race.” Sheboygan Press Telegram (28th November) International Motor Contest Association Championship Standings
1 Fred Horey
Arizona State Fairgrounds, AZ
1st January 1923
Run under the auspices of the Arizona Speedway Association.
Imperial Valley Country Club, CA
1st January 1923
In the second race of the meeting, Fred George Hackett finished in second place but then lost control of his car and overturned. Hackett died shortly after being taken to a local hospital, and his mechanician A.W.Hale was also seriously injured.
Gulf Coast Speedway, TX
7th January 1923
Race 2 Doc Feulger Marmon R Earl Gray Studebaker fatal accident
Gray was chasing the Marmon when with five laps to go his car swerved into the fence on the back stretch, and although it continued it had a plank of wood wedged in the front running gear, dragging on the ground and interfering with the steering. Two laps later the plank jammed the steering causing the car to then crash and overturn twice. During the first roll Gray ducked under the steering roll, but then the steering column snapped, and during the second roll Gray’s head was caught between the ground the the back of the bucket seats. Gray died five minutes after reaching the operating table. His mechanician, Rex Edmonds, was painfully scalded by hot water from the radiator but was otherwise OK.
Roosevelt Park, Longmont, CO
27th January 1923 – Dirt Oval
Known Entrants: Harold Brinker Wills St.Claire Walt Higley Laurel Special George Manley Essex Ray Bradbury Laurel Special Fred Martin Stutz Howard Baker Laurel Special Roby Fiat Floyd Fisher Laurel Special Fred Morzney Sprigg Special Ray Collin Ford R.Arnold Cyclone Special L.H.Parson Chevrolet
The results aren’t known. Full page advert taken out in the Indianapolis Star, 29th January 1923, against a state bill to prohibit sports events on Memorial Day. On the 27th February, Perry Faulkner, state commander of the American Legion, stated that he would revoke the charter of the Indianapolis Skidemore-Dean post. His statement followed the post’s refusal to surrender its charter after he had ordered it to do so as a penalty for its opposition to the Memorial Day bill pending in the state legislature. On the 6th March, Governor McCray vetoed the bill on the grounds that it was class legislation and unconstitutional. The state senate sustained the veto. San Diego, CA
22nd February 1923 – 1.2 mile course
Eddie Pullen was disqualified from an old car $50 claiming race when the rear end dropped out of his car “Red Raven”. He attributed the accident to sudden acceleration. The car was one which had been unearthed in the bed of a creek, where it had been buried by a flood. Pullen’s disqualification left 19 entrants. Each owner drove his own car and signed an agreement to sell it for $50 when the race was over. The trophy was a beer stein, and was won by a 1911 Stevens-Duryea called the Sierra Club Special.
Beverley Hills Speedway (Los Angeles Speedway), CA
15th March 1923 – Board oval
5 miles 30 miles Cliff Durant 0:02:32.40, Cliff Durant 0:15:17.37 (record) 118.42 mph (record) 40 miles 10 miles Cliff Durant 0:20:24.57 (record) Cliff Durant 0:05:04.05 (record) 50 miles 15 miles Cliff Durant 0:25:31.01 (record) Cliff Durant 0:07:40.05 (record) 75 miles 20 miles Cliff Durant 0:38:41.98, Cliff Durant 0:10:12.84 (record) 116.5 mph
25 miles Cliff Durant 0:12:45.52 (record)
The track was extremely dry, causing heavy tyre wear. The rear tyre threatened to blow after the 50 mile record was set, so Durant slowed up a little and missed breaking the 75 mile record by 3 seconds.
Speed trials held under the supervision and sanction of the AAA. Durant was driving a special car of 183 ci displacement.
Spencer Park, IN
21st April 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Entrants: Fred Goltry Laurel Special Earl Warrick Chevrolet Special Benny Shoaff Overland 90 Carlton Cheney Frontenac-Ford Jack Curiner Frontenac-Ford Ray Parrish Fred Marshall Spark Plug Special Roy Creviston Frontenac-Ford Hublinger Woodling Bros Chevrolet Special McLain Bros McLain Special Herb Mooney Dodge Special P.L.Hartley Hartley Special Puteraugh Laurel Special
Hagerstown Fairgrounds, MD
28th April 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
1 Holgar Moller Moller 2 Russell Carter Lexington
Part of the First Automobile Show – race was held at the fairgrounds in the afternoon, although heavy rain resulted in a small crowd. Moller completed one lap in a fastest time of 36s, and had R.H.Richards as mechanician. Carter completed one lap in a fastest time of 46s, and had H.Sussman as mechanician. Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN
5th May 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
75 miles 1 Homer Ormsby Frontenac-Ford 1:41:51.4 2 Benton Shoaff Overland 3 Fred Koehler Frontenac-Ford R Claude Fix Powell Special 45 miles/accident damage R Ford Moyer Moyer-Ford accident 12 starters
Other Entrants: Ralph Ormsby Frontenac-Ford DNA – Homer drove car Marion Hopping Essex Special F.W.Bobzien Noel Bullock Rajo Ford J.L.McLain McLain Special Marion Miller Chevrolet Doyt Atha Frontenac-Ford Homer Duessing Ford Special M.D.Chaney Chevrolet Ray Butcher Essex Special Arthur Davidson Red Arrow Special Wilbur Shaw Imperial Special Joe Huff Huff Special Chance Kinsley Ansted Special Harry Hendricks Frontenac Ralph Rosenbaum Meteor Special Guy Fidler Fidler Special Robert Roof Roof-Ford Special Elmer Schuck Frontenac-Ford William Hunt Imperial Special
Roby Speedway, IN
5th May 1923
Rained out
South Bend, IN
6th May 1923
50 miles R Glen Hartley Hartley Special broke housing
Tippecanoe Fairgrounds, Lafayette Fairgrounds, IN
13th May 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
15 miles 1 Herb Mooney Dodge Special
10 miles 2 Herb Mooney Dodge Special R Russell Woodling Chevrolet crank-shaft R Homer Ormsby broke ankle
25 miles 2 Fred Goltry 3 Herb Mooney Dodge Special Other Entrants: Marion Miller Bill Hunt Doyt Atha R.L.Whitley Earl Warrick
7th Los Angeles-Yosemite Economy Run, CA
18th-19th May 1923 – 360 miles
Car Fuel (Gallons) MPG
Class 1E 1 Joe Bozzani Overland 10.125 35.55
Class 2E 1 Rogers Gardner 12.50 28.80
Class 3E 1 Butch Foulke Templar 12.75 28.15
Class 4E 1 Harry Neville Oakland 9.75 36.92
Class 5E 1 Pillow Stephens 16.50 21.81
Class 6E 1 Shafer Duesenberg 16.00 22.50
Other known entrants A.Bozzani Willys-Knight 25.04 Harry Tarkington Earl Chet Crank Star Jocko Thompson Studebaker Times Press Car
Tarkington arrived in Fresno on the evening of the 18th with a bullet hole in the back of his car. Traffic Officer Beagle caught him speeding near Lebec, although Tarkington and his three passengers denied this, and proceeded to chase them. Beagle later claimed that he warned Tarkington with four siren calls, before firing three shots to force Tarkington to stop. Tarkington, thinking that he was under attack accelerated away, and upon arrival in Bakersfield he was arrested on seventeen different charges. Foulke, who was following behind Tarkington, was stopped and forced to give a ride to another officer to make sure that the arrest could be made. After depositing a $500 cash bail with Judge Edward V.Jones, Tarkington was allowed to continue his trip. Eight other drivers were also cited to appear for arraignment after the completion of the event. On returning to court on the 21st May, Tarkington pled guilty to three traffic violations, and was sentenced to 10 days in county jail and a fine of $100. Marshall, MI
27th May 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
1 lap – Time Trials = Rolland Clay 0:00:37.2 1 Howard Taylor 0:00:36.6 = Ed Greenbaugh 0:00:37.2 2 Sam Ross 0:00:37.0 7 W.Bargraff 0:00:41.0 3 A.Stearns 0:00:37.2 8 C.Halliday 0:00:41.4 = Ernest Throop 0:00:37.2 NQ Ed Workman 0:00:43.0 NQ William Sager 0:00:47.0 Henry Hydorn These entrants probably did not appear. Other Entrants: Buddy Huebner George Turner Ralph Ormsby M.W.Conrow 100 laps 1 Howard Taylor Frontenac-Ford 1:11:38 2 Rolland Clay Chevrolet 3 Sam Ross Frontenac-Ford R W.Bargraff 41 laps/engine R Ernest Throop 38 laps/lost wheel R A.Stearns blown tyre
East Texas Speedway, Beaumont, TX
28th May 1923
Race 1 1 Jack Saunders Dodge 0:10:37.4 2 Bradshaw Marmon 3 Bill Melaun Silverstein Frontenac-Ford R E.H.Norris Hudson accident R Jack Carver Ford accident R Roy Huston Dodge accident Johnny Lee (Dodge Special) broke his collar bone and destroyed his car when hit by Bradshaw’s Marmon, after having sent Jack McCarver crashing into the inner rail following a sideswiping skid as the cars cleared the south curve.
Race 2 1 Jack Saunders Mais Special Dodge 2 Frank Miller Mercer 3 Mike Guseman Ford Saunders drove the car which had been driven by Huston in race 1.
24 miles – Free-for-all 1 Bill Melaun Silverstein Frontenac-Ford 0:19:01, 79.7 mph 2 Mike Guseman Ford 3 Jack Saunders Dodge
Opening meeting of the track.
Funk’s Motor Speedway, IN
30th May 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
1 lap – Time Trial 1 Homer Ormsby 0:00:29.0 = Ford Moyer 0:00:29.0 = Benton Shoaff 0:00:29.0
10 miles 1 Claude Fix 0:10:04 (or 0:10:12)
20 miles 1 Claude Fix 0:21:01 30 miles 1 Chance Kinsley Roof Special 0:32 (or 0:33:15) 2 Homer Ormsby Frontenac-Ford 3 Ford Moyer Moyer-Ford R A.J.Davison Red Arrow transmission
Roosevelt Park, Longmont, CO
30th May 1923 – ½ mile oval
3 miles – Elimination race 5 miles – Match Race, Heat 1 1 Floyd Fisher 0:03:33 1 Noel Bullock 0:05:52.4 2 Allen 2 Walter Higley
3 miles – Elimination race 5 miles – Match Race, Heat 2 1 Bradbury 0:03:33.6 1 Noel Bullock 0:05:47.8 2 Allen 2 Walter Higley
5 miles – Consolation race 5 miles – Sweepstakes 1 Floyd Fisher 0:05:54.8 1 Noel Bullock 0:05:48 2 Allen 2 Floyd Fisher 3 Culver 3 Culver
Australian Pursuit 0.5 miles – Record Attempt 1 Noel Bullock Noel Bullock 0:00:32.0 2 Culver 3 Floyd Fisher
Spencer Park, IN
30th May 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
1 lap - Time Trials 30 miles 1 Ray Creveston 0:00:33 1 Dewey Woodling 0:38:36 2 Dewey Woodling 0:00:35 2 Herb Mooney 59 laps = O.W.Robbins 0:00:35 3 Earl Warrick 56 laps 4 Earl Warrick 0:00:36 4 Walter Baer 5 Herb Mooney 0:00:36.5 R Ray Creveston engine 6 John Watts 0:00:37 R Jack Watts fuel 7 Walter Baer 0:00:40 R O.W.Robbins 1 lap/electrics 7 starters Australian Pursuit 1 Herb Mooney Earl Warrick Jack Watts
Entrants: Goltry Ford Special DNA Herb Mooney Dodge Special Russell Woodling Chevrolet DNA Dewey Woodling Ford Special Ray Creveston Essex Earl Warrick Schuck Special Walter Baer Moroc Special O.W.Robbins Frontenac-Ford Jack Watts Areo Special
San Diego-El Centro Economy Run, CA
June 1923 (estimated) – 247 miles
Overall 1 Harry Neville Oakland 6 33.29 mpg 55.635 ton miles per gallon Sun Prairie, WI
3rd June 1923
5 miles 1 Paul Clancy
10 miles 2 Homer Ormsby
50 miles 1 4 Homer Ormsby Frontenac-Ford 1:00:18 2 6 Paul Clancy Duesenberg R Nelson Special axle R Urban Frontenac-Ford engine R Zimmerman Zimmerman Special lost wheel The Zimmerman Special lost a wheel in the east turn, the wheel flying towards the crowd. An old gentleman seeing it coming his way turned around and ran, the wheel following him. When it got to about a foot behind him the tyre blew out and the gentleman almost fainted.... There were five starters in this race.
Other Entrants: 2 Ralph Ormsby Frontenac-Ford E.Winneston Rajo Special G.J.Shrader Dodge Special
Marengo, IA
9th June 1923
Staged by the Hawkeye Racing Club. Rain started to fall as the main event started, and during the race Floyd Bobzien skidded into another car and was thrown out. He was run over by his car and hospitalised for three days – the races were called off after the accident.
Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, MI
10th June 1923
100 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby Frontenac Ford/Shawn Special 1:36:55.2 2 B.J.McCale McClain Special 3 Glen Howard Frontenac-Ford
Staged by the Michigan Speedway Association.
Roby Speedway, IN
10th June 1923
Entrants: Billy Harris Dort Special Betz Special Rance Olds Joseph Herod Special
10 miles 2 Billy Harris
25 miles 3 Billy Harris
Ransom Edward “Rance” Olds was killed during qualifying when his car (powered by a Curtiss aircraft engine) crashed.
Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI
11th June 1923
3 miles 1 Cully Baumgart Chevrolet Special 0:03:05
5 miles 1 Nowicki Ford Special 0:04:36.8 3 Joe King Hudson
100 miles 1 Artie Brach Chalmers 1:52:18.4 2 Roman Czerwinski Frontenac 2:02:12.2 3 Goecke Packard flagged 5 Ferch Dort Special flagged R Cully Baumgart Chevrolet burnt bearing R Joe King Hudson burnt bearing R Pete Magnuss Duesenberg engine R Walrath Chevrolet engine R Bill Laudon Essex con-rod R Nowicki Ford Special cylinder head Centlivre Park, IN
17th June 1923
Entrants: A.J.Davidson Red Arrow Ralph Ormsby
Crown Point, IN
17th June 1923
Entrants: E.Wenneston Rajo Ford J.Quinta Frontenac G.Schrader Dodge Biegel Bros Frontenac R.O.Slessman Frontenac Roy Nomensen Frontenac Charles L.D’Arcy Frontenac H.H.Soelter Frontenac Billy Murray Rajo James Kayle Frontenac C.Vullmann Frontenac J.Steshal Frontenac J.Clancy Duesenberg Young Bros Frontenac
East Texas Speedway, Beaumont, TX
17th June 1923
12 miles – Free-for-all 1 21 Dick Calhoun Johnny Mais Dodge 0:09:11.6 2 Glenn Breed Hudson 0:09:17.6 3 1 Jack Saunders Silverstein Frontenac-Ford 0:09:21.6 Roy Huston Frontenac-Ford Mike Guseman Walker Special Frank Miller Mercer
Stripped stock cars 1 J.Stakes Durant 0:12:33.4 2 Henry Harman Ford 0:13:16.0 3 E.Rivet Chevrolet 0:14:51.4
Time Trials 1 Glenn Breed Hudson 0:01:05 2 Jack Saunders Ford 0:01:07 3 21 Dick Calhoun Dodge 0:01:09
24 miles 1 21 Dick Calhoun Dodge 0:19:06.4 2 Glenn Breed Hudson 0:19:13.6 3 Jack Saunders Ford 0:20:10.6
West Michigan State Fairgrounds, Comstock Park, MI
17th June 1923 – 1.125 mile dirt oval
100 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 1:52 5 Glenn Howard 2 Howard Taylor R Arthur Smith accident 3 Sam Ross R Bernard J.McCale fatal accident 4 Thomas R Byron Daley tyre/accident damage
McCale, driving a Frontenac, hit the stationary car of Daley, which had stopped due to a blown tyre. McCale’s car overturned, and he was thrown 50 feet from the car and broke his neck. Glenn Howard struck McCale’s car and went through the fence, injuring two spectators (Roy Rich and Guy B.Cole) – he managed to rejoin the race, with Driver Shaughan relieving Howard due to two broken ribs. Arthur Smith also went through the fence and slid backwards, coming to rest with his rear wheels in the Grand river adjacent to the fairgrounds. There were 10 starters.
Roby Speedway, IN
23rd June 1923
10 miles – Ford race 1 Homer Ormsby 0:09:13.6 2 M.Newman 3 Ralph Ormsby 4 R.Ketcham R C.Young
10 miles – Big cars 1 Speed Clancy Miller 0:09:04 2 George Beck Betz 3 A Watters 4 R.Ketcham
25 miles 1 Speed Clancy Miller 0:23:16.2 2 A.Watters 3 Homer Ormsby Ford 4 M.Newman R George Beck Betz 16 laps/stripped gears Beck span after avoiding another accident and stripped his gears. The Betz had a Hall-Scott aeroplane engine.
There were 23 entries. Wenneston and McKenna’s cars both failed early in the meeting.
Ak-Sar-Ben Speedway, NE
24th June 1923
Entrants: Sig Haugdahl
Sanctioned by IMCA
Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds, Lafayette, IN
24th June 1923
5 miles 3 Dewey Woodling Frontenac-Ford 4 Bud Barnheart Dodge
10 miles 1 Dewey Woodling Frontenac-Ford Race was stopped early due to rain after the half-way point, so results were declared. There is uncertainty as to who the winner really was though – some sources say that Dewey Woodling (Frontenac Ford) was leading and declared winner, other sources say that Stewart Keith (Sunoco Special) won the race. Perhaps there were two 10 mile races....
Other Entrants: Ralph Ormsby Claude Fix Herb Mooney Dodge
Columbus Junction Fairgrounds, IA
28th June 1923 The Farm Bureau picnic was held, but the sports and auto race were omitted following rain the previous night which made the track too damp.
Williamsburg Fairgrounds, IA
28th June 1923
Lincoln County Raceway, NE
30th June 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Race 1 Noel Bullock R Robert Weir fatal accident Weir made contact with another driver and overturned, his car landing on top of him and pinning him to the ground. He was taken to hospital where he died within an hour.
Aberdeen, SD
July 1923
Races were to be held in Aberdeen in July, date unknown.
Lemmon, SD
July 1923
Races were to be held in Lemmon after the races in Aberdeen. Chehalis (Southwest Washington Fairgrounds), WA
1st July 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
5 miles 1 Bill Giddings Giddings Special 2 Ira Hayes Hayes Special 3 Jack Ross Ross Special
5 miles 1 Bob Grupp Grenado Special 2 Chester Latta Baby Romano 3 Jim Buttera Buttera Special
8 miles 1 Chester Latta Baby Romano 2 Bill Giddings Giddings Special 3 Bob Grupp Grenado Special 4 Ira Hayes Hayes Special R Jack Ross Ross Special engine R Jim Buttera Buttera Special engine
5 miles (for the winners of the first three events) 1 Chester Latta Baby Romano 2 Bob Grupp Grenado Special 3 Bill Giddings Giddings Special
3 miles – Consolation Race 1 Jim Buttera Buttera Special 2 Bill Giddings Giddings Special 3 Ira Hayes Hayes Special
Run under the auspices of the Western Auto Racing Association.
News-Times Auto Road Race, CO
2nd July 1923 – 60 miles
1 Joe McGregor Wills-St Claire 1:04:31.5 2 Ray Holloway Marmon 1:09:31 3 F.F.Vergen Stephens 1:10:30.5 4 Ray Steels Laurel Special 1:13:22.5 R Al Gunther accident
Opened the Pageant of Progress at Overland Park. It left Denver by the West Plum Creek Road, went towards Castle Rock, turning back just north of the town towards Denver. McGregor’s mechanician was Dan Henderson. There were 23 starters.
Abilene Fair Park, TX
4th July 1923
5 miles 1 Eckenroth 0:05:38 2 Ward 3 Sanders 4 Preslar
10 miles 1 Calhoun Frontenac-Ford 0:10:18 2 Red Shafer Duesenberg
5 miles 1 Eckenroth 0:05:44
15 miles 1 Red Shafer Duesenberg 0:15:21 2 Milburn 3 Eckenroth
5 miles 1 Miller
Graham in a Reid also competed.
Anamosa Fairgrounds, IA
4th July 1923
Anna Fairgrounds, Union County Fairgrounds, IL
4th July 1923
Bloomfield, IN
4th July 1923
Cambridge, OH
4th July 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Entrants: Bobby McDonald
Promoted by Harry C.Gibson, to feature a 100 lap race.
Chehalis (Southwest Washington Fairgrounds), WA
4th July 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
5 miles 1 Ira Hayes 0:06:37.4 2 Jim Buttera 3 Harvey Stansbury
5 miles 1 Jim Buttera 0:06:22.4 2 Chester Latta 3 Bill Giddings Giddings Special R Don McKinnon Hispano Special crash McKinnon crashed in the first running of the event, wrecking his car. The event was called off and run later, with Giddings take McKinnon’s place.
3 miles 1 Ira Hayes 0:03:55 2 Harvey Stansbury
10 miles – Free-for-all 1 Bill Giddings 0:13:50 2 Jim Buttera 3 Ira Hayes
1 mile – Time Trial 1 Chester Latta 0:01:10.4 2 Bill Giddings 0:01:12.0 3 Jim Buttera 0:01:12.0 4 Ira Hayes 0:01:19.4 5 Harvey Stansbury 0:01:20.0 6 Don McKinnon 0:01:22.0
Chester Fairgrounds, PA
4th July 1923
2 miles 1 Barney Bell Hudson 0:03:00.5 2 Charles Kappus 0:03:04.0
Moses Perry won the automobile versus motorcycle event.
Exposition Park, San Luis Obispo, CA
4th July 1923
15 miles 1 Jess Coss 0:11:37.6 2 Winfield 3 John ?nes 4 A.Palmer Al Melcher went out in the fifth lap of a preliminary race with a broken steering knuckle. The winning time was reported as a dirt track world record, together with Fred Frame setting a mile in 43.75s during a non-competitive event.
Qualifying was held on the 3rd July. During qualifying, Frank Rollins was killed when he skidded, hit the guard rail and then tumbled down a 100 foot embankment into a canton – Rollins died while being rescued.
Fallon-Hazen-Fallon, NV
4th July 1923 – 32 miles
1 Andrew Drumm Jr 0:28:45 2 Casey Westwood 0:32 3 Thornton 0:35 There were six entries, only three finished – one retired after hitting a telegraph pole.
Fountain Park, Akron, OH
4th July 1923
5 miles 1 Sam Swank 2 Harry Richter 3 Louis ?erog R Ted Dunlap accident Ted Dunlap and his mechanician Joe Becher were hospitalised after their car went through the fence on the east turn.
Funk’s Motor Speedway, Winchester, IN
4th July 1923
40 & 60 mile races
Entrants: Ralph Ormsby Chaney Homer Ormsby Danna Fidler Arthur Davidson Claude Fix Harold Hancock George Turner Joe Huff Benton Shoaff Carl Summers Gordon Simmons Glen Davis Ray Roberts Chance Kinsley J.A.Guinta Robert Roof Jack Curtner M.Dempsey
Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN
4th July 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials (held on the 3rd July) 1 Chance Kinsley 0:00:31.2 Charles Moorhead 0:00:35.0 Arthur Davidson 0:00:35.6 Three of the 19 cars entered qualified before rain fell and caused the event to be halted. The whole event was postponed until the 7th July due to rain.
Entrants: 1 Floyd Kemp Red Arrow 12 George Souders Schuck Special 2 Chance Kinsley Frontenac-Ford 13 Carl Foster Lightning Bug 3 Fred Koehler Freck’s Special 14 Harry Lindley Chevrolet Special 4 Arthur Davidson Frontenac-Ford 17 C.H.Brown Gardner 5 Joe Huff Huff Special 21 Fred Moyer Moyer-Ford 6 Homer Dusing D.W.Special 25 Fred Wilson Moore Special 7 Hilton Couch Freck’s Special 27 Howard Hoover Hoover Motors 8 Charles Moorhead Essex Special Bennie Schopp Overland Special 9 Frank Thomas Rajo Special S.R.Rosenbaum Mason Special 10 D.E.Jaques Essex Special Dennie Schopp 11 Montie Cowherd Partner Special Ray Butcher Imperial Special
Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS
4th July 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
1 mile – Time Trial 1 7 James Speer Frontenac 0:01:05.2
5 miles – Heat 1 1 3 Fred Lentz Hudson 0:06:15.2 2 1 Bill Bryant Hudson 6 3 10 L.S.Brown Ford-Mercer R 5 Frank McCallister Ford jammed steering/crash
5 miles – Heat 2 1 3 Fred Lentz Hudson 0:06:50.2 2 8 G.A.Galzier Essex 0:07:00.3 3 4 Tommy Rayl Essex R 5 Frank McCallister Ford 15 miles – Sweepstakes 1 7 James Speer Frontenac 0:19:10.8 2 3 Fred Lentz Hudson 0:19:35.2 3 11 Merle Warren Hudson 0:19:35.4 R 9 F.L.Firebaugh Essex crash R 4 Tommy Rayl Essex 5 laps
Other Entrants: 2 Bill Crow Essex 6 Roy O’Laughlin Ford
Las Cruces, NM
4th July 1923 – 6 mile road circuit
60 miles – Ford stock cars Mechanician 1 1 H.E.Maney 1:16:24 Frank Zastrow 2 6 Tom Shelton 1:19:24 Frank Parker 3 5 Elmer Lohman 1:23:33 F.E.Angel 4 13 Ruben Alvarez Spark Plug 1:28:00 No mechanician. 5 10 Albert Bamert 1:30:52 Kid Walter 6 8 Jim Smith 1:30:52 Emilio Romero R 2 Bryan Jones Jim Barrie R 8 Bishop Saunders Ben Chavez R 4 Dean Hill O.F.Croup R 9 Robert Walter Charles Butler R 11 Alec Hood Sergeant Lyng R 12 Walter Momman
Maney’s fastest lap was 7m30.
Charles “Red” Butler, mechanician for car #9 driven by Robert Walter, died from injuries sustained on the fifth lap of the race when their car collided with car #4 driven by Dean Hill. Hill drove over a bridge and stopped, and Walter, following behind, was unable to pass without driving into a ditch. Both cars collided, with Walter and Butler being thrown clear. Butler suffered internal injuries and a punctured lung, and died several hours later in the Hotel Dieu, El Paso.
Lucasville Fairgrounds, Scioto County Fairgrounds, OH
4th July 1923
To feature an automobile race
Marshall Fairgrounds, MI
4th July 1923
Ford race 1 Harold ? 2 Walter Rimmer 3 W.Briegel
Menomenie, WI
4th July 1923
Auto race for Dunn County machines was to be held. North Shore Polo Field, IL
4th July 1923 – dirt oval
Entrants: George Beck Betz Special
Spencer Park, Logansport Fairgrounds, IN
4th July 1923
Time Trials 1 Russell Woodling T.Ward = Dewey Woodling Marshall Dewey Woodling 40 miles Russell Woodling 1 Dewey Woodling 0:50:00 Fred Goltry 2 Russell Woodling 8 cars attempted to qualify, three withdrew due 3 T.Ward to engine problems. R Fred Goltry engine R Marshall 2 laps/accident 20 miles - Australian Pursuit Entrants: Benton Shoaff Overland Special Fred Goltry Ford Special Herb Mooney Dodge Special Earl Warrick Chevrolet Russell Woodling Chevrolet Special Ladote Atha Chevrolet Dewey Woodling Frontenac-Ford F.L.Chuck Blue Devil Charles Watts Laurel Special J.L.Gordon Frontenac-Ford Fred Mooney Studebaker Special Carlton Chaney Red Devil Clemons T.Ward Morack Special Special Frank Puterbaugh Morack Special Ray Crevestib Essex Special Marshall Laurel Special P.L.Hartley Frontenac-Ford
Osgood Fairgrounds, Versailles, IN
4th July 1923
25 miles 1 Auter E.Thompson Frontenac-Ford 0:33:21 2 Lotus Casey Jones Buick Special 0:33:35 3 Gilmore Reynolds Chevrolet 0:34:05 R John Hutter Ford Special 34 laps/tyres R Floyd Early Ford 34 laps/engine
Owensboro Fairgrounds, KY
4th July 1923
50 miles 1 Dort Special 4 Bill Powell Sho-Me NS William McCoy Essex burst gas tank
St Johns, AZ
4th July 1923
50 miles 1 Jimmie Allen Paige 0:48 2 John Biava Hudson 3 Symer Cadillac Ford 8 starters
Australian Pursuit 1 Jimmie Allen 2 Symer
Tri-State Fairgrounds, Huntington, WV
4th July 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
10 miles – Stock cars 1 Harry Lewis 0:11:47.2 R Ray Lehman Nash fatal accident Lehman’s Nash was originally to have been driven by C.V.”Doc” Rader. Lehman crashed through the guard-rail and died from his injuries, although his mechanician Earl Stoll survived.
3 miles 1 Don Moore 0:03:27.2
5 miles – Handicap 1 Eddie Case 0:05:11.4
5 miles - Race 4: Final Heat 1 Don Moore Kline Duesenberg 0:04:58.0 R Ralph Hall Essex blown tyre/accident
Wellington Fairgrounds, TX
4th July 1923
To feature a 7 mile auto race for stock cars under $1350, a 10 mile unlimited stock car race and a 15 mile free-for-all. Races did take place, but the results are unknown.
Wickenburg, AZ
4th July 1923
To feature an auto race for local Fords from Wickenburg to Congress Junction and return.
Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI
4th July 1923
Time Trials 2 Speedy Ferch
5 miles 2 Speedy Ferch
50 miles R Speedy Ferch fatal accident Ferch blew a tyre and skidded to a halt in the south-east turn, where it was hit by Rube Young, who could not see the car through the dust. Ferch was removed with difficulty from the wreckage, and died later in the County Hospital.
San Jose Fairgrounds, CA
5th July 1923
25 miles 1 Red Murphy 0:16:00
H.P.Coleman and his mechanician A.N.Redden were severely injured when the crashed through a fence. T.J.Ellis was also slightly injured when he went through the guard fence.
Silver Speedway, Erie Exposition Grounds, PA
5th July 1923
3 miles – Ford Stock cars 3 miles – Challenge race 1 Harold van Corn 1 Charles Rhodes 2 H.Campbell 2 T.Davis
5 miles – Overhead Valve event 1 Charles Rhodes 3 H.Brown
Erie Policemen’s field day races – also featured motorcycle races Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN
7th July 1923
Entrants: Carl Foster Lightning Bug Withdrawn Chance Kinsley Frontenac Ford Arthur Davidson Frontenac Ford Charles Moorhead Essex Floyd Kemp Red Arrow Fred Koehler Frontenac Joe Huff Huff Special Homer Dusing DW Special Hilton Couch Freck Special Frank Thomas Rajo Special D.Jacques Essex Special Montie Cowherd Partner Special George Souders Schuck Special Harry Lindley Chevrolet Special C.H.Brown Gardner Moyer Moyer-Ford Fred Wilson Moore Special Howard Hoover Hoover Motor
Rained out
Overland Park, CO
7th July 1923
Race 1 R Ned Peterson Rajo Special
Race 2 R Irwin Bratley Peerless accident R John Raimey Essex accident
Bratley and Raimey collided on the second turn of the track and crashed through the inside fence. Bratley was crushed beneath his car and a huge splinter from the fence was driven through his jaw and into his mouth. Raimey was scratched and bruised. These races were part of the Colorado Pageant of Progress. Sig Haughdahl and Floyd Willard were also advertised as being due to race here – there were also races planned for the 8th, 14th and 15th July, but the results of these are not known.
Springbrook Motor Speedway, South Bend, IN
8th July 1923
100 miles 3 Red McWilliams 25 starters
Boise, ID
14th July 1923 (approx)
Entrants: Charles Brink Morton Brink Ed Price Gene Rains Al Seeds Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN
14th July 1923
Track guard Joseph Betley was fatally injured when he was struck by a car driven by Ray Butcher as he went on track to warn other drivers of an accident. He died in hospital the next day.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN
14th July 1923
25 miles – Exhibition Race 1 Howdy Wilcox Duesenberg 86 mph 2 Ray Barbin Monroe Special
The race was run in honour of General Gouraud and General Pershing. Barbin’s mechanician was William Alexander. Barbin blew a tyre on the last lap.
Columbus Driving Park, OH
15th July 1923
100 miles Philip Daniel Boone was killed and five others (Arthur E.Castle, Chester Hammack, R.Clother, Ormington Riegel, C.C.Runkle) hurt when five cars piled up in a curve during races. There were 17 cars entered in the race. After the accident the race was restarted, but was stopped on the 77th lap due to rain.
Jefferson County Fairgrounds, WI
15th July 1923
Races to be held in aid of the wife and children of “Speedy” Ferch.
Roby Speedway, IN
15th July 1923
Entrants: Clancey Al Watters
Santa Ana, CA
15th July 1923
25 miles Frank Lowry was severely injured in an accident, as were four spectators. Suffering severe injuries to his legs and head, Lowry had both legs amputated but died the next day in hospital.
Twin Lakes Park, Edgar County Fairgrounds, Paris, IL
15th July 1923 20 miles 1 Joe Johnson Essex 0:23:47 2 Doc Roberts Spark Plug 3 Benton Shoaff Overland
30 miles 1 Joe Johnson Essex 0:37:18 2 Claude Fix Frontenac-Ford 3 Earl Warrick Chevrolet R Charles Rousch Rousch Special 6 laps Charles Rousch lost control, crashed through the fence and broke two ribs. Chester Ike and Abbot Moss, spectators, were also slightly injured.
Other entrants: Harold Hummell McCoy Special Bill Powell Sho-Me
Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN
21st July 1923
75 miles
New Salem Hill, Albany, NY
21st July 1923 – Hillclimb
Class 1 1 Jewett
Class 2 1 Jewett 0:01:19.4 2 Jewett 3 Jewett
Class 3 1 Jewett
Free-for-all (Class 4) 1 Paige 0:01:18.4 2 Jewett = Jewett 3 Maxwell
Second annual hillclimb run under the auspices of the Times-Union Albany evening newspaper. There were 87 entries, grouped by price. Jewett’s won all classes except the free-for-all. Miss Trumbell set a time of 1m34.6 driving a Jewett. The climb started at Kupke’s garage at the foot of the hill. Gulf Coast Speedway, TX
21st-25th July 1923
R.E.Settle won the automobile driving marathon contest when at 01:10am he had been at the wheel for 101 hours and 10 minutes – he won when the only remaining competitor of the 13 who started, Mrs Mabel Lowe, fainted at 01:02 am. It was estimated that Settle had driven 1800 miles. Speed was not the object of the competition, the only rule being than a minimum speed of 15mph was allowed. Each driver was allowed five minutes rest every seven hours.
Other known entrants: J.W.Roberts B.F.Grable L.F.Evans Kidd Ball
Central States Fairgrounds, Aurora, IL
22nd July 1923
Promoted by Alex Sloan. Auto races to be held on final day of five day meeting. On Saturday 21st, Miss Lillian Boyer was to leap from a racing auto onto an airplane flying above, and two games of auto-polo were to be held.
Crown Point, IN
22nd July 1923
Auto races were held.
Meade County Fairgrounds, SD
25th-27th July 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Time Trials 1 King Rhiley Hudson 0:00:32.0 2 Noel Bullock Frontenac-Ford 0:00:32.2 3 Lyle "Fuzzy" Bodenner Rajo Special 0:00:33.2
Black Hills Sweepstakes (run in six 10-mile heats over two days): 1 King Rhiley 2 Noel Bullock 3 Gus Schrader Dodge Special 4 Lyle Bodenner 5 R.E.Lambert Ford Special
Meade Post Special (run in six heats over two days): 1 Guy Deulen Frontenac-Ford 2 Bert Ficken Cadillac V8 3 Al.L.Pace Dodge
Consolation (for non-money winners): 1 R.E.Lambert 2 Roy Weis Ford 3 Cruthorf Studebaker
Thomas Leroy Garrett Jr of Franklin, NE, was injured in the second heat of the Sweepstakes on Friday, July 26, when his Ford Model T crashed due to either a broken wheel or steering gear failure – he died the next day. 2nd Brinkerhoff Hill Hillclimb, Chittenango, NY
28th July 1923 – 1.4 mile hillclimb
Event 2 1 Fred Thomas Essex
Event 3 1 W.J.Mandeville Hudson
Event 7 1 W.J.Mandeville Hudson
Free-for-all 1 Eddie Bachler Jewett Six 0:01:31.6 2 Dave Lewis Hudson 0:01:31.8 3 E.P.Robinson 0:01:33.6
Class ? 1 P.C.Schwartz 1913 Hupmobile 0:02:05
Dade Park, Evansville, IN
29th July 1923 - 1.125 mile dirt oval
50 miles 1 Joe Johnson R E.K.Tabscott 38 laps/rolled R M.Schloeman rolled Schloeman was driving a car owned by Art Chevrolet – he turned over twice in front of the grandstand, and was taken to Evansville hospital suffering from concussion.
Danville, IL
29th July 1923
Illinois & Indiana Fair Association to stages races sanctioned by the AAA.
Jackson, MI
29th July 1923
Warren, PA
28th July 1923
Entries: Sig Haugdahl Wisconsin Special
Sanctioned by IMCA. Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN
4th August 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
100 laps Joe Kinsey Roof Ford 1 Earl Warrick 0:56:15 Benton Shoaff Overland Special 2 Chance Kinsley Montie Cowherd Partner Special 3 Claude Fix George Souders Schuck Special Homer Ormsby Sam Swank Swank Special Ford Moyer Doc Roberts Belt Frontenac Benton Shoaff Claude Fix Powell Special Dempsey Chaney Charles Brown Gardner Special 11 starters Ray Butcher Imperial Special Fred Roberts Chevrolet Special Entrants: Frank Thomas Rajo Special C.Baumann Red Arrow Ford Moyer Moyer-Ford Chance Kinsley Frontenac-Ford Joe Johnson Essex Special Fred Koehler Freck’s Frontenac Homer Dusing D.W.Special Special A.E.Thompson Frontenac-Ford Earl Warrick Warrick’s Special Claude Riley Moore Special Joe Huff Huff Special Merrill Guenther Arthur Davidson Frontenac-Ford Howard Hoover Hoover Special Hilton Couch Freck’s Special Stuart Keith Sunoco Special Dempsey Chaney Chaney Special
Petersburg, IN
4th August 1923
Race 1 1 Charles Nation Chevrolet 0:19:32 2 Sedwick Simes 3 Myers
Race 2 1 Charles Nation Chevrolet 0:19:55
Race 3 1 George Soders Buick Special 0:20:32 2 Charles Nation Chevrolet
Narragansett Park Speedway, CT
4th August 1923
Entrants: Milt McBride Barbarino Steve Nemish Barbarino Jimmy Benedict Petersburg, IN 4th August 1923
Race 1 1 Charles Nation Chevrolet 0:19:32 2 Sedwick Simes 3 Myers
Race 2 1 Charles Nation Chevrolet 0:19:55
Race 3 1 George Soders Buick Special 0:20:32 2 Charles Nation Chevrolet Fountain Park, Akron, OH
4th-5th August 1923
Entrants: Sig Haugdahl Wisconsin Special Larson Sig Haugdahl Fiat Sarles Jules Ellingboe Duesenberg Peugeot Graft Bugatti
Fond du Lac, WI
5th August 1923
Races were held.
Roby Speedway, IN
5th August 1923
Time Trials 20 miles – Feature (Four Fords and Four Heavy 1 Cliff Woodbury 0:00:51 Cars) 1 Clancy 0:17:51.4 15 miles – Ford cars 2 Woodbury 1 Wenneston 0:16:37.6 3 Wenneston 2 Nichols 3 Nonneman Other Entrants: R Lorens rolled Al Watters Duesenberg Barny McKenna Templar 15 miles – Heavy cars Harry Nichols Zimmerman Special 1 Clancy 0:13:00 2 Woodbury Beck overturned during one of the races, twisting 3 Warwick his knee.
Williamsburg, IA
8th August 1923
3 miles – Stock cars 1 George Long 0:04:38 2 Elmer Young R A.B.Byatt Stephens accident Four spectators (Dave O.Roberts, Morley Banard, Edwin Gill and Henry Tittle) were injured when A.B.Byatt lost control of his car on the second lap and went through the fence at the south turn.
3 miles – Ford race 1 K.C.Harmer 0:05:10 2 John Blythe 3 Tom Hones
10 miles 1 W.H.Pingrey 0:13:55 2 F.W.Bobzien 3 George C.Norman
5 miles 1 George C.Norman Essex 0:06:30 2 W.H.Pingrey 3 F.B.Imhoff R Floyd Bobzien Chevrolet lost wheel Avoca Fairgrounds, IA
11th August 1923
5 miles – Ford stock cars 1 Emil Nelson 0:08:14 2 Jacob Jensen 3 O.R.Faust
5 miles – Free-for-all 1 J.Mais Cadillac 0:06:05 2 Bert Foicken Dodge 3 Harper Croft International R Gene Parker Ford engine
2 miles – Stock cars 1 Wendell Leeman Buick Six 2 Frede Stude Buick Six
2 miles – Novelty Race 1 C.H.Jensen Ford 2 George Wilder Ford 3 George Pendergast Ford 4 Ben Kuhn Ford
10 miles – Free-for-all 1 J.Mais Cadillac 0:12:17 2 Bert Fickens Dodge 3 Harper Croft International
Dunkirk Fairgrounds, NY
11th August 1923
Gordon Lee was killed when he went through the fence.
Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition, Davenport, IA
11th August 1923 1 mile – Time Trial Sig Haughdahl Frontenac 0:01:03.6 Les Allen Golden Submarine 0:01:09.6
8 laps 1 Johnny Raimey Essex 0:04:01.4 2 LaPlant Duesenberg 3 George Schultheis
15 laps 1 Sig Haughdahl Frontenac 0:11:04.5 2 Les Allen Golden Submarine 3 Hoffmann Comet
Event 3 1 Hoffmann Comet 0:06:15.2 2 Bo Murray Delage Special 3 Les Allen Golden Submarine
11 laps 1 Sig Haugdahl Frontenac 0:07:16.4 2 LaPlant Duesenberg 3 Waters Maxwell Special
5 laps 1 Glen Hiett Stephens 0:03:27.5 2 A.Strong Rajo Special
Southwest Missouri Fairgrounds, Carthage, MO
11th August 1923
3 miles – Fully equipped four cylinder stock cars 1 Calhoun Ford 0:03:54.8 2 Gorman Maxwell
5 miles – Fast cars under 25 hp (4 cylinder of 3.75 inch bore or under) 1 Calhoun Ford 0:06:45.8 2 M.Mudgett Chevrolet 3 Kehlman Nash
15 miles – Ozark Playgrounds Championship, free-for-all 1 Calhoun Ford 0:19:34.2 2 Chevrolet Calhoun lapped everyone except the Chevrolet at least three times.
Following events were announced in advance but did not take place: 3 miles – Fully equipped six or eight cylinder stock cars 3 miles – Australian pursuit for fast cars under 25 hp ¼ mile – Getaway race for fully equipped stock cars (effectively what would now be a drag race) 3 miles – Consolation (for those who finished in other races outside of the money) Winchester Fairgrounds, VA
11th August 1923
To hold the Virginia State Dirt Track Championship. Harry Lee to drive an exhibition race at the event to set a new Virginia state record. Race date was originally the 10th August, but was changed to the 11th so that people could observe the day of mourning for US President Warren Harding.
East Texas Speedway, Beaumont, TX
12th August 1923
Races to be held.
Hawthorne Track, IL
12th August 1923
5 miles 25 miles 1 Ralph DePalma 0:04:19.4 1 Howdy Wilcox 0:23:44.4 Ralph DePalma went through the fence after being 5 miles hit by Louis Chevrolet when he was trying to 1 Joe Boyer avoid locking wheels with another car. DePalma was slightly injured, and a dozen men sitting on 10 miles the fence were bruised when they fell off.... 1 Leon Duray 0:09:18
15 miles 1 Ralph DePalma 0:18:07.2
Recreation Park, Kalamazoo, MI
12th August 1923
Races to be held.
Portsmouth, OH
16th August 1923
Race - 4 cylinder autos 1 Luster Lykens 2 Sidney Call
An unofficial race was held before the race above and before the rain between a Ford, a Stephens and two Chevrolets – the Stephens won.
Retail Grocers’ Association Grocers’ Picnic.
Pulaski Fairgrounds, PA
17th August 1923 There were two accidents during the events. One car left the track at the first turn and went over the bank on the outside of the track, and one car went through the fence on the inside. Neither driver was badly injured.
Harry Clay Oval, Orange County Fairgrounds, NY
18th August 1923
Entrants: Otto Schnable Duesenberg Milt McBride Barbarino Louis Jackson Ford Special Phil “Red” Shafer Duesenberg Ganung Dodge Special Buddy Mar James Southworth Duesenberg Special Buchanan Essex Mike Darragh Mercer Odell Smart Special Ira Vail Duesenberg Special Norman Batten Duesenberg Special Heat 1 Tom Smart 1 Otto Schnable 14 entrants Heat 2 Time Trials 1 Milt McBride 1 Ira Vail 0:00:31.8 2 Milt McBride 0:00:33.8 Heat 3 = Phil Shafer 0:00:33.8 1 Ira Vail 4 Ganung 0:00:34.2 = Batten 0:00:34.2 8 miles – Open Final 1 Ira Vail 0:08:39.8 2 miles – Heat 1 2 Milt McBride 1 Phil Shafer Otto Schnable 2 Buddie Mar Norman Batten
2 miles – Heat 2 5 miles – Handicap 1 Milt McBride 0:02:20.2 1 Milt McBride 18s handicap 2 Norman Batten 2 Ira Vail 25s handicap 3 Tom Smart 2 miles – Heat 3 4 Buddie Mar 1 Ira Vail 5 Otto Schnable 2 Otto Schnable R James Southworth R Norman Batten 5 miles – Open Final 1 Ira Vail 5 miles – Consolation 2 Milt McBride 1 Mike Darragh 0:06:09.8 3 Phil Shafer oil pump 2 James Southworth 4 Norman Batten 3 Buchanan 4 Odell
Sanctioned by the AAA.
Janesville Fairgrounds, WI
18th August 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
3 miles – Match between fastest Ford and fastest Chevrolet 1 Cully Baumgart Walrath Chevrolet Special 0:05:04.4 2 L.Roots Ford Special
5 miles – Slow cars 1 Stanley Nowicki Ford Special 0:07:58.0 2 J.J.Newton Hudson 3 Barnechou Barnechou Special 4 R.Young Jewett
5 miles – Fast cars 1 Cully Baumgart Walrath Chevrolet Special 0:06:20.4 2 Artie Brach Chalmers 3 W.Laudon Essex 4 L.Roots Ford Special
15 miles – Free-for-all 1 Cully Baumgart Walrath Chevrolet Special 0:20:28.2 2 Stanley Nowicki Ford Special 3 W.Laudon Essex Special Barnechou Barnechou Special J.J.Newton Hudson V.Campbell Duesenberg L.Roots Ford Special R Artie Brach Chalmers accident
Mississippi Valley Fair and Exposition, Davenport, IA
18th August 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
5 laps - Match Race 1 Watters Maxwell 0:02:38.2 2 Hoffman Comet 3 Anderson Delage
9 laps – Light Cars 1 Walters Essex 0:05:38.4 2 Kelley Peerless 3 LaPlant Duesenberg Raimsey Essex
7 laps – Consolation 1 Anderson Delage 0:05:28.4 2 Schultheis Hawkeye Special 3 Kelley Peerless
5 laps - Mississippi Valley Sweepstakes, Heat 1 1 Allen Durant Special 2 Hoffman Comet
5 laps - Mississippi Valley Sweepstakes, Heat 2 1 Fred Horey Frontenac 2 LaPlant Duesenberg
5 laps - Mississippi Valley Sweepstakes, Final 1 Fred Horey Frontenac 0:02:52 2 Allen Durant Special 3 LaPlant Duesenberg
North Shore Polo Field, IL
19th August 1923
Roby Speedway, IN
19th August 1923
$50 Junk cars 1 Billy Harris 1916 Maxwell 0:06:57 8 starters
10 miles – Ford race 20 miles – Final 1 Harry Nichols 0:09:24.8 1 Paul Clancey 0:26:20.2 2 Sam Davis 2 Harry Nichols 3 J.Bunge 3 Ben Gotoff 4 J.Bunge 10 miles – Big cars 1 Paul Clancey 0:09:36.75 2 Ben Gotoff 3 Billy Harris
Carroll County Fairgrounds, IA
24th August 1923
3 miles – Ford race 3 miles – Ladies race 1 Ed Juhl 1 Mrs W.Narnstaff Hudson 2 Herbert Beck 2 Mrs Fortune Ford 3 Mrs Fortune 3 Mrs Fred McNabb Lexington 5 starters 4 starters
3 miles – Stock auto race (excluding Ford’s) 3 miles – Relay Auto Race 1 Henry Jargenson Hudson 1 Henry Jargenson Hudson 2 Emil Wilson Buick 2 Hans Jargenson Buick 3 Albert Thede Hudson 3 Bert Jewell Ford 7 starters Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA
24th August 1923
1 mile - Time Trials 1 Les Allen Durant Special 0:01:05.0 2 Fred Horey Frontenac 0:01:05.4 3 Paul Clancy Oldfield 0:01:08.0
5 miles – Free-for-all 1 Fred Horey Frontenac 0:05:24.4 2 Paul Clancy Oldfield
Australian Pursuit 1 Ben Gotoff Miller 2 Claude Monteith Templar 3 Fred Tomatus Duesenberg 4 Bud Putman Richards
7 laps - State Fair Derby, Heat 1 1 Irving Hoffman Jewel 6 0:04:28.8
7 laps – State Fair Derby, Heat 2 1 Ben Gotoff Miller 0:04:33.4
7 laps - State Fair Derby - Final 1 George Schrader 0:03:59 2 Irving Hoffman Jewel
25 laps - Hawkeye Sweepstakes 1 Paul Clancy Oldfield 0:13:52.4 2 George Schrader Dodge Special 3 Les Allen Durant Special Fred Horey Frontenac R Ben Gotoff Miller 7 laps R Fred Tomatus Duesenberg 3 laps R Red Maley Essex 1 lap
Other Entrants: Jules Ellingboe Oldfield Al Watters Duesenberg Spike Kelley Essex Red Maley Essex Swede Anderson Maxwell Speedy Wolters Delage Charles Adams Frontenac Paul Clancy Clancy Special Ray LePlant Deusenberg
Frederick Fairgrounds, MD
25th August 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval Entrants: Bill Strickler Chevrolet Elwood Wolfe F&J Special Camden Ramsburg Laurel Special Ray Smith Ford Special Chas Devese Wright Special Red Helms Chevrolet Jack Campbell Laurel Special Russel Snowberger Bosch Special Ralph Johnson Duesenberg Buddy Patterson Dodge Dick Smith Hupmobile Bill Sauerhoff Cadillac Jimmy Gleason Duesenberg
1 lap – Time Trial 1 Elwood Wolfe 0:00:34.0 2 Bill Strickler 0:00:35.6 3 Jimmy Gleason 0:00:35.8
5 miles 1 Russel Snowberger 0:06:03.8 2 Ralph Johnson 3 Bill Strickler
5 miles 1 Bill Sauerhoff 0:06:40 2 Dick Smith 3 Elwood Wolfe
5 miles – Maryland State Championship 1 Buddy Patterson 0:06:21 2 Charles Devese 3 Red Helms
7.5 miles 1 Dick Smith 0:10:16 2 Jimmy Gleason 3 Russel Snowberger
5 miles – Special race 1 Elwood Wolfe 0:06:02 2 Bill Strickler tyre blow out NS Charles Devese rear axle
Crown Point, IN
26th August 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
10 miles 1 Earl Warrick 0:10:20 After finishing another car ran into Warrick’s car, wrecking it. An advert highlighting the Chevrolet win, but also highlighting a lack of proof-reading....
Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI
28th August 1923
1 mile – Time Trials 1 Sig Haugdahl Wisconsin Special 0:00:44.0
10 miles – Free-for-all 1 Sig Haugdahl
5 miles 1 Sig Haugdahl
Loveland, CO
31st August 1923
Part of the Larimer County Fair. Auto races were held on the 31st August, but the results aren’t known.
Belleville, KS
31st August 1923 3 miles – Ford race 1 Fred Holtz 0:03:48.5
5 miles – Stock cars 1 Chas Blosser 0:07:04.5 2 Martin Blosser Buick R McCool Durant 7 laps/thrown wheel R Charley ShephardStudebaker 3 laps
5 miles – Free-for-all 1 J.A.Mais Dodge 0:05:51.5 2 Richardson Ford 16v 3 Sheets Chevrolet 4 Chevrolet 5 Ford
Danville Fairgrounds, VA
1st September 1923
Part of the I&I Fair. There were 19 starters, but rain caused the event to be postponed to the 30th September.
Bedford Speedway, IN
3rd September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Entrants: E.V.Colbert Lincoln
50 miles - Greystone Hotel Sweepstakes Donald Lovall was expected to die following injuries sustained in this race. Cyrus Cyger also suffered concussion, and Irving Koetter a broken collarbone.
Opening meeting for the track, located on the Dixie Highway between Oolitic and Bedford. Run by the Lawrence County Speedway Association.
Bellmont Park, IN
3rd September 1923 50 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 2 Matthews Special
25 miles 1 Matthews Special
10 miles – Amateur race 1 Peck Werling Ford Special R Bill Sudduth Baby Cyclone engine
Chester Fairgrounds, PA
3rd September 1923
1 mile - Time Trials 1 Stewart Laurel 0:01:20
3 miles 1 Burgess Simplex 0:04:31.5 2 Beylon Mercedes
3 miles 1 Stewart Laurel Special 0:04:49.2 2 Harrison Mercedes
4 miles 1 Burgess Simplex 0:05:53 2 Reading Mercedes 3 Bigelow Mercedes
2 miles – Free-for-all 1 Hispano Simplex 0:03:01.2 2 Bigelow Marmon 3 Stewart Laurel Special
Cook County Fairgrounds, Palatine, IL
3rd September 1923
3 miles – Ford race 15 miles – Free-for-all 1 John H.Reher 2 John H.Reger 7 starters
Dade Park, Evansville, IN
3rd September 1923
50 miles 1 Bill McCoy Essex 0:47:55
Exposition Park, San Luis Obispo, CA
3rd September 1923
60 miles 1 Fred Luelting 0:47:58 2 H.Frederickson 3 Fred Lyon During practice on the 2nd, Johnny Holmes was seriously injured when his car overturned and he was thrown out. It was thought he suffered a broken steering knuckle.
In a preliminary race, Louis Wilson lost control of his car and went into the crowd, severely injuring the driver and slightly injuring five spectators.
Funk’s Motor Speedway, IN
3rd September 1923
Entrants: E.B.Brown Monroe Special Earl Warrick Chevrolet R.J.Barbin Monroe Special E.Stipps E&B Special Ralph Ormsby Roof Flyer Chance Kinsley Frontenac-Ford Benton Shoaff Overland Special K.Kieth Sunoco Special Chev. Frontenac-Ford Claude Fix Powell Special C.W.Belt Belt Frontenac E.Wenniston Rajo Special D.Chaney Chaney Special S.Fielding Essex Ed Turner Turner Special S.G.Davis Essex A.Miller Miller Special
Rained out
Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN
3rd September 1923
100 miles 1 Arthur Davidson 1:55:10
Entrants: 1 Walter Wilkinson Red Arrow 14 Cecil Houghton Chevrolet Special 2 C.A.Baker Miller Special 16 Jess Gladdis Ford Special 3 Fred Koehler Koehler Special 17 Charles Brown Gardner Special 4 Arthur Davidson Frontenac Ford 18 Ray Butcher R&B Special 5 Joe Huff Huff Special 19 Carl Rogers R&B Special 6 D.W.Belt Belt Frontenac 20 Alfred Teall R&B Special 7 Cecil Conway Freck’s Roof 21 Ford Moyer Moyer Ford 8 Dempsey Chaney Chaney Special 25 Fred Wilson Moore Special 9 Ray Harlan Harlan Special 26 Harry Thixton Clemons Special 10 Paul Pardieu Roof Ford 27 Ray Creviston Hoover Motors 12 F.C.Shawhan Dodge Special 33 Bob Wallace Frontenac Ford
Pablo Beach, Jacksonville, FL
3rd September 1923 – 1.5 mile beach oval
Race 1 2 Jimmy Hurst
Race ? – Light cars 2 Joe Bant
Race ?: 30 miles – Free-for-all In the last race of the day, Jimmy Hurst (mechanician was Walter Jones) took over the Dodge owned by and driven earlier by Joe Bant. On the first lap one of the tyres came off and wrapped around the axle, and despite Jones yelling for them to stop, Hurst continued on at full speed. On the seventh lap the car skidded in a turn and overturned. Jones was thrown clear, suffering a fractured leg and crushed chest, but Hurst was killed from a broken neck as he was trapped in the vehicle.
Pikes Peak Hillclimb, CO
3rd September 1923 – 12 mile 200 yards Ps # Driver Car Time Class 1 3 Glen Schultz Essex 0:18:47.0 1 2 15 C.H.Myers Studebaker 0:19:21.4 2 3 7 Otto Loesche Lexington 0:19:29.8 2 4 18 J.C.Allen Paige 0:20:22.4 3 5 2 Joe MacGregor Willis St Claire 0:20:22.6 3 6 8 Jack Knight Lexington 0:21:48.4 2 7 23 Angelo Juliano Allen Special 0:21:50.8 2 8 24 W.P.Bentrup Stephens 0:21:58.8 9 16 R.Anderson Oldsmobile 0:22:25.2 2 10 22 D.W.Day Chevrolet 0:26:15.4 11 19 Al L.Gunther Chevrolet (Skeezix 88) 0:26:38.8 1 R 6 H.L.Chapin Dodge 2 R 4 Harold Brinker Marcus 3 NS 14 George E.Weller Chevrolet 1 NS 17 E.S.Hopper Duesenberg 3 22 John Keloff Chevrolet 1 NS 12 A.Aiken Hudson 2 R 10 Bob Butler Hudson 2 9 Noel E.Bullock Bullock Special 1 11 King Rhiley Hudson 2 20 T.A.Mathews Ford 1 21 Norman Glen Ford 1 W.S.Haines Mercer 3 Homer McMillan Broadmoor Yellow Devil 3 F.E.Vergen Stephens 2
Class 1 – Under 183 ci and 1600 lbs minimum weight Class 2 – 183-300 ci, minimum 1800 lbs weight Class 3 – Over 300 ci, minimum 2000 lbs weight
Plymouth Fairgrounds, WI
3rd September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
1 mile – Time Trial (flying start) 1 13 A.R.Locken Ford Special 0:01:13.75 2 2 Floyd Gessert Rajo Special 3 1 Hugo Spiker Laurel Special 4 4 Ed Rinke Dixie Special 5 3 Helmer Ford Special
3 miles (standing start) 1 13 A.R.Locken Ford Special 0:03:39 2 2 Floyd Gessert 3 1 Hugo Spiker R 3 Helmer Ford Special
5 miles 1 1 Hugo Spiker Laurel Special 0:06:28 2 2 Floyd Gessert 3 4 Ed Rinke R 13 A.R.Locken Ford Special lost tyre
10 miles 1 13 A.R.Locken Ford Special 0:12:45 2 1 Hugo Spiker 3 4 Ed Rinke R 2 Floyd Gessert axle
Australian Pursuit 1 13 A.R.Locken Ford Special
Salina, KS
3rd September 1923
25 miles – Free-for-all 3 Scott Van Ordstrand
Spencer Park, Logansport Fairgrounds, IN
3rd September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Entrants: Earl Warrick Fred Goltry Laurel Special Ray Creveston Essex Dewey Woodling Frontenac-Ford Russell Woodling Chevrolet Charles Watts Laurel Special P.L.Hartley Hartley Special P.J.Boyle Rajo Ray Zollman Baby Cyclone H.H.Chuck Chevrolet H.G.House Chevrolet Fred Marshall Frontenac-Fod Doyt Atha Chevrolet J.C.Funston Monroe Fred Watts Morack Special Virgil Fisher Fisher crashed during qualifying, going through the fence and overturning three times. He was hospitalised, but was not seriously injured.
Australian Pursuit 25 miles 1 Fred Goltry 1 Russell Woodling 2 Russell Woodling R Fred Watts mechanical 8 starters R Fred Goltry engine R Dewey Woodling crankshaft 10 miles 1 Russell Woodling 0:11:12.25
Winslow, AZ
3rd September 1923 – 1 mile dirt oval
Entrants: Enoch Selberg Old Trails Garage Ford Special Flannigan Navajo Garage Jennings Jennnings Auto Co Ford Special Charles Helm Hudson Tony Yurcic Hudson West End Service Station National Special
Races postponed to the 9th due to rain.
Laporte, IN
4th September 1923
Race 1 Harry Nichols Frontenac-Ford
Ralph Dunkelbarger, 5, was killed when a tyre of a racing car came off at a turn, striking the boy in the face.
Longmont Fairgrounds, CO
4th September 1923 Ned Peterson overturned at the west curve when he attempted to pass two other drivers, sliding wide and digging in to the heavy dust. Peterson was knocked unconscious, but was otherwise unhurt.
Hamline, MN
5th September 1923
1 mile 10 miles – Great Northern 10 mile Derby Sig Haugdahl 0:00:42.02 R Roy La Plant 0 laps/accident
5 miles 5 miles – Consolation Race Sig Haugdahl 0:03:48.2 R Markmann threw wheel
Owen B.Van Drake was killed when his rebuilt Ford careened off the inside rail to the outer edge – Van Drake was hurled from his car into the concrete retaining wall, shattering his skull. Joseph Lehman was burned severely when his car crashed through the inner rail on the back stretch and exploded into flames as the car impaled itself on the heavy timber of the railing.
Races were also to be held on the 1st and 8th September, but no further details about these races have been found.
Lorain County Fairgrounds, Elyria. OH
5th September 1923
5 laps – Lorain County Sweepstakes 1 Floyd Willard Monroe 0:03:19.8 2 Dewey Kiewel Kiewel Special
5 laps 1 Johnny Raimey Dodge Special 0:02:59.6 2 Bob Dashback Fiat
5 laps 1 Jimmie Craft Wisconsin Special 0:02:49.2 2 Jules Ellingboe Earl Special
5 laps – For drivers that did not finish first in preceding events 1 Bob Dashback Fiat 0:03:07.8 2 Larson Biazatti
7 laps – For cars that finished first 1 Jimmie Craft Wisconsin Special 0:03:14.0 2 Johnny Raimey Dodge Special
9 laps 1 Johnny Raimey Dodge Special 0:04:42.5 2 Bob Dashback Fiat Sanctioned by IMCA.
Tyrone, PA
6th September 1923
Park Association arranged automobile race at this date in “the park”.
Brown County Speedway, Aberdeen, SD
7th September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Starling Walter Steece was killed when the steering broke on the main straightaway, causing the car to crash into the inner wooden rails. One of the eight foot long 2x4 rails went through the car, tearing off the radiator hood, knocking the carburettor off its mounting and impaling the driver. Steece died 15 minutes after arriving at the local hospital.
Charter Oak, CT
8th September 1923
1 Ralph De Palma Ira Vail
De Palma did a mile in 51.6s.
Hawthorne Track, Chicago, IL
8th September 1923 (might be 9th)
1 mile - Time Trial 1 Cliff Woodbury 0:00:51
Race 1 Cliff Woodbury 0:22:46
Paris, IL
8th September 1923
1 Art Davison
Perry County Fairgrounds, IL
8th September 1923
Entrants: C.H.Ingham Ford
To feature an auto race. Rochester Fairgrounds, NY
8th September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
10 miles – Free-for-all Bill Alperson R Eddie Huss 16 laps/fatal accident Huss skidded on the 16th lap and went through the fence, rolling twice. Huss died at the scene from a fractured skull, and 13 year old Angelo Bivona was taken to hospital having been hit by the debris.
Winslow, AZ
9th September 1923 – 1 mile dirt oval
Rescheduled from the 3rd September.
Allison-Barber Track, IN
11th September 1923
Entrants: E.V.Colbert Lincoln
Pontoc County Free Fairgrounds, Ada, OK
12th-15th September 1923 Fallon, NV
13th September 1923 – 47.5 miles
1 James Gould Dodge 0:48 2 Drum Ford
Race was around Rattle Snake Hill.
Lunenburg Fairgrounds, MA
15th September 1923
1 Winthrop Harley 3 Louis Damon 2 David Harley Fred Curtis Arthur Graves Otis Elliott William Rolfe Walter Lilegren Edith Johnson
Held as part of Fair. Cars had to squeeze between barrels which were just a cars width apart, each barrel being knocked down incurring a three second penalty.
New York State Fairgrounds, NY
15th September 1923
100 miles 1 Tommy Milton HCS Special 1:15.33, 79.99 mph 2 Harry Hartz 3 Ira Vail Durant 4 Ralph DePalma 5 Eddie Hearne
Milton set a record lap time of 42.28s.
Covington, IN
16th September 1923
John Wicker suffered a broken wrist when he went through the fence during races here. Melvin Bowles wrecked his car during practice – he then crashed his road car on the way home too.
East Texas Speedway, Beaumont, TX
16th September 1923
Postponed
Funk’s Motor Speedway, IN
16th September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
100 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 1:46:08 2 Claude Fix
Entrants: Ezra Brown Monroe Special F.L.Clemons Ray Barbin Monroe Special Wilbur Shaw J.V.Special Art Davidson Brandenberg Chance Kinsley A.Swenson Bill Hicks Wenneston Benton Shoaff Tom Mulligan Joe Johnson McLain Robert Roof
Hawthorn Track, IL
16th September 1923
40 miles - Feature 1 Ethan Wenneston Nelson Special 0:35:23.6 2 Roy Noneman Frontenac Ford 3 Stanley Nowicki Rajo Ford 4 Curley Young Rajo Ford 12 starters
Janesville Fairgrounds, WI
16th September 1923 – 1 mile dirt oval
100 miles 1 Leslie “Red” Parkhurst Dodge Special 1:58:44 2 Frank Briscoe Ford Special 3 Verne Campbell Duesenberg R J.R.Mattes Ford Special fatal accident R Ruby Young Ford 57 miles/axle R Frank Cheverton Chevrolet 40 miles/bearings R OttoWobig Ford 16 miles/rolled R Ed Czapiewski Marmon 10 miles/axle R Cully Baumgarten Chevrolet 10 miles/threw wheel/axle
Robert Gillespie and Clark Ackley dashed across the circuit to get to the infield mid-race. Jack Mattes didn’t see them until the last minute due to dust while in fourth, swerved to avoid the, and hit Gillespie who had by this time stopped and was attempting to run back. The car dragged Gillespie for 100 feet before crashing into the judges stand and rolling over. Gillespie was killed, and Mattes suffered a broken nose. It was reported that people had been crossing back and forth across the track frequently during the race.
Following this event, Wisconsin State Championship points were: 1 Leslie Parkhurst 125 pts 2 Roman Czerwinski 103 3 Art Brach 100 4 Frank Briscoe 75 Rounds had been held at Milwaukee, Sun Prairie and Jefferson.
Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS
18th September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
3 miles – Mud Automobile Derby 1 Al Watters Duesenberg 0:06:25.0 2 Bud Putman Richards Special 3 Lou Craver Rajo Ford 4 Fred Lentz Lentz Special
This meeting was sanctioned by IMCA. The track was filled with deep mud.
Greene County Fairgrounds, Jefferson, IA
21st September 1923
To feature: 5 mile auto race 10 mile auto race Stock car race
Races didn’t happen, but on the 23rd Dave Pittmann was doing speed demonstrations on the fairgrounds when a wheel came off and went through the side of a barn, tearing two boards off the other side. Pittman was asked to pay costs. Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS
21st September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
4 miles - Sweepstakes 1 Fred Lentz Lentz Special 0:05:15.0 2 Ben Gotoff Richards Special
Bloomington Speedway, IN
22nd September 1923
20 miles 30 miles 1 Ray Butcher R&B Special 1 Ray Butcher R&B Special 2 Harry Walker Ford Special 2 Joe Huff Huff Special 3 Joe Huff Huff Special 3 Jimmy O’Donnell Peffer Special
Deming, NM
22nd September 1923
50 miles 1 Ackerman Chevrolet 1:07:20 2 Luke Terry Studebaker 1:14:30 3 J.D.O’Connel Maxwell R Dean Hill Ford R Hendricks Ford
10 miles – Ford race 1 Dell Middleton Sam Skidmore Ford 0:17:40.5 2 Elmer Smith 0:18:01.5 3 R.Dowdy 0:19:20.5 R Dick Kendrick Hickey Ford R Bruce Cox Cox Ford
5 miles 1 Skidmore Skidmore Ford 0:10:12 2 Hickey Hickey Ford
Interstate Fairgrounds, Sioux City, IA
22nd September 1923
1 mile – Exhibition Sig Haugdahl Wisconsin Special 0:00:57.0
2 miles – Exhibition Sig Haugdahl Fiat abandoned-engine trouble Sig Haugdahl Fiat 0:01:59.4
Interstate Sweepstakes 1 Sig Haugdahl Fiat 2 Ray LePlant Fiat 3 Larry Stone Simplex Childress, TX
23rd September 1923
10 miles 1 Mattl Ward Essex 0:13:00 2 C.Preslar Dodge 0:13:05 3 Bob Cussick Chevrolet special 0:14:20 R H.F.Williams accident There were 5 entries
15 miles 1 Dick Calhoun Frontenac-Ford 0:17:28.3 2 Jack Calkins Chevrolet special 0:17:53.0 3 Harry T.Milburn Duesenberg 0:18:27.0 There were 5 entries
5 miles – For cars failing to qualify for 15 mile race 1 Henry Sanders Chevrolet 0:06:17.4 2 Red Fitzgerald Saxon special 0:06:23.6 3 C.Preslar Dodge 0:06:27.0
Sanctioned by the AAA.
East Texas Speedway, Beaumont, TX
23rd September 1923
12 miles 1 Roy Huston Durant 0:10:51 2 H.G.Brand Ford 0:11:06 3 Henry Pond Packard
12 miles 1 Jack Saunders Ford 0:09:59.4 2 Bill Wade Studebaker 0:10:13.5 3 Red Edmonds Ford 0:11:08.25
6 miles 1 Fay Groves Ford 0:05:43.5 2 Ray Slocum Durant 0:05:49.2
18 miles 1 Bill Wade Studebaker 0:14:41.0 2 Jack Saunders Frontenac-Ford 0:15:54.75 3 Roy Huston Durant 0:18:28
Wisconsin State Fair Park, WI
23rd September 1923
Entrants: Stanley Nowicki
Run by the Badger Motor Club.
Holt County Fairgrounds, O’Neill, NE
26th September 1923
5 miles 1 Tom Marion 0:09:40 Part of the County Fair and Rodeo.
West Texas Fairgrounds, Abilene, TX
26th September 1923
5 miles 5 miles 1 J.F.Miller 0:05:45 1 J.F.Miller 0:05:47.6 2 Henry Sanders 2 Henry Sanders 3 Ralph Dunkle 3 Ralph Dunkle R Herbert Haas accident 10 miles Hass hit another car – both cars burst into 1 Dick Calhoun 0:10:18 flames, and Haas sustained bruises about the head 2 Red Shafer and hands. 3 Herbert Haas 15 miles 1 Red Shafer 0:15:57 R Dick Calhoun accident Calhoun was leading the last race when a spindle broke and his car crashed into the fence.
Roby Speedway, IN
28th September 1923
10 miles – Fords 1 Ethan Wenneston 0:09:11.6 2 Davis 3 Curry
10 miles – Big cars 1 Cliff Woodbury Frontenac 0:08:58.8 2 Boiling 3 Bech
25 miles – Open 1 Cliff Woodbury Frontenac 0:22:51.2 2 Ethan Wenneston 3 Boiling
Wellington, Collingsworth County Fairgrounds, TX
28th September 1923
8 miles 1 Jack Calkings 0:08:05 2 Ward 0:08:10 3 Booth Alexander 0:08:12
Part of the Collingsworth County Fair.
West Texas Fairgrounds, Abilene, TX
28th September 1923
10 miles 1 Red Shafer 0:10:19 2 Harry Milburne 3 C.O.Mauzy R Dick Calhoun Frontenac-Ford accident Calhoun was taken to hospital with serious injuries. A purse was made up from the crowd in the grandstand to defray his hospital expenses. 15 miles – Handicap 1 Red Shafer 0:15:38 2 Harry Milburne 3 C.O.Mauzy
5 miles 1 H.Preslar Oaklana Special 0:05:39 2 Henry Sanders 3 Ralph Dunkle
5 miles 1 H.Preslar 0:05:45 2 Henry Sanders 3 T.W.Stillwell
Funk’s Motor Speedway, IN
29th September 1923
10 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby 0:09:54
Columbus Driving Park, OH
30th September 1923
100 miles
Danville Fairgrounds, VA
30th September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
100 laps - Entrants: Doc Roberts Gallivan Joe Johnson Simpson Fred Roberts Benton Shoaff Earl Warrick Baker Wenneston
Part of the I&I Fair. The races were a re-run of those postponed on the 1st due to rain.
Elkhart County Fairgrounds, Goshen, IN
30th September 1923
100 miles 1 Sam Ross Frontenac-Ford 2:16 2 Duke O’Hara Frontenac-Ford 2:16:33 R Wooding Chevrolet accident R Ralph Ormsby Roof Special pinion gear R Roland Clay Johnstone Special R Kenyon Rajo engine 13 cars attempted to qualify, 10 started, 2 finished.
Other Entrants: Van Buren Smith Betz Daily Clancy Ralph Schlesmar Roof Special Homer Ormsby Frontenac Bill Sudduth Baby Cyclone Walt Wise Frontenac Ross Greenwal Elcar
Run under the auspices of the South Bend Racing Association.
North Shore Polo Field, IL
30th September 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
20 laps - Women’s race 50 laps 1 Mrs Erma Hirth 0:12:55 1 Cliff Woodbury 2 C.E.Currey 20 laps – Heavy cars 3 C.Z.Pavlick 1 Cliff Woodbury 2 P.W.Urban 3 George Beck
20 laps – Light cars 1 George Beck Betz Special 0:12:04.25 2 C.E.Currey 3 E.W.Wenneston
Run under the auspices of the Illinois Automobile Club and the North Shore Speedway Association.
Barton County Fairgrounds, Great Bend, IA
3rd October 1923
Rained out
Sac City Fairgrounds, IA
3rd-4th October 1923
Sac City Firemen to hold their second annual automobile race. John Baker crashed through the fence during the meeting. The 20 mile race was won in 24m50, the 15 mile race in 18m45, and the 5 mile race in 6m37.
Fort Dodge, IA
5th October 1923 Barton County Fairgrounds, Great Bend, IA
6th October 1923
?
Danbury Fairgrounds, CT
6th October 1923
Louis Jackson was attempting to pass George Odell on the north-turn in a self-built car when his right front wheel locked with the left rear of Odell, causing the cars to crash together into the fence. Jackson was thrown from his car and died on the way to hospital. Ira Vail and Jack Foley were close behind but managed to stop in time before hitting the wreckage.
Utah State Fairgrounds, UT
6th October 1923
5 miles 1 Jewett 2 Paige 66 Centlivre Park, IN
7th October 1923
20 miles 1 Ralph Ormsby
40 miles 1 Louis Schneider E.N.Bailey/R.F.Clay Johnstone Special R Glen Wolfcall accident Bailey hit the fence and rolled twice in mid-air, landing upright. Bailey pushed the car back onto the track, and relief driver R.F.Clay took over.
Chilton, WI
7th October 1923
Entrants: Hugo Spieker Laurel Special
Promoted by Oswald Halboth.
Spencer Park, IN
7th October 1923
Australian Pursuit 1 Russell Woodling 2 Russell Wise R Fred Goltry valve
10 miles - Match Race 1 Dewey Woodling 0:12:30 2 Russell Woodling 3 Osceolla Phillips
25 miles – Free-for-all 1 5 Robinson Frontenac-Ford 2 7 Ted Hartley Hartley Special R 4 Russell Wise Frontenac-Ford accident R 34 Dewey Woodling Chevrolet Special accident R 11 Osceolla Phillips Laurel Special accident R 9 Cavith Chevrolet Special accident R 3 Earl Warrick Chevrolet Special accident R 35 Paul Solder accident 8 starters. Wise’s car went dead on lap 48 – he parked it at the side of the track, but was then collected by Woodling and four other cars.
Wichita Falls, TX
7th October 1923
Races were to be held as part of the 2nd Annual Texas-Oklahoma Fair.
All-West Texas Exposition, San Angelo, TX
11th October 1923 – 1 mile dirt oval
1 mile – Time Trial 1 Red Shafer Duesenberg 0:00:51
5 miles 1 Joseph F.Miller Hudson
5 miles 1 Joseph F.Miller Hudson
10 miles 1 Harry T.Milburne Duesenberg R Clebert Preslar Dodge 3 laps/threw a tyre R Harry Sanders Sanders Special accident R H.B.Jorney Packard Twin Six accident
15 miles 1 Red Shafer Duesenberg
Anamosa Fairgrounds, IA
11th October 1923
Part of the American Legion of Anamosa celebrations.
Charter Oak Park, CT
12th October 1923 – 1 mile dirt oval
Entrants: Ira Vail Duesenberg 20 miles Milton McBride 1 Ira Vail 0:18:08 Buddie Lemarr 2 Jack Foley 0:18:18 Red Shafer 3 Hoyt Jack Foley Ford Special 10 miles – Handicap Time Trials 1 Ira Vail 1 Ira Vail 0:00:51 2 Batten 3 Hoyt 5 miles 4 Wells 1 Ira Vail R Foley engine overheating 2 Jack Foley Green County Fairgrounds, Jefferson, IA
12th-13th October 1923
12th October: 5 laps 13th October: 7.5 laps 1 Schroeder 1 Pittman 0:08:30 2 Terveen 2 Norman 3 Bobzien 4 Baker 13th October: Stock cars 1 Baker 12th October: 5 laps 2 Hall 1 Turner 0:03:12 There were two starters 2 Norman 3 Helgard 13th October: 15 laps – Free-for-all 1 Bobzien 0:09:28 12th October: 6 laps – Australian Pursuit 2 Pittman 1 Jack Baker 0:03:55 3 Norman 4 Turner 12th October: 5 laps – Stock cars 1 Kenneth Harbaugh Entrants: 2 Jack Baker Straight Ford Special There were no other starters Bobzien Frontenac Ford Schroeder Dodge Special 12th October: 20 laps – Free-for-all Turner Chevrolet 1 Norman 0:12:44 Pittsley Chevrolet 2 Baker Fenno Rajo 3 Turner Fisher Cadillac McAfee Curtis Special 13th October: 1 lap – Time Trials Terveen Dodge Special 1 Schroeder 0:00:34.0 Parker Ford Special 2 Bobzien Baker Pittman Frontenac Ford 3 Pittman Pittman Pittman Frontenac Ford 4 Norman Hett Stephens Special 5 Turner Lee Frontenac Ford 6 Baker Lee Reo Special 7 Helgard Helgard Ford Special Norman Essex 13th October: 10 laps Maize Dodge Special 1 Schroeder 0:06:54.75 2 Bobzien Entrants - Stock cars: 3 Pittman Baker Shriver Hudson speedster 4 Turner Harbaugh Hudson 5 Norman Hall Hupmobile 6 Baker
Bellmont Park, IN
13th October 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval Time Trials 1 Dutch Bowman 0:00:33.4
25 miles 1 Dutch Bowman Frontenac-Ford 0:31:13, 48.38 mph 2 Rus Byers Werling Frontenac-Ford 3 Stewart Keith Robbins Special 4 Shaw Essex 5 Bennie Shoaff Roof Flyer Schneider Frontenac Ted Hartley Rajo R Burkett Matthews Special accident Marshall Rajo Special Clay Johnstone Special Carl Foster Rajo Special Walker Clemons Special Roberts Frontenac-Ford Brodbeck Chevrolet Special 14 starters, 6 finishers. Bowman skidded and rolled over onto the cars’ side during the race while leading, but got out, righted the car, and continued without losing the lead. A little later he blew a tyre, which he changed and continued on still in the lead.
40 miles 1 Dutch Bowman Frontenac-Ford 0:47:14, 51.28 mph 2 Walker Clemons Special 3 Clay Johnstone Special R Stewart Keith Robbins Special mechanical Shaw Essex 9 starters
10 miles Called off due to darkness
Other Entrants: Ralph Ormsby Roof Special DNA Bill Sudduth Baby Cyclone DNA C.C.Kinsley DNA Claude Fix DNA Joe Huff DNA
Hagerstown Fairgrounds, PA
13th October 1923
Pottstown, PA
13th October 1923 Detroit, MI
14th October 1923
Entrants: Ralph Ormsby
Ormsby was also entered in the Bellmont Park races on the 13th October, but on that day he instead took his car to Detroit for this race.
East Texas Speedway, Beaumont, TX
14th October 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Ladies Race R Numa Wesson Mercer fatal accident Numa Wesson rolled her car in the south turn, going over an embankment and into a ditch. Her riding mechanic W.L.Adams was thrown clear and only lightly injured – Mrs Wesson died in the ambulance taking her to hospital.
Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, WA
14th October 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Entrants: Jack Ross Buttera Dodge Special Bill Giddings Maxwell Special Matt Coons Coons Special Denny Dobson Ford Buck Robbins Ford Frank Ruman Auburn Special Ira Hayes Hayes Special Barney Barnett Barney’s Special Maurice Reed Portland Special
1 mile 1 Jack Ross 0:01:10.2
3 miles 1 Jack Ross 0:03:33.4 2 Matt Coons 3 Dennis Dobson Chris Knutson Knutson and Coons both went through the fence.
Run by the Western Auto Racing Association. The 5 and 25 mile events were abandoned due to rain.
Mississippi State Fairgrounds, Jackson, MS
15th October 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Entrants: Sig Haugdahl Wisconsin Special Eddie Daley HCS Special Ray Burr Lampkin Peugeot Fred Leickeider Wisconsin Ray Claypool Premier Jack Petticord Petticord Special Cleo Sarles Frontenac Frank Collins Essex
Haugdahl did 1 mile in 59s. All-West Texas Exposition, San Angelo, TX
20th October 1923 – 1 mile dirt oval
5 miles – For slower cars as determined by time trials on 11th October 1 Horace Folson Dodge 0:05:13.4 2 H.F.Williams Chevrolet 3 Joseph F.Miller Hudson 4 Matt L.Ward Essex
15 miles – Faster cars (as determined in Time Trials on the 11th Oct) 1 Red Shafer Duesenberg 0:14:01 2 H.T.Milburne Duesenberg 3 Horace Folson Dodge
10 miles 1 Red Shafer Duesenberg 0:09:22 2 Harry T.Milburne Duesenberg 3 Herbert Hass Hudson R Horace Folson Dodge accident
5 miles – Consolation Race 1 C.O.Mauzy Buick 0:06:13 2 Harry Sanders Sanders Special 3 Ivan Sanders Special
3 miles – Novelty race, cars offered for sale after race for not over $99 1 Ben Merrill Overland 2 Robert Perry Hupmobile
Races had been originally scheduled for the 13th October, but were first postponed to the 15th due to rain, then postponed again to the 20th.
Cotton Palace, TX
21st October 1923
Races were held – results unknown.
Elkhart Driving Park, IN
21st October 1923
Entrant: Ralph Ormsby
Run under the auspices of the Indiana Speedway Association, formerly the South Bend Racing Association.
Hawthorne Track, IL
21st October 1923
20 miles - National Dirt-track Automobile 15 miles – Heavy cars Championship 1 Ray Lampkin 0:12:52.6 1 Ray Lampkin 0:17:45.8 2 Ralph Ormsby 15 miles – Light cars 3 George Seck 1 Fuzzy Davidson 0:13:04 R Fuzzy Davidson 19 laps/accident R Lloyd Graves 4 laps/accident
Joseph Kroll, 12, was killed just after the races finished when he walked on the track and was struck by a car driven by John Martinez, a mechanic, who was trying out the car. Martinez was threatened by the crowds and was rescued by the police. Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN
21st October 1923
75 miles 1 Dutch Baumann Frontenac-Ford 1:27:30 2 2 Claude Fix Powell Special 3 4 Wallace Bautler Clemons Special 4 12 Joe Huff Huff Special 1 Crouch Belt Frontenac 3 A.E.Toad R&B Special 5 Louis Schneider Louy Frontenac 6 Fred Koehler Froogs Frontenac 7 George Souerd Fidler Special 8 A.A.Moore Gunion Special 9 C.C.Johnson Turner Special 10 Howard Hoover Hoover Motors 11 Dempsey Chaney Chaney Special 13 Carl Rogers R&B Special 14 Earl Warrick Warrick Special 15 Ray Butcher R&B Special 15 starters
Time trials were held on the 20th.
Kansas City, MO
21st October 1923
250 miles – National championship race 1 Harlan Fengler 113.2 mph 2 Eddie Hearne 3 Jimmy Murphy 4 Harry Hartz/Jerry Wonderlich 5 Bennett Hill 6 Frank Elliott 7 Dave Lewis 8 Ralph De Palma 9 Leon Duray R Tommy Milton lubrication R Earl Cooper lubrication 14 entries, 9 finishers – all others out with engine trouble.
Hartz drove the last 50 miles, Wonderlich having been forced out due to illness.
Louisiana State Fairgrounds, Shreveport, LA
21st October 1923
Irvin Thomas Adams Jr, 12, was killed and 11 others injured when a car went through the fence during the final lap of a five mile race. The car was driven by Max Markmann, who was substituting for Barney McKenna. Paul Clancy encountered bearing trouble during the meeting. Roy Huston and Al Watson also competed.
Rochester Fairgrounds, IN
21st October 1923
1 P.L.Hartley Hartley Special 2 Fred Goltry R Russell Woodling Chevrolet Special rear hub Punk Phillips Laurel Special
San Antonio Speedway, TX
21st October 1923
6 miles - Stock cars 1 Marmon 0:05:18 2 E.Neva Wills Sainte Claire 0:05:24.8 3 Jim Lawrence Wills Sainte Claire 0:05:32
Cotton Palace, Waco, TX
23rd October 1923
Sig Haugdahl and Fred Horey were to compete.
Gibson County Fairgrounds, Princeton, IN
25th October 1923
25 miles 1 Bill McCoy Essex 2 Pierson Chevrolet 3 Hill Hudson R Charles Nation 0 laps/fatal accident Charles Nation, 40, went through the fence on the first lap and was killed instantly. A few moments later, a wheel thrown from another racing car struck Michael Schumacher, 40, and his sister-in-law, Mrs Tina A.Shephard, 50, and Miss Thelmer Spoer, 18, spectators. Mrs Shephard died on the 28th October from her injuries. On the 30th October, Riley Nation, father of Charles E.Nation, was arrested in Worthington on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill Earl Johnson, half owner of the car Nation was driving at the time of his death. Johnson claimed that Riley Nation attempted to kill him with a hammer on Thursday 25th, after learning of his son's death. The father was claimed to think that Johnson was responsible for his son's participation in the race at Princeton. The race was a feature event of a Ku Klux Klan picnic. Johnson said that while he was calling Princeton over the telephone Thursday, to get the details of the accident and giving directions to the undertaker, Riley Nation sneaked upon him from behind and would have killed him if he had not been stopped by bystanders. When Johnson became aware of what was happening, he ran, and Nation threw the hammer at him. He ducked in time. Nation has been released under a $1,000 bond signed by J.E.Hubbell.
Bloomington Speedway, IN
27th October 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
50 miles 1 Wally Butler Clemens Special 0:46:50 2 Hilton Crouch Belt Frontenac 3 L.F.Schneider 4 Joe Huff Huff Special 5 M.L.Crouch Gunion Special 6 Harry Walker Ford Special 7 R.Richards Durant 8 Claude Fix Powell Special 15 starters
Cotton Palace, Waco, TX
28th October 1923 1 mile – Exhibition Sig Haugdahl Wisconsin Special 0:00:55
2 miles – Exhibition Sig Haugdahl Fiat 0:01:56.4
Cotton Palace Sweepstakes, Final 1 Jules Ellingboe Duesenberg 0:04:06.2 2 Lacklider 3 Stone 4 Claypool
2.5 miles – Invitation 1 Eddie Dailey Duesenberg Special 0:02:56.8 2 Petticord 3 Jules Ellingboe
3.5 miles 1 Sig Haugdahl Fiat 0:04:06.8 2 Fred Horey 3 Lacklider 4 Stone
2.5 miles – Ajax Trophy 1 Sig Haugdahl Fiat 0:02:56.8 2 Lecklider 3 Dailey
Elkhart County Fairgrounds, Goshen Fairgrounds, IN
28th October 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
95 miles 1 John Woodworth Sprinkle Bros Chevrolet 2:01:42 R Ralph Schlessman Dodge Special 140 laps/acid. R Robins Frontenac-Ford 50 laps/accident 12 entries, 9 starters
Other entrants: Ralph Ormsby Sam Ross
Ormsby seems to have been entered here and Spencer Park, with both events happening at the same time.
Hawthorne Track, IL
28th October 1923 (estimated)
1 Cliff Woodbury Frontenac
Spencer Park, IN
28th October 1923
15 miles 1 G.C.Hartley 0:34:46 1 Fred Goltry 0:18:00 2 Ray Crevenson 2 G.C.Hartley R Fred Goltry rear axle/spin 3 G.R.Sanders R Benton Shoaff thrown tyre Entrants: R Punk Phillips engine 1 Fred Goltry Frontenac-Ford Ben Shoaff Overland Special 30 miles Robbins Frontenac Ford Marshall Laurel Special Ralph Ormsby Laurel Special Hartley Bros Hartley Special L.J.Fitze Overland Special Punk Phillips Laurel Special 4 G.C.Hartley Frontenac-Ford Russell Woodling Chevrolet Special 9 Ray Crevenson Essex Special Chuck Chevrolet Special 3 Ed Switzer Frontenac-Ford Warrick Chevrolet Special 10 M.Munhal Chevrolet Special Dott Atha Chevrolet Special 3 O.D.Phillips Monroe Special Clemens Bros Clemons Special G.R.Sanders Ruff Special McLain Bros McLain Special
Roby Speedway, IN
2nd November 1923
6 miles – Wheel change event 1 Cliff Woodbury Frontenac 0:05:49.2 2 Davidson 3 Guinta 4 starters
5 miles – Consolation 1 George Kraft 0:04:49 2 Guinta 3 Clarence Athea
50 miles – Roby Gold Cup 1 Cliff Woodbury Frontenac 0:45:05.6 2 Gus Schroeder 3 Ed Wenneston 4 Clarence Young R George Beck accident 16 starters, 6 finishers
East Texas Speedway, Beaumont, TX
4th November 1923
Entrants: Ray Huston Al Watson Duesenberg Paul Clancy Miller Special “Golden Egg” Red Fonden Marmon Aleck Alexander Dodge Special Glenn Breed Hudson Jimmy Stakes Mercer Jack Saunders Frontenac-Ford Mike Guseman Frontenac-Ford Bill Wade Studebaker Special
Rained out
North Shore Polo Field, IL
4th November 1923
1 Arthur Davidson
Young County Fairgrounds, Graham, TX
9th November 1923 – ½ mile dirt ival
16 cars were entered. Event 4 – 12 miles. Five cars crashed before the finish.
East Texas Speedway, Beaumont, TX
11th November 1923
15 laps - Feature 1 Bill Wade 0:19:27 2 Gus Schrader 0:19:31 3 Johnny Lee 0:20:12
12 miles – Cars 300ci or under 1 Gus Schrader 0:09:07 3 Bill Wade 0:10:03.4
Entrants: Ray Huston Al Watson Duesenberg Paul Clancy Miller Special “Golden Egg” Red Fonden Marmon Aleck Alexander Dodge Special Glenn Breed Hudson Jimmy Stakes Mercer Jack Saunders Frontenac-Ford Mike Guseman Frontenac-Ford Bill Wade Studebaker Special Johnny Lee Mais Special Gus Schrader Chalmers
Hoosier Motor Speedway, IN
11th November 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
100 miles – Central States Championship race (for the J.V.Lines Trophy) 1 Theodore Hartley Hartley Special 1:56:19 Q5 6 Claude Fix Powell Special Q6 Ralph Ormsby Roof-Ford Q1 Arthur Davidson Frontenac-Ford Q2 Wilkinson Wilkinson Special Q3 Cronch Belt Frontenac Q4 Dutch Baumann Frontenac-Ford Q7 George Neahland Ford Special Q8 Moore Gunison Special Q9 R Lyons Essex Special 25 miles/axle Q10 Joe Huff Huff Special Q11 Thomas Frontenac-Ford Q12 Cantlon Shinder Special Q13 Wise Frontenac-Ford Q14 Chaney Chaney Special Q15 Ray Butcher RJB Special Q16
Other Entrants: Wenneston Homer Ormsby Bert Thomas Charles Brown L.M.Sprinkle Earl Warrick Wallace Buller Louis Schneider Chance Kinsley
San Jose Speedway, CA
11th November 1923 – 5/8 mile dirt oval
Paul Arrighi was killed during the first race when his car rolled, pinning him underneath. His riding mechanic, Dick Rogers, escaped without injury. Fernbrook Speedway, Thomasville, GA
12th November 1923 – ½ mile dirt oval
Race 1 1 Wall Chevrolet Race 4 1 Powers Buick Race 2 1 Taylor Ford 10 miles – Free-for-all 1 Pfister Cadillac Race 3 Six events were held 1 Vann Dodge
Auto drivers secured the rights to build a track on Judge H.W.Hopkins’s farm south of Thomasville on the Dixie Highway.
Wapsie Valley Fairgrounds, Central City, IA
12th November 1923
5 mile Stock car race to be held as part of the armistice day celebrations
Lubbock, TX
15th-16th November 1923 – 5/8 mile dirt oval
Rules: 1) Only cars that are for sale during both days of racing for $100 cash are eligible. 2) Only drivers who never participated in any kind of automobile racing for prize money are eligible. 3) Cars may be stripped down, but everything on the car must be the same as original equipment, or of same size and capacity.
Elimination races to be held on the 15th, finals on the 16th, top 20 to qualify.
Spencer Park, Logansport Fairgrounds, IN
25th November 1923
Entrants: Earl Warrick Chevrolet Special W.L.Wise Frontenac -Ford W.Brodbeck Chevrolet Stanley Fitzgerald Chevrolet Special Russell Woodling Chevrolet Special Munhall Chevrolet Special Punk Phillips Chevrolet Carlton Chaney Frontenac-Ford Doyt Atha Chevrolet Special 100 miles John May Frontenac Ford 1 Ted Hartley 2:00 Al Downs Chevrolet Special 2 J.Rodger Butcher Ted Hartley Hartley Special 3 W.Brodbeck J.Rodger Butcher R&B Special Doyt Atha R.F.Clay Johnstone Special Fred Marshall Fred Marshal Roof Special Walt Wise Robbins Robbins Special R.F.Clay Foster Chevrolet Special Munhall Monroe R Punk Phillips 78 miles/back axle R Warrick 60 miles/con-rod R Woodling 53 miles/con-rod R Robbins 60 miles/con-rod There were 13 starters.
Other Matters of the Year
On the 18th February, Louis Disbrow won the feature 1650 class speedboat race on Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA, in Century Tire, owned by Charles J.Venn, covering the 15 mile course in 17m17s, defeating the world champion boat Miss Chicago. The races were run by the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association. He was also to race Baby Bauer in the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association regatta in Burlington on the 2nd-4th July.
On the 27th February, Dario Resta was arrested in downtown Indianapolis for vagrancy. A man named D.Russ Wirth used the name when registering at the hotel as he thought that the driver’s name might give him more prestige in obtaining employment.
Driver Ralph Ormsby of Bluffton, IN, was attacked in Indianapolis on the 27th February. Ormsby was found at a local hospital suffering from knife wounds following a report to police by a person who refused to reveal his identity. Police were unable to learn who had taken the race driver to the hospital and Ormsby refused to make any statement regarding the affair.
On the 23rd March, speedway promoter William Pickens named the American Automobile Association as a defendant in a suit for $75,000 files in superior court in Los Angeles. Pickens based the action on the allegation that he was barred from the Fresno Speedway on the 7th November after being charged with sending out false publicity regarding tests of a racing car. According to the complaint. H.E.Patterson, manager of the Fresno speedway, sent a telegram to the association's contest board, saying that Pickens was disqualified for false publicity. This telegram, Pickens charged, caused the AAA to refuse any further dealings with him and led to heavy losses in his promotion of proposed speedways in Pennsylvania, and Cleveland. In addition, he declared that Louis Chevrolet, race driver, and an automobile company of Indianapolis were also influenced to decline further contracts with him. Pickens asserted he did not issue any false publicity. Patterson denied the charges, stating that there had been no speedway events in Fresno since 30th September 1922, and that no promoter had applied for use of the track on the 7th November. Patterson said that he had received notice from the AAA of the barring of Pickens, but that it was not on account of the speedway.
Plans were discussed in a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of Deming, NM, on the 24th April to hold an auto race on the 4th July. The idea was to construct a 1 mile track on a tract of land owned by the city, moving a part of the golf links inside the circuit, together with a horse circuit and a ball diamond. It is not known if this happened.
It was announced that the 4th July celebrations in Humboldt, IA, were to feature a half-mile reverse race for Ford’s and a five mile race, but reports of the days’ activities make no mention of any auto races having taken place.
On the 29th August in Richmond, VA, a corporation headed by A.M.Fisher of Indianapolis was granted a charter under a plan to construct a motor speedway rivalling the famous racing oval at Indianapolis. The corporation was known as the Richmond Motor Speedway Incorporated, and had a maximum stock of $1,000,000. Construction of a general amusement park and airplane landing were authorized in the charter in addition to the automobile race track. It is not known what happened to this venture.
On the 15th September, Louis Chevrolet was arrested for speeding after a squad of sheriff’s deputies chased him on the national road west of Indianapolis. Chevrolet said that he failed to recognise his pursuers as officers, and outdistanced them, but they later found him at the Indianapolis Gun Club. Before a justice of the peace the next day, Chevrolet, charged with driving at 40 mph, entered a plea of guilty and was fined $40.
On the 26th October, in Fort Wayne, IN, Ralph Ormsby was fined $100 and sentenced to serve 30 days in jail by Judge Sol A.Wood, of the circuit court, for driving at a high rate of speed through the city streets while intoxicated. Ormsby, who had been fined $50 and given 30 days in police court on the charge, took an appeal only to get $50 added to his fine.