1960 - Iowan Stott Sets Record

 

Ramo Stott 

Lincoln, Neb. (September 9, 1960) – Three world records for 5/8-mile dirt tracks were toppled Friday as Ramo Stott of Keokuk, Iowa, won the 200-lap Cornhusker International for late model stock cars and foreign sports cars at the Nebraska State Fair.

Stott, who was in third place with five laps to go, set a world record mark of 2 hours and 59.64 seconds for the 200-lap contest.

Earlier, two other Keokuk drivers, Ernie Derr and Dick Hutcherson, had set 1-lap and 100-lap marks, respectively. Derr was timed in 34.84 seconds during time trials while Hutcherson, who led the first 179 circuits, was clocked in 1 hour and 29.75 seconds at the halfway mark of the race.

It was Derr, Hutcherson, and Stott in that order on lap 196 of the feature. Then, Hutcherson ran out of gas and one lap later, Derr pulled to the sidelines when his transmission went out. Stott sailed home with the win and possession of the new world’s record. The old mark, set her by Derr in 1959, was 2 hours and 59.64 seconds.

Because of the laps, Hutcherson was credited with finishing second while Derr was scored in third. Mert Williams of Rochester, Minn., was fourth and Omahan Bob Kosiskie, who led early on, was fifth.

Stott drove a 1960 Ford convertible, Hutcherson a 1957 Pontiac, and Derr a 1960 Pontiac.


Results –


1. Ramo Stott, Keokuk, Iowa
2. Dick Hutcherson, Keokuk, Iowa
3. Ernie Derr, Keokuk, Iowa
4. Mert Williams, Rochester, Minn.
5. Bob Kosiskie, Omaha
6. Newt Bartholomew, Carlisle, Iowa
7. Bruce Nystrom, Oshkosh, Wis.
8. George Odvody, Morse Lake
9. Dick Johnson, St. Paul, Minn.
10.Dick Santee, Bell, Calif.