Friday, December 2, 2011

1953 Shearing Speedway, big cars


A second season that built on the success of the abbreviated first season.


1953


May 16, 1953

--fast time: ??
--helmet dash:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Brownie Brown
3, Vern Bruce

--1st heat:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Dave Cooper
3, Brownie Brown

--2nd heat:
1, Corky Thomas
2, Bill Heller

--15-lap main event:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Jack Spalding
3, Bill Heller
4, Corky Thomas


May 23, 1953

--fast time: ??
--trophy dash: Bob Simpson
--main event: Bob Simpson


May 30, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Dave Cooper
3, Ken Maddill

--1st heat:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Dave Cooper
3, Verne Moore

--2nd heat:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Ken Maddill
3, Verne Moore

--15-lap main event:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Ed Kostenuk
3, Verne Moore


June 2, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Bob Simpson
3, Ed Kostenuk

--1st heat:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Shorty Scovell
3, Ed Kostenuk

--2nd heat:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Dave Cooper
3, Shorty Scovell

--main event:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Ed Kostenuk
3, Shorty Scovell


June 6, 1953

--rained out


June 13, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Cliff Spalding
2, Dave Cooper
3, Wilbur Clarke

--no other big car events held this evening


June 20, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Eddie Kostenuk
2, Dave Cooper
3, Bob Simpson

--1st heat:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Ken Madill
3, Fred Carson

--2nd heat:
1, Vern Moore
2, Fred Carson
3, Bob Simpson

--10-lap main event:
1, Vern Moore
2, Ken Madill
3, Ed Kostenuk


July 1, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Fred Carson
3, Bob Simpson

--1st heat:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Dave Cooper
3, Ross Clements

--2nd heat:
1, Corky Thomas
2, Vern Bruce
3, Bob Simpson

--3rd heat:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Corky Thomas
3, Vern Moore

--main event:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Jack Spalding
3, Bob Simpson


July 11, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Jack Spalding
3, Fred Carson

--1st heat:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Ed Kostenuk
3, Ross Clements

--2nd heat:
1, Bob Simpson
2, Fred Carson
3, Bill Heller

--3rd heat:
1, Ross Clements
2, Bill Heller
3, Vern Bruce

--main event:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Bob Simpson
3, Ross Clements

August 1, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Ed Kostenuk
3, Fred Carson

--1st heat:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Ed Kostenuk
3, Dave Cooper

--main event:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Ed Kostenuk
3, Brownie Brown


August 15, 1953

--fast time: Jack Spalding, 15.28 (NTR)

--trophy dash:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Jack Spalding
3, Bob Simpson

--1st heat:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Bob Simpson
3, Jack Spalding

--2nd heat:
1, Jack Spalding
2, Bob Simpson
3, Corky Thomas

--3rd heat:
1, Vern Bruce
2, Corky Thomas
3, Bob Simpson

--main event:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Bob Simpson
3, Corky Thomas


August 29, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Corky Thomas
3, Vern Bruce

--1st heat:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Corky Thomas
3, Fred Carson

--2nd heat:
1, Corky Thomas
2, Vern Moore

--3rd heat:
1, Bob Simpson and Ross Clements, dead heat

--main event:
1, Vern Bruce
2, Corky Thomas
3, Bob Simpson


September 5, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Ed Kostenuk
3, Corky Thomas

--1st heat:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Corky Thomas
3, Dave Cooper

--2nd heat:
1, Corky Thomas
2, Vern Bruce
3, Verne Moore

--3rd heat:
1, Vern Bruce
2, Verne Moore
3, Ross Clements

--main event:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Corky Thomas
3, Verne Moore


September 19, 1953

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Ed Kostenuk
3, Bob Simpson

--1st heat:
1, Dave Cooper
2, Bob Simpson
3, Ross Clements

--2nd heat:
1, Corky Thomas
2, Bob Simpson
(only cars left running)

--3rd heat:
1, Ross Clements
2, Corky Thomas
3, Bob Simpson

--main event:
1, Corky Thomas
2, Dave Cooper
3, Bob Simpson


October 12, 1953 championship races

--fast time: ??

--trophy dash:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Ross Clements
3, Corky Thomas

--1st heat:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Corky Thomas
3, Fred Carson

--2nd heat:
1, Verne Moore and Vern Bruce, dead heat

--50-lap main event:
1, Ed Kostenuk
2, Corky Thomas
3, Verne Moore


1953 summary:

track record: Jack Spalding, 15.28

trophy dash wins: 5, Dave Cooper
4, Ed Kostenuk
3, Jack Spalding
1, Bob Spalding and Cliff Spalding

main event wins: 4, Dave Cooper
3, Ed Kostenuk
2, Jack Spalding
1, Bob Simpson, Verne Moore, Vern Bruce and Corky Thomas

final points standings:

1--Dave Cooper (2) 265 1/2
2--Verne Moore (1) 264 1/2
3--Ed Kostenuk (75) 198
4--Corky Thomas (3) 184 1/2
5--Haslam and Heller (4) 112
6--Vern Bruce (36) 88 1/2
7--Ross Clements (44) 83
8--Fred Carson (42) 60
9--Bob Simpson (0) 34 1/2
10-Bill Mattison (50) 0

Frank Cameron perpetual trophy: Dave Cooper


big car races advertised at Shearing for 1955: no results in the newspapers available.


Shearing main wins (1952-1953)

1--4, Bob Simpson
Dave Cooper
3--3, Ed Kostenuk
4--2, Del Fanning
Jack Spalding
6--1, Pike Green
Bob Gregg
Vern Moore
Vern Bruce
Corky Thomas



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