Fifth Annual Kansas State Modified Championship Races
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – September 14, 1969
Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Attendance – “a packed grandstand”
First Heat Race – 10 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6:58.6 |
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2 |
Jerry Everhart |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
H. A. Ratzlaff |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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4 |
R. W. “Pat” Patterson |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
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5 |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
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DNF |
Lester Schmidt |
Houston, Texas |
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DNF |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Schmidt driving #9 and Wade driving the John-Schippert-owned #04 tangled bringing out the caution flag.
Second Heat Race – 10 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
4:20.9 |
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2 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
Ken Myers |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
Jerry Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Third Heat Race – 10 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
4:20.1 |
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2 |
Jay Schrock |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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3 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
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After being involved in a wreck in the first heat, Wade finished out the afternoon driving the Cecil-Appel-owned #27.
Schrock led the first two laps before Lies passed him and went on to win.
Trophy Dash – 5 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
2:05.2 |
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2 |
H. A. Ratzlaff |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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3 |
Jerry Everhart |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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5 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Ratzlaff led the first two laps before being passed by Leep.
B Feature – 15 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Lloyd Beckman |
Wineoca, Nebraska |
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2 |
Dale Parsons |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
Dale McDaniel |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
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4 |
Bud Hatch |
Yates Center, Kansas |
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5 |
Bill Bookout |
Enid, Oklahoma |
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Beckman passed Parsons on the first lap to lead the entire race.
A Feature – 20 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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4 |
Jerry Everhart |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
David Ross |
Jetmore, Kansas |
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7 |
H. A. Ratzlaff |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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8 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
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9 |
Ken Myers |
Wichita, Kansas |
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10 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
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11 |
Jerry Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
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12 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
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13 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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14 |
Don Hovda |
Oxford, Nebraska |
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DNF |
Jay Schrock |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Schrock was in third place when he dropped out of the race on the third lap.
Lies started on the pole and led the entire race winning by a wide margin.
Bryant started outside of the front row and led briefly on the first lap before fading backward to finish in fifth place.
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Frank Lies Bob Mays collection |
Grady Wade Ken Greteman photo |
Jerry Everhart Bob Mays collection |
Herb Copeland Bob Mays collection |
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Jay Schrock Bob Mays collection |
Walt McWhorter Bob Mays collection |
Bud Haehn Hutchinson News photo |
Bud Hatch Bob Mays collection |
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Harold Leep Bob Mays collection |
Ken Myers Bob Mays collection |
Roy Bryant Bob Mays collection |
Bill Bookout Bill Bookout collection |
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David Ross Bob Mays collection |
Forrest Coleman Bob Mays collection |
Dick Walker Bob Mays collection |
H. A. Ratzlaff Lyndon Greaney photo |
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Jerry Reed Bob Mays collection |
Dale McDaniel High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Dale Parsons High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Pat Patterson High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays |
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