Sportsman Modified Jalopy Races at Hutchinson, Kansas on September 18, 1963

Sportsman Modified Jalopy Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

Wednesday – September 18, 1963

Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)

Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

Flagman / Starter – Al Alexander of Wichita, Kansas

(These cars were known regionally as “rails”)

Feature Race Winner

This photo of Dale Reed in Alden Davis’ Hudson was taken during these races at Hutchinson – Hutchinson News photo

First Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Grady Wade	Wichita, Kansas	4:43.5
2	Walt McWhorter	Wichita, Kansas
3	Jay Woodside	Wichita, Kansas
4	Dick Hendershot*	Hutchinson, Kansas
5	Roy Bryant	Wichita, Kansas
6	Al Baldus	Kansas City, Missouri
7	Carl Hayes	Hutchinson, Kansas
8	Francis Kingan	Enid, Oklahoma
9	Red Siems	Hutchinson, Kansas
10	Duane Cauley	Hutchinson, Kansas
11	Alvin Riley	Medora, Kansas
12	Melvin Herrell	Hutchinson, Kansas

Second Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Bill Nelson	Wichita, Kansas	4:43.8
2	Forrest Coleman	Wichita, Kansas
3	Jerry Collins	Hutchinson, Kansas
4	Ray Riner	Wichita, Kansas
5	Lee Phillips	Wichita, Kansas
6	Henry Ellington	Hutchinson, Kansas
7	Dick Walker	Wichita, Kansas
8	Leon Spain	Manhattan, Kansas
9	Jack Petty	Wichita, Kansas
10	Gene McClellan	Hutchinson, Kansas
11	J. D. Cox	Wichita, Kansas
	Marvin Jacobs	Wilson, Kansas

Jacobs spun out in the northwest turn causing damage to the front end of his car.

McClellan spun out in the northwest turn but was able to continue on in the race.

Third Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Frank Lies	Wichita, Kansas	4:41.9
2	Dale Reed	Wichita, Kansas
3	Bill Bookout	Wichita, Kansas
4	Charlie Lutkie	Wichita, Kansas
5	Leland Salmans	Larned, Kansas
6	John Riead	Hutchinson, Kansas
7	Dick Unger	Wichita, Kansas
8	Milton Luft	Great Bend, Kansas
9	Marvin Bischoff	Williamsburg, Kansas
10	Francis Hoppenstedt	Manhattan, Kansas
11	Vester VanSickle	Hutchinson, Kansas
	David Ross	Jetmore, Kansas

Ross spun out in this race but was able to continue on in the race.

Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 5 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Grady Wade	Wichita, Kansas	2:17.0
2	Forrest Coleman	Wichita, Kansas
3	Walt McWhorter	Wichita, Kansas
4	Frank Lies	Wichita, Kansas
5	Dale Reed	Wichita, Kansas
6	Bill Nelson	Wichita, Kansas

B Feature Race – 15 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Jack Petty	Wichita, Kansas	7:04.8
2	Dick Unger	Wichita, Kansas
3	John Riead	Hutchinson, Kansas
4	J. D. Cox	Wichita, Kansas
5	Dick Walker	Arkansas City, Kansas
6	Bill Curless	Arkansas City, Kansas
7	Carl Hayes	Hutchinson, Kansas
8	Leon Spain	Manhattan, Kansas
9	Marvin Bischoff	Williamsburg, Kansas
	Milton Luft	Great Bend, Kansas	DNF

Walker led the first three laps before being passed by Riead who held the top spot for five laps. Unger then took over the lead and held that position for another five laps before being passed by Petty who held on to lead the final two laps.

Luft crashed draping his car over the low front stretch wall near the head of the front straightaway.

A Feature Race – 25 Laps

Place	Driver	From
1	Dale Reed	Wichita, Kansas
2	Frank Lies	Wichita, Kansas
3	Grady Wade	Wichita, Kansas
4	Walt McWhorter	Wichita, Kansas
5	Bill Bookout	Wichita, Kansas
6	Jay Woodside	Wichita, Kansas
7	Forrest Coleman	Wichita, Kansas
8	Henry Ellington	Hutchinson, Kansas
9	Leland Salman	Larned, Kansas
10	Al Baldus	Kansas City, Missouri
11	Charlie Lutkie	Wichita, Kansas
12	Ray Riner	Wichita, Kansas
13	Bill Nelson	Wichita, Kansas