Fourth Annual Kansas State Modified Jalopy Championship Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Thursday September 19, 1968
Promotional Company Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race director Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
First Heat Race 10 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
|
2 |
Bob Peck |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
3 |
Roger McGary |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
4 |
Ken Myers |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Ed Whitney |
Norton, Kansas |
|
|
Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
DNF |
Bud Harrington |
Garden City, Kansas |
Harrington suffered a dislocated finger after his car crashed into the outside wall and overturned several times.
Second Heat Race 10 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Garry Abell |
Salina, Kansas |
|
3 |
Dick Hendershot* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
4 |
Jerry Stone |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Bud Lindstrom |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Third Heat Race 10 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
2 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Tom Pickard |
Edmond, Oklahoma |
|
4 |
David Ross |
Jetmore, Kansas |
|
5 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
DNF |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
Reeds car blew its engine on the 7th lap while he was leading.
Trophy Dash 5 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
|
2 |
Garry Abell |
Salina, Kansas |
|
3 |
Tom Pickard |
Edmond, Oklahoma |
|
4 |
Roger McGary |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
5 |
Bob Peck |
Manhattan, Kansas |
B Feature 15 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Wylan Cattrell |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
|
4 |
Jay Schrock |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
5 |
Ed Whitney |
Norton, Kansas |
A Feature 20 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
3 |
Tom Pickard |
Edmond, Oklahoma |
|
4 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
|
6 |
Ken Myers |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
7 |
Jerry Stone |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
8 |
Bud Lindstrom |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
|
|
David Ross |
Jetmore, Kansas |
|
|
Leon Spain |
Manhattan, Kansas |
McWhorter started on the outside of the front row.
Ross started in the 5th row.
Lies started in the 8th row.
Spain started in the 10th row.
Copeland led until the 15th lap when McWhorter took over and led the rest of the way.
Presentation of the 1968 Kansas State Modified Championship jackets and trophies. Left to right: Wynn's representative Don McGinnis, Country and Western singer Marty Robbins, owner / driver Walt McWhorter, mechanic Leroy Pfannenstiel and race director Jack Merrick - Lies collection
Kansas State Modified Championship
Determined from those winning the most total prize money from the purse over the three days of modified jalopy racing at the Kansas State Fair
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Leon Spain |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
3 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
5 |
David Ross |
Jetmore, Kansas |
|
Roy Bryant Bob Mays collection |
Frank Lies Bob Mays collection |
David Ross Bob Mays collection |
Forrest Coleman Bob Mays collection |
|
Don Spreier Bob Mays collection |
Jerry Stone Bob Mays collection |
Walt McWhorter Bob Mays collection |
Herb Copeland Bob Mays collection |
|
Jay Schrock Bob Mays collection |
Grady Wade Ken Greteman photo |
Bob Peck High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Pinky Mullens Mullens collection |
|
Dale Reed Bob Mays collection |
Ken Myers Bob Mays collection |
Dick Walker Bob Mays collection |
Dick Hendershot Bob Mays collection |
|
Wylan Cattrell Racing from the Past website |
Garry Abell Deen Woods collection |
* Richard M. Dick Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.
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