Seventeenth Annual Kansas State Championship Races
Super Modifieds
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday September 20, 1981
Race Director C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Promotional Company Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Numbers of Cars Entered 28 cars
Terry Uehling of Ness City, Kansas dropout of the fourth heat race but then came back to finish in fourth place in the A feature on this day. That finish, helped him to nail down sixth place in the final standings in the 1981 Kansas State Sprint Car Championship. Click your mouse on the photo to see another photo of Terry seated in this car in the pits on this afternoon Rusty Manning photos
First Heat Race 7 Cars
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
|
1 |
99 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
|
2 |
25 |
Jay Woodside |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
|
3 |
6 |
Randy Willingham |
Amarillo, Texas |
5 |
|
4 |
78 |
Mark Walinder |
Ness City, Kansas |
3 |
|
5 |
1 |
Don Adams |
Liberal, Kansas |
4 |
|
6 |
28 |
Ace Gearhart |
Liberal, Kansas |
2 |
|
DNF |
27 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
1 |
Second Heat Race 7 Cars
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
|
1 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
1 |
|
2 |
97 |
Alan Herbert |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
|
3 |
2x |
Garry Lee Maier |
Jetmore, Kansas |
6 |
|
4 |
21 |
Joe Roberts |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7 |
|
5 |
84 |
Dennis Park |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
|
6 |
92 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
4 |
|
7 |
14 |
Wylan Cattrell |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Copeland led this entire race.
Third Heat Race 7 Cars
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
|
1 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
|
2 |
98 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
|
3 |
0 |
Gary Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
1 |
|
4 |
7x |
Roger Sundquist |
Holdrege, Nebraska |
3 |
|
5 |
53L |
Frank Offutt |
Utica, Kansas |
6 |
|
6 |
62 |
Charlie Turner |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
7 |
|
DNF |
88 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
2 |
Johnson dropped out with engine failure.
Fourth Heat Race 7 Cars
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
|
1 |
7 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
1 |
|
2 |
76 |
Dee Zelmer |
Lees Summit, Missouri |
2 |
|
3 |
51 |
Eldon Borger |
Jetmore, Kansas |
4 |
|
4 |
16 |
Paul Dutton, Jr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
|
5 |
4 |
Rick Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
|
6 |
8 |
Daryl Bybee |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
|
DNF |
18 |
Merlin Stout |
Rolla, Kansas |
7 |
Trophy Dash 4 Cars 4 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
|
1 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
|
2 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
|
3 |
99 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
1 |
|
4 |
7 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
B Feature Race 12 Cars 12 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
|
1 |
1 |
Don Adams |
Liberal, Kansas |
1 |
|
2 |
27 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
10 |
|
3 |
53L |
Frank Offutt |
Utica, Kansas |
3 |
|
4 |
4 |
Rick Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
|
5 |
14 |
Wylan Cattrell |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
|
6 |
84 |
Dennis Park |
Liberal, Kansas |
2 |
|
7 |
62 |
Charlie Turner |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
7 |
|
8 |
8 |
Daryl Bybee |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
|
DNF |
28 |
Ace Gearhart |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
|
DNF |
62 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
6 |
|
DNF |
88 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
DNS |
|
DNF |
18 |
Merlin Stout |
Rolla, Kansas |
DNS |
A Feature 20 Cars 20 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
|
1 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
|
2 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
|
3 |
99 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
1 |
|
4 |
27 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
18 |
|
5 |
6 |
Randy Willingham |
Amarillo, Texas |
9 |
|
6 |
98 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
|
7 |
2x |
Garry Lee Maier |
Jetmore, Kansas |
10 |
|
8 |
1 |
Don Adams |
Liberal, Kansas |
17 |
|
9 |
25 |
Jay Woodside |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
|
10 |
16 |
Paul Dutton, Jr. |
Wichita, Kansasq |
16 |
|
11 |
53L |
Frank Offutt |
Utica, Kansas |
19 |
|
12 |
7x |
Roger Sundquist |
Holdrege, Nebraska |
15 |
|
13 |
0 |
Gary Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
11 |
|
DNF |
7 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
|
DNF |
97 |
Alan Herbert |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
|
DNF |
76 |
Dee Zelmer |
Lees Summit, Missouri |
8 |
|
DNF |
51 |
Eldon Borger |
Jetmore, Kansas |
12 |
|
DNF |
28 |
Ace Gearhart |
Liberal, Kansas |
13 |
|
DNF |
21 |
Joe Roberts |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
14 |
|
DNF |
4 |
Rick Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
20 |
The onset of engine problems caused Woodside to drop from fourth place to ninth place on the final lap.
Copeland led this entire race.
Kansas State Super Modified Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the two days of super modified racing at the Kansas State Fair.
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Points |
|
1 |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
131 |
|
2 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
127 |
|
3 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
107 |
|
4 |
Jay Woodside |
Wichita, Kansas |
93 |
|
5 |
Don Adams |
Liberal, Kansas |
85 |
|
6 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
80 |
|
7 |
Randy Willingham |
Amarillo, Texas |
76 |
|
8 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
75 |
|
9 |
Garry Lee Maier |
Jetmore, Kansas |
64 |
|
10 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
49 |
|
Roger Sundquist Racing from the Past website |
Walt McWhorter Racing from the Past website |
Ace Gearhart Racing from the Past website |
Jay Woodside Racing from the Past website |
|
Alan Herbert Racing from the Past website |
Frank Lies Racing from the Past website |
Mark Walinder Racing from the Past website |
Roy Bryant Racing from the Past website |
|
Wylan Cattrell Racing from the Past website |
Dick Walker Racing from the Past website |
Don Adams Racing from the Past website |
Paul Dutton, Jr. Racing from the Past website |
|
Herb Copeland Racing from the Past website |
Randy Willingham Racing from the Past website |
Eldon Borger Racing from the Past website |
Harold Leep Racing from the Past website |
|
Rick Riner Mike Ehrlich photo from the Racing from the Past website |
Jon Johnson Racing from the Past website |
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