Time Trials for the

Thirteenth Annual National Modified Championship Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

Saturday – July 26, 1969

 

 

 

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

Race director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

Flagman / Starter – Al Alexander of Wichita, Kansas

Trophy Queen – Janet Reimer of Hillsboro, Kansas

 

 

 

 

Jay Schrock

Bob Mays collection

 

Roy Bryant

Bob Mays collection

 

Walt McWhorter

Bob Mays collection

 

Charlie Pitts

Charlie Pitts collection

 

Dick Hendershot

Bob Mays collection

 

Jim Harkness

Cokeley collection

 

Bill Bookout

Bill Bookout collection

 

Dick Walker

Bob Mays collection

 

Dennis Anton

Cokeley collection

 

Alan Herbert

Dodge City Globe

 

Bud Hatch

Bob Mays collection

 

Les Angel, Jr.

Bob Mays collection

 

Ron Fowler

High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays

 

Pat Patterson

High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays

 

Dale Parsons

High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays

 

Bob Peck

High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays

 

Dave Frusher

Racing from the Past website

 

Wylan Cattrell

Racing from the Past website

 

Lee Salmans

Racing from the Past website

 

Jack Belk

Tim Belk collection

 

Marion Jacobs

Racing from the Past website

 

Don Craig

Brian Conn collection

Racing from the Past website

 

Garland Shepard

Mike Pogue collection from High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays

 

Lawrence Sinks

Lawrence Sinks collection

 

Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Time

  1

1

Jackie Howerton

Tulsa, Oklahoma

24.42

  2

8

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

24.52

  3

20

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

24.71

  4

37

Jack Belk

Joplin, Missouri

24.74

  5

11

Aaron Madden

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

25.02

  6

54

David Ross

Jetmore, Kansas

25.02

  7

04

Grady Wade

Wichita, Kansas

25.05

  8

154

Melvin Rogers

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

25.08

  9

2x

Ron Fowler

Chanute, Kansas

25.14

10

29

Bill Smith

Lecompton, Kansas

25.14

11

98

Walt McWhorter

Wichita, Kansas

25.17

12

88

Bob Fitzsimmon

Dodge City, Kansas

25.23

13

55

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

25.29

14

106

R. W. “Pat” Patterson

Wichita Falls, Texas

25.31

15

07

Dave Frusher

Ness City, Kansas

25.34

16

36

Alan Herbert

Dodge City, Kansas

25.43

17

62

Jerry Everhart

Wichita, Kansas

25.44

18

23

Jerry Reed

Wichita, Kansas

25.50

19

19

Ken Myers

Wichita, Kansas

25.53

20

69

Bill Rigsby

Wichita, Kansas

25.60

21

5

Jerry Stone

Wichita, Kansas

25.61

22

166

Ronald Huff

Denver, Colorado

25.62

23

22

Charlie Pitts

Hutchinson, Kansas

25.66

24

86

Jay Schrock

Hutchinson, Kansas

25.66

25

27

Leland Salmans

Larned, Kansas

25.70

26

71

Bob Peterson

Colby, Kansas

25.77

27

16

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

25.77

28

97

Ralph Parkinson

Wichita Falls, Texas

25.86

29

3x

Al Lemmons

Tulsa, Oklahoma

25.94

30

87

Bud Hatch

Yates Center, Kansas

26.02

31

666

Dennis Anton

Kinsley, Kansas

26.03

32

61

Ernest Jennings

Norman, Oklahoma

26.04

33

47

Walt Whitney

Norton, Kansas

26.05

34

00

Larry Dewell

Fowler, Kansas

26.09

35

1300

Benny Taylor

Tulsa, Oklahoma

26.14

36

35

Dick Walker

Arkansas City, Kansas

26.14

37

121

Vaughn Ager

Colorado Springs, Colorado

26.17

38

58

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

26.17

39

18

Francis Hoppenstedt

Manhattan, Kansas

26.21

40

2

Forrest Coleman

Wichita, Kansas

26.21

41

87x

Garry Harrison

Topeka, Kansas

26.24

42

84

Rolland Crocker

Salina, Kansas

26.26

43

3

Dick Hendershot*

Hutchinson, Kansas

26.27

44

89

Dick Bloom

Wichita, Kansas

26.30

45

14

Wylan Cattrell

Wichita, Kansas

26.36

46

31

Roger Thompson

Salina, Kansas

26.44

47

97x

Bob Ballard

Muskogee, Oklahoma

26.46

48

67

Dale Parsons

Wichita, Kansas

26.47

49

57

Pat Woodard

Maize, Kansas

26.49

50

45

Don Hovda

Oxford, Nebraska

26.50

51

75

Don Craig

Lawrence, Kansas

26.51

52

52

Jim Harkness

Ness City, Kansas

26.51

53

17

Ed Whitney

Kansas City, Misssouri

26.56

54

14x

Lawrence Sinks

Lawrence, Kansas

26.60

55

73

Bob Peck

Manhattan, Kansas

26.69

56

46

Ronnie Polson

Kinsley, Kansas

26.73

57

21

Bill Bookout

Enid, Oklahoma

26.81

58

93

Shelby Steenson

Enterprise, Kansas

28.83

59

1x

Loren Ager

Colorado Springs, Colorado

26.83

60

77x

Garry Fuller, Sr.

Salina, Kansas

26.90

61

49x

Jim McAmis

Denver, Colorado

27.01

62

309

Marion Jacobs

Colby, Kansas

27.03

63

76

Les Angel, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

27.08

64

70

Melvin May, Jr.

Maize, Kansas

27.13

65

151

Garland Shepard

Carterville, Missouri

27.18

66

15

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

27.23

67

81

Bill Martinson

McPherson, Kansas

27.37

68

94

Gordon Lucas

Wichita, Kansas

27.41

69

77

Donnie Kreigh

Sharon Springs, Kansas

27.49

70

47x

Bill Robison

Topeka, Kansas

27.58

71

48

Sam Brittendall

Salina, Kansas

28.17

72

162

Charlie Turner

Arkansas City, Kansas

28.70

73

59

Gary Avise

Salina, Kansas

28.72

74

82

Ronnie Holman

Omaha, Nebraska

28.90

75

9

Francis Wall**

Galesburg, Illinois

NT

76

222

Dick Sutcliffe***

Kansas City, Missouri

NT

77

161

Bob Wills

Enid, Oklahoma

NT

78

45x

Tom Carlisle

Wichita, Kansas

NT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, these photos are from the Bob Mays collection that were taken this weekend in Hutchinson by Kenny Greteman

 

 

 

 

Jerry Everhart and the Carl-Curless-owned Chevy

 

 

 

Jerry Reed

 

 

 

Forrest Coleman at left with car owner Ray Riner

 

 

 

Jerry Stone at right with his father, Melvin Stone

 

 

 

Pat Woodard at right

 

 

 

Ken Myers

 

 

 

Jackie Howerton with the Del Torrance Chevy in which he set the fastest time in time trials on this day

 

 

 

Bill Rigsby right with car owner George Hibbs

 

 

 

Grady Wade with the John Schippert owned car he drove this weekend

 

 

 

Aaron Madden in the LaVern Nance owned car he drove this weekend

 

 

 

Henry Ellington

 

 

 

David Ross in his own car

 

 

 

Left to right:  car owner Kenney Riffel, driver Frank Lies, and crewman Bob White

 

 

 

Dale Reed

 

 

 

Herb Copeland with the Evart-Isaac-owned Chevy

 

 

 

Harold Leep with one of the Ray-Cates-owned cars he drove this year.  Note that a zero was added after the normal #2 as the car ran as #20 this weekend

 

 

 

#61 Ernest Jennings and #154 Melvin Rogers

 

 

 

 

 

* Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.

 

** Francis Wall’s car blew an engine while running warm-up laps on Saturday morning.

 

*** Dick Sutcliffe’s car broke a crankshaft while running warm-up laps on Saturday morning.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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