Pinky Mullens

Pinky Mullens collection

Larry Lutkie

Steve Lutkie collection

Gary Beyer

Jerry Leep photo

Dick Hendershot*

Schrater family collection

Mike Lutkie

81 Speedway program

Vern Allen

Vern Allen collection

Gordon Dodson

Bob Lawrence collection

Earl Durant

81 Speedway program

Jack Petty

Jack Petty collection

Kenny Meore

Elaine Moore collection

Butch Brack

Schrater family collection

Merle Wagoner

Montgomery family collection

Mel Montgomery

Montgomery family collection

Tandy Arnold

Bob Lawrence collection

Ralph Henderson

Ralph Henderson collection

Tom Lutkie

Steve Lutkie collection

Milton Ward

Racing from the Past website

Elmo Lane

Elmo Lane collection

Don Kreie

Roger Burnett collection

J. D. Martin

Merrick racing program

Marvin McNett

Kruse collection

Max Sloan

Kruse collection

Larry Crowl

Donavan Kreie collection

Racing from the Past website

Bill Mills

Mills collection

First Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

36

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

  2

66

Sonny Mayhugh

Great Bend, Kansas

  3

Larry Holden

WaKeeney, Kansas

  4

59

Shelby Steenson

Enterprise, Kansas

  5

Larry Allen

Dodge City, Kansas

  6

80

Stan Hacker

Kingman, Kansas

  7

21

Marvin McNett

Great Bend, Kansas

  8

187

Gordon Dodson

Wichita, Kansas

  9

Charlie Pitts

Hutchinson, Kansas

10

171

Earl Durant

Wichita, Kansas

11

Milton Youangdahl

Salina, Kansas

DNF

Roger Miller

Macksville, Kansas

DNF

Jim Morton

Seward, Kansas

DNF

Joe Stoss

Great Bend, Kansas

DNF

63

Tandy Arnold

Wichita, Kansas

DNF

4A

Ken Pearson

Wichita, Kansas

          The cars driven by Hacker and Morton tangled and spun out in the north turn collecting the cars driven by Stoss, Arnold, and Pearson.

          Miller’s car spun into a big mud puddle and remained there until the race was over.

Second Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

02

Pinky Mullens

Wichita, Kansas

  2

39

Gene Potts

Great Bend, Kansas

  3

Cliff Johnson

Great Bend, Kansas

  4

37

Bob Gilmore

Chase, Kansas

  5

22

Max Sloan

Great Bend, Kansas

  6

33

Jack Hayes

Wichita, Kansas

  7

8

Dan Hacker

Kingman, Kansas

  8

048

Darryl Johnson

Wichita, Kansas

  9

21

Robert Phillips

Wichita, Kansas

10

18

Dale Cates

Great Bend, Kansas

11

10

Larry Crowl

Hutchinson, Kansas

12

14

Elmo Lane

Hutchinson, Kansas

DNF

James Pinkston

Macksville, Kansas

DNF

49

Lawrence Petrie

Salina, Kansas

DNF

8

Don Kreie

Dodge City, Kansas

DNF

26

Jim Kizzar

Chase, Kansas

          The cars driven by Pinkston, Petrie, Kreie, and Kizzar were all involved in a 4-car pileup.

Third Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

16

Dick Hendershot*

Hutchinson, Kansas

  2

47

Kenny Moore**

Winfield, Kansas

  3

77

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

  4

32-2

Butch Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

  5

99

Ralph Henderson

Mulvane, Kansas

  6

00

Sam Cell

Great Bend, Kansas

  7

81

Bill Mills

Newton, Kansas

  8

Corky VanGotten

Chanute, Kansas

  9

312

Garron Finney

McPherson, Kansas

10

Gene Vogan

Salina, Kansas

11

Bob Chaney

Chase, Kansas

DNF

21

Marvin McNett

Great Bend, Kansas

DNF

99

Milton Ward

Chase, Kansas

DNF

Bob Graves

Hutchinson, Kansas

DNF

86

Bill Main

Hutchinson, Kansas

DNF

059

Larry Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

          The cars driven by Main and Graves struck the large hold in the southwest turn at the same time, then crashed into each other and rolled simultaneously.  Just seconds later, Lutkie’s car rolled in the northeast turn.

          Hendershot had a big lead when the race was stopped due to the three overturned cars.  On the restart, Ward shot around Hendershot to take the lead.  Two laps later, Ward slid wide in a turn allowing Hendershot to regain the lead.  The two cars ran nose-to-tail until the last lap when Ward attempted a pass for the lead in the southwest turn only to hit the big hole in the track and bounce into the outside crash wall.  That left Henderson with a big lead over Moore and he won easily.

          McNett also crashed into the outside wall on the final lap coming to rest against the wall on the back stretch.

Trophy Dash

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

77

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

  2

36

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

  3

66

Sonny Mayhugh

Great Bend, Kansas

  4

Cliff Johnson

Great Bend, Kansas

  5

16

Dick Hendershot*

Hutchinson, Kansas

  6

39

Gene Potts

Great Bend, Kansas

DNF

Larry Holden

WaKeeney, Kansas

DNF

02

Pinky Mullens

Wichita, Kansas

          Mullens spun out in the southeast turn on the first lap collecting the cars driven by Potts and Petty and causing the race to be restarted.

          Holden dropped out after clipping the outside wall late in the race.

B Feature – 33 Cars

Place

Car #

Driver

From

1

73

Butch Speicher

Denver, Colorado

2

5

Mel Montgomery

Wichita, Kansas

3

14

Gary Beyer

Peck, Kansas

4

14

Elmo Lane

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

41

John Marshall

Wichita, Kansas

6

17

Roger Chambers

Yates Center, Kansas

7

0

Vern Allen

Wichita, Kansas

DNF

Roger Miller

Macksville, Kansas

DNF

15

J. D. Martin

Dodge City, Kansas

DNF

Loyd Pickering

Greensburg, Kansas

DNF

7

Gary Stewart

Hutchinson, Kansas

DNF

33

Jack Hayes

Wichita, Kansas

DNF

Bob Caney

Chase, Kansas

DNF

26

Jim Kizzar

Chase, Kansas

DNF

66X

Tom Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

DNF

8

Dan Hacker

Kingman, Kansas

DNF

Bud Harrington

Garden City, Kansas

DNF

18

Dale Cates

Great Bend, Kansas

          Cates crashed hard into the outside wall just exiting the northwest turn onto the front straightaway causing a big pileup that also involved the cars of Speicher, Allen, Lutkie, Hacker, and Harrington.  Cates’ car was destroyed in the crash but there were no serious injuries.

          Kizzar’s car lost a wheel.

          The cars of Stewart and Hayes either slid off into mud holes or were pushed off into them.  Hayes’ car was pulled from the mud and got going again only to be involved in another wreck with Caney in the southwest turn.

          Pickering’s car crashed into the outside wall.

          Martin’s car spun into the infield in the northeast turn.

          Miller’s car rolled in the northeast turn.

          Only 8 cars finished this race.

A Feature

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

66

Sonny Mayhugh

Great Bend, Kansas

  2

 43

Mike Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

  3

86

Larry Miller

Dodge City, Kansas

  4

59

Shelby Steenson

Enterprise, Kansas

  5

36

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

  6

32-2

Butch Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

  7

37

Bob Gilmore

Great Bend, Kansas

  8

39

Gene Potts

Great Bend, Kansas

  9

171

Earl Durant

Wichita, Kansas

10

80

Stan Hacker

Kingman, Kansas

11

99

Ralph Henderson

Mulvane, Kansas

12

21

Marvin McNett

Great Bend, Kansas

13

Charlie Pitts

Hutchinson, Kansas

14

21

Robert Phillips

Wichita, Kansas

15

Gene Vogan

Salina, Kansas

81

Bill Mills

Newton, Kansas

DNF

10

Larry Crowl

Hutchinson, Kansas

DNF

312

Garron Finney

McPherson, Kansas

DNF

99

Milton Ward

Chase, Kansas

DNF

187

Gordon Dodson

Wichita, Kansas

DNF

22

Max Sloan

Great Bend, Kansas

DNF

05

Merle Wagoner

Wichita, Kansas

DNF

47

Kenny Moore**

Winfield, Kansas

           Kenny more rolled his car in the southwest turn while fighting for the lead on the first lap.

          Wagoner’s John-Hebb-owned car hit the big hole in the southwest turn, careened into the outside wall punching a hole in the concrete structure.

          Sloan’s car crashed into the outside wall in the southeast turn.  Dodson soon came along and crashed into it.

          The cars of Gilmore and Brack tangled in the south turn but both were able to get going again.

          Ward’s car spun out in the southeast turn.

          Finney’s car crashed into the wall near the northeast turn.

          The cars driven by Moore and Henderson tangled with each spinning 360° but both kept going.

          Crowl’s car slid off of the racetrack and into a mud hole.