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Time Trials for the
Seventh Annual National Championship Jalopy Races for
Sportsman Modifieds on the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – July 27, 1963
(These cars were known regionally as “rails.)
Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Trophy Queen – Clarissa Sell of Wichita, Kansas
The Fastest Time in Time Trials
Car owner LaVern Nance left and driver Grady Wade right – Hutchinson News photo
Time Trials – 1 Lap |
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Place |
Engine |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
261 c.i. Chevy 6 |
11 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, KS |
27.38 |
2 |
Hudson 6 |
54 |
David Ross |
Jetmore, KS |
28.02 |
3 |
Pontiac Tempest Slant 4 |
57 |
John Macy |
Wichita, KS |
28.07 |
4 |
Hudson 6 |
46 |
Jay Woodside |
Wichita, KS |
28.14 |
5 |
Hudson Super 6 |
55 |
Jerry Everhart |
Wichita, KS |
28.27 |
6 |
Hudson 6 |
27 |
Virgil Chapman |
Kansas City, MO |
28.32 |
7 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
7 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, KS |
28.34 |
8 |
Hudson 6 |
1 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, KS |
28.36 |
9 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
53 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, KS |
28.37 |
10 |
Ford 6 |
29 |
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, KS |
28.50 |
11 |
Hudson 6 |
50 |
Ben Steadman |
Sharon, OK |
28.51 |
12 |
Straight 8 Buick |
94 |
Bill Bookout |
Wichita, KS |
28.52 |
131 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
62 |
Bill Curless |
Arkansas City, KS |
28.54 |
14 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
4 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, KS |
28.57 |
15 |
261 c.i. Chevy 6 |
28 |
Charlie Pitts |
Hutchinson, KS |
28.65 |
16 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
43 |
Ray Riner |
Wichita, KS |
28.68 |
17 |
Hudson 6 |
6 |
Jerry Collins |
Hutchinson, KS |
28.75 |
18 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
52 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, KS |
28.85 |
19 |
261 c.i. Chevy 6 |
88 |
Ed Schauf |
Wichita, KS |
28.90 |
20 |
|
86 |
Jay Schrock |
Hutchinson, KS |
28.92 |
21 |
|
65 |
Reuben Loepp |
Hutchinson, KS |
28.94 |
22 |
Hudson 6 |
36 |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, KS |
28.99 |
23 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
26 |
Dick Hendershot2 |
Hutchinson, KS |
29.00 |
24 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
85 |
Jim McAmis |
Wichita, KS |
29.05 |
25 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
19 |
Otis “Ody” Fellows |
Denver, CO |
29.12 |
26 |
|
47 |
Clyde Ferguson |
Arkansas City, KS |
29.26 |
26 |
|
18 |
Lucky Neumeier3 |
Kansas City, MO |
29.26 |
28 |
261 c.i. Chevy 6 |
21 |
Lucky Neumeier3 |
Kansas City, MO |
29.27 |
28 |
Hudson 6 |
8 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, KS |
29.29 |
30 |
Straight 8 Buick |
73 |
Melvin Herrell |
Hutchinson, KS |
29.35 |
31 |
|
3 |
George Witzke |
Wichita, KS |
29.40 |
32 |
Hudson 6 |
56 |
Bud Montgomery4 |
Denver, CO |
29.50 |
32 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
60 |
Bob Moberly5 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
29.50 |
34 |
Dodge 6 |
66 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, KS |
29.55 |
35 |
Chevy 6 |
92 |
Terry Kerstine |
Wichita, KS |
29.59 |
36 |
|
67 |
Jim Macy |
Wichita, KS |
29.63 |
37 |
|
9 |
Bob Roberts |
Halstead, KS |
29.92 |
38 |
|
48 |
Leon Bowman |
Wichita, KS |
30.18 |
39 |
Hudson 6 |
2 |
Dick Unger |
Wichita, KS |
30.28 |
40 |
Straight 8 Buick |
20 |
Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, KS |
30.40 |
41 |
261 c.i. Chevy 6 |
69 |
Jack Petty6 |
Wichita, KS |
30.42 |
42 |
261 c.i. Chevy 6 |
23 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, KS |
30.45 |
43 |
|
35 |
Bill Harper |
Hutchinson, KS |
30.46 |
44 |
|
40 |
Doran Raine, Jr. |
Wichita, KS |
30.54 |
45 |
261 c.i. Chevy 6 |
00 |
T. J. Newman |
Wichita, KS |
30.65 |
46 |
|
18 |
Doyle “Shot” Hampton |
Wichita, KS |
30.70 |
47 |
|
31 |
Warren Bennett |
Wichita, KS |
30.74 |
48 |
|
49 |
John Riead |
Hutchinson, KS |
30.82 |
49 |
261 c.i. Chevy 6 |
12 |
Wylan Cattrell |
Wichita, KS |
30.82 |
50 |
Hudson 6 |
76 |
Gene Angel |
Hutchinson, KS |
31.12 |
51 |
|
24 |
Bob Peck |
Manhattan, KS |
31.13 |
52 |
|
5 |
Harold Armstrong |
Wichita, KS |
31.26 |
53 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
38 |
Dick Doran |
Wichita, KS |
31.43 |
54 |
261 c.i. Chevy 6 |
75 |
Jim Hill |
Wichita, KS |
31.50 |
55 |
|
32 |
Francis Kingan7 |
Enid, OK |
31.55 |
56 |
|
41 |
Keith Cofield |
Wichita, KS |
31.56 |
57 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
97 |
Bill Nash |
Enid, OK |
31.63 |
58 |
Hudson 6 |
33 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, KS |
31.84 |
59 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, KS |
31:97 |
60 |
|
80 |
Vester VanSickle |
Hutchinson, KS |
32.19 |
61 |
|
83 |
Alvin Riley |
Medora, KS |
32.52 |
62 |
|
81 |
Bryson Mills |
Newton, KS |
32.59 |
63 |
|
34 |
Frank Spial |
Wichita, KS |
32.74 |
64 |
Buick |
94 |
Francis Kingan7 |
Enid, OK |
32.90 |
65 |
|
70 |
Duane Cauley |
Hutchinson, KS |
33.00 |
66 |
Ford V8-60 |
77 |
Donald Herrell |
Springdale, AR |
34.15 |
67 |
|
82 |
Bill Elliott |
Wichita, KS |
34.97 |
68 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
72 |
Bill Rigsby |
Wichita, KS |
35.48 |
69 |
Ford Flathead V-8 |
61 |
Don Graves |
Wichita, KS |
36.31 |
70 |
|
63 |
Marvin Bischoff |
Williamsburg, KS |
36.75 |
71 |
|
|
Bill Nelson |
Wichita, KS |
NT |
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This photo of Jerry Everhart in his Hudson Super-Six powered rail was taken on this weekend at the Hutchinson Nationals. The car had been built by Everhart’s brothers-in-law, Larry Lancett and Bob McElree (a.k.a. Bob Mack). Everhart set the 5th fastest time in time trials this day but a broken crankshaft in his heat race ended his day early on Sunday – Everhart family collection
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To view part one of a YouTube video that was taken of the races on this weekend (Note that the video is incorrectly titled on YouTube) Dwane Wolfe collection |
To view part two of a YouTube video that was taken of the races on this weekend Dwane Wolfe collection |
1 The official program did not list a 13th position in time trials skipping from 12th to 14th position instead.
2 Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.
3 Lucky Neumeier and Francis Kingan each drove two different cars in time trials.
4 Bud Montgomery’s car was checked in at the pit gate as #5 but the number was changed to #56 by officials for these races.
5 Bob Moberly’s car was checked in at the pit gate as #121 bit the number was changed to #60 by officials for these races.
6 For some undetermined reason, the time for #69 Jack Petty was disallowed.
7 Francis Kingan time in two different cars time trials. One was #32 and the other was #94.
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