Nineteenth Annual National Modified Championship Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday July 27, 1975
Sanctioned by National Championship Racing Association (N.C.R.A.)
Promotional Company Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race Director Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Flagman / Starter Forrest Cox, Jr. of Dodge City, Kansas
Trophy Queen Belinda Austin of Partridge, Kansas
The cars lined up before the start of the first heat race on this afternoon. That is #10 Lawrence Sinks on the pole, #6 Dale Reed on the outside of the front row, #37 Roy Bryant on the outside of the second row, and Jay Woodside on the outside of the third row with Woodside standing to the left of Bryant's car. Starter Forrest Cox, Jr. is standing at the far left of the picture Merrick racing program
The cars are shown here at the head of the front straightaway on the parade lap before the start of the Super Modified 50-championship race on this day Racing from the Past website
#94 Jerry Stone of Wichita is in front here but when the championship race was over, #37 Roy Bryant of Wichita finished in second place while Stone came home in fourth place. Click your mouse on the photo to see another taken (just before this race) of Jerry Stone with this #94 Shot-Hampton-owned car from Newton, Kansas that appeared in the Hutchinson Nationals program the following year Racing from the Past website
First Super Modified Heat Race
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
6 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
37 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
94 |
Jerry Stone |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
33 |
Bobby Walker |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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5 |
10 |
Lawrence Sinks |
Lawrence, Kansas |
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11 |
Jim Harkness |
Ness City, Kansas |
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25 |
Jay Woodside |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Second Super Modified Heat Race
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
98 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
4 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
07 |
Dave Frusher |
Ness City, Kansas |
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4 |
1 |
Larry Madden |
Midwest City, Oklahoma |
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5 |
01 |
Aaron Madden |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Third Super Modified Heat Race
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
24 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
12 |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
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3 |
79 |
Fred Hembree |
Ness City, Kansas |
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4 |
41 |
James McElreath, Jr.** |
Arlington, Texas |
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5 |
52 |
Emmett Hahn |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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29 |
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84 |
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Fourth Super Modified Heat Race
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
15 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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2 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
27 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
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4 |
5 |
A. J. Little |
Lawton, Oklahoma |
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5 |
71 |
Mike Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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2 |
12 |
Tim Wheaton |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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3 |
71 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
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Late Model Semi-Main Race
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
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2 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
99x |
Ralph Henderson |
Mulvane, Kansas |
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4 |
151 |
Lonnie Cooper |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
5 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
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Super Modified Semi-Main Race
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
09 |
Ted Bacon |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
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2 |
14 |
Wylan Cattrell |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
81 |
Terry Brown |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
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4 |
117 |
Gene See |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
69 |
Mike McGee |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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6 |
07 |
Buck Cadwell |
Arnet, Oklahoma |
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Late Model Feature Race - 30 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
59 |
Tom Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
30x |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
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3 |
3 |
Dick Hendershot* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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4 |
10 |
Larry Crowl |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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5 |
26 |
Jim Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
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6 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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7 |
52 |
A. C. Saint |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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8 |
8 |
Don Kreie |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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9 |
1 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
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10 |
82 |
Bob Fitzsimmon |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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11 |
73 |
Dave Hardesty |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
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|
12 |
04 |
Steve Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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|
13 |
71 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
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|
14 |
13 |
Von Morton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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|
15 |
86 |
Bill Main |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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16 |
25 |
Dale Ulrey |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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17 |
16 |
Jim Beeson |
Scott City, Kansas |
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18 |
12 |
Tim Wheaton |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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|
19 |
77 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
DNF |
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20 |
32-2 |
Butch Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
DNF |
|
21 |
777 |
Dave Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
DNF |
|
22 |
19 |
Charlie Laing |
Wichita, Kansas |
DNF |
|
23 |
98 |
Rod Keller |
Dodge City, Kansas |
DNF |
|
24 |
11 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
DNF |
|
25 |
9 |
Doc Pickle |
Pratt, Kansas |
DNF |
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26 |
27 |
O. B. Barsh |
Garden City, Kansas |
DNF |
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27 |
30 |
Jerry Barnes |
Dodge City, Kansas |
DNF |
|
28 |
15 |
J. D. Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
DNF |
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29 |
0 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
DNF |
Steenson was challenging Lutkie for the lead when his engine blew.
Super Modified Championship Race 50 Laps
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Place |
Started |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Laps Completed |
Purse |
|
|
1 |
1 |
6 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
50 |
|
$1,430 |
|
2 |
5 |
37 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
50 |
|
735 |
|
3 |
2 |
98 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
50 |
|
600 |
|
4 |
9 |
94 |
Jerry Stone |
Wichita, Kansas |
50 |
|
430 |
|
5 |
6 |
4 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
50 |
|
335 |
|
6 |
7 |
12 |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
50 |
|
235 |
|
7 |
18 |
52 |
Emmett Hahn |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
50 |
|
199 |
|
8 |
11 |
79 |
Fred Hembree |
Ness City, Kansas |
50 |
|
180 |
|
9 |
25 |
86 |
Jon Johnson |
Ness City, Kansas |
50 |
|
145 |
|
10 |
15 |
41 |
James McElreath, Jr.** |
Arlington, Texas |
50 |
|
156 |
|
11 |
8 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
49 |
|
215 |
|
12 |
23 |
7 |
Terry Kowalsky |
Great Bend, Kansas |
49 |
|
92 |
|
13 |
3 |
24 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
48 |
- DNF |
130 |
|
14 |
21 |
88 |
Arnold Horner |
Jetmore, Kansas |
47 |
|
72 |
|
15 |
28 |
81 |
Terry Brown |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
46 |
|
40 |
|
16 |
|
01 |
Aaron Madden |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
38 |
- DNF |
|
|
17 |
|
09 |
Ted Bacon |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
37 |
- DNF |
|
|
18 |
|
71 |
Mike Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
28 |
- DNF |
|
|
19 |
|
6x |
Randy Willingham |
Amarillo, Texas |
24 |
- DNF |
|
|
20 |
|
5 |
A. J. Little |
Lawton, Oklahoma |
17 |
- DNF |
|
|
21 |
|
07 |
Dave Frusher |
Ness City, Kansas |
16 |
- DNF |
|
|
22 |
|
1 |
Larry Madden |
Midwest City, Oklahoma |
14 |
- DNF |
|
|
23 |
|
15 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
- DNF |
|
|
24 |
|
25 |
Jay Woodside |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
- DNF |
|
|
25 |
|
33 |
Bobby Walker |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
3 |
- DNF |
|
|
26 |
|
27 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Oklahoma |
2 |
- DNF |
|
|
27 |
|
9 |
Court Grandstaff |
Dewey, Oklahoma |
2 |
- DNF |
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Leep challenged for the lead until he ran out of fuel.
#59 Tom Lutkie taking the checkered flag from starter Forrest Cox, Jr. and winning the 30-lap late model feature race Merrick racing program
Car lined up on the infield for the third race of this afternoon. That is #24 Harold Leep in the Jelly Wilhelm built and owned #24 super modified nearest the camera. Leep won this heat race Merrick racing program
Dave Frusher of Ness City, Kansas runs down the front straightaway - Jerry Leep photo
This photo of Roy Bryant of Wichita, Kansas in the #37 car owned by Harold Sparks and Jim Harkness of Ness City, Kansas in the #11 car owned by Buck Parks and Jim Meyers from Hays, Kansas was taken during the first heat race. Harkness car broke down and was unable to compete in the championship race Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Roy Bryant on his was to a second place finish in the first heat race Racing from the Past website
#10 Lawrence Sinks stays low on the racetrack as #6 Dale Reed and #37 Roy Bryant pass by on the outside on their way to finishing first and second in the first heat race. Sinks came in fifth Earl Mahoney photo for the NCRA yearbook
#90 Johnny Boe of Gainesville, Texas leads #07 Buck Cadwell of Arnett, Oklahoma through one of the turns on this afternoon Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
The Fourth heat race lining up for driver introductions on this afternoon. The #15 on the inside of the third row was driven by Herb Copeland of Dodge City, Kansas who won this event - Lies collection
#14 Wylan Cattrell of Wichita, Kansas and #09 Ted Bacon of Bartlesville, Oklahoma race for the lead in the Super Modified Semi-Final race. Bacon finished first followed by Cattrell Racing from the Past website
The car on the pace lap before the start of the 50-lap championship race. On the pole is #6 Dale Reed with #98 Walt McWhorter on the outside of the front row. That is Harold Leep on the inside of the second row Merrick racing program
Emmett Hahn of Tulsa, Oklahoma in the #52 owned by Jack Zink car running side-by-side with Randy Willingham of Amarillo, Texas in his own #6x car on this afternoon Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Walt McWhorter on his way to a third place finish in the championship race Racing from the Past website
#37 Roy Bryant had just taken over second place from #24 Harold Leep in the 50-lap championship race when this photo was taken. Leep can been seen here coasting having just run out of fuel Earl Mahoney photo for the NCRA yearbook
Dale Reed on his way to victory in the championship race Racing from the Past website
This photo of Emmett Hahn of Tulsa, Oklahoma with the John Zink owned car he drove was taken on this afternoon at Hutchinson Merrick racing program
Winner of the 50-lap National Championship Race
Left to right: Driver Dale Reed; unidentified; nationals queen Belinda Austin; car owner Evart Isaac; and starter Forrest Cox Merrick racing program
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Grady Wade Racing from the Past website |
Mike McGee Tim Malone photo from High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Frank Lies Racing from the Past website |
Fred Hembree Racing from the Past website |
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Emmett Hahn Racing from the Past website |
Larry Dewell Racing from the Past website |
Jerry Stone Racing from the Past website |
Jon Johnson Racing from the Past website |
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Arnold Horner Racing from the Past website |
Harold Leep Racing from the Past website |
Terry Kowalsky Racing from the Past website |
Bobby Walker Racing from the Past website |
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Court Grandstaff Rusty Manning photo |
Larry Madden Racing from the Past website
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Jay Woodside Racing from the Past website |
A. J. Little Mar-Car photo from High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays |
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Aaron Madden Racing from the Past website |
Terry Uehling Merrick Nationals program |
Herb Copeland Hutchinson Nationals program |
Randy Willingham Racing from the Past website |
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Jim Harkness Racing from the Past website |
Lawrence Sinks Lawrence Sinks collection |
Jim Kizzar Racing from the Past website |
Don Kreie Roger Burnett collection |
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Milton Ward Racing from the Past website |
Mel Potts Racing from the Past website |
Oren Haas Racing from the Past website |
Van Gemmill Racing from the Past website |
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Loyd Farr Racing from the Past website |
Tim Wheaton Racing from the Past website |
Dave Oltman Racing from the Past website |
Shelby Steenson Racing from the Past website |
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Larry Crowl Donavan Kreie collection from the Racing from the Past website |
J. D. Martin Merrick racing program |
Butch Brack Schrater family collection |
Charlie Laing Mike Cornelison photo |
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Terry Deatherage Racing from the Past website |
Dick Hendershot Racing from the Past website |
Gary Holbert Racing from the Past website |
Von Morton Racing from the Past website |
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Lonnie Cooper Cooper collection |
Bill Main Racing from the Past website |
Ralph Henderson Ralph Henderson collection |
Marvin Bradford Racing from the Past website |
Sam Brittendall
Duane Toyne collection from the Racing from the Past website
* Richard M. Dick Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.
** James MeElreath, Jr. (1954-1977) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Winchester, Indiana.
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