Fifteenth Annual Kansas State Championship Races
Super Modifieds
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – September 9, 1979
Race Director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Promotional Company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
This photo of these unidentified cars was taken during the A feature race on this afternoon – Pete Sousa photo for the Hutchinson News
First Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
77 |
Larry Radcliffe |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
12n |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
3 |
4 |
Rick Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
43 |
Jim Selenke |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
Jeff Forshee |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
92 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
7 |
45x |
Joe Herrera |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
8 |
4A |
Pat McCoy |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
DNF |
0 |
Gary Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
DNF |
28 |
Ace Gearhart |
Liberal, Kansas |
Second Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
88 |
Dave Frusher |
Ness City, Kansas |
3 |
501 |
Mario Fuentez |
Juarez, Mexico |
4 |
6 |
Randy Willingham |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
62 |
Charlie Turner |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
6 |
90 |
Johnny Boe |
Enid, Oklahoma |
7 |
1 |
Don Adams |
Liberal, Kansas |
8 |
7x |
Roger Sundquist |
Holdrege, Nebraska |
Copeland took the lead on the first lap and built up a big lead by the finish.
Third Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
5 |
Davie Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
c88 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
3 |
86 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
4 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
51 |
Eldon Borger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
61 |
Jerry Walkingstick |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
7 |
79 |
Fred Hembree |
Ness City, Kansas |
Moore took the lead on the first lap and built up a big lead by the finish.
Fourth Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
25 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
20 |
Randy Jones |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
78 |
Mark Walinder |
Ness City, Kansas |
4 |
16 |
Paul Dutton, Jr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
9 |
Larry Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
123 |
Danny Duvall |
Pryor, Oklahoma |
Reed took the lead on the first lap and built up a big lead by the finish.
Trophy Dash – 4 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
5 |
Davie Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
25 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
B Feature Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
3 |
Jeff Forshee |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
51 |
Eldon Borger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
92 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
4 |
62 |
Charlie Turner |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
5 |
79 |
Fred Hembree |
Ness City, Kansas |
6 |
98 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
90 |
Johnny Boe |
Enid, Oklahoma |
8 |
45x |
Joe Herrera |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
9 |
78 |
Mark Walinder |
Ness City, Kansas |
10 |
61 |
Jerry Walkingstick |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
11 |
4A |
Pat McCoy |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
12 |
123 |
Danny Duvall |
Pryor, Oklahoma |
DNF |
1 |
Don Adams |
Liberal, Kansas |
The cars driven by Walkingstick and Adams got together in the southwest turn on the eighth lap causing Adams to retire from the race.
A Feature
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
5 |
Davie Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
c88 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
4 |
88 |
Dave Frusher |
Ness City, Kansas |
5 |
25 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
86 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
7 |
77 |
Larry Radcliffe |
Dodge City, Kansas |
8 |
12n |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
9 |
20 |
Randy Jones |
Dodge City, Kansas |
10 |
92 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
11 |
79 |
Fred Hembree |
Ness City, Kansas |
12 |
4 |
Rick Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
Copeland held the lead for the first ten laps before being passed by Reed. Reed relinquished the lead back to Copeland when he hit a slick spot on the racetrack on the fourteenth lap.
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 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
134 |
Rick Riner of Wichita, Kansas took third place in the first heat and twelfth place in the A feature – Rusty Manning photo
#28 Ace Gearhart of Liberal, Kansas retired for the day after being involved in a wreck in the first heat race – Racing from the Past website
Mario Fuentes Racing from the Past website |
Frank Lies Racing from the Past website |
Dave Frusher Racing from the Past website |
Davie Moore Davie Moore photo |
Larry Dewell Dennis Dye collection |
Jon Johnson Racing from the Past website |
Larry Radcliffe Racing from the Past website |
Don Adams Racing from the Past website |
Roger Sundquist Racing from the Past website |
Dick Walker Racing from the Past website |
Joe Herrera Racing from the Past website |
Walt McWhorter 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 |
Randy Jones Racing from the Past website |
Paul Dutton, Jr. Racing from the Past website |
Fred Hembree Racing from the Past website |
Larry Coleman Racing from the Past website |
Dale Reed Racing from the Past website |
Terry Uehling Jerry Leep photo from High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Mark Walinder Racing from the Past website |
Jerry Walkingstick Racing from the Past website |
Johnny Boe Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection |
Jeff Forshee
Jerry Leep photo from High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays
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