Jack Petty Ken Gretemen photo
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Forrest Coleman Bob Mays collection
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Jay Schrock Bob Mays collection
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Bud Hatch Bob Mays collection
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Grady Wade Bob Mays collection
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Walt McWhorter Bob Mays collection
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Les Angel, Jr. Bob Mays collection
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Jim Harkness Cokeley collection
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Bob Reynolds Bob Mays collection
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Bill Bookout Bob Mays collection
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Dick Walker Bob Mays collection
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Don Spreier Bob Mays collection
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Pinky Mullens Mullens collection
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Herb Copeland Bob Mays collection
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Dave Ross Bob Mays collection
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Pat Woodard Bob Mays collection
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Bill Rigsby Rigsby collection
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Harold Leep Bob Mays collection
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Dale Reed Bob Mays collection
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Roy Bryant Bob Mays collection
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Aaron Madden Racing from the Past website
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Bill Cohee Racing from the Past website
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James Garner High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays
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Wylan Cattrell Racing from the Past website
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Dean Roper Racing from the Past website
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Emmett Hahn National Championship program
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Terry Kowalsky Racing from the Past website
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Dennis Anton Cokeley collection
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Charlie Pitts Charlie Pitts collection
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Bill Lewis Bob Mays collection
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Lee Salmans Dodge City Globe
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Fourth Annual Kansas State Modified Jalopy Championship Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – September 14, 1968
Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Attendance – “a near capacity crowd”
These races were broadcast live on the local CBS television affiliate KTVH, Channel 12 in Hutchinson
Newspaper ad advertising these races. The only drivers identified in the photos on this ad to date are #87 Bud Hatch of Yates Center, Kansas being followed by #83 Alvin Riley of Medora, Kansas in the top photo and #0 Vern Allen of Wichita, Kansas in the lower left hand photo - Mike Cornelison collection
First Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
3:46.1 |
2 |
Willie Hecke |
Kearney, Nebraska |
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3 |
Jack Petty |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
David Ross |
Jetmore, Kansas |
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5 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
Bill Rigsby |
Wichita, Kansas |
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7 |
Dennis Anton |
Kinsley, Kansas |
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8 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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9 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
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10 |
Harold Armstrong |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Second Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Leon Spain |
Manhattan, Kansas |
3:29.5 |
2 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
Bill Curless |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
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4 |
Dick Hendershot* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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5 |
Dale McCranty |
Topeka, Kansas |
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6 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
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7 |
Garrum Allison |
Lawrence, Kansas |
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8 |
Bud Hatch |
Yates Center, Kansas |
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9 |
Lawrence Sinks |
Lawrence, Kansas |
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Third Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
4:00.1 |
2 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
Jay Schrock |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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4 |
Bill Lewis |
Del City, Oklahoma |
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5 |
Ken Myers |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
Bill Bookout |
Enid, Oklahoma |
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7 |
Jerry Everhart |
Wichita, Kansas |
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8 |
Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
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9 |
Jim Selby |
Carterville, Missouri |
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DNF |
Walt Whitney |
Norton, Kansas |
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DNF |
Jerry Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Cars driven by Whitney and Reed bumped wheels entering the northeast turn causing Reed’s #25 car to flip violently several times ending up against the outside wall of the racetrack.
Trophy Dash – 5 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
1 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
2:08.2 |
2 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
Willie Hecke |
Kearney, Nebraska |
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4 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
Leon Spain |
Manhattan, Kansas |
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6 |
Bill Curless |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
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7 |
Jack Petty |
Wichita, Kansas |
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B Feature – 15 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Jay Woodside |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
Bob Mack |
Salina, Kansas |
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3 |
H. A. Ratzlaff |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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4 |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
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5 |
Alan Herbert |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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6 |
Marion Jacobs |
Colby, Kansas |
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7 |
Lawrence Sinks |
Lawrence, Kansas |
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8 |
Ed Whitney |
Norton, Kansas |
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9 |
Les Angel, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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10 |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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DNF |
Charles Omerod |
Wichita, Kansas |
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DNF |
Loren Ager |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
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Ager’s car flipped end-over-end in the northeast turn on the fourth lap.
Omerod’s car crashed into the outside wall in the southwest turn on the seventh lap.
A Feature – 20 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
David Ross |
Jetmore, Kansas |
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3 |
Willie Hecke |
Kearney, Nebraska |
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4 |
Leon Spain |
Manhattan, Kansas |
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5 |
Wylan Cattrell |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
Bill Bookout |
Enid, Oklahoma |
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7 |
Bill Rigsby |
Wichita, Kansas |
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8 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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9 |
Jay Schrock |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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10 |
Jerry Everhart |
Wichita, Kansas |
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DNF |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
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DNF |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
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DNF |
Garrum Allison |
Lawrence, Kansas |
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McWhorter led until the 14th lap when he lost the lead to Leep while lapping a car in the northeast turn. As the cars exited the northwest turn on that same lap, Allison spun in front of the lead cars and Leep and Lies crashed into the outside wall in attempt to keep from crashing into Allison’s car broadside. When the race was restarted, McWhorter was again in the lead and stayed there for the remainder of the race.
Roy Bryant Bob Mays collection |
Frank Lies Bob Mays collection |
David Ross Bob Mays collection |
Forrest Coleman Bob Mays collection |
Don Spreier Bob Mays collection |
Alan Herbert Dodge City Globe |
Walt McWhorter Bob Mays collection |
Herb Copeland Bob Mays collection |
Jay Schrock Bob Mays collection |
H. A. Ratzlaff Lyndon Greaney photo |
Lee Salmans Dodge City Globe |
Dennis Anton Cokeley collection |
Harold Leep Cokeley collection |
Larry Dewell Cokeley collection |
Jack Petty Ken Gretemen photo |
Bill Rigsby Rigsby collection |
Dale Reed Bob Mays collection |
Ken Myers Bob Mays collection |
Bill Curless Bob Mays collection |
Dick Hendershot Bob Mays collection |
Willie Hecke Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame |
Bill Bookout Bill Bookout collection |
Bud Hatch Bob Mays collection |
Bill Lewis Bob Mays collection |
Les Angel, Jr. Bob Mays collection |
Pinky Mullens Mullens collection |
Jerry Reed Bob Mays collection |
Jerry Everhart Bob Mays collection |
Wylan Cattrell Racing from the Past website |
Marion Jacobs Racing from the Past website |
Lawrence Sinks Lawrence Sinks collection |
* Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.
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