Sprint Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – September 16, 1967
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Track condition – dry slick
#23 Roger Lane leads #3X Keith Hightshoe through the north turn in the Semi-Main Event on this day at Hutchinson – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Time Trials – 30 Cars – 1 Lap
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
|
1 |
63 |
Jerry Richert |
Forest Lake, Minnesota |
24.40 |
|
2 |
44 |
Tom Corbin |
Carlton, Missouri |
25.80 |
|
3 |
6 |
Gordon Woolley |
Waco, Texas |
25.81 |
|
4 |
25 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
25.85 |
|
5 |
9 |
Jay Woodside |
Kansas City, Missouri |
25.87 |
|
6 |
97 |
Ray Lee Goodwin |
Kansas City, Missouri |
25.90 |
|
7 |
95 |
Karl Busson |
Toledo, Ohio |
25.93 |
|
8 |
16 |
Jon Backlund |
Kansas City, Missouri |
25.98 |
|
9 |
23 |
Roger Lane |
Blue Springs, Missouri |
26.16 |
|
10 |
95 |
J. L. Cooper |
Kansas City, Missouri |
26.24 |
|
11 |
43 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
26.32 |
|
12 |
14 |
Lloyd Beckman |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
26.54 |
|
13 |
84 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
26.63 |
|
14 |
27 |
Lee Kunzman* |
Guttenburg, Iowa |
26.76 |
|
15 |
67 |
Chuck Kidwell |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
26.82 |
|
16 |
67x |
David Ross |
Jetmore, Kansas |
26.87 |
|
17 |
18 |
Don Brown |
North Hollywood, California |
27.07 |
|
18 |
93 |
Jerry Weld |
Kansas City, Missouri |
27.17 |
|
19 |
2 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
27.22 |
|
20 |
58 |
Harry Ivers |
Lakewood, Colorado |
27.25 |
|
21 |
67 |
Bill Hudson |
Montezuma, Iowa |
27.33 |
|
22 |
65 |
Joe Saldana |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
27.48 |
|
23 |
11 |
“Big Al” Murie |
Arvada, Colorado |
27.89 |
|
24 |
3x |
Keith Hightshoe |
Ashland, Nebraska |
27.94 |
|
25 |
26 |
Wayne Funk |
Humboldt, Iowa |
28.22 |
|
26 |
13 |
Eddie Leavitt |
Kearney, Missouri |
28.51 |
|
27 |
6x |
Bob Murra |
Wichita, Kansas |
28.52 |
|
28 |
92 |
Stan Borofsky |
Kansas City, Missouri |
29.20 |
|
29 |
98 |
Dick Sutcliff |
Kansas City, Missouri |
NT |
|
30 |
26 |
Ron Wilcheck |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
NT |
STP Dash – 7 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
|
1 |
16 |
Jon Backlund |
Kansas City, Missouri |
4:04.08 |
|
2 |
9 |
Jay Woodside |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
|
3 |
95 |
Karl Busson |
Toledo, Ohio |
|
|
4 |
6 |
Gordon Woolley |
Waco, Texas |
|
|
5 |
63 |
Jerry Richert |
Forest Lake, Minesota |
|
First Heat Race – 10 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
|
1 |
27 |
Lee Kunzman* |
Guttenburg, Iowa |
4:28.68 |
|
2 |
43 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
3 |
67 |
Bill Hudson |
Montezuma, Iowa |
|
|
4 |
98 |
Dick Sutcliff |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
|
5 |
23 |
Roger Lane |
Blue Springs, Missouri |
|
Second Heat Race – 10 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
2 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
67 |
Chuck Kidwell |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
|
3 |
95 |
J. L. Cooper |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
4 |
25 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
84 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
McWhorter lead this race from the start. He was a half lap ahead of Kidwell at the finish.
Semi-Main Event – 12 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
23 |
Roger Lane |
Blue Springs, Missouri |
|
2 |
84 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
3x |
Keith Hightshoe |
Ashland, Nebraska |
|
4 |
11 |
“Big Al” Murie |
Arvada, Colorado |
|
5 |
58 |
Harry Ivers |
Lakewood, Colorado |
|
|
26 |
Ron Wilcheck |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Wilcheck’s car spun out on the sixth lap.
Main Event – 20 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
|
1 |
9 |
Jay Woodside |
Kansas City, Missouri |
9:15.28 |
|
2 |
16 |
Jon Backlund |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
|
3 |
95 |
Karl Busson |
Toledo, Ohio |
|
|
4 |
63 |
Jerry Richert |
Forest Lake, Minnesota |
|
|
5 |
6 |
Gordon Woolley |
Waco, Texas` |
|
|
6 |
43 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
7 |
44 |
Tom Corbin |
Carlton, Missouri |
|
|
8 |
23 |
Roger Lane |
Blue Springs, Missouri |
|
|
9 |
27 |
Lee Kunzman* |
Guttenburg, Iowa |
|
|
10 |
95 |
J. L. Cooper |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
|
|
26 |
Ron Wilcheck |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
Wilcheck’s car spun out. Woodside followed Backlund for the first 19 laps and then passed him on the inside on the last lap to score the victory.
David Ross leads Keith Hightshoe through the north turn on this day – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Jon Backlund of Kansas City, Missouri in the Bill Hoback Chevy at Hutchinson on this day – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Karl Busson in the Cedoz Chevy at Hutchinson on this day – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Gordon Woolley of Waco, Texas in the Charlie Goodrich Chevy at Hutchinson on this day – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Don Brown of North Hollywood, California is seated in his roadster on this day in Hutchinson – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Eddie Leavitt of Kearney, Missouri in the Duck Corum Chevy on this day in Hutchinson – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Ray Lee Goodwin of Kansas City, Missouri in the Luther Brewer Chevy on this day in Hutchinson – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
|
Jay Woodside Jay Woodside collection |
Grady Wade Bob Mays collection |
Roy Bryant Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection |
Dale Reed Selenke collection |
|
Keith Hightshoe L. A. Ward photo from the 2005 Fastrack Pictorial by Bob Mays |
Lee Kunzman Bob Mays collection |
Jerry Richert Meissner collection |
“Big Al” Murie L. A. Ward photo from the 2005 Fastrack Pictorial by Bob Mays |
* Lee Kunzman went on to compete in the Indianapolis “500” four times.
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