Eighth Annual Kansas State Modified Championship Races
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – September 16, 1972
Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Attendance – 8,000
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Frank Offutt |
Utica, Kansas |
|
3 |
Wylan Cattrell |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
David Unruh |
Quinter, Kansas |
|
5 |
Jim Richardson |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
6 |
Lonnie Snowden |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
7 |
Bill Dye |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
2 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Alan Herbert |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
4 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
6 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
|
7 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
|
2 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Lawrence Sinks |
Lawrence, Kansas |
|
4 |
Jay Woodside |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
5 |
Bill Smith |
Lecompton, Kansas |
|
6 |
Don Smith |
Norfolk, Nebraska |
|
DNF |
Thad Dosher |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
DNF |
Lee Martin |
Kinsley, Kansas |
The #37 driven by Dosher and the #38 driven by Martin tangled in the northeast turn with Martin spinning into the infield minus a wheel. Dosher continued on only to drop out later.
Trophy Dash
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
5 |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
B Feature – 15 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Jim Harkness |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Richard Powell |
Enid, Oklahoma |
|
4 |
Lonnie Snowden |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Randy Jones |
Jetmore, Kansas |
|
6 |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
7 |
Don Smith |
Norfolk, Nebraska |
|
DNF |
Ken Pearson |
Pleasanton, Kansas |
Pearson rolled his #88 car one and a half times on the back straightway after the flagman gave the signal for a false start.
Bryant assumed the lead on the second lap and held it for the rest of the race.
A Feature – 20 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
|
2 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
3 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Lawrence Sinks |
Lawrence, Kansas |
|
6 |
Alan Herbert |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
7 |
Jay Woodside |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
8 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
|
9 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
10 |
Wylan Cattrell |
Wichita, Kansas |
Dewell started on the pole and lead the entire race finishing two car lengths ahead of second place Copeland. The first four cars ran nose-to-tail the whole race with no passing among them.
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Roy Bryant Bob Mays collection |
Frank Lies Bob Mays collection |
Grady Wade Monte Cole collection Racing from the Past website |
Forrest Coleman Bob Mays collection |
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Dale Reed Racing from the Past website |
Larry Dewell Racing from the Past website |
Jon Johnson Racing from the Past website |
Herb Copeland Bob Mays collection |
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Wylan Cattrell Racing from the Past website |
Alan Herbert Dodge City Globe |
Harold Leep Cokeley collection |
Jim Harkness Racing from the Past website |
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Lawrence Sinks Lawrence Sinks collection |
Randy Jones Rhea collection from the Racing from the Past website |
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