Twelfth Annual Kansas State Super Modified Championship Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – September 18, 1976
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 – Ann Yost of Ingalls, Kansas
Attendance – “a capacity plus crowd”
Davie Moore of Wichita, Kansas
Photo from the Racing from the Past website
First Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
07 |
Dave Frusher |
Ness City, Kansas |
2 |
4 |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
3 |
6 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
4 |
24 |
Jerry Stone |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
37 |
Jack Hewett* |
Troy, Ohio |
6 |
58 |
Lonnie Snowden |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
98 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
10 |
Lawrence Sinks |
Lawrence, Kansas |
9 |
04 |
Bob Hurley |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Second Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
17 |
Davie Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
86 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
3 |
75 |
John Beeson |
Scott City, Kansas |
4 |
6x |
Randy Willingham |
Amarillo, Texas |
5 |
12x |
Steve Hughes |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
2 |
C. W. Carr |
Garden City, Kansas |
7 |
7x |
Dutch Ter Steege |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
8 |
54 |
Chris Harms |
Jetmore, Kansas |
9 |
12 |
John LaShell |
Ellis, Kansas |
Third Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
112 |
Arnold Horner |
Jetmore, Kansas |
2 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
94 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
88 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
5 |
38 |
Lee Martin |
Oberlin, Kansas |
6 |
9 |
Larry Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
51 |
Eldon Borger |
Jetmore, Kansas |
8 |
97 |
Alan Herbert |
Dodge City, Kansas |
9 |
7 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
79 |
Fred Hembree |
Ness City, Kansas |
11 |
101 |
Don Bergmann |
Amarillo, Texas |
12 |
62 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Trophy Dash – 5 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
6 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
2 |
4 |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
3 |
07 |
Dave Frusher |
Ness City, Kansas |
4 |
86 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
5 |
94 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
112 |
Arnold Horner |
Jetmore, Kansas |
8 |
75 |
John Beeson |
Scott City, Kansas |
B Feature – 15 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
98 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
79 |
Fred Hembree |
Ness City, Kansas |
3 |
9 |
Larry Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
7x |
Dutch Ter Steege |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
5 |
10 |
Lawrence Sinks |
Lawrence, Kansas |
6 |
51 |
Eldon Barger |
Jetmore, Kansas |
7 |
101 |
Don Bergmann |
Amarillo, Texas |
8 |
2 |
C. W. Carr |
Garden City, Kansas |
9 |
62 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
10 |
12 |
John LaShell |
Ellis, Kansas |
11 |
04 |
Bob Hurley |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
12 |
54 |
Chris Harms |
Jetmore, Kansas |
A Feature – 16 Cars – 20 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
17 |
Davie Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
4 |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
3 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
112 |
Arnold Horner |
Jetmore, Kansas |
|
5 |
86 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
|
6 |
88 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
|
7 |
6x |
Randy Willingham |
Amarillo, Texas |
|
8 |
58 |
Lonnie Snowden |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
9 |
37 |
Jack Hewett* |
Troy Ohio |
|
10 |
38 |
Lee Martin |
Oberlin, Kansas |
|
11 |
24 |
Jerry Stone |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
12 |
12x |
Steve Hughes |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
13 |
75 |
John Beeson |
Scott City, Kansas |
|
14 |
94 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
DNF |
15 |
6 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
DNF |
16 |
07 |
Dave Frusher |
Ness City, Kansas |
DNF |
Steenson “slapped the wall” in the southwest turn while passing another car. He then continued on a few more laps before dropping out of the race.
Reed’s car suffered engine problems.
Roy Bryant in the Jim-Kennedy-owned #7 inching ahead of Frank Lies in his own #56 and Arnold Horner in the Melvin-Beutler-owned #112 – National Championship program
Roger Thompson Racing from the Past website |
Frank Lies Racing from the Past website |
Dave Frusher Jerry Leep photo |
Shelby Steenson Racing from the Past website |
Lee Martin Racing from the Past website |
Fred Hembree Racing from the Past website |
Jerry Stone Racing from the Past website |
Walt McWhorter Racing from the Past website |
Dale Reed Racing from the Past website |
Eldon Borger Racing from the Past website |
Jon Johnson Racing from the Past website |
Bob Hurley Racing from the Past website |
Randy Willingham Racing from the Past website |
Dutch Ter Steege Racing from the Past website |
Arnold Horner Racing from the Past website |
Roy Bryant Racing from the Past website |
Chris Harms Racing from the Past website |
Terry Uehling Hutchinson Nationals program |
Lawrence Sinks Lawrence Sinks collection |
Dick Walker Racing from the Past website |
* Jack Hewett competed in the Indianapolis “500” in 1998.
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