Third Annual Kansas State Modified Jalopy Championship Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Thursday – September 21, 1967

 

 

Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)

Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

 

Attendance – “fewer than 1,000”

 

 

 

Frank Lies of Wichita is all smiles here after he won the trophy day on this day.  Besides the trophy dash and the first heat race, Lies also won the A feature and the Kansas State Jalopy Racing Championship.  The man dressed in white at right is the car’s owner Kenny Riffel of Herington, Kansas – Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

2

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

3

Bill Curless

Arkansas City, Kansas

4

Larry Dewell

Fowler, Kansas

5

Joe Lehman

Denver, Colorado

Lies took the lead in the southeast turn on the first lap and went up to build a big lead by the end of the race.

 

 

  

Second Heat Race – 10 Laps – Time: 4:28.20

Place

Driver

From

1

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

2

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

3

Jay Schrock

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Walt McWhorter

Wichita, Kansas

5

Clarence “Todd” Coker

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Third Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

2

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

3

Melvin Rogers

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

4

David Ross

Jetmore, Kansas

5

Don Spreier

Larned, Kansas

DNF

Willie Hecke

Holdrege, Nebraska

Hecke spun out in the first corner of the race causing a restart.  Bryant led until the final corner when Reed slipped by for the victory.

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 5 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

2

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

3

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

4

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

5

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

Lies lead this race from the very first corner.

 

 

 

B Feature – 15 Laps

Place

Driver

From

  1

H. A. Ratzlaff

Dodge City, Kansas

  2

Bob Peck

Manhattan, Kansas

  3

Alan Herbert

Dodge City, Kansas

  4

Garry Abell

Beloit, Kansas

  5

Dick Walker

Arkansas City, Kansas

Peck lead for the first ten laps before sliding high in the north turn.  That allowed Ratzlaff to slip by and go on to win.

 

 

 

A Feature

Place

Driver

From

  1

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

  2

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

  3

David Ross

Jetmore, Kansas

  4

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

  5

Jay Schrock

Hutchinson, Kansas

  6

Melvin Rogers

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  7

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

  8

Don Spreier

Larned, Kansas

  9

Larry Dewell

Fowler, Kansas

10

Bill Curless

Arkansas City, Kansas

 

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

Leep lead the first two laps before being passed by Lies.  Leep then stayed on Lies’ rear bumper for one more lap before spinning out in the north turn.

 

 

 

Kansas State Jalopy Racing Championship

Determined from those winning the most total prize money from the purse over the three days of modified jalopy racing at the Kansas State Fair

Place

Driver

From

1

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

2

Walt McWhorter

Wichita, Kansas

3

David Ross

Jetmore, Kansas

4

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

5

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

  

Roy Bryant

Ken Greteman photo from the Bob Mays collection

Frank Lies

Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

David Ross

Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

Dale Reed

Ken Greteman photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Don Spreier

Dodge City Globe

Alan Herbert

Dodge City Globe

Walt McWhorter

Ken Greteman photo from the Bob Mays collection

Herb Copeland

Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Jay Schrock

Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

H. A. Ratzlaff

Lyndon Greaney photo

Joe Lehman

Lyndon Greaney photo

Todd Coker

High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays

 

 

 

Harold Leep

Cokeley collection

Larry Dewell

Cokeley collection

Jack Petty

Ken Gretemen photo

Dick Walker

Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Willie Hecke

Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame 

Bill Curless

Ken Greteman photo from the Bob Mays collection 

Melvin Rogers

Hutchinson News photo 

Garry Abell

Deen Woods collection

 

 

 

Bob Peck

Leroy Byers photo from the book High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays

 

 

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