Terry Uehling

Hutchinson Nationals program

Jim Harkness

NCRA yearbook

Johnny Boe

Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection

Aaron Madden

Racing from the Past website

Dave Frusher

Racing from the Past website

Larry Madden

Bob Mays collection

Grady Wade

Racing from the Past website

Herb Copeland

Hutchinson Nationals program

Dale Reed

Racing from the Past website

Bobby Walker

Racing from the Past website

Ray Riner

Bob Mays collection 

Ron Fowler

High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays collection

Jerry Soderberg

Dodge City Globe

Jack Petty

Ken Gretemen photo from the Bob Mays collection

Dale Parsons

High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays

Frank Lies

Racing from the Past website

Randy Jones

Dick Rhea collection

Racing from the Past website

Fred Hembree

Racing from the Past website

Harold Leep, Jr.

Racing from the Past website

Dutch Ter Steege

Racing from the Past website

Jon Johnson

Racing from the Past website

Larry Dewell

Racing from the Past website

Marion Jacobs

Racing from the Past website

Jerald Hedberg

Warren Vincent photo

Larry Coleman

Racing from the Past website

Al Lemmons

High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays 

Jerry Reed

Bob Mays collection 

Jerry Stone

Hutchinson Nationals program

Lee Martin

Racing from the Past website

David Brotherton

Stewart collection

Mike Beckerman

Randy Manning collection

Racing from the Past website

Walt McWhorter

Lies collection

Jack Petty

Racing from the Past website

Van Gemmill

Racing from the Past website

Jim Kizzar

Racing from the Past website

Dick Hendershot

Racing from the Past website

Don Kreie

Roger Burnett collection

Oren Haas

Racing from the Past website

Tim Wheaton

Racing from the Past website

Alan Combs

Racing from the Past website

Francis Hoppenstedt

Racing from the Past website

Garry Fuller, Sr.

Racing from the Past website

Dave Oltman

Racing from the Past website

Gary Holbert

Racing from the Past website

Howard Spitler

Racing from the Past website

Steve Lutkie

Steve Lutkie collection

Von Morton

Racing from the Past website

Buddy Wysong

Racing from the Past website

Charlie Laing

81 Speedway program

J. D. Martin

Merrick racing program

Tom Drewel

Kruse collection

Bill Mills

Mills collection

Tom Lutkie

Mike Cornelison photo

Time Trials for the

Eighteenth Annual National Modified Championship Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Saturday – July 27, 1974

 

 

 

Sanctioned by – National Championship Racing Association (N.C.R.A.)

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

Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

Flagman / Starter – Al Alexander of Wichita, Kansas

Trophy Queen – Sheri Ann Fitzgerald of Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

Super Modified

Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Time

  1

68

Jay Woodside

Wichita, Kansas

26.16

  2

86

Jon Johnson

Utica, Kansas

26.20

  3

5

George Armstrong

Tulsa, Oklahoma

26.20

  4

55

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

26.35

  5

9

Randy Jones

Jetmore, Kansas

26.35

  6

11

Jim Harkness

Ness City, Kansas

26.36

  7

27

Terry Uehling

Ness City, Kansas

26.43

  8

15

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

26.47

  9

77

Walt McWhorter

Wichita, Kansas

26.49

10

4

Grady Wade

Wichita, Kansas

26.53

11

19

Ron Fowler

Chanute, Kansas

26.54

12

54

Bobby Walker

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

26.60

13

32

Frank Offutt

Utica, Kansas

26.62

14

57

Terry Kowalsky

Great Bend, Kansas

26.63

15

56

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

26.66

16

1

Larry Madden

Midwest City, Oklahoma

26.76

17

8

David Brotherton

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

26.78

18

6

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

26.79

19

25

Jerry Stone

Wichita, Kansas

26.80

20

11x

D. E. “Gene” Suggs

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

26.80

21

112

Larry Dewell

Fowler, Kansas

26.80

22

01

Aaron Madden

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

26.98

23

96x

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

26.98

24

90

Johnny Boe

Gainesville, Texas

27.05

25

00

Gerald “Boog” Bruggeman

Hastings, Nebraska

27.11

26

79

Fred Hembree

Ness City, Kansas

27.11

27

77x

Bill Liebig

Wisner, Nebraska

27.13

28

2

Ray Riner

Wichita, Kansas

27.15

29

91

Jerry Soderberg

Dodge City, Kansas

27.17

30

07

Buck Cadwell

Arnett, Oklahoma

27.19

31

75

John Beeson

Scott City, Kansas

27.20

32

04

Dave Frusher

Ness City, Kansas

27.20

33

19x

Al Lemmons

Tulsa, Oklahoma

27.23

34

29

Harold Leep, Jr.

Wichita, Kansas

27.23

35

99

Lonnie Snowden

Wichita, Kansas

27.29

36

52

Mike Beckerman

Fowler, Kansas

27.39

37

38

Lee Martin

Oberlin, Kansas

27.48

38

81

Terry Brown

Ft. Scott, Kansas

27.49

39

7x

Dutch Ter Steege

Bethany, Oklahoma

27.52

40

97x

Jerry Leep

Wichita, Kansas

28.56

41

34

Steve Foster

Tulsa, Oklahoma

27.60

42

117

Gene See

Wichita, Kansas

27.68

43

67

Dale Parsons

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

27.75

44

84

Jerald Hedberg

Lindsborg, Kansas

27.79

45

20

Wayne Wiseley

Bixby, Oklahoma

27.87

46

309

Marion Jacobs

Colby, Kansas

27.99

47

30

Bill Carr

Garden City, Kansas

28.09

48

9x

Larry Coleman

Wichita, Kansas

28.10

49

59

Boyd Lee

Salina, Kansas

28.27

50

23

Jerry Reed

Wichita, Kansas

28.51

51

96

Richard Brehmer

Enid, Oklahoma

28.52

52

97

Don Frazier

Wichita, Kansas

28.54

53

50

John Shipley

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

28.72

54

58

Duane Cain

Wichita, Kansas

28.79

55

14

Jim Richardson

Wichita, Kansas

28.95

56

 

Scott Carson

Oklahoma City, OK

NT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Cars

Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car

Time

  1

77

Jack Petty

Wichita, KS

1973 Ford Mustang

26.70

  2

11

Van Gemmill

Garden City, KS

1965 Chevrolet

27.23

  3

26

Jim Kizzar

Chase, KS

1968 Chevrolet

27.55

  4

3x

Dick Hendershot*

Hutchinson, KS

1967 Chevrolet

27.60

  5

8

Don Kreie

Dodge City, KS

1969 Chevrolet Camaro

27.68

  6

1

Oren Haas

Wichita, KS

1965 Chevrolet

27.69

  7

12

Tim Wheaton

Dodge City, KS

1967 Chevrolet

27.72

  8

55

Alan Combs

Herington, KS

1965 Chevrolet

27.83

  9

84

Francis Hoppenstedt

Manhattan, KS

1955 Chevrolet

27.94

10

19x

Charlie Laing

Wichita, KS

1965 Buick

28.03

11

59x

Shelby Steenson

Abilene, KS

1967 Ford

28.06

12

59

Tom Lutkie

Wichita, KS

1965 Chevrolet

28.16

13

34

Bob Gilmore

Chase, KS

1969 Chevrolet

28.18

14

97

Milton Ward

Great Bend, KS

1955 Chevrolet

28.31

15

1x

Garry Fuller, Sr.

Salina, KS

1971 Chevrolet

28.35

16

16

Mel Montgomery

Wichita, KS

1973 Ford Maverick

28.39

17

86x

Steve Lutkie

Wichita, KS

1972 Chevrolet

28.43

18

8xx

Craig Lockhart

Red Cloud, NE

1967 Chevrolet

28.43

19

6x

Larry Croisant

Beloit, KS

1969 Chevrolet

28.45

20

15

J. D. Martin

Dodge City, KS

1964 Chevrolet

28.46

21

27

O. B. Barsh

Syracuse, KS

1969 Ford

28.54

22

71

Ron Kudrna

Red Cloud, NE

1969 Chevrolet

28.59

23

7

Dave Oltman

Salina, KS

1969 Chevrolet

28.74

24

01

Eddie Putman

Ebson, KS

1966 Ford

28.76

25

52

Harold Clark

Wichita, KS

1955 Chevrolet

28.76

26

77x

Gary Holbert

Concordia, KS

1967 Chevrolet

28.80

27

28

Norris Anderson

Jamestown, KS

1965 Chevrolet

28.95

28

88

C. H. Cave

Oklahoma City, OK

1972 Dodge

28.99

29

131

Melvin McNett

Great Bend, KS

1966 Chevrolet

29.17

30

181

Bill Mills

Newton, KS

1968 Chevrolet

29.21

31

48

Sam Brittendall

Salina, KS

1967 Chevrolet

29.30

32

86

Larry Miller

Dodge City, KS

1964 Plymouth

29.41

33

8x

Dan Hacker

Kingman, KS

1965 Ford

29.73

34

5

Dave Conaway

Smith Center, KS

1966 Ford

29.83

35

13

Von Morton

Hutchinson, KS

1969 Chevrolet

29.85

36

87

Jerald Hedberg

Lindsborg, KS

1965 Chevrolet

29.93

37

1

Dean Hudson

Kensington, KS

1969 Ford

30.01

38

11x

Jerry Mashaney

Maize, KS

1967 Chevrolet

30.03

39

20

Tom Johnson

Liberal, KS

1966 Chevrolet

30.05

40

44

Rickey Blackburn

Hutchinson, KS

1955 Chevrolet

30.15

41

98

Rod Keller

Dodge City, KS

1967 Chevrolet

30.15

42

18

Lonnie Chambers

Yates Center, KS

1964 Chevrolet

30.15

43

7x

Howard Spitler

Belleville, KS

1970 Chevrolet

30.29

44

70

Vyrl Warren

Pierceville, KS

1965 Chevrolet

30.45

45

25

Dale Ulery

Dodge City, KS

1966 Chevrolet

30.50

46

3A

Thomas Parks

Hutchinson, KS

1963 Ford

30.59

47

14N

Henry Martin

McPherson, KS

1967 Mercury

30.79

48

98A

Rick Riner

Wichita, KS

1955 Chevrolet

30.91

49

47

Cliff Johnson

Great Bend, KS

1955 Chevrolet

30.96

50

98B

Buddy Wysong

Hutchinson, KS

1955 Chevrolet

31.03

51

071

Lowell Allen

Pratt, KS

1956 Chevrolet

31.36

52

90

Dean Gourley

Wichita, KS

1956 Ford

31.63

53

4

Tom Drewel

Claflin, KS

1956 Chevrolet

33.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shelby Steenson’s late model stock car parked in the infield of the Hutchinson racetrack.  The north end of the grandstand is visible at far left.  That is Steenson visible through the driver’s window – Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

 

 Mel Montgomery on the front straightaway - Jim Tomlin collection from the Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

Dan Hacker – Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

 

* Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.

 

 

 

 

    

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