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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 |
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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 |
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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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