Modified Jalopy Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Memorial Day – Friday – May 30, 1969

 

 

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

Race director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

 

Attendance – “A small but enthusiast turnout”

 

 

 

Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place

Driver

From

Time

1

Ken Myers

Wichita, Kansas

25.59

2

Larry Torson

Dodge City, Kansas

27.14

3

Don Elliott

Lawrence, Kansas

27.25

4

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

27.62

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 9 Cars – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Time

1

Walt McWhorter

Wichita, Kansas

4:33.0

2

Ken Myers

Wichita, Kansas

 

3

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

4

Francis Hoppenstedt

Manhattan, Kansas

 

5

Dale Parsons

Wichita, Kansas

 

6

Bob Fitzsimmon

Dodge City, Kansas

 

7

Dick Walker

Arkansas City, Kansas

 

8

Dennis Anton

Kinsley, Kansas

 

9

Lawrence Petrie

Salina, Kansas

 

McWhorter overtook Ellington on the second lap and lead the rest of the way.

 

 

  

Second Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Time

  1

Larry Torson

Dodge City, Kansas

4:41.3

  2

Les Angel, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

  3

Don Elliott

Lawrence, Kansas

 

  4

Jay Schrock

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

  5

Myron Rust

Wichita, Kansas

 

  6

Bill Smith

Emporia, Kansas

 

  7

Bill Martinson

McPherson, Kansas

 

  8

Bob Maag

Salina, Kansas

 

  9

Jim Harkness

Ness City, Kansas

 

10

Garry Fuller, Sr.

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

 

Third Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Time

1

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

4:30.0

2

Forrest Coleman

Wichita, Kansas

 

3

Wylan Cattrell

Wichita, Kansas

 

4

Bill Rigsby

Wichita, Kansas

 

5

Charlie Pitts

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

6

Terry Kowalsky

Great Bend, Kansas

 

7

Dave Frusher

Ness City, Kansas

 

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 5 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Time

  1

Ken Myers

Wichita, Kansas

2:15.0

  2

Walt McWhorter

Wichita, Kansas

 

  3

Forrest Coleman

Wichita, Kansas

 

  4

Larry Torson

Dodge City, Kansas

 

  5

Don Elliott

Lawrence, Kansas

 

 

 

 

B Feature – 13 Cars – 15 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Time

  1

Myron Rust

Wichita, Kansas

6.50.0 

  2

Jerry Everhart

Wichita, Kansas

 

  3

Dick Walker

Arkansas City, Kansas

 

  4

Dave Frusher

Ness City, Kansas

 

  5

Bob Fitzsimmon

Dodge City, Kansas

 

  6

Alan Herbert

Dodge City, Kansas

 

  7

Bill Martinson

McPherson, Kansas

 

  8

Dennis Anton

Kinsley, Kansas

 

  9

Bill Smith

Emporia, Kansas

 

10

Dale Parsons

Wichita, Kansas

 

11

Lawrence Petrie

Salina, Kansas

 

12

Ronnie Polson

Kinsley, Kansas

 

13

Terry Kowalsky

Great Bend, Kansas

 

 

 

 

A Feature – 20 Laps

Place

Driver

From

 

  1

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

 

  2

Walt McWhorter

Wichita, Kansas

 

  3

Ken Myers

Wichita, Kansas

 

  4

Wylan Cattrell

Wichita, Kansas

 

  5

Francis Hoppenstedt

Manhattan, Kansas

 

  6

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

  7

Don Elliott

Lawrence, Kansas

 

 

Jay Schrock

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

DNF

Charlie Pitts

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

DNF

Forrest Coleman

Wichita, Kansas

 

Coleman’s car lost a flywheel on the first lap.

Schrock spun out spun out in the southeast turn on the tenth lap but he was able to get his car restarted after seconds had elapsed.

Pitts crashed into the outside wall in the south turn on the eleventh lap.

 

 

 

 

  

Dennis Anton

Cokeley collection

Alan Herbert

Dodge City Globe

Jim Harkness

Cokeley collection

Forrest Coleman

Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Larry Torson

Roger Burnett collection

Dale Parsons

High Plains THUNDER  by Bob Mays

Walt McWhorter

Bob Mays collection

Herb Copeland

Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Jay Schrock

Bob Mays collection

Dick Walker

Bob Mays collection

Les Angel, Jr.

Bob Mays collection

Charlie Pitts

Charlie Pitts collection

 

 

 

Dick Walker

Bob Mays collection

Ken Myers

Bob Mays collection

Jerry Everhart

Bob Mays collection

Bill Rigsby

Rigsby collection

 

 

 

Wylan Cattrell

Racing from the Past website

Terry Kowalsky

Racing from the Past website

Dave Frusher

Racing from the Past website

Myron Rust

Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

Garry Fuller, Sr.

 Lyndon Greaney photo

Don Elliott

Elliott collection

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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