Late Model Stock Car Time Trials for the
Twentieth Annual National Modified Championship Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – July 31, 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
Time Trials – 1 Lap
All of the competitors that timed in are listed here by how fast they qualified but the actual times have only been located for the 20 that turned in the fastest times.
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Year / |
Make / Model |
Time |
1 |
08 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
1976 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
25.99 |
2 |
77 |
Jack Petty |
Wichita, Kansas |
1973 |
Ford |
26.32 |
3 |
30x |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
1965 |
Chevrolet |
26.56 |
4 |
6 |
Gary Pletcher |
Sharon Sprints, Kansas |
1974 |
Chevrolet |
26.59 |
5 |
44x |
Steve Kammerer |
Goddard, Kansas |
1967 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
26.61 |
6 |
12 |
Ted Shepard |
Enid, Oklahoma |
1975 |
Dodge |
26.69 |
7 |
1x |
Garry Fuller, Sr. |
Salina, Kansas |
1968 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
26.72 |
8 |
15 |
J. D. Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1964 |
Chevrolet |
26.81 |
9 |
11 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
1973 |
Chevrolet |
26.82 |
10 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
1976 |
Chevrolet |
26.83 |
11 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
1967 |
Chevrolet |
26.86 |
12 |
76 |
Marvin Newman |
Enid, Oklahoma |
1976 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
26.95 |
13 |
71 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
1970 |
Chevrolet |
26.95 |
14 |
31 |
Buck Cadwell |
Arnet, Oklahoma |
1973 |
Chevrolet |
26.95 |
15 |
32-2 |
Butch Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
Chevrolet Camaro |
26.97 |
16 |
171 |
Jim Haggar |
Liberty, Missouri |
1972 |
Chevrolet Chevelle |
27.03 |
17 |
99 |
Leroy Dauer |
Falun, Kansas |
1966 |
Chevrolet |
27.12 |
18 |
11x |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
1970 |
A. M. C. Javelin |
27.35 |
19 |
0 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
1976 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
27.38 |
20 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1965 |
Chevrolet |
27.38 |
21 |
25 |
Dale Ulery |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1967 |
Chevrolet |
|
22 |
26 |
Jim Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
1968 |
Chevrolet |
|
23 |
22 |
Max Sloan |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1964 |
Chevrolet |
|
24 |
8 |
Dan Hacker |
Kingman, Kansas |
1969 |
Ford |
|
25 |
55x |
Larry Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
1967 |
Chevrolet |
|
26 |
9 |
Garry Abell |
Lincoln, Kansas |
1968 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
|
27 |
13 |
Mike Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
1972 |
Chevrolet |
|
28 |
30 |
Jerry Barnes |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1975 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
|
29 |
2x |
Howard Spitler |
Republic, Kansas |
1969 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
|
30 |
777 |
Dave Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
1973 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
|
31 |
55 |
Alan Combs |
Herington, Kansas |
1966 |
Chevrolet |
|
32 |
14 |
Von Morton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1971 |
Chevrolet |
|
33 |
21 |
Doug Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
1976 |
Chevrolet |
|
34 |
3 |
Roger Copple |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
1971 |
Chevrolet Nova |
|
35 |
33 |
Bob Dauer |
Marquette, Kansas |
1968 |
Chevrolet |
|
36 |
86 |
Bill Main |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1971 |
Chevrolet |
|
37 |
78 |
Tom Pickard |
Edmond, Oklahoma |
1969 |
Chevrolet |
|
38 |
48 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
1968 |
Chevrolet |
|
39 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
1972 |
Chevrolet |
|
40 |
7-11 |
Harold Lohf |
Salina, Kansas |
1967 |
Chevrolet |
|
41 |
27x |
J. J. Adolph |
Manhattan, Kansas |
1969 |
Chevrolet Chevelle |
|
42 |
98 |
Rod Keller |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1965 |
Chevrolet |
|
43 |
2 |
Don Kreie |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1968 |
Chevrolet |
|
44 |
72 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
1970 |
Ford |
|
45 |
00x |
Frank Sell, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1969 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
|
46 |
45x |
Elmo Lane |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1968 |
Ford |
|
47 |
97-2 |
Clark Stone |
Pratt, Kansas |
1955 |
Chevrolet |
|
48 |
70x |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
1968 |
Chevrolet Chevelle |
|
49 |
57 |
Jack Saltkill |
Beloit, Kansas |
1967 |
Chevrolet |
|
50 |
131 |
Marvin McNett |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1967 |
Chevrolet Chevelle |
|
51 |
53 |
Mike Beckerman |
Fowler, Kansas |
1965 |
Chevrolet |
|
52 |
44 |
Bob Forst |
Wichita, Kansas |
1968 |
Chevrolet |
|
53 |
81 |
Bill Martinson |
McPherson, Kansas |
1965 |
Ford |
|
54 |
64 |
Gary Cunningham |
South Hutchinson, Kansas |
1964 |
Chevrolet |
|
55 |
7x |
Larry Sherbert |
Ellinwood, Kansas |
1968 |
Ford |
|
56 |
66 |
Gerald Shultz |
Kansas City, Missouri |
1969 |
Chevrolet Chevelle |
|
57 |
52 |
A. C. Saint |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1972 |
Chevrolet |
|
58 |
1 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
1965 |
Chevrolet Chevelle |
|
59 |
40 |
Joe Wallace |
Kansas City, Missouri |
1975 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
|
60 |
88 |
Jim Campbell |
Harrison, Arkansas |
1976 |
Chevrolet Camaro |
|
61 |
|
Richard Powell |
Enid, Oklahoma |
|
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Gary Holbert Racing from the Past website |
Milton Ward Racing from the Past website |
Bud Haehn Racing from the Past collection |
Jack Petty Racing from the Past website |
Ted Shepard Racing from the Past website |
Loyd Farr Racing from the Past website |
Buck Cadwell Racing from the Past website |
Mel Potts Racing from the Past website |
Leroy Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Dave Oltman Racing from the Past website |
Dan Hacker Racing from the Past website |
Jim Kizzar Racing from the Past website |
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Garry Abell Racing from the Past website |
Howard Spitler Racing from the Past website |
Alan Combs Racing from the Past website |
Von Morton Racing from the Past website |
Doug Thompson Racing from the Past website |
Bob Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Bill Main Racing from the Past website |
Don Kreie Racing from the Past website |
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Don Morris Racing from the Past website |
Oren Haas Racing from the Past collection |
Frank McGehee Haehn collection |
Joe Wallace Racing from the Past website |
Richard Powell Racing from the Past website |
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