Fifteenth Annual Kansas State Championship Races
Super Modifieds
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday September 8, 1979
Race Director C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Promotional Company Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
First Heat Race 8 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
c88 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
2 |
501 |
Mario Fuentes |
Juarez, Mexico |
3 |
12n |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
4 |
43 |
Jim Selenke |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
0 |
Gary Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
16 |
Paul Dutton, Jr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
53 |
Mike Spear |
Dodge City, Kansas |
8 |
62 |
Charlie Turner |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
Second Heat Race 8 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
61 |
Jerry Walkingstick |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
2 |
90 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
4 |
Rick Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
5 |
Davie Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
77 |
Larry Radcliffe |
Dodge City, Kansas |
7 |
1 |
Don Adams |
Liberal, Kansas |
8 |
7x |
Roger Sundquist |
Holdrege, Nebraska |
Walkingstick passed Bryant for the lead on the final turn of the seventh lap.
Third Heat Race 8 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
25 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
20 |
Randy Jones |
Jetmore, Kansas |
3 |
88 |
Dave Frusher |
Ness City, Kansas |
4 |
58 |
Duane Cain |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
92 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
6 |
45x |
Joe Herrera |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
7 |
32 |
Larry Mossman* |
Winfield, Kansas |
Reed passed Jones for the lead on the third lap.
Fourth Heat Race 8 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
86 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
2 |
98 |
Walt McWhorter |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
6 |
Randy Willingham |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
51 |
Eldon Borger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
28 |
Ace Gearhart |
Liberal, Kansas |
7 |
123 |
Danny Duvall |
Pryor, Oklahoma |
Johnson led this entire race.
Trophy Dash 4 Cars 4 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
c88 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
2 |
86 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
3 |
25 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
61 |
Jerry Walkingstick |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Uehling lead this entire race although Johnson came up from the last starting spot to finish in second place.
B Feature Race 12 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
5 |
Davie Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
1 |
Don Adams |
Liberal, Kansas |
3 |
77 |
Larry Radcliffe |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
92 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
5 |
0 |
Gary Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
62 |
Charlie Turner |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
7 |
45x |
Joe Herrera |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
8 |
28 |
Ace Gearhart |
Liberal, Kansas |
9 |
7x |
Roger Sundquist |
Holdrege, Nebraska |
10 |
123 |
Danny Duvall |
Pryor, Oklahoma |
11 |
16 |
Paul Dutton, Jr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
Moore started this race from the pole position and was able to pull away to an easy win.
A Feature
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
c88 |
Terry Uehling |
Ness City, Kansas |
2 |
86 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
3 |
12n |
Larry Dewell |
Fowler, Kansas |
4 |
501 |
Mario Fuentes |
Juarez, Mexico |
5 |
88 |
Dave Frusher |
Ness City, Kansas |
6 |
4 |
Rick Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
1 |
Don Adams |
Liberal, Kansas |
8 |
61 |
Jerry Walkingstick |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
9 |
90 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
56 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
#28 Ace Gearhart of Liberal, Kansas finished sixth in the fourth heat race and eighth in the B feature Racing from the Past website
Rick Riner of Wichita, Kansas took third place in the second heat and sixth place in the A feature Rusty Manning photo
Mario Fuentes Racing from the Past website |
Frank Lies Racing from the Past website |
Dave Frusher Racing from the Past website |
Davie Moore Davie Moore collection |
Larry Dewell Dennis Dye collection |
Jon Johnson Racing from the Past website |
Larry Radcliffe Racing from the Past website |
Roy Bryant Racing from the Past website |
Roger Sundquist Racing from the Past website |
Dick Walker Racing from the Past website |
Joe Herrera Racing from the Past website |
Walt McWhorter Racing from the Past website |
Herb Copeland Racing from the Past website |
Randy Willingham Racing from the Past website |
Eldon Borger Racing from the Past website |
Randy Jones Racing from the Past website |
Terry Uehling Jerry Leep photo from High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays |
Paul Dutton, Jr. Racing from the Past website |
Don Adams Racing from the Past website
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Dale Reed Racing from the Past website
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* Larry Mossman used the alias Roger Bond when competing in auto races.
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