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

 

Dale Reed

Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

 

Larry Mossman*

Mossman collection

Jerry Walkingstick

Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

  * Larry Mossman used the alias “Roger Bond” when competing in auto races.

 

 

 

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