Motorcycle Races on May 19, 1968 at Winfield, KS

4-Star AMA Sanctioned Motorcycle Races

Cowley County Fairgrounds, Winfield, Kansas

Sunday, May 19, 1968

Announced Paid Attendance: 4,000

Wichita Eagle

Wichita, Kansas

Tuesday, May 21, 1968:

Texan Keeps Lead

Robert Winters of Fort Worth, Texas keeps the lead over Kenny Bright of Oklahoma City to win the expert feature race in the Kansas State Motorcycle Rally at Winfield Sunday afternoon.

Webmaster’s note: The newspaper got some incorrect information. Robert Winters was actually from Fort Smith, Arkansas while Kenny Bright was from Ponca City, Oklahoma.

AMATEUR – Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model	Time
1	*Bentley Hardwick*	*Duncanville, TX***	*44n*	*BSA 500 Twin*	*30.31*
2	*Wendell Whisenhunt*	*Lindsay, OK***	*47m*	*Triumph Daytona 500*	*30.84*
3	*Mike Van Bibber*	*Albuquerque, NM***	*58m*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*30.96*
4	*Bill Rader*	*Kansas City, MO***	*77k*		*31.10*
5	*Bill Jenneman*	*Grand Island, NE***	*58j*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*31.18*
6	*Art Ninci*	*Kansas City, MO***	*86k*	*Harley-Davidson*	*31.26*
7	*Jerry Mathews*	*Shawnee, OK***	*45n*	*Triumph Daytona 500*	*31.29*
8	*Bill Bailey*	*Omaha, NE***	*26j*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*31.49*
9	*Glen Douglas*	*Abilene, TX***	*96n*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*31.52*
10	*Mike Ninci*	*Kansas City, MO***	*95k*		*31.58*
11	*Rick Deane*	*Aspen, CO***	*68m*	*Triumph Trackmaster*	*31.71*
12	*Cecil Wagers*		*54k*		*31.98*
13	*Merritt Vandris*	*Pittsburg, KS***	*92n*	*BSA Gold Star*	*32.00*
14	*Dave Prichard*	*Red Oak, IA*	*56j*	*Triumph*	*32.03*
15			*57j*		*32.13*
16	*Dick Jensen*	*Grand Island, NE***	*98j*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*32.15*
17	*Donald Potter*	*Lincoln, NE***	*67j*	*BSA Gold Star*	*32.34*
18	*Virgil Davenport*	*Irving, TX***	*62n*	*Triumph*	*32.46*
19	*Jeff Tindel*	*Dallas, TX***	*74n*	*BSA Gold Star*	*32.52*
20	*Noel Mathwig*	*Minneapolis, MN***	*73j*		*32.62*
21	*Bill Burr*	*Ft. Collins, CO***	*102m*		*32.82*
22	*Ken Jackson*	*Lincoln, NE***	*63j*	*BSA Gold Star*	*33.75*
23			*70m*		*34.53*

EXPERT – Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model	Time
1	*Doug Johnston*	*Bartlesville, OK***	*71m*	*Triumph*	*30.03*
2	*Ken Bright*	*Ponca City, OK***	*69n*	*BSA*	*30.25*
3	*Gary Corpian*	*Abilene, TX***	*75n*	*BSA Gold Star*	*30.26*
4	*Robert Winters*	*Ft. Smith, AR***	21	*BSA*	*30.36*
5	*Ted Davis*	*Ponca City, OK***	90	*BSA*	*30.37*
6	*Terry Deatherage*	*Wichita, KS***	*33n*	*Triumph*	*30.60*
7	*Dick Woods*	*Topeka, KS***	*42n*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*30.84*
8	*Danny Dysart*	*Ponca City, OK***	*38n*	*Harley-Davidson*	*30.87*
9	*Chuck Berry*	*Hermosa Beach, CA***	*93x*		*31.03*
10	*Chuck Felton*	*Beloit, WI***	*12g*		*31.05*
11	*Monty Barrett*	*Tulsa, OK***	*85m*		*31.06*
12	*Phil Hawk*	*Milwaukee, WI***	8g		*31.09*
13	*Al Urich*	*Omaha, NE***	*16j*		*31.19*
14			*87l*		*31.31*
15	*Ron Widman*	*St. Louis, MO***	*11k*		*31.41*
16	*Gary Boyce*	*Aspen, CO***	*92m*	*Triumph*	*31.65*
17	*Dwane Walker*	*Shawnee, OK***	*55m*	*Triumph Daytona 500*	*31.74*
18	*Gene Reid*		*134x*		*31.74*
19	*Warren Flickinger*	*Denver, CO***	42		*31.79*
20	*Freddy Beall*	*Abilene, TX***	*17n*	*BSA Gold Star*	*31.82*
21	*Dennis Schoenfeldt*	*Houston, TX***	*49n*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*31.95*
22	*Loren Thompson*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*61n*	*Harley-Davidson*	*32.83*

EXPERT – Trophy Dash – 3 Laps – Time: 1:34.60

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Ken Bright*	*Ponca City, OK***	*69n*	*BSA*
2	*Robert Winters*	*Ft. Smith, AR***	21	*BSA*
3	*Doug Johnston*	*Bartlesville, OK***	*71m*	*Triumph*
4	*Gary Corpian*	*Abilene, TX***	*75n*	*BSA Gold Star*

NOVICE – Elimination 1 – 3 Laps – Time: 1:41.60

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Karmum King*	*St. Ann, MO***	*46k*
2			*50k*
3			*109n*
4			*41n*

NOVICE – Elimination 2 – 3 Laps – Time: 1:37.17

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Mike Mumford*	*Des Moines, IA***	*64k*	*Triumph*
2	*Rick Weeks*	*LaGrange, WY***	*135q*
3			*51m*
4	*John Jeffries*	*Yale, OK***	*33m*	*Honda*

NOVICE – Elimination 3 – 3 Laps – Time: 1:38.86

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Ken Pressgrove*	*Topeka, KS***	*94n*	*Harley-Davidson Sprint*
2	*Richard Ely*		*47k*
3	*Fred VanBeazler*		*51n*
4	*John Meyer*	*Tulsa, OK***	*60m*

NOVICE – Elimination 4 – 3 Laps – Time: 1:38.70

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*John Farquharson*	*Oklahoma City, OK***	*82m*
2	*Tom Ballou*	*Irving, TX***	*58n*	*Honda*
3			*72k*
4	*Pat Reynolds*		*76n*

NOVICE – Heat 1 – 6 Laps – Time: 3:10.56

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Mike Mumford*	*Des Moines, IA***	*64k*	*Triumph*
2	*John Farquharson*	*Oklahoma City, OK***	*82m*
3	*Tom Ballou*	*Irving, TX***	*58n*	*Honda*
4	*Pat Reynolds*		*76n*
5	*Joe Juricek*	*Lincoln, NE***	*80j*	*Montesa*

NOVICE – Heat 2 – 6 Laps - Time: 3:15.70

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Ken Pressgrove*	*Topeka, KS***	*94n*	*Harley-Davidson Sprint*
2	*Richard Ely*		*47k*
3	*Fred VanBeazler*		*51n*
4	*Wally Dale*	*Bloomington, MN***	*62j*
5	*John Meyer*	*Tulsa, OK***	*60m*

AMATEUR – Heat 1 – 6 Laps - Time: 3:07.19

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Bentley Hardwick*	*Duncanville, TX***	*44n*	*BSA 500 Twin*
2	*Jerry Mathews*	*Shawnee, OK***	*45n*	*Triumph Daytona 500*
3	*Merritt Vandris*	*Pittsburg, KS***	*92n*	*BSA Gold Star*
4	*Rick Deane*	*Aspen, CO***	*68m*	*Triumph Trackmaster*

AMATEUR – Heat 2 – 6 Laps - Time: 3:10.40

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Bill Rader*	*Kansas City, MO***	*77k*
2	*Mike Ninci*	*Kansas City, MO***	*95k*
3	*Bill Bailey*	*Omaha, NE***	*26j*	*Harley-Davidson* *KR-750*
4	*Wendell Whisenhunt*	*Lindsay, OK***	*47m*	*Triumph Daytona 500*

EXPERT – Heat 1 – 6 Laps - Time: 3:05.65

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Doug Johnston*	*Bartlesville, OK***	*71m*	*Triumph*
2	*Dick Woods*	*Topeka, KS***	*42n*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*
3	*Ron Widman*	*St. Louis, MO***	*11k*
4	*Monty Barrett*	*Tulsa, OK***	*85m*

EXPERT – Heat 2 – 6 Laps - Time: 3:07.13

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Gary Boyce*	*Aspen, CO***	*92m*	*Triumph*
2	*Ken Bright*	*Ponca City, OK***	*69n*	*BSA*
3	*Robert Winters*	*Ft. Smith, AR***	21	*BSA*
4	*Chuck Felton*	*Beloit, WI***	*12g*

NOVICE – Final – 10 Laps - Time: 5:17.47

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Mike Mumford*	*Des Moines, IA***	*64k*	*Triumph*
2	*Ken Pressgrove*	*Topeka, KS***	*94n*	*Harley-Davidson Sprint*
3	*Tom Ballou*	*Irving, TX***	*58n*	*Honda*
4	*Richard Ely*		*47k*
5	*Pat Reynolds*		*76n*

AMATEUR – Final – 10 Laps - Time: 5:07.49

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Wendell Whisenhunt*	*Lindsay, OK***	*47m*	*Triumph Daytona 500*
2	*Bentley Hardwick*	*Duncanville, TX***	*44n*	*BSA 500 Twin*
3	*Rick Deane*	*Aspen, CO***	*68m*	*Triumph Trackmaster*
4	*Bill Rader*	*Kansas City, MO***	*77k*

EXPERT – Final – 10 Laps – Time: 5:05.45

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Robert Winters*	*Ft. Smith, AR***	21	*BSA*
2	*Ken Bright*	*Ponca City, OK***	*69n*	*BSA*
3	*Monty Barrett*	*Tulsa, OK***	*85m*
4	*Gary Boyce*	*Aspen, CO***	*92m*

Robert Winters with flagman / starter Bob Whitney after winning the Expert final – Dan Robertson collection

Sources:	Wichita Eagle – May 20, 1968
	The Official AMA Ledger books in the possession of Fred and George Holter
	Pla