6-Star

6-Star AMA Sanctioned Motorcycle Races

Cowley County Fairgrounds, Winfield, Kansas

Sunday Afternoon - July 7, 1968

To see photographs from the Dan Robertson collection

taken at the motorcycle races on this day at Winfield, Kansas

AMATEUR – Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model	Time
1	*Wendell Whisenhunt*	*Lindsay, OK***	*47m*	*Triumph Daytona 500*	*30.14*
2	*Rick Deane*	*Aspen, CO***	*68m*	*Triumph Trackmaster*	*30.32*
3	*Gene Hartline*	*Chicago, IL***	*68s*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*30.91*
4	*Bill Rader*	*Kansas City, MO***	*77k*		*31.02*
5	*Jeff Tindel*	*Dallas, TX***	*74n*		*31.08*
6	*Jerry Mathews*	*Shawnee, OK***	*45n*	*Triumph Daytona 500*	*31.10*
7	*Bill Jenneman*	*Grand Island, NE***	*58j*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*31.19*
8	*Art Ninci*	*Kansas City, MO***	*86k*	*Harley-Davidson*	*31.20*
9	*Cecil Wagers*	*Independence, MO***	*54k*		*31.32*
10	*Mike Ninci*	*Kansas City, MO***	*95k*		*31.46*
11	*Larry Mace*	*Des Moines, IA***	*44j*	*Triumph*	*31.69*
12	*Andy Evans*	*Tulsa, OK***	*80m*		*31.72*
13	*Glen Douglas*	*Abilene, TX***	*96n*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*31.86*
14	*Steve Williams*	*Ponca City, OK***	*30m*	*BSA*	*31.96*
15	*Bill Burr*	*Ft. Collins, CO***	*102m*		*31.96*
16	*Jim Evans*	*Shawnee, OK***	*99m*	*BSA*	*32.07*
17	*Dave Prichard*	*Red Oak, IA*	*56j*	*Triumph*	*32.16*
18	*Darrel Johnson*		*43k*		*32.35*
19	*Larry White*	*Cheyenne, WY***	*61v*		*32.53*
20	*Merritt Vandris*	*Pittsburg, KS***	*92n*		*32.58*
21	*Ken Jackson*	*Lincoln, NE***	*63j*	*BSA Gold Star*	*32.78*
22	*Karl Fair*	*North Platte, NB***	*45j*	*BSA*	*33.05*
23	*Ronnie Cornelius*	*Tulsa, OK***	*76m*		*33.88*
24	*Dick Jensen*	*Grand Island, NE***	*98j*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*35.02*

EXPERT – Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model	Time
1	*Sam Satterley*	*Little Rock, AR***	72	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*30.35*
2	*Terry Deatherage*	*Wichita, KS***	*33n*	*BSA Gold Star*	*30.37*
3	*Darrel Dovel*	*Hutchinson, KS***	45	*Harley-Davidson*	*30.43*
4	*Buddy Elmore*	*El Paso, TX***	79	*Triumph*	*30.48*
5	*Danny Dysart*	*Ponca City, OK***	*38n*	*Harley-Davidson*	*30.50*
6	*Jim Henry*	*Houston, TX***	*90n*	*BSA Gold Star*	*30.52*
7	*Robert Winters*	*Ft. Smith, AR***	21	*BSA*	*30.57*
8	*Dick Woods*	*Topeka, KS***	*42n*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*	*30.74*
9	*Monty Barrett*	*Tulsa, OK***	*85m*		*30.79*
10	*Gary Boyce*	*Aspen, CO***	*92m*	*Triumph*	*31.08*
11	*Ken Bright*	*Ponca City, OK***	*69n*	*Triumph*	*31.09*
12	*Pat Gosch*	*Omaha, NE***	47	*Triumph Daytona 500 spring frame*	*31.20*
13	*Frank Oldham*	*Topeka, KS***	*43m*	*BSA*	*31.20*
14	*Dwane Walker*	*Shawnee, OK***	*55m*	*Triumph Daytona 500*	*31.41*
15	*William T. Rufner*	*Ft. Worth, TX***	93	*Triumph*	*31.76*
16			*77m*		*32.19*
17	*Loren Thompson*	*Hutchinson, KS***	*61n*	*Harley-Davidson*	*32.29*
18	*Don Droud*	*Lincoln, NE***	*88j*	*Triumph*	*32.34*

EXPERT – Trophy Dash – 3 Laps – Time: 1:35.04

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Rick Deane*	*Aspen, CO***	*68m*	*Triumph Trackmaster*
2	*Wendell Whisenhunt*	*Lindsay, OK***	*47m*	*Triumph Daytona 500*
3	*Terry Deatherage*	*Wichita, KS***	*33n*	*BSA Gold Star*
4	*Sam Satterley*	*Little Rock, AR***	72	*Harley-Davidson*

This trophy dash was unusual in that the 4 fastest qualifiers overall on this day included two Amateur division riders

who then both went on to outrun the two Expert division riders and finish first and second in the trophy dash.

NOVICE – Elimination 1 – 3 Laps – Time: 1:43.56

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Rick Weeks*	*LaGrange, WY***	*135q*
2	*Lee Parker*	*Ft. Collins, CO***	*67m*	*Yamaha*
3	*Roger Pritchard*	*Omaha, NE***	*85j*
4			*60n*
5	*Dick Patton*		*112n*

NOVICE – Elimination 2 – 3 Laps – Time: 1:40.23

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Richard Scanlon*		*69k*
2	*Larry Zirapp*		*113q*
3	*John Farquharson*	*Oklahoma City, OK***	*82m*
4	*Pat Reynolds*		*76n*
5			*55j*

NOVICE – Elimination 3 – 3 Laps – Time: 1:38.96

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Ken Pressgrove*	*Topeka, KS***	*94n*	*Harley-Davidson Sprint*
2	*Johnny Edmonds*		*48m*
3			*51m*
4	*Joe Juricek*	*Lincoln, NE***	*80j*	*Montesa*
5	*Tom Berry*	*Kansas City, MO***	*111k*	*Bultaco*

NOVICE – Elimination 4 – 3 Laps – Time: 1:41.08

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Fred VanBeazler*		*51n*
2	*Larry Chadwick*		*68j*
3	*John Meyer*	*Tulsa, OK***	*60m*
4			*52j*
5	*Gordon Dusenbery*	*Wichita, KS***	*111n*

NOVICE – Heat 1 – 6 Laps – Time: 3:10.27

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Ken Pressgrove*	*Topeka, KS***	*94n*	*Harley-Davidson Sprint*
2	*Johnny Edmonds*		*48m*
3	*Richard Scanlon*		*69k*
4	*John Farquharson*	*Oklahoma City, OK***	*82m*
5	*Joe Juricek*	*Lincoln, NE***	*80j*	*Montesa*

NOVICE – Heat 2 – 6 Laps – Time: 3:12.73

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Fred VanBeazler*		*51n*
2	*Rick Weeks*	*LaGrange, WY***	*135q*
3	*Larry Chadwick*		*68j*
4	*Gordon Dusenbery*	*Wichita, KS***	*111n*
5	*John Meyers*	*Tulsa, OK***	*60m*

AMATUER – Heat 1 – 6 Laps – Time: 3:11.26

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Wendell Whisenhunt*	*Lindsay, OK***	*47m*	*Triumph Daytona 500*
2	*Glen Douglas*	*Abilene, TX***	*96n*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*
3	*Larry Mace*	*Des Moines, IA***	*44j*	*Triumph*
4	*Gene Hartline*	*Chicago, IL***	*68s*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*
5	*Jeff Tindel*	*Dallas, TX***	*74n*	*BSA Gold Star*

AMATUER – Heat 2 – 6 Laps – Time: 3:10.36

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Rick Deane*	*Aspen, CO***	*68m*	*Triumph Trackmaster*
2	*Jim Evans*	*Shawnee, OK***	*99m*	*BSA*
3	*Jerry Mathews*	*Shawnee, OK***	*45n*	*Triumph Daytona 500*
4	*Art Ninci*	*Kansas City, MO***	*86k*	*Harley-Davidson*
5	*Andy Evans*	*Tulsa, OK***	*80m*

EXPERT – Heat 1 – 6 Laps – Time: 3:05.30

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Sam Satterley*	*Little Rock, AR***	72	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*
2	*Darrel Dovel*	*Hutchinson, KS***	45	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*
3	*Robert Winters*	*Ft. Smith, AR***	21	*BSA*
4	*Marty Barrett*	*Tulsa, OK***	*85m*
5	*Ken Bright*	*Ponca City, OK***	*69n*	*Triumph*

EXPERT – Heat 2 – 6 Laps – Time: 3:04.93

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Buddy Elmore*	*El Paso, TX***	79	*Triumph Daytona 500*
2	*Dwane Walker*	*Shawnee, OK***	*55m*	*Triumph Daytona 500*
3	*Terry Deatherage*	*Wichita, KS***	*33n*	*BSA Gold Star*
4	*Jim Henry*	*Houston, TX***	*90n*	*BSA Gold Star*
5	*Dick Woods*	*Topeka, KS***	*42n*	*Harley-Davidson KR-750*

NOVICE – Final – 10 Laps – Time: 5:12.07

Place	Rider	Hometown	Plate #	Make / Model
1	*Ken Pressgrove*	*Topeka, KS***	*94n*	*Harley-Davidson Sprint*
2	*Johnny Edmonds*		*48m*
3	*John Farquharson*	*Oklahoma City, OK***	*82m*
4	*Joe Juricek*	*Lincoln, NE***	*80j*	*Montesa*
5	*Richard Scanlon*		*69k*

AMATUER – Final – 10 Laps – Time: 5:12.54

Place

Rider

Hometown

Plate #

Make / Model