Modified Races at Hutchinson, KS on September 21, 1969

Fifth Annual Kansas State Modified Championship Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

Sunday – September 21, 1969

Sanctioned by – Merrick Racing Incorporated (M.R.I.)

Race director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansa

Herb Copeland of Dodge City, Kansas after winning two A feature races in successive days and with those, the 1969 Kansas State Modified championship in this Evart Isaac owned #8 - Lies collection

First Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Harold Leep	Wichita, Kansas	4:16.1
2	Phil Simmons	Kearney, Nebraska
3	Ken Myers	Wichita, Kansas
4	Jay Schrock	Hutchinson, Kansas
5	David Ross	Jetmore, Kansas
6	Grady Wade	Wichita, Kansas
7	Bill Smith	Lecompton, Kansas
8	Jerry Everhart	Wichita, Kansas
9	Don Hovda	Oxford, Nebraska
10	Bob Fitzsimmon	Dodge City, Kansas

Second Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Walt McWhorter	Wichita, Kansas	4:15.4
2	H. A. Ratzlaff	Dodge City, Kansas
3	Dale Reed	Wichita, Kansas
4	Dick Walker	Arkansas City, Kansas
5	Jim Harkness	Ness City, Kansas
6	Jerry Stone	Wichita, Kansas
7	R. W. “Pat” Paterson	Wichita Falls, Texas
8	Bill Bookout	Enid, Oklahoma
9	Bud Hatch	Yates Center, Kansas
10	Lawrence Sinks	Lawrence, Kansas

Third Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Herb Copeland	Dodge City, Kansas	4:06.6
2	Frank Lies	Wichita, Kansas
3	Roy Bryant	Wichita, Kansas
4	Terry Uehling	Ness City, Kansas
5	Charlie Pitts	Hutchinson, Kansas
6	Paul Dutton, Sr.	Wichita, Kansas
7	Dale Parsons	Wichita, Kansas
8	Wilber Hecke	Kearney, Nebraska
9	Bill Martinson	McPherson, Kansas
10	Gary Avise	Salina, Kansas

Trophy Dash – 5 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Harold Leep	Wichita, Kansas	2:15.6
2	Ken Myers	Wichita, Kansas
3	Dale Reed	Wichita, Kansas
4	H. A. Ratzlaff	Dodge City, Kansas
5	Roy Bryant	Wichita, Kansas
6	Phil Simmons	Kearney, Nebraska
7	Terry Uehling	Ness City, Kansas

B Feature – 15 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Jerry Everhart	Wichita, Kansas	14:05.6
2	Bill Bookout	Enid, Oklahoma
3	Bill Martinson	McPherson, Kansas
4	Bud Hatch	Yates Center, Kansas
5	Don Hovda	Oxford, Nebraska
6	Bob Fitzsimmon	Dodge City, Kansas
7	Forrest Coleman	Wichita, Kansas
8	Jack Petty	Wichita, Kansas
9	Gary Avise	Salina, Kansas
10	Gary Fuller	Salina, Kansas
DNF	Dale McDaniels	Ft. Scott, Kansas
DNF	Rolland Crocker	Salina, Kansas

Rolland’s car stopped in the north turn only to be struck two laps later by the car driven by McDaniels.

A Feature – 20 Laps

Place	Driver	From	Time
1	Herb Copeland	Dodge City, Kansas	24:18.0
2	Frank Lies	Wichita, Kansas
3	Harold Leep	Wichita, Kansas
4	Walt McWhorter	Wichita, Kansas
5	David Ross	Jetmore, Kansas
6	H. A. Ratzlaff	Dodge City, Kansas
7	Roy Bryant	Wichita, Kansas
8	Dale Reed	Wichita, Kansas
9	Ken Myers	Wichita, Kansas
10	Dick Walker	Arkansas City, Kansas
DNF	Jay Schrock	Hutchinson, Kansas
DNF	Grady Wade	Wichita, Kansas

Lies started on the inside of the third row in his Kenny-Riffel-owned #55 but bumped Copeland’s Evart-Isaac-owned #8 on the start and then spun out in the south turn causing a complete restart. When the race did get underway, Copeland immediately took the lead and kept it to the finish. Lies ran in second pace the entire distance.

The Pat-Haskard-owned #86 driven by Jay Schrock tangled with the John Shippert-owned #04 driven by Grady Wade with Wades mount coming to rest on top of Schrock’s.

Kansas State Modified Championship

Determined from those winning the most total points over the four days of modified racing at the Kansas State Fair

Place	Driver	From	Total Points
1	Herb Copeland	Dodge City, Kansas	126
2 – tie	Frank Lies	Wichita, Kansas	115
2 – tie	Roy Bryant	Wichita, Kansas	115
4	Walt McWhorter	Wichita, Kansas	114
5	David Ross	Jetmore, Kansas	102