Sportsman Modified Jalopy Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Wednesday – September 23, 1964
Sanctioned by – Merrick Racing Incorporated (M.R.I.)
Race director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Attendance – 5,000
Total entries – 72 cars of which at least a dozen wound up destroyed in crashes
First Heat Race for Sportsman Modified Jalopies – 10 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Evard Humphrey |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
5:08.0 |
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2 |
Ron Fowler |
Chanute, Kansas |
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3 |
James Leffel |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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4 |
Jay Schrock |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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5 |
Mel Montgomery |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
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7 |
John Riead |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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8 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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9 |
Bud Hatch |
Yates Center, Kansas |
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10 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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Second Heat Race for Sportsman Modified Jalopies – 10 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
H. A. Ratzlaff |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5:07.5 |
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2 |
Melvin Rogers |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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3 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
Jack Petty |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
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6 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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7 |
George Witzke |
Wichita, Kansas |
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8 |
Wylan Cattrell |
Wichita, Kansas |
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9 |
Darrell Cleveland |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Full Body Jalopy Heat Race – 10 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Roy Andrews |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
Allen Moore |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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3 |
Richard Perry |
Sedan, Kansas |
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4 |
Ralph Geist |
Sterling, Kansas |
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5 |
Carl Hayes |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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6 |
Robert Brown |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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7 |
Bill Whitaker |
Salina, Kansas |
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8 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
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9 |
Kenneth Barton |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
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10 |
Bill Towns |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Andrews was driving a Plymouth #17.
Sportsman Modified Jalopy Trophy Dash
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Evard Humphrey |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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2 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
Melvin Rogers |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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4 |
H. A. Ratzlaff |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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5 |
James Leffel |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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6 |
Jay Schrock |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Melvin Herrell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Herrell’s car spun out in the southwest turn but continued on in the race.
Full Body Jalopy Trophy Dash
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Roy Andrews |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
Carl Hayes |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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3 |
Ralph Geist |
Sterling, Kansas |
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4 |
Robert Brown |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Full Body Jalopy Feature Race – 8 Laps
This race had been scheduled to go 15 laps but was stopped after 8 laps due to crashes
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Roy Andrews |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
Ralph Geist |
Sterling, Kansas |
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3 |
Carl Hayes |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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4 |
Dan Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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5 |
Alvin Riley |
Medora, Kansas |
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6 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
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7 |
Gary Nickel |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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8 |
O. B. “Bob” Immesote |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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9 |
George Adams |
Haven, Kansas |
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10 |
Pat Stucky |
Arkansas City, Kansas |
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11 |
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
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12 |
Ray Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
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13 |
Bill Nelson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Kenneth Barton |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
DNF |
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Bill Towns |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
DNF |
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Robert Brown |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
DNF |
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Richard Perry |
Sedan, Kansas |
DNF |
Barton (#73) and Towns (#63) collided in the southwest turn with Barton’s car rolling over 1˝ times. Both cars were to heavily damaged to continue.
On the 8th lap, Brown (#60) bounced off of the outside fence on the back straightaway and then clipped the #4X driven by Perry causing Perry’s machine to cartwheel through the fence.
Sportsman Modified Jalopy B Feature Race – 15 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
7:39.4 |
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2 |
Bob Graves |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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3 |
Roy Croker |
Salina, Kansas |
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4 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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5 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
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6 |
Harlan Suedmeier |
Oakley, Kansas |
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7 |
Grady Wade |
Wichita, Kansas |
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8 |
Marion Jacobs |
Kannapolis, Kansas |
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Sportsman Modified Jalopy A Feature Race – 20 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
Evard Humphrey |
Great Bend, Kansas |
10:51.9 |
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2 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
James Leffel |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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6 |
Jay Schrock |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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7 |
Bud Hatch |
Yates Center, Kansas |
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8 |
Ron Fowler |
Chanute, Kansas |
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9 |
Melvin Rogers |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Other Drivers Known to Have Competed in the Races this Day
All were involved in accidents but just which races is unknown
Sportsman Modified Jalopies
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|
Driver |
From |
Car # |
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Richard Massey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
22 |
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Gary Johnson |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Charles Boyd |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Gary Luna |
Newton, Kansas |
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Dale French |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Gary Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
20 |
Full Body Jalopies
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|
Driver |
From |
Car # |
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Myron D. Revard |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
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Ed Wille |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
77 |
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Larry Sutton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
23 |
Bystanders look over the #73 car that Kenneth Barton of Lindsborg, Kansas rolled in the feature race for “Full Body Jalopies” – Hutchinson News photo
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Evard Humphrey Pogue collection |
Pinky Mullens Mullens family collection |
Bud Hatch Bob Mays collection |
Frank Lies Bob Mays collection |
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Mel Montgomery Montgomery family collection |
Jay Schrock Roger Burnett collection |
Don Shumard Roger Burnett collection |
Dick Walker Bob Mays collection |
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Jack Petty Ken Gretemen photo |
Don Spreier Lyndon Greaney |
Marion Jacobs Racing from the Past website |
H. A. Ratzlaff Lyndon Greaney photo |
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Ron Fowler Gaither collection |
Don Spreier Lyndon Greaney photo |
Grady Wade Bob Mays collection |
Lee Salmans Tommy Madison collection |
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