Modified Jalopy Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

Memorial Day – Monday – May 30, 1966

 

Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)

Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

Attendance – “half filled grandstand”

 

 

 

#47 Dick Walker leads a whole pack of cars including third place running #55 Frank Lies in one of the races run on this afternoon – Hutchinson News

 

 

 

Trophy Dash

Place

Driver

From

1

Dick Walker

Arkansas City, Kansas

2

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

3

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

4

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

5

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

  

B Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Pinky Mullens

Wichita, Kansas

3

Rolland Crocker

Solomon, Kansas

4

Buddy Hill

Wichita, Kansas

5

Gerald Grady

Dodge City, Kansas

 

 

 

Feature Race – 20 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

2

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

3

David Ross

Jetmore, Kansas

4

Bill Curless

Arkansas City, Kansas

5

Dick Walker

Arkansas City, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

Frank Lies

Bob Mays collection 

Gerald Grady

Walt Wimer photo from the Raceway Magazine web site

 

 

 

 

Bill Curless

77 Speedway program

Herb Copeland

Bob Mays collection

David Ross

Bob Mays collection

Dick Walker

Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

Pinky Mullens

Mullens family collection

 Harold Leep

Cokeley collection photo

Roy Bryant

Bob Mays collection

Henry Ellington

Bob Mays collection

 

 

 

 

 

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