Modified Jalopy Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Independence Day – Monday – July 4, 1966

 

 

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

Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

 

Track condition – "dry and dusty"

Attendance – 2,000

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 5 Laps

Leep and Ratzlaff battled for the lead for the first three laps until Ratzlaff spun out in the northeast turn.  Leep then pulled to a big lead over second place Nelson.

 

 

  

B Feature Race

This was a close race among the top three competitors.  Shumard even lost the lead to Schrock in the northwest turn on the eighth lap but then regained regained it on the back straightaway on the next lap.

 

 

 

Feature Race – 20 Laps

Ratzlaff challenged Leep all the way only to lose at the checkered flag by one car length.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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