Kansas Super Modifieds
Lap #25
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From the Rusty Manning collection
Ray Crawford passes by the Racing From The Past banner at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in what 79.
Man I don't remember advertising back then. I hope I don't get a bill for this from Speedways Inc.
Photo #1158
Photo contributed by Adam Bryant
Jim Bryant from Quinter, KS at Wichita and the #74 he drove in the late 70's.
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Photo #1164
Photo contributed by Adam Bryant
Jim Bryant races with Charlie Turner #62 at Wichita in the late 70's.
Photo #1165
Contributed by Rick Salem and Bob Ream.
Rick Salem races his 100" 302 carb. super modified with Al Unser Jr. at Erie Colorado.
Rick relates he actually did pretty darn good and won his heat race. This was is first taste of the sprint cars and was hooked after that. I guess that is probably why we didn't see Rick back racing with the supers around Kansas soon after that.
Photo #1176
From the collection of Rusty Manning
A great shot of Evart Isaac #8 Parson's car at lawton. I'm not sure what year this might have been and who the driver was
Photo #1177
From the collection of Rusty Manning
Jerry Stone at the Wichita Falls NCRA Race in 1978.
Photo #1178
From the collection of Rusty Manning
A couple Kansasan, Jon Johnson #86, Mike Peters #11 take the low side and Texan Allen Lee is up high at Wichita Falls in 1979.
Photo #1179
From the collection of Rusty Manning
Retired racer Charlie Pitts #34 comes back for a one time deal. Also Jim Bryant #74 and a unkwown super get ready for a heat race at Hutch.
Photo #1179
From the Jay Woodside Collection
Jay Woodside at the Hutchinson Nationals in 1976. This would be Jay's last race in 76. Jay was diagnosed with M/S. Jay would battle back and race again. Jay finished 3rd in NCRA Points that year with 7 out of 10 races run.
Photo #1189
Photo contributed and taken by Mike Howard
Two masters of the Kansas State Fairgrounds 1/2 Mile. Frank Lies #56 on the inside of Harold Leep #76. This is probably from 1977.
Note from Warren: This was the first heat race. Fred Hembree would win. Harold would blow an engine. Frank blew his engine crossing the finish line for 2nd. Frank's crew acutally changed an engine but time just wouldn't let them get the timing set right. He fell in line as the cars in A Main were going down the backstretch getting ready for the green. He only lasted a couple of laps.
Photo #1227
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