Lap #1 Super Modifieds, Champ Dirt Cars, and Sprint Cars of the 80's that ran in the Kansas and Oklahoma area. These pages were started on August 16, 2002 To get the 80's pages started wouldn't have been possible without the photos from J.D.Porter. To help these pages grow I will need you the viewers help. Your contributions will be needed and welcomed. So lets help preserve racing history. This page has been started by the many e-mails and guestbook sigings asking for the 80's. The 80's brought about changes in the area open wheel racing. The supers of the 70's evolved into the sprint cars we see today. during the early 80's the supers became known as the Championship Dirt Cars. They still continued with the 100" wingless style. During this time period wings were added but continued to be 100" cars. As the late 80's came on the sprint cars finnally took over with there shorter wheelbase and the 100" monsters were on there way out, and the end of an era was gone in the Kansas, Oklahoma area. Sprint cars have been around for years, but the 100" supers/dirt champs had ruled the Kansas/Oklahoma area for 20+ years. For a complete list of pages at Racing From The Past return to the Home Page Probably the last racing photo I took. I heard that sigh of thankfulness. I think it was the 1981 Hutchinson Nationals. It was also the last Hutch Nationals I attended. But I've always been a racing fan. Photo #36 The rest of the 80's racing page will be contributors only photos. Photo contributed by J.D. & Jannie Porter. Freddy Street from Wichita Falls, TX drove this #24 in the early 80's. Freddy's racing career goes back to 1963, with many highlights including the 1978 Lawton Super Modified Championship Title. Photo #dss1 Photo contributed by J.D. & Jannie Porter. One of the great Evart Isaac cars from Dodge City, KS. Randy Willingham borrowing a red driving suit, drove his last race at the 1982 Wichita NCRA race before retiring from racing. Photo #dss2 Photo contributed by J.D. & Jannie Porter. Court Granstaff (owner of the Tropic Artic 66 Sprinter in 2002) drove this #9 in the early 80's. Court also raced in the 70's in the supers. This photo may be from the 1979 or 1980?? Photo #dss3 Photo contributed by J.D. & Jannie Porter. Greg Wooley from Oklahoma City drove this #23 in the early 80's. Greg came on strong in the 80's in the Dirt Champ Cars. Greg finished in the top 5 in Dirt Champ points in 82 and 86. Photo #dss4 Photo contributed by J.D. & Jannie Porter. Teenager Johnny Herrera from Albuquerque, NM drove this #90 in the early 80's. Photo #dss5 Photo contributed by Monte Cole. Freddy Gaither drove this #75 Dirt Champ. Freddy has contributed several photos for the site. Thanks Freddy! Photo #dss6 Photo contributed by J.D. & Jannie Porter. John Werthen from Tulsa in the #97 Beaman. Photo #dss7 Photo contributed by J.D. & Jannie Porter. Terry Courtney drove this #13 in the early 80's. Photo #dss8 Photo contributed by J.D. & Jannie Porter. Steve Caruthers from Oklahoma City drove this #20. Photos #dss9 Photo contributed by J.D. & Jannie Porter. Stan Constant drove this #17 in the early 80's. Stan best year in NCRA points was 1983. Photo #dss10 LAP #2 For a complete list of pages at Racing From The Past check the Home Page.