Thirteenth Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – September 10, 1977
Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Flagman / Starter – Forrest Cox, Jr. of Dodge City, Kansas
Attendance – “near capacity”
First Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
6x |
Gary Pletcher |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
2 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
55x |
Gary Kratzer |
Lyons, Kansas |
4 |
90 |
Larry McDaniels |
Chanute, Kansas |
5 |
23 |
Jeff Scott |
Roxbury, Kansas |
6 |
777 |
Dave Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
7 |
98x |
Wendell Allen |
Chanute, Kansas |
8 |
38 |
Glen Duvall |
Garnett, Kansas |
9 |
87 |
Ron Dauer |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
10 |
58 |
Don Wakefield |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
11 |
15x |
Jerry Lindholm |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
12 |
7x |
Larry Sherbert |
Ellinwood, Kansas |
13 |
05 |
Terry Dickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
14 |
18 |
Scott Anderson |
Clay Center, Kansas |
Second Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
15 |
J. D. Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
25 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
53 |
Jim VanWormer |
Aurora, Colorado |
4 |
022 |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
00 |
Frank Sell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
94x |
Cliff Worthington |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
69 |
Lynn Page |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
444 |
Bill Wills |
Salina, Kansas |
9 |
11 |
Ray Ubank |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
10 |
89 |
Don Pierce |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
11 |
68 |
Larry Walters |
Lowry City, Missouri |
12 |
22x |
Max Sloan |
Great Bend, Kansas |
13 |
007 |
Jim Leffel |
South Hutchinson, Kansas |
14 |
4s |
Steve Stagner |
Wichita, Kansas |
Third Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
1 |
Garry Fuller, Sr. |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
30 |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
21x |
Chuck Kidwell |
Harvard, Nebraska |
4 |
3 |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
9 |
Francis Hoppenstedt |
Manhattan, Kansas |
6 |
6 |
Dale Ulery |
Dodge City, Kansas |
7 |
5x |
Clifford Reusser |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
31 |
Gary Pinkston |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
9 |
43 |
Roland Bird |
Salina, Kansas |
10 |
0 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
11 |
84 |
Jack Johnson |
Haysville, Kansas |
12 |
75x |
Lynn Hanafin |
Wichita, Kansas |
13 |
87 |
George Carr, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Fourth Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
111 |
Ron Case |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
11w |
Orville Clinton |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
3 |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
4 |
33 |
Bob Dauer |
Marquette, Kansas |
5 |
79 |
Don Kreie |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
71 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
7 |
94 |
Frank Offutt |
Utica, Kansas |
8 |
45 |
Elmo Lane |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
9 |
51 |
Dick Lecklider |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
10 |
7-11 |
Harold Lohf |
Salina, Kansas |
11 |
28 |
Jim Hilty |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
12 |
88 |
Frank Starkey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
13 |
14n |
Henry Martin |
McPherson, Kansas |
14 |
21 |
Doug Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
15 |
19 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
16 |
56 |
Steve Moore |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Fifth Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
x11 |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
77 |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
3 |
84 |
Roger Chambers |
Yates Center, Kansas |
4 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
5 |
241 |
Garry Abell |
Beloit, Kansas |
6 |
99x |
Leroy Dauer |
Falun, Kansas |
7 |
48x |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
2 |
Gary Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
98 |
Rod Keller |
Dodge City, Kansas |
10 |
24 |
Ricky Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
11 |
60 |
Bob Horyna |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
12 |
27 |
O. B. Barsh |
Garden City, Kansas |
13 |
71x |
Tom Folk |
Iola, Kansas |
14 |
03 |
Kenneth Jenkins |
Liberal, Kansas |
15 |
021 |
Steve Foster |
Abilene, Kansas |
B Feature Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
68 |
Larry Walters |
Lowry City, Missouri |
2 |
94 |
Cliff Worthington |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
2 |
Gary Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
98 |
Rod Keller |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
5 |
Dale Ulery |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
38 |
Glen Duvall |
Garnett, Kansas |
7 |
48x |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
7-11 |
Harold Lohf |
Salina, Kansas |
9 |
51 |
Dick Lecklider |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
10 |
4s |
Steve Stagner |
Wichita, Kansas |
11 |
69 |
Lynn Page |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
12 |
5x |
Clifford Reusser |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
13 |
22x |
Max Sloan |
Great Bend, Kansas |
14 |
98x |
Wendell Allen |
Chanute, Kansas |
A Feature Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
6x |
Gary Pletcher |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
2 |
15 |
J. D. Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
111 |
Ron Case |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
9 |
Francis Hoppenstedt |
Manhattan, Kansas |
5 |
11w |
Orville Clinton |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
6 |
55x |
Gary Kratzer |
Lyons, Kansas |
7 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
8 |
53 |
Jim VanWormer |
Aurora, Colorado |
9 |
241 |
Garry Abell |
Beloit, Kansas |
10 |
77 |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
11 |
90 |
Larry McDaniels |
Chanute, Kansas |
12 |
84 |
Roger Chambers |
Yates Center, Kansas |
13 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
14 |
1 |
Garry Fuller, Sr. |
Salina, Kansas |
DNF |
x11 |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
Haehn was involved in a wreck.
Larry McDaniels Racing from the Past website |
Roland Bird Racing from the Past website |
Loyd Farr Racing from the Past website |
Ron Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Frank Sell Racing from the Past website |
Doug Thompson Racing from the Past website |
Mel Potts Racing from the Past website |
Ron Case Mullins family collection |
Steve Bush Joe Aldershof collection |
Garry Fuller, Sr. Racing from the Past website |
Gary Kratzer Racing from the Past website |
Max Sloan Racing from the Past website |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. Racing from the Past website |
Oren Haas Racing from the Past website |
Francis Hoppenstedt Racing from the Past website |
Terry Dickey Racing from the Past website |
Milton Ward Racing from the Past website |
Bud Haehn Racing from the Past website |
Marvin Bradford Racing from the Past website |
Jack Johnson Mullens family collection |
Elmo Lane Racing from the Past website |
Don Morris Racing from the Past website |
Bob Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Don Kreie Racing from the Past website |
Cliff Reusser Racing from the Past website |
Gary Holbert Racing from the Past website |
Garry Abell Racing from the Past website |
Orville Clinton Racing from the Past website |
Leroy Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Ricky Dunsworth Racing from the Past website |
Craig Miller Racing from the Past website |
Bill Wills Racing from the Past website |
Steve Foster Racing from the Past website |
Roger Chambers Racing from the Past website |
Larry Walters Racing from the Past website |
J. D. Martin Racing from the Past website |
Sam Brittendall
Duane Toyne collection from the Racing from the Past website
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