Sixteenth Annual Kansas State Championship

Late Model Stock Car Races

On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Friday – September 12, 1980

 

Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas

Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas

  

 Attendance – 2,151

 

 

 

David Brack of Great Bend, Kansas on the front straightaway at Hutchinson – Mike Cornelison photo

 

 

 

First Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

4

Terry Deatherage

Wichita, Kansas

  2

83B

Loyd Farr

Leoti, Kansas

  3

50B

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

  4

57

Dhon Hauserman

Wichita, Kansas

  5

86

Steve Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

  6

721

Van Gemmill

Ponca City, Oklahoma

  7

17

Roger Chambers

Yates Center, Kansas

  8

55+

Gary Kratzer

Lyons, Kansas

  9

98

Randy Ogden

Woodward, Oklahoma

10

65

Rusty Hilderman

Topeka, Kansas

11

1

Garry Fuller, Sr.

Salina, Kansas

 

  

 

Second Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

73

Buck Cadwell

Arnett, Oklahoma

  2

48x

John Arnce

Wichita, Kansas

  3

47c

Andy Claiborne

Shawnee Mission, Kansas

  4

0

Mel Potts

Salina, Kansas

  5

60

David Hughes

Breckinridge, Oklahoma

  6

4x

Roger Thompson

Junction City, Kansas

  7

99

Leroy Dauer

Falun, Kansas

  8

21x

Doug Thompson

Junction City, Kansas

  9

4x

Terry Dickey

Wichita, Kansas

10

2

Rich Wilson

Wichita, Kansas

 

  

 

Third Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

1

92

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

2

32

Bud Purkey

Coffeyville, Kansas

3

25

Dave Ulery

Dodge City, Kansas

4

64

David Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

5

44

Oren Haas

Wichita, Kansas

6

47x

Larry Pankratz

Wichita, Kansas

7

41

Dean Marshall

Wichita, Kansas

8

63

Frankie Minor

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

  

 

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

20

Dick Julian

Great Bend, Kansas

  2

42

Gene Claxton

Kansas City, Missouri

  3

75

Tim Porter

Kansas City, Kansas

  4

3

Dick Hendershot, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

  5

44x

Rob Glasse

Wichita, Kansas

  6

36

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

  7

69

Lynn Page

Hutchinson, Kansas

  8

777

Dave Oltman

Salina, Kansas

  9

24

Ricky Dunsworth

Hutchinson, Kansas

10

88

Frank Starky

Hutchinson, Kansas

11

7B

Clay Bontrager

Yoder, Kansas

 

  

 

Trophy Dash

Place

Car #

Driver

From

1

4

Terry Deatherage

Wichita, Kansas

2

73

Buck Cadwell

Arnett, Oklahoma

3

92

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

 

  

 

C Feature Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

1

c88

Ferris Collier

Lampe, Missouri

2

2

Rich Wilson

Wichita, Kansas

3

65

Rusty Hilderman

Topeka, Kansas

4

1

Garry Fuller, Sr.

Salina, Kansas

5

7

Greg Holbert

Concordia, Kansas

6

88

Frank Starky

Hutchinson, Kansas

7

7B

Clay Bontrager

Yoder, Kansas

8

99x

Tom Wunder

Topeka, Kansas

9

70

Don Morris

Junction City, Kansas

 

  

 

B Feature Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

721

Van Gemmill

Ponca City, Kansas

  2

99

Leroy Dauer

Falun, Kansas

  3

4x

Roger Thompson

Junction City, Kansas

  4

c88

Ferris Collier

Lampe, Missouri

  5

98

Randy Ogden

Woodward, Oklahoma

  6

21x

Doug Thompson

Junction City, Kansas

  7

47x

Larry Pankratz

Wichita, Kansas

  8

55+

Gary Kratzer

Lyons, Kansas

  9

24

Ricky Dunsworth

Hutchinson, Kansas

10

63

Frankie Minor

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

A Feature Race – 20 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

  1

73

Buck Cadwell

Arnett, Oklahoma

  2

4

Terry Deatherage

Wichita, Kansas

  3

48x

John Arnce

Wichita, Kansas

  4

50B

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

  5

c88

Ferris Collier

Lampe, Missouri

  6

86

Steve Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

  7

57

Dhon Houserman

Wichita, Kansas

  8

92

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

  9

42

Gene Claxton

Kansas City, Missouri

10

0

Mel Potts

Salina, Kansas

11

47c

Andy Claiborne

Shawnee Mission, Kansas

12

4x

Roger Thompson

Junction City, Kansas

13

721

Van Gemmill

Ponca City, Oklahoma

14

75

Tim Porter

Kansas City, Kansas

15

64

David Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

16

44x

Rob Glasse

Wichita, Kansas

17

44

Oren Haas

Wichita, Kansas

18

99

Leroy Dauer

Falun, Kansas

Collier started this race in the 24th position.

 

 

 

#4 Terry Deatherage of Wichita, Kansas finished second behind #73 Buck Cadwell of Arnett, Oklahoma while #c88 Ferris Collier finished in fifth place in the 20-lap A feature race on this afternoon – Jim Petty collection

 

 

 

#4 Terry Deatherage of Wichita, Kansas finished second behind #73 Buck Cadwell of Arnett, Oklahoma while #c88 Ferris Collier finished in fifth place in the 20-lap A feature race on this afternoon – Jim Petty collection

 

 

 

#4 Terry Deatherage of Wichita, Kansas and #73 Buck Cadwell of Arnett, Oklahoma – Jim Petty collection

 

 

 

#4 Terry Deatherage of Wichita, Kansas and #73 Buck Cadwell of Arnett, Oklahoma – Jim Petty collection

 

 

 

#4 Terry Deatherage of Wichita, Kansas and #73 Buck Cadwell of Arnett, Oklahoma – Jim Petty collection

 

 

 

#73 Buck Cadwell of Arnett, Oklahoma was not quite able to get by #4 Terry Deatherage of Wichita, Kansas during the trophy dash on this afternoon – Jim Petty collection

 

 

 

Terry Deatherage, second from right, won the trophy dash on this afternoon.  The only others in this photo to be identified to date are, Dean Wallace, second from left, and Steve Cox, fifth from left – Jim Petty collection

 

 

 

Oren Haas

81 Speedway program

Gary Holbert

Warren Vincent photo

 

Loyd Farr

Warren Vincent photo

Steve Lutkie

Steve Lutkie collection

 

 

 

Bud Purkey

Mike Cornelison photo

Roger Chambers

Warren Vincent photo

 Van Gemmill

Brian Carroll collection

Henry Ellington

Warren Vincent photo

 

 

 

 

Gary Kratzer

Warren Vincent photo

Garry Fuller, Sr.

Warren Vincent photo

Buck Cadwell

Warren Vincent photo

Terry Deatherage

Warren Vincent photo

 

 

 

Larry McDaniels

Bill Rogers collection

 

Mel Potts

Warren Vincent photo

 

Dick Julian

Warren Vincent photo

Ferris Collier

Warren Vincent photo

 

 

 

 

Ricky Dunsworth

Warren Vincent photo

Rob Glasse

Warren Vincent photo

 

Doug Thompson

Warren Vincent photo

Leroy Dauer

Warren Vincent photo

 

 

 

Tom Wunder

Warren Vincent photo

Dhon Hauserman

Rick Kippes photo

Roger Thompson

Warren Vincent photo

Andy Claiborne

Claiborne collection

 

 

 

Terry Dickey

Warren Vincent photo

 

Dave Oltman

Warren Vincent photo

Don Morris

Warren Vincent photo

Dick Hendershot, Jr.

Warren Vincent photo

 

 

 

Rich Wilson

Wilson collection

Randy Ogden

Warren Vincent photo

Clay Bontrager

81 Speedway program

 

 

 

 

 

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