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 |
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