Sixteenth Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – September 14, 1980
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Attendance – 4,252
#721 Van Gemmill of Ponca City, Oklahoma driving his own car sponsored by Art Downs and #c88 Ferris Collier of Lampe, Missouri in a car owned by Don Carpenter of Ulysses, Kansas are shown here lining up on the front straightaway for a race at Hutchinson. Gemmill won the 20-lap A feature race on this day while Collier finished in fourth place - Brian Carroll collection
Loyd Farr of Leoti, Kansas on the front straightaway at Hutchinson – Mike Cornelison photo
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
98 |
Randy Ogden |
Woodward, Oklahoma |
|
2 |
44x |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
55+ |
Gary Kratzer |
Lyons, Kansas |
|
4 |
11+ |
Francis Hoppenstedt |
Salina, Kansas |
|
5 |
27 |
J. J. Adolph |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
B83 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
|
3 |
60 |
David Hughes |
Alva, Oklahoma |
|
4 |
c88 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
|
5 |
44 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
6 |
0 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
|
7 |
65 |
Randy Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
8 |
99 |
Rick Dauer |
Falun, Kansas |
|
9 |
8 |
Bill Bell |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
10 |
97x |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
721 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
2 |
73 |
Buck Cadwell |
Arnett, Oklahoma |
|
3 |
7B |
Clay Bontrager |
Yoder, Kansas |
|
4 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
5 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
6 |
3 |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
7 |
33 |
Bob Dauer |
Marquette, Kansas |
|
8 |
83 |
Bill Pierce |
|
|
9 |
61 |
Bill Richardson |
|
Fourth Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
42 |
Gene Claxton |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
3 |
48x |
John Arnce |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
41 |
John Tipping |
Enid, Oklahoma |
|
5 |
30 |
Alan Ashley |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
6 |
59 |
Larry Atchley |
Kansas City, Kansas |
|
7 |
64 |
David Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
8 |
21x |
Doug Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
9 |
76 |
John Craig |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Fifth Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
86 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
53 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
4x |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
4 |
32 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
|
5 |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
6 |
14 |
Roger Chambers |
Yates Center, Kansas |
|
7 |
75 |
Tim Porter |
Kansas City, Kansas |
|
8 |
69 |
Lynn Page |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
9 |
21 |
Marvin McNett |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Trophy Dash – 4 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
721 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
3 |
98 |
Randy Ogden |
Woodward, Oklahoma |
|
4 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
86 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
C Feature Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
21 |
Marvin McNett |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
2 |
20 |
Dick Julian |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
3 |
8 |
Bill Bell |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
4 |
76 |
John Craig |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
5 |
37 |
Marlin Kelly |
Newton, Kansas |
|
6 |
50 |
Dan Irsik |
Arlington, Kansas |
B Feature Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
44 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
17 |
Roger Chambers |
Yates Center, Kansas |
|
3 |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
76 |
John Craig |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
5 |
37 |
Marlin Kelly |
Newton, Kansas |
|
6 |
75 |
Tim Porter |
Kansas City, Kansas |
|
7 |
21x |
Doug Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
8 |
59 |
Larry Atchley |
Kansas City, Kansas |
|
9 |
64 |
David Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
10 |
07 |
Sonny Truitt |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
|
11 |
65 |
Rusty Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
12 |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
DNF |
0 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
A Feature Race – 20 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
721 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
2 |
B83 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
|
3 |
86 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
c88 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
|
5 |
98 |
Randy Ogden |
Woodward, Oklahoma |
|
6 |
53 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
7 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
8 |
55+ |
Gary Kratzer |
Lyons, Kansas |
|
9 |
60 |
David Hughes |
Alva, Oklahoma |
|
10 |
42 |
Gene Claxton |
Kansas City, Missouri |
|
11 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
12 |
11+ |
Francis Hoppenstedt |
Salina, Kansas |
|
13 |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
14 |
7B |
Clay Bontrager |
Yoder, Kansas |
|
15 |
44 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
17 |
Roger Chambers |
Yates Center, Kansas |
|
|
32 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
The race was halted monetarily on the seventeenth lap for a crash in the southwest turn involving Haas, Chambers, and Purkey. The race resumed only to be halted again for another wreck on the restart.
Kansas State Late Model Stock Car Racing Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points in the late model stock car races run on this racetrack three days during the Kansas State Fair.
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Total Points |
|
1 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
181 |
|
2 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
169 |
|
3 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
164 |
|
4 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
161 |
#0 Mel Potts of Salina, Kansas stopped on the front straightaway during the B feature race – Jim Petty collection
|
Dick Julian Warren Vincent photo |
Gary Holbert Warren Vincent photo |
Lonnie Smith 81 Speedway program |
Bill Bell Racing from the Past website |
|
Gary Kratzer Racing from the Past website |
Ferris Collier Warren Vincent photo |
Steve Lutkie Steve Lutkie collection |
Oren Haas 81 Speedway program |
|
Bob Dauer Warren Vincent photo |
J. J. Adolph Warren Vincent photo |
David Brack Mike Cornelison photo |
Terry Deatherage Warren Vincent photo |
|
Rick Dauer Warren Vincent photo |
Buck Cadwell Warren Vincent photo |
Van Gemmill Brian Carroll collection |
John Tipping Warren Vincent photo |
|
Frank McGehee Haehn collection |
Rob Glasse Warren Vincent photo |
Bud Purkey Mike Cornelison photo |
Roger Chambers Warren Vincent photo |
|
Milton Ward Warren Vincent photo |
Don Morris Warren Vincent photo |
Doug Thompson Warren Vincent photo |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. Warren Vincent photo |
|
Francis Hoppenstedt Warren Vincent photo |
Dhon Hauserman Rick Kippes photo |
Randy Ogden Warren Vincent photo |
Roger Thompson Warren Vincent photo |
Clay Bontrager
81 Speedway program
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