Seventeenth Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Monday – September 14, 1981
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Larry McDaniels of Wichita, Kansas is shown taking the checkered flag for his victory in the 20-lap A Feature – Jim Morris photo for the Hutchinson News
Clay Bontrager of Hutchinson is shown here going through the north turn – Mike Cornelison photo
First Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
721 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
2 |
7B |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
44x |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
31 |
Gary Kratzer |
Lyons, Kansas |
5 |
13 |
Von Morton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
60 |
David Hughes |
Breckinridge, Oklahoma |
7 |
71 |
Tom Folk |
Iola, Kansas |
8 |
03 |
Mike Young |
El Reno, Oklahoma |
Second Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
50B |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
86 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
65 |
Rusty Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
4 |
18 |
Tony Bruce, Sr. |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
2 |
Rich Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
99 |
Bill Goodson |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Third Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
55x |
Ron Simmons |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
2 |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
7c |
Howard Spitler |
Republic, Kansas |
4 |
55 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
67B |
Jerry Burkes |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
48M |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
7 |
22x |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Fourth Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
3 |
3 |
Gary Macy |
Hennessey, Oklahoma |
4 |
48x |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
1 |
Ralph Thompson |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
77 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
7 |
B48 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
Trophy Dash
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
50B |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
721 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
3 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
B Feature Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
60 |
David Hughes |
Breckinridge, Oklahoma |
2 |
13 |
Von Morton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
B48 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
4 |
77 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
5 |
2 |
Rich Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
71 |
Tom Folk |
Iola, Kansas |
7 |
48M |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
67B |
Jerry Burkes |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
22x |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
10 |
99 |
Bill Goodson |
Manhattan, Kansas |
A Feature Race – 20 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
50B |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
7c |
Howard Spitler |
Republic, Kansas |
5 |
55x |
Ron Simmons |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
6 |
77 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
7 |
31 |
Gary Kratzer |
Lyons, Kansas |
8 |
7B |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
9 |
55 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
44x |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
11 |
65 |
Rusty Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
12 |
13 |
Von Morton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
13 |
18 |
Tony Bruce, Sr. |
Liberal, Kansas |
|
86 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
DNF |
721 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
Gemmill dropped out on the fifth lap.
McDaniels was leading Hauserman, Bontrager, and Lutkie on the ninth lap when Lutkie tried to pass Bontrager on the inside. Their two cars touched sending Bontrager crashing into the wall. Bontrager’s crew was able to make repairs in time for him to rejoin the field when the race restarted.
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 |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
171 |
2 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
149 |
3 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
141 |
4 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
137 |
5 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
136 |
6 |
Howard Spitler |
Republic, Kansas |
128 |
7 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
124 |
Shelby Steenson Racing from the Past website |
Steve Bush Joe Aldershof collection |
Howard Spitler Racing from the Past website |
Steve Lutkie Steve Lutkie collection |
Craig Miller Racing from the Past website |
Terry Deatherage Racing from the Past website |
Van Gemmill Brian Carroll collection |
Rob Glasse Racing from the Past website |
Gary Kratzer Racing from the Past website |
Dhon Hauserman Rick Kippes photo |
Von Morton Racing from the Past website |
Don Morris Racing from the Past website |
Larry McDaniels Bill Rogers collection |
Lonnie Smith 81 Speedway program |
Rich Wilson Wilson collection |
Clay Bontrager 81 Speedway program |
Sam Brittendall
Duane Toyne collection from the Racing from the Past website
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