Fourteenth Kansas State Championship
Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – September 17, 1978
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
First Heat Race – 8 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
|
1 |
86 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
2 |
40 |
Dean Ayres |
Independence, Missouri |
|
|
3 |
54 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
|
4 |
3 |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
5 |
123 |
Danny Duvall |
Pryor, Oklahoma |
|
|
6 |
26 |
Jim Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
|
|
7 |
90 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
8 |
30x |
|
|
|
|
9 |
24 |
Ricky Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
10 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
11 |
144 |
Corky VanGotten |
Chanute, Kansas |
|
|
12 |
5X |
Jim Stolzenberg |
Clyde, Kansas |
|
|
13 |
H11 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
|
1 |
99 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
|
2 |
93 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
3 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
|
4 |
63 |
Harlan Schriner |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
|
|
5 |
5 |
Mike Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
6 |
199 |
Leroy Dauer |
Falun, Kansas |
|
|
7 |
36 |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
8 |
14N |
Henry Martin |
McPherson, Kansas |
|
|
9 |
30 |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
10 |
84 |
Robert Thompson |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
|
11 |
43 |
Roland Bird |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
12 |
3x |
Ron Simmons |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
|
|
13 |
H63 |
Frankie Minor |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
14 |
6% |
John Welch |
|
|
Gemmill passed Haas for the lead on the third lap.
Third Heat Race – Eight Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
|
1 |
15 |
J. D. Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3:35.0 |
|
2 |
211 |
Marvin McNett |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
3 |
71 |
Gerald Folk |
Iola, Kansas |
|
|
4 |
88x |
Frank Starkey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
5 |
411 |
Jake Jacobs |
Marquette, Kansas |
|
|
6 |
37 |
Orville Clinton |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
|
|
7 |
112 |
Gailen Budden |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
|
8 |
777 |
Dave Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
9 |
555 |
Bob Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
10 |
14 |
Bob Brushman |
Hoisington, Kansas |
|
|
11 |
87 |
Norman Carr, Sr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
|
|
12 |
13 |
Tom Duvall |
|
|
|
13 |
20 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
14 |
283 |
Norman Heironimus |
Springfield, Missouri |
|
Fourth Heat Race – 8 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
|
1 |
x11 |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
3:27.0 |
|
2 |
242 |
Garry Abell |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
3 |
41 |
John Tipping |
Enid, Oklahoma |
|
|
4 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
|
5 |
44 |
Steve Kammerer |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
6 |
68 |
Larry Boeschling |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
7 |
21x |
Doug Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
|
8 |
55 |
Alan Combs |
Herington, Kansas |
|
|
9 |
37x |
Randy Romig |
Garnett, Kansas |
|
|
10 |
47 |
Frank Sell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
11 |
22 |
Max Sloan |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
12 |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
|
13 |
5 |
Clifford Reusser |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
Fifth Heat Race – 8 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
|
1 |
88 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
3:30.8 |
|
2 |
53 |
Jim VanWormer |
Aurora, Colorado |
|
|
3 |
2 |
Howard Spitler |
Republic, Kansas |
|
|
4 |
66 |
Ron Dauer |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
|
|
5 |
77 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
6 |
33 |
Bob Dauer |
Marquette, Kansas |
|
|
7 |
94 |
Don Kreie |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
8 |
21 |
Steve Foster |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
|
9 |
98 |
Rod Keller |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
|
10 |
76 |
Les Angel, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
11 |
12x |
Sonny Martin |
McPherson, Kansas |
|
|
12 |
222 |
Nunie Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
13 |
56 |
Steve Moore |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
D Feature Race – 5 Cars – 4 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
|
1 |
05 |
Clifford Reusser |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
2 |
56 |
Steve Moore |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
3 |
12x |
Sonny Martin |
McPherson, Kansas |
|
|
4 |
222 |
Nunie Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
5 |
H32 |
Doug Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
C Feature Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
|
1 |
3x |
Ron Simmons |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
|
|
2 |
37x |
Randy Romig |
Garnett, Kansas |
|
|
3 |
369 |
Rick Dauer |
Falun, Kansas |
|
|
4 |
43 |
Roland Bird |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
5 |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
|
6 |
24 |
Ricky Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
7 |
22 |
Max Sloan |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
8 |
144 |
Corky VanGotten |
Chanute, Kansas |
|
|
9 |
5x |
Jim Stolzenberg |
Clyde, Kansas |
|
|
10 |
21 |
Steve Foster |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
|
11 |
14 |
Bob Brushman |
Hoisington, Kansas |
|
|
12 |
76 |
Les Angel, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
13 |
30 |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
14 |
5 |
Clifford Reusser |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
15 |
13 |
Tom Duvall |
|
|
B Feature Race – 9 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
|
1 |
05 |
Mike Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
2 |
44 |
Steve Kammerer |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
3 |
26 |
Jim Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
|
|
4 |
77 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
5 |
199 |
Leroy Dauer |
Falun, Kansas |
|
|
6 |
21x |
Doug Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
|
7 |
90 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
|
8 |
411 |
Jake Jacobs |
Marquette, Kansas |
|
|
9 |
36 |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
10 |
777 |
Dave Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
|
|
11 |
123 |
Danny Duvall |
Pryor, Oklahoma |
|
|
12 |
55x |
Alan Combs |
Herington, Kansas |
|
|
13 |
37 |
Orville Clinton |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
|
|
14 |
37x |
Randy Romig |
Garnett, Kansas |
|
|
15 |
112 |
Gailen Budden |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
|
16 |
30x |
|
|
|
|
17 |
48 |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
18 |
14N |
Henry Martin |
McPherson, Kansas |
|
|
19 |
369 |
Rick Dauer |
Falun, Kansas |
|
Kammerer passed Lutkie on the ninth lap but the race was stopped for a three-car pileup and scoring reverted to the last completed lap. Officials then ruled the race, scheduled to run 10 laps, was complete at nine laps giving Lutkie the victory.
A Feature Race – 20 Laps
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
|
1 |
x11 |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
8:44.0 |
|
2 |
99 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
|
3 |
40 |
Dean Ayres |
Independence, Missouri |
|
|
4 |
88 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
|
|
5 |
2 |
Howard Spitler |
Republic, Kansas |
|
|
6 |
41 |
John Tipping |
Enid, Oklahoma |
|
|
7 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
|
8 |
54 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
|
9 |
53 |
Jim VanWormer |
Aurora, Colorado |
|
|
10 |
3 |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
11 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
|
12 |
66 |
Ron Dauer |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
|
|
13 |
88x |
Frank Starkey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
|
|
86 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
Lutkie started on the pole and led the first two laps before being passed by fellow front row starter Gemmill. Haehn then passed Gemmill on the tenth lap and led the remainder of the race.
Kansas State Late Model Stock Car Racing Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points from the Late Model stock car races run on this racetrack on July 30th and over the three days of Late Model stock car racing at the Kansas State Fair
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Total Points |
|
1 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
192 |
|
2 |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
191 |
|
Garry Abell Racing from the Past website |
Bud Haehn Racing from the Past website |
Loyd Farr Racing from the Past website |
Steve Lutkie Racing from the Past website |
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Steve Foster Racing from the Past website |
Steve Kammerer 81 Speedway program |
Van Gemmill Larry Jackson collection |
Oren Haas 81 Speedway program |
|
Shelby Steenson Racing from the Past website |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. Racing from the Past website |
Jim Kizzar Racing from the Past website |
Larry McDaniels Racing from the Past website |
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Marvin Bradford Racing from the Past website |
Ricky Dunsworth Racing from the Past website |
Terry Deatherage Racing from the Past website |
Don Davis, Jr. Racing from the Past website |
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Leroy Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Henry Ellington Racing from the Past website |
Roland Bird Racing from the Past website |
Orville Clinton Racing from the Past website |
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Dave Oltman Racing from the Past website |
John Tipping Racing from the Past website |
Gary Holbert Racing from the Past website |
Steve Kammerer 81 Speedway program |
|
Doug Thompson Racing from the Past website |
Frank Sell Racing from the Past website |
Max Sloan Racing from the Past website |
Clifford Reusser Racing from the Past website |
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Howard Spitler Racing from the Past website |
Ron Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Bob Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Mel Potts Racing from the Past website |
|
Gailen Budden Racing from the Past website |
Craig Miller Racing from the Past website |
Milton Ward Racing from the Past website |
Don Kreie Racing from the Past website |
J. D. Martin
Racing from the Past website
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