Hutchinson Nationals Heat Races for
Late Model Stock Cars
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – July 26, 1980
Sanctioned by – National Championship Racing Association (N.C.R.A.)
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Entries – 72 cars
Only heat races were run. There were no feature races run on this date.
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Shelby Steenson Warren Vincent photo |
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Terry Dickey Warren Vincent photo |
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Gary Kratzer Warren Vincent photo |
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Doug Thompson Warren Vincent photo |
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Mel Potts Warren Vincent photo |
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Von Morton Warren Vincent photo |
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Gary Moore Gary Moore collection |
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Steve Lutkie Steve Lutkie collection |
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Bud Purkey Mike Cornelison photo |
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Ted Shepard Warren Vincent photo |
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Loyd Farr Warren Vincent photo |
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Dhon Hauserman Rick Kippes photo |
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Tom Laster Warren Vincent photo |
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Van Gemmill Brian Carroll collection |
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Terry Deatherage Warren Vincent photo |
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Roger Thompson Warren Vincent photo |
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Larry McDaniels Bill Rogers collection |
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Ron Dauer Warren Vincent photo |
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Don Kreie Donavan Kreie collection from the Racing from the Past website |
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Oren Haas 81 Speedway program |
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Ricky Dunsworth Warren Vincent photo |
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Tom Wunder Warren Vincent photo |
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Dick Hendershot, Jr. Warren Vincent photo |
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Bill Sanders Warren Vincent photo |
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Buck Cadwell Warren Vincent photo |
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Rob Glasse Warren Vincent photo |
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Bob Drake Warren Vincent photo |
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Bill Bell Racing from the Past website |
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Milton Ward Warren Vincent photo |
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Dick Julian Warren Vincent photo |
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J. J. Adolph Warren Vincent photo |
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Sam Brittendall Duane Toyne collection from the Racing from the Past website |
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Jeff Montgomery 81 Speedway program |
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Charlie Laing 81 Speedway program |
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Lonnie Smith 81 Speedway program |
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Buddy Mullens Mike Cornelison photo |
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First Heat Race – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
77x |
Bob Williams |
Independence, Missouri |
4:36.5 |
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2 |
86 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
1# |
Terry Dickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
2 |
Brent Sanders |
Muskogee, Oklahoma |
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5 |
65 |
Rusty Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
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6 |
84 |
Dusty Lathrop |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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7 |
90 |
John White |
Liberal, Kansas |
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8 |
15 |
Von Morton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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9 |
96 |
Gary Moore |
Wichita, Kansas |
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10 |
71 |
Rick Behre |
Overland Park, Kansas |
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11 |
0 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
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Moore led until his car developed engine trouble in the last lap. |
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Second Heat Race – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
10 |
Pete Haskin |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
4:24.4 |
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2 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
55+ |
Gary Kratzer |
Lyons, Kansas |
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4 |
32 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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5 |
44x |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
20 |
Dick Julian |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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7 |
04 |
Don Kreie |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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8 |
75 |
Tim Porter |
Kansas City, Kansas |
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9 |
117 |
Steve Gastineau |
Moore, Oklahoma |
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Third Heat Race – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
4:20.9 |
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2 |
16 |
Bob Drake |
Ft. Supply, Oklahoma |
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3 |
12 |
Ted Shepard |
Enid, Oklahoma |
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4 |
66 |
Tom Laster |
Muskogee, Oklahoma |
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5 |
78x |
Buck Cadwell |
Arnett, Oklahoma |
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6 |
721 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
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7 |
54 |
Conny Burdette |
Choctaw, Oklahoma |
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8 |
99x |
Ron Dauer |
Falun, Kansas |
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9 |
98 |
Rod Keller |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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Fourth Heat Race – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
83B |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
4:24.5 |
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2 |
4H |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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3 |
44 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
4x |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
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5 |
01 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
24 |
Ricky Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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7 |
86x |
Larry Gourley |
Garden City, Kansas |
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DNF |
33 |
Al Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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Purkey crashed into the cars driven by Mullens and Hendershot on the first corner of the race. |
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Fifth Heat Race – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
53 |
Ron McAninch |
Wichita, Kansas |
4:23.9 |
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2 |
c88 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
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3 |
48 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
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4 |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
27 |
J. J. Adolph |
Manhattan, Kansas |
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6 |
7x |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
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7 |
99 |
Tom Wunder |
Topeka, Kansas |
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8 |
22 |
Steve Fuque |
Mayetta, Kansas |
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9 |
56 |
Steve Moore |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Collier had a big lead on the eighth lap when his car was struck and spun out in the southwest turn by that driven by Moore. |
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Sixth Heat Race – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
50B |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
4:23.6 |
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2 |
19 |
Jeff Montgomery |
Blackwell, Oklahoma |
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3 |
8 |
Bill Bell |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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4 |
11 |
Galen Schafer |
Topeka, Kansas |
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5 |
48x |
John Arnce |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
19c |
Charlie Laing |
Wichita, Kansas |
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7 |
60 |
David Hughes |
Breckinridge, Oklahoma |
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8 |
121 |
Marvin McNet |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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9 |
55 |
Gary Main |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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Seventh Heat Race – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
73 |
Butch Speicher |
Arvada, Colorado |
4:29.2 |
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2 |
91 |
Vince Mathews |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
17 |
David Goldsberry |
Bolivar, Missouri |
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4 |
77 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
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5 |
25 |
Bill Sanders |
Muskogee, Oklahoma |
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6 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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7 |
7 |
Dean Jones |
Muskogee, Oklahoma |
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8 |
21x |
Doug Thompson |
Abilene, Kansas |
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Dean Jones of Muskogee, Oklahoma finished in 7th place in the 7th 10-lap heat in car #7 on this afternoon - Mike Cornelison photo
Ferris Collier of Lampe, Missouri finished in second place in the fifth 10-lap heat race on this afternoon - Mike Cornelison photo
Ron McAninch of Wichita, Kansas won the fifth 10-lap heat race on this afternoon - Mike Cornelison photo
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