Twelfth Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – September 26, 1976
Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Flagman / Starter – Forrest Cox, Jr. of Dodge City, Kansas
Attendance – 11,000
Number of cars entered – 97
Heavy rain caused the cancellation of the races on Saturday and left large puddles around the inside of the racetrack.
Here, #15 J. D. Martin runs through the standing water showering #86 Bill Main as he goes by. Main came out on top though by winning the B feature while Martin finished fourteenth - Frank Niemeier photo for the Hutchinson News
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
6x |
Larry Croisant |
Beloit, Kansas |
|
2 |
17x |
Roger Chambers |
Yates Center, Kansas |
|
3 |
66 |
Ron Dauer |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
|
4 |
143 |
Jack Mohn |
Salina, Kansas |
|
5 |
59 |
Tom Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
6 |
39 |
John Wells |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
7 |
71 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
|
8 |
95 |
John Miles |
Pratt, Kansas |
|
9 |
98 |
Rod Keller |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
10 |
60 |
Joe Hobbs |
McPherson, Kansas |
|
11 |
0X |
John Shearhod |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
12 |
022 |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
13 |
21 |
Doug Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
59x |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
2 |
10 |
Bob Finley |
Garden City, Kansas |
|
3 |
211 |
Chuck Kidwell |
Harvard, Nebraska |
|
4 |
11x |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
55xx |
Joe Castor |
Woodward, Oklahoma |
|
6 |
15 |
J. D. Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
7 |
00x |
Frank Sell, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
8 |
81 |
Bill Martinson |
McPherson, Kansas |
|
9 |
36 |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
10 |
18x |
Scott Anderson |
Clay Center, Kansas |
|
11 |
1 |
Garry Fuller, Sr. |
Salina, Kansas |
|
12 |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
13 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
14 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
15 |
3 |
Steve Lancaster |
Salina, Kansas |
|
16 |
45 |
Elmo Lane |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
77 |
Jack Petty |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
90 |
Larry McDaniels |
Chanute, Kansas |
|
3 |
30x |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
|
4 |
55 |
Alan Combs |
Herington, Kansas |
|
5 |
7-11 |
Harold Lohf |
Salina, Kansas |
|
6 |
27x |
Frank Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
|
7 |
86 |
Bill Main |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
8 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Chanute, Kansas |
|
9 |
55x |
Gary Kratzer |
Lyons, Kansas |
|
10 |
44x |
Steve Kammerer |
Goddard, Kansas |
|
11 |
23 |
Jeff Scott |
Roxbury, Kansas |
|
12 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
13 |
33x |
Ron Fimple |
St. Libory, Nebraska |
|
14 |
31 |
Buck Cadwell |
Arnett, Oklahoma |
|
15 |
99 |
Leroy Dauer |
Falun, Kansas |
|
16 |
4x |
Joel Hayes |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
17 |
14 |
Larry Morton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Fourth Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
12 |
Ted Shepard |
Enid, Oklahoma |
|
2 |
01x |
Richard Powell |
Enid, Oklahoma |
|
3 |
01 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
5 |
22x |
Max Sloan |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
6 |
25 |
Dale Ulery |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
7 |
53x |
Ron McAninch |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
8 |
57 |
Jack Saltkill |
Beloit, Kansas |
|
9 |
11 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
10 |
0 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
|
11 |
37 |
Brian Smith |
Yates Center, Kansas |
|
12 |
84 |
Jack Johnson |
Haysville, Kansas |
|
13 |
55x |
Gary Kratzer |
Lyons, Kansas |
|
14 |
2 |
Don Kreie |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
15 |
5A |
Charles Omerod |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
16 |
3x |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
17 |
410 |
Ivan Dunn |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Fifth Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
68 |
Tom Jones |
Mutual, Oklahoma |
|
2 |
32-2 |
Butch Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
3 |
777 |
David Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
|
4 |
33 |
Bob Dauer |
Marquette, Kansas |
|
5 |
6 |
Gary Pletcher |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
|
6 |
48 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
|
7 |
19 |
Terry Martin |
Mullinville, Kansas |
|
8 |
31x |
Buck Cadwell |
Arnett, Oklahoma |
|
9 |
32-1 |
Danny Lamb |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
10 |
4s |
Steve Stagner |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
11 |
91 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
12 |
21 |
Chuck Schommer |
Valley Center, Kansas |
|
13 |
10x |
Dave Gardner |
Leoti, Kansas |
|
14 |
26 |
Jim Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
|
15 |
007 |
Jim Leffel |
South Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
16 |
87 |
Jerald Hedberg |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
|
17 |
42 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
18 |
2x |
Howard Spitler |
Republic, Kansas |
C Feature Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
2 |
37 |
Brian Smith |
Yates Center, Kansas |
|
3 |
2x |
Howard Spitler |
Republic, Kansas |
|
4 |
23 |
Jeff Scott |
Roxbury, Kansas |
|
5 |
26 |
Jim Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
|
6 |
45 |
Elmo Lane |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
7 |
61 |
Tom Watts |
Lincoln, Kansas |
|
8 |
14 |
Larry Morton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
9 |
21x |
Chuck Schommer |
Valley Center, Kansas |
|
10 |
4x |
Joel Hayes |
Wichita, Kansas |
B Feature Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
86 |
Bill Main |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
71 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
|
3 |
25 |
Dave Ulery |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
4 |
48 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
|
5 |
39xx |
Joe Smith |
Sharon, Oklahoma |
|
6 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
|
7 |
53x |
Ron McAninch |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
8 |
55x |
Larry Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
9 |
95 |
John Miles |
Pratt, Kansas |
|
10 |
19 |
Terry Martin |
Mullinville, Kansas |
|
11 |
44x |
Steve Kammerer |
Goddard, Kansas |
|
12 |
98 |
Rod Keller |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
13 |
36 |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
14 |
15 |
J. D. Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
15 |
32-1 |
Danny Lamb |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
16 |
00x |
Frank Sell, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
17 |
1 |
Garry Fuller, Sr. |
Salina, Kansas |
|
18 |
81 |
Bill Martinson |
McPherson, Kansas |
|
19 |
18x |
Scott Anderson |
Clay Center, Kansas |
|
20 |
27 |
O. B. Barsh |
Garden City, Kansas |
|
21 |
57 |
Jack Saltkill |
Beloit, Kansas |
A Feature Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
59x |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
2 |
12x |
Ted Shepard |
Enid, Oklahoma |
|
3 |
211 |
Chuck Kidwell |
Harvard, Nebraska |
|
4 |
90 |
Larry McDaniels |
Chanute, Kansas |
|
5 |
32-2 |
Butch Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
6 |
01x |
Richard Powell |
Enid, Oklahoma |
|
7 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
8 |
33 |
Bob Dauer |
Marquette, Kansas |
|
9 |
143 |
Jack Mohn |
Salina, Kansas |
|
10 |
22 |
Max Sloan |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
11 |
7-11 |
Harold Lohf |
Salina, Kansas |
|
12 |
68 |
Tom Jones |
Mutual, Oklahoma |
|
13 |
777 |
David Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
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Dave Oltman Racing from the Past website |
Shelby Steenson Racing from the Past website |
Jim Kizzar Racing from the Past website |
Van Gemmill Racing from the Past website |
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Garry Fuller, Sr. Racing from the Past website |
Terry Deatherage Racing from the Past website |
Ron Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Howard Spitler Racing from the Past website |
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Oren Haas Racing from the Past collection |
Loyd Farr Racing from the Past website |
Butch Brack Schrater family collection |
John Shearod Bill Rigsby collection |
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Steve Kammerer 81 Speedway program |
Marvin Bradford Racing from the Past website |
Tom Lutkie Mike Cornelison photo |
Gary Holbert Racing from the Past website |
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Milton Ward Racing from the Past website
|
Steve Bush Joe Aldershof collection
|
Sam Brittendall Duane Toyne collection from the Racing from the Past website |
Bud Haehn Racing from the Past website
|
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Doug Thompson Racing from the Past website |
Don Morris Racing from the Past website |
Henry Ellington Racing from the Past website |
Elmo Lane Racing from the Past website |
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Jack Petty Racing from the Past website |
Larry McDaniels Racing from the Past website |
Alan Combs Racing from the Past website |
Bill Main Racing from the Past website |
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Gary Kratzer Racing from the Past website |
Buck Cadwell Racing from the Past website |
Leroy Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Ted Shepard Racing from the Past website |
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Larry Lutkie Steve Lutkie collection |
Richard Powell Racing from the Past website |
Max Sloan Racing from the Past website |
Mel Potts Racing from the Past website |
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Jack Johnson Mullens family collection |
Don Kreie Racing from the Past website |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. Racing from the Past website |
Charles Omerod Racing from the Past website |
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Bob Dauer Racing from the Past website |
Larry Morton Racing from the Past website |
Frank Sell Racing from the Past website |
Dhon Hauserman Jack Shipman collection |
J. D. Martin
Merrick racing program
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