31st Annual Kansas State Championship
360 Sprint Car, Road Runner & Thumper Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday September 10, 1995
Promotional company Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Announcer Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas
Dennis Nelson of Manhattan, Kansas is shown here leading the fourth heat race in the Thumper division Dan Bayer photo for the Hutchinson News
Thumper
First Heat Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Darren Moses |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Lance Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Kelly Choate |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
4 |
Chris Mayes |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Darrell Beckham, Jr. |
Valley Center, Kansas |
Thumper
Second Heat Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
2 |
Brian Casey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Michael Hilbert |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
4 |
Brad Taylor |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
C. W. Devena |
Buhler, Kansas |
Thumper
Third Heat Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Clint Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Louis Giltner |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Rod Butler |
Silver Lake, Kansas |
4 |
Troy Sale |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Rick Julian |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Thumper
Fourth Heat Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Dennis Nelson |
Manhattan, Kansas |
2 |
Don Strahley |
Junction City, Kansas |
3 |
Lyle Goertzen |
Buhler, Kansas |
4 |
Lee Steffen |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Brian Dailey |
Emporia, Kansas |
Thumper
B Feature Race 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Rick Julian |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Craig Newell |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Brian Dailey |
Emporia, Kansas |
4 |
Scott Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Thumper
A Feature Race 15 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Louis Giltner |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Clint Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Brad Taylor |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Lance Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Dennis Nelson |
Manhattan, Kansas |
6 |
Brian Casey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
7 |
Chris Mayes |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
Lee Steffen |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
9 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
10 |
Lyle Goertzen |
Buhler, Kansas |
Giltner started on the pole and led this entire race.
Road Runner
First Heat Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Gary Nulf |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Rickey Blackburn |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Buck Sewell |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Bart Baker |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
Ed Seidl |
Wichita, Kansas |
Road Runner
Second Heat Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Scott Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Dennis Roths |
Valley Center, Kansas |
5 |
Mike Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Road Runner
Third Heat Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Greg Stephens |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Brent Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Gayle Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Ricky Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Scott Brown |
Meriden, Kansas |
Road Runner
B Feature Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Rance Roberts |
Lecompton, Kansas |
2 |
Carl Reusser |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
3 |
Rick Bell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Doug Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Road Runner
A Feature Race 15 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Scott Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Gary Nulf |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Greg Stephens |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Brent Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
Rickey Blackburn |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
7 |
Gayle Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
Bart Baker |
Dodge City, Kansas |
9 |
Ed Seidl |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
Rance Roberts |
Lecompton, Kansas |
Lehman, Nulf, and Stephens started one-two-three and ran the entire race in that order.
360 Sprint Cars
First Heat Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Steve King* |
Jetmore, Kansas |
2 |
Scott Jenkins |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Moundridge, Kansas |
4 |
Lester Keene |
Caney, Kansas |
5 |
Rick England |
Wichita, Kansas |
360 Sprint Cars
Second Heat Race 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Jon Johnston |
Utica, Kansas |
2 |
Danny Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
3 |
Devlin Polkinghorn |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Jim Selenke |
Goddard, Kansas |
360 Sprint Cars
A Feature Race 15 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Danny Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
2 |
Steve King* |
Jetmore, Kansas |
3 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
4 |
Scott Jenkins |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
Devlin Polkinghorn |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Moundridge, Kansas |
7 |
Lester Keene |
Caney, Kansas |
8 |
Rick England |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
10 |
Ryan Wettstein |
Liberal, Kansas |
King started on the pole and led the first nine laps. Jennings started on the outside of the second row but moved into second place on the first lap. When King bobbled in the northeast turn on the tenth lap, Jennings slipped by and led the remainder of the race.
Kansas State 360 Sprint Car Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the two days of 360 Sprint Car racing at the Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
Points |
1 |
Devlin Polkinghorn |
Dodge City, Kansas |
108 |
2 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
107 |
3 |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
96 |
4 tie |
Scott Jenkins |
Dodge City, Kansas |
84 |
4 tie |
Rick England |
Wichita, Kansas |
84 |
6 |
Lester Keene |
Caney, Kansas |
81 |
7 |
Danny Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
80 |
8 |
Jim Selenke |
Goddard, Kansas |
76 |
9 |
Steve King |
Jetmore, Kansas |
85 |
10 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Moundridge, Kansas |
56 |
Darrell Beckham, Jr. Stults collection |
Scott Lehman Lehman collection |
Rick Mueller Lehman collection |
Rickey Blackburn Hutchinson News |
Kelly Choate Kelly Choate collection |
Jon Johnson Brian Carroll collection |
Danny Jennings In the Dirt photo |
Steve King* Hutchinson News photo |
Clay Bontrager Debi Roberts photo for the Hutchinson News |
Rick England Cokeley collection |
Dwight Schroeder Schroeder collection |
Jim Selenke J D and Jannie Porter collection from the Racing From the Past website |
* Steven M. Steve King (1973-2006) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Knoxville, Iowa.
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