32nd Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Sportsman & Mini-Stock Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Tuesday – September 10, 1996
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Announcer – Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas
Danny Lamb of Great Bend, Kansas is shown here spinning into the crash wall during the sportsman A feature race - Melissa Lacey photo for the Hutchinson News
Mini-Stock (Women)
First Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Kelly Barker |
Chanute, Kansas |
2 |
Beth Smith |
Chanute, Kansas |
3 |
Jill Green |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Delaina Berry |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
5 |
Grace Furthmyer |
Mulvane, Kansas |
Mini-Stock (Women)
Second Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Julie Kustanborter |
Chanute, Kansas |
2 |
Sandy Johnson |
El Dorado, Kansas |
3 |
Eileen Holt |
Topeka, Kansas |
4 |
Tammy Hill |
Murdock, Kansas |
Mini-Stock (Women)
Trophy Dash
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Jill Green |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Kelly Barker |
Chanute, Kansas |
3 |
Sandy Johnson |
El Dorado, Kansas |
4 |
Julie Kustanborter |
Chanute, Kansas |
Mini-Stock (Women)
A Feature Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Kelly Barker |
Chanute, Kansas |
2 |
Julie Kustanborter |
Chanute, Kansas |
3 |
Jill Green |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Beth Smith |
Chanute, Kansas |
5 |
Delaina Berry |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
6 |
Eileen Holt |
Topeka, Kansas |
7 |
Linda Zwickl |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
Tammy Hill |
Murdock, Kansas |
9 |
Grace Furthmyer |
Mulvane, Kansas |
Barker led this entire race at times with as much as a 100-yard cushion.
Kansas State Women's Mini-Stock Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points in Women's Mini-Stock racing at the 1996 Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Kelly Barker |
Chanute, Kansas |
2 |
Julie Kustanborter |
Chanute, Kansas |
3 |
Jill Green |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Beth Smith |
Chanute, Kansas |
5 |
Sandy Johnson |
El Dorado, Kansas |
Mini-Stock (Men)
First Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Jerald Hedberg |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
2 |
Brent Barker |
Chanute, Kansas |
3 |
Don Holt |
Topeka, Kansas |
4 |
Jerry Kustanborter |
Chanute, Kansas |
5 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Bill Balderson |
Wakefield, Kansas |
Mini-Stock (Men)
Second Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
G. W. Fuller |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Danny Morrison |
Bennington, Kansas |
3 |
Don Henderson |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Johnnie Brown |
Brookville, Kansas |
5 |
Bruce Lagroon |
Salina, Kansas |
6 |
Tom Johnson |
El Dorado, Kansas |
7 |
Chad Klauman |
Chanute, Kansas |
Mini-Stock (Men)
Third Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Bruce Ward |
Oskaloosa, Kansas |
2 |
Steve Withee |
Milford, Kansas |
3 |
Ron Rouse |
Salina, Kansas |
4 |
Bud Lee |
Salina, Kansas |
5 |
Jeff Dame |
Salina, Kansas |
6 |
Billy Fuller |
Salina, Kansas |
7 |
Corey Lagroon |
Salina, Kansas |
8 |
B. J. Halpain |
Salina, Kansas |
Mini-Stock (Men)
Trophy Dash
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
G. W. Fuller |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Danny Morrison |
Bennington, Kansas |
3 |
Bruce Ward |
Oskaloosa, Kansas |
4 |
Tom Johnson |
El Dorado, Kansas |
5 |
Steve Withee |
Milford, Kansas |
Mini-Stock (Men)
B Feature Race
The B feature was canceled after a one-car crash on the first lap involving Billy Fuller of Salina, Kansas in which Fuller received minor injuries. All of the remaining cars in the B feature were transferred to the A feature race with Billy Fuller awarded the 24th place prize money of $20.
Mini-Stock (Men)
A Feature Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Bruce Ward |
Oskaloosa, Kansas |
2 |
Bud Lee |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
Steve Withee |
Milford, Kansas |
4 |
Bret Barker |
Chanute, Kansas |
5 |
Danny Morrison |
Bennington, Kansas |
6 |
Ron Rouse |
Salina, Kansas |
7 |
Corey Lagroon |
Salina, Kansas |
8 |
Chad Klauman |
Chanute, Kansas |
9 |
B. J. Halpain |
Salina, Kansas |
10 |
Tom Johnson |
El Dorado, Kansas |
11 |
Bill Balderson |
Wakefield, Kansas |
12 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
13 |
Mike Furthmyer |
Mulvane, Kansas |
14 |
Jerry Kustanborter |
Mulvane, Kansas |
15 |
G. W. Fuller |
Salina, Kansas |
16 |
Bruce Lagroon |
Salina, Kansas |
17 |
Don Henderson |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
18 |
Jeff Dame |
Salina, Kansas |
19 |
Jerald Hedberg |
Lindsborg, Kansas |
20 |
Don Holt |
Topeka, Kansas |
21 |
Johnnie Brown |
Brookville, Kansas |
22 |
Richard Provance |
Tonganoxie, Kansas |
23 |
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|
24 |
Billy Fuller |
Salina, Kansas |
G. W. Fuller was involved in a three-car pileup on the tenth lap.
Kansas State Men's Mini-Stock Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points in Men's Mini-Stock racing at the 1996 Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Bruce Ward |
Oskaloosa, Kansas |
2 |
Bud Lee |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
Steve Withee |
Milford, Kansas |
4 |
Brent Barker |
Chanute, Kansas |
5 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
First Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Mike Hickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Deen Woods* |
Beloit, Kansas |
3 |
Walt Brookshire |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Danny Lamb |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Second Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Steve Hamlin |
Douglass, Kansas |
2 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
David Blocher |
Newton, Kansas |
4 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
A Feature Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Steve Hamlin |
Douglass, Kansas |
2 |
Walt Brookshire |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Mike Hickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Frank McGehee* |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Lynn Page |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
7 |
David Blocher |
Newton, Kansas |
8 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
Milton Ward |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
Danny Lamb |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Kansas State Late Model Sportsman Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points in Late Model Sportsman races run at the 1996 Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Steve Hamlin |
Douglass, Kansas |
2 |
Walt Brookshire |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Mike Hickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Lynn Page |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Lonnie Smith
81 Speedway program
* Frank McGehee of Wichita, Kansas drove the car in the A feature race that had been qualified by Deen Woods of Beloit, Kansas.
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