19th Annual Kansas State Championship
Dirt Champ Car and Mini-Modified Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday September 11, 1983
Promotional company Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Flagman / starter Nunie Coleman of Wichita, Kansas
Announcers Bo Kline, Warren Hardy, and "Willie Wheelchair" of Wichita, Kansas
Steve Stults Rigsby collection |
Roger VanHorn VanHorn collection |
Dwight Schroeder Schroeder collection |
Mini-Modified
First Heat Race 6 Cars
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
77 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
2 |
81 |
Bill Mills |
Newton, Kansas |
3 |
1 |
Steve Stults |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
11 |
Jack Lamb |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
17 |
Bryson Mills |
Wichita, Kansas |
DNF |
5x |
Roger VanHorn |
Maize, Kansas |
Mini-Modified
Trophy Dash 4 Cars
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
1 |
Steve Stults |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
77 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
3 |
81 |
Bill Mills |
Newton, Kansas |
4 |
4 |
Jack Lamb |
Wichita, Kansas |
Mini-Modified
A Feature Race 5 Cars
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
77 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
2 |
11 |
Jack Lamb |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
1 |
Steve Stults |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
17 |
Bryson Mills |
Wichita, Kansas |
DNF |
81 |
Bill Mills |
Newton, Kansas |
Stults was leading when he was involved in a crash in the final turn of the race that dropped him back to third place.
Kansas State Mini-Modified Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the two days of Mini-Modified racing at the Kansas State Fair.
Place |
Driver |
From |
Points |
1 |
Jack Lamb |
Wichita, Kansas |
150 |
2 |
Steve Stults |
Wichita, Kansas |
140 |
3 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
139 |
4 |
Bryson Mills |
Wichita, Kansas |
109 |
5 |
Roger VanHorn |
Maize, Kansas |
40 |
6 |
Bill Mills |
Newton, Kansas |
17 |
7 |
Al Hall |
Wichita, Kansas |
15 |
Dirt Champ
First Heat Race 7 Cars
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
11x |
Garry Lee Maier |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
43 |
Jim Selenke |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
0 |
Randy Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
1 |
Tommie Estes |
Ada, Oklahoma |
6 |
123 |
Danny Duvall |
Tryone, Oklahoma |
DNF |
3x |
Dee Zelmer |
Lees Summit, Missouri |
Dirt Champ
Second Heat Race 7 Cars
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
3 |
Jeff Forshee |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
20 |
Steve Carithers |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
3 |
5L |
Frank Offutt |
Utica, Kansas |
4 |
23 |
Dale Borger |
Jetmore, Kansas |
5 |
9 |
Darrell Bybee |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
08 |
John Falen |
Liberal, Kansas |
DNF |
96 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
Dirt Champ
Consolation Race 11 Cars
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
1 |
Tommie Estes |
Ada, Oklahoma |
2 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
11x |
Garry Lee Maier |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
0 |
Randy Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
123 |
Danny Duvall |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
6 |
20 |
Steve Carithers |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7 |
3 |
Jeff Forshee |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
5L |
Frank Offutt |
Utica, Kansas |
9 |
23 |
Dale Borger |
Jetmore, Kansas |
10 |
9 |
Darrell Bybee |
Wichita, Kansas |
11 |
08 |
John Falen |
Liberal, Kansas |
Dirt Champ
A Feature Race 10 Cars
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
1n |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
11x |
Garry Lee Maier |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
1 |
Tommie Estes |
Ada, Oklahoma |
4 |
43 |
Jim Selenke |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
0 |
Randy Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
20 |
Steve Carithers |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
7 |
123 |
Danny Duvall |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
DNF |
9 |
Darrell Bybee |
Wichita, Kansas |
DNF |
08 |
John Falen |
Liberal, Kansas |
DNF |
5L |
Frank Offutt |
Utica, Kansas |
Kansas State Dirt Champ Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the two days of Dirt Champ racing at the Kansas State Fair.
Place |
Driver |
From |
Points |
1 |
Herb Copeland |
Wichita, Kansas |
159 |
2 |
Garry Lee Maier |
Dodge City, Kansas |
126 |
3 |
Steve Carithers |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
98 |
4 |
Danny Duvall |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
91 |
5 |
Randy Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
84 |
6 |
Jim Selenke |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
7 |
Tommie Estes |
Ada, Oklahoma |
|
8 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
9 |
John Falen |
Liberal, Kansas |
|
10 |
Frank Offutt |
Utica, Kansas |
|
11 |
Darrell Bybee |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
12 |
Jeff Forshee |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
13 |
Dale Borger |
Jetmore, Kansas |
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#96 Frank Lies Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Jim Selenke in his own #43 Leroy Byers photo from the Bob Mays collection
Jack Lamb (second from right) and his crew after winning the Kansas State Mini-Modified championship. That is trackside announcer and Wichita, Kansas radio personality "Willie Wheelchair" holding the microphone in the background at right - Jack Lamb collection
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