21st Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Sportsman Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Thursday – September 12, 1985
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Flagman / starter – Nunie Coleman of Wichita, Kansas
Announcer – Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas
Track condition – “rough, muddy, loose, and just one groove”
Don Davis, Jr. waves to the crowd as he takes the checkered flag from Nunie Coleman for the victory in the fourth heat race – Jim Morris photo for the Hutchinson News
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
2 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
|
3 |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Mike Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Bob Billups |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Ron Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
3 |
Randy Woodside |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
5 |
Butch Day |
WaKeeney, Kansas |
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Steve Stults |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
John Arnce |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
|
5 |
Loyd Farr |
Nickerson, Kansas |
Fourth Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
David Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
3 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
|
4 |
Oran Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Wayne Pickering |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Trophy Dash
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Steve Stults |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
David Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
3 |
Ron Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
4 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
B Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Mike Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Ted Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
3 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
|
4 |
Terry Cheek |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Gary Nulf |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
6 |
Errol Lank |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
7 |
Rodger Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
8 |
Steve Foster |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
9 |
Jim Berends |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
10 |
Wayne Pickerington |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
DNF |
Loyd Farr |
Nickerson, Kansas |
|
DNF |
Rob Glasse |
Andover, Kansas |
Farr and Glasse tangled in the northeast turn tearing Glasse’s right front tire off and mangling the right side of this car.
A Feature Race – 20 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
2 |
David Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
3 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
4 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
|
5 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
|
6 |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
7 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
8 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
|
9 |
John Arnce |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
10 |
Terry Cheek |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
11 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
12 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
DNF |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
Smith’s car stalled on the south end of the racetrack after three laps had been run.
Borecky’s car broke a radiator hose.
|
John Arnce 81 Speedway program |
David Brack Warren Vincent photo |
Ed Borecky Hutchinson News |
Van Gemmill Brian Carroll collection |
|
Steve Foster Warren Vincent photo |
Mel Potts Warren Vincent photo |
Bud Purkey Mike Cornelison photo |
Rob Glasse Warren Vincent photo |
|
Loyd Farr Warren Vincent photo |
Oren Haas 81 Speedway program |
Dwight Schroeder Schroeder collection |
Shelby Steenson Warren Vincent photo |
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Lonnie Smith Fraizer collection |
Mike Lutkie Mike Cornelison photo |
Don Renfro Mike Cornelison photo |
Steve Stults Stults collection |
Sam Brittendall
Duane Toyne collection from the Racing from the Past website
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