23rd Annual Kansas State Championship

Late Model Stock Car, Road Runner & Thumper Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Saturday – September 12, 1987

 

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

 

Attendance – 2,320

 

 

 

A crewman runs to Van Gemmill’s aid after he suffered a concussion when he crashed into the outside wall in the southeast turn during the third late model stock car heat race – Greg Holmes photo for the Hutchinson News

 

 

 

Thumper

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Earl Flagor

Hoisington, Kansas

2

Dave Johnson

Wichita, Kansas

3

Jeff Crumrine

Wichita, Kansas

4

Troy Cottam

Salina, Kansas

5

John Wyer

El Dorado, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Roger Hoddy

Wichita, Kansas

2

Marc Robe

Wichita, Kansas

3

Dennis Millard

Topeka, Kansas

4

Perry Rice

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Ray Thiel

Nickerson, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

A Feature

Place

Driver

From

1

Dave Johnson

Wichita, Kansas

2

Marc Robe

Wichita, Kansas

3

George Rotramel

Wichita, Kansas

4

Perry Rice

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Earl Flagor

Hoisington, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Jeff Oelkers

Wichita, Kansas

2

Dick Brown

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Alan Bullard

Great Bend, Kansas

4

Carl Murphy

Topeka, Kansas

5

Randy Wilson

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Mike Moore

Great Bend, Kansas

2

Dave Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

3

Melvin Bailey

Mayetta, Kansas

4

Kirk Vincent

Salina, Kansas

5

Mike VanSickle

Manhattan, Kansas

  

 

 

Road Runner

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Larry Schmidt

Wichita, Kansas

2

Jeff Tector

Galva, Kansas

3

Mike Craig

Manhattan, Kansas

4

Rod Truitt

Turon, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Mike Henry

Mayetta, Kansas

2

Ken Umscheid

Manhattan, Kansas

3

Wes Mohr, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Jim Withee

Junction City, Kansas

5

Jim Childs

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

C Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Larry Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Dennis Jasko

Meriden, Kansas

3

Kevin Powell

Lecompton, Kansas

4

Gayle Smith

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Danny Graham

 

 

 

 

Road Runner

B Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

James Flowers

 

2

Rob Ginest

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Bob Arnold

Salina, Kansas

4

Larry Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Sam Randol

Topeka, Kansas

   

 

 

Road Runner

A Feature Race – 15 Laps – Time: 7:08.40

Place

Driver

From

1

Mike Moore

Great Bend, Kansas

2

Dick Brown

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Jeff Oelkers

Wichita, Kansas

4

Mike Craig

Manhattan, Kansas

5

Alan Bullard

Great Bend, Kansas

Moore started on the pole and led the entire distance.

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Al Purkey

Coffeyville, Kansas

2

Lee Harvey, Jr.

Kansas City, Kansas

3

Frank McGehee

Wichita, Kansas

4

Don Morris

Junction City, Kansas

5

Brice Leonard

Marysville, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

2

Bud Purkey

Coffeyville, Kansas

3

Oren Haas

Wichita, Kansas

4

John Craig

Manhattan, Kansas

5

Mike Conkwright

Salina, Kansas

  

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

David Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

2

Ed Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Steve Foster

Salina, Kansas

4

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Rusty Hilderman

Topeka, Kansas

DNF

Van Gemmill

Ponca City, Oklahoma

Gemmill ran over Borecky’s right front wheel in the southeast turn and slammed into the outside crash wall.

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

A Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

2

David Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

3

Al Purkey

Coffeyville, Kansas

4

Bud Purkey

Coffeyville, Kansas

5

Brice Leonard

Marysville, Kansas

McDaniels passed Brack near the halfway point in the race and led the rest of the way.

 

 

 

 

Don Davis, Jr.

Racing from the Past website

Al Purkey

Purkey collection

Ed Borecky

Hutchinson News

Bud Purkey

Mike Cornelison photo

 

 

 

Larry McDaniels

Webshots website

David Brack

Warren Vincent photo

Steve Foster

Warren Vincent photo

Don Morris

Warren Vincent photo

 

 

 

Randy Wilson

Wilson collection

Jeff Oelkers

Oelkers collection

Oren Haas

81 Speedway program

Van Gemmill

Brian Carroll collection

 

 

  

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