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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