24th Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Sportsman, Modified & Sprint 4 Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Monday – September 12, 1988
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
Sprint 4
Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
2 |
Jerry Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Tony Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Jim Dallas |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Adam Fellers |
Newton, Kansas |
Sprint 4
A Feature Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Jerry Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Tony Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Bruce Serene |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Adam Fellers |
Newton, Kansas |
5 |
Greg Harrington |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Jim Dallas |
Wichita, Kansas |
DNF |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
Wilson started this race from the pole position.
Kansas State Sprint 4 Championship
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Jerry Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
Modified
First Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
2 |
Troy Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
3 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Paul Wiens |
Newton, Kansas |
5 |
Joe Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
Modified
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Don Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Doug Clark |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Ken Lutters |
Ransom, Kansas |
5 |
Bob Overton |
Wichita, Kansas |
Modified
A Feature – 12 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Doug Clark |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Ken Lutters |
Ransom, Kansas |
5 |
Joe Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
7 |
Troy Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
8 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
9 |
Don Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
Paul Wiens |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
First Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Al Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
3 |
Terry Cheek |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Ron McAninch |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Brice Leonard |
Marysville, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Second Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Chuck Fairchild |
Salina, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Third Heat Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Ted Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
3 |
Steve Stults |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
5 |
John Cragg |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Trophy Dash
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Al Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
3 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
4 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
A Feature Race – 20 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Al Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
3 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
4 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
DNF |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
McDaniels started in the pole position and led this entire race.
Delbert Smith dropped out with a broken tie rod with less than three laps remaining.
Kansas State Late Model Sportsman Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the three days of Late Model Sportsman racing at the Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Al Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Troy Gemmill Picasa website |
Dwight Schroeder Schroeder collection |
Don Renfro Rob Simmons photo |
Paul Wiens Jeff Wiens photo |
Steve Stults Stults collection |
Don Davis, Jr. Warren Vincent photo |
Al Purkey Purkey collection |
Shelby Steenson Warren Vincent photo |
Bud Purkey Mike Cornelison photo |
Ed Borecky Hutchinson News |
Lonnie Smith 81 Speedway program |
Delbert Smith Running the High Side Blog |
Larry McDaniels Webshots website |
Sam Brittendall Duane Toyne collection from the Racing from the Past website |
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