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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