The Hutchinson Nationals at the State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas on July 16, 2011

55^th Annual Hutchinson Nationals

360 Sprint Car, Modified, Sport Modified & Thumper Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

Saturday night - July 16, 2011

Sanctioned by – National Championship Racing Association (N.C.R.A.) as part of the DIRTcar Great Plains Late Model Series

Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Park City, Kansas

Race director – C. Ray Hall of Bel Aire, Kansas

Publicity director / Announcer – Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas

Physical plant manager / Track preparation – Keith Schroeder of Hutchinson, Kansas

C. Ray Hall

Promoter / Race director

Charles Pearson II photo

Warren Hardy

Publicity director / Announcer

Hutchinson News photo

Brandon Miller of Hutchinson wins the thumper A feature race in a 1986 Chevrolet Monto Carlo he owned jointly with his father, Doug.

#911JR Adam Popp of Haven, Kansas leads eventual winner #24 Brandon Miller - Hutchinson News photo

#24 Brandon Miller of Hutchinson leading #8D Devin Hammann of Wichita, Kansas down the front straightaway in one of the races on this evening. Miller finished first and Hammann second in both the thumper heat race and A feature races on this evening.

Brandon Miller after his victory in the thumper A feature race.

Thumper

Heat Race - 10 Cars - 6 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From	Started
1	24	Brandon Miller	Hutchinson, Kansas	2
2	8D	Devin Hammann	Wichita, Kansas	9
3	5	Scott Lang	Halstead, Kansas	1
4	10-4	T. J. Jacques	Hutchinson, Kansas	4
5	84	Tyson Wells	Wichita, Kansas	3
6	6D	Greg Dochow	Derby, Kansas	5
7	4	Tim Lightsey	Hutchinson, Kansas	8
8	911JR	Adam Popp	Haven, Kansas	10
9	00	A. J. Finch	Hutchinson, Kansas	7
10	?	Tony Zizumbo	Hutchinson, Kansas	6

Miller led the first two laps before being passed by Popp but a yellow flag for a tangle between Finch and Zizumbo before that lap was completed put Miller back in front where he remained for the rest of the race while Popp dropped out with overheating problems.

Thumper

A Feature Race - 10 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	24	Brandon Miller	Hutchinson, Kansas
2	8D	Devin Hammann	Wichita, Kansas
3	10-4	T. J. Jacques	Hutchinson, Kansas
4	6D	Greg Dochow	Derby, Kansas
5	911JR	Adam Popp	Haven, Kansas
6	?	Tony Zizumbo	Hutchinson, Kansas
7	5	Scott Lang	Halstead, Kansas
8	84	Tyson Wells	Wichita, Kansas
9	4	Tim Lightsey	Hutchinson, Kansas
10	00	A. J. Finch	Hutchinson, Kansas

Hammann started on the pole with Miller on the outside of the front row. Wells hit the crash wall in the southeast turn on the initial lap. Miller took the lead on the start and held it the remainder of the race winning by a half-lap over second place Hammarr. Popp dropped out with a flat tire.

N. C. R. A. Sport Modified

First Heat Race - 7 Cars

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	9	Kinzer Edwards	South Coffeyville, Oklahoma
2	9P	Brian Parker	Collinsville, Oklahoma
3	7c	J. D. Choate	Ponca City, Oklahoma
4	21	Johnie Rauschenberg	Enid, Oklahoma
5	3G	Tyler Sutton	Manhattan, Kansas
6	MC20	Bobby McGehee	Drummond, Oklahoma
DQ	60	Kip Hughes	Enid, Oklahoma

Hughes finished in second place but his car came up light in the post race weight in.

N. C. R. A. Sport Modified

Second Heat Race - 7 Cars

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	327	Chad McNamara	Pond Creek, Oklahoma
2	42R	Ross McCartney	Lahoma, Oklahoma
3	42	Todd Decker	Edmond, Oklahoma
4	09	Robert Elliott	Clinton, Oklahoma
5	47	Landon Maddox	Fairview, Oklahoma
6	56	David Young	Nickerson, Kansas
7	3	Logan Macy	Hennessey, Oklahoma

McNamara started on the inside of the second row and took the lead exiting the southeast turn on the second lap.

N. C. R. A. Sport Modified

Third Heat Race - 7 Cars

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	69	Brandon Smith	Amarillo, Texas
2	57	Bobby Fiest	White City, Kansas
3	66	Zachery Tippett	Newawa, Oklahoma
4	8	Devin Gerrior	Owasso, Oklahoma
5	33	Bob Dauer	Marquette, Kansas
6	14L	Chris Lyons	Ponca City, Oklahoma
DQ	86J	Travis Johnson	Enid, Oklahoma

Johnson's car was found to be in violation of the rules by having a rear tire outside the fender.

N. C. R. A. Sport Modified

A Feature Race - 21 Cars - 15 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	327	Chadd McNamara	Pond Creek, Oklahoma
2	9P	Brian Parker	Collinsville, Oklahoma
3	69	Brandon Smith	Amarillo, Texas
4	9	Kinzer Edwards	South Coffeyville, Oklahoma
5	42R	Ross McCartney	Lahoma, Oklahoma
6	09	Robert Elliott	Clinton, Oklahoma
7	7c	J. D. Choate	Ponca City, Oklahoma
8	47	Landon Maddox	Fairview, Oklahoma
9	3G	Tyler Sutton	Manhattan, Kansas
10	42	Todd Decker	Edmond, Oklahoma
11	60	Kip Hughes	Enid, Oklahoma
12	21	Johnie Rauschenberg	Enid, Oklahoma
13	56	David Young	Nickerson, Kansas
14	57	Bobby Fiest	White City, Kansas
15	MC20	Bobby McGehee	Drummond, Oklahoma
16	66	Zachery Tippett	Newawa, Oklahoma
17	3	Logan Macy	Hennessey, Oklahoma
18	86J	Travis Johnson	Enid, Oklahoma
19	8	Devin Gerrior	Owasso, Oklahoma
20	14L	Chris Lyons	Ponca City, Oklahoma
21	33	Bob Dauer	Marquette, Kansas

Edwards started on the pole with Smith on the outside of the front row. Johnson started this race in last place but soon dropped out with mechanical problems. Edwards led the first three laps with McNamara in close pursuit. McNamara passed Edwards for the lead in the northwest turn on the fourth lap (after Edwards struck a tire marking the infield) and held on for the victory.

N. C. R. A. Modified

First Heat Race - 8 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From	Started
1	86	Brian Franz	Halstead, Kansas	2
2	44x	Andrew Glasse	Haysville, Kansas	3
3	88	Jase Wedel	Wichita, Kansas	4
4	09	Casey McClaskey	Ponca City, Oklahoma	5
5	73B	Shad Badder	Oak Grove, Missouri	7
6	5M	Jason McGehee	Wichita, Kansas	8
7	22K	Kevin Newell	Wichita, Kansas	1
8	12	Shawn Langhover, Sr.	Haysville, Kansas	6

McGehee and Langhover made contact and spun out in on the first lap in the southeast turn. Franz led this entire race although he was strongly challenged by Newell early one.

N. C. R. A. Modified

Second Heat Race - 7 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	91	Ross Shipman	Belle Plaine, Kansas
2	M11	Craig Miller	Hutchinson, Kansas
3	UF0	David Brack	Great Bend, Kansas
4	311	Adam Schrag	Hutchinson, Kansas
5	94	Jim Graves	Liberal, Kansas
6	22	A. J. Brochu	Enid, Oklahoma
7	78	Justin Moler	Wichita, Kansas

Shipman started on the pole and led every lap of this race.

N. C. R. A. Modified

Third Heat Race - 7 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	2w	Richard Wilson	Wichita, Kansas
2	11B	Bill Siemers	Mulvane, Kansas
3	18	Austin Allen	Goddard, Kansas
4	5	Johnny Whitmore	Wichita, Kansas
5	4	Dan Powers	Wichita, Kansas
6	29	Marlin Farr	Nickerson, Kansas
7	MC2	Danny McFadden	Furley, Kansas

Wilson started on the pole and led every lap of this race.

N. C. R. A. Modified

Fourth Heat Race - 7 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	96	Jim Johnson	Derby, Kansas
2	96L	Chad Lyle	Oak Grove, Missouri
3	4A	Josh Lanterman	Wichita, Kansas
4	D8	Don Hodge	Wichita, Kansas
5	77	Mike Jarvis	Wichita, Kansas
6	4x	Bill Stahl	Newton, Kansas
7	32R	Daniel Richey	Wichita, Kansas

Johnson started on the pole and led every lap of this race. Lyle started on the outside of the front row.

N. C. R. A. Modified

Fifth Heat Race - 7 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	98	John Allen	Chanute, Kansas
2	3K	Kirk Coleman	Wichita, Kansas
3	10	Marc Hurd	Wichita, Kansas
4	52	Ryan McAninch	Wichita, Kansas
5	25	Scott Green	Derby, Kansas
6	93c	Carson McKeen	Benton, Kansas
7	63	Ryan Whitworth	Humboldt, Kansas

Allen led every lap of this race. Hurd started as the only car in the fourth row.

N. C. R. A. Modified

Sixth Heat Race - 8 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	8	Dusty Robbins	Enid, Oklahoma
2	75	Jerrod Riemer	Hutchinson, Kansas
3	65	Tyler Davis	Derby, Kansas
4	28	Shawn Langhover, Jr.	Haysville, Kansas
5	911JR	Straun Taylor	Hutchinson, Kansas
6	66	Todd Doty	Wichita, Kansas
7	22B	Dick Hendershot, Jr.	Hutchinson, Kansas
8	7	Bob Lane	Andover, Kansas

N. C. R. A. Modified

D Feature Race - 14 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	5M	Jason McGehee	Wichita, Kansas
2	4x	Bill Stahl	Newton, Kansas
3	78	Justin Moler	Wichita, Kansas
4	93c	Carson McKeen	Benton, Kansas
5	MC2	Danny McFadden	Furley, Kansas
6	22x	Kevin Newell	Wichita, Kansas
7	63	Ryan Whitworth	Humboldt, Kansas
8	22B	Dick Hendershot, Jr.	Hutchinson, Kansas
9	22	A. J. Brochu	Enid, Oklahoma
10	7	Bob Lane	Andover, Kansas
11	32R	Daniel Richey	Wichita, Kansas
12	12	Shawn Langhover, Sr.	Haysville, Kansas
13	66	Todd Doty	Wichita, Kansas
14	29	Marlin Farr	Nickerson, Kansas

N. C. R. A. Modified

C Feature Race - 20 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	311	Adam Schrag	Hutchinson, Kansas
2	09	Casey McClaskey	Ponca City, Oklahoma
3	73B	Shad Badder	Oak Grove, Missouri
4	94	Jim Graves	Liberal, Kansas
5	4	Dan Powers	Wichita, Kansas
6	25	Scott Green	Derby, Kansas
7	22K	Kevin Newell	Wichita, Kansas
8	MC2	Danny McFadden	Furley, Kansas
9	22	A. J. Brochu	Enid, Oklahoma
10	63	Ryan Whitworth	Humboldt, Kansas
11	5M	Jason McGehee	Wichita, Kansas
12	22B	Dick Hendershot, Jr.	Hutchinson, Kansas
13	7	Bob Lane	Andover, Kansas
14	5	Johnny Whitmore	Wichita, Kansas
15	4x	Bill Stahl	Newton, Kansas
16	28	Shawn Langhover, Jr.	Haysville, Kansas
17	77	Mike Jarvis	Wichita, Kansas
18	93c	Carson McKeen	Benton, Kansas
19	911JR	Straun Taylor	Hutchinson, Kansas
20	78	Justin Moler	Wichita, Kansas

N. C. R. A. Modified

B Feature Race - 20 Cars - 10 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	65	Tyler Davis	Derby, Kansas
2	75	Jerrod Riemer	Hutchinson, Kansas
3	52	Ryan McAninch	Wichita, Kansas
4	18	Austin Allen	Goddard, Kansas
5	96L	Chad Lyle	Oak Grove, Missouri
6	UF0	David Brack	Great Bend, Kansas
7	88	Jase Wedel	Wichita, Kansas
8	311	Adam Schrag	Hutchinson, Kansas
9	D8	Don Hodge	Wichita, Kansas
10	4	Dan Powers	Wichita, Kansas
11	22K	Kevin Newell	Wichita, Kansas
12	4A	Josh Lanterman	Wichita, Kansas
13	63	Ryan Whitworth	Humboldt, Kansas
14	22	A. J. Brochu	Enid, Oklahoma
15	94	Jim Graves	Liberal, Kansas
16	MC2	Danny McFadden	Furley, Kansas
17	25	Scott Green	Derby, Kansas
18	73B	Shad Badder	Oak Grove, Missouri
19	09	Casey McClaskey	Ponca City, Oklahoma
20	M11	Craig Miller	Hutchinson, Kansas

N. C. R. A. Modified

A Feature Race - 24 Cars - 15 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	86	Brian Franz	Halstead, Kansas
2	65	Tyler Davis	Derby, Kansas
3	96	Jim Johnson	Derby, Kansas
4	11B	Bill Siemers	Mulvane, Kansas
5	2w	Richard Wilson	Wichita, Kansas
6	52	Ryan McAninch	Wichita, Kansas
7	3K	Kirk Coleman	Wichita, Kansas
8	98	John Allen	Chanute, Kansas
9	18	Austin Allen	Goddard, Kansas
10	96L	Chad Lyle	Oak Grove, Missouri
11	75	Jerrod Reimer	Hutchinson, Kansas
12	UF0	David Brack	Great Bend, Kansas
13	311	Adam Schrag	Hutchinson, Kansas
14	4A	Josh Lanterman	Wichita, Kansas
15	22K	Kevin Newell	Wichita, Kansas
16	22	A. J. Brochu	Enid, Oklahoma
17	4	Dan Powers	Wichita, Kansas
18	91	Ross Shipman	Belle Plaine, Kansas
19	10	Marc Hurd	Wichita, Kansas
20	8	Dusty Robbins	Enid, Oklahoma
21	D8	Don Hodge	Wichita, Kansas
22	63	Ryan Whitworth	Humboldt, Kansas
23	88	Jase Wedel	Wichita, Kansas
24	44x	Andrew Glasse	Haysville, Kansas

Robbins started on the pole with Franz on the outside of the front tow and Shipman on the inside of the third row. Johnson started on the inside of row three and Davis started on the inside of the sixth row. Shipman and John Allen got together in the northwest turn early in the race resulting in Allen spinning his car into the infield. He was able to get it straightened out and back in the race. Shipman then led until the final turn of the race when a broken tie rod from his earlier tangle with Allen lodged itself in his left front suspension preventing him from straightening his car out as it exited the final turn thus spinning it into the infield and out of the race. Davis started on the inside of the sixth row. First place paid $3,000 from the night's purse.

N. C. R. A. 360 Sprint Car

First Heat Race - 8 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	45x	C. J. Johnson	Quinter, Kansas
2	7c	Chris Morgan	Topeka, Kansas
3	28	Jonathan Cornell	Sedalia, Missouri
4	20	Luke Cranston	Plains, Kansas
5	53	Jack Dover	Springfield, Nebraska
6	91	Jeff Stasa	Kingman, Kansas
DNS	33	Kris Miller	Woodward, Oklahoma
DNS	81	Jon Freeman	Salina, Kansas

Freeman rolled his car in the north turn in hot laps and did not start in any of the races. Morgan started this race from the back row.

N. C. R. A. 360 Sprint Car

Second Heat Race - 8 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	1J	Danny Jennings	Norman, Oklahoma
2	98	J. D. Johnson	Wichita, Kansas
3	21x	Taylor Velasquez	Turpin, Oklahoma
4	99	Tanner Mullens	Andale, Kansas
5	36	Jason Martin	Liberal, Kansas
6	18	Ryan Roberts	Aurora, Nebraska
7	92	Jordan Weaver	Woodward, Oklahoma
8	3x	Cody Forshee	Wichita, Kansas

Jennings won this race by a wide margin.

N. C. R. A. 350 Sprint Car

Third Heat Race - 7 Cars - 8 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From
1	24A	Jordan Boston	Crete, Nebraska
2	43	A. J. Selenke	Wichita, Kansas
3	49	Mike Peters	Wichita, Kansas
4	19	Patrick Stasa	Kingman, Kansas
5	1x	Garry Lee Maier	Dodge City, Kansas
6	21	Marc Robe	Wichita, Kansas
7	33G	Barry Gifford	Ponca City, Oklahoma

Gifford spun out while leading early in the race. That left the front spot to Boston who kept it to the end of the race.

N. C. R. A. 350 Sprint Car

A Feature Race - 23 Cars - 15 Laps

Place	Car #	Driver	From	Started
1	24A	Jordan Boston	Crete, Nebraska	1
2	1J	Danny Jennings	Norman, Oklahoma	4
3	45x	C. J. Johnson	Quinter, Kansas	3
4	98	J. D. Johnson	Goddard, Kansas	5
5	19	Patrick Stasa	Kingman, Kansas	11
6	20	Luke Cranston	Plains, Kansas	12
7	1x	Garry Lee Maier	Dodge City, Kansas	14
8	53	Jack Dover	Springfield, Nebraska	15
9	18	Ryan Roberts	Aurora, Nebraska	17
10	92	Jordan Weaver	Woodward, Oklahoma	20
11	33G	Barry Gifford	Ponca City, Oklahoma	21
12	49	Mike Peters	Wichita, Kansas	6
13	21	Marc Robe	Wichita, Kansas	18
14	33	Kris Miller	Woodward, Oklahoma	19
15	99	Tanner Mullens	Andale, Kansas	10
16	21x	Taylor Velasquez	Turpin, Oklahoma	9
17	7c	Chris Morgan	Topeka, Kansas	2
18	36	Jason Martin	Liberal, Kansas	13
19	28	Jonathan Cornell	Sedalia, Missouri	8
20	43	A. J. Selenke	Wichita, Kansas	7
21	91	Jeff Stasa	Kingman, Kansas	16
22	3x	Cody Forshee	Wichita, Kansas	22
23	81	Jon Freeman	Salina, Kansas	DNS

Boston started on the pole and led this entire race winning by a wide margin. The victory paid $5,000 from the posted purse. Morgan started on the outside of the front row. Patrick Stasa started on the inside of the sixth row. Jeff Stasa's car stalled on the racetrack on the twelfth lap and Forshee's car crashed into the front stretch wall after the yellow flag for Stasa's stalled car came out. Peters, Cornell, Selenke, and Felasquez were involved in an accident on the restart.

#86 Brian Franz of Halstead, Kansas and #91 Ross Shipman of Belle Plaine, Kansas race down the front straightaway on this evening.

Brian Franz is the 2011 Hutchinson Nationals champion of the N.C.R.A. modifieds

Jordan Boston of Crete, Nebraska takes the checkered flag to win one of the races on this evening. Boston was victorious in both the third heat for the sprint cars and in the A feature race as well.