Grand National Championship
Late Model Stock Car & Late Model Sportsman Races
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – July 30, 1983
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Flagman / starter – Nunie Coleman of Wichita, Kansas
Announcers – Bo Kline and Warren Hardy
Total Late Model Stock Cars Entered – 37
Attendance – 2,500
Farris Collier of Glencoe, Oklahoma - Mike Corenlison photo
Late Model Sportsman
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Bob Billups |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
4 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
5 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
John Craig |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
2 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Frank Key |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
John McAllister |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
R. B. Flynn |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Don Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Bill Hickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Fourth Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
John Arnce |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Al Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
|
3 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Steve Stults |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Joe Hauck |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Fifth Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Gary Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Bobby Simmons |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Mike Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Ken Sweet |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Stock Car
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
701 |
David Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
2 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
4x |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
4 |
D11 |
David Hennan |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
|
5 |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
Late Model Stock Car
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
75 |
Larry Phillips |
Springfield, Missouri |
|
2 |
53 |
Joe Kosiski |
Omaha, Nebraska |
|
3 |
10-4 |
T. J. Pauschert |
Carlisle, Arkansas |
|
4 |
12 |
Johnny Bone |
Pea Ridge, Arkansas |
|
5 |
7B |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Late Model Stock Car
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
33 |
Junior Slay |
Woodward, Oklahoma |
|
2 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Houston, Texas |
|
3 |
32 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
|
4 |
14 |
Jay Hudson |
Osborn, Kansas |
|
5 |
31 |
David Chase |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Late Model Stock Car
Fourth Heat Race
|
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
50B |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansasq |
|
2 |
86 |
Ferris Collier |
Glencoe, Oklahoma |
|
3 |
60 |
David Hughes |
Breckinridge, Oklahoma |
|
4 |
1 |
Charlie Bertrand |
El Reno, Oklahoma |
|
5 |
2 |
George England |
Houston, Texas |
Hutchinson News
July 31, 1983 – Page 16
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Craig Miller Warren Vincent photo |
Steve Bush Joe Aldershof collection |
Frank McGehee Haehn collection |
Al Purkey Purkey collection |
|
Gary Haas Warren Vincent photo |
Joe Kosiski Midwest Racing Archives website |
T. J. Pauschert Race-Place website |
Larry McDaniels Bill Rogers collection |
|
Rob Glasse Warren Vincent photo |
David Hennan Mikek Cornelison photo |
Larry Phillips Brian Carroll collection |
Terry Deatherage Warren Vincent photo |
|
Bud Purkey Mike Cornelison photo |
Don Morris Warren Vincent photo |
Dhon Hauserman Rick Kippes photo |
Roger Thompson Warren Vincent photo |
|
Buddy Mullens Mullens family collection |
John Arnce 81 Speedway program |
Ed Borecky Hutchinson News |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. Warren Vincent photo |
|
Frank Key 81 Speedway program |
Clay Bontrager 81 Speedway program |
Lonnie Smith 81 Speedway program |
Ken Sweet 81 Speedway program |
Steve Stults
Stults collection
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