25th Annual Kansas State Championship

Late Model Sportsman, Road Runner & Thumper Races

On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Saturday – September 9, 1989

 

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

 

Track condition – “muddy, sloppy, one-grove track” 

 

 

 

Scott Lewis of Wichita Kansas brushes against the outside wall in the northwest turn during the fifth Thumper heat race – Sandra Watts photo for the Hutchinson News

 

 

  

Thumper

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Roger Bennett

Junction City, Kansas

2

Wes Mohr, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

John Houle

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Rusty Rice

White City, Kansas

2

Randy Albright

White City, Kansas

3

Don Hickel

Salina, Kansas

4

Eddie Martinez

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Harlan Lofthus, Jr.

Junction City, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Mike Spear

Lincoln, Kansas

2

Steve Arrington

Wichita, Kansas

3

Ron Baughman

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Chad Steinart

Wichita, Kansas

5

David Blocher

Newton, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Gary Cooper

St. John, Kansas

2

Adrian McIntosh

Newton, Kansas

3

Ed Mueller

Emporia, Kansas

4

Albert Castor

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Brian Powers

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Fifth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Steve Burch

Junction City, Kansas

2

Monty Albright

White City, Kansas

3

Scott Lewis

Wichita, Kansas

4

Pat Mikesell

Belleville, Kansas

5

Scott Lehman

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Sixth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Tom Johnson

El Dorado, Kansas

2

Rick Pitts

Nickerson, Kansas

3

Don Hickel

Salina, Kansas

4

 

 

5

Jimmy Segraves

Whitewater, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

B Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

  1

Albert Castor

Hutchinson, Kansas

  2

 

 

  3

Ron Baughman

Hutchinson, Kansas

  4

John Houle

Wichita, Kansas

  5

Scott Lewis

Wichita, Kansas

  6

Butch Hall

Wichita, Kansas

  7

Brian Powers

Wichita, Kansas

  8

Harlan Lofthus, Jr.

Junction City, Kansas

  9

Chad Steinert

Wichita, Kansas

10

Matt Swiggart

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

A Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

  1

Randy Albright

White City, Kansas

  2

Steve Burch

Junction City, Kansas

  3

Wes Mohr, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

  4

Rusty Rice

White City, Kansas

  5

Roger Bennett

Junction City, Kansas

  6

Gary Cooper

St. John, Kansas

  7

Tom Johnson

El Dorado, Kansas

  8

Steve Arrington

Wichita, Kansas

  9

Pat Mikesell

Belleville, Kansas

10

Ed Mueller

Emporia, Kansas

Burch led the first ten laps before his car blew a tire.  He managed to hold on and lead the eleventh lap before he was passed by Albright for the victory.

 

 

 

Road Runner

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Mike Moore

Great Bend, Kansas

2

Grady Fielder

Chapman, Kansas

3

Larry Nulf

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Dave Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Dane Shockey

Wichita, Kansas

2

Doug Jordan

Salina, Kansas

3

Larry Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Randy Miller

 

5

Alan Bullard

Great Bend, Kansas

  

 

 

Road Runner

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Dave Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

2

Don Fraser

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Carl Nelson

St. John, Kansas

4

Darwin Ferguson

Great Bend, Kansas

5

Tom Hickel

Claflin, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Gary Goff

Wichita, Kansas

2

Wes Mohr, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Rodney Schmutz

Junction City, Kansas

4

Jim Withee

Junction City, Kansas

5

Gayle Smith

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

A Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

  1

Wes Mohr, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

  2

Mike Moore

Great Bend, Kansas

  3

Carl Nelson

St. John, Kansas

  4

Dave Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

  5

Gary Goff

Wichita, Kansas

  6

Dave Jordan

Salina, Kansas

  7

Grady Fielder

Chapman, Kansas

  8

Larry Nulf

Hutchinson, Kansas

  9

Darwin Ferguson

Great Bend, Kansas

10

Alan Bullard

Great Bend, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Buddy Mullens

Wichita, Kansas

2

John Allen

Chanute, Kansas

3

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

4

Tony Steenson

Salina, Kansas

5

Mike Conkwright

Manhattan, Kansas

  

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Bob Billups

Wichita, Kansas

2

Gary Chambers

Yates Center, Kansas

3

Tommy Hill

Wichita, Kansas

4

Dan Topliff

Manhattan, Kansas

5

Jerry Fox

Hutchinson, Kansas

DNF

Don Morris

Junction City, Kansas

The cars driven by Fox and Morris collided in the northwest turn before the race got underway.

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Shelby Steenson

Salina, Kansas

2

Ron Simmons

Ft. Scott, Kansas

3

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Rich Wilson

Wichita, Kansas

5

J. J. Adolph

Manhattan, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Kenny Moore

Winfield, Kansas

2

Chuck Fairchild

Salina, Kansas

3

Rod Bencken

Rexford, Kansas

4

David Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

A Feature Race – 9 Laps

Place

Driver

From

  1

Shelby Steenson

Salina, Kansas

  2

John Allen

Chanute, Kansas

  3

Kenny Moore

Winfield, Kansas

  4

Gary Chambers

Yates Center, Kansas

  5

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

  6

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

  7

Rod Bencken

Rexford, Kansas

  8

Ron Simmons

Ft. Scott, Kansas

  9

Dan Tipliff

Manhattan, Kansas

10

Tony Steenson

Salina, Kansas

DNF

Bob Billups

Wichita, Kansas

McDaniels started in the fourth row.

Billups started in the pole position but was passed by Shelby Steenson on the first lap.  Steenson then led the rest of the way to the checkered flag.  The race was stopped three laps short of its twelve-lap scheduled distance when Billups’ car overturned just exiting the southeast turn bringing out the red flag.

 

 

 

Larry McDaniels

Webshots website

Buddy Mullens

Mullens family collection

Kenny Moore

Elaine Moore collection

Don Davis, Jr.

Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

David Brack

Racing from the Past website

Don Morris

Racing from the Past website

Rich Wilson

Wilson collection

Shelby Steenson

Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

Scott Lehman

Lehman collection

J. J. Adolph

Racing from the Past website

Rick Pitts

Charlie Pitts collection

 

 

 

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