Champions of the Hutchinson Nationals

The Hutchinson Nationals can be traced to 1956 and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where Ray Lavely, then the race promoter at Taft Stadium, conceived the Grand National Jalopy Championship Races.  Jalopy racing, in general, had reached its height in popularity among the fans nationwide in 1956.  Lavely convinced five other promoters to join his venture.  Those were: Jim Collins of Salt Hawk Speedway at Hutchinson, Kansas; Jack Merrick of McCarty Speedway in Dodge City, Kansas; O. L. Douglas of 81 Speedway at Wichita, Kansas; Eber Higgins and Verne Hamilton who were the promoters of the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Enid, Oklahoma.  The first Nationals were held at Taft Stadium on October 5, 1957.  When the first Nationals were over, Lavely retired from promoting races and moved first to Denver before moving on to California where he passed away in 1980.

 

 

 

Hutchinson Nationals Champions

Open Wheel

(Jalopies / Modified Jalopies / Super Modified / Sprint Cars)

1957

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

1958

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

1959

Will Forrest

Wichita, Kansas

1960

Forrest Coleman

Wichita, Kansas

1961

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

1962

Charlie Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

1963

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

1964

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

1965

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

1966

Henry Ellington

Hutchinson, Kansas

1967

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

1968

Frank Lies

Wichita, Kansas

1969

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

1970

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

1971

Emmett Hahn

Tulsa, Oklahoma

1972

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

1973

Jim Harkness

Wichita, Kansas

1974

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1975

Dale Reed

Wichita, Kansas

1976

Jerry Stone

Wichita, Kansas

1977

Emmett Hahn

Tulsa, Oklahoma

1978

Roy Bryant

Wichita, Kansas

1979

Emmett Hahn

Tulsa, Oklahoma

1980

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

1981

Mike Peters

Wichita, Kansas

1982

Herb Copeland

Dodge City, Kansas

1983

Harold Leep

Wichita, Kansas

1984

Bob Ewell

Dallas, Texas

1985

Shane Carson

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1986

Tony Armstrong

Tulsa, Oklahoma

1987

Mike Peters

Wichita, Kansas

1988

Jim Bell

Dewey, Oklahoma

1989

Tommie Estes, Jr.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

1990

Bob Ewell

Forney, Texas

1991

Sammy Swindell

Bartlett, Tennessee

1992

Garry Lee Maier

Dodge City, Kansas

1993

Scott Brown

Amarillo, Texas

1994

Mike Peters

Wichita, Kansas

1995

Clay Bontrager

Hutchinson, Kansas

1996

Danny Jennings

Norman, Oklahoma

1997

Mike Peters

Wichita, Kansas

1998

Shelby Steenson

Salina, Kansas

1999

Clay Bontrager

Hutchinson, Kansas

2000

C. J. Johnson

Utica, Kansas

2001

Dennis Park

Liberal, Kansas

2002

C. J. Johnson

Utica, Kansas

2003

C. J. Johnson

Quinter, Kansas

2004

Steve King

Jetmore, Kansas

2005

Derek Drown

Amarillo, Texas

2006

J. D. Johnson

Goddard, Kansas

2007

Jon Freeman

Salina, Kansas

2008

Mike Chadd

Lincoln, Nebraska

2009

Garry Lee Maier

Cimarron, Kansas

2010

Danny Jennings

Norman, Oklahoma

2011

Jordan Boston

Crete, Nebraska

2012

Jeremy Campbell

Wichita, Kansas

2013

Jack Dover

Springfield, Nebraska

2014

Jack Dover

Springfield, Nebraska

2015

J. D. Johnson

Wichita, Kansas

2016

Danny Wood

Norman, Oklahoma

2017

Danny Jennings

Norman, Oklahoma

2018

Danny Jennings

Norman, Oklahoma

2019

Danny Jennings

Norman, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Hutchinson Nationals Champions

Late Model Stock Cars

1974

Don Kreie

Dodge City, Kansas

1975

Tom Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

1976

Steve Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

1977

Ferris Collier

Lampe, Missouri

1978

Ted Shepard

Enid, Oklahoma

1979

Ferris Collier

Lampe, Missouri

1980

Ferris Collier

Lampe, Missouri

1981

Larry Phillips

Springfield, Missouri

1982

Charlie Randolph

Muskogee, Oklahoma

1983

Larry Phillips

Springfield, Missouri

1984

Larry Phillips

Springfield, Missouri

1985

Delbert Smith

Wichita, Kansas

1986

Billy Moyer

Batesville, Arkansas

1987

Doug Inglles

Longview, Texas

1988

Doug Ingalls

Longview, Texas

1989

Deen Woods

Beloit, Kansas

1990

David Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

1991

Frank McGehee

Wichita, Kansas

1992

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

1993

Delbert Smith

Wichita, Kansas

1994

David Hughes

Enid, Oklahoma

1995

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

1996

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

1997

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

1998

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

1999

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

2000

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

2001

Al Purkey

Coffeyville, Kansas

2002 – 2003

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2004

Dean Moore

Grand Junction, Colorado

2005

Frank McGehee

Wichita, Kansas

2006

Ryan McAninch

Wichita, Kansas

2007

*

 

2008

Ryan McAninch

Wichita, Kansas

2009 – 2010

*

 

2011

Brad Fortney

Wichita, Kansas

2012 – 2013

*

 

2014

Kyle Berck

Marquette, Nebraska

2015

Damian Patocka

Enid, Oklahoma

2016

Chris Kratzer

Haysville, Kansas

2017

Chris Kratzer

Wichita, Kansas

2018

Cory Dumpert

York, Nebraska

2019

Daniel Smith

Beloit, Kansas

 

 

 

 

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* No Hutchinson Nationals Champion was named.