Fifteenth Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – September 16, 1979
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Pinky Mullens of Wichita, Kansas is shown here in the northeast turn. He finished fourth in the fifth heat race on this afternoon – Mullens family collection
#65 Ferris Collier of Lampe, Missouri managed to beat #60 David Hughes of Breckinridge, Oklahoma to the finish line in the fourth heat race – Racing from the Past website
First Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
49 |
Andy Claiborne |
Shawnee Mission, Kansas |
3 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
4 |
71 |
Dan Ayres |
Leavenworth, Kansas |
5 |
33 |
Bob Dauer |
Marquette, Kansas |
6 |
48x |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
7 |
99x |
Tom Wunder |
Topeka, Kansas |
8 |
20 |
Dick Julian |
Great Bend, Kansas |
9 |
41x |
John Tipping |
Enid, Oklahoma |
Smith easily won this race.
Second Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
77 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
2 |
1 |
Garry Fuller, Sr. |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
13 |
Mike Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
1# |
Terry Dickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
80 |
Frank Key |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
27 |
J. J. Adolph |
Manhattan, Kansas |
7 |
36x |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
c88 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
Steenson easily won this race.
Third Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
3 |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
75 |
Tim Porter |
Kansas City, Kansas |
3 |
8 |
Bill Bell |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
30 |
Alan Ashley |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
121 |
Doug Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
6 |
16 |
Vernon Strutt |
Great Bend, Kansas |
7 |
63 |
Harlan Schreiner |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
8 |
444 |
Bill Wills |
Salina, Kansas |
9 |
84 |
Francis Hoppenstedt |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Hendershot started fourth and took the lead on the seventh lap.
Fourth Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
65 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
2 |
60 |
David Hughes |
Breckinridge, Oklahoma |
3 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
6 |
44x |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
23 |
Gary Pletcher |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
8 |
112 |
Bob Billups |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
68 |
Roy McClellan |
|
10 |
50 |
Jerry Lyon |
|
Collier started fifth and took the lead on the seventh lap.
Fifth Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
44 |
Steve Kammerer |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
411 |
Jake Jacobs |
Marquette, Kansas |
4 |
02 |
Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
25 |
Dale Ulery |
Ness City, Kansas |
6 |
24 |
Ricky Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
7 |
21x |
Steve Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Kammerer started fourth and took over the lead of this race on the fourth lap.
Sixth Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
283 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
2 |
777 |
Dave Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
54 |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
4 |
65x |
Rusty Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
5 |
4x |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
6 |
98 |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
47 |
Frank Sell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
38 |
David Chambers |
|
9 |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
10 |
6 |
Larry Croisant |
Beloit, Kansas |
11 |
86 |
Craig Hatch |
Yates Center, Kansas |
Farr gained the lead of this race from Oltman on the fourth lap.
Trophy Dash
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
65 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
3 |
77 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
4 |
44 |
Steve Kammerer |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
283 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
C Feature Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
36x |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
99x |
Tom Wunder |
Topeka, Kansas |
3 |
63 |
Harlan Schriner |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
4 |
50 |
Jerry Lyon |
|
5 |
47 |
Frank Sell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
20 |
Dick Julian |
Great Bend, Kansas |
7 |
48 |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
444 |
Bill Wills |
Salina, Kansas |
9 |
38 |
David Chambers |
|
10 |
41x |
John Tipping |
Enid, Oklahoma |
B Feature Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
1# |
Terry Dickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
65x |
Rusty Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
3 |
71 |
Dan Ayres |
Leavenworth, Kansas |
4 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
80 |
Frank Key |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
4x |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
7 |
44x |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
33 |
Bob Dauer |
Marquette, Kansas |
9 |
27 |
J. J. Adolph |
Manhattan, Kansas |
10 |
98 |
Bud Haehn |
Wichita, Kansas |
11 |
7 |
Greg Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
12 |
48x |
Sam Brittendallq |
Salina, Kansas |
A Feature Race – 16 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
65 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
2 |
283 |
Loyd Farr |
Leoti, Kansas |
3 |
77 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
4 |
60 |
David Hughes |
Breckinridge, Oklahoma |
5 |
13 |
Mike Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
777 |
Dave Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
7 |
71 |
Dean Ayres |
Leavenworth, Kansas |
8 |
77x |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
9 |
1# |
Terry Dickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
65x |
Rusty Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
11 |
97 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
12 |
54 |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
13 |
411 |
Jack Jacobs |
Marquette, Kansas |
14 |
75 |
Tim Porter |
Kansas City, Kansas |
DNF |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
The race was ruled complete by officials after Smith rolled his car on the front straightaway on the 17th lap.
Kansas State Late Model Stock Car Racing Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points in the late model stock car races run on this racetrack three days during the Kansas State Fair.
Place |
Driver |
From |
Total Points |
1 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
227 |
#92 Lonnie Smith of Wichita, Kansas is shown, above and below, tumbling down the front straightaway on the 17th lap of the A feature for late model stock cars. The yellow car, taking evasive action in the upper photo, was the #77 Ford Fairmont driven by Shelby Steenson of Abilene, Kansas – Steve Gegen collection
Dick Julian Racing from the Past website |
Gary Holbert Racing from the Past website |
Loyd Farr Racing from the Past website |
Bill Bell Racing from the Past website |
Garry Fuller, Sr. Racing from the Past website |
Steve Kammerer 81 Speedway program |
Van Gemmill Racing from the Past website |
Henry Ellington Racing from the Past website |
Bob Dauer Racing from the Past website |
J. J. Adolph Racing from the Past website |
Bud Haehn Racing from the Past website |
Terry Deatherage Racing from the Past website |
Craig Hatch Racing from the Past website |
Shelby Steenson Racing from the Past website |
Bill Wills Racing from the Past website |
John Tipping Racing from the Past website |
Andy Claiborne Claiborne collection |
Rob Glasse Racing from the Past website |
Frank Sell Racing from the Past website |
Steve Foster Racing from the Past website |
Craig Miller Racing from the Past website |
Ricky Dunsworth Racing from the Past website |
Doug Thompson Racing from the Past website |
Marvin Bradford Racing from the Past website |
Francis Hoppenstedt Racing from the Past website |
Dhon Hauserman Rick Kippes photo |
Roger Thompson Racing from the Past website |
Vernon Strutt Racing from the Past website |
Milton Ward Racing from the Past website |
Lonnie Smith 81 Speedway program |
Sam Brittendall Duane Toyne collection from the Racing from the Past website |
Dave Oltman Racing from the Past website |
Terry Dickey Racing from the Past website |
Tom Wunder Racing from the Past website |
Don Morris Racing from the Past website |
Dick Hendershot, Jr. Racing from the Past website |
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