Kansas State Semi-Late Model Stock Car Championship Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Thursday – September 21, 1972

 

 

Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)

Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

 

 

 

 

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Sam Cell

Great Bend, Kansas

2

J. D. Martin

Dodge City, Kansas

3

Cliff Johnson

Great Bend, Kansas

4

Vern Allen

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

  

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Max Sloan

Great Bend, Kansas

2

Jim Kizzar

Chase, Kansas

3

Pinky Mullens

Wichita, Kansas

4

Dan Casmaer

Wichita, Kansas

DNF

Dennis Narron

Hutchinson, Kansas

DNF

Larry Crowl

Hutchinson, Kansas

The cars driven by Narron and Crowl collided on the first lap.

  

 

  

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

2

Steve Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

3

Mel Montgomery

Wichita, Kansas

4

Bob Gilmore

Chase, Kansas

5

R. B. Flynn

Wichita, Kansas

6

Tom Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

   

 

  

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Van Gemmill

Garden City, Kansas

2

Jim Kizzar

Chase, Kansas

3

Milton Ward

Chase, Kansas

4

Tom Krone

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Bill Mills

Newton, Kansas

6

Don Ely

Kingman, Kansas

7

Lowell Allen

Pratt, Kansas

 

 

 

Trophy Dash

Place

Driver

From

1

J. D. Martin

Dodge City, Kansas

2

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

3

Dick Hendershot*

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Van Gemmill

Garden City, Kansas

5

Steve Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

  

 

  

C Feature

Place

Driver

From

1

Gary Moore

Wichita, Kansas

2

Jack Johnson

Haysville, Kansas

3

Harlan Gile

Wichita, Kansas

4

Ed Guest

Wichita, Kansas

5

Jim Mayes

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

B Feature

Place

Driver

From

1

Mel Potts

Salina, Kansas

2

Terry Dickey

Wichita, Kansas

3

Charlie Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

4

Jerald Hedberg

Lindsborg, Kansas

5

Darryl Johnson

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

A Feature – 20 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Dick Hendershot*

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

J. D. Martin

Dodge City, Kansas

3

Don Kreie

Dodge City, Kansas

4

Max Sloan

Great Bend, Kansas

5

Charlie Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

DNF

Jack Petty

Wichita, Kansas

Petty led the first ten laps but then threw the right front wheel in the southwest turn and was out of the race.  Second running Hendershot took over and led the rest of the way.

 

 

 

  

Dick Hendershot*

Schrater family collection

Jack Petty

Jack Petty collection

Jack Johnson

Mullens family collection

Milton Ward

Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

 Van Gemmill

Schrater family collection

J. D. Martin

Merrick racing program

Tom Lutkie

Steve Lutkie collection

Gary Moore

Gary Moore collection

 

 

 

Charlie Lutkie

81 Speedway program

Dennis Narron

Dennis Narron collection

Harlan Gile

81 Speedway program

Steve Lutkie

Steve Lutkie collection

 

 

 

Mel Montgomery

Montgomery family collection

R. B. Flynn

Bob Lawrence collection

Don Kreie

Roger Burnett collection

Dan Casmaer

Ken Greteman photo

 

 

 

Vern Allen

Vern Allen collection

 Jim Mayes

Racing from the Past website

Terry Dickey

81 Speedway program

Pinky Mullens

Mullens family collection 

 

 

 

Max Sloan

Kruse collection

Larry Crowl

Donavan Kreie collection from the Racing from the Past website

Bill Mills

Mills collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.

 

 

 

 

 

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