Eleventh Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Stock Car Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – September 21, 1975
Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Flagman / Starter – Forrest Cox, Jr. of Dodge City, Kansas
First Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
2 |
Jerry Hudson |
Athol, Kansas |
3 |
Larry Croisant |
Beloit, Kansas |
4 |
Larry Briggs |
Kansas City, Kansas |
5 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
Second Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Gary Holbert |
Concordia, Kansas |
3 |
Jim Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Third Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Steve Kammerer |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Tom Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Garry Fuller, Sr. |
Salina, Kansas |
5 |
Butch Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Trophy Dash
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
B Feature – 15 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Dick Hendershot* |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Terry Dickey |
Haysville, Kansas |
3 |
Howard Spitler |
Republic, Kansas |
4 |
Orville Clinton |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
5 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
6 |
Dale Ulery |
Dodge City, Kansas |
7 |
Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
Rod Keller |
Dodge City, Kansas |
9 |
Lonnie Cooper |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
J. B. Becker |
Salina, Kansas |
Hendershot led this entire race.
A Feature – 20 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Steve Kammerer |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
4 |
Milton Ward |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
Butch Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
Larry Croisant |
Beloit, Kansas |
9 |
Jim Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
10 |
Dave Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
DNF |
Tom Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
DNF |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
Steenson’s throttle control broke in the third lap.
An unidentified car spun out on the final (northwest) turn on the final lap causing Tom Lutkie to take evasive measures that resulted in his crashing into the outside wall.
Bradford led this entire race and was not challenged after the third lap.
Kansas State Late Model Stock Car Racing Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the three days of Late Model stock car racing at the Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
Total Points |
1 |
Steve Kammerer |
Wichita, Kansas |
85 |
2 |
Dave Oltman |
Salina, Kansas |
82 |
3 |
Marvin Bradford |
Salina, Kansas |
81 |
4 |
Jim Kizzar |
Chase, Kansas |
79 |
Dave Oltman Racing from the Past website |
Shelby Steenson Racing from the Past website |
Jim Kizzar Racing from the Past website |
Van Gemmill Racing from the Past website |
Garry Fuller, Sr. Racing from the Past website |
Terry Deatherage Racing from the Past website |
Pinky Mullens Mullens family collection |
Howard Spitler Racing from the Past website |
Oren Haas Racing from the Past collection |
Lonnie Cooper Cooper collection |
Butch Brack Schrater family collection |
Dick Hendershot Racing from the Past website |
Steve Kammerer 81 Speedway program |
Marvin Bradford Racing from the Past website |
Tom Lutkie Steve Lutkie collection |
Gary Holbert Racing from the Past website |
Milton Ward Racing from the Past website |
Steve Lutkie Steve Lutkie collection |
Orville Clinton Racing from the Past website |
Terry Dickey Racing from the Past collection |
Sam Brittendall
Duane Toyne collection from the Racing from the Past website
* Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.
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