Late Model Stock Car Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Sunday – September 24, 1972

 

Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)

 

 

 

Irv Janey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa turned in the fastest time in time trials and then won the 50-lap feature race on this afternoon – Marv Derr photo

 

 

 

Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place

Driver

From

Time

1

Irv Janey

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

26.18

2

Gerry Harrison

Topeka, Kansas

 

3

Jim Hager

Liberty, Missouri

 

4

Bud Haehn

Wichita, Kansas

 

5

Gordon Blankenship

Keokuk, Iowa

 

 

Gerry Brooks

Grand Prairie, Texas

 

 

Galen Schaefer

Topeka, Kansas

 

 

Gaylord Lippert

Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

 

Don Ely

Kingman, Kansas

 

 

Jim Dreasher

Topeka, Kansas

 

 

Jerre Wichman

Kansas City, Missouri

 

 

Thurman Lovejoy

Kansas City, Missouri

 

 

Tom Frasher

Jefferson City, Missouri

 

 

Vic Elson

Ash Grove, Missouri

 

 

Carl VanderWal

Ames, Iowa

 

 

Jim Still

Topeka, Kansas

 

 

Mike Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

Gary Truelove

Trimble, Missouri

 

  

 

  

STP Trophy Dash – 5 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Time

1

Gordon Blankenship

Keokuk, Iowa

2:13.02

2

Irv Janey

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 

3

Thurman Lovejoy

Kansas City, Missouri

 

4

Jim Hager

Liberty, Missouri

 

 

 

  

First Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Time

1

Gary Brooks

Grand Prairie, Texas

4:32.40

2

Jerre Wichman

Kansas City, Missouri

 

3

Irv Janey

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 

4

Jim Dreasher

Topeka, Kansas

 

 

 

 

Second Heat Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Time

1

Galen Schaefer

Topeka, Kansas

4:37.51

2

Carl VanderWal

Ames, Iowa

 

3

Gaylord Lippert

Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

4

Tom Frasher

Jefferson City, Missouri

 

 

 

 

Consolation Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

 

1

Jim Hager

Liberty, Missouri

 

2

Gordon Blankenship

Keokuk, Iowa

 

3

Thurman Lovejoy

Kansas City, Missouri

 

4

Jim Still

Topeka, Kansas

 

 

 

 

Feature Race – 50 Laps

Place

Driver

From

Time 

  1

Irv Janey

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

 21:51.35

  2

Gordon Blankenship

Keokuk, Iowa

 

  3

Mike Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

 

  4

Gary Brooks

Grand Prairie, Texas

 

  5

Jerre Wichman

Kansas City, Missouri

 

  6

Vic Elson

Ash Grove, Missouri

 

  7

Tom Frasher

Jefferson City, Missouri

 

  8

Jim Still

Topeka, Kansas

 

  9

Don Ely

Kingman, Kansas

 

10

Gary Truelove

Trimble, Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

This photo of Bud Haehn’s A.M.C. Javelin was taken on this weekend at Hutchinson – Warren Vincent photo

 

 

 

This photo of Galen Schaefer of Topeka, Kansas was taken on this weekend at Hutchinson – Mike Cornelison photo

 

 

  

Gerry Harrison and his Mercury Cougar – Harrison collection

 

 

 

Don Ely in his Ford Mustang – John Potts collection

 

 

 

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