Grand National Championship
Late Model Stock Car & Late Model Sportsman Races
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – July 25, 1981
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Attendance – 2,500
Charlie Randolph of Muskogee, Oklahoma - Mike Cornelison photo
#2x Greg Ward of Salina, Kansas is shown here leading #92 Lonnie Smith of Wichita, Kansas during the sixth heat race. Smith had overtaken Ward by the end of the race with Ward finishing in second place – Jim Petty collection
Late Model Sportsman
First Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
01 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
222 |
Gary Coyan |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
48x |
Sam Ketterman |
Whitewater, Kansas |
4 |
87 |
Tom Yocom |
Hillsboro, Kansas |
5 |
93G |
Gary Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
3 |
Larry Farmer |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
7 |
12 |
Shawn Langhover, Sr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Second Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
44x |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
1R |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
7 |
Doc Lamb |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
0 |
Frank Key |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
5A |
Charles Omerod |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
96 |
Merle Tully |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Third Heat Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
022 |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
07 |
Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
86 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
93 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
153 |
Joe Haulk |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
9 |
Garry Riley |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
55 |
Charles Fulton |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Late Model Stock Car
First Heat Race – 10 – Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
2 |
12A |
Bennie Wheeler |
Muskogee, Oklahoma |
3 |
11H |
Francis Hoppenstedt |
Manhattan, Kansas |
4 |
72 |
Steve Downs |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
77 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
6 |
9 |
Charlie Randolph |
Muskogee, Oklahoma |
Late Model Stock Car
Second Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
75 |
Larry Phillips |
Springfield, Missouri |
2 |
c88 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
3 |
19 |
Jeff Montgomery |
Blackwell, Oklahoma |
4 |
721 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
5 |
84D |
Gary Quinn |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
6 |
98 |
Bill Goodson |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Phillips had started fifth and was running second to Collier when the race was stopped on the seventh lap. On the restart, Phillips passed Collier exiting the southwest turn and went on the win.
Late Model Stock Car
Third Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
7B |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
55x |
Ron Simmons |
Ft. Scott, Kansas |
5 |
33 |
Junior Slay |
Woodward, Oklahoma |
6 |
0 |
Mel Potts |
Salina, Kansas |
Late Model Stock Car
Fourth Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
L51 |
Buck Cadwell |
Arnett, Oklahoma |
2 |
2K |
Steve Kosiski |
Omaha, Nebraska |
3 |
42x |
Gene Claxton |
Kansas City, Kansas |
4 |
8B |
Bill Bell |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
11 |
Steve Gastineau |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
6 |
w55 |
Shannon Little |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Stock Car
Fifth Heat Race – 10 Laps – Time: 4:00.1
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
50B |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
86 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
4x |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
4 |
7c |
Howard Spitler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
66 |
Tom Laster |
Muskogee, Oklahoma |
6 |
1# |
Terry Dickey |
Wichita, Kansas |
McDaniels took the lead from Lutkie on the sixth lap and held it the rest of the way.
Late Model Stock Car
Sixth Heat Race – 10 Laps
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
92 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
2x |
Greg Ward |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
30 |
Alan Ashley |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
27 |
J. J. Adolph |
Topeka, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
B Feature Race
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
88 |
Alan Dodson |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
96 |
Merle Tully |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
86B |
Steven Beckham |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
74 |
Dane Shockey |
Wichita, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
A Feature Race – 20 Laps – Time: 8:59.7
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
44x |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
07 |
Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
022 |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
01 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
86 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
93 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
88 |
Alan Dodson |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
1R |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
0 |
Frank Key |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
74 |
Dane Shockey |
Wichita, Kansas |
11 |
87 |
Tom Yocom |
Hillsboro, Kansas |
12 |
7 |
Doc Lamb |
Wichita, Kansas |
13 |
153 |
Joe Haulk |
Wichita, Kansas |
14 |
96 |
Merle Tully |
Ulysses, Kansas |
15 |
5A |
Charles Omerod |
Wichita, Kansas |
Buddy Mullens led most of this race before the tread came off of one of his recapped rear tires forcing him to slow down and drop off the pace.
Charles Omerod Warren Vincent photo |
Shawn Langhover, Sr. Langhover collection |
Pinky Mullens Mullens family collection |
Don Renfro Mike Cornelison photo |
Gary Haas Warren Vincent photo |
Shelby Steenson Warren Vincent photo |
Van Gemmill Brian Carroll collection |
Oren Haas 81 Speedway program |
Steve Bush Joe Aldershof collection |
J. J. Adolph Racing from the Past website |
Mel Potts Warren Vincent photo |
Terry Deatherage Warren Vincent photo |
Larry Phillips Brian Carroll collection |
Buck Cadwell Warren Vincent photo |
Steve Lutkie Steve Lutkie collection |
Ferris Collier Warren Vincent photo |
Larry McDaniels Bill Rogers collection |
Rob Glasse Warren Vincent photo |
Howard Spitler Warren Vincent photo |
Terry Dickey Warren Vincent photo |
Francis Hoppenstedt Warren Vincent photo |
Don Morris Warren Vincent photo |
Dhon Hauserman Rick Kippes photo |
Roger Thompson Warren Vincent photo |
Steve Kosiski Dirtfans.com website |
Dan Hacker Warren Vincent photo |
Dwight Schroeder Schroeder collection |
Buddy Mullens James Anderson collection |
Frank Key 81 Speedway program |
Lonnie Smith 81 Speedway program |
Jeff Montgomery 81 Speedway program |
Clay Bontrager 81 Speedway program |
Bill Bell
Warren Vincent photo
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