25th Annual Kansas State Championship
Modified, Limited Sportsman & Thumper Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Friday – September 15, 1989
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Flagman / starter – Nunie Coleman of Wichita, Kansas
Announcer – Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas
Track condition – muddy
#2w Richard Wilson leading his father, #2 Rich Wilson and #022 Steve Bush in the Limited Sportsman feature – Wilson collection
Thumper
First Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
2 |
Sam Randol |
Topeka, Kansas |
3 |
David Blocher |
Newton, Kansas |
4 |
Dennis Millard |
Topeka, Kansas |
5 |
Jimmy Segraves |
Furley, Kansas |
Thumper
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Randy Albright |
White City, Kansas |
3 |
Robert Bookout |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Tom Grist |
Topeka, Kansas |
Thumper
Third Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
John Houle |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Jed Day |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Earl Hamilton |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Stewart Segraves |
Furley, Kansas |
5 |
Tim Nicholson |
Ellinwood, Kansas |
Thumper
B Feature Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Mark Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Brian Powers |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Butch Hall |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Scott Lewis |
Furley, Kansas |
Thumper
A Feature Race – 12 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Randy Albright |
White City, Kansas |
3 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
4 |
John Houle |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Sam Randol |
Topeka, Kansas |
6 |
David Blocher |
Newton, Kansas |
7 |
Robert Bookout |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
Tom Grist |
Topeka, Kansas |
9 |
Jed Day |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
Tim Nicholson |
Ellinwood, Kansas |
Mohr started this race on the pole and led this entire race.
Kansas State Thumper Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the three days of Thumper racing at the Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
Limited Sportsman
First Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Rich Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Steve Fuqua |
Mayetta, Kansas |
5 |
Ken Sweet |
Wichita, Kansas |
Limited Sportsman
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Richard Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Gary Chambers |
Yates Center, Kansas |
4 |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Rusty Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
Limited Sportsman
A Feature Race – 12 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Richard Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Ken Sweet |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
Gary Chambers |
Yates Center, Kansas |
8 |
Rusty Hilderman |
Topeka, Kansas |
9 |
Tom Coyan |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
Steve Fuqua |
Mayetta, Kansas |
Mullens led this entire race.
Kansas State Limited Sportsman Championship
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Modified
First Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Rob Day |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
Randy Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Jerry Schniepp |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Ken Lutters |
Ransom, Kansas |
5 |
Troy Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
Modified
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Joe Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Bob Overton |
Haysville, Kansas |
5 |
Steve Adams |
Topeka, Kansas |
Modified
Third Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Marc Robe |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Tom Yocom |
Hillsboro, Kansas |
3 |
Jeff Atkinson |
Topeka, Kansas |
4 |
Gerald Morshem |
Ransom, Kansas |
5 |
Bruce McNamara |
Blackwell, Oklahoma |
Modified
A Feature Race – 15 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Rob Day |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Tom Yocom |
Hillsboro, Kansas |
5 |
Randy Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Ken Lutters |
Ransom, Kansas |
7 |
Jerry Schniepp |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
Bob Overton |
Haysville, Kansas |
9 |
Joe Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
Troy Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
DNF |
Marc Robe |
Wichita, Kansas |
Mullens passed Robe for the lead on the fifth lap and then held on to win the race. Robe then crashed into the outside wall in the southwest turn on the sixth lap.
Kansas State Modified Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the three days of Modified racing at the Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
Jeff Oelkers Oelkers collection |
Buddy Mullens James Anderson collection |
Rich Wilson Wilson collection |
Steve Bush Joe Aldershof collection |
Ken Sweets 81 Speedway program |
Richard Wilson Wilson collection |
Troy Gemmill Picasa website |
Randy Wilson Wilson collection |
Don Renfro
Rob Simmons photo
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