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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