23rd Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Sportsman, Road Runner & Thumper Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Thursday – September 17, 1987
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
Jeff Oelkers driving through the northwest turn on his way to victory in one of the Road Runner races – Oelkers collection
Thumper
Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
George Rotramel |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Dave Johnson |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Marc Robe |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Perry Rice |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
5 |
Albert Castor |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Thumper
A Feature
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Marc Robe |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Albert Castor |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
3 |
Nick Gutierrez |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
4 |
Joe Wakefield |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
DQ |
George Rotramel |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
DQ |
Dave Johnson |
Wichita, Kansas |
Rotramel and Johnson started on the front row and then finished first and second in that order but both were disqualified when judges ruled that their engines did not meet race specifications. Third place starter Robe also finished in third place but he was awarded the victory after the first two cars were disqualified.
Kansas State Road Runner 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 |
Marc Robe |
Wichita, Kansas |
Road Runner
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Mike Moore |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
3 |
Larry Schmidt |
Lehigh, Kansas |
|
4 |
Kevin Powell |
Lecompton, Kansas |
|
5 |
Randy Albight |
White City, Kansas |
Road Runner
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Mike Cragg |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
2 |
Randy Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Alan Bullard |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
4 |
Butch Bailey |
Colby, Kansas |
|
5 |
Randy Payne |
Topeka, Kansas |
Road Runner
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Wes Mohr Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Sam Randol |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
3 |
Jeff Tector |
Galva, Kansas |
|
4 |
Ken Umscheid |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
5 |
Gayle Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Road Runner
Fourth Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Dick Brown |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Dave Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Jim Withee |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
4 |
James Ray |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
5 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Road Runner
C Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Glen Garst |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
2 |
Tony Cofiekl |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
3 |
Greg Dodson |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
4 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
|
5 |
Roger Bennett |
Junction City, Kansas |
Road Runner
B Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Mike Henry |
Mayetta, Kansas |
|
3 |
Gayle Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
4 |
Mike Kidwell |
Chanute, Kansas |
|
5 |
Danny Graham |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Road Runner
A Feature Race – 12 Laps
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Alan Bullard |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
3 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
4 |
Ken Umscheid |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
5 |
Larry Schmidt |
Lehigh, Kansas |
|
6 |
Sam Randol |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
7 |
James Ray |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
8 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
9 |
Jeff Tector |
Galva, Kansas |
|
10 |
Gayle Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
DNF |
Mike Cragg |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Cragg led with Oelkers in second place until Cragg crashed into the outside wall in the northwest turn on the eighth lap.
Late Model Sportsman
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
4 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
Late Model Sportsman
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Charlie Laing |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
|
4 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
5 |
Steve Stults |
Valley Center, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Brice Leonard |
Marysville, Kansas |
|
4 |
Steve Foster |
Salina, Kansas |
|
5 |
Al Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
B Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Earl Kinderknecht |
Salina, Kansas |
|
2 |
Steve Kammerer |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
3 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
4 |
John Cragg |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
5 |
Rod Bencken |
Rexford, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
A Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Charlie Laing |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
3 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
5 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
6 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
7 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
8 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
|
9 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
10 |
Ron McAninch |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
Don Davis, Jr. Warren Vincent photo |
Al Purkey Purkey collection |
Ed Borecky Hutchinson News |
Bud Purkey Mike Cornelison photo |
|
Shelby Steenson Warren Vincent photo |
Buddy Mullens Mullens family collection |
Steve Foster Warren Vincent photo |
Don Morris Warren Vincent photo |
|
Randy Wilson Wilson collection |
Charlie Laing 81 Speedway program |
Oren Haas 81 Speedway program |
Van Gemmill Brian Carroll collection |
|
Steve Stults Stults collection |
Lonnie Smith Fraizer collection |
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