23rd Annual Kansas State Championship
Late Model Sportsman, Limited Sportsman & Road Runner Races
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Friday – September 18, 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
Road Runner
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Randy Payne |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
3 |
Scott Garst |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
4 |
Larry Schmidt |
Hillsboro, Kansas |
|
5 |
Jim Withee |
Junction City, Kansas |
Road Runner
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Dave Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Alan Bullard |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
4 |
Jerry Hall |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
5 |
Rusty Rice |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Road Runner
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Randy Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Jeff Tector |
Galva, Kansas |
|
3 |
Roger Bennett |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
4 |
Rob Ginest |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
5 |
Tony Cofield |
Topeka, Kansas |
Road Runner
Fourth Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Steve Burch |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
3 |
Bobby Fiest |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
4 |
Mike Henry |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
5 |
Butch Bailey |
Colby, Kansas |
Road Runner
Trophy Dash
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Steve Burch |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
4 |
Randy Payne |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Road Runner
C Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Ken Umscheid |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
2 |
Glen Garst |
Topeka, Kansas |
|
3 |
Marc Robe |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Gary Baxter |
|
|
5 |
Mike Russell |
|
Road Runner
B Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Dick Brown |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Butch Bailey |
Colby, Kansas |
|
3 |
Mike Henry |
Manhattan, Kansas |
|
4 |
James Flowers |
|
|
5 |
Tony Cofield |
Topeka, Kansas |
Road Runner
A Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
3 |
Randy Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Alan Bullard |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
5 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
After this race ended, Oelkers' car continued into the southwest turn where it crashed into the outside wall and turned over onto its roof.
Kansas State Road Runner Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the three days of Road Runner racing at the Kansas State Fair
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Points |
|
1 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Wichita, Kansas |
204 |
|
2 |
Alan Bullard |
Great Bend, Kansas |
164 |
|
3 |
Wes Mohr, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
138 |
|
4 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
126 |
|
5 |
Mike Henry |
Manhattan, Kansas |
117 |
|
6 |
Dick Brown |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
114 |
|
7 |
Jeff Tector |
Galva, Kansas |
111 |
Limited Sportsman
Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Ted Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
2 |
Rodger Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Dane Shockey |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
Limited Sportsman
Trophy Dash
Lonnie Smith of Wichita, Kansas was leading this race when his clutch broke.
Limited Sportsman
A Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Ted Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
3 |
Dane Shockey |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Rodger Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
Smith started last in this race but took the lead on the fourth lap and remained in front for the rest of the race.
Kansas State Limited Sportsman Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the two days of Limited Sportsman racing at the Kansas State Fair
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Points |
|
1 |
Ted Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
134 |
|
2 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
132 |
|
3 |
Rodger Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
96 |
|
4 |
Dane Shockey |
Wichita, Kansas |
90 |
|
5 |
Steve Bush |
Wichita, Kansas |
77 |
|
6 |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
58 |
|
7 |
Richard Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
51 |
|
8 |
Mike Rucker |
Pratt, Kansas |
48 |
Late Model Sportsman
First Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Charlie Laing |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
3 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Mike Conkwright |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Second Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
2 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
3 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Ron McAninch |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
John Cragg |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Third Heat Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
|
3 |
Steve Foster |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
4 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
5 |
Sam Brittendall |
Salina, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
Trophy Dash
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
3 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Charlie Lainge |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
5 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Late Model Sportsman
A Feature Race
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
|
1 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
2 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
3 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
|
4 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
|
5 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
|
DQ |
Charlie Laing |
Wichita, Kansas |
Laing finished first but was disqualified when he refused to allow his engine to be inspected after the race.
Kansas State Late Model Sportsman Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points over the two days of Late Model Sportsman racing at the Kansas State Fair
|
Place |
Driver |
From |
Points |
|
1 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
131 |
|
2 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
123 |
|
3 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
106 |
|
4 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
69 |
|
5 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
63 |
|
6 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
61 |
|
Alan Bullard Bullard collection |
Rob Glasse Warren Vincent photo |
Ed Borecky Hutchinson News |
Bud Purkey Mike Cornelison photo |
|
Shelby Steenson Warren Vincent photo |
Steve Bush Joe Aldershof collection |
Steve Foster Warren Vincent photo |
Van Gemmill Brian Carroll collection |
|
Richard Wilson Wilson collection |
Larry McDaniels Webshots website |
Charlie Laing 81 Speedway program |
Randy Wilson Wilson collection |
|
Lonnie Smith Fraizer collection |
Don Davis, Jr. Warren Vincent photo |
Oren Haas 81 Speedway program |
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