29th Annual Kansas State Championship

Late Model Stock Car, Road Runner & Thumper Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Saturday – September 18, 1993

 

Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas

Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas

Announcer – Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

 #9 Scott Lehman of Hutchinson, Kansas won both the third heat race and the A Feature in the Road Runner Division – Lehman collection

 

 

 

#64 Mike Lawrence of Cambridge, Kansas finished fourth in the Road Runner B feature and thirteenth in the Road Runner A feature – Mike Lawrence collection

 

 

 

Thumper

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Tad Uncapher

Wichita, Kansas

2

Lyle Goertzen

Buhler, Kansas

3

Howard Cravens

Wichita, Kansas

4

Arnie Grossnickle

Maize, Kansas

5

Jon Sinnard

Junction City, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

James McManus

Wichita, Kansas

2

Kenneth Davis, Jr.

Council Grove, Kansas

3

Johnny Lee

Wichita, Kansas

4

John Boyer

 

5

Bruce Halley

 

 

 

 

Thumper

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Joe Wakefield

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

William Martinez

 

3

Rick Bell

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Scott Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Don Strahley

Junction City, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Rod Butler

Sliver Lake, Kansas

2

Rodney Schmutz

Junction City, Kansas

3

Darren Schrock

Buhler, Kansas

4

Lee Steffen

Inman, Kansas

5

Mike Burkhart

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Fifth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

  1

Ralph Kerschner

Hutchinson, Kansas

  2

Jim Millard

Topeka, Kansas

  3

David Sherow

Hutchinson, Kansas

  4

Chadd Brown

Great Bend, Kansas

  5

Bud Barngroer

Topeka, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

C Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Harlan Lofthus, Jr.

Junction City, Kansas

2

Fred Seachris

Buhler, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

B Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Arnie Grossnickle

Maize, Kansas

2

Marlin Decker

Katy, Texas

3

Jon Sinnard

Junction City, Kansas

4

Lloyd Drake

Rose Hill, Kansas

5

Fred Seachris

Buhler, Kansas

  

 

 

Thumper

A Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

  1

Tad Uncapher

Wichita, Kansas

  2

Ralph Kerschner

Hutchinson, Kansas

  3

Joe Wakefield

Hutchinson, Kansas

  4

Rodney Schmutz

Junction City, Kansas

  5

Rod Butler

Silver Lake, Kansas

  6

James McManus

Hutchinson, Kansas

  7

Arnie Grossnickle

Maize, Kansas

  8

William Martinez

 

  9

Rick Bell

Hutchinson, Kansas

10

David Sherow

Hutchinson, Kansas

11

Jim Millard

Topeka, Kansas

12

Lyle Goertzen

Buhler, Kansas

13

Kenneth Davis, Jr.

Council Grove, Kansas

14

Marlin Decker

Katy, Texas

15

Scott Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

Uncapher easily took the lead from his fourth place starting position.

 

 

 

Road Runner

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Jerry Bird

Salina, Kansas

2

Mark Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Rick Mueller

Wichita, Kansas

4

Jeff Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Eric Main

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Rick Cochran

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Steve Burke

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Ray Thiel

Nickerson, Kansas

4

Mike Schlatter

Turon, Kansas

5

Larry Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

  

 

 

Road Runner

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Scott Lehman

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Gary Nulf

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Craig Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Ryan Nye

Newton, Kansas

5

Frank Lewis

Newton, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

B Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Greg Stephens

Wichita, Kansas

2

Jim Echevarria

Junction City, Kansas

3

Kenny Schmidt

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Mike Lawrence

Cambridge, Kansas

5

Randy Hacker

 

 

 

 

Road Runner

A Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

  1

Scott Lehman

Hutchinson, Kansas

  2

Jerry Bird

Salina, Kansas

  3

Gary Nulf

Hutchinson, Kansas

  4

Steve Burch

Junction City, Kansas

  5

Rick Mueller

Wichita, Kansas

  6

Mark Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

  7

Rick Cochran

Hutchinson, Kansas

  8

Ryan Nye

Newton, Kansas

  9

Ray Thiel

Nickerson, Kansas

10

Eric Main

Hutchinson, Kansas

11

Mike Schlatter

Turon, Kansas

12

Jeff Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

13

Mike Lawrence

Cambridge, Kansas

14

Frank Lewis

Newton, Kansas

15

Kenny Schmidt

Hutchinson, Kansas

Once in the lead, Lehman easily out distanced the other competitors.

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

2

Don Topliff

Manhattan, Kansas

3

Joe Woods

Augusta, Kansas

4

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Darrick Klima

Belleville, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

David Brack

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Bob Billups

Wichita, Kansas

3

David Hughes

Enid, Oklahoma

4

Randy Wiens

Wellington, Kansas

5

Conner Ward

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Delbert Smith

Wichita, Kansas

2

Ted Martin

Bennington, Kansas

3

Steve Hamlin

Winfield, Kansas

4

Ron Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Don Morris

Junction City, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

B Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Deen Woods

Beloit, Kansas

2

Mike Conkwright

Manhattan, Kansas

3

Greg Deatherage

Wichita Falls, Texas

4

Jim Stolzenburg

Clyde, Kansas

5

Larry Kanatira

Pomona, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

A Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

  1

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

  2

David Brack

Hutchinson, Kansas

  3

Joe Woods

Augusta, Kansas

  4

Mike Conkwright

Manhattan, Kansas

  5

David Hughes

Enid, Oklahoma

  6

Bob Billups

Wichita, Kansas

  7

Conner Ward

Wichita, Kansas

  8

Ron Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

  9

Don Topliff

Manhattan, Kansas

10

Jim Stolzenbug

Clyde, Kansas

 

Steve Hamlin

Winfield, Kansas

DNF

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

DNF

Delbert Smith

Wichita, Kansas

DNF

Jack Simmons

Hutchinson, Kansas

                Simmons spun into the outside crash wall on the first lap in the northwest turn.

                Delbert Smith’s car suffered a ruptured fuel cell.

                Davis was involved in a collision in the southeast turn.

                Brack led the first two laps before being passed by Lonnie Smith in the southeast turn on the third lap.  Smith then led the rest of the way.

 

 

 

Rick Mueller

Lehman collection

David Brack

Racing from the Past website

Delbert Smith

Running the High Side Blog

 Lonnie Smith

81 Speedway program

 

 

 

Joe Woods

Lehman collection

 

 

   

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