The Hutchinson Nationals

360 Sprint Car, Late Model Stock Car, Modified, Road Runner & Thumper Races

On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Saturday – July 20, 1996

 

Sanctioned by – National Championship Racing Association (N.C.R.A.)

Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas

Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas

Announcer – Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Hutchinson News

July 17, 1996 - Page 15 

 

 

 

Jane Hamlin of Douglass, Kansas is shown here leading Billy Choate of Ponca City, Oklahoma out of one of the turns in the third thumper heat race - Melissa Lacey photo for the Hutchinson News

 

 

 

Mark Crough of Hutchinson is seen here leading the first heat race in the road runner division - Melissa Lacey photo for the Hutchinson News

 

 

 

 

Thumper

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Doug Sieh

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Thumper

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Billy Choate

Ponca City, Oklahoma

  DNF

Joe Sheffield

Moscow, Kansas

Sheffield spun out and backed into the outside retaining wall

 

 

 

Thumper

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Clint Smith

Hutchinson, Kansas

Jane Hamlin

Douglass, Kansas

  DNF

Wayne Keen

Newkirk, Oklahoma

Keen crashed into a pole on the front straightaway

 

 

 

Thumper

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Chad McNamara

Blackwell, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Thumper

Fifth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Lance Burkhart

Hutchinson, Kansas

  DNF

Wayne Keen

Newkirk, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Thumper

Shootout

Place

Driver

From

  1

Chad McNamara

Blackwell, Oklahoma

  2

Lance Burkhart

Hutchinson, Kansas

  3

Kelly Choate

Ponca City, Oklahoma

  4

Clint Smith

Hutchinson, Kansas

  5

Bud Martinez

Hutchinson, Kansas

  6

Scott Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

  7

Shane Howard

Hutchinson, Kansas

  8

Bart Nichols

Winfield, Kansas

  9

Darrell Beckham, Jr.

Valley Center, Kansas

10

Ralph Kerschner

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Mark Crough

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Greg Stephens

Wichita, Kansas

  

 

 

Road Runner

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Brent Burkhart

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Shootout

Place

Driver

From

  1

Brent Burkhart

Hutchinson, Kansas

  2

Greg Stephens

Wichita, Kansas

  3

Craig Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

  4

Mark Crough

Hutchinson, Kansas

  5

Rich Cochran

Hutchinson, Kansas

  6

Jerrod Reimer

Hutchinson, Kansas

  7

Mike Burkhart

Hutchinson, Kansas

  8

Link Shelton

Ponca City, Oklahoma

  9

Ed Seidl

Valley Center, Kansas

10

Steve Stuart

Humboldt, Kansas

  

 

 

Modified

Shootout

Place

Driver

From

  1

Buddy Mullens

Wichita, Kansas

  2

Marc Hurd

Wichita, Kansas

  3

Eddie Martin

Stilwell, Oklahoma

  4

Rich Wilson

Wichita, Kansas

  5

Darirck Klima

Belleville, Kansas

  6

Randy Wilson

Wichita, Kansas

  7

Brian Franz

Newton, Kansas

  8

Bobby Simmons

Wichita, Kansas

  9

Eric Main

Hutchinson, Kansas

10

Richard Wilson

Wichita, Kansas

  

 

 

N. C. R. A. Late Model Stock Car

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Jim Harrington

Dewey, Oklahoma

  

 

 

N. C. R. A. Late Model Stock Car

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Delbert Smith

Wichita, Kansas

  

 

 

N. C. R. A. Late Model Stock Car

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Earl Kinderknecht

Salina, Kansas

  

 

 

N. C. R. A. Late Model Stock Car

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Mike Brown

Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma

  

 

 

N. C. R. A. Late Model Stock Car

Fifth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Gary Gorby

Caney, Kansas

  

 

 

N. C. R. A. Late Model Stock Car

Sixth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Frank McGehee

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

N. C. R. A. Late Model Stock Car

Shootout

Place

Driver

From

  1

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

  2

Frank McGehee

Wichita, Kansas

  3

Delbert Smith

Wichita, Kansas

  4

Earl Kinderknecht

Salina, Kansas

  5

Gary Gorby

Caney, Kansas

  6

Mike Brown

Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma

  7

David Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

  8

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

  9

David Hughes

Enid, Oklahoma

10

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

  

 

 

N.C.R.A. 360 Sprint Car

Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Danny Jennings

Norman, Oklahoma

 

 

 

N.C.R.A. 360 Sprint Car

Shootout

Place

Driver

From

1

Danny Jennings

Norman, Oklahoma

2

Edd French

Keller, Texas

3

Clay Bontrager

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Dennis Park

Liberal, Kansas

5

Jim Selenke

Wichita, Kansas

6

Rick England

Wichita, Kansas

7

Devlin Polkinghorn

Dodge City, Kansas

8

Steve King*

Jetmore, Kansas

9

C. J. Johnson

Utica, Kansas

10

James Shaun

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Hutchinson News

June 29, 1996 - Page 16 

 

 

Darrell Beckham, Jr.

Stults collection

Kelly Choate

Kelly Choate collection

Randy Wilson

Wilson collection

Buddy Mullens

Wilson collection

 

 

 

Rich Wilson

Wilson collection

Brian Franz

Franz collection

Marc Hurd

In the Dirt photo

Darrick Klima

Rick Kippes photo

 

 

 

Richard Wilson

Wilson collection

 Lonnie Smith

81 Speedway program

Gary Gorby

Troy Powers photo

David Brack

Racing from the Past website

 

 

 

Delbert Smith

Running the High Side Blog

Larry McDaniels

Webshots website

Steve King*

Hutchinson News photo

Danny Jennings

A.S.C.S. website

 

 

 

Clay Bontrager

Debi Roberts photo for the Hutchinson News

Jim Selenke

J D and Jannie Porter collection from the Racing From the Past website

Rick England

Cokeley collection

 

 

 

 

 

* Steven M. “Steve” King (1973-2006) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Knoxville, Iowa.

 

 

 

 

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