37th Annual

Hutchinson Nationals

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

On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Saturday – July 24, 1993

 

Sanctioned by – Midwest Late Model Racing Association (M.L.R.A)

Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas

Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas

Announcer – Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas

Flagman /starter – Nunie Coleman of Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

 

Road Runner

First Heat Race – 6 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Greg Stephens

Wichita, Kansas

2

Frank Lewis

Newton, Kansas

3

Craig Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Tim Echevarria

Junction City, Kansas

5

Chad McNamara

Blackwell, Oklahoma

  

 

 

Road Runner

Second Race – 6 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Jerrod Reimer

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Rick Cochran

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Butch Hall

Wichita, Kansas

4

Tommy Joyce

Buffalo, Kansas

5

Gayle Smith

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Third Heat Race – 6 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Steve Burch

Junction City, Kansas

2

Ken Schmidt

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Doug Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Shad Byard

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Mike Lawrence

Cambridge, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Fourth Heat Race – 6 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Robert Lowman

Wichita, Kansas

2

Ray Thiel

Nickerson, Kansas

3

Pinky Mullens

Wichita, Kansas

4

Gary Clift

Enid, Oklahoma

5

Rickey Blackburn

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

C Feature Race – 4 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Scott Miller

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Gary Douglas

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Albert Ramey

Wichita, Kansas

4

Rick Parker

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

B Feature Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Chad McNamara

Blackwell, Oklahoma

2

Rickey Blackburn

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Mike Lawrence

Cambridge, Kansas

4

Ryan Nye

Newton, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

A Feature Race – 12 Laps

Place

Driver

From

  1

Steve Burch

Junction City, Kansas

  2

Gary Nulf

Hutchinson, Kansas

  3

Rick Mueller

Wichita, Kansas

  4

Jerrod Reimer

Hutchinson, Kansas

  5

Pinky Mullens

Wichita, Kansas

  6

Rick Cochran

Hutchinson, Kansas

  7

Greg Stephens

Wichita, Kansas

  8

Don Derringer

Wichita, Kansas

  9

Ken Schmidt

Hutchinson, Kansas

10

Robert Lowman

Wichita, Kansas

Nulf started on the pole and led all but the last lap.  Burch had started on the outside of the front row and got past Nulf on the final straightaway.

 

 

 

M.L.R.A. Late Mode Stock Car

First Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

2

Jeep Berry

Grand Junction, Colorado

3

Mark Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Ron Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Gary Gorby

Caney, Kansas

 

 

 

M.L.R.A. Late Mode Stock Car

Second Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Frank McGehee

Wichita, Kansas

2

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Joe Woods

Augusta, Kansas

4

David Hughes

Enid, Oklahoma

5

Bob Billups

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

M.L.R.A. Late Mode Stock Car

A Feature Race – 15 Laps

Place

Driver

From

  1

Delbert Smith

Wichita, Kansas

  2

Ted Martin

Salina, Kansas

  3

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

  4

Jeep Berry

Grand Junction, Colorado

  5

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

  6

Deen Woods

Beloit, Kansas

  7

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

  8

Gary Gorby

Caney, Kansas

  9

Mark Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

10

Ron Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

Woods started on the pole with Martin outside of the front row.  Martin led the first thirteen laps before being passed by Smith.

 

 

 

Modified

First Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

John Allen

Chanute, Kansas

2

Ted Martin

Salina, Kansas

3

Don Renfro

Wichita, Kansas

4

Vernon Hammond

Wichita, Kansas

5

Larry Sutton

Beloit, Kansas

 

 

 

Modified

Second Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Alan Marker

Hennessey, Oklahoma

2

Marc Robe

Rose Hill, Kansas

3

Marc Hurd

Wichita, Kansas

4

Brett Carpenter

Ulysses, Kansas

5

Jeff Oelkers

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Modified

Third Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Jerry Phillips

Galva, Kansas

2

Andy Claiborne

Ft. Scott, Kansas

3

Chuck Taylor

Dodge City, Kansas

4

Mike Wichman

Silver Lake, Kansas

5

Troy Gemmill

Ponca City, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Modified

Fourth Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Steve Stults

Valley Center, Kansas

2

Richard Wilson

Wichita, Kansas

3

James Murphy

Great Bend, Kansas

4

Brian Powers

Wichita, Kansas

5

Jim Strome

Wichita, Kansas

  

 

 

Modified

C Feature Race – 6 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

David Brack

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Randy Ginest

Stafford, Kansas

3

Brian Franz

Newton, Kansas

4

Scott Green

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Modified

B Feature Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

  1

Brett Carpenter

Ulysses, Kansas

  2

Troy Gemmill

Ponca City, Oklahoma

  3

Vernon Hammond

Wichita, Kansas

  4

Brian Powers

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Modified

A Feature Race – 15 Laps

Place

Driver

From

  1

Van Gemmill

Ponca City, Oklahoma

  2

John Allen

Chanute, Kansas

  3

Steve Stults

Valley Center, Kansas

  4

Jerry Phillips

Galva, Kansas

  5

Wes Mohr, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

  6

Marc Robe

Rose Hill, Kansas

  7

Marc Hurd

Wichita, Kansas

  8

Andy Claiborne

Ft. Scott, Kansas

  9

Richard Wilson

Wichita, Kansas

10

Alan Marker

Hennessey, Oklahoma

Mohr, Jr. started on the pole with Gemmill on the outside of the front row.  Allen started on the outside of the third row.  Gemmill led every lap.

 

 

 

360 Sprint Car

First Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Mike Chadd

Lincoln, Nebraska

2

Don Vonderfecht

Holbrook, Nebraska

3

Jay Maupin

Dodge City, Kansas

4

Devlin Polkinghorn

Dodge City, Kansas

5

Shelby Steenson

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

360 Sprint Car

Second Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Jon Johnson

Utica, Kansas

2

Clay Bontrager

Hesston, Kansas

3

Ken Brewer

Choctaw, Oklahoma

4

Dennis Park

Liberal, Kansas

5

Rick England

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

360 Sprint Car

Third Heat Race – 8 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Paul Dutton

Wichita, Kansas

2

Jim Selenke

Goddard, Kansas

3

Rick Riner

Wichita, Kansas

4

Larry Neighbors

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

5

John Blurton

Dodge City, Kansas

 

 

 

360 Sprint Car

B Feature Race – 10 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

John Blurton

Dodge City, Kansas

2

Shelby Steenson

Salina, Kansas

3

Rick England

Wichita, Kansas

4

Tim Thomas

Tuttle, Oklahoma

 

 

 

360 Sprint Car

A Feature Race – 15 Laps

Place

Driver

From

  1

Scott Brown

Amarillo, Texas

  2

Randy Richardson

Dodge City, Kansas

  3

Paul Dutton

Wichita, Kansas

  4

Garry Lee Maier

Dodge City, Kansas

  5

Jim Selenke

Goddard, Kansas

  6

Clay Bontrager

Hesston, Kansas

  7

Devlin Polkinghorn

Dodge City, Kansas

  8

Larry Neighbors

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  9

Ken Brewer

Choctaw, Oklahoma

10

Jon Johnson

Utica, Kansas

Brown started on the pole and led most of the race although Richardson did lead briefly late in the race.

Maier was in second place for most of the race and tried to pass Brown on the outside in the southwest turn on the fourteenth lap.  Instead, he slid high and fell back a few positions.

 

 

 

 

Pinky Mullens

Mullens family collection

Rick Mueller

Lehman collection

Mike Lawrence

Mike Lawrence collection

Rickey Blackburn

Hutchinson News

 

 

 

Delbert Smith

Running the High Side Blog

Jeep Berry

Berry collection

 Lonnie Smith

81 Speedway program

Gary Gorby

Troy Powers photo

 

 

 

Joe Woods

Lehman collection

Larry McDaniels

Webshots website

Brian Powers

Rob Simmons photo

Don Renfro

Rob Simmons photo

 

 

 

Brian Franz

Franz collection

Jeff Oelkers

Oelkers collection

Steve Stults

Stults collection

John Allen

Topeka Examiner photo

 

 

 

Van Gemmill

Brian Carroll collection

Marc Hurd

In the Dirt photo

Troy Gemmill

Picasa website

Scott Green

Green collection

 

 

 

Andy Claiborne

Claiborne collection

Richard Wilson

Wilson collection

Garry Lee Maier

Steve Hardin collection

Larry Neighbors

ASCS website

 

 

 

Jon Johnson

Brian Carroll collection

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

 

 

 

 Shelby Steenson

SLYS Speed Shots photo from Steenson collection

 

 

 

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