Grand National Championship

Late Model Stock Car, Late Model Sportsman,

Limited Sportsman & Road Runner Races

On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Saturday – July 27, 1985

 

Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas

Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas

Flagman / starter – Nunie Coleman – Wichita, Kansas

Public address announcer – Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas

 

Attendance – 2,200 

 

 

 

Road Runner

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Linda Dubbrecht

Wichita, Kansas

2

Randy Ogburn

Salina, Kansas

3

Gary Rice

Salina, Kansas

4

Gary Nulf

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Mark Aitken

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Road Runner

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Jim Childs

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Reggie Green

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Marty Steinert

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Mike Barnhart

Rose Hill, Kansas

5

Larry Wakefield

Salina, Kansas

  

 

 

Road Runner

B Feature Race – 12 Laps

Place

Driver

From

1

Marty Steinert

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Gary Chatham

Enid, Oklahoma

3

Jim Childs

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Reggie Green

Hutchinson, Kansas

5

Perry Rice

Hutchinson, Kansas

DNF

Linda Dubbrecht

Wichita, Kansas

The cars driven by Dubbrecht and Green bumped in the final turn causing Dubbrecht’s car to spin out. 

 

 

 

Limited Sportsman

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Rob Glasse

Andover, Kansas

2

Rick Mueller

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

First Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Bud Purkey

Coffeyville, Kansas

2

Ken Sweet

Wichita, Kansas

3

Loyd Farr

Nickerson, Kansas

4

Joe Woods

Wichita, Kansas

5

Ron Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Lonnie Smith

Wichita, Kansas

2

John Craig

Manhattan, Kansas

3

Frank Key

Wichita, Kansas

4

Bobby Simmons

Wichita, Kansas

5

Tony Steenson

Abilene, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Bob Billups

Maize, Kansas

2

Greg Ward

Salina, Kansas

3

Shelby Steenson

Abilene, Kansas

4

Errol Lank

Wichita, Kansas

5

David Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

Fourth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Ed Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

2

Bill Hickey

Wichita, Kansas

3

Al Purkey

Manhattan, Kansas

4

Mike Lutkie

Wichita, Kansas

5

Jim Dubbrecht

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

Fifth Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Rodger Peck

Wichita, Kansas

2

Delbert Smith

Wichita, Kansas

3

Gary Haas

Valley Center, Kansas

4

John Arnce

Haysville, Kansas

5

Karl Kraft

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

C Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Mike Rose

Manhattan, Kansas

2

Ted Martin

Dodge City, Kansas

3

Tim Porter

Kansas City, Missouri

4

Gary Coyan

Wichita, Kansas

5

Terry Cheek

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Sportsman

B Feature Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Karl Kraft

Wichita, Kansas

2

Bobby Simmons

Wichita, Kansas

3

Ron Borecky

Hutchinson, Kansas

4

Joe Woods

Wichita, Kansas

5

Randy Woodside

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

First Heat Race - 8 Cars

Place

Driver

From

1

Roger Chism

Springfield, Missouri

2

Johnny Runyan

Wichita, Kansas

3

Mel Potts

Salina, Kansas

4

Stan Swett

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

5

Donny McAda

Wichita Falls, Texas

DNF

David Brack

Great Bend, Kansas

Brack crashed into the wall on the front straightaway just after the race got underway.

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

Second Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Delbert Smith

Wichita, Kansas

2

Don Davis, Jr.

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Larry Harvey, Jr.

Kansas City, Kansas

4

Doug Ingalls

Longview, Texas

5

Greg Ward

Salina, Kansas

DNF

Larry McDaniels

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Late Model Stock Car

Third Heat Race

Place

Driver

From

1

Dhon Hauserman

Wichita, Kansas

2

Joe Kosiski

Omaha, Nebraska

3

James Shepherd

Wichita Falls, Texas

4

Shelby Steenson

Abilene, Kansas

5

Terry Guinn

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 

 

 

  

Gary Haas

Warren Vincent photo 

David Brack

Warren Vincent photo

John Arnce

81 Speedway program

 

Al Purkey

Purkey collection 

  

 

 

Rob Glasse

Warren Vincent photo

Mel Potts

Warren Vincent photo

Ed Borecky

Hutchinson News

Don Davis, Jr.

Warren Vincent photo

 

 

 

Bud Purkey

Mike Cornelison photo

 

Joe Kosiski

Midwest Racing Archives website

Loyd Farr

Warren Vincent photo

Shelby Steenson

Warren Vincent photo

 

 

 

Frank Key

81 Speedway program

Karl Kraft

81 Speedway program

Ken Sweet

81 Speedway program

Dhon Hauserman

Rick Kippes photo

 

Johnny Runyan

81 Speedway program

Joe Woods

Lehman collection

Greg Ward

Mike Cornelison photo

 Lonnie Smith

Fraizer collection

 

 

 

Mike Lutkie

Mike Cornelison photo

 

Return to the Feature Race Winners at Hutchinson, Kansas web page