30th Annual
Hutchinson Nationals
Dirt Champ Cars, Late Model Stock Cars, Late Model Sportsman, Limited Sportsman, Modified, Mini-Modified & Road Runner Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – July 27, 1986
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
Flagman / starter – Nunie Coleman of Wichita, Kansas
#92 Lonnie Smith of Wichita, Kansas finished second in the limited sportsman A feature race on this afternoon. The car was owned by Ernie Fraizer also of Wichitas - Fraizer collection
The N.C.R.A. Late Model Stock Cars take the green flag to start the A Feature race. Car #92 in the second row was driven by Delbert Smith of Wichita, Kansas – Chris Ochsner photo for the Hutchinson News
Alan Bullard of Great Bend, Kansas won the Road Runner A feature in his family's 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle - Mike Cornelison photo
Road Runner
A Feature
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Alan Bullard |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
Dick Brown |
Nickerson, Kansas |
3 |
Ron Carriker |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Jeff Oelkers |
Goddard, Kansas |
5 |
Doug Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Bullard passed Brown with only one lap remaining in this race.
Mini-Modified
A Feature
Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
1 |
59 |
Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
2 |
77 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
3 |
33 |
Bill Rigsby |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
25 |
Jerry Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
57 |
Allan Unruh |
Newton, Kansas |
Modified
A Feature
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Frank Graven |
Cushing, Oklahoma |
2 |
Jerry Phillips |
Galva, Kansas |
3 |
Steve Echler |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Buddy Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Ken Fairbanks |
Wichita, Kansas |
Limited Sportsman
A Feature
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Chris Massey |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Gary Schuessler |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Mike Rucker |
Cheney, Kansas |
DQ |
Ron Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Borecky was running in second place when his car was flag flagged for having a “possible fire underneath”.
Late Model Sportsman
A Feature
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Ed Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Oren Haas |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Steve Kammerer |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Van Gemmill |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
Late Model Stock Car
A Feature – 40 Laps – Purse for First Place: $2,000
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Billy Moyer |
Batesville, Arkansas |
2 |
Larry Phillips |
Springfield, Missouri |
3 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Terry Deatherage |
Houston, Texas |
5 |
David Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
DNF |
Henry Robinson |
Bossier City, Louisiana |
DNF |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
McDaniels’ car suffered engine problems and slowed on the fourteenth lap. Robinson’s car then crashed into McDaniels’ car bringing out the red flag.
Dirt Champ
First Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Shane Carson |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
2 |
Garry Lee Maier |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
Bob Findley |
Garden City, Kansas |
Dirt Champ
Second Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Mike Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Tony Armstrong |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
3 |
John Sernett |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
Dirt Champ
Third Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Bob Ewell |
Forney, Texas |
2 |
Devlin Polkinghorn |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
Greg Wooley |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Dirt Champ
B Feature Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Jay Maupin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
Ken Brewer |
Choctaw, Oklahoma |
3 |
Randy Richardson |
Liberal, Kansas |
4 |
Jim Bell |
Dewey, Oklahoma |
5 |
Ernest Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
DNF |
Bruce Unruh |
Montezuma, Kansas |
Dirt Champ
A Feature Race – 40 Laps – Purse for First Place: $2,000
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Tony Armstrong |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
2 |
Shane Carson |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
3 |
Mike Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Greg Wooley |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
5 |
Bruce Jennings |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Armstrong was able to hold off a late race charge by Carson.
Shane Carson is shown here leading the first heat race for the dirt champ cars – Chris Ochsner photo for the Hutchinson News
Bruce Unruh’s #7 dirt champ car is shown here being returned to the pits on a wrecker after he had rolled over several times on the front straightaway in the B feature race. Unruh’s only injury from the incident was a severe headache. The #0 car, shown stopped on the racetrack at far left, was being driven by Randy Richardson of Liberal, Kansas - Brian Carroll collection
Jeff Oelkers Oelkers collection |
Billy Moyer North Carolina Dirt Racing website |
Ed Borecky Hutchinson News |
Larry Phillips Brian Carroll collection |
Delbert Smith Running the High Side Blog |
Rob Glasse Racing from the Past website |
Terry Deatherage Racing from the Past website |
David Brack Racing from the Past website |
Steve Kammerer 81 Speedway program |
Larry McDaniels Bill Rogers collection |
Van Gemmill Brian Carroll collection |
Buddy Mullens Wilson collection |
Oren Haas 81 Speedway program |
Bob Ewell Racing From the Past website |
Garry Lee Maier Steve Hardin collection |
Ernest Jennings Rudy Garcia collection from the Racing From the Past website |
Bill Rigsby Rigsby collection |
Greg Wooley J D and Jannie Porter collection from the Racing From the Past website |
Mike Peters Brian Carroll collection |
Dwight Schroeder Schroeder collection |
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