32nd Annual
Hutchinson Nationals
Sprint Car, Late Model Stock Car, Super Modified, Late Model Sportsman, Modified, Limited Sportsman, Sprint 4, Road Runner & Thumper Races
On the Historic Half-Mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Sunday – July 31, 1988
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
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LEFT: Al Lemmons of Tulsa, Oklahoma is shown here leading Charles Riney of Oklahoma City in the first super modified heat race – Monty Davis photo for the Hutchinson News |
Hutchinson News July 31, 1988 – Page 30 |
Thumper
A Feature – 20 Cars – 12 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
117 |
Carl Nelson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
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Pinky Mullens |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
15 |
Steve Downs |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
42 |
Mark Borecky |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Road Runner
A Feature – 15 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
17 |
Neal Nuss |
Turon, Kansas |
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2 |
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Randy Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
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Gayle Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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4 |
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Jim Ellington |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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5 |
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Dick Brown |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Sprint – 4
A Feature – 11 Cars – 12 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
11 |
Jack Lamb |
Wichita, Kansas |
5:03.47 |
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2 |
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Adam Fellers |
Newton, Kansas |
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3 |
77 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Newton, Kansas |
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4 |
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Ken Sweet |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
1s |
Bruce Serene |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Limited Sportsman
A Feature – 18 Cars – 15 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
02 |
Buddy Mullens |
Maize, Kansas |
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2 |
44 |
Rob Glasse |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
2 |
Richard Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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4 |
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Jack Lamb |
Wichita, Kansas |
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5 |
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Jeff Oelkers |
Goddard, Kansas |
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42 |
Ken Sweet, Sr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Mullens started on the outside of the third row but worked his way forward passing leader Glasse on the eleventh lap.
Modified
A Feature – 20 Cars – 25 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
15 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
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2 |
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Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
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Stan Triggs |
Mesa, Arizona |
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4 |
66 |
Jerry Phillips |
Galva, Kansas |
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5 |
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Paul Wiens |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
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Don Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
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DNF |
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Buddy Mullens |
Maize, Kansas |
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DNF |
111 |
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Mullens was running in third place when he suffered engine failure on the 17th lap.
Car #111 started from the pole but dropped out of the race with engine failure.
Late Model Sportsman
A Feature – 17 Cars - 25 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
02 |
Buddy Mullens |
Maize, Kansas |
10:33.55 |
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2 |
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Ted Martin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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3 |
33 |
Al Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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4 |
32 |
Bud Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
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5 |
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Shelby Steenson |
Abilene, Kansas |
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DNF |
1R |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
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DNF |
50 |
Joe Woods |
Wichita, Kansas |
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DNF |
79 |
Chuck Fairchild |
Lewisville, Texas |
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DNF |
70 |
Don Morris |
Junction City, Kansas |
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Morris, Fairchild and Woods spun out entering the southwest turn on the first lap.
Mullens started on the pole in this race with Martin on the outside of the front row. Martin lead the first 16 laps before being overtaken by Mullens in the southeast turn.
Super Modified
First Heat Race – 8 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
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Al Lemmons |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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2 |
8R |
Charles Riney |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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3 |
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Ken Walker |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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4 |
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Scott Stroud |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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5 |
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Lynn Larkin |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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DNF |
26 |
Harold Leep, Jr. |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Super Modified
Second Heat Race – 8 Laps
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Stan Constant |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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2 |
Aaron Lemmons |
Owasso, Oklahoma |
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3 |
Greg Cherry |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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4 |
Rick Barksdale |
Norman, Oklahoma |
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5 |
Billy Turner |
El Reno, Oklahoma |
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Super Modified
Third Heat Race – 8 Laps –
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
97A |
Tim Thomas |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
3:09.62 |
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2 |
03 |
Joe Wood, Sr. |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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3 |
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Gary Sooter |
Amarillo, Texas |
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4 |
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Tim Lewis |
Iola, Kansas |
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5 |
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Alan Herbert |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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Super Modified
A Feature – 20 Cars – 20 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
8R |
Charles Riney |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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2 |
97A |
Tim Thomas |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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3 |
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Stan Constant |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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4 |
03 |
Joe Wood, Sr. |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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5 |
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Rick Barksdale |
Norman, Oklahoma |
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6 |
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Gary Sooter |
Amarillo, Texas |
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7 |
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Billy Turner |
El Reno, Oklahoma |
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8 |
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Greg Cherry |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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9 |
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Alan Herbert |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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DNF |
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Aaron Lemmons |
Owasso, Oklahoma |
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Lemmons’ car dropped out of the race with a broken radiator hose.
N.C.R.A. Late Model Stock car
A Feature – 30 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
28 |
Doug Ingalls |
Longview, Texas |
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2 |
50B |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
21 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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4 |
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Larry Harvey, Jr. |
Kansas City, Kansas |
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5 |
57 |
Dhon Hauserman |
Wichita, Kansas |
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6 |
75B |
Jeep Berry |
Grand Junction, Colorado |
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7 |
4 |
Terry Deatherage` |
Iowa Park, Texas |
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8 |
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Steve Foster |
Abilene, Kansas |
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9 |
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Rodger Peck |
Manhattan, Kansas |
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10 |
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Brice Leonard |
Washington, Kansas |
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DNF |
01 |
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DNF |
701 |
David Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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Ingalls started from the pole position but Brack led the first 19 laps before his car blew its engine in the southwest turn. Ingalls inherited the lead and kept it for the remainder of the race despite a last lap challenge form McDaniels.
N.C.R.A. 410 Sprint Car
First Heat Race – 8 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
3BG |
Jim Bell, Jr. |
Dewey, Oklahoma |
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2 |
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Bruce Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
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3 |
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Jeff Cramer |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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4 |
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Donnie Crawford |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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5 |
22 |
Rick Salem |
Denver, Colorado |
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84N |
Dennis Park |
Liberal, Kansas |
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N.C.R.A. 410 Sprint Car
Second Heat Race – 8 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
85 |
Bob Ewell |
Forney, Texas |
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2 |
3 |
Terry Gray |
Bartlett, Tennessee |
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3 |
12 |
Steve Perry |
Dallas, Texas |
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4 |
11x |
Garry Lee Maier |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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N.C.R.A. 410 Sprint Car
Third Heat Race – 7 Cars – 8 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
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Tommie Estes, Jr. |
Ada, Oklahoma |
2:49.36 |
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2 |
6 |
Shane Carson |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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3 |
08 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
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4 |
61A |
Gary Tapp |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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5 |
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John Blurton |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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65 |
Danny Wood |
Norman, Oklahoma |
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61 |
Ernest Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
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N.C.R.A. 410 Sprint Car
A Feature Race – 22 Cars – 30 Laps
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
3BG |
Jim Bell, Jr. |
Dewey, Oklahoma |
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2 |
85 |
Bob Ewell |
Forney, Texas |
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3 |
12 |
Steve Perry |
Dallas, Texas |
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4 |
3 |
Terry Gray |
Bartlett, Tennessee |
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5 |
6 |
Shane Carson |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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6 |
08 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
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7 |
61A |
Gary Tapp |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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8 |
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Donnie Crawford |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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9 |
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Ricky Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
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10 |
31 |
Sid Blandford |
Eagle, Colorado |
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DNF |
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Tommie Estes, Jr. |
Ada, Oklahoma |
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Buddy Mullens of Maize, Kansas takes a victory after winning the limited sportsman A feature on this afternoon at Hutchinson. The car was owned by Ernie Fraizer of Wichita, Kansas - Fraizer collection
Limited Sportsman and Late Model Sportsman Champion
Left to right: Ernie Fraizer, Monica Mullens, Buddy Mullens, unidentified trophy girl, Craig Kohen, Kevin Estes, and two unidentified men - Frazier collection
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Pinky Mullens Mullens family collection |
Randy Wilson Wilson collection |
Paul Wiens Jeff Wiens photo |
Don Renfro Rob Simmons photo |
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Buddy Mullens Wilson collection |
Delbert Smith Bmsmods.com |
Don Davis, Jr. Warren Vincent photo |
Steve Foster Warren Vincent photo |
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Buddy Mullens James Anderson collection |
Richard Wilson Wilson collection |
Terry Deatherage Warren Vincent photo |
Al Purkey Purkey collection |
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Rob Glasse Warren Vincent photo |
Bud Purkey Mike Cornelison photo |
Dhon Hauserman Rick Kippes photo |
Jeep Berry Berry collection |
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Larry McDaniels Webshots website |
Jack Lamb Lies collection |
Shelby Steenson Warren Vincent photo |
Bob Ewell Warren Vincent photo |
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Jon Johnson Brian Carroll collection |
Stan Constant NCRA program |
Dwight Schroeder Schroeder collection |
Garry Lee Maier Steve Hardin collection |
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Jack Lamb Jack Lamb collection |
Shane Carson Shane Carson collection |
Aaron Lemmons Michael Dilling photo |
Sid Blandford Michael Dilling photo |
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