31st Annual Kansas State Championship
360 Sprint Car, Road Runner & Thumper Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – September 9, 1995
Promotional company – Speedways Inc. of Wichita, Kansas
Race director – C. Ray Hall of Wichita, Kansas
Announcer – Warren Hardy of Wichita, Kansas
Thumper
First Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Martin Decker |
Katy, Texas |
2 |
Lee Steffen |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Dennis Nelson |
Manhattan, Kansas |
4 |
Kevin Zirkle |
Topeka, Kansas |
5 |
Brian Dailey |
Emporia, Kansas |
Thumper
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Louis Giltner |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Brad Taylor |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Don Strahley |
Junction City, Kansas |
4 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
5 |
William Davis |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Thumper
Third Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Chris Mayes |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Brian Casey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Darren Moses |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Rod Butler |
Silver Lake, Kansas |
5 |
Michael Hilbert |
Ponca City, Oklahoma |
Thumper
Fourth Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Lance Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Clint Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Darrell Beckham, Jr. |
Valley Center, Kansas |
4 |
Troy Sale |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Brent Thomas |
Newton, Kansas |
Thumper
B Feature Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Lyle Goertzen |
Buhler, Kansas |
2 |
Chris Kratzer |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Tim Umscheid |
Manhattan, Kansas |
4 |
Darren Nelson |
Manhattan, Kansas |
Thumper
A Feature Race – 15 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Brian Casey |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Lance Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Lee Steffen |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Brad Taylor |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Darrell Beckham, Jr. |
Valley Center, Kansas |
6 |
Darren Moses |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
Troy Sale |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
9 |
Chris Kratzer |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
10 |
Don Strahley |
Junction City, Kansas |
|
Martin Decker |
Katy, Texas |
Outside front row starter Casey beat pole sitter Decker to the first corner and never looked back. Burkhart moved up to second place form his third row starting position.
Road Runner
First Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Mark Crough |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Gayle Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Scott Brown |
Meriden, Kansas |
5 |
Kenny Schmidt |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Road Runner
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Rickey Blackburn |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Greg Stephens |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Brent Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Rick Bell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Alan Covert |
Silver Lake, Kansas |
Road Runner
Third Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Scott Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Dennis Roths |
Valley Center, Kansas |
4 |
Mike Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Carl Reusser |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
Road Runner
Fourth Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Gary Nulf |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Rick Cochran |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Ricky Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Buck Sewell |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Jim Evans |
Council Grove, Kansas |
Road Runner
B Feature Race – 8 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Bart Baker |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
Jim Evans |
Council Grove, Kansas |
4 |
Rance Roberts |
Lecompton, Kansas |
Road Runner
A Feature Race – 15 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Greg Stephens |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Gary Nulf |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Scott Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Gayle Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
Rick Cochran |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
7 |
Brent Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
Mark Crough |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
9 |
Scott Brown |
Meriden, Kansas |
10 |
Mike Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Lehman started on the pole but was beat to the first corner by outside front row starter Crough. Crough then slid wide on the fourth lap in the north turn and crashed into the outside crash wall. Stephens assumed the lead and held it until the end of the race.
360 Sprint Cars
First Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Devlin Polkinghorn |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Dwight Schroeder |
Moundridge, Kansas |
4 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
5 |
Danny Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
360 Sprint Cars
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Jim Selenke |
Goddard, Kansas |
2 |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
3 |
Lester Keene |
Caney, Kansas |
4 |
Rick England |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Rick Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
360 Sprint Cars
A Feature Race – 15 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Jim Selenke |
Goddard, Kansas |
3 |
Delvin Polkinghorn |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
Roger Thompson |
Junction City, Kansas |
5 |
Rick England |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Jon Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
7 |
Lester Keene |
Caney, Kansas |
8 |
Scott Jenkins |
Dodge City, Kansas |
9 |
Rick Riner |
Wichita, Kansas |
10 |
Ryan Wettstein |
Liberal, Kansas |
Polkinghorn started on the pole position with Selenke on the outside of the front row. Selenke took the lead at the start and stayed there for the first eight laps of this race. He was then passed by Bontrager in traffic. Bontrager then led the rest of the way.
Darrell Beckham, Jr. Stults collection |
Scott Lehman Lehman collection |
Rick Mueller Lehman collection |
Mark Crough Melissa Lacey photo for the Hutchinson News |
Rickey Blackburn Hutchinson News |
Jon Johnson Brian Carroll collection |
Rick England Cokeley collection |
Danny Jennings In the Dirt photo |
Clay Bontrager Debi Roberts photo for the Hutchinson News |
Dwight Schroeder Schroeder collection |
Jim Selenke J D and Jannie Porter collection from the Racing From the Past website |
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