32nd Annual Kansas State Championship
Modified, Road Runner & Thumper Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Monday September 9, 1996
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
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Tim England |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Lance Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Perry Rice |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Jim Banks |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Clint Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
Bill Boor |
Sterling, Kansas |
7 |
John Boyce |
Valley Falls, Kansas |
Thumper
Second Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Brian Lariviere |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Shane Howard |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Bud Martinez |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Brad Taylor |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
6 |
Craig Newell |
Haysville, Kansas |
Thumper
Third Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Darrell Beckham, Jr. |
Valley Center, Kansas |
2 |
Chris Kratzer |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Ralph Kerschner |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Tim Umscheid |
Manhattan, Kansas |
5 |
Chris Mayes |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
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7 |
Alan Covert |
Silver Lake, Kansas |
8 |
Ed Underhill |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
Kevin Zirkle |
Topeka, Kansas |
Thumper
Trophy Dash
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Lance Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Thumper
B Feature Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Kevin Zirkle |
Topeka, Kansas |
2 |
Craig Newell |
Haysville, Kansas |
3 |
Bill Boor |
Sterling, Kansas |
4 |
Greg Michels |
Concordia, Kansas |
Thumper
A Feature Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Lance Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Shane Howard |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Bud Martinez |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Ralph Kerschner |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Darrell Beckham, Jr. |
Valley Center, Kansas |
6 |
Kevin Zirkle |
Topeka, Kansas |
7 |
Tim England |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
Chris Mayes |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
9 |
Rusty Rice |
White City, Kansas |
10 |
Brian Lariviere |
Wichita, Kansas |
11 |
Greg Michels |
Concordia, Kansas |
12 |
Bill Boor |
Sterling, Kansas |
13 |
Alan Covert |
Silver Lake, Kansas |
14 |
Tim Umscheid |
Manhattan, Kansas |
15 |
Chris Kratzer |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
16 |
Craig Newell |
Haysville, Kansas |
17 |
Jim Banks |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
18 |
Brad Taylor |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
19 |
Perry Rice |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
20 |
Clint Smith |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Burkhart started on the front row and won this race by a 100-yard margin.
Kansas State Thumper Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points in two days of thumper races run at the 1996 Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Lance Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Road Runner
First Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Rick Bell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Greg Stephens |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Ed Seidl |
Valley Center, Kansas |
4 |
Ricky Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
Mike Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
7 |
Rickey Blackburn |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
8 |
Kenny Schmidt |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Road Runner
Second Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Brent Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Bart Baker |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Ray Nulf |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
Bob Arnold |
Salina, Kansas |
7 |
Vern Bliss |
Olathe, Kansas |
8 |
Grady Fielder |
Chapman, Kansas |
Road Runner
A Feature Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Greg Stephens |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Craig Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Rickey Blackburn |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
Rick Bell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
5 |
Mike Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
Bart Baker |
Dodge City, Kansas |
7 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
Ray Nulf |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
9 |
Grady Fielder |
Chapman, Kansas |
10 |
Ricky Dunsworth |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
11 |
Ed Seidl |
Valley Center, Kansas |
12 |
Kenny Schmidt |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
13 |
Bob Arnold |
Salina, Kansas |
14 |
Vern Bliss |
Olathe, Kansas |
15 |
Brent Burkhart |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
16 |
Larry Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Stephens started on the front row and led every lap of this race. His closest competitor was still in the northwest turn when Stephens crossed the finish line.
Kansas State Road Runner Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points in two days of road runner races run at the 1996 Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Greg Stephens |
Wichita, Kansas |
Modified
First Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Jimmy Segraves |
Valley Center, Kansas |
2 |
Brian Franz |
Newton, Kansas |
3 |
Steve Stults |
Valley Center, Kansas |
4 |
Marc Robe |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Bobby Simmons |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Steve Burch |
Junction City, Kansas |
7 |
Darwin Ferguson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
8 |
Johnny Whitmore |
Wichita, Kansas |
Modified
Second Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Marc Hurd |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Don Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Jerry Phillips |
Galva, Kansas |
4 |
Mike Wichman |
Silver Lake, Kansas |
5 |
Richard Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Ted Hite |
Lawrence, Kansas |
7 |
Gary Haas |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
8 |
Vern Bliss |
Olathe, Kansas |
Modified
Third Heat Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Eric Main |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Rich Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
5 |
Jerry Schniepp |
Wichita, Kansas |
6 |
Randy Ginest |
Stafford, Kansas |
7 |
Scott Green |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
Scott Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
9 |
Scott Brown |
Meriden, Kansas |
Modified
B Feature Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Scott Green |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Randy Ginest |
Stafford, Kansas |
3 |
Ted Hite |
Lawrence, Kansas |
4 |
Scott Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Modified
A Feature Race
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Marc Hurd |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Jimmy Segraves |
Valley Center, Kansas |
3 |
Marc Robe |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 |
Brian Franz |
Newton, Kansas |
5 |
Eric Main |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
6 |
Rick Mueller |
Wichita, Kansas |
7 |
Rich Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
8 |
Scott Green |
Wichita, Kansas |
9 |
Steve Stults |
Valley Center, Kansas |
10 |
Randy Ginest |
Stafford, Kansas |
11 |
Jerry Schniepp |
Wichita, Kansas |
12 |
Jerry Phillips |
Galva, Kansas |
13 |
Scott Lehman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
14 |
Steve Burch |
Junction City, Kansas |
15 |
Ted Hite |
Lawrence, Kansas |
16 |
Bobby Simmons |
Wichita, Kansas |
17 |
Don Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
18 |
Richard Wilson |
Wichita, Kansas |
19 |
Mike Wichman |
Silver Lake, Kansas |
20 |
Don Renfro |
Wichita, Kansas |
Hurd started on the front row and won this race by 80-yards over Segraves.
Kansas State Modified Championship
Determined from those winning the most total points in the modified races run at the 1996 Kansas State Fair
Place |
Driver |
From |
1 |
Marc Hurd |
Wichita, Kansas |
#12 Ed Underhill of Wichita, Kansas and #22N Craig Newell of Haysville, Kansas during one of the thumper heat races on this afternoon - Dan Bayer photo for the Hutchinson News
#93 Gary Haas spun out on the first lap of the second modified heat race of this afternoon - Dan Bayer photo for the Hutchinson News
Darrell Beckham, Jr. Stults collection |
Rick Mueller Lehman collection |
Rickey Blackburn Hutchinson News |
Don Renfro Rob Simmons photo |
Richard Wilson Wilson collection |
Rich Wilson Wilson collection |
Marc Hurd In the Dirt photo |
Scott Lehman Lehman collection |
Brian Franz Franz collection |
Steve Stults Stults collection |
Jimmy Segraves Brad Miller collection |
Scott Green Green collection |
* Steven M. Steve King (1973-2006) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Knoxville, Iowa.
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