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

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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