Champions of the Hutchinson Nationals
The Hutchinson Nationals can be traced to 1956 and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where Ray Lavely, then the race promoter at Taft Stadium, conceived the Grand National Jalopy Championship Races. Jalopy racing, in general, had reached its height in popularity among the fans nationwide in 1956. Lavely convinced five other promoters to join his venture. Those were: Jim Collins of Salt Hawk Speedway at Hutchinson, Kansas; Jack Merrick of McCarty Speedway in Dodge City, Kansas; O. L. Douglas of 81 Speedway at Wichita, Kansas; Eber Higgins and Verne Hamilton who were the promoters of the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Enid, Oklahoma. The first Nationals were held at Taft Stadium on October 5, 1957. When the first Nationals were over, Lavely retired from promoting races and moved first to Denver before moving on to California where he passed away in 1980.
Hutchinson Nationals Champions
Open Wheel
(Jalopies / Modified Jalopies / Super Modified / Sprint Cars)
1957 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
1958 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
1959 |
Will Forrest |
Wichita, Kansas |
1960 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, Kansas |
1961 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
1962 |
Charlie Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
1963 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
1964 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
1965 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
1966 |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1967 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
1968 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, Kansas |
1969 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1970 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
1971 |
Emmett Hahn |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1972 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
1973 |
Jim Harkness |
Wichita, Kansas |
1974 |
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1975 |
Dale Reed |
Wichita, Kansas |
1976 |
Jerry Stone |
Wichita, Kansas |
1977 |
Emmett Hahn |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1978 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, Kansas |
1979 |
Emmett Hahn |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1980 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
1981 |
Mike Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
1982 |
Herb Copeland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1983 |
Harold Leep |
Wichita, Kansas |
1984 |
Bob Ewell |
Dallas, Texas |
1985 |
Shane Carson |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
1986 |
Tony Armstrong |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1987 |
Mike Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
1988 |
Jim Bell |
Dewey, Oklahoma |
1989 |
Tommie Estes, Jr. |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
1990 |
Bob Ewell |
Forney, Texas |
1991 |
Sammy Swindell |
Bartlett, Tennessee |
1992 |
Garry Lee Maier |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1993 |
Scott Brown |
Amarillo, Texas |
1994 |
Mike Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
1995 |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1996 |
Danny Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
1997 |
Mike Peters |
Wichita, Kansas |
1998 |
Shelby Steenson |
Salina, Kansas |
1999 |
Clay Bontrager |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2000 |
C. J. Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
2001 |
Dennis Park |
Liberal, Kansas |
2002 |
C. J. Johnson |
Utica, Kansas |
2003 |
C. J. Johnson |
Quinter, Kansas |
2004 |
Steve King |
Jetmore, Kansas |
2005 |
Derek Drown |
Amarillo, Texas |
2006 |
J. D. Johnson |
Goddard, Kansas |
2007 |
Jon Freeman |
Salina, Kansas |
2008 |
Mike Chadd |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
2009 |
Garry Lee Maier |
Cimarron, Kansas |
2010 |
Danny Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
2011 |
Jordan Boston |
Crete, Nebraska |
2012 |
Jeremy Campbell |
Wichita, Kansas |
2013 |
Jack Dover |
Springfield, Nebraska |
2014 |
Jack Dover |
Springfield, Nebraska |
2015 |
J. D. Johnson |
Wichita, Kansas |
2016 |
Danny Wood |
Norman, Oklahoma |
2017 |
Danny Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
2018 |
Danny Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
2019 |
Danny Jennings |
Norman, Oklahoma |
Hutchinson Nationals Champions
Late Model Stock Cars
1974 |
Don Kreie |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1975 |
Tom Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
1976 |
Steve Lutkie |
Wichita, Kansas |
1977 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
1978 |
Ted Shepard |
Enid, Oklahoma |
1979 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
1980 |
Ferris Collier |
Lampe, Missouri |
1981 |
Larry Phillips |
Springfield, Missouri |
1982 |
Charlie Randolph |
Muskogee, Oklahoma |
1983 |
Larry Phillips |
Springfield, Missouri |
1984 |
Larry Phillips |
Springfield, Missouri |
1985 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
1986 |
Billy Moyer |
Batesville, Arkansas |
1987 |
Doug Inglles |
Longview, Texas |
1988 |
Doug Ingalls |
Longview, Texas |
1989 |
Deen Woods |
Beloit, Kansas |
1990 |
David Brack |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1991 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
1992 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
1993 |
Delbert Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
1994 |
David Hughes |
Enid, Oklahoma |
1995 |
Don Davis, Jr. |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
1996 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
1997 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
1998 |
Larry McDaniels |
Wichita, Kansas |
1999 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
2000 |
Lonnie Smith |
Wichita, Kansas |
2001 |
Al Purkey |
Coffeyville, Kansas |
2002 – 2003 |
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2004 |
Dean Moore |
Grand Junction, Colorado |
2005 |
Frank McGehee |
Wichita, Kansas |
2006 |
Ryan McAninch |
Wichita, Kansas |
2007 |
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2008 |
Ryan McAninch |
Wichita, Kansas |
2009 – 2010 |
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2011 |
Brad Fortney |
Wichita, Kansas |
2012 – 2013 |
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2014 |
Kyle Berck |
Marquette, Nebraska |
2015 |
Damian Patocka |
Enid, Oklahoma |
2016 |
Chris Kratzer |
Haysville, Kansas |
2017 |
Chris Kratzer |
Wichita, Kansas |
2018 |
Cory Dumpert |
York, Nebraska |
2019 |
Daniel Smith |
Beloit, Kansas |
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* No Hutchinson Nationals Champion was named.