July 16
Kansas State Fairgrounds,
Hutchinson, KS
Sanction: National Championship Racing Association (Hutchinson Grand Nationals) - $1,000
Information provided by: David Smith Jr. (last updated July 19, 12:31 am)
Kratzer takes NCRA's Hutchinson Grand Nationals
Hutchinson Grand Nationals
- Chris Kratzer
- Dan Smith
- Lyle Shepard
- Brandon Givens
- Jimmy Segraves
- Rob Day
- Delbert Smith
- Jeremy Bishop
- Brian Kosiski
- Adam Popp
- Robert Shepard
- Ryan Phillips
- Ryan Grit
- Jay Bailey
- Jim Melton
- Dustin Bolster
- Bill Grit
- Dusty Leonard
Randy Lane
Chris Kratzer enjoys Hutchinson's victory lane with his crew.
What won the race: Polesitter Chris Kratzer of Haysville, Kan., beat fellow front-row starter Dan Smith to turn one and never looked back en route to a $1,000 National Championship Racing Association victory in the 60th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Hutchinson Grand Nationals.
Key notes: Kratzer won his first series race of the season and his first Hutchinson Grand Nationals. ... A pair of cautions flew on laps 2 and 15 to slow the 25-lap feature. ... The race was presented by Midwest Superstore Ford / Toyota of Hutchinson.
Winner's sponsors: Kratzer's Barry Wright Race Car is sponsored by Wichita Tire & Alignment, Crone Quarter Horses, Hooterbuilt, O'Hara and O'Hara Law Offices and Kratzer Industries.
Car count: 18
Polesitter: Chris Kratzer
Heat race winners: Chris Kratzer, Dan Smith
Next series race: July 22, Thayer County Speedway (Deshler, NE) $1,000
Editor's note: Results and race details are unofficial.