Mr. Open Wheel of Wichita Kansas. The LaVern Nance Story |
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![]() Photo from the 1963 Hutch Nationals Program. 1963 Fast Timer Grady Wade and car owner Lavern Nance. This photo was taken at Liberal, KS and The Five-State Championships. Photo #615 ![]() Photo contributed by John Stewart. The Nance 100"er that Herb Copeland won the NCRA Championship with. This was the Carol Nance Team. Photo #685 ![]() Photo contributed by Kim Fairbank. Brad Doty's 28d Sam Bowers Coal Nance Sprinter in the late 70's. Photo #686 ![]() Photo contributed by Kim Fairbank. Doug Wolfgang aboard the Nance 1n. Photo #687 ![]() Photo contributed by Kim Fairbank. A teenage "The Flying Flea" Al Unser Jr. and the Lyle Dill/Walter Judge Penzoil #71 Nance Sprinter. Looks like at Devils Bowl. Photo #688 ![]() Photo contributed by Kim Fairbank. Jon Johnson from Utica, KS and the #86. I believe I have been told this was a Nance car. Photo #689 ![]() Photo contributed by Dennis Dye. Larry Dewell from Fowler, Ks on his way to the 1980 Hutchinson Nationals Win, in the Mel Beutler Nance built 12n. Photo #636 ![]() This was the La Vern Nance house sprinter from Wichita at Tulsa. I'm not sure who the driver was, but I believe he was from Ohio. It might have been Fred Linder. Photo spc70's #2 ![]() Photo used courtesy of Terry Sanderson Click Here to visit Terry's Mid Del Net Racing Site. The Nance #1 at Belleville, Kansas with DE Suggs behind the wheel in his first sprint car race. Photo #755 ![]() Photo used courtesy of Terry Sanderson Click Here to visit Terry's Mid Del Net Racing Site. DE Suggs holding the helmet and LaVern Nance in the white shirt leaning on the roll cage. I believe Carol Nance is in the yellow shirt. Photo #756 Lap #4 of the LaVern Nance Pages |