Belleville Nationals Winners

Year    Winner        Car
1978    Eddie Jackson    Volkswagen-Edmunds
1979    Stan Fox        Volkswagen-Edmunds
1980    Stan Fox        Volkswagen-Edmunds
1981    Mike Gregg        Volkswagen-Edmunds
1982    Dave Manes        Dino-Stewart
1983    Johnny Parsons, Jr.    Cosworth-Challenger
1984    Mark Passerrelli    Arias-Rich
1985    Ron “Sleepy” Tripp    Volkswagen-Edmunds
1986    Tommy White    Volkswagen-Edmunds
1987    Ron “Sleepy” Tripp    Cosworth-Edmunds
1988    Steve Knepper    Cosworth-Canaday
1989    Chuck Gurney    Arias-Ellis
1990    Jeff Gordon        Pontiac-Beast
1991    Jack Hewitt        Arias-Beast
1992    Lealand McSpadden    Barnes-Bondio
1993    Page Jones        Fontana-Stealth
1994    Kevin Doty        Fontana-Stealth
1995    Billy Boat        Gaerte-Stealth   
1996    Robby Flock        Gaerte-Stealth
1997    Jason Leffler        Gaerte-Stealth
1998    Steve Knepper    Gaerte-Stealth
1999    Dave Darland    Ford-Beast
2000    Kasey Kahne        Ford-Beast
2001    Kasey Kahne        Ford-Beast
2002    Dave Darland    Ford-Beast
2003    Josh Wise        Mopar-Beast
2004    Bobby East        Ford-Beast
2005    Jerry Coons, Jr.    Esslinger-Spike
2006    Josh Wise        Mopar-Spike

2006 Belleville Nationals

Top-10 Finishers
1. Josh Wise
2. Danny Stratton
3. Bud Kaeding
4. Levi Jones
5. Teddy Beach
6. Brad Loyet
7. A.J. Fike
8. Jerry Coons, Jr.
9. Jay Drake
10. Don Droud, Jr.

Fast Cash

The first Belleville Nationals winner earned $1,000 in 1978. This year’s champion will receive $12,500. The event will pay $1,000 to start the feature event, with a total purse exceeding $83,000.

Kid Can Do

Four-time NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Jeff Gordon (right) earned $7,000 when he won the Belleville Nationals on his 19th birthday in 1990.

THE CHAMP IS HERE

Two-time Belleville Nationals champion Steve Knepper will serve as Grand Marshal for the 30th annual Mopar Belleville Nationals. Knepper has won nine midget series championships.

SKIRTS ON DIRT

Three women —Jerri Rice, Denise Bennett and Sarah McCune — have competed in the Belleville Nationals. McCune was the only one of the three to qualify for the feature.

FATALITIES

Two drivers, Lowell Voss (1978) and Bob Shupp (1992), have been killed during the Belleville Nationals.

GOLDEN STATE SUCCESS

Eight California drivers have won the Belleville Nationals, more than any other state. Five drivers each from Indiana and Arizona have won.

Substitute

Johnny Parsons, Jr. won the event in 1983, subbing for injured driver Bob East.

COUNTING CARS

The highest Belleville Nationals car count was 84 in 1985, and the smallest was 36 in 1994.

ON FOREIGN SOIL

Australian driver Adam Clarke finished 10th in 2004, and he is the highest-finishing foreign driver in Belleville Midget Nationals history.

HIGH-BANK HISTORY

The Belleville High Banks Museum is also located on the race-track grounds.

30th Annual Mopar Belleville Nationals

Belleville High Banks
Belleville, Kan.
Half-mile dirt oval
Phone: 785-527-2244
www.highbanks.org

• Thursday, July 26
O’Reilly NCRA 360 Sprint Series
• Friday, July 27
Belleville Midget Nationals Preliminary Night feature sanctioned by the USAC National Midget Car Series.
• Saturday, July 28
Belleville Midget Nationals feature sanctioned by the USAC National Midget Car Series.