Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday Night – August 15, 1958
Sponsor – Grant County Jaycees
Total Posted Purse – $300
Admission:
Adults – $1.00
Student – 50 cents
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List of Entries – 12 |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
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7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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8 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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13 |
Ronnie Hauser |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
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21 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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33 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
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36 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Pete Ansley |
Adams, Oklahoma |
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66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
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77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
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Ted Kreger Cokeley collection
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Doyt Meyer Meyer collection
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Scott Talbert, Sr. Cokeley collection
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Gene Coffman Coffman collection
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Dutch Davis Cokeley collection
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Rabbit Trahern Coffman collection
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Glenn Smith Glenn Smith collection
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Nut Cokeley Cokeley collection
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Ronnie Hauser Hauser collection
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First Heat Race – 6 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
21 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
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2 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
33 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
5 |
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DNF |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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DNF |
75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
36 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Pete Ansley |
Adams, Oklahoma |
3 |
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Schriner's car spun out and was hit by Coffman's car breaking a steering arm on Coffman's car. |
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Second Heat Race – 6 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
3 |
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2 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
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4 |
8 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
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5 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
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6 |
13 |
Ronnie Hauser |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
1 |
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Second place in this race paid $10 from the purse. Fourth place in this race paid $6 in prize money. |
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Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 6 Laps Trophy donated by the Gray & Rosel Store, Ulysses, Kansas |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
33 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
1 |
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21 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
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12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
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7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
5 |
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66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
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The remainder of the races scheduled for this night were canceled due to rain that started falling during the trophy dash.
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