Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday Night – July 18, 1958
Sponsor – Grant County Jaycees
Total Posted Purse – $300
Admission:
Adults – $1.00
Student – 50 cents
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List of Entries – 14 |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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00 |
Richard Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
Ennis Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
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5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
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7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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8 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
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31 |
John Bingaman* |
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32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Jay Hagaman |
Satanta, Kansas |
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33 |
George Whitehead |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
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36 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Pete Ansley |
Adams, Oklahoma |
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48 |
Doug Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
Doug Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
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50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
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98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
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Paul Befort, Jr. Coffman 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 Cokeley collection
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Bob Murphy Cokeley collection
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Dean Lewis Crook 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 |
36 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Pete Ansley |
Adams, Oklahoma |
4 |
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2 |
23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Jay Hagaman |
Satanta, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
48 |
Doug Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
Doug Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
2 |
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5 |
00 |
Richard Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
Ennis Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
3 |
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6 |
31 |
John Bingaman* |
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1 |
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First place in this race paid $12 in prize money. |
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Second Heat Race – 7 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 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
7 |
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4 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
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5 |
8 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
1 |
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6 |
33 |
George Whitehead |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
2 |
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DNF |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 5 Laps Trophy Sponsor – Dick & Lois' Dairy Kreem, Ulysses, Kansas |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Drover From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
2 |
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98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
3 |
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32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Jay Hagaman |
Satanta, Kansas |
4 |
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50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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36 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Pete Ansley |
Adams, Oklahoma |
6 |
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First Semi-Final – 7 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
7 |
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2 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
36 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Pete Ansley |
Adams, Oklahoma |
6 |
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4 |
00 |
Richard Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
Ennis Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
2 |
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5 |
31 |
John Bingaman* |
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1 |
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DNF |
33 |
George Whitehead |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
3 |
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DNF |
7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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The cars driven by Whitehead and Trahern were involved in together in a wreck. Figgins lost a wheel on the final lap but still completed the race. Third place in this race paid $6 in prize money. |
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Second Semi-Final – 6 Cars – 10 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 |
32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Jay Hagaman |
Satanta, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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5 |
8 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
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6 |
48 |
Doug Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
Doug Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
1 |
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B Feature – 6 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
3 |
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2 |
32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Jay Hagaman |
Satanta, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
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4 |
36 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Pete Ansley |
Adams, Oklahoma |
4 |
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5 |
48 |
Doug Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
Doug Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
2 |
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DNF |
31 |
John Bingaman* |
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1 |
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Fourth place in this race paid $10 in prize money. |
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A Feature – 6 Cars – 20 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 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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5 |
8 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
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DNF |
00 |
Richard Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
Ennis Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
1 |
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* This driver's name has also been found spelled as John VonEggeman, John VanEggeman, John VanEggman, John Bignamann, and John Benekmen in various records but with no hometown listed for any of these spellings. If you know anything more about this driver or what the proper spelling of his name is, please contact Bob Lawrence.
** Walter Scott Talbert, Sr. (1915-1988) finished fourth in the second semi-final race and fourth in the A feature to collect a total of $20 from the purse this night.
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