Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday Night – June 22, 1956
Sponsor – Charles B. Hart American Legion Post 379 of Ulysses, Kansas
Races Sanctioned by – Grant County Racing Association
Race Director – Ernest Mann of Ulysses, Kansas
Total Purse – $400
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Time Trials – 16 Cars – 1 Lap |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
75 |
Charles “Chuck” Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
22.65 |
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2 |
88 |
Charles “Chuck” Lucas |
Big Bow, Kansas |
23.00 |
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3 |
79 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
23.35 |
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4 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
23.60 |
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5 |
25 |
Floyd “Dutch” Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
23.70 |
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5 |
72 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
23.70 |
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7 |
97 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
24.10 |
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8 |
11 |
Raymond Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
24.50 |
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9 |
98 |
Jerry Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
24.85 |
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10 |
76 |
Harold Minter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
25.35 |
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11 |
89 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
25.50 |
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12 |
57 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
27.50 |
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13 |
66 |
Clem Smith |
Ulysses, Kansas |
NT |
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13 |
66 |
Max Malone |
Copeland, Kansas |
NT |
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13 |
40 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
NT |
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13 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Ensign, Kansas |
NT |
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Nut Cokeley Cokeley collection
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Bob Elliott Cokeley collection
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Chuck Arnold Dutch Davis collection
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Lyle Lewis Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Dutch Davis Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Dean Lewis Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Stanley Trahern Cokeley collection
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Scott Talbert Cokeley collection
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Ray Cott Jennie Talbert photo
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First Heat Race – 7 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
97 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
98 |
Jerry Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
40 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
7 |
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4 |
66 |
Clem Smith |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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76 |
Harold Minter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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57 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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11 |
Raymond Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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Second Heat Race – 7 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
25 |
Floyd “Dutch” Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
75 |
Charles “Chuck” Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
7 |
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4 |
88 |
Charles “Chuck” Lucas |
Big Bow, Kansas |
3 |
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89 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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79 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
2 |
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72 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
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Trophy Dash – 4 Cars Sponsored by Fuller G. H. Trophy Queen – Sue Lofland |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
25 |
Floyd “Dutch” Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
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97 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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98 |
Jerry Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
4 |
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Consolation Race – 6 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
79 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
5 |
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2 |
76 |
Harold Minter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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3 |
89 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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4 |
11 |
Raymond Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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5 |
57 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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DNF |
72 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
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Cokeley dropped out of this race with steering problems. |
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B Feature Race – 7 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
40 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
7 |
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2 |
66 |
Clem Smith |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
11 |
Raymond Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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4 |
98 |
Jerry Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
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97 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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76 |
Harold Minter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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57 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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A Feature Race – 7 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
75 |
Charles “Chuck” Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
7 |
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2 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
88 |
Charles “Chuck” Lucas |
Big Bow, Kansas |
3 |
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4 |
79 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
2 |
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89 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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25 |
Floyd “Dutch” Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
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DNF |
72 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
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Cokeley’s car rolled for which he received a steak dinner from Arnold’s Café in Ulysses. He was also paid $5 in tow money since he did not place in any of the races on this evening. The car that Arnold drove to victory in this race was owned by Ernest Mann of Ulysses, Kansas. |
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