Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday Night – May 25, 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 – 24 Cars – 1 Lap |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Ensign, Kansas |
20.55 |
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2 |
75 |
Charles “Chuck” Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
20.70 |
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3 |
18 |
Max Malone |
Copeland, Kansas |
21.00 |
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4 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
21.05 |
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5 |
25 |
Floyd “Dutch” Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
21.20 |
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6 |
89 |
J. D. Pflieger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
21.50 |
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7 |
40 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
21.65 |
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8 |
72 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
21.70 |
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8 |
28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
21.70 |
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10 |
97 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
21.80 |
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11 |
89 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
22.00 |
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11 |
66 |
Clem Smith |
Ulysses, Kansas |
22.00 |
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13 |
98 |
Jerry Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
22.10 |
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14 |
13 |
Eldon Smith |
Syracuse, Kansas |
22.30 |
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15 |
37 |
Bernard Pfeifer |
Leoti, Kansas |
22.30 |
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16 |
57 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
22.70 |
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17 |
88 |
Charles “Chuck” Lucas |
Big Bow, Kansas |
22.80 |
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18 |
81 |
Wayne Morris |
Moscow, Kansas |
25.40 |
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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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Dutch Davis Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Scott Talbert Cokeley collection
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Lyle Lewis Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Don Shumard Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Max Malone Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Stanley Trahern Cokeley collection
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J. D. Pflieger Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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First Heat Race – 6 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
89 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
72 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
57 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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4 |
98 |
Jerry Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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81 |
Wayne Morris |
Moscow, Kansas |
1 |
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40 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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Cokeley was paid $15 from the purse for his second place finish in this race. |
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Second Heat Race – 6 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
88 |
Charles “Chuck” Lucas |
Big Bow, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
89 |
J. D. Pflieger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
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4 |
37 |
Bernard Pfeifer |
Leoti, Kansas |
3 |
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97 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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66 |
Clem Smith |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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Third Heat Race – 6 Cars – 8 Laps |
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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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2 |
18 |
Max Malone |
Copeland, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
75 |
Charles “Chuck” Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
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4 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Ensign, Kansas |
2 |
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13 |
Eldon Smith |
Syracuse, Kansas |
1 |
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28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
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Trophy Dash – 6 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
88 |
Charles “Chuck” Lucas |
Big Bow, Kansas |
3 |
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89 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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72 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
2 |
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97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
4 |
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25 |
Floyd “Dutch” Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
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18 |
Max Malone |
Copeland, Kansas |
6 |
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Consolation Race – 5 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
13 |
Eldon Smith |
Syracuse, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
40 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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3 |
28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
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81 |
Wayne Morris |
Moscow, Kansas |
1 |
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97 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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B Feature Race – 9 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
88 |
Charles “Chuck” Lucas |
Big Bow, Kansas |
7 |
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2 |
89 |
J. D. Pflieger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
72 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
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4 |
40 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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81 |
Wayne Morris |
Moscow, Kansas |
1 |
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57 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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98 |
Jerry Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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97 |
Dale Carter |
Dale Carter |
8 |
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37 |
Bernard Pfeifer |
Leoti, Kansas |
9 |
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Cokeley was paid $14 from the purse for his third place finish in this race. |
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A Feature Race – 8 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Started |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Ensign, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
89 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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3 |
25 |
Floyd “Dutch” Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
2 |
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13 |
Eldon Smith |
Syracuse, Kansas |
3 |
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28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
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18 |
Max Malone |
Copeland, Kansas |
7 |
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75 |
Charles “Chuck” Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
8 |
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