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Reuben Loepp Todd White collection |
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Jerry Collins Gary Shinkle collection |
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Willie Berger Todd White collection |
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K. O. Christian Roy Pulver collection |
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Will Forrest Gary Virden photo |
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Pete Jacobs Jacobs family collection |
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Bill Nelson Harriet Ramsey collection |
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Ralph Cole Gary Virden photo |
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Frank Lies Mary Ann Heaton photo |
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Forrest Coleman Mike McCoy collection |
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Charlie Hiner Charlie Hiner collection |
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Jay Moore Edna Greenleaf collection |
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Leland Salmans Alan Salmans collection |
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Jim Miller Gary Virden photo |
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Bill Nichols Gary Virden photo |
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Red Walker Gary Virden photo |
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Stan Trahern Burnett collection |
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Todd White Todd White collection |
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Grady Wade Loretta Cox collection |
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Bob Salem Bob Salem collection |
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Clifford Durr Gary Virden photo |
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Dick Hendershot Todd White collection |
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Jack Petty Gary Virden collection |
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Gene Keel Todd White collection |
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Loyd Hildreth LaDean Luther collection |
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Dale Reed Loretta Cox collection |
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Doran Raine, Jr. Doran Raine, Jr. collection |
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Jack Walker Gary Virden photo |
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Roy Bryant Southwest Daily Times photo |
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Clyde Ferguson Gary Verden photo |
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Bill Curless Gary Virden photo |
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Kenneth Jackson Gary Virden photo |
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Clarence Cochran Hutchinson News-Herald photo |
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Bernie Beydler Schrater collection |
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Donald Deck Todd White collection |
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Henry Ellington Ellington collection |
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Gaylon Albright Albright collection |
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Clyde Havens Albright collection |
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Johnny Elam Todd White collection |
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Gene Potts Schrater collection |
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John McGee Loretta Cox collection |
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Duane Caldwell Cokeley collection |
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Cliff Schriner Cokeley collection |
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Ted Kreger Cokeley collection |
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Lyle Lewis Cokeley collection |
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Willie Hecke Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame |
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Dick Walker Gary Virden photo |
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Charlie Pitts Charlie Pitts collection |
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Bob Haberman Haberman collection |
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Ace Noland Cokeley collection |
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Johnny Thomas Thomas collection |
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Melvin Herrell Melvin Herrell collection |
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Allan Fischer Coffman collection |
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Warren Farney Bill Nicholson collection |
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Leon Spain Tom Powell photo from High Plains THUNDER by Bob Mays |
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Fritz Kuntzsch Klein collection |
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Bob Webster :Leland Salmans collection |
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Don Spreier Cokeley collection |
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Paul Grumbein McFarren collection
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Time Trials for the
Second Annual National Championship Jalopy Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Saturday – July 26, 1958
Promotional Company – Merrick Racing Promotions (M.R.P.)
Race Director – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Trophy Queen – Joyce Dusbabek of Enid, Oklahoma
Only the fastest 100 from time trials got to compete in the races run the next day.
All cars were 1953 model and older automobiles
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Time Trials – 1 Lap Published reports say that 161 cars participated in time trials although that appears to be an unlikely claim |
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Old Car # |
New Car # |
Driver |
From |
Time |
Purse |
|
8 Ball |
1 |
Will Forrest |
Wichita, KS |
30.59 |
$20 |
|
81 |
2 |
Pete Jacobs |
Wichita, KS |
31.15 |
20 |
|
16 |
3 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, KS |
31.37 |
20 |
|
33 |
4 |
Bill Nelson |
Wichita, KS |
31.39 |
20 |
|
32 |
5 |
Ralph Cole |
Wichita, KS |
31.44 |
20 |
|
56 |
6 |
Frank Lies |
Wichita, KS |
31.46 |
15 |
|
1 |
7 |
Cliff Sealock |
Hastings, NE |
31.47 |
15 |
|
50 |
8 |
Henry Ellington |
Hutchinson, KS |
31.54 |
15 |
|
32 |
9 |
K. O. Christian1 |
Wichita, KS |
31.60 |
15 |
|
4A |
10 |
Forrest Coleman |
Wichita, KS |
31.63 |
15 |
|
63 |
11 |
Frank Brennfoerder |
Davenport, NE |
31.82 |
12 |
|
43 |
12 |
Charlie Hiner |
Wichita, KS |
31.84 |
12 |
|
96 |
13 |
Jerry Collins |
Hutchinson, KS |
31.86 |
12 |
|
8 |
14 |
Jay Moore |
Pittsburg, KS |
31.91 |
12 |
|
21 |
15 |
James Goodson |
Manhattan, KS |
31.96 |
12 |
|
10 |
16 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, KS |
31.97 |
10 |
|
55 |
17 |
John McGee |
Wichita, KS |
31.97 |
10 |
|
32 |
18 |
Gaylon Albright |
Newton, KS |
31.98 |
10 |
|
27 |
19 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, KS |
32.04 |
10 |
|
66 |
20 |
Ray Duffin |
Hutchinson, KS |
32.06 |
10 |
|
7 |
21 |
Jim Miller |
Arkansas City, KS |
32.10 |
9 |
|
77 |
22 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, KS |
32.13 |
9 |
|
8 |
23 |
Stan Haack |
Hastings, NE |
32.14 |
9 |
|
65 |
24 |
Reuben Loepp |
Hutchinson, KS |
32.14 |
9 |
|
|
25 |
Bill Nichols |
Wichita, KS |
32.15 |
9 |
|
2 |
26 |
Willie Hecke |
Hastings, NE |
32.19 |
8 |
|
82 |
27 |
Gordon Dodson |
Wichita, KS |
32.23 |
8 |
|
18 |
28 |
Jack Walker |
Wichita, KS |
|
8 |
|
2 |
29 |
Donald “Red” Walker |
Arkansas City, KS |
32.27 |
8 |
|
98 |
30 |
Jim McAmis |
Wichita, KS |
32.28 |
8 |
|
3 |
31 |
Wendell Cummings |
Hastings, NE |
32.28 |
6 |
|
32 |
32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, KS |
32.30 |
6 |
|
83 |
33 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, KS |
32.32 |
6 |
|
15 |
34 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, KS |
32.40 |
6 |
|
39 |
35 |
John Riead |
Hutchinson, KS |
32.40 |
6 |
|
2 |
36 |
Bill Nash |
Enid, OK |
32.41 |
|
|
97 |
37 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, KS |
32.48 |
|
|
41 |
38 |
Johnny Thomas |
Ashland, KS |
32.48 |
|
|
33 |
39 |
Clyde Havens |
Newton, KS |
32.51 |
|
|
80 |
40 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, KS |
32.53 |
|
|
12 |
41 |
Dan Peterson |
Wichita, KS |
32.54 |
|
|
87 |
42 |
Donald Deck |
Wichita, KS |
32.59 |
|
|
40 |
43 |
Rolland Crocker |
Salina, KS |
32.60 |
|
|
86 |
44 |
B. B. Allen |
Enid, OK |
32.66 |
|
|
19 |
45 |
Allan Fischer |
Hooker, OK |
32.70 |
|
|
75 |
46 |
John Marshall |
Wichita, KS |
32.73 |
|
|
63 |
47 |
Robert Brown |
Hutchinson, KS |
32.74 |
|
|
50 |
48 |
Marvin Smith |
Hooker, OK |
32.74 |
|
|
98 |
49 |
Ken Jackson |
Ponca City, OK |
32.80 |
|
|
43 |
50 |
Todd White |
Hutchinson, KS |
32.82 |
|
|
71 |
51 |
Dick Walker |
Arkansas City, KS |
32.83 |
|
|
12 |
52 |
Bert Phares |
Enid, OK |
32.92 |
|
|
77 |
53 |
Dick Unger |
Wichita, KS |
32.96 |
|
|
|
54 |
Francis Kingan |
Enid, OK |
33.02 |
|
|
98 |
55 |
Wayne Harbold |
Hutchinson, KS |
33.06 |
|
|
38 |
56 |
Bob Riner |
Wichita, KS |
33.12 |
|
|
27 |
57 |
Wilbur "Willie" Berger |
Newton, KS |
33.12 |
|
|
35 |
58 |
Doran Raine, Jr. |
Wichita, KS |
33.15 |
|
|
40 |
59 |
Bob Webster |
Larned, KS |
33.18 |
|
|
1 |
60 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, KS |
33.22 |
|
|
75 |
61 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, KS |
33.24 |
|
|
84 |
62 |
Charlie Pitts |
Hutchinson, KS |
33.27 |
|
|
38 |
63 |
Roy Bryant |
Wichita, KS |
33.33 |
|
|
84 |
64 |
Curley Jenkins |
Wichita, KS |
33.33 |
|
|
|
65 |
Darrell Scott |
Enid, OK |
33.36 |
|
|
96 |
66 |
Dan Stower |
Hutchinson, KS |
33.41 |
|
|
4 |
67 |
Verlin Smith |
Enid, OK |
33.51 |
|
|
4 |
68 |
Harold Portlock |
Newton, KS |
33.53 |
|
|
3 |
69 |
Duane “MaGoo” Magner |
Ponca City, OK |
33.53 |
|
|
58 |
70 |
Jack Petty |
Wichita, KS |
33.56 |
|
|
6 |
71 |
Frank Watkins |
Hutchinson, KS |
33.57 |
|
|
82 |
72 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, KS |
33.62 |
|
|
22 |
73 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, KS |
33.62 |
|
|
16 |
74 |
Dick Hendershot2 |
Hutchinson, KS |
33.71 |
|
|
64 |
75 |
Glenn Watkins3 |
Hooker, OK |
33.77 |
|
|
35 |
76 |
Paul Hendershot |
Hutchinson, KS |
33.79 |
|
|
|
77 |
Lee Morgan |
|
|
|
|
24 |
78 |
Glenn Leasher4 |
Wichita, KS |
33.80 |
|
|
25 |
79 |
George Witzke |
Wichita, KS |
33.88 |
|
|
98 |
80 |
Chuck Arnold |
Ulysses, KS |
33.88 |
|
|
39 |
81 |
Cliff Durr |
Wichita, KS |
33.93 |
|
|
20 |
82 |
Bill Teke |
Enid, OK |
33.97 |
|
|
48 |
83 |
Jim Curley |
Hutchinson, KS |
33.98 |
|
|
5 |
84 |
Dick Barr |
Wichita, KS |
34.07 |
|
|
42 |
85 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, KS |
34.08 |
|
|
19 |
86 |
Loyd Hildreth |
Wichita, KS |
34.17 |
|
|
62 |
87 |
Clarence Cochran5 |
Hutchinson, KS |
34.21 |
|
|
11 |
88 |
Chet Phares |
Enid, OK |
34.25 |
|
|
|
89 |
_____ Walker |
|
|
|
|
62 |
90 |
Bill Curless |
Arkansas City, KS |
34.34 |
|
|
52 |
91 |
Gil Storey |
Wichita, KS |
34.48 |
|
|
35 |
92 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, KS |
34.67 |
|
|
70 |
93 |
Harold Shute |
Dodge City, KS |
|
|
|
14 |
94 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, KS |
34.72 |
|
|
88 |
95 |
John Elam |
Hutchinson, KS |
34.74 |
|
|
54 |
96 |
Melvin Cattrell |
Wichita, KS |
34.91 |
|
|
88 |
97 |
Darrel Harms |
Dodge City, KS |
35.37 |
|
|
84 |
98 |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, KS |
35.38 |
|
|
10 |
99 |
Bill Bookout |
Wichita, KS |
35.38 |
|
|
34 |
00 |
Ted Moosine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, KS |
|
|
|
|
|
_____ Hoffman |
|
|
|
|
|
|
_____ Harrod |
|
|
|
|
|
|
_____ Reed, Jr. |
|
|
|
|
70 |
|
Melvin Herrell |
Hutchinson, KS |
35.49 |
|
|
88 |
|
Frank Bedy |
|
35.93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
36.48 |
|
|
11 |
|
Grady Wade |
Wichita, KS |
36.61 |
|
|
21 |
|
Pee Wee Long |
Oklahoma City, OK |
38.30 |
|
|
42 |
|
Ken Jenkins |
Wichita, KS |
39.24 |
|
|
3 |
|
Wendell Cummings |
Hastings, NE |
|
|
|
|
|
John Emil |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dale Reed |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
|
54 |
|
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, KS |
|
|
|
25 |
|
James “Ace” Noland |
Dodge City, KS |
|
|
|
|
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Clyde Ferguson |
Arkansas City, KS |
|
|
|
|
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Ray Shutler |
Enid, OK |
|
|
|
|
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Jack Matthes |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
|
|
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James Bell |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
|
|
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John Peterson |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
|
|
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Jim Macy |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
|
|
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Emmett Jenkins |
Wichita, KS |
|
|
|
|
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Gene Keel |
Hutchinson, KS |
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
Clarence Cochran5 |
Hutchinson, KS |
Withdrawn |
|
|
85 |
|
Bernie Beydler6 |
Great Bend, KS |
Withdrawn |
|
|
|
|
Leon Spain7 |
Manhattan, KS |
31.36 |
|
|
|
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Walt McWhorter7 |
Manhattan, KS |
31.70 |
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The cars listed above are listed in order by the times they turned in from time trials. The numbers in the column titled “Old Car #” are the numbers that the cars arrived at the racetrack with. After time trials, the cars were issued numbers on flypaper that corresponded with the position that each timed in and those are the numbers in the column titled “New Car #. For instance, although Will Forrest was driving Lawrence Brooks’ number “8-ball” car, he used the #1 issued to him on flypaper after time trials.
Only the fastest 100 cars from time trials were guaranteed a starting spot in a heat race on Sunday. Cars that timed in 101st through 115th were kept in reserve on Sunday. If a car was not ready to race when their race came out onto the racetrack, one of the 15 cars in reserve took that starting spot.
This photo was taken during time trials on this date but the car on the racetrack has not been identified yet. The light colored coupe on a trailer that is visible in the lower left hand corner of the photo was built in Cecil Maupin, Sr.’s shop in Dodge City, Kansas and was towed to races all over the state. The car was then raffled off in Dodge City on August 16, 1958 with proceeds going to the Bronco Buster Boy’s Ranch at Dodge City. Click your mouse on the photo to learn more about this jalopy – Todd White collection
1 Kenneth Ovid “K. O.” Christian (1914-1961) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Wichita, Kansas.
2 Richard M. “Dick” Hendershot (1925-1976) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Salina, Kansas.
3 One source says this driver was B. F. Watkins of Pretty Prairie, Kansas.
4 Glenn Lee Leasher (1937-1962) was fatally injured in a crash while attempting to set a new world land speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
5 Clarence Cochran was not satisfied with how slow his little red coupe timed in so he took the car home while time trials were still going on Saturday afternoon, cut the engine and gas tank seals off, repainted the car with green water colors, returned it to the racetrack, and entered it in time trials again claiming this was a different car.
6 J. L. "Junior" Stillwell, owner of the #85 that was to be driven by Bernie Beydler, withdrew his entry. Beydler then tried to purchase another car at the racetrack but the owner of that car wanted cash only and would not take a check.
7 Leon Spain and Walt McWhorter arrived at the racetrack with matching cars after the 5 p.m. and therefore too late to participate in time trials. They were each allowed to take one lap on the clock although those times were deemed unofficial and they were not allowed to compete in the races the following day.
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