Sportsman Modified Jalopy Races

Sportsman Park – Oakley, Kansas

Sunday Afternoon – May 5, 1963

 

 

 

Nut Cokeley can be seen here working on his Pete Ansley owned car before the races at Oakley on this day – Coffman collection 

 

 

 

Car owner Gene Coffman looks on as Jay Woodside makes some final adjustments at the edge of the racetrack before warming up the car at Oakley on this afternoon – Coffman collection

 

 

 

Two unidentified men are shown here standing beside the yellow #5 car driven by Ron Reed at Oakley on this afternoon.  It was owned by Don and Stan Smith who owned the S & S Body Shop in Oakley.  The car is believed to have been powered by a Chevrolet six-cylinder truck engine – Coffman collection

 

 

 

 

Time Trials – 1 Lap

The car driven by Simmons was a black Chevrolet from McCook, Nebraska known as the “Little Jewel”.

The car driven by Bernbeck was known as the “Utica Rail”.

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 6 Laps

Slowest 5 cars from time trials inverted

  

 

 

Second Heat Race – 8 Laps

Fastest 6 cars from time trials inverted

Torson’s car lost a wheel.

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 3 Cars

  

 

 

Feature Race – 8 Cars – 12 Laps

The two front row starting cars driven by Potts and Woodside tangled in the first turn causing the race to be restarted.

Cokeley dropped out of this race after receiving minor injuries when he was struck in the face by a ten pound rock that had been thrown up by the tire of another competitor.

Woodside won $42 this afternoon for finishing second in first heat race and third in the feature.

Just nine days after winning this feature race, Salmans rolled his car at Liberal, Kansas breaking some bones in his left hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Car owner Gene Coffman’s admission ticket to the races at Oakley on this afternoon – Coffman collection

 

 

 

 

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