Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday – June 12, 1959
Sponsor – Grant County Jaycees
Total Purse – $300
List of Entries – 12 |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
1 |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
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6 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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27 |
Archie Smothermon |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Lloyd N. Reccius, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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40 |
Leo Siler |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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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76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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80 |
Sidney "Sid" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
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81 |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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91 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Max Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Archie Smothermon Cokeley collection
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Rabbit Trahern Coffman collection
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Nut Cokeley Cokeley collection
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Sid Trahern Coffman collection
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Scott Talbert, Sr. Cokeley collection
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Paul Befort, Jr. Coffman collection
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Bob Murphy Cokeley collection
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Leo Siler Cokeley collection
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Fred Gleason Cokeley collection
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First Heat – 6 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
1 |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
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2 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
6 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
6 |
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4 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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5 |
76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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6 |
91 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Max Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
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Second Heat – 5 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
81 |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
1 |
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DNF |
80 |
Sidney "Sid" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
3 |
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DNF |
40 |
Leo Siler |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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Siler's car lost a wheel on the second lap and had to drop out of the race. |
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Trophy Dash – 5 Cars – 6 Laps Trophy Sponsor – Bollinger Chevrolet, Ulysses, Kansas Trophy Queen – Connie Lazier |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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4 |
1 |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
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2 |
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5 |
81 |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
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First 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 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
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2 |
91 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Max Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
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3 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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4 |
81 |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
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DNF |
80 |
Sidney "Sid" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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DNF |
1 |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
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Trahern pushed Garcia's car into the infield. |
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Second Semi-Final – 5 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
2 |
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2 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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3 |
6 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
27 |
Archie Smothermon |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Lloyd N. Reccius, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
4 |
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5 |
76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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B Feature – 4 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
6 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
91 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Max Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
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3 |
27 |
Archie Smothermon |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Lloyd N. Reccius, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
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4 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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Talbert finished the race on a flat tire. |
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A Feature – 5 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
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2 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
80 |
Sidney "Sid" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
3 |
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4 |
81 |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Harold Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
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DNF |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
1 |
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Walter Scott Talbert, Sr. (1915-1988) finished fourth in the first heat race, third in the first semi-final, and fourth in the B feature to collect a total of $22 from the purse.
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