Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday Night – June 13, 1958
Sponsor – Grant County Jaycees
Total Purse – $300
Admission:
Adults – $1.00
Children – 50¢
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List of Entries – 15 |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis* |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
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7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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13 |
Lavon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
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22 |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
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23 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Ralph Miller |
Liberal, Kansas |
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26 |
Archie Smothermon |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Isaac C. "Junior" Seawright |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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33 |
Bob Schneider |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
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34 |
Bertie "Junior" Dapron |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
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50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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66 |
Scott Talbert, Jr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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75 |
Cliff Schriner** |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
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76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
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Don Adams Cokeley collection
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Rabbit Trahern Cokeley collection
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Dutch Davis Cokeley collection
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Stanley Trahern Coffman collection
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Scott Talbert, Sr. Cokeley collection
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Archie Smothermon Cokeley collection
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Gene Coffman Coffman collection
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Lavon Turner Hauser collection
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First Heat Race – 6 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
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2 |
22 |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
5 |
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3 |
33 |
Bob Schneider |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
3 |
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4 |
4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
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5 |
76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
4 |
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Second Heat Race – 7 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
13 |
Levon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
2 |
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2 |
7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
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4 |
34 |
Bertie "Junior" Dapron |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
3 |
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5 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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DNF |
75 |
Cliff Schriner** |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
7 |
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DNF |
23 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Ralph Miller |
Liberal, Kansas |
1 |
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Coffman was running in first place when his car blew a tire. |
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Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 6 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
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2 |
7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
3 |
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3 |
13 |
Lavon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
4 |
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4 |
22 |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
1 |
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Consolation Race – 4 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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2 |
75 |
Clif Schriner** |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
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4 |
76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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First place in this race paid $8 in prize money. |
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First Semi-Final – 7 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
23 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Ralph Miller |
Liberal, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
34 |
Bertie "Junior" Dapron |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
5 |
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3 |
75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
7 |
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4 |
33 |
Bob Schneider |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
2 |
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5 |
22 |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
3 |
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6 |
76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gelason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
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First place in this race paid $8 in prize money. |
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Second Semi-Final – 7 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
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4 |
26 |
Archie Smothermon |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Isaac C. "Junior" Seawright |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
7 |
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5 |
13 |
Lavon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
4 |
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DNF |
4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
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DNF |
7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
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B Feature – 6 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
2 |
Don Admas |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
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3 |
26 |
Archie Smothermon |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Isaac C. "Junior" Seawright |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
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4 |
22 |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
Bruce Westphal |
Springfield, Colorado |
4 |
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5 |
4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
5 |
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DNF |
33 |
Bob Schneider |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
2 |
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A Feature – 6 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
23 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Ralph Miller |
Liberal, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
34 |
Bertie "Junior" Dapron |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
3 |
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4 |
75 |
Cliff Schriner** |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
6 |
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5 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
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DNF |
13 |
Lavon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
2 |
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Turner's car lost a wheel. First place in this race paid $35 in prize money. |
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During the late 1950s, there was a group of driver's wives who often sat together in the bleachers. These ladies kept amazingly good records of the racing programs of the western Kansas and northwestern Oklahoma races in which their husbands competed. Dot (Mrs. Nut) Cokeley and Donna (Mrs. Gene) Coffman, both of Liberal, Kansas, were two of the most faithful in their record keeping but some of the others in this loosely-knit group were Elsie (Mrs. Dutch) Davis, and Donna (Mrs. Ace) Noland both from Dodge City, Kansas and Jennie (Mrs. Scott) Talbert of Ulysses, Kansas. Without the attention they gave to compiling and preserving the records of these races and for the generosity of their families in sharing them, the history of the races at Ulysses (and at several other racetracks) would have been lost and this web site would not have been possible. The photo above was taken on this night in the bleachers at Ulysses as Zida (Mrs. Cliff) Schriner at left, assisted Donna Coffman with her diligent record keeping - Coffman collection
Donna Coffman's admission ticket to these races and the pit pass worn by Gene Coffman on this particular evening are displayed above - Coffman collection
* Floyd "Dutch" Davis scratched his car from all of the races this night when it lost oil pressure during warm-up laps.
** One source says that the driver of this car on this particular evening was Charlie Pitts of Hutchinson, Kansas.
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