Jalopy Stock Car Races

Grant County Fairgrounds

Ulysses, Kansas

 

Friday Night – July 20, 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

 

 

 

The car driven by Bryce Barth of Wichita, Kansas on the racetrack at Ulysses – Jennie Talbert photo

 

 

 

 

Time Trials – 35 Cars – 1 Lap

Place 

Car #

Driver

From

Time

  1

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

20.85

  2

98

Cecil “Junior” Maupin

Dodge City, Kansas

20.94

  3

79

Dean Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

21.42

  4

88

Charles “Chuck” Lewis

Big Bow, Kansas

21.80

  5

72

Harvey Main

Ulysses, Kansas

22.10

  6

79

Bryce Barth

Wichita, Kansas

22.16

  7

28

Don Shumard

Dodge City, Kansas

22.19

  8

33

Bob Parks

Sublette, Kansas

22.27

  9

75

Charles “Chuck” Arnold

Ulysses, Kansas

22.42

10

41

Johnny Thomas

Ashland, Kansas

22.46

11

80

Stanley Trahern

Ensign, Kansas

22.48

12

76

Harold Minter

Ulysses, Kansas

22.68

13

66

J. D. Pflieger

Dodge City, Kansas

22.77

14

69

Bill Humphreys

Ulysses, Kansas

22.89

15

5

Max Malone

Copeland, Kansas

22.99

16

25

Floyd “Dutch” Davis

Dodge City, Kansas

23.09

17

16

Wayne Morris

Moscow, Kansas

23.10

18

37

Bernard Pfeifer

Leoti, Kansas

23.15

19

89

Bob Elliott

Ulysses, Kansas

23.16

20

40

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

23.18

21

12

Raymond Odle

Elkhart, Kansas

23.21

22

13

Dale Stauth

Dodge City, Kansas

23.22

23

55

Clarence “Nut” Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

23.40

24

14

Max Allen

Sublette, Kansas

23.94

25

98

Jerry Elliott

Ulysses, Kansas

24.17

26

7

John Carter

Ulysses, Kansas

24.70

27

11

Raymond Cott

Ulysses, Kansas

24.71

28

15

Sidney Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

24.81

29

19

Carroll Russell

Hooker, Oklahoma

24.93

30

31

Eldon Smith

Garden City, Kansas

25.15

31

99

Jack Walker

Tribune, Kansas

25.29

31

57

Fred Gleason

Ulysses, Kansas

25.29

33

73

Levon Turner

Liberal, Kansas

25.97

34

4

L. L. Ethridge

Dodge City, Kansas

26.03

35

33

Bob Gilkey

 

26.04

 

Nut Cokeley

Cokeley collection

 

Bob Elliott

Cokeley collection

 

Stanley Trahern

Cokeley collection

 

Lyle Lewis

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

 

Chuck Arnold

Dutch Davis collection

  

Dean Lewis

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

  

J. D. Pflieger

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

 

Scott Talbert

Cokeley collection

 

Don Shumard

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

  

Dutch Davis

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

 

Junior Maupin

Cokeley collection

 

 

Johnny Thomas

Thomas collection

 

Bill Humphreys

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

  

Carroll Russell

Coffman collection

 

Levon Turner

Coffman collection

  

Ray Cott

Jennie Talbert photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 10 Cars – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

79

Bryce Barth

Wichita, Kansas

  3

2

13

Dale Stauth

Dodge City, Kansas

  2

3

31

Eldon Smith

Garden City, Kansas

  1

 

7

John Carter

Ulysses, Kansas

  4

 

33

Bob Gilkey

 

  6

 

89

Bob Elliott

Ulysses, Kansas

  7

 

14

Max Allen

Sublette, Kansas

  8

 

19

Carroll Russell

Hooker, Oklahoma

  9

 

76

Harold Minter

Ulysses, Kansas

10

DNF

12

Raymond Odle

Elkhart, Kansas

  5

     Odle rolled his car.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

 

Second Heat Race – 12 Cars – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

69

Bill Humphreys

Ulysses, Kansas

  5

2

99

Jack Walker

Tribune, Kansas

  2

3

33

Bob Parks

Sublette, Kansas

12

4

11

Raymond Cott

Ulysses, Kansas

  6

4

15

Sidney Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

  7

6

57

Fred Gleason

Ulysses, Kansas

  3

7

4

L. L. Ethridge

Dodge City, Kansas

  4

DNF

37

Bernard Pfeifer

Leoti, Kansas

  1

DNF

66

J. D. Pflieger

Dodge City, Kansas

  8

DNF

98

Jerry Elliott

Ulysses, Kansas

  9

DNF

16

Wayne Morris

Moscow, Kansas

10

DNF

28

Don Shumard

Dodge City, Kansas

11

     Cott and Trahern finished in a dead heat for fourth place.

     Pfeifer, Elliott, and Shumard all spun out.

     Pflieger rolled his car.

     Morris dropped out with mechanical trouble.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Third Heat Race – 12 Cars – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

88

Charles “Chuck” Lucas

Big Bow, Kansas

  2

2

98

Cecil “Junior” Maupin

Dodge City, Kansas

  3

3

41

Johnny Thomas

Ashland, Kansas

  8

4

5

Max Malone

Copeland, Kansas

  5

5

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

10

6

75

Charles “Chuck” Arnold

Ulysses, Kansas

12

7

79

Dean Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

  9

8

72

Harvey Main

Ulysses, Kansas

  7

 

40

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

  6

 

80

Stanley Trahern

Ensign, Kansas

11

DNF

25

Floyd “Dutch” Davis

Dodge City, Kansas

  4

DNF

55

Clarence “Nut” Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

  1

     Davis dropped out with mechanical trouble.

     Cokeley rolled his car (actually, it was owned by Larry Torson of Dodge City) on the first lap.  All he collected for his evening’s effort was $5 tow money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 6  Cars

Trophy Awarded by Arnold’s Café

Trophy Queen – Linda Carter

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

88

Charles “Chuck” Lucas

Big Bow, Kansas

5

 

79

Bryce Barth

Wichita, Kansas

1

 

13

Dale Stauth

Dodge City, Kansas

2

 

69

Bill Humphreys

Ulysses, Kansas

3

 

99

Jack Walker

Tribune, Kansas

4

 

98

Cecil “Junior” Maupin

Dodge City, Kansas

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Consolation Race – 19 Cars

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

17

2

75

Charles “Chuck” Arnold

Ulysses, Kansas

19

3

80

Stanley Trahern

Ensign, Kansas

18

4

72

Harvey Main

Ulysses, Kansas

15

 

33

Bob Gilkey

 

  2

 

89

Bob Elliott

Ulysses, Kansas

  3

 

14

Max Allen

Sublette, Kansas

  4

 

19

Carroll Russell

Hooker, Oklahoma

  5

 

57

Fred Gleason

Ulysses, Kansas

  7

 

12

Raymond Odle

Elkhart, Kansas

  9

 

98

Jerry Elliott

Ulysses, Kansas

10

 

16

Wayne Morris

Moscow, Kansas

11

 

28

Don Shumard

Dodge City, Kansas

12

 

11

Raymond Cott

Ulysses, Kansas

14

 

79

Dean Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

16

DNF

73

Levon Turner

Liberal, Kansas

  1

DNF

76

Harold Minter

Ulysses, Kansas

  6

DNF

3

L. L. Ethridge

Dodge City, Kansas

  8

DNF

40

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

13

     Talbert’s car crashed out through a single strand of cable stretched along the outside of the front straightaway meant to protect the spectators from the racing cars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

   

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

B Feature Race – 8 Cars – 15 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

7

John Carter

Ulysses, Kansas

1

2

13

Dale Stauth

Dodge City, Kansas

2

3

79

Bryce Barth

Wichita, Kansas

3

4

69

Bill Humphreys

Ulysses, Kansas

5

5

11

Raymond Cott

Ulysses, Kansas

6

6

19

Carroll Russell

Hooker, Oklahoma

7

7

14

Max Allen

Sublette, Kansas

8

DNF

73

Levon Turner

Liberal, Kansas

4

     Turner rolled his car.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

A Feature Race – 9 Cars – 20 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

1

2

88

Charles “Chuck” Lucas

Big Bow, Kansas

2

3

75

Charles “Chuck” Arnold

Ulysses, Kansas

3

4

41

Johnny Thomas

Ashland, Kansas

4

5

5

Max Malone

Copeland, Kansas

5

6

28

Don Shumard

Dodge City, Kansas

6

7

98

Cecil “Junior” Maupin

Dodge City, Kansas

7

8

72

Harvey Main

Ulysses, Kansas

8

9

16

Wayne Morris

Moscow, Kansas

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that only a single strand of cable separated the spectators from the racetrack at Ulysses – Jennie Talbert photo 

 

 

 

 

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