Jalopy Stock Car Races

Grant County Fairgrounds

Ulysses, Kansas

Friday – August 21, 1959

 

Sponsor – Grant County Jaycees

 Total Purse – $500

 

 

 

  

List of Entries – 21

 

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

 

2

Kenneth Gillette

Dodge City, Kansas

 

6

Merle "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

 

7

Clarence "Nut" Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

9

Roger Davis

Sublette, Kansas

Gene Ochs & John Davis

Sublette, Kansas

 

12

Glenn Smith

Hooker, Oklahoma

Don Hofferber

Hooker, Oklahoma

 

15

Duane Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

 

21

Gene Coffman

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

 

27

Jay Kimbersell

Hooker, Oklahoma

Lloyd N. Reccius, Jr.

Hooker, Oklahoma

 

33

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

 

37

Don Johnson

Garden City, Kansas

Dale Johnson & Ken Taylor

Garden City, Kansas

 

40

Leo Siler*

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

 

50

Bob Murphy

Ulysses, Kansas

Floyd Keller

Ulysses, Kansas

66

Scott "Scotty" Talbert, Jr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

70

Dale Williams

Tyrone, Oklahoma

 

73

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

 

76

Fred Gleason

Ulysses, Kansas

Fred Gleason

Ulysses, Kansas

 

78

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

 

80

Sidney "Sid" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Henry Doerksen

Sublette, Kansas

91

Don Adams

Hooker, Oklahoma

Max Libich

Hooker, Oklahoma

 

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

 

99

Jack McKenzie

Liberal, Kansas

Gene Coffman

Coffman collection

 

Rabbit Trahern

Coffman collection

 

Nut Cokeley

Cokeley collection

 

Sid Trahern

Coffman collection

 

Doyt Meyer

Meyer collection

 

Paul Befort, Jr.

Coffman collection

 

Roger Davis

Cokeley collection

 

Leo Siler

Cokeley collection

 

Glenn Smith

Glenn Smith collection

 

Duane Caldwell

Cokeley collection

 

Jay Kimbersell

Cokeley collection

 

Bob Murphy

Cokeley collection

 

Fred Gleason

Cokeley collection

 

Lyle Lewis

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 First Heat – 5 Cars – 5 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

1

50

Bob Murphy

Ulysses, Kansas

Floyd Keller

Ulysses, Kansas

5

2

37

Don Johnson

Garden City, Kansas

Dale Johnson & Ken Taylor

Garden City, Kansas

1

3

40

Leo Siler*

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

4

4

76

Fred Gleason

Ulysses, Kansas

Fred Gleason

Ulysses, Kansas

2

DNF

99

Jack McKenzie

Liberal, Kansas

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Second Heat – 6 Cars – 6 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

1

80

Sidney "Sid" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Henry Doerksen

Sublette, Kansas

4

2

91

Don Adams

Hooker, Oklahoma

Max Libich

Hooker, Oklahoma

1

3

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

3

4

2

Kenneth Gillette

Dodge City, Kansas

2

5

33

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

5

6

66

Scott "Scotty" Talbert, Jr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

6

          Lewis spun Trahern's car out.  Gillette crashed into Trahern's stalled car between turns 3 and 4 while Scotty Talbert drove through the infield to keep from piling into the wreck.  The race was stopped and all of the cars were able to make the restart.

          This was the first ever car race ever driven by then 15 year-old Scotty Talbert, Jr.

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Third Heat – 10 Cars – 10 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

  1

15

Duane Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

  8

  2

12

Glenn Smith

Hooker, Oklahoma

Don Hofferber

Hooker, Oklahoma

  4

  3

78

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

  6

  4

7

Clarence "Nut" Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

10

  4

73

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

  9

  6

21

Gene Coffman

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

  7

  7

9

Roger Davis

Sublette, Kansas

Gene Ochs & John Davis

Sublette, Kansas

  2

  8

70

Dale Williams

Tyrone, Oklahoma

  1

  9

6

Merle "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

  5

10

27

Jay Kimbersell

Hooker, Oklahoma

Lloyd N. Reccius, Jr.

Hooker, Oklahoma

  3

         The judges ruled that the finish between Cokeley and Befort for fourth place in this race was a tie.

          Kimbersell only completed nine of the ten laps in this race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 6 Laps

Trophy sponsor – Stutzman Pontiac of Ulysses

Trophy queen – Betty Jean Stutzman

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

1

50

Bob Murphy

Ulysses, Kansas

Floyd Keller

Ulysses, Kansas

2

2

15

Duane Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

6

3

91

Don Adams

Hooker, Oklahoma

Max Libich

Hooker, Oklahoma

3

4

12

Glenn Smith

Hooker, Oklahoma

Don Hofferber

Hooker, Oklahoma

5

5

80

Sidney "Sid" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Henry Doerksen

Sublette, Kansas

4

6

37

Don Johnson

Liberal, Kansas

Dale Johnson & Ken Taylor

Sublette, Kansas

1

          Balock's Cafe of Ulysses also awarded a steak dinner to the winner of this race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

First Semi-Final – 10 Cars – 10 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

1

50

Bob Murphy

Ulysses, Kansas

Floyd Keller

Ulysses, Kansas

7

2

2

Kenneth Gillette

Dodge City, Kansas

9

3

70

Dale Williams

Tyrone, Oklahoma

1

4

40

Leo Siler*

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

6

5

37

Don Johnson

Garden City, Kansas

Dale Johnson & Ken Taylor

Garden City, Kansas

2

6

9

Roger Davis

Sublette, Kansas

Gene Ochs & John Davis

Sublette, Kansas

5

7

99

Jack McKenzie

Liberal, Kansas

4

8

27

Jay Kimbersell

Hooker, Oklahoma

Lloyd N. Reccius, Jr.

Hooker, Oklahoma

10

DNF

76

Fred Gleason

Ulysses, Kansas

Fred Gleason

Ulysses, Kansas

3

DNF

91

Don Adams

Hooker, Oklahoma

Max Libich

Hooker, Oklahoma

8

          Gleason rolled his car between turns 3 and 4 on the third lap and was awarded a stead dinner from the Western Drive-In in Ulysses for doing so.

          Adams dropped out with a flat tire.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Semi-Final – 10 Cars – 10 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

1

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

  1

2

21

Gene Coffman

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

  5

3

15

Duane Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

  6

4

7

Clarence "Nut" Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

  8

5

73

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

  7

6

12

Glenn Smith

Hooker, Oklahoma

Don Hofferber

Hooker, Oklahoma

  3

7

78

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

  4

DNF

80

Sidney "Sid" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Henry Doerksen

Sublette, Kansas

  2

DNF

66

Scott "Scotty" Talbert, Jr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

10

DNF

33

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

  9

          Second place in this race paid $7 from the purse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolation – 5 Cars – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

1

33

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

4

2

9

Roger Davis

Sublette, Kansas

Gene Ochs & John Davis

Sublette, Kansas

2

3

27

Jay Kimbersell

Hooker, Oklahoma

Lloyd N. Reccius, Jr.

Hooker, Oklahoma

3

4

99

Jack McKenzie

Liberal, Kansas

1

DNF

66

Scott Talbert, Jr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

5

          McKenzie completed the race but with a flat tire.

          Scott "Scotty" Talbert, Jr. spun out in the second turn winding up in the infield.

          First place in this race paid $18 from the purse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B Feature – 8 Cars – 9 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

1

70

Dale Williams

Tyrone, Oklahoma

1

2

50

Bob Murphy

Ulysses, Kansas

Floyd Keller

Ulysses, Kansas

6

3

91

Don Adams

Hooker, Oklahoma

Max Libich

Hooker, Oklahoma

7

DNF

99

Jack McKenzie

Liberal, Kansas

3

DNF

9

Roger Davis

Sublette, Kansas

Gene Ochs & John Davis

Sublette, Kansas

4

DNF

40

Leo Siler

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

5

DNF

37

Don Johnson

Garden City, Kansas

Dale Johnson & Ken Taylor

Garden City, Kansas

2

DNF

2

Kenneth Gillette

Dodge City, Kansas

8

          Johnson and Gillette tangled in the second turn and both cars spun out.

          Besides first place money from the purse, Williams also received a trophy and steak dinner presented by Balock's Cafe of Ulysses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Feature – 11 Cars – 10 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

1

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

  1

2

7

Clarence "Nut" Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

  9

3

12

Glenn Smith

Hooker, Oklahoma

Don Hofferber

Hooker, Oklahoma

  3

4

15

Duane Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

  7

5

21

Gene Coffman

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

  6

6

78

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

  5

7

73

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

  8

8

80

Sidney "Sid" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Henry Doerksen

Sublette, Kansas

  2

DNF

6

Merle "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

  4

DNF

66

Scott "Scotty" Talbert, Jr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

11

DNF

33

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

10

          There was a pair of driver changes before this race when Scott Talbert, Sr. and Scotty Talbert, Jr. switched cars.

          Lewis was presented a trophy by Dean & Lou's Tavern in Ulysses for winning this race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special A Feature – 14 Cars – 50 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

Started

1

7

Clarence "Nut" Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

12

2

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

  6

3

15

Stanley Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

10

4

21

Gene Coffman

Liberal, Kansas

Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

  9

5

12

Glenn Smith

Hooker, Oklahoma

Don Hofferber

Hooker, Oklahoma

  7

6

78

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

Doyt Meyer

Hooker, Oklahoma

  8

7

73

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

Paul Befort, Jr.

Garden City, Kansas

11

8

40

Leo Siler*

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

  2

9

66

Scott "Scotty" Talbert, Jr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

13

DNF

33

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

Scott Talbert, Sr.

Ulysses, Kansas

14

DNF

2

Kenneth Gillette

Dodge City, Kansas

  5

DNF

91

Don Adams

Hooker, Oklahoma

Max Libich

Hooker, Oklahoma

  4

DNF

50

Bob Murphy

Ulysses, Kansas

Floyd Keller

Ulysses, Kansas

  3

DNF

70

Dale Williams

Tyrone, Oklahoma

  1

          There was a driver change before this race when Stanley Trahern of Sublette, Kansas replaced Duane Caldwell as driver of the #15 jalopy.

          Murphy and Williams both spun out in the fourth turn.

          Cokeley was presented a steak dinner by Balock's cafe in Ulysses for winning this race.

          This race was completed despite heavy rain that began falling on the final lap.

          Fourth place in this race paid $20 from the posted purse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 year-old Scott "Scotty" Talbert, Jr. of Ulysses is seen here in the pits at Ulysses on this evening preparing to pull onto the racetrack to participate in his very first jalopy race.  The car was the 1940 Ford #66 owned and usually driven by his father, Scott Talbert, Sr. - Cokeley collection

 

 

 

Scott Talbert, Sr. had just purchased this car and was driving it for the first time on this evening.  For some reason, he switched cars with Scott "Scotty" Talbert, Jr. and drove his regular ride, his #66 Ford for the last two races of the evening - Cokeley collection

 

 

 

 

* Leo R. Siler (1931-2008) was paid $23 from the purse for finishing third in the first heat race, fourth in the first semi-final race, and eighth in the special 50-lap A feature.

 

 

 

 

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