Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday Night – June 27, 1958
Sponsor – Grant County Jaycees
Total Purse – $300
Admission:
Adults – $1.00
Children – 50¢
List of Entries – 15 |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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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12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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13 |
Lavon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
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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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27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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34 |
George Day |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
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44 |
Ray Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Travis Herger |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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50 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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79 |
Buster Farley |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Henry E. Hodges, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
Don Adams Cokeley collection
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Stanley Trahern Coffman collection
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Glenn Smith Glenn Smith collection
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Nut Cokeley Cokeley 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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Ted Kreger Cokeley collection
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Buster Farley Cokeley collection
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Lavon Turner Hauser collection
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First Heat Race – 7 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
2 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
3 |
3 |
2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
4 |
4 |
12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
7 |
5 |
76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
6 |
79 |
Buster Farley |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Henry E. Hodges, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
7 |
4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
Second Heat Race – 7 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
13 |
Lavon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
1 |
2 |
50 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
7 |
4 |
23 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Ralph Miller |
Liberal, Kansas |
6 |
5 |
26 |
Archie Smothermon |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Isaac C. "Junior" Seawright |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
4 |
6 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
7 |
34 |
George Day |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
2 |
Third place in this race paid $8 in prize money. Fourth place in this race paid $6 in prize money. |
Trophy Dash – 4 Cars – 5 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
50 |
Bob Elliott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
3 |
13 |
Lavon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
4 |
4 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
1 |
First Semi-Final – 8 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
7 |
3 |
27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
8 |
4 |
12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
5 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
13 |
Lavon Turner |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
5 |
DNF |
76 |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Fred Gleason |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
4 |
There was a driver change before this race with Bob Murphy taking over from Bob Elliott as the driver of car #50. Turner's car blew a tire. Gleason's car crashed into the fence. Third place in this race paid $6 in prize money. |
Second Semi-Final – 7 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
44 |
Ray Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Travis Herger |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
2 |
23 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Ralph Miller |
Liberal, Kansas |
7 |
3 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
3 |
4 |
26 |
Archie Smothermon |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Isaac C. "Junior" Seawright |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
5 |
79 |
Buster Farley |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Henry E. Hodges, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
6 |
34 |
George Day |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
5 |
7 |
4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
1 |
Second place in this race paid $7 in prize money. |
B Feature – 6 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
44 |
Ray Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Travis Herger |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
3 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
1 |
5 |
79 |
Buster Farley |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Henry E. Hodges, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
5 |
6 |
12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
A Feature – 7 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
2 |
23 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Ralph Miller |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
26 |
Archie Smothermon |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Isaac C. "Junior" Seawright |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
7 |
4 |
34 |
George Day |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
2 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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DNF |
13 |
Lavon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
The cars driven by both Murphy and Turner spun out during this race. |
Donna (Mrs. Gene) Coffman's admission ticket to these races
Coffman collection
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