Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday Night - Memorial Day – May 30, 1958
Sponsor – Grant County Jaycees
Total Purse – $300
Attendance – "over 1,000"
Admission
Adults – $1.00
Children – 50¢
List of Entries – 16 Cars |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
00 |
Richard Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
Ennis Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
|
2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
|
|
4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
|
7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
13 |
Eldon Smith |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
|
|
19 |
Allan Fischer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Raymond V. Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
|
27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley* |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
28 |
Cliff Schriner |
Sublette, Kansas |
W. T. "Tommy" Jones |
Montezuma, Kansas |
|
33 |
Bob Schneider |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
|
|
34 |
Bertie "Junior" Dapron |
Walsh, Colorado |
Richard Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
|
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
|
|
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
|
75 |
Charlie Pitts |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
|
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
Nut Cokeley Cokeley collection
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Rabbit Trahern Cokeley collection
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Allan Fischer Coffman collection
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Stanley Trahern Coffman collection
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Paul Befort, Jr. Coffman collection
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Don Adams Cokeley collection
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Bob Murphy Cokeley collection
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Eldon Smith Hauser collection
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Scott Talbert, Sr. Cokeley collection
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Cliff Schriner Cokeley 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 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
2 |
98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
3 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
6 |
4 |
34 |
Bertie "Junior" Dapron |
Walsh, Colorado |
Richard Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
7 |
5 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
|
00 |
Richard Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
Ennis Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
1 |
|
7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
Second Heat Race – 9 Cars – 8 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 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
|
3 |
19 |
Allan Fischer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Raymond V. Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
8 |
|
4 |
75 |
Charlie Pitts |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
7 |
|
5 |
13 |
Eldon Smith |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
4 |
|
|
33 |
Bob Schneider |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
1 |
|
|
4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
5 |
|
|
2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
9 |
|
DNF |
28 |
Cliff Schriner |
Sublette, Kansas |
W. T. "Tommy" Jones |
Montezuma, Kansas |
2 |
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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 |
1 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
2 |
27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley* |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
3 |
98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
2 |
4 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1 |
First Semi-Final – 7 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
2 |
75 |
Charlie Pitts |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
6 |
3 |
4 |
Larry Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Larry K. Hart |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
5 |
4 |
34 |
Bertie "Junior" Dapron |
Walsh, Colorado |
Richard Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
3 |
|
00 |
Richard Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
Ennis Figgins |
Manter, Kansas |
1 |
|
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
|
2 |
Don Adams |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Walter Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
7 |
Second Semi-Final – 7 Cars – 10 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 |
7 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
3 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
3 |
4 |
19 |
Allan Fischer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Raymond V. Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
7 |
5 |
98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
1 |
|
33 |
Bob Schneider |
Walsh, Colorado |
Virgil Beeson |
Walsh, Colorado |
4 |
|
13 |
Eldon Smith |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
5 |
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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 |
1 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
1 |
2 |
27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley* |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
3 |
75 |
Charlie Pitts |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
6 |
4 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
4 |
|
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.** |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
|
19 |
Allan Fischer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Raymond V. Hanson |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
5 |
* Clarence "Nut" Cokeley won a total of $39 in prize money in the races this night.
** Walter Scott Talbert, Sr. (1915-1988) was paid $6 in tow money this night.
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