Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday – July 31, 1959
Sponsor – Grant County Jaycees
Total Purse – $300
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List of Entries – 11 |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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6 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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9 |
Roger Davis |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Ochs & John Davis |
Sublette, Kansas |
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21 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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40 |
Leo Siler |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
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78 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
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98 |
Sidney "Sid" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Clarice (Mrs. Glen) Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
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Gene Coffman Coffman collection
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Rabbit Trahern Coffman collection
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Nut Cokeley Cokeley collection
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Stanley Trahern Coffman collection
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Scott Talbert Cokeley collection
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Doyt Meyer Meyer collection
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Paul Befort, Jr. Coffman collection
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Roger Davis Cokeley collection
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Leo Siler Cokeley collection
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First Heat – 5 Cars – 5 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 |
4 |
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2 |
40 |
Leo Siler |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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3 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
9 |
Roger Davis |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Ochs & John Davis |
Sublette, Kansas |
1 |
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5 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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Second Heat – 5 Cars – 6 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
21 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
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2 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
3 |
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3 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
78 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
1 |
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5 |
6 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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Coffman was paid $8 from the purse for winning this race. |
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Trophy Dash – 6 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 |
3 |
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2 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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4 |
40 |
Leo Siler |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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DNF |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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DNF |
21 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
6 |
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Australian Pursuit – 10 Cars This race was run until only four cars remained and then for two additional laps. |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
78 |
Doty Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
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2 |
21 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
7 |
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3 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
8 |
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4 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
10 |
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DNF |
40 |
Leo Siler |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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DNF |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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DNF |
9 |
Roger Davis |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Ochs & John Davis |
Sublette, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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DNF |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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DNF |
6 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
9 |
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Second place in this race paid $5 from the purse. |
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Semi-Final – 6 Cars – 6 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
21 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
3 |
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2 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
4 |
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4 |
6 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
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5 |
78 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
2 |
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6 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
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First place in this race paid $6 from the purse. |
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Clockwise Race – 4 Cars – 4 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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2 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
3 |
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DNF |
78 |
Doty Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
1 |
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Meyer spun out. |
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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 |
4 |
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2 |
40 |
Leo Siler |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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3 |
78 |
Doty Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
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4 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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5 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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6 |
9 |
Roger Davis |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Ochs & John Davis |
Sublette, Kansas |
1 |
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First place in this race paid $14 from the purse. |
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A Feature – 10 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
7 |
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2 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
78 |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Doyt Meyer |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
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4 |
21 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
10 |
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5 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
9 |
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6 |
6 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
8 |
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7 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
5 |
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DNF |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
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DNF |
9 |
Sidney "Sid" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Gene Ochs & John Davis |
Sublette, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
40 |
Leo Siler |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
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There was a driver change before this race when Sidney "Sid" Trahern replaced Roger Davis as driver of the #9 jalopy. Murphy crashed his car into the fence surrounding the racetrack. Sidney "Sid" Trahern rolled the #9 jalopy. Fourth place in this race paid $10 from the purse. |
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The #50 jalopy owned by Floyd Keller and driven by Bob Murphy both of Ulysses after it had crashed into the fence in the A feature race on this night - Cokeley collection
* Leo R. Siler (1931-2008) was paid $19 from the purse for finishing second in the first heat race and second in the B feature race.
** Walter Scott Talbert, Sr. (1915-1988) was paid $3 from the purse for finishing third in the first heat race.
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