Jalopy Stock Car Races

Grant County Fairgrounds

Ulysses, Kansas

Friday Night – May 4, 1956

 

Sponsor – Charles B. Hart American Legion Post 379

Races Sanctioned by – Grant County Racing Association 

Race Director – Ernest Mann of Ulysses, Kansas

  

Total Purse – $400

 

 

 

 

Time Trials – 19 Cars – 1 Lap

Place 

Car #

Driver

From

Time

  1

97

Dale Carter

Ulysses, Kansas

22.5

  2

75

Charles “Chuck” Arnold

Ulysses, Kansas

22.9

  3

14

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

23.3

  4

76

Harold Minter

Ulysses, Kansas

23.4

  5

80

Glen McDonald

Montezuma, Kansas

23.8

  6

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

23.9

  6

66

Clem Smith

Ulysses, Kansas

23.9

  6

28

Don Shumard

Dodge City, Kansas

23.9

  9

45

Levon Turner

Liberal, Kansas

24.0

  9

18

Max Malone

Copeland, Kansas

24.0

11

57

Harold Farthing

Ulysses, Kansas

24.4

12

13

Duane Morris

 

24.5

13

89

Bob Elliott

Ulysses, Kansas

24.6

13

15

Duane Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

24.6

15

56

Don Carter

 

24.7

16

72

Clarence “Nut” Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

24.9

17

11

Raymond Cott

Ulysses, Kansas

25.5

18

40

Scott Talbert

Ulysses, Kansas

25.9

19

88

Charles “Chuck” Lucas

Big Bow, Kansas

NT

19

10

Wayne Morris

Moscow, Kansas

NT

 

Nut Cokeley

Cokeley collection

 

Bob Elliott

Cokeley collection

 

Chuck Arnold

Dutch Davis collection

 

Levon Turner

Coffman collection

 

Duane Caldwell

Cokeley collection

 

Scott Talbert

Cokeley collection

 

Ray Cott

Jennie Talbert photo

 

Lyle Lewis

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

 

Don Shumard

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

 

Max Malone

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

 

Carl Caldwell

Liberal, Kansas program from the Cokeley collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Heat Race – 6 Cars – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

72

Clarence “Nut” Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

2

2

40

Scott Talbert

Ulysses, Kansas

1

3

56

Don Carter

 

3

4

89

Bob Elliott

Ulysses, Kansas

5

 

15

Duane Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

4

 

11

Raymond Cott

Ulysses, Kansas

6

     Cokeley was paid $21 from the purse for his first place finish in this race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Heat Race – 6 Cars – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

18

Max Malone

Copeland, Kansas

3

2

28

Don Shumard

Dodge City, Kansas

5

3

45

Levon Turner

Liberal, Kansas

4

4

66

Clem Smith

Ulysses, Kansas

6

 

13

Duane Morris

 

1

 

57

Harold Farthing

Ulysses, Kansas

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Third Heat Race – 6 Cars – 8 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

75

Charles “Chuck” Arnold

Ulysses, Kansas

5

2

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

2

3

80

Glen McDonald

Montezuma, Kansas

1

4

97

Dale Carter

Ulysses, Kansas

6

 

76

Harold Minter

Ulysses, Kansas

3

 

14

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Trophy Dash

Four fastest cars from time trials

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

97

Dale Carter

Ulysses, Kansas

1

 

75

Charles “Chuck” Arnold

Ulysses, Kansas

2

 

14

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

3

 

76

Harold Minter

Ulysses, Kansas

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Consolation Race – 7 Cars

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

13

Duane Morris

 

3

2

15

Duane Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

2

3

14

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

6

4

57

Harold Farthing

Ulysses, Kansas

4

 

11

Raymond Cott

Ulysses, Kansas

1

 

88

Charles “Chuck” Lucas

Big Bow, Kansas

7

 DNF

76

Harold Minter

Ulysses, Kansas

5

     Minter's car lost a wheel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

B Feature Race – 8 Cars – 15 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

72

Clarence “Nut” Cokeley

Liberal, Kansas

2

2

13

Duane Morris

Ulysses, Kansas

7

3

56

Don Carter

 

3

 

40

Scott Talbert

Ulysses, Kansas

1

 

15

Duane Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

4

 

89

Bob Elliott

Ulysses, Kansas

5

 

10

Wayne Morris

Moscow, Kansas

5

 

11

Raymond Cott

Ulysses, Kansas

8

 

57

Harold Farthing

Ulysses, Kansas

9

     Cokeley was paid $26 from the purse for his first place finish in this race.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

A Feature Race – 8 Cars – 20 Laps

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Started

1

28

Don Shumard

Dodge City, Kansas

2

2

97

Dale Carter

Ulysses, Kansas

5

3

45

Levon Turner

Liberal, Kansas

1

4

80

Glen McDonald

Montezuma, Kansas

4

 

56

Don Carter

 

3

 

76

Harold Minter

Ulysses, Kansas

6

 

14

Carl Caldwell

Sublette, Kansas

7

 

75

Charles “Chuck” Arnold

Ulysses, Kansas

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

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