Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday Night – August 8, 1958
Sponsor – Grant County Jaycees
Total Posted Purse – $300
Attendance – "a big crowd"
Admission:
Adults – $1.00
Student – 50¢
List of Entries – 22 |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
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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 |
|
21 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
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27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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34 |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
36 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Pete Ansley |
Adams, Oklahoma |
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37 |
Ken Clark |
Garden City, Kansas |
Dale Johnson & Ken Taylor |
Garden City, Kansas |
37 |
Eldon Smith |
Tribune, Kansas |
Bernard Pfeifer |
Leoti, Kansas |
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44 |
Ray Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Travis Herger |
Ulysses, Kansas |
|
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
|
54 |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
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66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.* |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr.* |
Ulysses, Kansas |
|
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
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75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
|
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 |
91 |
Laverne Akers |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Max Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
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97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
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98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Kansas |
Car #37 driven by Ken Clark was red while the other car #37 driven by Eldon Smith was black and usually driven by its owner, Bernard Pfeifer of Leoti, Kansas. |
Ted Kreger Cokeley collection
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Scott Talbert, Sr. Cokeley collection
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Gene Coffman Coffman collection
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Dutch Davis Cokeley collection
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Rabbit Trahern Coffman collection
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Glenn Smith Glenn Smith collection
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Buster Farley Cokeley collection
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Paul Befort, Jr. Coffman collection
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Nut Cokeley Cokeley collection
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Stanley Trahern Coffman collection
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Lavon Turner Hauser collection
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Lyle Lewis Cokeley collection
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First Heat Race – 11 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
79 |
Buster Farley |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Henry E. Hodges, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
2 |
21 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
10 |
3 |
44 |
Ray Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Travis Herger |
Ulysses, Kansas |
11 |
4 |
13 |
Lavon Turner |
Tribune, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
7 |
5 |
54 |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
8 |
6 |
37 |
Eldon Smith |
Tribune, Kansas |
Bernard Pfeifer |
Leoti, Kansas |
4 |
7 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.* |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr.* |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
DNF |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
9 |
DNF |
37 |
Ken Clark |
Garden City, Kansas |
Dale Johnson & Ken Taylor |
Garden City, Kansas |
3 |
DNF |
75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
Lewis rolled his car. |
Second Heat Race – 11 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
1 |
2 |
27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
8 |
3 |
23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
7 |
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4 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
10 |
5 |
12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
9 |
6 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
7 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
11 |
DNF |
91 |
Laverne Akers |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Max Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
DNF |
34 |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
2 |
DNF |
36 |
Gene Coffman |
Liberal, Kansas |
Pete Ansley |
Adams, Oklahoma |
5 |
DNF |
98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
4 |
Higgins' car had a flat tire. Coffman was running in third place when his car broke an axle. He did collect $5 for the evening in tow money. Second place in this race paid $10 from the purse. |
Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 6 Laps Trophy Sponsor – Ray Cisco Trophy Girl – JoAnn Batten |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
21 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
3 |
79 |
Buster Farley |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Henry E. Hodges, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
4 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
6 |
6 |
44 |
Ray Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Travis Herger |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
First Semi-Final – 9 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
6 |
2 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
79 |
Buster Farley |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Henry E. Hodges, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
4 |
4 |
23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
7 |
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5 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.* |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr.* |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
6 |
12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
8 |
7 |
37 |
Eldon Smith |
Tribune, Kansas |
Bernard Pfeifer |
Leoti, Kansas |
3 |
8 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
9 |
DNF |
44 |
Ray Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Travis Herger |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
Second Semi-Final – 10 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
13 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
3 |
3 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
8 |
4 |
37 |
Don Johnson |
Garden City, Kansas |
Dale Johnson & Ken Taylor |
Garden City, Kansas |
1 |
5 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
6 |
91 |
Laverne Akers |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Max Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
5 |
7 |
27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
7 |
8 |
21 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
9 |
9 |
54 |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
10 |
10 |
34 |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
4 |
Don Johnson replaced Ken Clark as driver of the red car #37 while Dale Carter replaced Lavon Turner as driver of car #13. |
Consolation 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 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
5 |
3 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
6 |
4 |
54 |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
7 |
5 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
6 |
37 |
Eldon Smith |
Tribune, Kansas |
Bernard Pfeifer |
Leoti, Kansas |
2 |
7 |
34 |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
3 |
B Feature – 10 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
2 |
66 |
Scott Talbert, Sr.* |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr.* |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
3 |
13 |
Dale Carter |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
7 |
4 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
8 |
5 |
54 |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
Bud Kerr |
Garden City, Kansas |
9 |
6 |
79 |
Buster Farley |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Henry E. Hodges, Jr. |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
7 |
37 |
Eldon Smith |
Tribune, Kansas |
Bernard Pfeifer |
Leoti, Kansas |
4 |
DNF |
44 |
Ray Cott |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Travis Herger |
Ulysses, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
21 |
Merle "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
10 |
DNF |
37 |
Don Johnson |
Garden City, Kansas |
Dale Johnson & Ken Taylor |
Garden City, Kansas |
3 |
A Feature – 9 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
98 |
Charles "Chuck" Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Glen Palmer |
Tyrone, Oklahoma |
2 |
2 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
3 |
12 |
Glenn Smith |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Don Hofferber |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
7 |
4 |
23JR |
Frank Garcia |
Liberal, Kansas |
5 |
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5 |
27 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Bud Hibler |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
6 |
6 |
50 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
9 |
7 |
34 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
1 |
DNF |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
8 |
DNF |
91 |
Laverne Akers |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Max Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
3 |
The cars driven by Befort and Akers tangled in the second turn.. There was a driver change before this race with Lyle Lewis replacing Rod Higgins in car #34. Akers spun out twice before dropping out of this race. |
Powder Puff Derby – 8 Cars – 10 Laps – Time: 4:10.0 |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
50 |
Janet Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Floyd Keller |
Ulysses, Kansas |
3 |
2 |
73 |
Gladys Holmes |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
66 |
Jennie Talbert |
Ulysses, Kansas |
Scott Talbert, Sr. |
Ulysses, Kansas |
2 |
4 |
80 |
Betty Ann Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
8 |
5 |
91 |
Clara Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
Max Libich |
Hooker, Oklahoma |
4 |
6 |
13 |
Marge Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
Dick Wilson |
Johnson, Kansas |
7 |
7 |
34 |
Mary Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
Rod Higgins |
Walsh, Colorado |
6 |
8 |
37 |
Margaret Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
Doug Tackett |
Deerfield, Kansas |
1 |
Murphy received a $7.50 gift certificate from a local clothing store for winning this race. Holmes received a $5.00 gift certificate from a local clothing store for her second place finish in this race. |
* Walter Scott Talbert, Sr. (1915-1988) finished fifth in the first semi-final and second in the B feature to collect a total of $17 from the purse.
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