JayCee Speedway
Larned, Kansas
Sunday Afternoon – May 11, 1958
Race promoter – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Sanctioned by – Merrick Racing Promotions of Dodge City, Kansas
Sponsored by – Larned Jaycees of Larned, Kansas
President of the Larned Jaycees – Dean Sallee of Larned, Kansas
Speedway general manager – Virgil McNeil of Larned, Kansas
Assistant speedway general manager – Wilbur Dirks of Larned, Kansas
Public address announcer – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Flagman / starter – Glenn Morrison of Great Bend, Kansas
Pit steward – Bob Platt of Larned, Kansas
Assistant pit steward – Darrell Harms of Dodge City, Kansas
Trophy girl – Opal Sack of Larned, Kansas
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List of Entries – 23 Cars |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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00 |
Harley Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Harley Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
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1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
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3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
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5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
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8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
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10 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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14 |
John Kunzelman |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
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16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Jay Hagaman |
Satanta, Kansas |
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33 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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35 |
Fred Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fred Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
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40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
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42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
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49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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55 |
Larry Torson |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Victor Torson |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
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74 |
Darrell Harms |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
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80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
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81 |
Don Graves |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
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83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
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85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
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Nelson Carlson Toiler & Toiler
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Don Spreier Cokeley collection
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Milton Luft Alan Salmans collection
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Bob Murphy Bob Murphy collection
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Leland Salmans Alan Salmans collection
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Ferrill Curtis Schrater family collection
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Dutch Davis Cokeley collection
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Fritz Kuntzsch Klein collection
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Stanley Trahern Coffman collection
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Warren Farney Bill Nicholson collection
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Larry Torson Cokeley collection
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Lyle Lewis Cokeley collection
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Bob Haberman Haberman collection
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Marvin Lowery Mike Constant collection
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Dean Lewis Crook collection
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First Heat Race – 8 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owners |
Car Owners From |
Started |
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1 |
55 |
Larry Torson |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Victor Torson |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
3 |
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3 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
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4 |
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
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5 |
14 |
John Kunzelman |
Timpken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timpken, Kansas |
1 |
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6 |
81 |
Don Graves |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
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DNF |
74 |
Darrell Harms |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
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DNF |
00 |
Harley Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Harley Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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Harms and Cole tangled on the third lap in front of the bleachers causing Cole's mount to overturn. There were no injuries but the race had to be restarted. |
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Second Heat Race – 7 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
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2 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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3 |
32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Jay Hagaman |
Satanta, Kansas |
3 |
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4 |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
2 |
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82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
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Salmans led the first four laps before a "near spin" on the backstretch caused him to relinquish the top spot. |
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Third Heat Race – 8 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
7 |
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2 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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3 |
10 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
8 |
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5 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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6 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
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DNF |
33 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
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DNF |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
3 |
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Thornton crashed his car into the fence around the outside of the racetrack. Murphy spun into a waterhole in the infield. |
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Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 5 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
55 |
Larry Torson |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Victor Torson |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
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3 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
5 |
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16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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10 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
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First Semi-Final Race – 10 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
9 |
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2 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
8 |
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3 |
00 |
Harley Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Harley Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
10 |
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4 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
7 |
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5 |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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DNF |
14 |
John Kunzelman |
Timpken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timpken, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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DNF |
74 |
Darrell Harms |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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DNF |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
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DNF |
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
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Powell led this race until his car lost a wheel. The cars driven by Trahern and Harms both spun out. |
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Second Semi-Final Race – 10 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
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2 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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3 |
32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Jay Hagaman |
Satanta, Kansas |
4 |
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4 |
10 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
8 |
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5 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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6 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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DNF |
81 |
Don Graves |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
10 |
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DNF |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
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DNF |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
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Lyle Lewis and Kuntzsch both spun out. Webster's car blew a tire out. |
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Consolation Race – 4 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
74 |
Darrell Harms |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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3 |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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4 |
81 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
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There was a driver change before this race with Leroy Powell driving car #81 in place of Don Graves. |
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B Feature Race – 9 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
55 |
Larry Torson |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Victor Torson |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
9 |
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3 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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4 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
8 |
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5 |
32 |
Dean Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Jay Hagaman |
Satanta, Kansas |
7 |
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6 |
74 |
Darrell Harms |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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7 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
Johnson Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
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00 |
Harley Cole |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Harley Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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81 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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There was a driver change before this race with Calvin Thornton apparently purchased car #00 from Harley Cole. |
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A Feature Race – 8 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
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2 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
8 |
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4 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
7 |
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5 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
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6 |
10 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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7 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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8 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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Starting in the pole position, Kuntzssch led from the start and increased that lead each of the first nine laps before his engine went sour. At that point, Webster began to gain on Kuntzsch finally passing him for the lead. Webster then maintained the front position for the remainder of the race while Kuntzsch's engine woes forced him to drop out of the contest. |
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This photo was taken of the cars lined up in front of the bleachers to start the second semi-final race at JayCee Speedway on this afternoon. The car on the pole is #81 Don Graves. (Note that Graves was conferring with starter / flagman Glenn Morrison who can be seen standing beside Graves' driver's window.) The car on the outside of the first row is #42 Warren Farney. The car on the inside of the second row is #3 Nelson Carlson while the car on the outside of the second row is #32 Dean Lewis. The car on the inside of the third row is the eventual race winner, #16 Gene Potts. On the outside of the third row is #82 Don Spreier. On the inside of the fourth row is #35 Fritz Kuntzsch while #10 Milton Luft is on the outside of the fourth row. On the inside of the fifth row is #40 Bob Webster and the car outside of the fifth row is #97 Lyle Lewis - Bill Nicholson collection
* D. Vane Tabler, Rex Fischer, Dean Sallee, and Riley Eugene "Gene" Constant all of Larned.
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