JayCee Speedway

Larned, Kansas

Sunday Afternoon August 12, 1956

 

 

Race promoter Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

Sanctioned by Merrick Racing Promotions of Dodge City, Kansas

Sponsored by Larned Jaycees of Larned, Kansas

Larned Jaycees racing committee chairman Maynard Schneck of Larned, Kansas

Speedway general manager Wilbur Dirks of Larned, Kansas

Public address announcer Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas

Flagman / starter Ben Hughes of Dodge City, Kansas

 

Attendance "upwards of 1,000"

 

 

 

Great Bend Tribune

August 12, 1956

 

 

 

 

Lyle Lewis

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

 

Stanley Trahern

Cokeley collection

 

Don Shumard

Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection

 

Kenny Burnett

Cokeley collection

 

Bob Webster

:Leland Salmans collection

 

Dean Sallee

Mike Constant collection

 

Time Trials – 1 Lap

Place 

Car #

Driver

Driver From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

1

80

Stanley Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn 

Montezuma, Kansas 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Heat Race

 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

 

1

29

Bob Webster

Larned, Kansas

Shinkle, Salmans, Cauble & Harris*

Larned, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Second Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

1

20

Clyde Bennett

Larned, Kansas

Clyde Bennett

Larned, Kansas

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

Third Heat Race

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

1

28

Don Shumard

Dodge City, Kansas

Don Shumard

Dodge City, Kansas

 

 

 

   

  

 

 

 

Trophy Dash

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

1

90

Max Malone

Copeland, Kansas

Routon & Sumner

Dodge City, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

1

80

Stanley Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn

Montezuma, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

1

97

Lyle Lewis

Dighton, Kansas

Dale James

Dighton, Kansas

 

  

 

 

 

  

  

 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

1

33

Bob Parks

Hoisington, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

1

48

Ken Burnett

Dodge City, Kansas

Andy Clarkson

Larned, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

1

80

Stanley Trahern

Sublette, Kansas

Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn

Montezuma, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner's Race

 

Place

Car #

Driver

From

Car Owner

Car Owner From

 

 

1

74

Dean Sallee

Larned, Kansas

Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant**

Larned, Kansas

 

 

2

6

Vernon Smith

Larned, Kansas

Cecil Schniepp

Larned, Kansas

 

 

3

8

Maynard Schneck

Larned, Kansas

Leland Salmans

Larned, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Ted Shinkle, Bob Salmans, Ron Cauble, and Bill Harris all of Larned.

 

** D. Vane Tabler, Rex Fischer, Dean Sallee, and Riley Eugene "Gene" Constant all of Larned.

 

 

 

 

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