JayCee Speedway
Larned, Kansas
Sunday Night – May 26, 1957
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 – Wilbur Dirks of Larned, Kansas
Public address announcer – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Flagman / starter – Ben Hughes of Dodge City, Kansas
Attendance – 1,000
List of Entries – 23 Cars |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
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7 |
Jerry Jinks |
Larned, Kansas |
Jerry Jinks |
Larned, Kansas |
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8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
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12 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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13 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Clyde Bennett |
Larned, Kansas |
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20 |
Don Graves |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Don Graves |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
W. T. "Tommy" Jones |
Montezuma, Kansas |
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29 |
Bob Webster |
Larned, Kansas |
Shinkle, Salmans, Cauble & Harris** |
Larned, Kansas |
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39 |
John Riead |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Steve Schafer |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
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46 |
Alvin "Al" Elliott |
Larned, Kansas |
Harold Skelton |
Larned, Kansas |
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71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
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73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
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74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
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80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn |
Montezuma, Kansas |
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82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
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85 |
Kenny Roach |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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88 |
Jack Culver |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Jack & Jerry Culver |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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95 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al Krueger |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Dale James |
Dighton, Kansas |
98 |
Cecil "Junior" Maupin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Cecil Maupin, Sr. |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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99 |
Harold Shute |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Harold Shute |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Nelson Carlson Toiler & Toiler
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Jack Culver Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Lyle Lewis Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Nut Cokeley Cokeley collection
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Leland Salmans Leland Salmans collection
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Ace Noland Cokeley collection
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Don Shumard Coffman collection
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Ron Nicholson Bill Nicholson collection
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Ted Kreger Coffman collection
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John Riead Riead collection
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Don Spreier Cokeley collection
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Paul Befort, Jr. Coffman collection
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Junior Maupin Cokeley collection
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Stanley Trahern Cokeley collection
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Fritz Kuntzsch Cokeley collection
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Bob Murphy Bob Murphy collection
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Bob Webster :Leland Salmans collection
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Bernie Beydler Leland Salmans collection
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Marvin Lowery Mike Constant collection
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Kenny Roach Stan Morrison collection
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First Heat Race – 8 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owners |
Car Owners From |
Started |
1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn |
Montezuma, Kansas |
8 |
2 |
98 |
Cecil "Junior" Maupin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Cecil Maupin, Sr. |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
3 |
39 |
John Riead |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Steve Schafer |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
4 |
4 |
85 |
Kenny Roach |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
5 |
13 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Clyde Bennett |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
6 |
12 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
7 |
20 |
Don Graves |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Don Graves |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
8 |
7 |
Jerry Jinks |
Larned, Kansas |
Jerry Jinks |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
Graves rolled in the first turn of the race and Jinks drove under him thus Graves' car came down on top of Jinks' car. |
Second Heat Race – 8 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
W. T. "Tommy" Jones |
Montezuma, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
2 |
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3 |
29 |
Bob Webster |
Larned, Kansas |
Shinkle, Salmans, Cauble & Harris** |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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4 |
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
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5 |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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6 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
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DNF |
46 |
Alvin "Al" Elliott |
Larned, Kansas |
Harold Skelton |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
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Salmans' car spun out and was hit by Elliott's car which was then struck by Noland's car. |
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Third Heat Race – 7 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Dale James |
Dighton, Kansas |
5 |
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2 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
1 |
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3 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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4 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
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5 |
95 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al Krueger |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
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6 |
99 |
Harold Shute |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Harold Shute |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
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DNF |
88 |
Jack Culver |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Jack & Jerry Culver |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
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Culver's car was running in fourth place when it threw a wheel. |
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Trophy Dash – 6 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn |
Montezuma, Kansas |
1 |
2 |
28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
W. T. "Tommy" Jones |
Montezuma, Kansas |
3 |
3 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Dale James |
Dighton, Kansas |
5 |
4 |
98 |
Cecil "Junior" Maupin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Cecil Maupin, Sr. |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
5 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
4 |
DNF |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
Lowery's car ran off of the racetrack and got stuck in the mud. |
First Semi-Final Race – 10 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
39 |
John Riead |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Steve Schafer |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Dale James |
Dighton, Kansas |
9 |
4 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
10 |
5 |
85 |
Kenny Roach |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
13 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Clyde Bennett |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
DNF |
95 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al Krueger |
Great Bend, Kansas |
8 |
DNF |
7 |
Jerry Jinks |
Larned, Kansas |
Jerry Jinks |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
DNF |
28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
W. T. "Tommy" Jones |
Montezuma, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
The jalopy driven by Salmans became hooked on the back of the car driven by Shumard on the first lap on the back stretch. Riead led this entire race followed by Befort in second place. |
Second Semi-Final Race – 10 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn |
Montezuma, Kansas |
3 |
2 |
98 |
Cecil "Junior" Maupin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Cecil Maupin, Sr. |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1 |
3 |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
4 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
8 |
5 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
6 |
12 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
7 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
DNF |
29 |
Bob Webster |
Larned, Kansas |
Shinkle, Salmans, Cauble & Harris** |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
DNF |
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
DNF |
46 |
Alvin "Al" Elliott |
Larned, Kansas |
Harold Skelton |
Larned, Kansas |
10 |
On the first lap of this race, Webster spun out on the west end of the racetrack and then crashed his jalopy into the guard raining around the outside of the track so hard that it tore both right side wheels off of the car. |
Consolation Race |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
1 |
12 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
13 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Clyde Bennett |
Larned, Kansas |
B Feature Race – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn |
Montezuma, Kansas |
2 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
3 |
98 |
Cecil "Junior" Maupin |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Cecil Maupin, Sr. |
Dodge City, Kansas |
A Feature Race – 18 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
1 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Dale James |
Dighton, Kansas |
2 |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
DNF |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
DNF |
88 |
Jack Culver |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Jack & Jerry Culver |
Dodge City, Kansas |
DNF |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
DNF |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
The jalopies driven by Murphy and Carlson tangled and then crashed in the guard railing on the west end of the racetrack. Culver received minor head and face injuries when his car became entangled with two others (including one driven by Salmans) and went "spiraling through the air and crashed to the ground" coming to rest in a mud hole on the eighteenth lap of this race. The raced had been scheduled for 20 laps but officials ruled it complete at 18 laps. |
This photo of James "Ace" Noland's jalopy on its hauler was taken less than two days after Noland placed second in the A feature at Larned on this night - Cokeley collection
* D. Vane Tabler, Rex Fischer, Dean Sallee, and Riley Eugene "Gene" Constant all of Larned.
** Ted Shinkle, Bob Salmans, Ron Cauble, and Bill Harris all of Larned.
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