JayCee Speedway
Larned, Kansas
Sunday Night – August 31, 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
Pit steward – Bob Platt of Larned, Kansas
Assistant pit steward – Darrell Harms of Dodge City, Kansas
Trophy girl – Betty Eikmeier of Larned, Kansas
Great Bend Tribune
Friday - August 29, 1958
List of Entries – 28 Cars |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
|
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
|
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
|
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
|
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
|
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
|
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
18 |
Dick Doran |
Wichita, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
|
28 |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
|
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Juntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
|
38 |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
|
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
42 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
|
|
48 |
Virgil Donovan |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
|
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
|
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
|
75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
|
|
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
81 |
Bill Roach |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
|
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
93 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Dutch Davis Cokeley collection
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Ron Nicholson Bill Nicholson collection
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Leland Salmans Leland Salmans collection
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Leland Salmans Alan Salmans collection
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Ted Kreger Cokeley collection
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Nelson Carlson Toiler & Toiler
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Bob Haberman Haberman collection
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Bob Murphy Bob Murphy collection
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Ferrill Curtis Schrater family collection
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Fritz Kuntzsch Klein collection
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Don Spreier Cokeley collection
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Duane Caldwell Cokeley collection
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Marvin Lowery Mike Constant collection
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Bob Salem Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Bob Sale collection
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Gene Potts Schrater family collection
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First Heat Race – 10 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owners |
Car Owners From |
Started |
1 |
42 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
2 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
4 |
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
10 |
5 |
28 |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
8 |
6 |
48 |
Virgil Donovan |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
DNF |
81 |
Bill Roach |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
38 |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
DNF |
18 |
Dick Doran |
Wichita, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
DNF |
93 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
4 |
Doran crashed his car into the fence around the outside of the racetrack in the third turn on the fifth lap causing the race to have to be restarted. Lowery held a commanding lead before the accident but lost his advantage over the field of cars when the event was stopped. Nicholson then quickly took over the top spot when the race was restarted. Roach spun his car into the infield. |
Second Heat Race – 8 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
6 |
2 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
4 |
3 |
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
4 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
|
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Larned, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
|
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
5 |
|
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
|
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
8 |
Third Heat Race – 9 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
8 |
2 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
9 |
3 |
75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
5 |
4 |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
2 |
|
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
|
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
|
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
7 |
DNF |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
Carlson dropped out on the fifth lap when his engine caught fire. Salmans spun into the infield from the back-stretch on the last lap. |
Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 5 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
3 |
2 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, kansas |
4 |
4 |
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
6 |
|
42 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
|
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
First Semi-Final Race – 12 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
6 |
2 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
7 |
4 |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
8 |
5 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
6 |
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
10 |
7 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
11 |
8 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
9 |
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
4 |
10 |
48 |
Virgil Donovan |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
12 |
DNF |
81 |
Bill Roach |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
Second Semi-Final Race – 12 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
10 |
2 |
42 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
3 |
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
7 |
|
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
|
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
5 |
|
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
|
75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
8 |
|
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
11 |
|
28 |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
12 |
DNF |
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
9 |
DNF |
38 |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
Salmans' car lost its left front wheel on the ninth lap. |
Consolation Race – 7 Cars – 8 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
2 |
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
|
38 |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
28 |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
7 |
DNF |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
2 |
DNF |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
The cars driven by Champlin and Curtis crashed into the fence together with Champlin's mount then turning over onto its side. |
B Feature Race – 10 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
2 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
8 |
3 |
28 |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
9 |
4 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
5 |
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
DNF |
38 |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
DNF |
42 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
DNF |
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
10 |
Wheels flew off of the two cars driven by Haberman and Lowery. |
A Feature Race – 9 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
7 |
2 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Mineola, Kansas |
8 |
4 |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
5 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
6 |
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
7 |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
2 |
DNF |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
Salmans changed from driving the #10 Richard-Dougherty-owned Hudson that he had been driving in the preliminary races to driving his own #8 Ford coupe in this race. |
* D. Vane Tabler, Rex Fischer, Dean Sallee, and Riley Eugene "Gene" Constant all of Larned.
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