JayCee Speedway
Larned, Kansas
Sunday Night – August 3, 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 – Donna Moore of Larned, Kansas
List of Entries – 19 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 |
|
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timpken, Kansas |
|
18 |
Dick Doran |
Wichita, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
|
38 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
|
|
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
|
|
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
|
49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
|
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
|
|
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Earl "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
|
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
93 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Dutch Davis Cokeley collection
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Don Spreier Cokeley collection
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Leland Salmans Alan Salmans collection
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Fritz Kuntzsch Klein collection
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Ferrill Curtis Schrater family collection
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Warren Farney Bill Nicholson collection
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Calvin Thornton Haberman 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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Ron Nicholson Bill Nicholson collection
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Bob Murphy Bob Murphy collection
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First Heat Race – 6 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owners |
Car Owners From |
Started |
1 |
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
3 |
49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
4 |
18 |
Dick Doran |
Wichita, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
|
DNF |
93 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
4 |
Doran slid through a large mud puddle in the infield but kept going and was able to finish the race. |
Second Heat Race – 7 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
|
3 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
|
4 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
|
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
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60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
|
|
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
|
Beydler led every lap of this race. |
Third Heat Race – 6 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 |
5 |
2 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
3 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
4 |
38 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
5 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Mineola, Kansas |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
Salmans' car monetarily became hooked with that driven by Davis on the seventh lap and both slid off of the racetrack going through the mud puddle in the infield. Both drivers were able to get their machines back into the race, however. |
Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 5 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
2 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
4 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
|
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Lanred, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
|
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
4 |
Beydler led the lead for four laps but finished the race in what appeared to the crowd to be in a dead heat with Kreger. Officials declared Beydler with a slight edge at the end and, therefore, the victory. |
First Semi-Final Race – 9 Cars |
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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 |
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
3 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
5 |
4 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
4 |
93 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
|
|
38 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
DNF |
18 |
Dick Doran |
Wichita, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
9 |
Davis's car suffered a broken axle. Carlson's car suffered a broken radiator. |
Second Semi-Final Race – 7 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
4 |
2 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
3 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
4 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
DNF |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
Salmans' car spun and was hit by Haberman's mount with both cars spinning into a mud puddle in a infield. |
Consolation Race – 4 Cars – 5 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
2 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
3 |
18 |
Dick Doran |
Wichita, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
93 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
It was decided to start this race in single file from the beginning. It was not a restart. Powell's car spun into the infield. He was able to return to the racetrack but then lost a wheel. |
A Feature Race – 14 Cars – 25 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 |
14 |
2 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
3 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
11 |
4 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
10 |
5 |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
13 |
6 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
7 |
7 |
18 |
Dick Doran |
Wichita, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
8 |
38 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
12 |
9 |
49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
10 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
8 |
DNF |
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
DNF |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
DNF |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
DNF |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
Spreier was in second place and passing the car driven by Potts on the outside when he was forced into the fence around the outside of the racetrack bringing out the red flag.. Haberman's car lost a wheel. Beydler took command of the lead on the first lap and held that position for 19 laps before being passed by Kreger. |
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