JayCee Speedway
Larned, Kansas
Sunday Night – June 8, 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 – Donna Dougan of Larned, Kansas
Great Bend Tribune
June 6, 1958
(Note that this ad states at the races started at 2:15 in the afternoon but, in fact, these races were run night races beginning at 8:15 p.m. on Sunday evening instead.)
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List of Entries – 18 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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5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
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10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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13 |
Harley Cole* |
Larned, Kansas |
Clyde Bennett |
Larned, Kansas |
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14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
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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30 |
Al Leep |
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35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
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38 |
Harley Cole* |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
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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60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
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65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
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71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, 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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Nelson Carlson Toiler & Toiler
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Don Spreier Cokeley collection
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Leland Salmans Leland Salmans collection
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Bob Murphy Bob Murphy collection
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Ferrill Curtis Schrater family collection
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Warren Farney Bill Nicholson collection
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Dutch Davis Cokeley collection
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Fritz Kuntzsch Klein collection
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Calvin Thornton Haberman collection
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Gene Potts Schrater family 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 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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2 |
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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4 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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5 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrather |
Timkin, Kansas |
7 |
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30 |
Al Leep |
8 |
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DNF |
60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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DNF |
38 |
Harley Cole* |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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Second Heat Race – 9 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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2 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
1 |
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4 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
9 |
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5 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
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3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
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71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
6 |
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10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
7 |
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40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
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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 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
6 |
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4 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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First Semi-Final Race – 8 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 |
6 |
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2 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
7 |
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4 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Temken, Kansas |
4 |
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5 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
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6 |
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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DNF |
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
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DNF |
13 |
Harley Cole* |
Larned, Kansas |
Clyde Bennett |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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Cole's car spun near the third corner on the fifth lap and was struck from behind by the jalopy driven by Powell. That caused Cole's jalopy to overturn and roll several times. Cole was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the incident. |
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Second Semi-Final Race – 8 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
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2 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
8 |
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3 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
4 |
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4 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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5 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
7 |
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B Feature Race – 7 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
7 |
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2 |
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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3 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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DNF |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
6 |
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DNF |
49 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
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DNF |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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The jalopy driven by Powell lost a wheel. |
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A Feature Race – 7 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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3 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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4 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
5 |
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5 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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DNF |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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DNF |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
7 |
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The jalopies driven by Kuntzsch and Davis hooked together on the fourth lap and and spun into the infield near the first turn. |
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* Harley Cole drove both car #38 and car #13 in these races.
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