JayCee Speedway
Larned, Kansas
Sunday Night – July 20, 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 – Lola Fairchild of Larned, Kansas
Great Bend Tribune
Friday – July 18, 1958
List of Entries – 16 Cars |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
|
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
|
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timpken, Kansas |
|
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
18 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
|
38 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
|
|
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
42 |
Warren Farney |
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 |
|
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, 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 |
|
|
99 |
Leroy Powell |
Larned, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Dutch Davis Cokeley collection
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Don Spreier Cokeley collection
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Leland Salmans Leland 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
|
Marvin Lowery Mike Constant collection
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Gene Potts Schrater family collection
|
First Heat Race – 7 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owners |
Car Owners From |
Started |
1 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
99 |
Leroy Powell |
Larned, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
4 |
3 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
4 |
60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
|
38 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
|
18 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
|
Lowery took over the lead early in this race and held on all the way winning by a large margin over the second place car. |
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 |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
3 |
2 |
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
7 |
3 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
8 |
4 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
2 |
|
|
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
|
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 5 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
4 |
2 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
3 |
60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
|
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
|
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Lanred, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
The trophy car was a 1925 Chevrolet two-door sedan owned and restored by Glenn Robbins of Larned, Kansas. |
First Semi-Final Race – 7 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
2 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
7 |
3 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
4 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
|
|
60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
DNF |
38 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
Second Semi-Final Race – 5 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
4 |
2 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
3 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
4 |
99 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
5 |
18 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
Coke Race – 4 Cars – 5 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
3 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
4 |
DNF |
49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
The first four cars to get onto the racetrack were allowed to participate in this race. Four bottles of Coke-a-Cola were placed at different places in the infield.. The cars then raced for three laps before where upon each driver drove to a different bottle of Coke. They had to dismount their car, drink the bottle of Coke, get back into their car, fasten the seat belts, and race for two more laps. Clawson's car lost a wheel on the back stretch. |
B Feature Race – 7 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
99 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
4 |
4 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
7 |
5 |
18 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Homer Hickman |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
6 |
38 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
7 |
49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
Lowery took the lead early in this race and stayed in front the rest of the way. |
A Feature Race – 7 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Chase, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
7 |
3 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
4 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
5 |
60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
6 |
42 |
Warren Farney |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
DNF |
8 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
Salmans' car broke a water hose. |
* D. Vane Tabler, Rex Fischer, Dean Sallee, and Riley Eugene "Gene" Constant all of Larned.
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