JayCee Speedway
Larned, Kansas
Sunday Afternoon – September 21, 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 – Joan Struthers of Larned, Kansas
Trophy boy – Jerry McMurry of Larned, Kansas
Total purse – $175
Great Bend Tribune
Friday - September 5, 1958
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List of Entries – 34 Cars |
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Car # |
Driver |
Driver From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
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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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7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
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10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
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15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
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16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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28 |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
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33 |
Dale May |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
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40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
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42 |
Wesley "Speed" Ewing |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
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43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
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48 |
Virgil Donovan |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
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49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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52 |
Bob Reekie |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Bob Reekie |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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55 |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
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60 |
Jim Debrano |
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60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
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61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, 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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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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75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Sublette, Kansas |
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77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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81 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
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83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
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84 |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
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85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
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Dutch Davis Cokeley collection
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Speed Ewing Bill Nicholson collection
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Leland Salmans Leland Salmans collection
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Ace Noland Cokeley 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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Ron Nicholson Bill Nicholson collection
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Paul Befort, Jr. Coffman collection
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Bob Salem Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Bob Salem collection
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Nut Cokeley Cokeley collection
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Calvin Thornton Haberman collection
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Marvin Lowery Mike Constant collection
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Gene Potts Schrater family collection
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Paul Grumbein McFarren collection
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First Heat Race – 9 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owners |
Car Owners From |
Started |
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1 |
55 |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
4 |
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2 |
42 |
Wesley "Speed" Ewing |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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3 |
48 |
Virgil Donovan |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
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4 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
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52 |
Bob Reekie |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Bob Reekie |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1 |
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49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
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1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
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DNF |
60 |
Jim Debrano |
9 |
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DNF |
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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Suchy's car lost a wheel. |
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Second Heat Race – 10 Cars – 10 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 |
5 |
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2 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
7 |
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3 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
9 |
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4 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
10 |
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65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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81 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
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60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
8 |
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Third Heat Race – 10 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 |
1 |
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2 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
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3 |
75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Sublette, Kansas |
4 |
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4 |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
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22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
5 |
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40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
7 |
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10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
9 |
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77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
8 |
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DNF |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
10 |
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The car driven by Davis crashed into the rear of the car driven by Kreger sending the #5 bouncing high into the air. Both cars spun into the infield but Kreger was able to get his car back into the race. Second place in this race received $4.50 from the purse. |
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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 |
55 |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansass |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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42 |
Wesley "Speed" Ewing |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
4 |
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25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
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First Consolation Race – 7 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
6 |
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3 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
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4 |
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
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5 |
60 |
Jim Debrano |
3 |
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6 |
49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
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7 |
28 |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
4 |
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Second Consolation Race – 11 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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2 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
7 |
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3 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
8 |
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4 |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
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5 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
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6 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
1 |
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7 |
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
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8 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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9 |
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
10 |
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10 |
84 |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
11 |
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DNF |
60 |
Calvin Thornton |
Great Bend, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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B Feature Race – 15 Cars – 15 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 |
12 |
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2 |
42 |
Wesley "Speed" Ewing |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
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3 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
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4 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
11 |
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5 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
13 |
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6 |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
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7 |
55 |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
4 |
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28 |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
Bob Champlin |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
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61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
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49 |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
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84 |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
7 |
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65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
10 |
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60 |
Jim Debrano |
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15 |
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DNF |
48 |
Virgil Donovan |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
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DNF |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
14 |
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A Feature Race – 14 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
1 |
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2 |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
7 |
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3 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
Merle E. "Rabbit" Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
6 |
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4 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
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5 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
12 |
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6 |
75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Gene Crook |
Satanta, Kansas |
8 |
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7 |
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
13 |
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8 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
14 |
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71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
2 |
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83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
3 |
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40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
10 |
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15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
11 |
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DNF |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
9 |
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DNF |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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The race had to be restarted after Carlson's car lost one of its wheels. Third place in this race received $9 from the purse. |
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Powder Puff Derby – 11 Cars |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
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1 |
65 |
Neva Berger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
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2 |
33 |
Joyce May |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
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3 |
74 |
Judy Parker |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
3 |
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4 |
16 |
Doris Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
7 |
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5 |
42 |
Betty Eikmeier |
Garfield, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
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6 |
73 |
Gladys Holmes |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
9 |
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7 |
71 |
Della Gesner |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
1 |
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8 |
82 |
Arlene Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
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9 |
8 |
Carol Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
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10 |
84 |
Marlene Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
11 |
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11 |
14 |
May "Babe" Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
10 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley is seen here before the races this afternoon at Larned unloading the Merle-Trahern-owned 1934 Ford #7 that he drove at JayCee Speedway on this afternoon - Cokeley collection
Top Fifteen in Final Driver Season Points for the Merrick Auto Racing Circuit for 1958
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Total Season Points |
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1 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
1027 |
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2 |
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
899 |
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3 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
893 |
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4 |
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
859 |
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5 / 6 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Dodge City, Kansas |
697 |
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5 / 6 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Larned, Kansas |
697 |
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7 |
41 |
Johnny Thomas |
Ashland, Kansas |
687 |
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8 |
75 |
Cliff Schriner |
Dodge City, Kansas |
686 |
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9 |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
682 |
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10 |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
662 |
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11 |
7 |
Clarence "Nut" Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
630 |
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12 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
624 |
|
13 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
584 |
|
14 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
567 |
|
15 |
71 |
Bob Murphy |
Larned, Kansas |
556 |
Top Fifteen in Final Car Owner Season Points for the Merrick Auto Racing Circuit for 1958
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Place |
Car # |
Car Owner of Record |
From |
Total Season Points |
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1 |
5 |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
975 |
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2 |
77 |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
881 |
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3 |
15 |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
859 |
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4 |
10 |
Richard W. Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
820 |
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5 |
80 |
Henry Doerksen |
Sublette, Kansas |
688 |
|
6 |
22 |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
682 |
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7 |
40 |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
671 |
|
8 |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
662 |
|
9 |
3 |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
655 |
|
10 |
42 |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
596 |
|
11 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
588 |
|
12 |
71 |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
581 |
|
13 |
41 |
J. B. "Sheets" Simonson |
Liberal, Kansas |
577 |
|
14 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
556 |
|
15 |
16 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
554 |
* D. Vane Tabler, Rex Fischer, Dean Sallee, and Riley Eugene "Gene" Constant all of Larned.
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