JayCee Speedway
Larned, Kansas
Sunday Night – September 7, 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 for the trophy dash – Linda Baker of Burdett, Kansas
Trophy girl for the car owner's race – Judy Parker of Larned, Kansas
Great Bend Tribune
Friday - September 5, 1958
List of Entries – 29 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 |
|
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 |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
|
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Juntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
|
38 |
Harley Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
|
39 |
Dale May |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
42 |
Wesley "Speed" Ewing |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
|
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
|
|
48 |
Virgil Donovan |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
52 |
Ned Jacobs |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Ned Jacobs |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
55 |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
|
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
|
71 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
|
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
|
|
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
|
81 |
Leroy Powell |
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 |
84 |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
|
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
|
|
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Dale James |
Dighton, Kansas |
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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Gene Potts 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 Sale collection
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Lyle Lewis Cokeley collection
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Marvin Lowery Mike Constant 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 |
1 |
48 |
Virgil Donovan |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
2 |
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
3 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
4 |
42 |
Wesley "Speed" Ewing |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
|
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
2 |
|
84 |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
5 |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
|
DNF |
38 |
Harley Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
DNF |
39 |
Dale May |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
May's car spun into the infield. Cole rolled the #38 car. |
Second Heat Race – 10 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Dale James |
Dighton, Kansas |
4 |
2 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
8 |
3 |
55 |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
1 |
4 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
9 |
|
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
2 |
|
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
|
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
6 |
|
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
7 |
|
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
10 |
DNF |
81 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
Hickle's car spun out and was struck by the car driven by Nave. The race was stopped long enough to clean up the racetrack and both cars involved in the accident were able to continue. |
Third Heat Race – 9 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 |
9 |
2 |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
3 |
3 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
8 |
4 |
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
|
52 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Ned Jacobs |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
|
71 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
2 |
|
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
|
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
7 |
|
There was a driver change before this race with Nelson Carlson moving into car #52 in place of Ned Jacobs. |
Trophy Dash – 6 Cars – 5 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
3 |
2 |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fritzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
6 |
48 |
Virgil Donovan |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
|
|
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Dale James |
Dighton, Kansas |
2 |
|
55 |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
4 |
First Consolation Race – 8 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 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
3 |
39 |
Dale May |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
5 |
4 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
5 |
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
6 |
84 |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
2 |
DNF |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
38 |
Ned Jacobs |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
There was a driver change before this race with Jacobs replacing Cole in car #38. The car driven by Jacobs then ran off of the racetrack and overturned during the race. |
Second Consolation Race – 8 Cars – 10 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
4 |
2 |
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
5 |
3 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
4 |
71 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Ben Strube |
Claflin, Kansas |
7 |
5 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
6 |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
2 |
7 |
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
81 |
Leroy Powell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Marvin Clawson |
Great Bend, Kansas |
3 |
After driving car #52 in the third heat race, Carlson returned to drive car #3 which he had qualified in during time trials. |
B Feature Race – 11 Cars – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
55 |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
2 |
2 |
85 |
Bernie Beydler |
Great Bend, Kansas |
J. L. "Junior" Stillwell |
Great Bend, Kansas |
10 |
3 |
43 |
Ron Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
4 |
65 |
Milton Luft |
Great Bend, kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
5 |
42 |
Wesley "Speed" Ewing |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
11 |
6 |
82 |
Don Spreier |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
7 |
1 |
Bob Haberman |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
61 |
Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Al & Vernon Suchy |
Great Bend, Kansas |
1 |
|
84 |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
Paul Grumbein |
Ness City, Kansas |
3 |
|
DQ |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
DQ |
97 |
Lyle Lewis |
Dighton, Kansas |
Dale James |
Dighton, Kansas |
8 |
The cars driven by Lowery and Lewis were holding down third and fourth places when they hooked together on seventh lap and spun into the infield. The cars became unhooked during the spin so both cars returned to the race only to both receive the black flag on the next lap and be disqualified for going into the infield during a race. |
A Feature Race – 13 Cars – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
10 |
Leland Salmans |
Larned, Kansas |
Richard Dougherty |
Great Bend, Kansas |
10 |
2 |
73 |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
Paul Befort, Jr. |
Garden City, Kansas |
2 |
3 |
83 |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
Bill Nave |
Lyons, Kansas |
3 |
4 |
3 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
5 |
15 |
Duane Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
11 |
6 |
22 |
Bob Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
8 |
7 |
77 |
Ted Kreger |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Elmer "Shorty" Adams |
Dodge City, Kansas |
12 |
8 |
40 |
Bob Webster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
9 |
35 |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
4 |
10 |
71 |
Gene Potts |
Great Bend, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
6 |
DNF |
5 |
Floyd "Dutch" Davis |
Dodge City, Kansas |
C. J. Fitzgerald |
Minneola, Kansas |
13 |
DNF |
14 |
Ferrill Curtis |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
1 |
DNF |
25 |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
James "Ace" Noland |
Dodge City, Kansas |
7 |
Salmans and Kreger's cars bumped together and spun out in the middle of the racetrack. The cars driven by Webster and Noland crashed into the two stopped cars causing the race to be stopped and then restarted after the racetrack had been cleared. Only Noland's car was damaged enough in the accident that it could not continue. Salmans took the lead of the race on the thirteenth lap and maintained it for the remainder of the event. Davis' car broke an axle and lost one of its rear wheels. |
Car Owner's Race – 15 Cars – 10 Laps The owners of these cars were not necessarily the drivers of the cars in this race. According to the rules, the driver in this race just could not be a regular driver of any race car. |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
Started |
1 |
22 |
Duane Hornbaker |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Guy Salem |
Dodge City, Kansas |
12 |
2 |
15 |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
Carl Caldwell |
Sublette, Kansas |
2 |
3 |
35 |
Art Walton |
Larned, Kansas |
Fritz Kuntzsch |
Larned, Kansas |
13 |
4 |
42 |
Winston Sapp |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
10 |
5 |
74 |
Harold Skelton |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
8 |
|
65 |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
Joe Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
1 |
71 |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
Herman Dirks |
Albert, Kansas |
4 |
|
1 |
V. J. Thompson |
Larned, Kansas |
A. Elwood Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
5 |
|
3 |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
Wilbur Dirks |
Larned, Kansas |
6 |
|
82 |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
Charles Berryman |
Larned, Kansas |
7 |
|
38 |
Willis Rodey |
Larned, Kansas |
Dick Cole |
Larned, Kansas |
9 |
|
40 |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
Earl Vratil |
Larned, Kansas |
11 |
|
43 |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
John Nicholson |
Larned, Kansas |
14 |
|
DNF |
55 |
Jim Oberle |
Claflin, Kansas |
Charlie Hickle |
Claflin, Kansas |
3 |
DNF |
14 |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
Vernon Schrater |
Timken, Kansas |
15 |
Salmans and Kreger's cars bumped together and spun out in the middle of the racetrack. The cars driven by Webster and Noland crashed into the two stopped cars causing the race to be stopped and then restarted after the racetrack had been cleared. Only Noland's car was damaged enough in the accident that it could not continue. Davis' car broke an axle and lost one of its rear wheels. |
* D. Vane Tabler, Rex Fischer, Dean Sallee, and Riley Eugene "Gene" Constant all of Larned.
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