JayCee Speedway
Larned, Kansas
Sunday Afternoon – September 9, 1956
Race promoter – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Sanctioned by – Merrick Racing Promotions of Dodge City, Kansas
Sponsored by – Larned Jaycees of Larned, Kansas
Larned Jaycees racing committee chairman – Maynard Schneck of Larned, Kansas
Speedway general manager – Wilbur Dirks of Larned, Kansas
Public address announcer – Jack Merrick of Dodge City, Kansas
Flagman / starter – Ben Hughes of Dodge City, Kansas
Attendance – 1,150
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First Heat Race |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owners |
Car Owners From |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn |
Montezuma, Kansas |
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Nelson Carlson Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Stanley Trahern Cokeley collection
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Don Shumard Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Dale McCarty Cokeley collection
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Bob Webster :Leland Salmans collection
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Marvin Lowery Mike Constant collection
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Second Heat Race |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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1 |
38 |
Dale McCarty |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Bob Robbins & Virgil McNeil |
Larned, Kansas |
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Third Heat Race |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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1 |
6 |
Nelson Carlson |
Larned, Kansas |
Cecil Schniepp |
Larned, Kansas |
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Trophy Dash |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn |
Montezuma, Kansas |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn |
Montezuma, Kansas |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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1 |
28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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1 |
74 |
Marvin Lowery |
Larned, Kansas |
Tabler, Fischer, Sallee & Constant* |
Larned, Kansas |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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1 |
80 |
Stanley Trahern |
Sublette, Kansas |
Bob Kenneman & Melvin Tuxhorn |
Montezuma, Kansas |
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Place |
Car # |
Driver |
From |
Car Owner |
Car Owner From |
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1 |
28 |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
Don Shumard |
Dodge City, Kansas |
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2 |
29 |
Bob Webster |
Larned, Kansas |
Shinkle, Salmans, Cauble & Harris** |
Larned, Kansas |
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Webster lost a wheel with three laps remaining in the race but he was able to continue on to the finish without losing any more places. |
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#2A Larry Beltz of Hutchinson, Kansas and #95 Al Suchy of Great Bend, Kansas mix it up with a couple of other jalopies on the front straightaway at JayCee Speedway - Leland Salmans collection
* D. Vane Tabler, Rex Fischer, Dean Sallee, and Riley Eugene "Gene" Constant all of Larned.
** Ted Shinkle, Bob Salmans, Ron Cauble and Bill Harris all of Larned.
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