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Jalopy Stock Car Races
Grant County Fairgrounds
Ulysses, Kansas
Friday Night – August 5, 1955
Sponsor – Charles B. Hart American Legion Post 379
Races Sanctioned by – Grant County Racing Association
Race Director – Ernest Mann of Ulysses, Kansas
Total Gate Receipts – $585
Total Purse – $300
Attendance – 800
Admission – $1 Adults, children under 12 free
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Nut Cokeley Cokeley collection
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Bob Murphy Cokeley collection
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Chuck Arnold Dutch Davis collection
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Harvey Main Huddleston & Peoples photo from the Cokeley collection
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Time Trials – 24 Cars – 1 Lap |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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Harvey Main |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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Charles “Chuck” Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
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Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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Heat Race – 8 Lap |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Harvey Main |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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2 |
Unknown |
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3 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
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Main started last but still managed to win. |
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Trophy Dash – 6 Laps Trophy donated by Arnold’s Café, Chuck Arnold proprietor |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Harvey Main |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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B Feature Race – 15 Laps |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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1 |
Bob Murphy |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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2 |
Unknown |
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3 |
Clarence “Nut” Cokeley |
Liberal, Kansas |
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Murphy came from several positions back to win this race. Cokeley collected $15 in from the purse for his third place finish but also suffered a cracked head on his engine. |
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A Feature Race – 20 Laps |
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Place |
Driver |
From |
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Charles “Chuck” Arnold |
Ulysses, Kansas |
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Arnold’s winning car was a 1934 Ford coupe #75. |
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