Frank Lies at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in a track hot rod that he drove in 1948 for car owner C. W. Sampson – Jim Edwards photo

I hope these hot rodss are stopped or there was a pedestrian in great danger at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in 1949.  That is Shorty Jones in the low slung track hot rod at right – Jim Edwards photo

An unidentified track hot rod is shown here spinning in front of the grandstand at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in 1949 while the #81 hot rod passes by in it the background.  The #81 was owned by Earl Mills of Newton, Kansas.  If you can identify the spinning car or the driver of either of these cars, please contact Bob Lawrence – Jim Edwards photo

Noel “Shorty” Jones is shown here in a track hot rod at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in 1949 – Jim Edwards photo

This hot rod was owned by Paul Hainke of Hutchinson, Kansas and driven by Troy Routh of Maize, Kansas – 1950 – Tommy Madison collection

Bub McHenry is seated in the #44 in this photo taken at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas c1949 – Jim Edwards photo from the J. R. “Bob” Cox collection

Car #81 in the foreground was owned by Earl Mills of Newton, Kansas - Jayhawk Park Speedway, Newton, Kansas - 1948 – J. R. Cox collection

Russell, Kansas – 1950 – J. R. Cox collection

Bob Cox is seated in the #9 with car owner Marvin Church seated beside him.  The #49 owned by Bob Cox and driven by J. D. Hanna is visible on the other side of the #9 – Russell, Kansas – 1951 – J. R. Cox collection

Mickey McCormick of Hutchinson, Kansas is being helped from his hot rod after crashing at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson – 1948 – J. R. Cox collection

This photo was taken during a “Hot Rods vs. Big Cars” race at Russell, Kansas in 1951.  The #27 big car was driven by Casey Jones – J. R. Cox collection

Troy Routh of Maize, Kansas seated in a #11 hot rod he drove for car owner Paul Hainke of Hutchinson, Kansas in 1951.  Note the Ardun heads on the Mercury V8 engine – Don Radbruch collection

The #24 was painted on the other side of this Mercury powered hot rod that was owned by Al White and Ted Kammerer both of Wichita, Kansas and driven by Bob Thorne of Dallas, Texas - 1949 – Punch Lemberg photo

This hot rod was owned by the Wilkinson family of Wichita, Kansas and driven by Bob Murra also from Wichita – 1949 – Punch Lemberg photo

J. D. Hanna of Dallas, Texas is shown here standing beside a hot rod he drove in 1949 at races in Kansas for owner J. R. “Bob” Cox of Halstead, Kansas – Punch Lemberg photo

Troy Routh drove this car at Oakley, Kansas in 1949 – Punch Lemberg photo

This undoubtedly posed photo of Ileen (Forrest) Goodman was taken at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in 1949.  She was a sister to drivers Will Forrest, Harold Forrest, and Carroll Forrest – Jim Edwards photo

Harold Forrest crashed this hot rod into the fence in front of the grandstand at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.  The incident was the end of Forrest’s driving career - Cejay Stadium – Jim Edwards photo from the Michelle Kristek collection

Harold Forrest can be seen rushing to the aid of Red Taylor who had rolled his hot rod during a race at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas - 1948 – Lies collection

This photo is of the finish of the very first hot rod feature race ever run at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.  The date was September 6, 1947.  (They had been racing midgets there all summer.  The attendance had been good but the car counts were low so track owner Carl Johnson decided to try a second division of racing cars on another night of the week.)  #67 Shorty Jones in his own hot rod finished second to #81 Jim Roper whose hot rod was owned by Earl Mills of Newton, Kansas.  The flagman was Tom Herndon – Lies collection

This photo was taken after a wreck during the hot rod races at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in 1947.  The wrecker belonged to Earl Mills of Newton, Kansas – Lies collection

Dan Berghaus of Meade, Kansas in the first car that he drove in early hot rod races – Dr. Mary Berghaus collection

Roy Still of Topeka, Kansas with his hot rod in 1951 – Charlene Still collection