West Side Speedway

1/5 mile dirt racetrack that was located two blocks north

of Douglas Street between Glenn Street and Vine Street

at 1800 West Third Street in Wichita, Kansas

Kansas Midget Racing (KMR)

Sanctioned Midget Auto Races

Sunday Night, August 10, 1941

Promoter:  Frank Murphy

Announcer:  Larry Stanley

Starter / Flagman:  Ted Davis

Adult admission:  40¢ plus tax

Children under 12:  15¢ plus tax 

Attendance:  “One of the season’s largest crowds”

Time Trials – 1 Lap - Quick Time - :13.12

PLACE

DRIVER

HOMETOWN

ENGINE

1

George Smith

Kansas City, Missouri

Ford V8-60

Tex West

Dallas, Texas

Ford V8-60

Clyde Graves

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Ford V8-60

D. A. Clem*

Wichita, Kansas

4-cyl. Menasco

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Harold Priddy

Salina, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Bud Camden

Wichita, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Ernie Powell

Hutchinson, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Carl Oliver

Wichita, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Curly Steerman*

Hoisington, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Red Taylor

Chapman, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Emmett Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Paul Barber

Salina, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Bill Brown

Wichita, Kansas

Willys

First Heat – 10 Laps – Time: 3:21.4

1

Tex West

Dallas, Texas

Ford V8-60

2

Clyde Graves

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Ford V8-60

3

George Smith

Kansas City, Missouri

Ford V8-60

Second Heat – 10 Laps – Time: 2:22.8

1

D. A. Clem*

Wichita, Kansas

4-cyl. Menasco

2

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

Ford V8-60

3

Harold Priddy

Salina, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Third Heat – 10 Laps – Time: 2:19.6

1

Bud Camden

Wichita, Kansas

Ford V8-60

2

Ernie Powell

Hutchinson, Kansas

Ford V8-60

3

Carl Oliver

Wichita, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Fourth Heat – 10 Laps – Time: 2:19.6

1

Curly Steerman*

Hoisington, Kansas

Ford V8-60

2

Red Taylor

Chapman, Kansas

Ford V8-60

3

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Straw Hat Race – 10 Laps – Time: 2:28.8

1

Emmett Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

Ford V8-60

2

Paul Barber

Salina, Kansas 

Ford V8-60

3

Bill Brown

Wichita, Kansas

Willys

First Match Race – 10 Laps – Time: 2:10.4

1

George Smith

Kansas City, Missouri

Ford V8-60

2

Tex West

Dallas, Texas

Ford V8-60

3

Carl Oliver

Wichita, Kansas

Ford V8-60

4

Clyde Graves

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Ford V8-60

 DNS

D. A. Clem*

Wichita, Kansas

4-cyl. Menasco

Second Match Race – 10 Laps

1

Larry Stanley

2

Frank Murphy

Wichita, Kansas

B Feature – 20 Laps – Time: 4:49.0

1

Emmett Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

Ford V8-60

2

Carl Oliver

Wichita, Kansas

Ford V8-60

3

Ernie Powell

Hutchinson, Kansas

Ford V8-60

4

Paul Barber

Salina, Kansas

Ford V8-60

A Feature – 30 Laps – Time: 6:38.8

1

George Smith

Kansas City, Missouri

Ford V8-60

2

D. A. Clem*

Wichita, Kansas

4-cyl. Menasco

3

Clyde Graves

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Ford V8-60

4

Harold Priddy

Salina, Kansas

Ford V8-60

Emmett Taylor

Bill Brown

Darrin McKim collection

Mike Applebee

Vickey Cummings collection

Red Taylor

Vickey Cummings collection

George Smith

Tex West

Wichita Beacon photo

Clyde Graves

D. A. Clem

Bob McKim

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Ernie Powell

Carl Oliver

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Wichita Beacon photo

Harold Priddy

Westerhaus collection

Larry Stanley

Frank Murphy

These two photos were published in the Wichita Beacon newspaper to publicize the second match race run on this evening at West Side Speedway.  The ten-lap affair was won by track announcer Larry Stanley after race promoter Frank Murphy was disqualified for cutting through the infield – Wichita Beacon photographs from the Vickey Cummings collection