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
Midget Auto Races Sanctioned by Kansas Midget Racing (KMR) Sunday Night – August 17, 1941 Promoted by Frank Murphy Adult admission: 40¢ plus tax Children under 12: 15¢ plus tax
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Tex West |
Dallas, Texas |
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Bill Brown |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Carl Oliver |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Ralph Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
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Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
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Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
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Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
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D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Clarence Green |
Salina, Kansas |
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Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
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Red Taylor |
Chapman, Kansas |
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Art McCammon |
Delphos, Kansas |
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Paul “Breezy” Barber |
Salina, Kansas |
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George Smith |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Clyde Graves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Clarence Merritt |
Chelsea, Oklahoma |
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Ted Parker |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
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Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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M. L. “Al” Faulkner |
Salina, Kansas |
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First Heat – 10 Laps |
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Tex West |
Dallas, Texas |
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Ted Parker |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
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Ralph Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Second Heat – 10 Laps |
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George Smith |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Carl Oliver |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Third Heat – 10 Laps |
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Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
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Clyde Graves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Frank Dickerson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Fourth Heat – 10 Laps |
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Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
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Red Taylor |
Chapman, Kansas |
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Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
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Fifth Heat - 10 Laps |
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Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Bill Brown |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
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Match Race 4 fastest cars from Time Trials |
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George Smith |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Clyde Graves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Frank Dickerson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Ted Parker |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
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B Feature – 20 Laps |
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Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
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Art McCammon |
Delphos, Kansas |
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M. L. “Al” Faulkner |
Salina, Kansas |
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Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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A Feature – 30 Laps – 6:37.8 |
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1 |
George Smith |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Frank Dickerson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Clyde Graves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Tex West |
Dallas, Texas |
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Art McCammon Cindy Abbott collection
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Clyde Graves
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Clarence Merritt
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Bill Brown Darrin McKim collection
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Red Taylor Vickey Cummings collection
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Clarence Green Vickey Cummings collection |
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Tex West
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Carl Oliver
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Ralph Foster
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman Wichita Beacon photo
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Bob McKim
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Wayland “Bud” Camden
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Emmett Taylor
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D. A. Clem
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George Smith
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Ernie Powell
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Ted Parker
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M. L. “Al” Faulkner Wichita Beacon photo |
Mike Applebee Vickey Cummings collection |
Harold Priddy Westerhaus collection |
Unless otherwise noted, all of the photos on this web page are from the book One Tough Circuit, Midget Racing in America’s Heartland by Bill Hill
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