Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Wichita Beacon photo

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Red Taylor

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Cindy Abbott collection

Clarence Merritt

Clarence Brooks

Dwight Wadley

Bob McKim

Charley Hedges

Vickey Cummings collection

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 - May 24, 1942

Promoted by Frank Murphy

2,000 fans were in attendance

Adult admission:  40¢

Children under 12:  10¢

First Heat – 8 laps

PLACE:

DRIVER:

FROM:

1

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

Chickasha, Oklahoma

2

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Wichita, Kansas

3

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

Second Heat – 8 laps

1

Red Taylor

Chapman, Kansas

2

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Wichita, Kansas

3

Charley Hedges

Salina, Kansas

Third Heat – 8 laps

1

Clarence Merritt

Chelsea, Oklahoma

2

Ralph Foster

Wichita, Kansas

3

Clarence Brooks

Sioux City, Iowa

Fourth Heat – 8 laps

1

Carl Oliver

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

2

Dwight Wadley

Wichita, Kansas

3

Don Brown

Salina, Kansas

Consolation Race

1

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

2

Bill Brown

Wichita, Kansas

Australian Pursuit

1

Clarence Merritt

Chelsea, Oklahoma

B Feature – 20 laps

1

Charley Hedges

Salina, Kansas

2

Clarence Merritt

Chelsea, Oklahoma

3

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

A Feature – 12 cars – 30 laps

1

Clarence Brooks

Sioux City, Iowa

2

Carl Oliver

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

3

Red Taylor

Chapman, Kansas

The cars driven by Guy “Mac” McHenry and Wayland “Bud” Camden crashed on the 19^th lap of this 30-lap A feature with neither being able to continue Clarence Brooks won this race driving a Ford V8-60 owned by Ralph Foster.

Ralph Foster

Carl Oliver

Don Brown

Bill Brown

Darrin McKim collection