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 – July 26, 1942

Promoted by Frank Murphy

Adult admission:  40¢

Children under 12:  10¢

 

First Heat – 8 laps

PLACE:

DRIVER:

FROM:

1

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Wichita, Kansas

2

Carl Oliver

Tulsa, Oklahoma

3

Red Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Second Heat – 8 laps

1

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

2

Clarence Merritt

Chelsea, Oklahoma

3

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Third Heat – 8 laps

1

Clarence Brooks

Sioux City, Iowa

2

Dwight Wadley

Wichita, Kansas

3

Buzz Barton

Chickasha, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Fourth Heat – 8 laps

1

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Salina, Kansas

2

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

3

Don Brown

Salina, Kansas

 

Australian Pursuit

1

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

2

Dwight Wadley

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Consolation

1

Freddie Bass

Tulsa, Oklahoma

2

Charley Hedges

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

B Feature – 20 laps

1

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Salina, Kansas

2

Don Brown

Salina, Kansas

3

Freddie Bass

Tulsa, Oklahoma

4

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

 

A Feature – 12 cars - 30 laps

1

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Wichita, Kansas

2

Clarence Brooks

Sioux City, Iowa

3

Clarence Merritt

Chelsea, Oklahoma

4

Carl Oliver

Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

 

Clarence Brooks

 

Dwight Wadley

 

Don Brown

 

Charley Hedges

Vickey Cummings collection

 

Mike Applebee

Vickey Cummings collection

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Cindy Abbott collection

 

Carl Oliver

 

Red Taylor

 

Bob McKim

 

Clarence Merritt

 

Wayland “Bud” Camden

 

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

 

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Wichita Beacon photo

 

Freddie Bass

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, all of the photographs on this web page are from the book One Tough Circuit, Midget Racing in America’s Heartland by Bill Hill

  

  

 

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