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)
Memorial Day Saturday Night - May 30, 1942 Promoted by Frank Murphy Adult admission: 40¢ Children under 12: 10¢
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First Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Red Taylor |
Chapman, Kansas |
3 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
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Second Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Vic Rothe |
Kansas City, Missouri |
2 |
Dwight Wadley |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Jimmy “Buss” Bartlett |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Third Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Ernie Booth* |
Chickasha, Oklahoma |
2 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
Val Jameson |
McPherson, Kansas |
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Fourth Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Don Brown |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
Bill Brown |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Consolation Race |
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1 |
Charley Hedges |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
_____ Powell |
Chickasha, Oklahoma |
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Match Race – 4 laps |
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1 |
Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Vic Rothe |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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B Feature – 20 laps |
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1 |
Dwight Wadley |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Ernie Booth* |
Chickasha, Oklahoma |
3 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
4 |
Bill Brown |
Wichita, Kansas |
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A Feature – 12 cars - 30 laps |
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1 |
Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Vic Rothe |
Kansas City, Missouri |
3 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
4 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
Bob McKim
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Don Brown
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Bill Brown Darrin McKim collection
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Mike Applebee Vickey Cummings collection |
Guy “Mac” McHenry Cindy Abbott collection
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Red Taylor
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman Wichita Beacon photo
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Vic Rothe
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Dwight Wadley
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Jimmy “Buss” Bartlett
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Ernie Booth
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Charley Hedges Vickey Cummings collection |
*A newspaper article in the Wichita Beacon says this driver’s name was Clarence Booth but that is undoubtedly incorrect.
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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