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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 Races Sunday Night – August 3, 1941 Promoted by Frank Murphy Adult admission: 40¢ plus tax Children under 12: 15¢ plus tax
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Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Carl Oliver |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Ralph Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
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D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Bill Brown |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Clarence Green |
Salina, Kansas |
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Red Taylor |
Chapman, Kansas |
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
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Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
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Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
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Art McCammon |
Delphos, Kansas |
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Harry West |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
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Clarence Merritt |
Chelsea, Oklahoma |
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Hap Hogan |
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George Binnie |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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George Smith |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Clyde Graves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Time Trials – 1 Lap |
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George Smith |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
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3 |
George Binnie |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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First Heat – 10 Laps |
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
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D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
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George Binnie |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Second Heat – 10 Laps |
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George Smith |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Third Heat – 10 Laps |
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Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Fourth Heat – 10 Laps |
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Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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First Match Race – 4 cars for 10 Laps |
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D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
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George Smith |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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George Binnie |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
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George Binnie and Curly Steerman tangled on the second lap and both cars spun out. |
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Second Match Race – 4 cars for 10 Laps |
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Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
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Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
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Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
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B Feature – 20 Laps |
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Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
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Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
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A Feature – 30 Laps |
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George Smith |
Kansas City, Missouri |
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Clarence Green |
Salina, Kansas |
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Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
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D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
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D. A. Clem was awarded fourth place points and prize money in the A feature as only three cars actually finished the race on a very rough racetrack, a condition that was unusual for West Side Speedway. |
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44 - Clyde Graves
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47 - Ernie Powell |
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Mike Applebee Vickey Cummings collection |
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Red Taylor Vickey Cummings collection |
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Clarence Green Vickey Cummings collection |
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C5 - Wayland “Bud” Camden
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C4 - Emmett Taylor
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60 - Carl Oliver
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33 – Ralph Foster
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13 – D. A. Clem
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7-11 – Art McCammon Cindy Abbott collection
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99 – Bob McKim
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7JR – Clarence Merritt
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75 – George Smith
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5 – Guy “Mac” McHenry
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Bill Brown Darrin McKim collection
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Harold Priddy Westerhaus collection |
George Binnie of Kansas City, Missouri at left and Eldon “Curly” Steerman of Salina, Kansas are shown here after their midgets tangled and spun to a stop on the second lap of the fourth match race on this evening at West Side Speedway – Vickey Cummings 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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