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 5, 1942 Promoted by Frank Murphy Adult admission: 40¢ Children under 12: 10¢ The “biggest crowd of the year” was in attendance
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First Heat – 8 laps |
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Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
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Second Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Red Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Third Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Don Brown |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
Dwight Wadley |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Fourth Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Bill Brown |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Hershel Wagner |
Kansas City, Missouri |
3 |
George “Dutch” Collins* |
Larkspur, Colorado |
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First Match Race – 4 laps |
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1 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Dwight Wadley |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Bill Brown |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Second Match Race – 4 laps |
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1 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Dwight Wadley |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Red Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
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B Feature – 20 laps |
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1 |
Bill Brown |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kanss |
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A Feature – 12 cars - 30 laps |
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1 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
Don Brown
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D. A. Clem |
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Mile Applebee Vickey Cummings collection |
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George “Dutch” Collins Vickey Cummings collection |
Wayland “Bud” Camden
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Ernie Powell
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Bob McKim
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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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Dwight Wadley |
Bill Brown Darrin McKim collection |
*George “Dutch” Collins of Larkspur, Colorado did not own a vehicle that was legal to drive on public roads so he was known to push his midget out to the side of the highway, flag down a passing motorist, and have them tow him in the midget to the racetrack. At least Collins would provide the rope. One wonders if that is how he got his midget all the way to Wichita and then back home again.
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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