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

 

First Heat – 8 laps

PLACE:

DRIVER:

FROM:

1

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

2

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

3

Ernie Powell

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

 

 

Second Heat – 8 laps

1

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

2

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Wichita, Kansas

3

Red Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Third Heat – 8 laps

1

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Salina, Kansas

2

Don Brown

Salina, Kansas

3

Dwight Wadley

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Fourth Heat – 8 laps

1

Bill Brown

Wichita, Kansas

2

Hershel Wagner

Kansas City, Missouri

3

George “Dutch” Collins*

Larkspur, Colorado

 

 

 

First Match Race – 4 laps

1

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Salina, Kansas

2

Dwight Wadley

Wichita, Kansas

3

Bill Brown

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Second Match Race – 4 laps

1

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

2

Dwight Wadley

Wichita, Kansas

3

Red Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

B Feature – 20 laps

1

Bill Brown

Wichita, Kansas

2

D. A. Clem

Wichita, Kansas

3

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kanss

 

 

 

A Feature – 12 cars - 30 laps

1

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

2

Ernie Powell

Hutchinson, Kansas

3

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Salina, Kansas

 

 

Don Brown

 

D. A. Clem

 

Mile Applebee

Vickey Cummings collection

 

George “Dutch” Collins

Vickey Cummings collection

Wayland “Bud” Camden

 

Ernie Powell

 

Bob McKim

 

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Cindy Abbott collection

 

Red Taylor

 

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Wichita Beacon photo

 

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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