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 – June 7, 1942

Promoted by Frank Murphy

Adult admission:  40¢

Children under 12:  10¢

Rain started falling just before time trials and this racing program was canceled.  The 22 entries on hand were: 

DRIVER:

FROM:

ENGINE:

Clarence Brooks

Sioux City, IA

Continental

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Wichita, KS

Menasco

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Salina, KS

Ford V8-60

Mike Applebee

Salina, KS

Ford V8-60

Bob McKim

Salina, KS

Ford V8-60

Charley Hedges

Salina, KS

Ford V8-60

Bill Brown

Wichita, KS

Willys

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, KS

Ford V8-60

Ralph Foster

Wichita, KS

Ford V8-60

Red Taylor

Wichita, KS

Ford V8-60

Dwight Wadley

Wichita, KS

Ford V8-60

Ken Richardson

Wichita, KS

Ford V8-60

Eddie Overton

Wichita, KS

Willys

Jimmy “Buss” Bartlett

Wichita, KS

Star

Don Brown

Salina, KS

Ford V8-60

Val Jameson

McPherson, KS

Ford V8-60

Ernie Booth

Chickasha, OK

Ford V8-60

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

Chickasha, OK

Ford V8-60

Carl Oliver

Tulsa, OK

Ford V8-60

Dick Sharp

Chickasha, OK

Ford V8-60

Frank Dickerson

Tulsa, OK

Ford V8-60

Clyde Graves

Oklahoma City, OK

Ford V8-60

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Red Taylor

Jimmy “Buss” Bartlett

Ernie Booth

Carl Oliver

Frank Dickerson

Bill Brown

Darrin McKim collection

Mike Applebee

Vickey Cummings collection

Clarence Brooks

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Cindy Abbott collection

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Wichita Beacon photo

Bob McKim

Ralph Foster

Dwight Wadley

Don Brown

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

Dick Sharp

Clyde Graves

Charley Hedges

Vickey Cummings collection