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 Afternoon – November 9, 1941

Season Final

Promoted by Frank Murphy

 

 

Published Entry List

 

DRIVER:

FROM:

 

Ralph Foster

Wichita, Kansas

 

George Binnie 

Kansas City, Missouri

 

Vic Rothe

Kansas City, Missouri

 

Red Taylor

Chapman, Kansas

 

Rex Woodward

Wichita, Kansas

 

Emmett Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

 

D. A. Clem

Wichita, Kansas

 

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

 

Frank Dickerson

Wichita, Kansas

 

M. L. “Al” Faulkner

Salina, Kansas

 

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

 

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

 

Bill Brown

Wichita, Kansas

 

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Salina, Kansas

 

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Wichita, Kansas

 

Ernie Powell

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

Chickasha, Oklahoma

 

Paul “Breezy” Barber

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

First Heat - 10 Laps

PLACE:

DRIVER:

FROM:

1

Frank Dickerson

Wichita, Kansas

Rex Woodward

Wichita, Kansas

3

Ralph Foster

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

Second Heat - 10 Laps

1

D. A. Clem

Wichita, Kansas

2

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

3

M. L. “Al” Faulkner

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

Third Heat - 10 Laps

1

Red Taylor

Chapman, Kansas

2

Paul “Breezy” Barber

Salina, Kansas

DNF

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

Chickasha, Oklahoma

Only three cars started the third heat race.  Buzz Barton escaped injury when his car crashed through the outside fence during this event.

 

 

 

A Feature – 30 Laps

1

Frank Dickerson

Wichita, Kansas

2

D. A. Clem

Wichita, Kansas

3

Rex Woodward

Wichita, Kansas

4

Emmett Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

D. A. Clem’s second place finish in the A feature sewed up the West Side Speedway season championship for him.

 

 

 

Emmett Taylor

 

M. L. “Al” Faulkner

Wichita Beacon photo

 

Bob McKim

 

Guy “Mac” McHenry

 

Ernie Powell

 

Bill Brown

Darrin McKim collection

Ralph Foster

 

Red Taylor

Vickey Cummings collection

 

D. A. Clem

 

Frank Dickerson

 

George Binnie

 

Vic Rothe

 

Rex Woodward

 

Wayland “Bud” Camden

 

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Wichita Beacon photo

 

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

 

Mike Applebee

Vickey Cummings collection

 

 

 

 

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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