West Side Speedway
1/8 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
Opening Night
Midget Races Sanctioned by Kansas Midget Racing (KMR)
Sunday, May 25, 1941
Race Promoter: Frank Murphy
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Adult Admission |
40¢ plus tax |
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Children under 12 |
15¢ plus tax |
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Attendance: |
3,000 + |
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Total Entries: |
20 plus 3 cars from Oklahoma that were not allowed to compete |
(This was a closed meet open only to Kansas drivers.)
Time Trials – 1 Lap – Quick Time 0:12.26
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PLACE: |
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1 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Ralph Foster |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Rex Woodward |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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4 |
D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 cyl. Menasco |
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5 |
Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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6 |
Red Taylor |
Salina, Kansas |
Chevy |
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7 |
Loren Fondoble |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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8 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Jimmy Stallman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Willys |
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Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Shorty Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Clarence Green |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Charley Hedges |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Chuck Taylor |
Salina, Kansas |
Willys |
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Art McCammon |
Delphos, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
3 cyl. Chevy |
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John Dix |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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M. L. “Al” Faulkner |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Carl Oliver |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Frank Dickerson |
Wichita, Kansas |
Evinrude-Elto 4-60 |
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Butch Shearer |
Abilene, Kansas |
Willys |
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Louis Geisen |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
Continental-Beacon |
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Al Bailey |
Junction City, Kansas |
Chevy |
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Match Race – 4 cars - 10 laps – Time 2:10.0 |
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1 |
Rex Woodward |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Ralph Foster |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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4 |
Frank Dickerson |
Wichita, Kansas |
Evinrude-Elto 4-60 |
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First Heat Race – 6 cars - 10 laps – Time 2:09.8 |
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1 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Ralph Foster |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Rex Woodward |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Second Heat Race – 6 cars - 10 laps – Time 2:11.2 |
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1 |
Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
4-cyl. Menasco |
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Third Heat Race – 6 cars - 10 laps – Time 2:14.8 |
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1 |
Red Taylor |
Salina, Kansas |
Chevy |
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2 |
Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Clarence Green |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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DNF |
Charley Hedges |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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DNF |
Art McCammon |
Delphos, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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DNF |
Loren Fondoble |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Fourth Heat Race – 6 cars - 10 Laps – Time 2:16.2 |
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1 |
Frank Dickerson |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Loren Fondoble |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Australian Pursuit – Time 2:18.0 This race only took 10 of the scheduled 15 laps to complete |
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1 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
3 cyl. Chevy |
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2 |
M. L. “Al” Faulkner |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Carl Oliver |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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B Feature – 20 Laps – Time 4:38.2 |
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1 |
Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Clarence Green |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Frank Dickerson |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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4 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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A Feature – 30 Laps – Time 7:10.0 |
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1 |
Rex Woodward (started 3rd) |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden (started 1st) |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Emmett Taylor (started 5th) |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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4 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman (started 8rth) |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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5 |
Loren Fondoble (started 7th) |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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DNF |
D. A. Clem (started 4th) |
Wichita, Kansas |
4 cyl. Menasco |
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DNF |
Red Taylor (started 6th) |
Salina, Kansas |
Chevy |
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DNF |
Ralph Foster (started 2nd) |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
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Louis Geisen Photo from the Geisen family collection |
Art McCammon Cindy Abbott collection |
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D. A. Clem |
Bob McKim |
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Emmett Taylor |
Frank Dickerson |
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Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Ralph Foster |
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Rex Woodward |
Clarence Merritt |
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Jimmy Stallman Photo from the Stallman family collection |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman Wichita Beacon photo |
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Carl Oliver |
M. L. “Al” Faulkner Wichita Beacon photo |
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Red Taylor Vickey Cummings collection |
Clarence Green Vickey Cummings collection |
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Charley Hedges Vickey Cummings collection |
Harold Priddy Westerhaus collection |
Ralph Foster was the Kansas State midget champion in 1940.
Durward Aloysius “D. A.” Clem was the Westside Park midget points champion in 1941.
Emmett Taylor was the Kansas State midget champion in 1939.
Eldon “Curly” Steerman was killed in World War II.
Clarence Merritt was on hand with Peaches Campbell’s #7jr Ford V8-60 but, since he resided at Chelsea, Oklahoma he was not allowed to compete. When Frankie Dickerson’s Evinrude-Elto 4-60 engine failed, he finished out the program driving the Campbell midget.
Unless otherwise noted, 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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