Micro Midgets Raced At

77 Speedway

Arkansas City, Kansas

In the 1950s

 

            Micro midgets were added as support races to the jalopy racing program at 77 Speedway in 1957.  Most of the drivers were adult men and they raced on the ⅓ mile dirt oval.  They also raced on an one tenth mile dirt oval at the Eastern Cowley County Fairgrounds at Burden, Kansas and on a similar sized racetrack around the the baseball field at City Baseball Park in Arkansas City, Kansas.  These little cars were quite popular in the area for a time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4A Jr. Ernie McCoy; 18 John Watts

22 Andy Earle 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 John Watts. 4A Jr. Ernie McCoy

 

 6 Carroll McClaskey

 

10 Wayne Eaton 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ernie McCoy, Andy Earls, Richard Bay, Jay Woodside

 

 

 

 

 

 10 Wayne Eaton 

 

 

 

4A Jr. Ernie McCoy

 

 

 

4A Jr. Ernie McCoy

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you know anything about the people or the micro midgets pictured above, please contact Bob Lawrence.

 

 

 

An Incomplete List of the Micro-Midget Drivers:

CAR #:

DRIVER:

FROM:

 

CAR #:

DRIVER:

FROM:

0

Randy Winesett

Arkansas City, KS

 

16

Dick Walker

Arkansas City, KS

1

Earl Smith

 

 

17

Allen Ervin

Oklahoma City, OK

4

Red Walker

Arkansas City, KS

 

18

John Watts

Arkansas City, KS

4A Jr.

Ernie McCoy

Arkansas City, KS

 

21

Pat Patterson

Arkansas City, KS

4B

Bill Asbell

Arkansas City, KS

 

22

Larry Brooks

Arkansas City, KS

6

Carroll McClaskey

 

 

44

Kenny Davis

Arkansas City, KS

7

Les Bentley

Wichita, KS

 

51

J. T. Rupe

Oklahoma City, OK

8

Vern Doores

 

 

51

Jack McClaskey

 

10

Wayne Eaton

Arkansas City, KS

 

53

Wayne Taylor

 

11

Carl Barbee

Wichita, KS

 

56

Melvin Rupe

Edmond, OK

12

Kenny Davis

Arkansas City, KS

 

58

C. O. Rose

Oklahoma City, OK

14

Bill Davis

 

 

66

D. L. Gray

 

14

Chuck Conley

 

 

88

Max Naden

Arkansas City, KS

 

 

 

 

 

 

To See Photographs of

Some Who Raced at

77 Speedway

A - N

 

To See Photographs of

Some Who Raced at

77 Speedway

O - Z

 

To See Photographs of Some Unidentified Participants and Jalopies that Raced at 77 Speedway

 

 

 

 

To Go to Page 1 of the

77 Speedway

Website

 

To Go to Page 2 of the

77 Speedway

Website

 

To Search this Website or to View a Site Map

 

 

 

 

To Sign the Guest Book

 

To View the Guest Book

 

To Contact the Webmaster

 

 

 

 

To Go to Page 1 of Wrecks, Crashes, Mishaps, and Other Such Photographs From 77 Speedway

 

To Go to Page 2 of Wrecks, Crashes, Mishaps, and Other Such Photographs From 77 Speedway

 

To Go to Page 3 of Wrecks, Crashes, Mishaps, and Other Such Photographs From 77 Speedway

 

 

To Find Links to Other Interesting Websites on the Internet

 

The photographs on this web page were all taken by Gary Virden.