Ernest L. “Red” Forshee

1916 - 2002

Harold Leep was the regular driver of this Ford sedan but “Red” Forshee of Wichita, Kansas drove it at Winfield, Kansas in 1953.  Lost in the dust, Forshee wound up crashing through the wooden fence that was around the infield of the Winfield racetrack.  The car was co-owned by Morris B. "Junior" Smith and Jack Walker both of Wichita, Kansas.  Click your mouse on the picture to see a photo of Leep in the car – M. B. Smith collection

“Red” Forshee With His Sprint Car

Belleville, Kansas – July 30, 2000

Forshee became a sprint car owner and some of the best drivers in the Midwest drove his car

Scott Anderson photo

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