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 – July 12, 1942 Promoted by Frank Murphy Adult admission: 40¢ Children under 12: 10¢
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First Heat – 8 laps |
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PLACE: |
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Second Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
Bill Brown |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Third Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Don Brown |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Frank Dickerson |
Wichita, Kansas |
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Match Race – 4 laps |
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1 |
Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Ernie Powell |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
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B Feature – 20 laps |
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1 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
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A Feature – 12 cars - 30 laps |
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1 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Guy “Mac” McHenry |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
4 |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
Don Brown |
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Bill Brown Darrin McKim collection |
Wayland “Bud” Camden
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Guy “Mac” McHenry Cindy Abbott collection
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Bob McKim
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman Wichita Beacon photo
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Ernie Powell
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Frank Dickerson
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Mike Applebee Vickey Cummings collection |
This photo is dated and was taken at the races at West Side Speedway on this night. The midget was owned by Charlie Peck. Click your mouse on the photo to see a photo from the Duke Westerhaus collection of Westerhaus seated in this car in 1940 – George Schaeffer photo form the Vickey Cummings collection
This photo of Duke Westerhaus with his first racing car was taken after a wreck on this night at West Side Speedway – Darrin McKim collection
Unless otherwise noted, all of the photographs on this website are from the book One Tough Circuit, Midget Racing in America’s Heartland by Bill Hill
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