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
Midget Auto Races Sanctioned by Kansas Midget Racing (KMR)
Sunday Night – June 1, 1941
Promoted by Frank Murphy
Adult admission: 40¢ plus tax
Children under 12: 15¢ plus tax
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Emmett Taylor |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Frank Dickerson |
Wichita, Kansas |
Evinrude-Elto 4-60 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Ralph Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
D. A. Clem |
Wichita, Kansas |
4-cyl. Menasco |
Rex Woodward |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Carl Oliver |
Wichita, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Jimmy Stallman |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Willys |
Shorty Miller |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Louis Geisen |
Minneapolis, Kansas |
Continental-Beacon* |
Art McCammon |
Dophos, Kansas |
Indian |
Eldon “Curly” Steerman |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Clarence Green |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Chuck Taylor |
Salina, Kansas |
Willys |
Red Taylor |
Chapman, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
John Dix |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Charley Hedges |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Harold Priddy |
Salina, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Al Bailey |
Junction City, Kansas |
Chevy |
Butch Shearer |
Abilene, Kansas |
Ford V8-60 |
Louis Geisen of Minneapolis, Kansas in his Continental-Beacon powered midget – Geisen family collection
This racing program rained out before the participants even ran time trials
*The Continental-Beacon automobile was advertised as America’s lowest priced full-sized car with prices beginning at $355. It was manufactured in 1933 and 1934 by the same company that built the DeVaux automobile after they stopped building cars under the DeVaux name in 1932. The Continental-Beacon came equipped with a 4-cylinder, 143 cubic inch engine although a 6-cylinder engine was also available.
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