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 20, 1941

Promoted by Frank Murphy

Attendance:  “Several thousand – the season’s largest crowd”

Adult admission:  40¢ plus tax

Children under 12:  15¢ plus tax 

 

Time Trials – 1 lap

PLACE:

DRIVER:

FROM:

TIME:

1

George Smith

Kansas City, Missouri

13.43

2

Emmett Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

13.46

3

D. A. Clem

Wichita, Kansas

13.47

 

 

 

 

First Heat – 10 laps

1

D. A. Clem

Wichita, Kansas

 

2

George Smith

Kansas City, Missouri

 

3

Rex Woodward

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

Second Heat – 10 laps

1

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

Third Heat – 10 laps

1

Emmett Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Heat – 10 laps

1

Clarence Merritt

Chelsea, Oklahoma

 

 

 

 

 

Fifth Heat – 10 laps

1

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

Consolation Race

1

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

B Feature

1

Red Taylor

Salina, Kansas

 

2

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

 

3

Ernie Powell

Hutchinson, Kansas

 

4

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

A Feature

1

D. A. Clem

Wichita, Kansas

 

2

George Smith

Kansas City, Missouri

 

3

Rex Woodward

Wichita, Kansas

 

4

Clarence Merritt

Chelsea, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Ernie Powell

 

 

Bob McKim

 

Red Taylor

Vickey Cummings collection

George Smith

 

Emmett Taylor

 

D. A. Clem

 

Rex Woodward

 

Wayland “Bud” Camden

 

Clarence Merritt

 

Mike Applebee

Vickey Cummings collection

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

All of 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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