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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 - May 31, 1942 Promoted by Frank Murphy Adult admission: 40 cents Children under 12: 10 cents
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Time Trials – 1 lap – Fast time: 11.74 – New track record |
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Clarence Brooks |
Sioux City, IA |
Continental |
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Vic Rothe |
Kansas City, MO |
Offenhauser |
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Mac McHenry |
Wichita, KS |
Menasco |
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Curly Steerman |
Salina, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Mike Applebee |
Salina, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Bob McKim |
Salina, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Charley Hedges |
Salina, KS |
Continental |
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Bill Brown |
Wichita, KS |
Willys |
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Bud Camden |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Ralph Foster |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Red Taylor |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Dwight Wadley |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Norman Richardson |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Eddie Overton |
Wichita, KS |
Continental |
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Buss Bartlett |
Wichita, KS |
Willys |
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Don Brown |
Salina, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Val Jameson |
McPherson, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Ernie Booth |
Chickasha, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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Buzz Barton |
Chickasha, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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Dick Sharp |
Chickasha, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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Frank Dickerson |
Tulsa, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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Clyde Graves |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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Clarence Merritt |
Chelsea, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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First Heat – 8 laps – Time: 1:37.8 – New track record |
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1 |
Frank Dickerson |
Tulsa, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Curly Steerman |
Salina, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Mac McHenry |
Wichita, KS |
Menasco |
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Second Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Clarence Merritt |
Chelsea, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Bud Camden |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Red Taylor |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Third Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Clarence Brooks |
Sioux City, IA |
Continental |
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2 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Charley Hedges |
Salina, KS |
Continental |
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Fourth Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Dick Sharp |
Chickasha, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Ernie Booth |
Chickasha, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Dwight Wadley |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Consolation Race |
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1 |
Eddie Overton |
Wichita, KS |
Continental |
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2 |
Don Brown |
Salina, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Australian Pursuit |
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1 |
Red Taylor |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Clarence Merritt |
Chelsea, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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B Feature – 20 laps |
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1 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Ernie Booth |
Chickasha, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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Charley Hedges |
Salina, KS |
Continental |
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A Feature – 12 cars - 30 laps |
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1 |
Clarence Merritt |
Chelsea, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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2 |
Bud Camden |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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3 |
Frank Dickerson |
Tulsa, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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Red Taylor |
Wichita, KS |
Ford V8-60 |
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Dick Sharp |
Chickasha, OK |
Ford V8-60 |
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Clarence Brooks |
Sioux City, IA |
Continental |
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DNF |
Mac McHenry |
Wichita, KS |
Menasco |
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Guy “Mac” McHenry’s D. A. Clem owned front-wheel-drive Menasco powered midget, lost a wheel on the fifth lap of the A feature and he was among the drivers that did not finish the race. |
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Dwight Wadley
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Jimmy “Buss” Bartlett
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Ernie Booth
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Dick Sharp
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Clyde Graves
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Bill Brown Darrin McKim collection
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Charley Hedges Vickey Cummings collection |
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Clarence Brooks
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Vic Rothe
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Guy “Mac” McHenry Cindy Abbott collection
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Eldon “Curly” Steerman Wichita Beacon photo
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Bob McKim
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Wayland “Bud” Camden
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Ralph Foster
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Red Taylor
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Don Brown
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Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton
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Frank Dickerson
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Clarence Merritt
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Mike Applebee Vickey Cummings collection |
Unless otherwise noted, all of the photographs on this web page are from the book One Tough Circuit, Midget Racing in America’s Heartland by Bill Hill
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