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
Opening Night of the 1942 Racing Season Midget Races Sanctioned by Kansas Midget Racing (KMR) Sunday Night - May 3, 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: |
DRIVER: |
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1 |
Clyde Graves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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 |
Frank Dickerson |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
2 |
Ralph Foster |
Wichita, Kansas |
3 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
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Third Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Clarence Merritt |
Chelsea, Oklahoma |
2 |
Rex Woodward |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
3 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
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Fourth Heat – 8 laps |
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1 |
Buzz Barton |
Chickasha, Oklahoma |
2 |
Dick Sharp |
Chickasha, Oklahoma |
3 |
Don Brown |
Salina, Kansas |
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Consolation |
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1 |
Charley Hedges |
Salina, Kansas |
2 |
Val Jameson |
McPherson, Kansas |
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Novelty |
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1 |
Wayland “Bud” Camden |
Wichita, Kansas |
2 |
Clyde Graves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
3 |
Mike Applebee |
Salina, Kansas |
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B Feature – 20 laps |
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1 |
Dick Sharp |
Chickasha, Oklahoma |
2 |
Bob McKim |
Salina, Kansas |
3 |
Clarence Brooks |
Sioux City, Iowa |
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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 |
Clyde Graves |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton
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Don Brown
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Dick Sharp
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Charley Hedges Vickey Cummings collection
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Mike Applebee Vickey Cummings collection |
Clyde Graves
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Wayland “Bud” Camden
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Guy “Mac” McHenry Cindy Abbott collection
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Frank Dickerson
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Ralph Foster
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Bob McKim
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Clarence Merritt
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Rex Woodward
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Clarence Brooks |
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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