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)

 

Thursday Night – July 9, 1942

Promoted by Frank Murphy

Adult admission:  40¢

Children under 12:  10¢

 

 

First Heat – 8 laps

PLACE:

DRIVER:

FROM:

1

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Wichita, Kansas

2

Dwight Wadley

Wichita, Kansas

3

Mike Applebee

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

Second Heat – 8 laps

1

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

2

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

Chickasha, Oklahoma

3

Clarence Brooks

Sioux City, Iowa

 

 

 

Third Heat – 8 laps

1

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Salina, Kansas

2

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

3

Don Brown

Salina, Kansas

 

 

 

Fourth Heat – 8 laps

1

Frank Dickerson

Wichita, Kansas

2

Red Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

3

Hershel Wagner

Kansas City, Missouri

Hershel Wagner drove a #5 midget powered by a Star engine that was owned by Chet Wilson of Wichita, Kansas

 

First Match Race – 4 laps

1

Clarence Brooks

Sioux City, Iowa

2

Red Taylor

Wichita, Kansas

3

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

Chickasha, Oklahoma

 

 

 

Second Match Race – 4 laps

1

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Wichita, Kansas

2

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

3

Dwight Wadley

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

B Feature – 20 laps

1

D. A. Clem

Wichita, Kansas

2

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Salina, Kansas

3

Wayland “Bud” Camden

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

A Feature – 12 cars - 30 laps

1

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Wichita, Kansas

2

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

Chickasha, Oklahoma

3

Bob McKim

Salina, Kansas

 

 

Don Brown

 

Frank Dickerson

 

D. A. Clem

 

Mile Applebee

Vickey Cummings collection

Guy “Mac” McHenry

Cindy Abbott collection

 

Dwight Wadley

 

Bob McKim

 

Emmett M. “Buzz” Barton

 

Clarence Brooks

 

Eldon “Curly” Steerman

Wichita Beacon photo

 

Wayland “Bud” Camden

 

Red Taylor

 

Chet Wilson

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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