Frank Lies at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in a track hot rod that he drove in 1949 for car owner Leroy E. Pickrel, Sr. of Scott City, Kansas – Jim Edwards photo

I hope these hot rodss are stopped or there was a pedestrian in great danger at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in 1949.  That is Shorty Jones in the low slung track hot rod at right – Jim Edwards photo

An unidentified track hot rod is shown here spinning in front of the grandstand at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in 1949 while the #81 hot rod passes by in it the background.  The #81 was owned by Earl Mills of Newton, Kansas.  If you can identify the spinning car or the driver of either of these cars, please contact Bob Lawrence – Jim Edwards photo

Noel “Shorty” Jones is shown here in a track hot rod at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in 1949 – Jim Edwards photo

This hot rod was owned by Paul Hainke of Hutchinson, Kansas and driven by Troy Routh of Maize, Kansas – 1950 – Tommy Madison collection

This photo was taken at Cejay Stadium but the car and driver are unidentified.  If you know anything more bout this car or its driver, please contact Bob Lawrence – Jim Edwards photo from the J. R. “Bob” Cox collection

Car #81 in the foreground was owned by Earl Mills of Newton, Kansas - Jayhawk Park Speedway, Newton, Kansas - 1948 – J. R. Cox collection

Russell, Kansas – 1950 – J. R. Cox collection

Bob Cox is seated in the #9 with car owner Marvin Church seated beside him.  The #49 owned by Bob Cox and driven by J. D. Hanna is visible on the other side of the #9 – Russell, Kansas – 1951 – J. R. Cox collection

Mickey McCormick of Hutchinson, Kansas is being helped from his hot rod after crashing at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson – 1948 – J. R. Cox collection

This photo was taken during a “Hot Rods vs. Big Cars” race at Russell, Kansas in 1951.  The #27 big car was driven by Casey Jones – J. R. Cox collection

Troy Routh of Maize, Kansas seated in a #11 hot rod he drove for car owner Paul Hainke of Hutchinson, Kansas in 1951.  Note the Ardun heads on the Mercury V8 engine – Don Radbruch collection

The #24 was painted on the other side of this Mercury powered hot rod that was owned by Al White and Ted Kammerer both of Wichita, Kansas and driven by Bob Thorne of Dallas, Texas - 1949 – Punch Lemberg photo

This hot rod was owned by the Wilkinson family of Wichita, Kansas and driven by Bob Murra also from Wichita – 1949 – Punch Lemberg photo

J. D. Hanna of Dallas, Texas is shown here standing beside a hot rod he drove in 1949 at races in Kansas for owner J. R. “Bob” Cox of Halstead, Kansas – Punch Lemberg photo

If you know who owned or drove this #3 “V8 Special” hot rod, please contact Bob Lawrence – Punch Lemberg photo

This undoubtedly posed photo of Ileen (Forrest) Goodman was taken at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas in 1949.  She was a sister to drivers Will Forrest, Harold Forrest, and Carroll Forrest – Jim Edwards photo

Harold Forrest crashed this hot rod into the fence in front of the grandstand at Cejay Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.  The incident appears to have led the ending Harold’s driving career – Jim Edwards photo from the Michelle Kristek collection

Dan Berghaus of Meade, Kansas in the first car that he drove in early hot rod races – Dr. Mary Berghaus collection

Roy Still of Topeka, Kansas with his hot rod in 1951 – Charlene Still collection