Start of a Big Car Race

Arkansas City Speedway a.k.a. West Madison Speedway

Arkansas City, Kansas – c1930 – Dennis Dye collection

 Big cars at the start of a race at Arkansas City Speedway a.k.a. West Madison Speedway just west of Arkansas City, Kansas - c1930.  The crowed in the grandstand at left might provide a clue as to why this racetrack only lasted for a few years – Dennis Dye collection

Big cars at the start of a race at Arkansas City Speedway a.k.a. West Madison Speedway just west of Arkansas City, Kansas - c1930 – Dennis Dye collection

During a big car race at Arkansas City Speedway a.k.a. West Madison Speedway just west of Arkansas City, Kansas on July 4, 1929 – Lew Irwin collection

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