Show-Me superstars

Kansas City’s famous for steaks, the Royals upending St. Louis in the 1985 World Series thanks to George Brett and Bret Saberhagen, and for short-track auto racing. Some of the participants at old K.C. bullrings went on to achieve influence in the sport far beyond your local roots. For example, if you have Weld wheels on your car, or a set of performance heads that were CNC-ported, both those stories begin right here, in “Up on the Wheel,” Bud Hunnicutt’s admirable hardcover history of early racing in Kansas City.

Hunnicutt raced successfully himself in cut-down Supermodifieds at Olympic Stadium. In 156 well-illustrated pages, he tells an entertaining story that tracks its way from the 1950s to the present day. The stars here are the Weld family, of driving fame and boundless innovation, but there’s considerably more, too. Terry Bivins came from Kansas City to be a NASCAR Winston Cup rookie of the year in the mid-1970s. He’s back home, still racing. The book is $50, including postage, from Bud Hunnicutt, 102 North Darrowby Drive, Raymore, Missouri 64083.

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