Al Bozarth (When Al Bozarth passed in 1996 living in Kansas City a racing legacy in midget racing from the early 1950's until the 1990's was secured for the then 78-year-old. Racing with drivers including CARB HOF inductees Scotty Scovill, Eddie McVay, Jon Backlund, and Jimmy McVay, as well as drivers including KC's Joe Walter, Indy Champ New Mexico's Al Unser Sr, Kansas legend John Yonke, and Bob Spease, Bozarth won and competed in races from Missouri to Florida with many stops in between, including Kansas, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and Oklahoma among other venues. Jim McVay states that he was a shift leader at TWA for over 40 years and developed into an excellent welder and mechanic as well, working on and owning midgets powered by the Flat Head Ford, Corvair, Falcon, and the Chevy Il Power plants. McVay states further that he utilized these motors in his Midgets because of the expense involved in having the Offy, and later the Sesco motors. With Bozarth’s cars were always competitive, and won races at tracks including Riverside, Olympic, Hill City, and Butler documented in Bill Hills book One Trough Circuit. One of his biggest victories came with Jim McVay in the mid 70's at Riverside in the Mike Hill Memorial race. While also racing with future legend Al Unser Sr. in Colorado with RMMRA, and Jon Backlund at Daytona Stadium in Florida. Over the years Al Bozarth and His #29 midgets competed in KCMARA, IMCA, SLARA, USAC and SWIMS among other clubs.)
