3-31-08

Missouri's Jeremy Payne wins $10,000 Enid Feature: Jeremy Payne of Springfield, Mo., found the long haul to Enid profitable as he led all 50-laps of the main event to win the $10,000 Thunder in the Park at Enid Speedway Park Sunday. Randy Timms and Paul White, who finished second and fifth in the race, were disqualified for failing to make weight. That allowed Eddie Martin and Chad Wheeler to finish in the top five. Also, Persistence paid off for Paul White of Temple, Texas, as he picked up the victory in the caution-riddled limited modified feature.. And Hennessey’s James Lott picked up the crown and a $1,000 payday in street stocks with aboard his Dunsworth Machine-powered Jackson car. (The Enid News and Eagle)

3-29-08

Guinn suffers second-degree burns after accident: Eddie Guinn started the 2008 season on fire. Literally. On turn two of the fifth lap of a super sprint heat race, Guinn's car flipped and caught fire. Guinn scrambled out of the car and rolled across the track to try to put out flames on one of his legs. Paramedics extinguished the fire — on Guinn's leg and his car — before Guinn's father, Ron, took him to the emergency room. Paramedics said Guinn suffered second-degree burns on his right ankle and lower leg. Drivers at the Oklahoma City track are required to wear firesuits. (The Oklahoman)

3-29-08

ASCS Oklahoma Notebook:

---Fifty-two cars filled State Fair Speedway's pit area on Friday night, with 48 on hand for Saturday's ASCoT action. Through the opening seven nights of the season, the O'Reilly ASCoT National series has averaged 51.4 cars per night.

---Moore, Oklahoma's Chris Lloyd made his O'Reilly ASCoT debut at Oklahoma City and made the feature his first night out after surviving a perilous game of chicken with the turn three infield tire. Contact on the white flag lap sent the tire skittering into the middle of the track, precipitating a caution. Lloyd surrendered second to Danny Jennings on the restart but still made the feature cut. Jennings ranked as Friday's top earner in passing points and promptly drew the eight pill in the redraw.

---Robert Sellers, a fourth-place finisher in 2001 ASCS National points, was at the wheel of Ronnie Davis' No. 25 at Oklahoma City's State Fair Speedway. Sellers is slated to drive the No. 25 during selected ASCS events at Oklahoma City and Lawton, with Lawton two-barrel grad T.J. Harrell taking in the rest of the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region slate. The No. 25 entry has ranked among the top ten in ASCS Sooner Region point over each of the past three years with Derek Cottrell in the seat. (ASCS)

3-28-08

Burns geared up for a triple: The Oklahoman

Drivers to look for: The Oklahoman

3-25-08

SFS practice canceled: State Fair Speedway officials have canceled Wednesday's driver practice. The track will begin its regular points season at 7:30 p.m. Friday for Super Sprints, Champ Sprints, USA Modifieds and Factory Stocks. (The Oklahoman)

3-24-08

Results: West Siloam Speedway 3/22

Results: Tri-State Speedway 3/22

3-22-08

Wright dismisses rumors of retirement: Gary Wright never considered retiring after his 13-win American Sprint Car Series national championship season in 2007. Wright, who is the four-time defending ASCS champion, has spent the last few months combating suggestions that he was calling it a career after he sold some equipment in a January auction in Tulsa. "I just sold part of my stuff,” Wright said. "I down-sized my operation, but I never said I was retiring. I just couldn't find a sponsor.” Last May, Wright told The Oklahoman that he wanted to concentrate on his motocross track and "my race team has been for sale since last winter. If someone were to walk up to me at the races this weekend and offer to buy my trailer and three sprint cars, I would be done for good.” (The Oklahoman)

3-21-08

Trey Robb not competing at State Fair Speedway: In parts.. Trey Robb is (he's) not racing tonight and Saturday at the American Sprint Car Series National Tour races at State Fair Speedway. Oh, Robb will be at the race track, but only as a spectator, likely surrounded by autograph seekers. "We were looking forward to it, but I guess we'll be watching from the stands,” said Perry Robb Jr., Trey's father. Robb raced in the ASCS National Tour races last weekend at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas. He finished 11th in the A feature on March 14, then 22nd on Saturday. The latter finish was the result of a blown out engine in a race Robb led for three laps. Perry Robb Jr. said repairs to the car, owned by Joe Swofford of Mansfield, Texas, can't be made in time for this weekend's Oklahoma City races. "It's just unfortunate,” Robb Jr. said. (The Oklahoman)

3-19-08

Ozark Mountain Midget Series plan Bill Motor Speedway visits: Twelve points races and three non points races at 5 tracks make up the 2008 Ozark Mountain Midget Series schedule. The OMMS is excited to spread its lack of wings to Double X Speedway in California, MO on four dates in 2008. The location of XX Speedway makes it a perfect place for drivers from the Springfield, Kansas City, and St Louis areas to meet on neutral ground. The OMMS will also cross state lines to join the rejuvenated Oklahoma Ford Focus Series for three races at Brills Motor Speedway in Meeker, OK. The OK Focus Posse will return the favor by making three trips to Dallas County Speedway in Urbana, MO during the heat of Summer. For more info log on to www.ozarkmountainmidgets.com

June 7 (Sat) Brills Motor Speedway, Meeker, OK, (Non points) (Co sanctioned with Oklahoma Ford Focus Series)

July 26 (Sat) Brills Motor Speedway, Meeker, OK, (Non points) (Co sanctioned with Oklahoma Ford Focus Series)

Aug 30 (Sat) Brills Motor Speedway, Meeker, OK, (Non points) (Co sanctioned with Oklahoma Ford Focus Series)

3-18-08

Press Release: O'Reilly ASCoT Ready for State Fair Speedway's Spring Nationals

Press Release: Opening Night this Friday for Outlaw Motor Speedway

NCRA Late Model Series schedule released; Two Okla dates: The O’Reilly/NCRA Late Model Series presented by ICM/Ethanol has scheduled 21 nights of racing over a four state area for the 2008 racing season. Two stops are booked in Oklahoma at Enid Speedway Park. (More Info at www.ncraracing.org)

July 5 Enid Speedway Park
Enid, Ok

Season Finale: Oct. 26 Enid Speedway Park
Enid, Ok

3-17-08

Sad News Bob Walked passed away: George (Bob) Walker passes away. Everyone knew him as Bob, one of the original founding members of the National Championship Racing Association passed away from complications from pneumonia Saturday, March 15, 2008. He was 77 years old. He held the position of executive secretary for over 20 years with NCRA until he retired. He was a SnapOn Tool dealer and also drove a street stock at the old Tulsa Speedway at the Fairgrounds and at one time was editor of the Tulsa Speedway News. He is reposing at Moore's Eastlawn Funeral Home 1908 S. Memorial, Tulsa, OK. Viewing hours are 10:00AM until 9:00 PM Tuesday March 18, 2008. His Funeral will be Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:00AM at St. Pius Church, 1727 S. 75 E. Ave. Tulsa, OK (17th St and 75 E. Ave. between Sheridan & Memorial) Our sincere condolences to the Walker family. Cards of sympathy will reach his wife Kathryn Walker at 1211 S. 101 E. Ave. Tulsa, OK 74128-4625.

Wright leads ASCS; Trey Robb led 3 laps: The American Sprint Car Series National Tour is less than a week away from its first stop at State Fair Speedway in Oklahoma City, and multi-time champion Gary Wright already leads the point standings. Wright won his first ASCS feature of the season late Saturday at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas. He passed Tony Bruce Jr. on the last lap and will go into Friday's races at State Fair with a 28-point standings lead over Oklahoma City driver Wayne Johnson. Newcastle driver Trey Robb led Saturday night's race for three laps before his engine failed. (The Oklahoman)

Official results:O’Reilly ASCoT "A" Main:

“A” Feature (25 Laps): 1. 9-Gary Wright, 2. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 3. 7s-Jason Sides, 4. 94-Wayne Johnson, 5. 50z-Zach Chappell, 6. 15-Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 7. 41-Jason Johnson, 8. 7m-Kevin Ramey, 9. 29-Travis Rilat, 10. 2-Kenneth Walker, 11. 23w-Scott Winters, 12. 15s-Nick Smith, 13. 94s-Natalie Sather, 14. 91-Don Droud, Jr., 15. 11x-Garry Lee Maier, 16. 18r-Ryan Roberts, 17. 2x-Josh Higday, 18. 75-Don Young, 19. 5e-Brandon Erwin, 20. b4-Eric Baldaccini, 21. 21-Brian Brown, 22. 1s-Trey Robb, 23. 95-Matt Covington.

3-16-08

Results: West Siloam Speedway 3/15

3-13-08

Outlaw Motor Speedway to host 5k to win modifieds: A huge guaranteed purse of $44,000 await the top modified drivers throughout the region, with a top prize of $5000 awaiting the winner, as Outlaw Motor Speedway in Wainwright, Oklahoma hosts a big three day modified spectacular Thursday through Saturday night, April 10-12. Entry fee is $100 for with Saturday nights feature finale paying $1000 just to start the $34,700 A feature payout purse. This race is being sponsored locally by NOS/High Performance Energy Drink, Love Bottling Company and Tonto Construction of Muskogee. Racing action begins on Thursday night with drivers drawing for starting positions to lineup the heat races. Passing points will be utilized to line up the qualifying feature event with Thursday nights finale taking the top seven and transferring them into Saturday nights main feature event. The same format will be in effect on Friday and Saturday night which will automatically lock in twenty-one drivers from the three qualifying events. The final three positions will be filled with a last chance qualifier to make up the twenty-four car field on Saturday night. Outlaw Motor Speedway modified rules and general will apply which include quick-change rear ends allowed. For the official rules and the complete modified payouts for all three days, you can access the tracks official website http://www.outlawmotorspeedway.com/. (OMS)

3-11-08

Goodman in the #78 Super Sprint: Mike Goodman will be driving the Tom and Kevin Pickard #78 super sprint at SFS almost ever week at SFS in 2008. Mike will also be driving the #22 champ sprint at SFS. (Oklahoma Tidbits)

3-8-08

Tristate Speedway practice pushed back a day: The open practice (playday) that had been scheduled for Saturday, March 8th, has been moved to the following day, Sunday, March 9th for the same times. Pit gates will open around 1 PM with practice from 2 PM to 4 PM. Don't forget the 29th Annual Kegger, presented by Bud's Iron & Metal, with over $25,000 up for grabs on March 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2008. Go to www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com for complete information.

3-7-08

Outlaw Motor Speedway practice postponed: Play day for this Saturday March 8th at Outlaw Motor Speedway has been postponed due to the threat of a winter storm and track workers unable to work the track surface due to the rains this week. Sorry for any inconvenience. The next play day is scheduled for Saturday March 15, 2008. We will practice noon until dark or until no one else is practicing. Pit admission is $20 per person. Grandstand Admission is FREE! (OMS)

Altus Speedway practice moved to Sat. Night: Due to the cold weather we have decided to move tonights open testing to Sunday 12 noon till 5pm. (Altus Speedway)

Reminder Icebreaker 200 lap eudro race: ICEBREAKER 200 lap enduro race is this Saturday March 8th. Pits open at 11am, races start at 2pm. Friday night will be open testing for all classes 7-11pm. Next Saturday March 15 will be open testing for all classes from 12-5pm. More information at altusspeedway.com. (Altus Speedway)

3-5-08

Oklahoma's Jason Hughes joines USMTS Casey's Crew and Line-up: United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) officials revealed today the drivers that will comprise the Casey’s Crew — five competitors that represent the best of the best in O’Reilly USMTS National Tour history. Al Hejna, Jason Hughes, Mark Noble, Kelly Shryock and Zack VanderBeek were selected based on their series-leading attendance during the first nine seasons of the USMTS. All five will carry sponsorship from Casey’s General Stores (www.caseys.com) and their associated vendors for at least 10 races each during the 2008 season. An historic marketing partnership was formed last month between the USMTS and Casey’s General Stores, which owns and operates more than 1,450 convenience stores in nine Midwestern states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. As part of the agreement, Casey’s General Stores — the Official Convenience Store of the USMTS — will reign as the Title Sponsor of “The Hunt for the O’Reilly USMTS National Championship” and four O’Reilly USMTS National Tour events, with marketing objectives to drive incremental sales at Casey’s General Stores retail locations and execute brand reinforcement at O’Reilly USMTS National Tour events, including driver sponsorships and appearances.

Jason Hughes, from Westville, Okla., will be in the spotlight beginning June 10 at Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa, and ending July 25 at the Tri-Oval Speedway in Fountain City, Wis. The runner-up in last season's final points standings, Hughes will be driving the Casey’s General Stores #12 Hughes Chassis at the following events:

Tue Jun 10 … Adams County Speedway, Corning, IA
Wed Jun 11 … Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, IA
Thu Jun 12 … Fayette County Speedway, West Union, IA
Fri Jun 13 … Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI
Tue Jul 22 … Kasson Speedway, Kasson, MN
Wed Jul 23 … Clay County Fair Speedway, Spencer, IA
Thu Jul 24 … Independence Motor Speedway, Independence, IA
Fri Jul 25 … Tri-Oval Speedway, Fountain City, WI
Mon Aug 4 … Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, KS
Tue Aug 5 … 81 Speedway Wichita, KS
Wed Aug 6 … Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS
Thu Aug 7 … Nevada Speedway, Nevada, MO

3-4-08

Outlaw Motor Speedway Practice March 8: Play day this Saturday March 8th, Noon until dark or until no one else is practicing. Pit admission is $20 per person. Grandstand Admission is FREE! The second play day is scheduled for next Saturday March 15th, Noon until dark. Please note, we will not have fuel for sale during the practice day. (OMS PR)

3-2-08

Timms wins at Pro-Cuts Texas World Dirt Track Championship: Randy Timms captured the Modified championship while Paul White won the Limited Modified title Saturday at the Pro-Cuts Texas World Dirt Track Championship before an estimated crowd of 8,100 at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. Timms, of Oklahoma City, put on a dominant display as he led all but one lap in the 40-lap Modified championship. Fort Worth’s Troy Taylor, the 2007 Lone Star Nationals Modified Stock Car champion at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track, finished second and Chris Brown, of Cleveland, Texas, was third. In the earlier 30-lap Limited Modified championship, Brown led the final 22 laps en route to the victory, but was later disqualified in the post-race inspection for an illegal carburetor. White, also of Cleveland, had finished second to Brown, but was named the Limited Modified champ due to the disqualification. Taylor moved from third to second in the championship race, and Keith Green, of Waco, Texas, claimed third. Timms earned $3,000 for the Modified crown while White collected $2,000 for the Limited Modified title. (TMS PR)

Other Oklahomans:

Pro-Cuts Modified Championship (40 laps): 1. Randy Timms, Oklahoma City, Okla.; s; 6. Chad Wheeler, Muskogee, Okla.; 8. Greg Skaggs, Bixby, Okla.; 10. Tate Cole, Muskogee, Okla. Out of 10

More Coverage: Fort-Worth Star Telegram

Annual Car Show a success at Tri-State Speedway; Winners below: The annual car show, held on Saturday, March 1st, 2008, was another great success. With 24 drivers and cars on hand, a good mix of cars was provided for the fans in the area. In fact, parking was sometimes hard to find, as many fans, and passers by, stopped in to see the cars and meet the drivers. It is approximated that over 1,500 people attended the four hour event, with some fanss viewing the cars as early as 8:30 AM, when they began arriving. A big thanks goes out to Advance Auto Parts (Zero St., in Ft. Smith, AR) for their support of this event and for providing their parking lot for the event. (Thanks also go out to the surrounding businesses, who share the parking lot with them, for giving up some parking.) Thanks also go out to DC and the gang at KTCS 99.9, home of "Arklahoma's Best Country", for providing the live remotes for us throughout the event, including the results of fan voting, broadcast live on their station. Be sure and join us for our opening weekend of March 13th-15th, 2008 as Bud's Iron & Metal presents the 20th Annual Kegger Races, with over $25,000 up for grabs, at "The Legendary Tri-State Speedway ... Where Future Stars Are Born!" We already have commitments from drivers from Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, and Batesville, AR for this event! Make your plans NOW to attend this season opening event! (tristatespeedway pr)

Tri-State Speedway payouts announced: The official pay-outs and all of the details pertaining to the 29th Annual Kegger Races, presented by Bud's Iron & Metal, have now been released. These items are available on our website at www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com.

This year's winners were:
Mrs. Peggy Shockley - 5 - Mini-Stock
Ronnie Palmer - 15 - Front Wheel Drive
Alan Fountain - 23jr - Road Runner
George Martin - 15 - Super Stock
(No Economy Modifieds were entered.)
Darwin Hale - B57 - Modified
Scott Glover - 3 - Mini-Stock - Best Of Show

3-1-08

Oklahoman's love their NASCAR racing: "The Oklahoma City area is unbelievably strong for us,” speedway president Eddie Gossage said Thursday during the track's annual media day. "I really think demographically we fit in so perfectly with sports fans in Oklahoma, and I'm gonna tell you, it's a big part of our success.” "More Oklahoma fans come to Texas Motor Speedway than come down for the Texas-OU game,” Gossage said, "and that's something we're real proud of.” More fans from our state go to the races than to the Red River Shootout? Even though it sounds crazy, consider that the speedway says 20 percent of its fans come from Oklahoma. If you only count the two NASCAR races at the speedway, which has a capacity of more than 200,000 per race, that would account for about 80,000 Oklahomans. The Cotton Bowl only holds about 40,000 Sooner fans. Even if you add all the folks who make the trek simply to tailgate or drink or stroll with midway, the number probably falls short of the number of race fans who head south to the races. That makes Oklahoma City-Tulsa one of the best for Texas Motor Speedway. "It's a strong third,” said Kenton Nelson, the speedway's assistant general manager. "Obviously, you've got the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Then, you've got Houston and that area. And then Oklahoma City and Tulsa ... makes up a strong third.” (More at The Oklahoman)

2-27-08

Bill Motor Speedway adds kid sprints: Along with new building improvements on the grounds and a new mini track for kid sprints, which will join the champ sprints, modifieds, factory stocks, mini stocks and limited modifieds every Saturday night. Also, the Ford Focus midgets will take to the track at least once a month. (Oklahoma Tidbits)

2-26-08

Chili Bowl ticket renewal deadline moved up: Due to the continually increasing demand for tickets for the 23rd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, which is set to take place at the QuikTrip Center's Tulsa Expo Raceway on January 13-17, 2009, the deadline to renew tickets has been moved up to Wednesday, May 21. The date was originally set for June 1. Fans that held tickets for the 2008 edition of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals must place their renewal order by May 21 to retain the same seats. Any tickets not renewed by the May 21 deadline will be filled by new orders on a first-come, first-served basis, with new orders accepted at any time. New orders will only be filled based upon availability, increasing the impetus upon placing new orders as early as possible. Tickets for the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Nationals went on sale Friday, February 1, and since that time have been requested at yet another record pace for the popular event. Tickets may be ordered in increments of four-nights (which includes the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday qualifying events along with Saturday's championship feature events) or five nights (which also includes Tuesday night's Pre-Qualifying event). Four-night tickets are available for $185, with five-night tickets available for $211. A $1 per ticket handling charge is applied if paying by credit card. Tickets are available by calling the Chili Bowl ticket office at 918-838-3777 or online at www.chilibowl.com. (Tulsa Expo PR)

2-22-08

Daytona 500 tops OKC sports ratings: Fox's coverage of the Daytona 500 on Sunday afternoon topped the week with a 10.7 on KOKH-25, up 56 percent over last year's telecast. TNT's coverage of the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night managed only a 2.6, down 30 percent from last year.

Sports events Feb. 11-17

1. Daytona 500, NASCAR, Sunday, KOKH-25, 10.7.

2. Oklahoma at Texas Tech, men's basketball, Saturday, KOCB-34, 6.8.

3. Iowa State at Oklahoma, men's basketball, Feb. 13, KOCB-34, 5.4.

4. Oklahoma State at Texas A&M, men's basketball, Saturday, KOCO-5, 5.0.

5. Texas A&M at Oklahoma, women's basketball, Feb. 12, KAUT-43, 4.8.

8-26-07

Gary Beard Takes AMP Checkers at Siloam Springs: Oklahomaracing.info

2-20-08

State Fair Speedway opening night: Opening weekend at State Fair Speedway will be March 21 & 22 with the ASCS National Tour Sprint Cars in competition both days. (statefairspeedway.com)

2-13-08

Outlaw Motor Speedway purse announced: Looking to break records once again, 2008 promoter Danny Womack has announced a Modified $5,000 to win, $1,000 to start race scheduled on April 10-12, 2008. This race will be a guaranteed purse with over $50,000 being paid out on the weekend. With a very low entry fee at only $100, over 100 Modified drivers are expected for this race weekend. "This is an event that will kick off a heavy schedule and launch the new era of Outlaw Motor Speedway," said promoter Danny Womack. "This is going to be the race to see to open up the season and something we want to continue to do year after year. With some of the top Modified drivers coming to this race, the fans are in for one heck of a treat." The weekend will begin with qualifying Thursday and Friday night with the last chance qualifying on Saturday then, 26 Modified starting the Main A-Feature on Saturday night. More information, the complete payscale and flier can be viewed at www.outlawmotorspeedway.com. (OMS PR)

NASCAR stars coming to Outlaw Motor Speedway: The rumors are true. A pair of NASCAR drivers will be coming to Outlaw Motor Speedway Monday June 9, 2008. Kenny Wallace and Kenny Schrader will be bringing their Modifieds to race the 3/8th mille oval against anyone who thinks they can outrun NASCAR talent. "This is one thing we want to do this year, is have events that have not been done at this track before," said Promoter Danny Womack. "With having two NASCAR drivers coming to our track, not only signing autographs for the fans but race against our drivers, that is something special." The NASCAR pair will also have an autograph session prior to the races as well as their souvenir trailers. (OMS PR)

2-10-28

Enid Speedway's $10,000 to win: Enid Speedway Parks will host $10,000 to win modified show for Friday-Sunday, March 28-30. $250 entry fee required. Top five payout: 1) $10,000 2) $4,000 3) $3000 4) $2000 5) $1000.. Minimum $525 to start A-Feature.. $500 to start B-Feature for non qualifiers. (Enid Speedway Park)

2-5-08

Chili Bowl ticket renewals on sale: The 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals has been in the books for less than a month now, but the thousands upon thousands of fans that pack the QuikTrip Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds are already making arrangements for the next edition of the Chili Bowl. Tickets for the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Nationals, which will take place atop the Tulsa Expo Raceway clay oval on January 13-17, 2009, went on sale Friday, February 1. And the phone lines have been buzzing as a result, with existing ticket holders rushing to keep their same seats for next year along with new orders in hopes of getting a seat for the prestigious racing event. Tickets can be ordered in increments of four-nights (which includes the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday qualifying events along with Saturday's championship feature events) or five nights (which also includes Tuesday night's Pre-Qualifying event). Four-night tickets are available for $189, with five-night tickets available for $216. Tickets are available by calling the Chili Bowl ticket office at 918-838-3777. (OMS PR)