Oklahoma Racing News, Tidbits and
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8-29-08
Jennings can't seem to shake bad racing luck: The Oklahoman
8-27-08
National Cash Lenders USST Challenge Begins: JRP Speedway in Tulsa Oklahoma hosted the first race of the recently announced National Cash Lenders End of Season Challenge. The format for the evening called for 2-lap qualifying sessions and a 50-lap feature. The field started the race with #1 qualifier Eric Caudell (#7) and Tanner Berryhill (#17) leading the field to the green flag. Caudell (#7) took an early lead and set a quick pace while being pursued by Brad Sams (#55). Caudell led for 12 laps until contact from Sams spun the Contingency Connection #7 on the front straight bringing out the caution and sending both drivers to the back of the field. Berryhill restarted the field with the #1 of Brian Ledbetter chasing. The Environmental Coating and Lining Solutions trruck driven by Craftsman Truck hopeful Russ Dugger and former USST champion Rick Perry passed each other back and forth. With the exception of the first caution, the 50-lap feature event was one of the cleanest races this season with close racing action that brought 3-wide racing numerous times during the evening as Caudell and Sams worked their way forward. Once through traffic, Sams put a nose under Caudell and was able to take the lead as 3 trucks tangled in the middle of turn 1 and 2. Caudell chased Sams but was unable to make up the gap leaving Sams to take the victory and the $1000 dollar National Cash Lenders bonus. (USST PR)
8-26-08
Ramirez DQ after refusing tech inspection: Woodward racer Derek Ramirez found the haul to Enid disappointing as he put his Boomer Well Service-sponsored Kraft Race car in the winner’s circle for the first time this year at Enid Speedway Park Saturday, only to be disqualified for refusing tech inspection after Joe Adams filed a protest on Ramirez’s heads. The disqualification saw Adams inherit the win. (The Enid News and Eagle)
Herring continues family tradition: The Enid News and Eagle
8-23-08
State Fair Speedway: Reed Jr. on course for modified title: The Oklahoman
8-19-08
Austin reflects on his last hurrah: The Enid News and Eagle
Adams posts third win of season: The Enid News and Eagle
8-14-08
Hardcore fans follow wingless sprint cars: The Oklahoman
8-13-08
Wingless Sprints visit OKC: The Fourth Annual O'Reilly Sprint Bandits Tour N' Topless Midwest Swing rolls into Oklahoma City tonight. State Fair Speedway will host the third of six consecutive nights of wingless 410 sprint car racing across four states. The tour will stop in Sapulpa on Thursday night. Races tonight begin at 7:30. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors, $2 for kids ages 6-11 and free for youngsters 5 and under. Cars owned by NASCAR drivers Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart will be raced, and State Fair Speedway promoter Lanny Edwards said there is a chance Stewart will be in attendance tonight. (The Oklahoman)
8-12-08
ADRL cancels October 3-4 event in Tulsa: The Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the National Guard announced today that the 2nd annual Shelor.com Spring Drags, originally postponed to Oct. 3-4 at Tulsa Raceway Park, has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts.With the Tulsa State Fair also set for the early October weekend, ADRL and track officials considered moving the ADRL date a few weeks later, but the 4th annual ADRL World Finals are scheduled for Oct. 24-25, at Dallas, Texas, and it would have placed too much strain on ADRL racers and officials, series president Kenny Nowling explained. (Read more on ADRL cancels Tulsa event)
8-9-08
Steve Smith reaches 100-victory milestone: The Oklahoman
8-7-08
Oklahoma Racing Notebook: In honor of Fan Appreciation Night tonight at State Fair Speedway, Duke Hill and the Limon Racing Team will host a fourth annual watermelon fest for fans after the races. Hill, a former dirt champ driver and the father of sprint car driver Strike Hill, said he usually has eight to 10 watermelons each year. The Hills will have 20 tonight as he anticipates a large turnout. The Limon Racing Team will also have a $100 cash giveaway at their trailer during the watermelon festival in the pits, which are open to the fans after the races. Fans can register during the races below the grandstand. The Hills' sponsors have also added money to the purse of each class, which will pay the fifth-place finishers of the A features. "This is our way to give back and show appreciation during Fan Appreciation Night,” Duke Hill said.(The Oklahoman)
Fort Gibson driver makes his move at Outlaw: Muskogee Phoenix
8-5-08
Kent tops Sprint main at CCS: Neighbor Newspapers
8-4-08
OKC's Wayne Johnson wins the Knoxville Nationals: Wayne Johnson is a Knoxville Nationals champion again. The Oklahoma City native collected $10,000 late Saturday night by winning the 18th annual American Sprint Car Series Knoxville Nationals championship race at Knoxville Raceway (Iowa). Johnson passed Jason Johnson on the seventh of 25 scheduled laps and led the rest of the way on the historic half-mile dirt track. The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame is located in Knoxville. Wayne Johnson beat Brian Brown of Grain Valley, Mo., by a wide 3.772-second margin at the checkered flag. The win was Johnson's second Knoxville Nationals crown and first since 2000. The younger brother of former State Fair Speedway sprint car champ Mike Johnson, Wayne Johnson now lives in Knoxville, Iowa. Wayne Johnson started racing fulltime in 1987 at State Fair. (The Oklahoman)
Hughes wins Enid's 1st annual 10k Modified Naitonals: Jason Hughes, of Watts, won the inaugural $10,000 to Win Summer Modified Nationals at Enid Speedway Park Sunday afternoon. The race drew drivers from six states, some as far away as California. Randy Timms, aboard his Western Flyer Express-sponsored car, exploded off the outside pole to maintain a commanding lead after 10 laps of the 50-lap race, despite two cautions. A lap 10 yellow flag flew for debris and tightened up the field. Jeff Taylor challenged Timms for the lead until Taylor faded to the pits in lap 18 with a flat tire. Timms, despite four more cautions, led the field until the 36th lap when he faded off the pace with flat right tire. Hughes took the lead on the restart. He wasn’t seriously challenged on his route to the checkered flag. Scott Drake was second, trailed by Morgan Bagley, Bud Longpine and Brian Franz. (The Enid News and Eagle)
8-3-08
Oklahoma Motorsports Scene: The Oklahoman
Hulbert's Potts picks up first win: Muskogee Phoenix
8-2-08
High fuel costs don't deter out-of-state mini sprint racers: The Oklahoman
State Fair Speedway August 1st results
8-1-08
Kevin Becker's sponsors upset with SFS officials after DQ: Becker was given a black flag that disqualified him from an A feature after he bumped Dustin Exline's car from behind — causing Exline to lose control and spin out. Becker insists the black flag, which was waved for rough driving, was undeserved. Becker said his sponsors, especially Cross Timber Koi, who provides his engine, were disgusted with the call by speedway officials. The sponsor told Becker he was finished racing this season at State Fair. "The bad call they made burned my sponsors,” said Becker, a Wellston resident. "I've still got them as long as I don't race in the city. It was about the 15th bad call, and I was tired of it. "It was just a racing thing. I got under him (Exline) and bumped him. I was furious with the call. I'm out here trying to win three championships in a row, and that night would have really helped me with the points. In six years, I had never even had a warning.” Tom Sanders, the State Fair Speedway manager who made the disqualification call, stands by his decision. Sanders said Becker isn't the only driver who has received a black flag this year and that it doesn't mean he can't return. (The Oklahoman)
7-28-08
Timms claims 2nd modified ‘A’ win of year: The Enid News and Eagle
Reminder 1st 10k to win Modified Summer Nationals at Enid: Annual Enid Speedway Park will host the first ever $10,000 to win Modified Summer Nationals next weekend. Action will kick off at 7 p.m. Thursday with a test and tune session. Qualifiers will begin at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday with the grand finale at 2 p.m. Sunday. The big money event will include action in the limited modified division featuring $2,500 for the first place winner.
7-27-08
Skaggs’ Outlaw streak continues: Muskogee Phoenix
Cordell Wings it While Goodman Goes Wingless at Creek County Speedway: OCRS
7-26-08
Goodman Outduels Passmore for Outlaw Motor Speedway Victory: OMS
Harli White returns to the track after incident: After three and a half months, Harli White is back at the races. The 13-year-old from Lindsay suffered severe burns after her mini sprint car flipped and went up in flames at I-44 Speedway in April. She spent a month at the Shriners Burn Hospital in Galveston, Texas, receiving treatment surgeries. Though she isn't back behind the wheel, White was at State Fair Speedway on Friday night cheering on her father, Charlie White, who drives the 1w USA modified car. Charlie White made his comeback last week, when he edged Stanley Reed Jr. to win the modified A feature. He earned second place in the B feature Friday, but finished 11th in the A feature due to car trouble. "Feels good to be back out here with my friends, and to win again,” Charlie White said. (
The Oklahoman)
7-24-08
Oil Capital Racing Series Sprints Return to Oulaw Motor Speedway
The Race Brothers Show-Me Racin series: The series has cancelled their event at Siloam Springs Speedway on August 2. Instead, checkout the Show-Me Racin series at Outlaw Motor Speedway, Friday, August 1st. (The Race Brothers Show-Me Racin series)
7-23-08
New start-time at Tri-State Speedway; 30 minutes later: Tri-State Speedway has announced new opening and start times that are effective immediately. All times have been moved back 30 minutes. The new times will be: Pit gates open will now open at 4:30 PM. Grandtands will opon at 5:30. Draw time will end at 6:30 PM. Racing will start at 7:30 PM. (Tri-State Speedway Announces New Opening, Starting Times)
Racer enjoys long trip to Enid: Enid News and Eagle
7-21-08
Rowland wins first race this season: Enid News and Eagle
7-20-08
Skaggs and Scroggins wins at Outlaw: It is beginning to look like no one can compete with Greg Skaggs at Outlaw Motor Speedway. The Bixby driver took the lead on lap six from Jeran Frailey and then set sail to his third straight Outlaw Modified feature win in racing here Friday night. It was his track-leading 10th victory of the year. Once Skaggs, who started on the sixth row outside, got around Frailey, he made a mockery of the race until a pair of caution flags with five laps remaining brought the field back to him. The final caution, for Joe Wright’s stalled car in turn two, came with two laps remaining. On the single-file restart, he thundered ahead of Muskogee’s Tate Cole to get an advantage going into turn one. From there, he pulled away from Cole and the field to win with ease. Cole held off Frailey for second and Chad Davis was fourth behind Frailey. In the hobby stock, Brian Scroggins held off a furious charge by Dale Richardson to win the feature that was stopped twice for accidents and cautioned five times for four others.(OMS PR)
Drivers uninjured in accidents: The race was halted on lap 11 when Brookin Stephens slammed hard into Jess Simms on the back stretch. An ambulance was summoned for Simms, but he did not require treatment. His car got sideways coming out of turn two in front of Stephens, who had no place to go. he other race stoppage came when four cars got together in turns three and four blocking the track. When everything was untangled, three of the cars remained in the race. No one was injured.
7-17-08
Video: NASCAR drivers come to Muskogee to compete: Muskogee Phoenix
7-16-08
Louisiana driver wins Speedweek race: Tulsa World
Johnson Tops ASCS Speedweek Round Three at Creek County Speedway: Including results
1st annual Arbuckle Rally to Dallas: The first annual Arbuckle Rally will be held Saturday July 19th 2008! Begining at Hooters Nw in OKC and ending at the W Hotel Dallas.Hurry and get registered to hold your spot. (405)513-8519 or arbucklegroup@yahoo.com All registrations are $250 and due by July 18th 2008 at our pre launch party at Cafe Nova. All entrants must be present no later than 5:00 pm at Hooters on Nw Expressway. We will be sending off all cars starting at 6:00 pm. Dont miss this run! Plan on spending the night. We are throwing a huge V.I.P party at Ghost Bar in the W hotel.
Prizes are as follows:
Arbuckle award.............................$1000.00
Most exotic.....................................$250.00
Hottest co driver.............................$250.00
Spririt award (costumes,flair)..........$250.00
7-15-08
Record attendance for OMS: A crowd estimated by Outlaw officials to be near 6,500 — a record for the speedway.
NASCAR guys part of star-style show: Muskogee Phoenix
Skaggs tops NASCAR duo: Muskogee Phoenix
NASCAR duo rocks Outlaw: Muskogee Phoenix
7-14-08
Enid's $10,000 to Win for Modifieds Just Weeks Away
Outlaw, Creek hosting stars: Tulsa World
7-13-08
NASCAR night returns to Outlaw: Muskogee Phoenix
NASCAR Drivers Kenny Wallace and Ken Schrader at Outlaw Motor Speedway Tomorrow Night
Official Information on the 10th Annual Super Stock Shooutout presented by Shamrock Bolt & Screw at Tri-State Speedway
7-12-08
Lee Jennings keeps up family tradition, lives mom's dream: The Oklahoman
7-11-08
Outlaw Motor Speedway NASCAR night rescheduled for Monday July 14th: With the anticipation is building for over two months, NASCAR will visit Outlaw Motor Speedway Monday July 14th. This is a must see event as NASCAR duo Kenny Wallace and Ken Schrader visit the monster 3/8th mile oval. Wallace and Schrader will be bringing their Modified to race against anyone who thinks they can outrun NASCAR talent. "We worked hard to get these guys here, and worked even harder to get them re-scheduled for July 14th," said Outlaw co-owner Danny Womack. "With the fan response we knew we had to get these guys in here to put on a show. This will be a great night of racing and great for not only Muskogee but the whole state."
For some drivers, just finding sponsorship is the real challenge: The Oklahoman
Longtime racer makes run at title: Enid News and Eagle
7-7-08
Long trip worth it for Nebraska drive: Enid News and Eagle
7-5-08
Largest crowd of '08 at SFS: Friday night's races at State Fair Speedway yielded the largest crowd of the 2008 season. An estimated 7,000 fans piled into the grandstands for Celebrate America night, which featured all five racing divisions and a fireworks display. (The Oklahoman)
Lawton Speedway introduces limited modified division: Beginning in August, Lawton Speedway will add the limited modified division to its racing program. The limited modified cars are smaller and cheaper than the USA modified cars currently raced at both Lawton Speedway and State Fair Speedway. (The Oklahoman)
July 4th races have special meaning for Butler family: The Oklahoman
7-4-08
West Siloam limited late model 1k to win: This Saturday night at West Siloam Speedway is $1000 to win in our Limited Late Model class. Sponsered by Wolfmasters Glass of Grove,Oklahoma. Since all the aluminum bodied cars Limited Late,Outlaw,Street Stock and Pro Street in Oklahoma are pretty close on rules. Please check our rules at www.wsspeedway.com We also do have steel bodied cars that run in our Limited Late class. This class has been extremely competitive this year. With 10 different winners in 16 races. (PR)
Local driver restarts career: Muskogee Phoenix
Local auto racing notebook: The Oklahoman
7-1-08
NCRA returns to Enid on Saturday: Enid News and Eagle
