Sep. 1, 2005:

• Outlaw Speedway Weekend Preview: Muskogee's Mike Withrow has been a model of consistency at Outlaw Motor Speedway this summer. Without a feature win, the Muskogee driver is hot on the heals of fellow Muskogee driver Gary Andrews for the points lead in the Modified Division. Andrews, the defending champion took Withrow's route last season to capture his second Modified points title as he was held winless in 2004. Currently he leads Withrow by only 30 points as the races at the three-eighths mile oval head into the final stages Friday night. They start at 7:30 p.m. Andrews has four feature wins to his credit that has helped him produce 2,227 points. Withrow, finishing consistently in the top five week-after-week, has 2,197. Withrow came within a whisker of taking his first A feature last week, leading the race in the final stages before being passed by Tate Cole (lap 18) who drove to the win. Muskogee's Jared Russell has an outside chance at catching the two points leaders, but they would really have to falter. Russell is third with 1,884. Lynn Combs, Fort Gibson, has a comfortable lead over Tahlequah's Jason Ward in the Pure Stock race. Combs has 2,360 points to Ward's 2,114. Out of the running in third is Brandon Fields, Checotah, with 1,758. Tim Sands, another Muskogee driver, continues to lead the Factory Stock chase with a 164-point lead over Randy Moses, Muskogee, 2,194-2,030. Third belongs to Dale Richardson, Muskogee, with 1,950. Heath Weston and Shannon Reheard, both of Muskogee, are one-two in the Economy Modified with 2,252 and 2,151 points respectively. Curtis Whittle, Oktaha, is third with 1,947. (Outlaw Motor Speedway PR)

Aug 30, 2005:

• Pack the Track at Outlaw Motor Speedway: For their second time this season, Tahlequah area residents have can get into the races free. Race fans in Tahlequah, Keys, Stilwell, Cookson, Hulbert, Braggs, Peggs, Park Hill, Moody and Proctor will have an opportunity to get into this week's card as part of the speedway's "Pack the Track 2005" promotion. All fans need to be admitted free are a valid driver's license or photo ID and a copy of a utility bill - phone bill, water , electric, gas bill, etc., - to show a proof of residence in the community. The fee admission is available as a family pack also, which includes two adults and kids under 12 years old.

Aug 29, 2005:

• USAC Midgets in Tulsa Sat. Night: Saturday is United Ford Night at Tulsa Speedway. OCRS Sprints, Pro 4's and USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midgets will be racing for the final time in 2005. Admission is free with a ticket from an area United Ford dealer. Race time is 7:30. The night will also be a fund raiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund and the drivers will come through the stands at intermission. The driver that collects the most money United Ford will give him a miniature signed replica helmet from Sam Hornish and Roger Penske. Weekly Friday night racing has ended for the 2005 season. The possibility of some special events exists and will be announced as the information becomes available. (Tulsa Speedway)

Aug 28. 2005:

• Champions crowned in all series at Tulsa: Champions were crowned in all six divisions as the 2005 points season came to a close at Tulsa Speedway on Friday night. Ronnie Hunt, B.J. Frohnapfel, Daniel Ray Denton and Nick Dillingham earned their first ever titles while David Dutton and Rick McNatt added to their list of past championships. (Tulsa Speedway)

Aug 27, 2005:

• Flatt has championship wrapped up: The Super Sprint driver from Mustang needs only to finish one lap of the Sept. 2 regular-season finale at State Fair Speedway to claim his second open-wheel championship and first since 1997. Flatt, 42, holds an insurmountable 300-point lead over Kenneth Walker of Sapulpa. A driver earns 50 points just for making an official appearance, or completing one lap. Flatt finished fifth in Friday night's Super Sprint A feature and fourth in his heat race. That earned him enough points to hold off Walker, who won the A feature and finished fourth in his heat. Robb, takes another flip: Thirteen-year-old Super Sprint driver Trey Robb had a disappointing follow to his best week ever. Robb, on Aug. 19, became the youngest driver in the speedway's 51-year history to win an A feature. But Robb ran into trouble early in his heat race. After moving from the third row to the front on lap one, Robb's No. 12 shut down in turn two, and he did not finish the heat. Robb rallied by winning the B feature, but he flipped in turn two on the first lap of the A feature. Robb, a Newcastle student, was uninjured and waved to the crowd as he was taken to the pit area aboard a 4-wheeler.  (NewsOK.com)

Aug 24, 2005:

• Clinton Speedway, Sooner Round Up early entries: The entry list for the Roundup has been updated. Ninety seven early entries show teams from nine states are pre-entered. According to Clinton Speedway site, although it shows 103. (Clinton Motor Sportspark)

Aug  23, 2005:

• PCR Speedway has cancelled practice:  Gates open at 4, races at 7. Friday Night

Aug 22, 2005:

• Trey Robb, 13, makes history with a feature win: Trey Robb, 13, made history this past Friday night by being the youngest driver in the 51 year history of Oklahoma City's State Fair Speedway to win an A feature. As Robb raced past the checkered flag, the crowd of approximately 2,200 fans were on their feet rewarding the driver with a standing ovation. Cheering continued as Robb drove his No. 12 car into victory circle and into the record books. Robb dominated the field early with skill and determination. When asked afterward about his strategy for the race, Robb replied that it was, "just to get out ahead." Getting out ahead was exactly what the Rookie of the Year candidate did. He started the feature in sixth place, but after a restart around lap four charged ahead to take the lead from Bud Johnson for good. By lap seven, Robb was maneuvering through lapped traffic smoothly on his way to the $1000 prize and the new record. Joe Wood Jr, veteran Kenneth Walker, Bud Johnson and Kevin Pickard rounded out the top five in the 20-lap race. This is Robb's first season to drive in the 360 Super Sprint division. What did he think about the win? While his supporters were excited and celebrating, Robb seemed to be taking it all in stride. With a grin he said simply that it was "awesome." At 13, Trey Robb's entire career has already been awesome. Before the age of 12, Robb raced at I-44 Speedway, also in Oklahoma City collecting an amazing 66 A feature wins and four track championships. This year, Robb is number six in the point standings with two heat wins, seven A feature top ten's, and one top five. It looks like plans for the future of Trey Robb will continue along an "awesome" track. Car owners, Rodney and Randy Timms and father Perry Robb have confirmed plans to run Trey on the American Sprint Car Series next season with some of the best sprint car drivers in the country. Rodney Timms related, "The best way to get a driver ready for NASCAR is to have them race at as many different tracks as possible and to have them learn to work on the cars." He will get plenty of track action along the ASCS tour next year and has worked in theTimms' race shop all of this season.To learn more about this history making young driver, you can visit his website at www.treyrobb.com. (Trey Robb Racing)

Aug  21, 2005

• Trey Robb tidbit:  According to Speed TV, Trey Robb not only became the youngest driver  to win at SFS, but youngest ever to win a 360 feature across the country.

• Tulsa Points Championship to be determined Friday Night: Friday, August 26, wraps up the 2005 points season at Tulsa Speedway and several titles are going down to the final night. The closest race is in the modified divsion where Ronnie Hunt moved into a 10-point lead over three-time champion Greg Skaggs to force a final night showdown. Hunt finished third in last weeks A feature while Skaggs struggled and finished 14th. B.J. Frohnapfel will need to stay out of trouble Friday night to maintain his lead and win the factory stock title. Daniel Ray Denton will need to do the same in the mini stock division. David Dutton will have to wait a week to lock up the pro 4 crown as their final points race is Sept. 3 during the United Ford Night special. Points racing is over after Friday but plenty of racing remains at special non-point events are being setup for September and October. Details will be announced soon. (Tulsa Speedway)

 

Aug  20, 2005:

• 13 yr. old racing star, Robb wins: Trey Robb in dominating fashion, became the State Fair Speedway's 51 year history youngest driver to win a A-Main. Robb, at 13 racing in the top division, in 360 injected Super Sprint.  Early in the A-Main, Robb moved quickly through the field by lap 4, the Rookie of the Year candidate, was driving away with the lead passing leader Bud Johnson for good. By lap 8, a multi-car incident brought out the red-flag.  Again, on the restart Robb had another young sprint car driver, Joe Wood, Jr. challenging for the feature win. Robb, continued on in dominating fashion to pull to victory, out driving Wood Jr. and veteran Kenneth Walker, Johnson and Kevin Pickard to rounded out the top five in the 20-lap race. (Complete Story/Results)

• Races Cancelled tonight: Reports are there have been two big downpours at the track which have soaked the pit area. Therefore we are forced to cancel the races for tonight. We look forward to seeing everyone next week! (Tulsa Speedway)

 

Aug 19, 2005

• Scott Sharp Notes: Buntin points wrapped up, With just three weeks of racing left for the Factory stock class, Dustin Buntin has the point title all but locked up. The Oklahoma City driver has extended his lead to 600 points over Shawn Jorski after Jorski left Wednesday night's feature with engine trouble. Finals Scheduled,  The speedway championship finals are scheduled for Sunday, September 4, at 6 p.m. All five car classes will race. (NewsOK.com)

• OMS Pack the Track: Stock car racing fans in the Tulsa, Fort Smith, McAlester, Jenks, Catoosa area will have an opportunity to get into this Friday night's card at Outlaw Motor Speedway free. Please see complete list at the bottom of this email. OMS is having a "Pack the Track 2005" promotion targeting communities in Green Country. Each target city residence will get a free admission to the grandstands on their designated night. Each community will have two dates designated as their nights. (Complete Story)

 

Aug 18, 2005:

• Sprint and Bandits Topless Tour hits OKC: The Sprint Bandit Tour 'N Topless circuit came to State Fair Speedway Wednesday night for the first time since Speedway promoter Lanny Edwards took over as full-time promoter in 2002. According to Edwards, the Sprint Bandits didn't disappoint. "I hope they can come back next season," Edwards said. "They put on a great show." With their big 410-cubic-inch engines and wingless chassis, the Bandits certainly provided a show of horsepower on the straight-aways and a propensity to flip over through the turns.  Five flips took place before the heat races were over; five breath-taking flips. One of which sent a driver to the ambulance and another to the hospital. (More at NewsOK.com)

Aug 17, 2005:

• Driver Skills are the key to success: NewsOK.com

Aug 13, 2005

• Rained out in Tulsa: High winds and rain forced postponement of Saturday night's USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget race at Tulsa (Olka.) Speedway. Track officials anticipate rescheduling the event and will announce a new date when firm. (Tulsa Speedway)

• Feature win puts Reed back in points chase: The Oklahoman

• State Fair Speedway Friday Night Results Top 10 A-Features: Factory stocks
  A feature: 1. Steve Clemmons; 2. Jeff Rozelle; 3. Dustin Buntin; 4. Rodney Emerson; 5. Jason Miller; 6. Terry Osborn; 7. Kevin Becker; 8. David Rhodes; 9. Shawn Jorski; 10. Mark Rozelle.
  
  USA modifieds
  A feature: 1. Stanley Reed, Jr.; 2. Jeff Autry; 3. Ray Chandler; 4. Richard Rozelle; 5. Alan Oliva; 6. Curtis Martin; 7. Kyle Goforth; 8. Cory Davis; 9. Randy Thomas; 10. Michael Reed.
  
  Pro stocks
  A feature: 1. Stanley Reed, Jr.; 2. Robert Jones; 3. Steve Smith; 4. Tony Osborn; 5. Mark Brill; 6. Charles Poff; 7. Justin Guinn; 8. Mike Silmon; 9. Wendy Lee Chapa; 10. Jerry Morrison.
  
  Championship sprints
  A feature: 1. Robert Sellers; 2. Kenneth Walker; 3. Gary Owens; 4. Chris Burns; 5. Michelle Decker; 6. Kenny Butler, Jr.; 7. Terry DeVeny; 8. Frank Dittman; 9. Whit Gastineau; 10. Dan Schnackenberg.

 

Aug 12, 2005

• Points title chases are up for grabs: The Oklahoman

Aug 11, 2005

• New Driver Profiles! Checkout news driver profiles Factory Stock and '93 Champion Dan Enockson, and Factory Stock Driver Joey Buntin.

• Xtreme Super Nationals Enter 25k to win!  The Xtreme Super Nationals $25,000 to win Modified race is approaching quickly. The event taking place at State Fair Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK will present three days of racing action, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 13th-15th, 2005. Practice will be held Wednesday October 12th from 5-11p.m. Mufflers are required for this event. These races offer a fun, exciting time not only for drivers and fans but also their families and friends.
  
  State Fair Speedway has a paved pit area and is centrally located near the downtown area of Oklahoma City. Hotels, shopping, restaurants and tourist attractions are only minutes away from the track. Some attractions that visitors can enjoy are Oklahoma City's Bricktown and canal area, the Bass Pro Shop, Frontier City Theme Park and much more. XSN will even be providing a live concert in the pits after the Friday night races.
  
  XSN organizers like making all of the races about the drivers. At past  races this year, every entrant received a token of appreciation including tools, event t-shirts and hats. 24 cars will be included in each of the D-A features, and more than $10,500 will be paid out in the B, C & D features alone. The Saturday night's A feature pays $1500 to start. The early entry fee is only $250 for all entries postmarked by September. 15th. Drivers do not have to have participated in any of the previous Xtreme Super National races this year to enter or qualify for this event. Register today by visiting the event website, www.xtremesupernationals.com or by calling (405) 942-6950. (Xtreme Super Nationals PR)

 

Aug 10, 2005

• USAC Oklahoma Focus Series finally back on track, !-44 Cancelled: The USAC Oklahoma Ford Focus Midget Car Series, still idle since May 28 after incomplete contractual obligations forced the cancellation of this past weekend's event at I-44 Speedway in Oklahoma City, Okla., will try again this Saturday to race at Tulsa (Okla.) Speedway. Jasiel Randolph of Tulsa, Okla., who still seeks his first victory in the series, leads the Oklahoma points standings by two over Dustin Morgan, a two-time victor this season. Evan Sewell, the last winner in Oklahoma competition, sits nine points behind Randolph.  (USAC Racing PR)

• Also, Pro 4's will join the OCRS Sprints and the Ford Focus presented by United Ford Midgets for United Ford Night at Tulsa Speedway on Saturday. Last year a packed house was on hand and another is expected Saturday as admission is free. Just go by your nearest United Ford dealer and pick up your ticket good for free admission. (Tulsa Speedway)

 

Aug 9. 2005

• OMS Offers town residence to Pack the Track: OMS is having a "Pack the Track 2005" promotion targeting communities in Green Country. Each target city residence will get a free admission to the grandstands on their designated night. Each community will have two dates designated as their nights. This week the designated communities are Webbers Falls, Gore, Vian, Sallisaw, Gans, Muldrow, Roland, Stilger, Checotah, Eufaula and Quinton. Sept. 23rd is the second date for these communities. "Our goal is to stir up interest in dirt track racing at our track," said OMS general manager Eric Shannon. "We hope to have a full house every Friday night. We are also looking to set a record attendance for the season." All race fans need to be admitted free are a valid driver's license or photo ID and a copy of a utility bill - phone bill, water , electric, gas bill, etc., - to show a proof of residence in the community. The fee admission is available as a family pack also, which includes two adults and kids under 12 years old.  For questions contact Outlaw Motor Speedway at 918-687-9200 or via e-mail at outlaw76@starnetok.net.(OMS PR)

 

Aug 7, 2005

• OMS Announces A-Features changes: Track owner Gary Clay announced Tuesday August 9th that beginning this Friday night August 12th every class will see a change in the A-Feature lineups. The changes will come in form of a draw to announce the way the Features will line up for that night. All divisions will still draw numbers for their heat race line up but the A-Feature line up will be determined by a draw of a pill each Friday. Three options of how the lineups will be determined are as follows :
  
  1. No changes to the line up. Drivers line up in the A-Feature as they finish in their heat race.
  
  2. The top five will positions be inverted, where as fifth will start on the pole and each position will fall into line accordingly. Fourth position will be second, third position third etc....
  
  3. The top positions transferred directly from the heat races will be inverted. For example - four heat races and the top three out each heat goes directly to the A-Feature, the top 12 will invert. Where as the 12th position will start on the pole and each position will fall into line accordingly. 11th position will be second, 10th position third etc....
  
  The draw will be normally announced during intermission each night. (OMS PR)

 

Aug 5, 2005

• Dean Wins Modified Race:  Ho Dean took the lead away from Bobby York then turned back Tim Bailey in the closing laps to win the modified A feature Friday at Tulsa Speedway. Dean moved into second behind Bobby York on lap seven and finally slipped by York for the lead on lap 12 in turn two. But his lead was far from safe as Tim Bailey closed in passing York for second on lap 14. Bailey challenged Dean in turn one of lap 19 but Dean held his line for his first win of the season. Bailey finished second ahead of Steve Lacy in third.  Matt Weintz turned back a late bid by Kenny McGee to win a wild pure stock feature. McGee challenged with one lap remaining, but Weintz held on to win over McGee and John Watt in third. The race was red flagged just after the halfway mark when Cody Tucker flipped into the infield. Rusty Etherton spun and nearly flipped on the backstretch and Tucker shot to the infield clipping a tire next to a light pole base. Tucker was not hurt. Points leader Daniel Ray Denton picked up his ninth mini stock victory. Denton passed Jerry Hausman after two laps and drove to victory. Gregg Overstreet passed Hausman on lap five to capture second. (Tulsa Speedway)

 

July 30, 2005

• Hughes Wins Tulsa Modified Open: Jason Hughes battled past Steve Lacy and went on to win the 25-lap modified feature and a first place check of $1,500 Friday at Tulsa Speedway. Soon to be new Tulsa Speedway promoter James Longping put up extra money for his first show as a promoter and total of 51 modifieds came to town looking for a little extra cash. (Tulsa Speedway)

• Forester Returns: Jeremy Forester returned to pro 4 racing after sitting out several weeks with an injury suffered at JRP Speedway and it looked like he was in his old form However the defending champion spun in turn four on the final lap and points leader David Dutton was there to take advantage and picked up the win. (Tulsa Speedway)

• Wright wins a record fourth straight: Friday night at State Fair Speedway, defending series champion and current point leader Gary Wright posted a first in fourteen years of O'Reilly American Sprint Car Series National Tour presented by Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores competition by scoring his fourth consecutive feature triumph in the 25-lap main event. In the 435th O'Reilly ASCS National Tour feature event, Wright scored an unprecedented fourth win in a row in convincing fashion aboard the Wesmar-powered Southwest Express/The Shop/Richwood Construction No. 9 Maxim. "We had a really good car again tonight, the Wesmar and Maxim combination is working great, four in row is nice and I just hope we can keep it going," Wright commented from victory lane. Wright earned the pole position for the feature by racing from fifth to win the evening's third heat race. After the initial start was waved off for Toby Brown's wild turn one flip, Wright outgunned fellow front row starter Andy Shouse to snare the lead at the drop of the green. Wright immediately checked out, leaving Shouse to fend off a host of challengers for second. Wright's pace was interrupted several times along the way by minor cautions, but "The Texan" resumed his lightning-quick pace on each restart. Following the race's final stoppage after 18 rounds, when Gary Owens flipped without injury in turn two, Wright raced away from the field and snared career victory number 99 with a straightaway advantage. Wright shoots for the century win mark Saturday night at Tulsa Speedway. Danny Jennings battled past Shouse for second in the early stages and appeared poised to mount a challenge for the lead until a turn three spin with five laps in the books sent Jennings to the tail. Shouse fought off the advances of Nick Smith and tenth-starter Darren Stewart through the race's mid-stages. Stewart's challenges for second came to a halt when he clipped an infield tire exiting turn four and spun down the front stretch on the 18th lap. Stewart rejoined the chase. Smith slid high exiting turn four on the 21st lap, leaving Shouse to fight off fellow 2004 American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region co-champion Kevin Ramey over the final rounds to post a career best ASCS National Tour runner-up finish. Ramey settled for the show position, with current Sooner Region point leader Sean McClelland advancing from eleventh to fourth as former ASCS National champion Travis Rilat charged from 14th to round out the top five. Mike Peters crossed the stripe sixth after starting 17th, with 15th-starter Cody Branchcomb, Smith, Sam Hafertepe, Jr., and 18th-starter Natalie Sather completing the top ten. After utilizing his final provisional starting position of the year, leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender Tony Bruce, Jr., earned Hard Charger honors by racing from 22nd to eleventh. Hafertepe, Larry Neighbors, Wright, Owens and Smith topped heat race action for the 37-car field. Branchcomb picked up victory honors in the first 12-lap "B" Main, while Jason Martin picked up the win in "B" Main number two when 13-year-old Trey Robb's apparent last lap pass for the win was negated when he weighed in two pounds below the required 1,475 pound minimum. The evening got off to a wild start when Dara Morrow and Sean Walden tangled and flipped wildly down the front stretch as the green flag flew upon the opening heat race. Both drivers walked away from their mangled machines uninjured. (ASCS Racing PR)

• Turner wins the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 at Salina: With several near misses behind him Creighton, MO's David Turner put it all together and picked up his first win of the O'Reilly MLRA 2005 Thunder Tour Saturday night at the Salina Highbanks in Salina, OK. Turner took off from the drop of the green flag and quickly set a torrid pace that the rest of the field was unable to keep up with. Behind the leader a battle was brewing between CJ Lyle and Al Purkey, but Lyle continued to hold position on Purkey. Leading from start to finish Turner appeared to be a man on a mission as he raced under the checkered flag ahead of Lyle and Purkey with Charlie Randolph and Jason Bodenhamer completing the top five at the line. Kingsville, MO's David Barker, CJ Lyle, and David Turner picked up wins in the three heats run earlier in the evening to set up the feature event. Next up for the O'Reilly MLRA is a trip to Nebraska and Junction Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 6. For all the latest news and information on the O'Reilly MLRA visit us on the web at www.mlraracing.com or by calling (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572. (O'Reilly MLRA PR)

Jul 27, 2005

• Practice Day added to Chili Bowl lineup: A practice day has been added to the schedule for the 20th Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, which will be held at Tulsa Expo Raceway on January 11-14, 2006. Each year, top drivers from all racing disciplines converge upon Tulsa, OK, for the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, with the 2005 edition attracting a record 249 entries from 27 different states as well as New Zealand and Australia. For the 20th edition of the Chili Bowl, parking the tow rigs inside the Expo Center has been moved up a day to Monday, January 9. Practice will follow on Tuesday, January 10, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fans holding tickets for Wednesday's first qualifying night will be admitted free of charge into the grandstands for Tuesday's practice session. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's qualifying events will set the Saturday feature lineups for the 20th Anniversary of the O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Indiana's Tracy Hines joined the prestigious list of Chili Bowl winners this past January as he gave the Wilke-Pak Motorsports team its first Golden Driller trophy. Sammy Swindell has topped the indoor classic on four occasions, with Cory Kruseman and Dan Boorse each claiming two wins. Drivers with one Chili Bowl crown to their credit include Tony Stewart, Jay Drake, Billy Boat, Donnie Beechler, Andy Hillenburg, Dave Blaney, Lealand McSpadden, Johnny Heydenreich, Scott Hatton and Rich Vogler. Tickets for all four nights of the 20th Annual O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals are available for just $139. If available, three-day tickets will go on sale October 11 for $118. Fans have until September 20 to secure the same seats held in 2005, although four-night renewals as well as new ticket orders may be submitted at any time via the secure, on-line site at www.chilibowl.com, or by calling the ticket office at 918-838-3777. Additional information regarding the O'Reilly Chili Bowl Midget Nationals is available at www.chilibowl.com. (Chill Bowl PR)

Jul 26, 2005

• Summer Heat Tour kicks off: The temperature is rising and so is the action on the track as the 2005 Summer Heat Tour rolls through Oklahoma on July 29 and 30 with the O'Reilly Mid-West Late Model Racing Association 2005 Thunder Tour in action. The battle begins on Friday, July 29th, at the beautiful Outlaw Motor Speedway just south of Muskogee, OK. The star of the O'Reilly MLRA will take to the track and battle it out for the $2,000 top prize. "We couldn't be happier making the trip down to visit the Clay family and put on a show for the Oklahoma fans," stated Harriett Chancellor, promoter of the O'Reilly MLRA. "We have adjusted our purse just a little as a gesture to the hospitality and support that the entire crew at OMS has shown us throughout our 2005 season. We had a discussion with Gary (Clay) and decided that we wanted to do this to say thanks for inviting us to come play in his house." With $2,000 to win and $250 to start all eyes will be up front to see who can take home the winner's share of the purse, but if any driver can set up a charge in the 2005 Thunder Tour points standings. Coffeyville, KS, #33 Al Purkey still sits atop the points standings with a 947-861 lead over Belton, MO's #22V Alan Vaughn. The last time the Late Models visited over the Independence Day weekend, Vaughn took the win Friday night as Purkey stole the show on Saturday. (Find Out more at our Outlaw Motor Speedway page)

• ASCS Rolls into SFS and Tulsa Speedways: History could very well be in the making as the O'Reilly American Sprint Car Series National Tour presented by Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores invades the Sooner State for a pair of events this Friday and Saturday night. Friday night, the series takes to Oklahoma City's State Fair Speedway as Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores kicks off its annual fund-raising efforts for the Children's Miracle Network. Then on Saturday night, the series makes the trek up the Turner Turnpike to make its second stop of the season at Tulsa Speedway. Both events will be run in conjunction with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region. Riding a wave of three consecutive wins, extending his season total to eight, defending series champion Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, could pen more entries into the O'Reilly ASCS National Tour record books over the course of the weekend. In total, including the O'Reilly ASCS National Tour, the Southern Tour and the Sooner, Gulf South, Rocky Mountain and Midwest Regions, the American Sprint Car Series will sanction more than 100 nights of racing in 2005 at approximately 50 different racetracks throughout at least 16 different states. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.  (ASCS Racing PR)

July 25,  2005

• Pack the Track, Get in Free!: Stock car racing fans in the Wagoner, Pryor and Claremore area will have an opportunity to get into this Friday night's card at Outlaw Motor Speedway free. OMS is having a "Pack the Track 2005" promotion targeting communities in Green Country. Each target city residence will get a free admission to the grandstands on their designated night. Each community will have two dates designated as their nights. This week the designated communities are Okay, Wagoner, Pryor, Porter, Chouteau, Salina, Claremore, Locut Grove, Oologah, Inola and Adair. Sept. 9 is the second date for these communities. (Find Out more at our Outlaw Motor Speedway page)

• ASCS makes stop at State Fair Speedway: History could very well be in the making as the O'Reilly American Sprint Car Series National Tour presented by Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores invades the Sooner State for a pair of events this Friday and Saturday night. Friday night, the series takes to Oklahoma City's State Fair Speedway as Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores kicks off its annual fund-raising efforts for the Children's Miracle Network. Then on Saturday night, the series makes the trek up the Turner Turnpike to make its second stop of the season at Tulsa Speedway. Both events will be run in conjunction with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region.

• ASCS head to Tulsa Speedway:  Sprint car racing returns in a big way Saturday when the ASCS National Tour makes a stop at Tulsa Speedway. Series points leader Gary Wright of Hooks, Texas will lead a full field of competitors to Tulsa. Only 86 points back of Wright in second is Darren Stewart of Bixby. The race will also be a points race for the ASCS Sooner region and Sean McClelland is on top of that point chart. The OCRS sprints will also be competing on the program in a $1,000-to-win points show. Defending champion Mike Goodman, driving the Bobby Moore owned sprinter, is currently leading the point chase. Race time is 7:30. Friday nights regular point show will feature a $1,500-to-win $100-to-start payout for the modified division. Six classes will be racing Friday starting at 7:30. For more information visit the OCRS website at www.ocrsracing.com.

July 23, 2005

• Owen Outduels Decker, Robb Takes First Flip: Championship sprint drivers Gary Owens and Michelle Decker had plenty of warm-up for the feature race Friday night at State Fair Speedway.  Owens and Decker battled for first and second place in the champ sprint heat race, only to find themselves in the same position on lap 13 of the feature. Unfortunately for Decker, the result was the same. Owens passed her No. 12 car to take the checkered flag in both races. Decker still performed admirably in the feature, holding off the always-fast No. 2 car of Kenneth Walker. Decker kept her rear in front of Walker for the final five laps to finish second.  Randy Timms followed up his second-place finish in the last USA modified feature race with a win Friday night. Timms took the lead on lap seven and led the rest of the way. Rick Goforth finished second, Stanley Reed Jr. third. In the pro stock division, Steve Smith finished ahead of Travis Gorbet and James Beane for the feature win. Trey Robb passed another test in his development of a sprint car driver. The 13 year-old Robb flipped his sprinter last week for the first time of the year. He wasn't seriously injured, but there is no way to know how a driver will respond after his first flip. (Results and More at NewsOK.com)

• Lacey Repeats at Tulsa Speedway: Steve Lacy drew on his experience behind the wheel to pass Brandon Pittman and leader Bobby Wolfe to win his second straight modified A feature Friday at Tulsa Speedway. After early leader Richard Bias blew an engine on lap 15 to bring out a yellow, second year modified driver Wolfe took over the lead with Brandon Pittman close behind. Pittman tried to challenge Wolfe in turns three and four of lap 18. Both drivers skated to the center of the track and third place Lacy gunned his modified past them on the inside groove to take lead for his fourth victory of the season. Pittman got by Wolfe on lap 19 for second. (Tulsa Speedway)

July 22, 2005

• Speedway Announcers Talk a Good Race: NewsOK

• Outlaw Speedway Practice Suspended:  Due to the high temperatures, the rise in fuel prices and the lack of rain in the last four weeks Outlaw Motor Speedway will suspend Wednesday night practices at this time. However, Outlaw Motor Speedway will continue to allow practices after the races each Friday night as time and weather permits. The lights will be left on for a minimum of 30 minutes after the last race, unless there are no cars practicing. We hope to resume Wednesday night practices later in the summer or early fall and we would like to thank everyone that participated in the practices. (Outlaw Motor Speedway)

July 17, 2005

• Franz wins Oklahoma Xtreme Nationals: Brian Franz of Newton Kansas proved he is the driver to beat as he dominated the opening night of the Xtreme Nationals preliminary feature Saturday night at State Fair Speedway in Oklahoma City. With his victory, Franz will sit on the pole position for Sunday afternoons $5000 to win Xtreme Nationals feature finale.
  
  By virtue of earning the most points accumulated from both sets of heat races that were ran earlier in the evening, Franz and Ada Oklahoma's Shawn Brassfield started on the front row for the twenty lap qualifying feature with Franz taking the lead as the green flag fell on the twenty-four car field. Fourth starting George White, Eddie Martin, Brassfield and Bud Longpine gave chase as the two time and defending National Championship Racing Association modified champion Franz quickly opened up a three car length advantage. The battle for the runner up position changed for several laps as White ran the high side while Martin drove down low, both trading position before White finally took of second for good on lap four.
  
  Lap 5 saw sixth starting Paul White start to make his move towards the front, passing Longpine for fifth and then making his way around Martin for third one lap later.
  
  Lap 7 saw the first of two caution flags fall when Scott Green of Derby Kansas spun in turn four. The attempted restart saw Green again get sideways, this time in turn two. Jerry Hoffman, and speedway regulars Stanley Reed Jr. and Tony Anderson had nowhere to go and were also collected sending all four to the tail end of the field on the restart.
  
  With Franz up front on the restart it G. White, P. White, Martin and Longpine giving chase as the leader quickly opened a five car length advantage. By the races midway point, Franz had everything under control as he opened up almost a half straightway lead but the battle for the runner-up position was a seesaw battle as G.White (down low), P. White (down low) and Martin (up high) all challenged each other throughout the last half of the race. Martin would take over the runner-up position by driving up top coming out of turns one and two, only to see G. White regain the position in turns three and four. P. White would take over the third spot from Martin on lap fourteen and battled brother George the rest of the way.
  
  Back up front it was all Franz as he cruised the final six laps to take the half stretch victory over G. White. P. White came home third with Martin settling for fourth. Kenneth Cox worked his way up from his ninth starting position to take fifth while Greg Stephens of Wichita Kansas, Gary Clark and twenty-first starting Jason Hughes rounded out the top eight and are locked into Sunday afternoons big $5000 to win thirty lap Xtreme Nationals.
  
  The first set of ten lap heat races for the seventy car field were won by Kevin Rowland, Brassfield, Martin, Alan Sharpensteen, Mickey Lassiter and Longpine. Passing points and finishing points were tabulated from heat race action with a complete inversion set for the second set of heat races with the highest accumulated in points starting on the back of those heat races. The winners of those ten lap heat races were Franz, Scott Drake, Billy Turner, Greg Stephens, Gary Clark and Alan Oliva.
  
  In the supporting championship sprint division, the first set of heat races for the fifteen car field were won by Mike Goodman and Danny Smith while Whit Gastineau and Kenneth Walker won the second set of inverted heat races. The first factory stock heat races were won by Terry Osborn and Justin Allen while Allen and Shawn Jorski bested the field in the second inverted heat races. (David Smith, Jr. Results)

July 16, 2005

• Xtreme Super Nationals Today! The Oklahoma City-based Xtreme Super National Promotions has Saturday and Sunday, July 16-17, ready for it's second weekend of racing to take place at State Fair Speedway. This $5,000-to-win dirt modified event will lead into a $25,000 to win final event scheduled for October.  Drivers from as far away as Arizona have participated in the Xtreme Super Nationals, with more than 10 states represented in the April event. Along with the 40 or more out of state drivers expected, regional hard charger and Fort Worth native, George White and Oklahoma City's own, Randy Timms will match up on the 3/8-mile track for what will prove to be some of the fastest racing at State Fair Speedway in a long time. Saturday, July 16th gates open at 4 p.m. with racing begins at 6 p.m. and Sunday, July 17, the gates will open at Noon with the green flag dropping at 2 p.m. Running along with the open-wheeled modified cars will be Champ Sprint Cars, Factory Stocks and back by popular demand on Sunday only, the Racing Lawn Mowers. A large number of drivers will travel the turnpike for the first time to take on their Oklahoma City rivals on the 3/8-mile oval in the Champ Sprint Cars and more than 20 Racing Lawn Mowers will give the audience a great show. For more information please contact the Xtreme Super National Promotion office at (405) 942-6950. (Xtreme Super National PR)

• Jennings Suspended at SFS, Wood wins: Joe Wood Jr. fought off the competition as well as the track in getting his first super sprint feature win of the season. Jennings chose to venture high through the rough part of the turn on the restart and was lucky not to wreck the car. Jennings lost several places in the bobble, and Wood was off to the races. Wood moved up to fifth in the super sprint standings, while Jennings has put several solid showings together in recent weeks. The 17-year old cousin of Speedway veteran Danny Jennings won his first heat race two weeks ago. Jennings, a five-time speedway champion, was black flagged and then suspended for two weeks Friday night during his super sprint heat race. Track officials black flagged the popular and normally mild-mannered Jennings after he was ruled to have intentionally stalled his car, forcing a caution flag. Jennings was then suspended for what track officials called "inappropriate behavior." In the championship sprint division, Whit Gastineau won his second A feature of the season, moving up to second place in the point standings. Gastineau also finished third in the super sprint class, where he is fourth in the point standings. (Results and More at NewsOK.om)

July 15, 2005

• SFS seeing Red Flags Incidents up: One of the scariest and rarest sights in auto racing is the red flag.  It is an indication that such a serious wreck has occurred that all cars must shut down their engines while emergency crews and track officials rush to the scene.  This season at State Fair Speedway, the red flag has become old hat. In last Friday night's super sprint feature race, the red light was turned on three times in the first four laps. "There have been seasons when we have gone weeks without one red light," speedway promoter Lanny Edwards said. "We have taken more drivers to the hospital this season than we have the last two years combined."  Most of these wrecks have occurred in the sprint car division. Their open-wheel and roofless chassis make it nearly impossible to keep a sprint car's wheels on the track during a crash. The result becomes a series of flips and rolls. (NewsOK)

• Oklahoma Motorcycle Racing during State Fair: AMP Office Tulsa, OK announced their tentative schedule for the Second Annual Vintage Dirt Track Racers Association VDTRA Nationals scheduled during opening weekend of the OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR in Okahoma City, Oklahoma in mid September This is the Big One for Oklahoma Dirt Track fans and racers. This Summer the event is set for two nights of racing action on the historic Oklahoma State Fair Speedway. "This will be an exciting part of the series as it is round #16 & #17 of the 20 rounds of competition for the 2005 VDTRA National Points Series," said Bob Oertle co-promoter of the races. Several Brands of Motorcycles, including Triumph, BSA, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Rotax and the crowd favorite HARLEY DAVIDSON are represented in this form of racing. "The points chase and competition always heats up in the last few rounds of the series." "Last year we had four National Number One riders from both the VDTRA and the AHRMA the American Historic Racing Motorcycles Association, that has set the stage this year for some close competition and great fan base loyalty." "Wild Will Kelley from Stephenville, Texas who helped promote the event in 2004, and won the majority of contests at last year's Nationals will be back again in 2005." Along with the Vintage Bikes will be the Outlaw Modern Pro Singles, Modern Motorcycle ridden by the regions top riders. Like their counter part 505 AMA GNC legends, these riders and motorcycles are on the cutting edge of technology in Dirt Track Motorcycle Racing. This event pits AMA, FUSA and VDTRA champs and contenders against one-another in a no holds barred Main Event of Champions. Last year AMA GNC National #12 Jason Tyer riding a Honda CRF 450 sponsored by Kriby Kyles - Metro Builders out of Irving, Tx, took top honors by defeating a field of 14 riders in the main event. Tyer pocketed the top AMP - Wild Will and Rod Lake Racing additional purse money, in the Pro Modern Bike Division. PRO QUADS will also be on the gas in Oklahoma City on the big 3/8 mile banked track. Last years Pro Quad winner was Mike McClendon who rode a highly modified Yamaha Banshee, sponsored by SRE, Frazier Racing and D&R FAB out of Sand Springs, Ok. The Oklahoma City State Fair Speedway will be host this year of two complete rounds of Motorcycle Dirt Track racing scheduled for Friday September 16, and Saturday September 17, 2005. Opening ceremonies will begin at 7pm both nights. Races will be held on the clay 3/8 mile track at the State Fair Speedway on the Oklahoma State Fair Grounds in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. TICKETS WENT ON SALE JULY 9, 2005! VIP Reserved $25.00 General Admission Adults $16.00 Kids Under 13 $12.00. Pit Passes are $30 and provide a gate pass to the State Fair for that date. For more information visit www.geocities.com/OREILLYDIRTTRACK/ (AMP PR) Oklahoma Race Connect more provide more information upcoming.

July 14, 2005

• Racing all in the family:  Jason Gerhard is carrying on a family tradition as he embarks on his second season in the aggressive pure stock division at Enid Motor Speedway. "Racing runs in the family,'' said Gerhard. "My dad, mother, brother, uncle, grandpa ... all raced and now I race.'' Gerhard's grandfather, Bill Gerhard, competed in the 1960s and his father, David, and uncle, Bill W. Gerhard, have been competing in the factory stock division since the 1980s. His mother, Terry, and brother, Kevin, have tried their hands at pure stock. According to Gerhard, he enjoyed watching his father and uncle race when he was young. He became smitten with the sport, and like many young race fans, fell under the spell of racing heroes, including Richard "Pooder'' Hopkins, Joey Brochu and "Big John'' Tipping. "I loved coming out and watching them race,'' said Gerhard. As the years passed, Gerhard departed the grandstands and joined his father in the pits where he started assisting with the race car. Changing tires and working on the fast rides initiated him into the sport as a member of the Gerhard Racing Team crew. "I couldn't wait until I was 16 and could race,'' said the adventurous young driver. "I love racing, especially listening to the motor rev up. I look forward to coming out here every week.'' Gerhard pilots the fast No. 47J pure stock. The car is an Oldsmobile Cutlass powered by a motor built by Bill Morrow. The car number is significant as it was his grandfather's number. (Enid News & Eagle)

July 11, 2005

• Channel 9  Michelle Decker Segment: KWTV's Toby Rowland did a piece over State Fair Speedway female driver  Michelle Decker on Monday's 6:00 pm newscast. Find more on Toby's story and video at NEWSOK.com

• Enid's Weekend Racing Wrap: Johnnie "The Rocket" Rauschenberg continued his dominance in mini stock as he piloted his Dunsworth Machine powered Mustang to his tenth "A" feature win this season in racing action at Enid Motor Speedway Saturday night. Rauschenberg's winning streak prompted Enid Collision Center to place a $100 on him. If any driver can beat Rauschenberg they will claim the extra purse. However if Rauschenberg can continue his reign for an additional four weeks he will claim the bounty. "My car ran good tonight and outlasted the field," said Rauschenberg. Kevin Legleiter sped off the pole and took command of the swift race. Legleiter hooked up his Ford in a fast groove and looked unbeatable. But the man on the move was the hard charging Rauschenberg. He marched from the middle of the field and drove up on the leader's bumper in lap six. Rauschenberg took the point with a daring low charge in lap seven and set-up a straight away advantage in a single lap. He artfully maneuvered through lapped traffic and despite a lap 12 caution took a powerful lead to the line. John Pankratz raced to second followed by Legleiter, Danny Portwood, and Shawn Walton. Legleiter was black flagged for rough driving, which saw Monty Lanning inherit fifth. (More at Enid Speedway)

• JPR Meeting Tonight! This is a reminder of our meeting with Alf tonight. We are meeting at the JRP Clubhouse at 6:30p.m. The Booster Club will be working the concession stands (2 of them) for the Go-Kart races this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 15th, 16th, and 17th. We need volunteers to help us run them. We also need 2 people that like to grill! At this time we do not have enough help to pull this off! Drivers, Family and/or Friends are welcome to volunteer! Alf has offered the Booster Club a percentage of the sales for the Drivers fund! We feel this is an excellent opportunity to raise money for our Drivers! So, if you are available and would like to show your support for your Drivers, please show up for the meeting tonight. If you would like to help and can not make the meeting, give me a call at 918-321-3692. I would be happy to visit with you about the particulars and sign you up for whatever day or days you are available to volunteer.  Fore More information contact Tina Ford, Fordsmechanic@aol.com, 918-321-3692

• Outlaw Motor Speedway Recap: Up front was the place to be for the feature winners in dirt track racing at Outlaw Motor Speedway here Friday night.  Three of the four feature victors started in the front row with two in the pole position. Carl Conley, of Porter, came from the inside on row three to capture the checkered flag in the Economy Modified division. He had the lead after the first lap, charging in front down the backstretch. Conley held off Shannon Reheard, Muskogee, for the win. In winning his fourth feature of the year, the defending division points champion had a 1.17 second lead at the end. Jerry Thompson, of Fort Smith, continued his recent dominance in the Modified Division, holding off the field, picking up his second feature win in a week. He won last Friday's main event and followed that with a fifth place finish in the 20-lap Fourth of July race on Saturday night. Thompson survived two yellow flag restarts to hold off Muskogee's Tate Cole. Muskogee's Gary Andrews and Mike Withrow continued their battle for the division points lead, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. Andrews went into the evening with a 12-point lead over Withrow (1,478-1,466). Andrews was second in his heat while Withrow was fourth in his. Dale Richardson probably enjoyed one of the widest margins of victory in the Factory Stock A Feature this season. At the finish of the 20-lap chase, the Muskogee driver had a 10-plus second lead over current division points leader Tim Sands, also of Muskogee. Not even a caution flag on lap six failed to slow Richardson. At that time, he had a five-second edge over David Whittle, Muskogee, who retired after the yellow flag was pulled out when David Vinson, Checotah, lost a wheel in turn two. He went to a two-second lead on lap nine and pulled away from the field from there. Richardson took the lead from the outside first row position. Sands had the pole. It was Richardson's second feature victory of the season. Sands had four wins. James Gillean, Muskogee, continued his winning ways in the Pure Stock chase. He had a four- second advantage over Jason Ward, Tahlequah, at the checkered flag. However the results are not official as the top 10 finishers were tore down and inspected late into Saturday morning.  Gillean has won six features this season, tied with division points leader Lynn Combs, Fort Gibson, for the most at the 3/8ths mile oval this season. (Fore More Information Checkout our Outlaw Motor Speedway Section)

July 9, 2005

• Out of Stater Smith Wins Feature: George White had a big win in the USA modified A feature Friday night at State Fair Speedway, but the Fort Worth, Texas, driver has his eyes set on something bigger.  White's win was really just a tuneup for next Saturday's Xtreme Super National modified race at the speedway, which pays $5,000 to win and can qualify a driver for October's $25,000 modified feature race. "I race at big shows all over the country," White said. "But every week before a big show, we go to the track and run in their weekly race." White has built a reputation as one of the best modified drivers in the country and will compete later this month in Batesville, Ark., for $100,0000. But Friday night, White has hands full trying hold off the Speedway's Randy Timms. (Results and more at NewsOK.com)

• Wreck halts Racing at SFS:  Racing action came to a temporary hault with the three laps down during the championship feature race. Drivers Taron Bean and Andrew Evans crashed on the back straightaway sending both cars end over end with both cars nearly slaming into the light pole. Track officials and paramedics spent nearly 15 minutes talking with Bean and trying to ease him out of his crumpled car. Bean was conscious and walking at the time he was helped out his car but was taken to the hospital to be checked out. Evans appeared uninjured. Kenneth Walker went on to win the champ sprint feature, giving him a track leading six feature wins in one class. In the pro stock class, Stanley Reed Jr. got his ailing engine back in shape Friday night. Reed won the A feature finishing ahead of Tony Osborn and Steve Smith. Super sprint driver Chris Burns won his third super sprint A feature race of the season. Robert Sellers finished second with points leader Gary Flatt placing third.  (In part from NewsOK.com)

 

July 8, 2005

• Reed hopes to recover:  Stanley Reed Jr. continues to have engine trouble in his No. 1 pro stock car. Though Reed leads the USA modified standings, the veteran driver said earlier this season that the pro stocks title is what he hopes to win most. At the time, Reed was leading both point races, but has since been black-flagged on numerous occasions for a smoking engine. Reed has fallen all the way to seventh. (NewsOK)

• Checkout Oklahoma Race Connect weekend schedule for submitted scheduled tracks.  Including, nationals and other special event races.

• Stoops and Spurrier enjoy a day at the races: Also, find out about Oklahoma's Bob Stoops experience at the World Center of Racing, Daytona International Speedway, for the Pepsi 400 at the Oklahoma Sooner Football Blog.

• Don't Powder Puff Races Tonight at Outlaw Motor Speedway, races start at 7:00 p.m.

• Oklahoma Driver wins Arkansas's Modified Feature: William Gould of Durant, Okla., led wire-to-wire in the 50-lap modified feature last weekend at the Southwest Arkansas Super Speedway, beating out a huge field for the $1,000 winner's check. Gould's No. 60 car was challenged primarily by runner-up Chad Abernathy (4) of Mount Ida, Ark., and David Mitchell (13) of Ashdown. Jimmy Brown (22) of Arkadelphia was in the running most of the race before slipping to seventh place. Mark Smith (3) of Ashdown was fourth, followed by Nick Fowler (11A) of Glenwood, Ark., and Odie Green (15) of Fouke as 17 of the 24 starters finished the race. Heat winners were Jathan Seale of Sparkman, Ark., Jeremy Tussey of Texarkana, Ark., and Turner. (Texarkana Gazette)

July 7, 2005

• Oklahoma's Jennings and McAllister chases McClelland:  Fresh off his fourth win, Tulsa's Sean McClelland leads the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region into Saturday night's event at Thunder Valley Speedway in Fayetteville, AR, as the series makes its debut atop the 3/8-mile semi-banked clay oval. Norman, Oklahoma's Danny Jennings tried to chip into McClelland's series point lead this past Saturday night at Lawton Speedway, but McClelland battled into the lead on the final round to capture the win. With the victory, McClelland enters Saturday's event with a 32 point advantage over Jennings with eleven of 19 scheduled events in the books. Mustang, OK, racer Kerry McAlister has climbed to third in points, with Sapulpa's Cody Branchcomb and Tulsa's Brian McClelland rounding out the current top five. The balance of the current top ten in ASCS Sooner Region points entering Saturday night's Thunder Valley go includes Preston Peebles II (Lubbock, TX), Foster Landon (Collinsville, OK), J.P. Bailey (Fort Worth, TX), Derek Cottrell (Fletcher, OK) and Dex Eaton (Owasso, OK). Thunder Valley Speedway is located south of Fayetteville, AR, on US 71 to SR 156 (Willoughby Road), then 0.8 mile east. Racing action is slated to get under way at 6:00 p.m. For more information, contact the track at 479-582-1319 or 479-248-7242. The 2005 American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region slate consists of 19 events at eight tracks throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Arkansas. In total, including the O'Reilly ASCS National Tour, the Southern Tour and the Sooner, Gulf South, Rocky Mountain and Midwest Regions, the American Sprint Car Series will sanction more than 100 nights of racing in 2005 at approximately 50 different racetracks throughout at least 16 different states. Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com.  (ASCS Racing PR)

• OMS Weekend Recap: The chase for the Modified Division points lead at Outlaw Motor Speedway is becoming a weekly battle between a pair of Muskogee drivers. Defending points champion Gary Andrews took a 12-point lead over Mike Withrow (1,478-1,466) with an A Feature victory in last Saturday's Fourth of July Special. Withrow finished eighth in the race. Friday night, Withrow was fifth while Andrews was seventh on the opening card of the special weekend. The two drivers by no means are running off from the pack. Muskogee's Jared Russell is third with 1,325 points with Kenny Holdridge (Muskogee) at 1,083, and Jason Teague (Tahlequah) at 1,056. In the Factory Stock, Tim Sands (Muskogee) has a slight edge over Dale Richardson (Muskogee) 1,492-1,378. Kerney Weaver (Muskogee) is third at 1,308. Defending Economy Modified champion Carl Conley is far-off the pace in the division. Heath Weston (Muskogee) is the pace-setter with 1,555 points with Shannon Reheard (Muskogee) and Curtis Whittle (Oktaha) next at 1,381 and 1,346 respectively. Conley (Porter) winner of last Saturday's division feature is in 13th place with 489 points. Lynn Combs (Fort Gibson) and Jason Ward (Tahlequah) are one-two in the Pure Stock standings at 1,668-1,502. Brandon Fields (Checotah) is a district third at 1,274. Rounding out the top five are Danny Russell (Stigler), 1,201, and Andy Burnett (Checotah), 1,119.  Racing resumes this Friday night at the three-eights mile track eight miles south of Muskogee off US 69. Gates open at 5 p.m. with hot laps at 7 p.m. The first race is at 7:30 p.m. Friday night is also the first powder puff night of the season. Ladies that are interested in driving needs to sign in at the pit office before intermission. (OMS PR)

 

July 6, 2005

• Fan Injury results from Burns at OMS:   Pam Yutterman, the mother of Modified driver Johnny Yutterman, Van Buren, Ark., was in good condition in a Tulsa hospital Saturday evening after being burned in a pit accident at Outlaw Motor Speedway late Friday night. According to speedway officials, she was injured when a pan full of burning fuel was accidentally tossed on her after it ignited while members of her son's pit crew was priming the carburetor on Yutterman's car. She received emergency treatment at the track and was then life-flighted to Hillcrest Burn Center, in Tulsa, OK. "We were trying to restart his car and was priming the carburetor when a pan of gas caught on fire," said Yutterman's husband, R.L. Yutterman. "One of the pit crew tried to get rid of it and didn't see her standing behind us." "The gas splashed on her. She acted by dropping to the ground and rolling. The fire did not go out until I laid on top of her and put it out with some towels." Yutterman said his wife was doing well Saturday evening, up and walking around. (PR)

• Oklahoma Racing Media Coverage: It's good to see local television sports coverage of State Fair Speedway, from KOCO-TV Channel 5 also KFOR-TV Channel 4, providing racing action on late local news this past weekend.  Hopefully they will continue with coverage, its good for Oklahoma Racing and I'm sure they might have a few more tune in.

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July 5, 2005

• Merrill wins SUPR late model feature: With a field nearly full of out of town drivers, it was Sallisaw's Raymond Merrill that won Monday night's Series of United Professional Racers late model feature race. The SUPR series came to Oklahoma for the first time since the Louisiana-based series was founded in 1990. The SUPR series brought racers from Louisiana, Texas, Nebraska, and Arizona to compete Monday night. Of the 22-driver field, only three were from Oklahoma. Ada's Shawn Brassfield and Oklahoma City's Stanley Reed Jr. also raced. "It was a tough field of drivers tonight," Merrill said. "I was ready for the race to hurry up and get over while I still had the lead." Merrill passed Ronny Adams on lap 7 of the 35-lap feature race and built a solid lead. But Merrill soon found lap traffic with Adams and National Championship Racing Association points leader Al Purkey gaining ground. (NewsOK)

• 6th Annual Pike County Nationals; the 600cc Winged Outlaw Mini Sprints, 600cc Open Non Winged Mini Sprints. More Information

• Results Page updated find results from Oklahoma tracks on July 4th weekend. Results

 

July 4, 2005

• State Fair Speedway features late models for 4th of July Special: Tonight's late-model races at State Fair Speedway will give race fans a little bit of the old and a little bit of the new. Speedway promoter Lanny Edwards will put on a special Fourth of July show featuring the late-model car classes of the National Championship Racing Association, the Midwest Late Model Racing Association and the Southern United Professional Racing series. The NCRA, which used to be one of the biggest dirt track racing circuits in the country and a staple at the speedway, hasn't raced in Oklahoma City since 2002. The NCRA was made widely popular by their modified divisions in the 1970s and 80s. Coming into tonight, Al Purkey leads the NCRA standings over Johnny Bone Jr. by just 50 points. David Ashley of Zachary, La., sits atop the SUPR standings with Kenny Merchant of West Monroe, La., in second. The USA modifieds and factory stocks will also race tonight. The races start at 7 p.m. and will be immediately followed by a fireworks show. (NewsOK)

• ASCS McClelland Wins in Lawton: Sean McClelland captured his fourth American Bank of Oklahoma American Sprint Car Series Sooner Region feature victory of the season in stirring fashion by battling past race long leader Danny Jennings on the final round to top Saturday night's 25-lap main event at Lawton Speedway. After Jennings led the opening 23 rounds, McClelland dove underneath the 2002 Sooner Region champion entering turn three on the 24th round. The pair raced wheel-to-wheel, brushing tires several times before McClelland edged into the lead as the pair charged down the backstretch on the final lap. "I found a little bit up top coming off of two and I kinda started catching him, I wasn't sure if he was slowing down or if I was getting faster," current ASCS Sooner Region point leader McClelland commented in victory lane. "But I kept catching him and decided to hell with it, let's go for it." (WhoWon)

 

July 2, 2005

• Jennings Wins ASCS: With just two laps to go, Danny Jennings seemingly came from nowhere to pass Gary Flatt on Friday night for his first super sprint feature race win of the season at State Fair Speedway. Of course, feature race wins are nothing new to the Norman driver. Jennings has won five championship and countless feature races at the Speedway and has done plenty of winning this season on the prestigious American Sprint Car Series. But Jennings' focus on the ASCS this season (he is second in points in the Sooner region) and a little bad luck have kept him out of the speedway's winner circle. "It felt really good to get a win," Jennings said. "It was about time I guess."  In the pro stocks, Tony Osborn won his second feature race of the season while finishing ahead of Steve Smith. Stanley Reed Jr. won his fourth USA modified feature of the year. Reed increased his first-place points lead over Michael Reed by nearly 400 points. Championship sprint driver Kenneth Walker notched a speedway-leading fifth feature race win of the season. Gary Owens finished second. (Results and more at NewsOK)

 

July 1, 2005

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• Shane Carson Named Promoter for DIRT Motorsports: Boundless Motor Sports Racing, Inc. d/b/a DIRT MotorSports(TM) (DIRT) (OTCBB:BMSR) announced that it will be relocating its operation offices from Colorado Springs, Colo. to the corporate headquarters in Norman, Okla. Shane Carson, race event promoter and sprint car driver with more than 27 years' industry experience, has been named VP Race Operations. Several key management and staff within the operations office will be relocating to Oklahoma. In connection with this transition, DIRT Chief Operating Officer Bobby Hartslief, who was based in Colorado Springs, has been relieved of his duties with the Company. The consolidation of operations to the Norman headquarters is an important part of the Company's strategy to streamline operations and administrative functions, and better position the Company to effectively manage its growth. "We're confident that the relocation of the operations office to Oklahoma will enhance the Company's level of communication and performance with our team owners, drivers, promoters, track owners, sponsors and our most importantly, our dedicated fans," said Joe Dickey, Chief Administrative Officer. "We will strive to make this a seamless transition that will positively affect every aspect of our business." "Our national, regional and weekly DIRT racing series continue to be on the road and focused on the ongoing and exciting battle for championship funds," said DIRT Chairman and CEO Paul A. Kruger. "For the fans it will be business as usual." (DIRT MotorSports PR)

• Outlaw Motor Speedway Racing a Go: Despite early morning rain Outlaw Speedway is still racing tonight, Friday July 1st. Gates open at 5:00 PM and racing begins at 7:30PM. (OMS)

• Racing is Owens family passion: NewsOK

• State Fair Speedway & KOCO Special: KOCO-TV and Sports Animal Radio Station personality Mark Rodgers will be racing a factory stock tonight during the program. Originally scheduled grudge race featuring, both Rodgers and Sports Animal Radio Station personality Jim Traber, Traber recently backed away from the race as of Friday Morning.

• Port City Raceway's Firecracker 40:  Port City Raceway has unloaded over 70 truckloads of clay for the Firecracker 40. PCR would like to invite everyone to come race with us 4th of July weekend. The Firecracker 40 will be a 2-day show on Friday and Saturday, July 1st and 2nd. Both nights will be point races. Instead of starting by point average we will draw both nights. The top four from Friday nights features will lock in for Saturday's A-main. Saturday the cars who did not lock in will draw for starting spots and run a whole new show. Gates will open at 4, races start at 7pm both nights. Friday nights show will pay the regular weekly payout. Saturday nights features will pay more. (Find More Information including purse at Port City Raceway site)

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