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By USMTS (Park City, KS) -- The Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt was back at the 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., for a second night of the inaugural Ed Gressel Memorial on Friday, and Tyler Wolff was back in flawless form as he notched his second wire-to-wire triumph of the 2023 campaign. Several of his chasers stayed close early on but Wolff always found an extra burst of speed whenever anybody got close. Yellow flags on laps 13 and 22 wiped out his lead on two...more

(Image Credit: David Smith, Jr.) Bryan Hulbert – PARK CITY, Kan. (April 20, 2023) Kicking off the 2023 season in Victory Lane, Jordan Knight captured Thursday’s victory with the United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford at 81 Speedway. Starting on the pole and holding the point, Knight was chased to the finish by Zach Blurton. Third went to Ty Williams, followed by Jeremy Campbell and Jake Martens to make up the top five. The United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel...more

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (April 17, 2023) - 81 Speedway and Dodge City Raceway Park are set to open the 2023 season for the United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing this coming weekend. A special Thursday night event will kick things off at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas as the rebels join the United States Modified Touring Series at the lightning fast 3/8 mile oval. Pits will open at 3pm with Hot Laps getting underway at 6:30pm and Racing at 7pm. Taking Friday night off,...more

(Photo by Paul Arch) Inside Line Promotions – PARK CITY, Kan. (April 11, 2023) – Big Game Motorsports rebounded in a big way last weekend. The team kicked off a pair of World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series races in the Midwest on Friday at U.S. 36 Raceway near Osborn, Mo., where David Gravel qualified fifth quickest. A heat race win earned a spot into the dash and Gravel gained two positions to finish fifth, lining the No. 2 sprint car up on the outside of the second row in the...more

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By Alex Nieten, WOO Sprint Series PR (Park City, KS) -- The 81 Speedway fans roared as a victorious Rico Abreu climbed atop his wing and held up four fingers on one hand and a single finger on the other. The St. Helena, CA native was signaling his support to the man everyone showed up to salute Saturday night, Jason Johnson. PHOTO CREDIT: Trent Gower Abreu led the entirety of the fifth Jason Johnson Classic, holding off a late rally by Carson Macedo to seal the win and $20,000 payday. The trip...more

By Alex Nieten, WOO Sprint Series PR (Wichita, KS) -- During his appearance on Open Red this week, Jason Johnson Racing Tire Specialist, Nate Repetz, compared he and his fellow team members to puzzle pieces. It’s an appropriate metaphor for this cast. Each piece of a puzzle has its own distinct size and shape, and when paired with the proper counterpart, they build toward a common goal. PHOTO CREDIT: Trent Gower The group consisting of Carson Macedo, Philip Dietz, Clyde Knipp, and Repetz all...more

Bryce Norris has made a slight shift in his plans and is set to invade Iowa this weekend to compete in the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Series season opener. The two-day event kicks off on Friday night at 34 Raceway (West Burlington, Iowa) and concludes on Saturday with the second round of the Morning Sun Farm Implement Sprint Car Clash. "We're looking to gain as much 410 Winged Sprint Car experience as we can this year, and looking forward to competing in the IRA opener in Iowa" Norris said....more

By Alex nieten, WOO Sprint Series PR (Osborn, MO) -- After Texas two-steppin’ at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars are set to begin an extended stay in America’s Heartland. This Friday, April 7 The Greatest Show on Dirt heads to US 36 Raceway (Osborn, MO). It’ll be the sixth visit to the 3/8thmile and first since August of 2020. Then a four-hour drive southwest takes the tour to Wichita, KS where 81 Speedway hosts the fifth Jason Johnson Classic, awarding...more

It may have been April Fool's Day but there was no fooling at 81 Speedway as we kicked of the season with some really good racing through out the night and the race of the night was the Alternative Pest Management USRA Modifieds. The race started with T.J. Tolan in the 99T getting off to a great start by getting the lead and running away with it but with the back of the field trying to catch him. A late Caution allowed the field to get bunched back up and at the end after that caution allowed...more