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By John Rittenoure VAN BUREN, Ark. (May 26, 2024) - Geoff Aitken capped a perfect night with a feature victory in APEX Healthcare Partners Sooner Late Model Series action Saturday at Crawford County Speedway. The APEX Sooner Series battled with competitors from the Legends Late Model Series and Aiken, who leads the Legends points race, became the fifth different Sooner Series winner in six races this season. After winning his heat race, Aitken wheeled around early leader Bryan Glaze on lap...more

By John Rittenoure (Photo by Gary Cornelison) PARK CITY, Kans. (June 8, 2024) - For 22 laps Daniel Smith appeared to be on his way to victory in the APEX Healthcare Partners Sooner Late Model Series main event Saturday at 81 Speedway. But in the blink of an eye that all changed. Smith glanced into the wall and Brandon Conkwright roared past and led the final two laps for the win. “It looked like Dan got up into the wall a little bit. He said he had a flat tire,” Conkwright said of his move...more

John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (August 9, 2022) - 81 Speedway will host the Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series for the second time this season on Saturday. Brett Hansen of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma won the main event at 81 Speedway on June 11 and was chased to the finish by series points leader Hayden Ross. Ross won his fifth main event of the season last Saturday at Enid Speedway and will be trying to atone for his June loss to Hansen this weekend. Ross, of Muskogee, leads 4-time...more

John Rittenoure - PARK CITY, Kans. (August 13, 2022) - Dan Smith survived a wild final turn assault from runner-up Joseph Gorby to win his first Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series feature Saturday at 81 Speedway. With time running out in the 25-lapper and the checkered flag just two turns away, Gorby dived low in turn three and slid up in front of Smith entering four. But Smith turned back underneath to regain the lead with Gorby on his rear bumper and pushing him across the line...more

(Gary Cornelison photo) John Rittenoure - PARK CITY, Kans. (September 16, 2023) - Dusty Leonard fought his way to the front early then held off a challenge at the end to win Saturday nights Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series feature at 81 Speedway. It was Leonards second win in three races and his sixth overall with the Sooner Series. Leonard started sixth in the 25-lapper and was quickly on the move driving into fourth on lap 3. Leonard then passed Brett Hansen for the lead on lap...more

The Nutrien Ag Solutions POWRi REVIVAL Super Dirt Series, sponsored by Sunoco and Start2Finish, is returning to Kansas for two thrilling nights of racing in the Sunflower State. The Sunflower State Double kicks off at WaKeeney Speedway in WaKeeney, KS on Friday, June 27th. Following that, the series will move east to Park City, KS for an event at 81 Speedway on June 28th. This event provides racers with another chance to earn points in the West Region and for the REVIVAL Cup. Currently, Kip...more

John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (June 5, 2023) - The Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series presented by Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation travels to the state of Kansas for a pair of shows this weekend. It all starts on Friday with a first ever visit to Humboldt Speedway. The Sooner Late Models will headline a show that includes Ray’s Metals Depot USRA B-Mods, Extrusions, Inc. Midwest Mods, Home Savings Bank Factory Stocks and USRA Tuners. Pits open at 5 p.m., grandstands at 6, hot...more

John Rittenoure - PARK CITY, Kans. (June 10, 2023) - Luck of the draw goes a long way in determining the odds of a drivers chances at winning a main event. That was certainly the case for Kip Hughes Saturday at 81 Speedway. The four-time champion does not need much help when it comes to winning, but Hughes drew the number one pill for Saturday’s Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series presented by Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation main event putting him on the pole. Hughes proceeded to...more

Following a series of rainouts that affected 4 out of the first 5 races of the season, the REVIVAL Super Dirt Series is set to ignite excitement with their Days of Summer Tour. This tour features six consecutive weekends packed with 10 nights of thrilling racing. Kicking off at Creek County Speedway on May 30th, it will conclude on July 5th with the $5,000 to Win Ron Bolin Sr Memorial at Nevada Speedway. This tour will challenge the REVIVAL Full-Timers with fresh tracks, extensive travel, and...more

By John Rittenoure - PARK CITY, Kans. (May 31, 2025) - Kyle Berck made up for a tough last lap loss on Friday at Humboldt with a wire-to-wire run to victory Saturday at 81 Speedway in the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series main event. Over $3,000 in lap money was on the line for the Lonnie Smith Memorial event, run in honor of the late and well respected racer, and Berck pocketed $4,100 for his first career Sooner Series feature win. “The last few weeks around home we...more