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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

(Park City, KS) -- The United Rebel Sprint Series heads to 81 Speedway this Saturday JLR Property Management 316 Mods and the AutoTech Service Super Stocks! Visit http://www.81Speedway.com for more info.

(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

(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

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

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

(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

By John Rittenoure - PARK CITY, Kans. (May 21, 2022) - It took eight events, but a repeat winner has finally emerged on the AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Car tour. Steven Shebester, who won the March 4 season opener at Red Dirt Raceway, fought his way past a determined Kyle Clark and went on to win the 25-lap feature in a combined event with the Drive to Zero United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Saturday at 81 Speedway. Shebester started outside front row and gunned into...more

(Photo by Trent Gower Photography/World of Outlaws) Inside Line Promotions – PARK CITY, Kan. (April 2, 2024) – David Gravel guided Big Game Motorsports to its second straight runner-up result last Saturday during the World of Outlaws Wichita Sprint Car Showdown at 81 Speedway. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series weekend was cut in half after Friday’s show at Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla., was cancelled because of high winds. Gravel was efficient throughout...more

By URSS (Park City, KS) -- The Lucas Oil POWRi United Rebel Sprint Series Presented by Mel Hambelton Ford Racing were back in action on Saturday night after a brief break. Sixteen cars were in attendance at the 3/8-mile semi-banked dirt track of 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas. Zach Blurton went on to claim Saturday’s top prize of $1,000. Ty Williams and Connor Atkinson set the pace for the 25-lap feature event. Blurton shot to the early lead with Williams and Velasquez following. On lap two,...more