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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

By USMTS (Park City, KS) -- Race fans waited nearly two months to attend Thursday night's 9th Annual USMTS Park City Sunflower State Showdown at the 81 Speedway and they were rewarded with yet another barnburner from the Summit USMTS National Championship fueled by Casey's. Postponed in April by government restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the event returned to the calendar when elected officials in Kansas eased restrictions in late May. PHOTO CREDIT: Todd Boyd/Photos by Boyd And...more

Bryan Hulbert - DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (July 13, 2022) Gearing up for seven races over ten days across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, the 2022 Lucas Oil ASCS Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek takes place July 21-30 and features an increase nightly payout for teams. Focusing more on the middle and back of the field, the increase starts at fourth place with each position's payout increased $100 over the 2021 payout, for an increase of nearly $15,000 in overall purse money across the seven night stretch. The...more

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (July 25, 2022) Two nights in the books in Arkansas with Tim Crawley and Wayne Johnson finding Victory Lane to kick off the 2022 ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek, a Sunday and Monday to rehydrate will give way to five consecutive nights across Oklahoma and Kansas Rescheduled from last Thursday’s rainout, action resumes at Tulsa Speedway on Tuesday, July 26. Tickets and Pit Passes from last week’s postponement will be honored. Two nights in Kansas, Wednesday’s action...more

by John Rittenoure (Park City, KS) -- There is nothing like experience and Delbert Smith has plenty of it. The veteran of 47 years behind the wheel grabbed the lead from Eddie Tidwell on lap four then pulled away to win over fellow Kansas racer Dusty Leonard and Kip Hughes to win the Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series feature Saturday at 81 Speedway. PHOTO CREDIT: Jeff Milam “We were on a softer tire and I know there at the end Kip (Hughes) was a half a second faster as he was...more

(Image Credit: Rob Kocak) Bryan Hulbert – PARK CITY, Kan. (April 2, 2022) A battle down to the final turn at 81-Speedway with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Sooner Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products, Blake Hahn held off the last corner slide job from Ryan Timms for his first victory of the 2022 season, and ninth with the series. Holding off Hahn through restarts and traffic from the start, it was slower traffic that brought Hahn to the back bumper of the No. 5t. Squeezing by...more

(Photo by Trent Gower Photography) Inside Line Promotions – ELDON, Mo. (June 3, 2020) – Four Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions races are on tap for Dominic Scelzi. The Cometic Gasket Thunder Through the Plains presented by Hercules Tires begins on Thursday at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla., before shifting to Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Friday. Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oktaha, Okla., hosts a race on Saturday with a Sunday event at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan.,...more

(Photo by Trent Gower Photography) Inside Line Promotions – FRESNO, Calif. (June 2, 2020) – Giovanni Scelzi is bound for the Midwest to tackle four races with the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1. Scelzi, who is driving a family car, will make his debut at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla., on Thursday; at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., on Friday; at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oktaha, Okla., on Saturday; and at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., on Sunday...more