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*On a night that we paid tribute to the late David Squier the fans were treated to a great night of racing action. Scott Squier alongside Aric Kick, Baby Ramey, and Tim Ozbun flew the colors in honor of our nation and Scott’s late father David. You are missed. David every single time he was at the speedway went out of his way to find me and give me a hard time. I will say that I miss seeing him, but I still get the same hard time when I stop by their pit area!! *The evening started off with...more

*Jake O'Neil turned his luck around, turned his season around and took a second Ed Gressel Memorial trophy back to Tucson, Ariz., after leading all 40 laps of Saturday's finale for the Summit USMTS National Championship presented by RacinDirt at the 81 Speedway. *Now the two-time defending event champion and winner of four of the last eight USMTS feature races at the 3/8-mile clay oval in Park City, Kan., O'Neil held off challenges by Dereck Ramirez and points leader Jake Timm in the last ten...more

*With many of his family and friends in attendance the Kansas Antique Racers honored Gib Lane as they flew the colors of the United States around the 3/8 mile during our National Anthem. The Antiques went on to run a couple of exhibition races strengthening the history of our sport with a new generation of fans. Godspeed Gib! *The night started with a nice cooling rain shower, the added moisture along with an amazing track prep crew provided an amazing surface throughout the evening for the...more

*Some things in life do not make sense, and are just plain hard to understand. Losing former track Super Stock Champion Mike McIlvain too soon is one of those. This Last Saturday Mikes Family and Friends alongside the speedway put together a special evening to remember Mike and celebrate his life. From 50/50 Raffles, Item raffles and loads of good memories being shared in the concourse area. The most special moment in the night came during the TM Fencing LLC Super Stock heat races, One of...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

By John Rittenoure TULSA, Okla. (June 3, 2024) - Drivers from Oklahoma and Kansas will square off when the APEX Healthcare Partners Sooner Late Model Series returns to 81 Speedway on Saturday. Last season the Sooner Series made two stops at 81 with four-time champion Kip Hughes of Enid winning in June then Marysville, Kansas native Dusty Leonard evened the score in September with his sixth career victory. Dalon Helm leads the Sooner points chase despite still looking for his first victory....more

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

*With a stout field of 54 cars in attendance Saturday night at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas, Rodney Sanders dueled early with Tyler Wolff, but pulled away to a convincing win. The VP Racing Fuels checkers are his first with the Heartland Modified Tour Presented by Real Racing Wheels. *“This car was just awesome tonight,” said Sanders in Victory Lane. “I knew we were pretty good when we could go to the bottom and keep up with the cushion. I gotta thank the fans for coming out tonight,...more

*The Dalice Franz memorial race was already shaping up to be an instant classic with the USRA Heartland Modified Tour presented by Hodges Farm and Dredging in town, but with the news that the USMTS race was canceled due to rain in Texas the chances are high that we will see several of the platinum touring guys here on Saturday!!!  The added excitement of having “Newton Night” free general admission with Newton ID (one per), The Speedways Inc trailer will be in the house with some prizes and...more

*One year after losing out on victory at 81 Speedway, Cannon McIntosh has found redemption and his second win of the season with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota. *McIntosh – 21, of Bixby, OK – led several laps of the Feature during the Series debut at the 3/8-mile oval in 2023 but ultimately came up one spot short, giving up the lead in the final laps. Fast forward a full calendar year to Saturday night, and the story ended far more different. *McIntosh spent most of the...more