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(Image Credit: Mike Howard) SAPULPA, Okla. (August 12, 2024) (Image Credit: Mike Howard) Back on track this Friday and Saturday night, the ASCS Sooner Region will take on tracks in Oklahoma and Kansas, with Sapulpa's Creek County Speedway on August 16, followed by 81-Speedway in Park City on August 17. The site of 152 ASCS National and Regional events since 1993, Creek County Speedway kicked off the 2024 season for the ASCS Sooner Region, with Seth Bergman mounting a massive charge for the...more

Wichita, KS. (8/10/24) Expressing into fresh areas of racing within a Sunflower State swing for another night of intense on-track action, 81 Speedway would welcome the Revival Dirt Late Model Series presented by Start2Finish TV to witness Kylan Garner claiming his second feature series victory in the thrilling twenty-five-lap feature action. Starting the competitive night with twenty entries for the series in Humboldt Kansas would see Dusty Leonard clinch the quick-time in qualifying with a...more

*The 81 speedway staff pulled out all of the stops for this one. Family fun night provided a band, bouncy houses, face painting, other games and family activities on the concourse for the next gen racers/fans. Thank you Lane family, Casey Jo and all the supporters of the kids club. I also want to thank Chris Kratzer for his unbelievable help and support on and around the track. Special Thanks also to The Big Infield announcer Josh Lanterman for filling in at the last minute. *Let’s start off...more

*Sam Hafertepe Jr.’s first three wins of the season on the American Sprint Car Series National Tour came consecutively in June, and history repeated itself Saturday night. The five-time Series champion led every lap at 81 Speedway en route to his third-straight Feature win and sixth of the season. *“I came to play tonight,” Hafertepe said. “I did a lot better job tonight as a race car driver, and our car was spot on in Qualifying, and right there in that Feature I think we had a really good...more

*Results : *Kansas Tow Company USRA B-Mods 15 Entries A Feature 1 15 Laps | 00:15:55.218 9-Slade Mohr[2]; 2. 54-Tyler Kidwell[5]; 3. 14J-Jacob Hodges[6]; 4. 21K-Matthew Kay[1]; 5. MC2-Clint McFadden[4]; 6. 4A-Josh Lanterman[3]; 7. 06-Andrew Wallace[7]; 8. 28-Shawn Langhover[10]; 9. 76-KC Mullin[8]; 10. 32B-Bob Bills[12]; 11. 6-Trace Ayers[11]; 12. 15E-Elliott May[13]; 13. 53K-Johnnie Cox[14]; 14. (DNF) 21-Mark Smith[9]; 15. (DNS) 5-Reece Solander Heat 1 6 Laps | 00:02:01.035 14J-Jacob...more

*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