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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

*The evening was highlighted by the World Of Outlaws Extreme midget series rolling 22 starters out on the Grid. With what was a smooth racing surface that stayed dirty slick throughout the feature it gave the young guns plenty of opportunity to trade sliders and make hair raising passes.  At the end it was Cannon McIntosh on the O’reilly Auto Parts Victory Lane scales. On the last lap as the leaders were crossing the double checkered flags a nasty airborne rollover by Peter Smith occurred in...more

*Okay okay, calm down we are referring to the heavy rain causing track conditions to have more “Character” than some would prefer. *F.O.E Enterprises crew showed up early, operating track-owned tractors and tillers, working the entire pit area, all around the 3/8 mile track, and infield to get it all dried out. Then several of the “Army” showed up and packed it all in. It definitely was worth it for the 95 cars checked in for the four divisions!! Thanks KC,TD,CK,ED,RL,JT !!! • The...more

PARK CITY, KS (April 30, 2024) – With the rain already received this week and considering the severity of weather moving into the area tomorrow, 81 Speedway and Kubota High Limit Racing officials have agreed to cancel Wednesday's Midweek Money Series event in the interest of teams and fans after consulting with local meteorologists. Officials are actively seeking a potential makeup date that works for all parties. All ticket orders for 81 Speedway will be refunded to the original form of...more

Mooresville, N.C. (April 26, 2024) – Sunoco Race Fuels, the largest manufacturer of racing gasolines in the world, will fuel Kubota High Limit Racing for the 2024 season and beyond as the “Official Racing Fuel of High Limit Racing”. Sunoco Race Fuels has 60 years of on-track victories and will now add Kubota High Limit Racing wins to their storied history. “Sunoco Race Fuels is thrilled to be a part of the High Limit Racing family and proud to be the official fuel of one of the most exciting...more

The second Midweek Money Series event of 2024 went down in similar fashion to the first - with 18-year-old sensation Corey Day parking the Driven2SaveLives #14BC in victory lane once again with Kubota High Limit Racing. After topping the first of 10 races included in the mini-series last week at Oklahoma's Red Dirt Raceway - a $23,500 victory - the Clovis, CA kid followed it up with another $20,000 score at Arkansas' Riverside International Speedway on Tuesday, April 23. Rolling from the pole...more