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Nightingale, Denny, Esparza, Smith Nab Victories at 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas- Weekly racing returned to 81 Speedway Saturday night with four classes and OCRS (Oil Capital Racing Series) Sprint Cars and Kansas Antique Racers in attendance. Alternative Pest Management / USRA A Mods, Chunky Poodle Rookie Mods, Mini Stocks and Heglassman.com Stock Cars all got back to points racing after successive national touring series visited the famed ? mile facility in the previous weeks. In Alternative...more

81 Speedway schedule unveiled for 2021 F.O.E. Enterprises and track promoter John Allen released an ambitious schedule Monday night for the 2021 race season at 81 Speedway in Park City, KS. 27 total dates dot the calendar from the beginning of April through the season October atop the 3/8-mile oval, with 3 “rain dates” in the mix as well. Two open practice dates scheduled for March 6th and March 20th kick off the 2021 season before the official season opener on April 3rd. Highlighting the...more

With heavy overnight and early morning rain completely saturating the 81 Speedway grounds, and more rain expected throughout the day, Promoter John Allen and F.O.E. Enterprises have been forced to cancel all racing activity for Saturday, May 15th. More information on rescheduled dates (if any) will be released at a later time. Up next at 81 Speedway on Saturday, May 22nd is Kansas Honor Flight Night featuring the OCRS vs. URSS Sprint Car Shootout! Paying $1,000 to the winner and $250 to...more

Good morning race fans, drivers and teams! It's race day and WE ARE RACING TONIGHT!!! Come join us for Kansas Honor Flight Night featuring the United Rebel Sprint Series vs. Oil Capital Racing Series Sprint Cars, Two M Motorsports & Machine Rookie Modifieds, The Glassman Stock Cars, & Autotech Service Super Stocks! Here's the latest on the weather and precipitation situation here at the facility in Park City... THERE IS NONE! As of right now we have not received any precipitation here at the...more

Are you a winged sprint car fan?... We got you. Oh… you prefer late models? Ok, we have those too. Don’t worry modified fans, you know we love you. But you want to see the 4-cylinder midgets? Let’s do it! Stock cars? Check! National tours? Check! Weekly racing? Of course!!! With the release of the 2023 81 Speedway schedule, you’d be hard pressed to find a dirt race fan who can’t find something they like coming to the 3/8-mile Park City, KS oval. Diversity was key in driving this...more

by John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (September 6, 2021) - Two nights of racing are on tap this weekend for the AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Car series starting Friday night at the New Tulsa Speedway and concluding with a Saturday stop at 81 Speedway. It has been 16 years since the Oil Capital Racing Series has raced at Tulsa Speedway. That was the old Tulsa Speedway. Friday the AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Cars return to Tulsa with a stop at the New Tulsa Speedway. Joe Bob Lee of Cache heads up...more

by John Rittenoure - PARK CITY, Kans. (September 11, 2021) - It was a night to remember Saturday at 81 Speedway. Most importantly was taking time to remember those that lost their lives 20 years ago on 9-11. It was also a night of racing that many 81 Speedway attendees will remember, especially if you are Terry Easum. Easum picked up his 2nd AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Car career victory on the famed Kansas 3/8’s mile oval located just north of Wichita. Easum bolted into the early lead from...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

Bristow, OK — After a nearly month-long break, the AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories Oil Capital Racing Series is back in action this weekend with a doubleheader in Kansas! Racing kicks off Friday night, June 20th, at Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas, a track the OCRS hasn’t visited since 2021. Fans will remember that last visit well, as Alex Sewell claimed the victory in the main event. The return to Humboldt has been highly anticipated by both fans and drivers alike. The weekend continues on...more

by John Rittenoure - PARK CITY, Kans. (May 22, 2021) - It was billed as Oklahoma vs. Kansas. The Drive to Zero United Rebel Sprint Series presented by Mel Hambelton Ford combined forces with the Oklahoma based AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories / Oil Capital Racing Series IMCA Sprint Cars for a duel sanctioned event at 81 Speedway. A total of 35 competitors entered competition, but it was Oklahoma veteran Danny Smith who came away with the $1,000 payday atop the 3/8’s mile Park City, Kansas oval for...more