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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

Classes Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series presented by Wichita Tire & Alignment Two M Motorsports & Machine Rookie Modifieds AutoTech Service Super Stocks HeyGlassman.com Stock Cars Spectators General Admission Adult $12.00 Senior 65+ & Military $10.00 Children 10 & Under: Free Please - NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK Grandstands open @ 5pm Racing starts @ 7pm North bleacher section is open Full Concession stand avaliable Drivers/Crews Adult Pit Pass $30.00 Child Pit Pass 5-10:...more

In cooperation with the famed Belleville High Banks and the Sooner Late Model Series, officials with 81 Speedway and FOE Enterprises have removed the Wichita Tire and Alignment Late Models from the weekly racing series program on Saturday, June 12th. This move is in support of the Sooner Late Model Series "Kansas Sooner Klash" event scheduled for the same evening at the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, KS. Replacing the Late Model division at 81 Speedway on June 12th will be 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

This past Saturday Night 9/9/2023 brought much needed reprieve from the heat for fans and crews, and even faster racing conditions. We will start where we left off last race-week, and man the crowd was delighted to see USRA national points leader Ryan Middaugh joining our Alternative pest management USRA A-Modifieds in competition, along with Platinum USMTS driver Brandon Givens. Both Cookie Monster and Middaugh made it to the podium at nights end. Tyler Davis 1st, Paden Phillips 2nd, Tad...more

by John Rittenoure - PARK CITY, Kans. (June 11, 2022) - Brett Hansen commented in victory lane, after winning Saturdays Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series victory at 81 Speedway, ‘That is why you never give up’. Those words hit home for Hansen after winning his fourth feature of the season in a most unexpected way. After battling his way into the top 3 and making contact with leader Hayden Ross and second place Jon Herring, Jr., Hansen was involved in a lap 18 multi-car crash in...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

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

John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (August 9, 2022) - 81 Speedway will host the Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series for the second time this season on Saturday. Brett Hansen of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma won the main event at 81 Speedway on June 11 and was chased to the finish by series points leader Hayden Ross. Ross won his fifth main event of the season last Saturday at Enid Speedway and will be trying to atone for his June loss to Hansen this weekend. Ross, of Muskogee, leads 4-time...more

John Rittenoure - PARK CITY, Kans. (August 13, 2022) - Dan Smith survived a wild final turn assault from runner-up Joseph Gorby to win his first Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series feature Saturday at 81 Speedway. With time running out in the 25-lapper and the checkered flag just two turns away, Gorby dived low in turn three and slid up in front of Smith entering four. But Smith turned back underneath to regain the lead with Gorby on his rear bumper and pushing him across the line...more