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(Photo by TeeJay Crawford) Inside Line Promotions – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (Aug. 27, 2018) – The Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass will return to action this weekend when the series visits Red Dirt Raceway for the East/West Showdown. The two-day event on Saturday and Sunday at the bullring in Meeker, Okla., will feature all three of the premier series classes – Stock Non-Wing, Winged ‘A’ Class and Restricted ‘A’ Class. Daniel Shaffer enters the weekend with a 69-point...more

Inside Line Promotions – KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 27, 2018) – A pair of Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com and Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass will be showcased via live audio broadcasts this weekend on RacinBoys. The $10,000-to-win 9th annual LOS 360 Sprint Car Nationals is Saturday and Sunday at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., as there are only nine ASCS National Tour races remaining this season. Meanwhile, the NOW600 Series visits Red...more

By Richie Murray, USAC Media (Meeker, OK) -- In the illustrious history of Keith Kunz's tenure as a car owner, no individual has won more USAC National Midget feature events than Christopher Bell. Perhaps it was most fitting that it was Bell who drove Kunz's machine to victory lane for the 100th time with the series at "Tuesday Night Thunder" in USAC 's Red Dirt Raceway debut. PHOTO: Christopher Bell (middle), the winner of "Tuesday Night Thunder" at Red Dirt Raceway, is joined by Keith Kunz...more

Inside Line Promotions – STILLWATER, Okla. (July 9, 2018) – It’s been nearly a month and a half since Zane Hendricks last competed, which is both a blessing and a curse. The break allowed the Tucker-Boat Motorsports team to rebuild following a rough outing throughout Indiana Midget Week in late May and early June. However, it also has kept Hendricks from staying fresh behind the wheel. “The thing that’s been the most challenging part of this year is racing five or six times and then have a...more

By Lonnie Wheatley (Meeker, OK) -- The return of the USAC National Midget series to the Sooner State is just a few short days away. After an absence of 43 years, the USAC Midget ranks take to Meeker, Oklahoma’s Red Dirt Raceway for some “Tuesday Night Thunder” next week on Tuesday, July 10. Non-wing micros will join in on the Tuesday night card that goes green at 7:30 p.m. The first USAC Midget event to take place in the Sooner State since 1975 kicks off a busy week of USAC Midget competition...more

(Photo by TeeJay Crawford) Inside Line Promotions – DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 18, 2018) – The busiest week of the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass season has arrived as the 2nd annual Sooner 600 Week is about to get underway. The event features four straight nights of action at four different tracks in Kansas and Oklahoma. All three premier classes – Stock Non-Wing, Winged ‘A’ Class and Restricted ‘A’ Class – will race each night. The action begins on Wednesday at...more

By Lonnie Wheatley (Meeker, OK) -- Nixa, Missouri’s Wesley Smith put the wraps on a perfect night in Lucas Oil POWRi West Midget League presented by Executive Concrete NWA competition by winning Friday’s 25-lap “Third Annual Sooner Midget Nationals” feature event atop the ¼-mile Red Dirt Raceway clay oval. After winning his heat race earlier in the evening from fourth aboard the All Metal Recycling/Midwest Sheet Metal No. 44 entry to earn BOSS Performance High Point driver of the night honors,...more

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (June 13, 2018) - In just one week the nations top drivers with the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by MyRacePass will invade Kansas and Oklahoma for the second annual Sooner 600 Week. Oklahoma's Week of Speed features the Lucas Oil NOW600 Stock Non-Wing, Winged A-Class and Restricted 'A' Class National Series divisions all four nights. Each night the Restricted 'A' Class will pay $300 top prize and $40 to start the A-Main. All Non-Qualifiers will receive...more

This Friday’s USAC Wingless Sprints Oklahoma race RAINED OUT at Red Dirt Raceway - Meeker, OK. This race will be made up on Sept. 2nd, 2018 and will present an extra challenge for drivers and teams, with a 50-lap main event on tap! Due to the extended feature distance, a number of contributors have stepped forward to enhance the total prize money. The series wishes to thank the following for their support: Jett Star with Dagwell Dixie Company, Ind., Rick Kohn with Hardwood Innovations, Leon...more

By Lonnie Wheatley (Meeker, OK) -- It has been more than 40 years since the USAC National Midget series has stirred up the Oklahoma soil. That changes in little more than a month, as the USAC National Midgets take to the ¼-mile Red Dirt Raceway near Meeker, OK, for “Tuesday Night Thunder” on July 10. Non-wing micros will join in on the Tuesday night card that goes green at 7:30 p.m. The first USAC Midget event to take place in the Sooner State since 1975 kicks off a busy week of USAC Midget...more