Rob Nugent, Track Announcer/Social Media/PR

THE EVENT

POCOLA, OK (May 19^th, 2018) – Point racing continued for all classes this past Saturday night at the mighty Tri-State Speedway. Low 90-degree temperatures greeted the fans on Saturday night as they arrived at the track. Even though some other tracks had to cancel or postpone due to rains during the last part of the week, the track in Pocola, OK received no rain and the track prep crew had a wide and fast track ready for the drivers and fans.

The pre-race ceremonies started at 8:10 PM with the invocation followed by the national anthem as two cars presented the nation’s flag around the speedway.

Heat races were determined by the driver’s draw at sign in. The classes advanced to their features heads up with an invert redraw.

At intermission, 50/50 money was given away, as well as a free $100 gift card from Philpot’s Car Care Center that was given to the oldest male service member in attendance to honor Armed Forces Day. Everyone had a chance to grab themselves some food items from the newly reconfigured concession along with an ice-cold Pepsi product. They also grabbed TSS T-shirts and tornado relief concert shirts from the T-short booth and registered for the race-ready Super Stock that will be given away at the end of the season.

TOP THREE

The first race on the track after intermission was for the Factory Stock A Feature. Wesley Bourne (5 – Cameron, OK) took the checkers first over Andrew Bohanan (33 – Stigler, OK) and Kyle Hamby (7 – Hackett, AR), who moves into the top position in the point standings. Also thanks to Sonny “the tire guy” for adding a $100 bonus to a random finishing position that went to Drex Johnson (2).

Up next was the Out Pace USRA B-Mod A Feature where Daniel Tarkington (2 – Checotah, OK) crossed the finish line first ahead of JR Owen (79 – Pocola, OK) and Lonny Flanagan (7 – Rudy, AR). Dean Green (28 – Siloam Springs, AR) is at the top of the point standings by a 27-point margin.

The Super Stock A Feature rolled onto the track next. Danny Womack (3 - Bixby, OK) took the win over Hank Long (40 - Stilwell, OK) and Ty Evans (5E – Fort Smith, AR). In the point standings, Gean Davlin (26 – Shady Point, OK), who was last year’s runner up, is leading by 13 points.

The USRA Modifieds took to the high banks last for A Feature. Brent Holman (17 – Rogers, AR) crossed the line first. George Martin (16 – Fort Smith, AR) took home second place and Kayden Menasco (49 – Muldrow, OK) in third place. Holman, by only 16 points, is the point leader going into next weekend’s point racing in Saturday night.

Blaise Leatherman (94L – Muskogee, OK) returned with his NexGen car and claimed the trophy. There is still time to get racing this season with your own NexGen car. The NexGen class is an entry-level, low-cost, no racing experience class. You can find the simple rules on our website, at www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com, under Driver Info and then Rules.

Complete race results can be found under Results. Be sure to click on the red “See All Results” link at the bottom of the top five results for all results, including heat races and lower features.

NEXT TIME

The next event for Tri-State Speedway will be on Memorial Day Weekend with racing on both Saturday, May 26^th, and Sunday, May 27^th. The track will be point racing in all classes on Saturday night and non-point, added money racing on Sunday night. Then on June 2^nd, the ASCS Sprint Cars return to the famous high banks with point racing in all regular classes, too. More information on all events can be found on our website and our social media channels.

We will see YOU soon!

Rob Nugent, Track Announcer/Social Media/PR

THE EVENT

POCOLA, OK (May 12^th, 2018) – It was back to point racing for all classes this past Saturday night at the mighty Tri-State Speedway. Upper 80 degree temperatures greeted the fans on Saturday night as they arrived at the track. At the driver’s request, the start time was moved later by one hour due to the setting sun blinding them as they raced down the back stretch into turn three at full speed. Until further notice, the later start time will be the scheduled starting time. Pit gates will open at 5 PM and the grandstands will open at 6 PM with hot laps scheduled for 7:30 PM.

The pre-race ceremonies started at 8:04 PM with the invocation followed by the national anthem as two cars presented the flag around the speedway.

Heat races were determined by the driver’s draw at sign in. The classes advanced to their features heads up with an invert redraw.

At intermission, 50/50 money was given away, as well as some free tire rotations and air pressure guages provided by Discount Tire. There was also a gift card given away for Ed Walker’s Drive In. Everyone had a chance to grab themselves some food items from the newly reconfigured concession along with an ice-cold Pepsi product. They also grabbed TSS T-shirts and tornado relief concert shirts from the T-short booth and registered for the race-ready Super Stock that will be given away at the end of the season.

TOP THREE

The first race on the track after intermission was for the Factory Stock A Feature. Rick Edgerton (27 – Fort Smith, AR) took the checkers first over Dallas Bourland (48 – Fort Smith, AR) and Robert Southerland (17K - Sallisaw, OK) who appeared to have the race won until a last lap engine issue.

Up next was the Out Pace USRA B-Mod A Feature where Brandon Wilson (4B – Fort Smith, AR) crossed the finish line first ahead of Dean Green (28 – Siloam Springs, AR) and Chad Summerford (03 – Centerton, AR).

The Super Stock A Feature rolled onto the track next. Kyle Slader (19S – Muskogee, OK) took the win over Grant Davis ( 1- Muldrow, OK) and a charging Neil Johnston (17 – Fort Smith, AR) who gained five positions from his eighth starting spot.

The USRA Modifieds took to the high banks last for A Feature. Trevor Latham (27L – Rogers, AR) crossed the line first picking up where he left off after last year’s championship. Jeremy Vaughn (8 – Pocola, OK) took home second place and Kyle Ledford (75 – Greenwood, AR) in third place.

Blaze Leatherman (94L – Muskogee, OK) was the first NexGen car to make laps on the track this season. There is still time to get racing this season with your own NexGen car. The NexGen vlass is an entry-level, low-cost, no racing experience class. You can find the simple rules under Driver Info and then Rules.

Complete race results can be found on our website under Results. Be sure to click on the red “See All Results” link at the bottom of the top five results for all results, including heat races and lower features.

NEXT TIME

The next event for Tri-State Speedway will be another night of point racing in all classes on May 19^th followed by a weekend of racing for Memorial Day on both Saturday, May 26^th , and Sunday, May 27^th. More information will be posted this week on our website and social media channels.

We will see YOU soon!

Rob Nugent, Track Announcer/Social Media/PR

THE EVENT

POCOLA, OK (May 5^th, 2018) – The United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) Hunt for the Casey’s Cup brought 43 modifieds Saturday night to the mighty Tri-State Speedway. This was the USMTS’s fifth appearance at the track in Pocola, OK and the first since 2011. The Hunt for the Casey’s Cup is a minimum 40-race series all across the United States with the series winner garnering a $50,000 pay check for their effort. The Factory Stocks and USRA B-Mods showed up with 44 cars and raced for points with the B-Mods running for a $650 pay day.

A nice low 80’s temperature greeted an overflow crowd on Saturday evening with a slight breeze from the south. At the driver’s request, the start time was moved later by one hour due to the setting sun blinding them as they raced down the back stretch into turn three at full speed. With the later start time and some extra last minute track prep the track was turning to “black ice” by the features and provided racing grooves form the bottom to the top with racing three and four-wide at times.

The pre-race ceremonies started at 8:20 PM with the invocation followed by the national anthem performed by members of the Greenwood, AR Junior High School choir.

Heat races were determined by the driver’s draw at sign in. The Tri-State Speedway classes advanced to their features heads up and am invert redraw. The USMTS Modifieds advanced to their features via passing points.

At intermission, 50/50 money was given away, as well as some gift bags from the Matt Walter (42W) race team. There were also some T-shirts given away from Race Logic Chassis School while everyone had a chance to grab themselves some food items from the newly reconfigured concession along with an ice-cold Pepsi product. They also grabbed TSS T-shirts from the T-short booth and registered for the race-ready Super Stock that will be given away at the end of the season. The intermissions was extended a little longer than normal to allow time for some additional track maintenance to correct one or two issues in order to give the drivers an even better track to race on and ultimately provide the fans with some incredible feature racing.

TOP THREE

The first race on the track after intermission was for the USRA B-Mod B Feature 1 that saw Jeff Metcalf (6 – Siloam Springs, AR) take the checkers first over Bobby Ward (33 - Tahlequah, OK) and Jonathan Shoemaker (5 – Inola, OK).

Up next was the USRA B-Mod B Feature 2 where Chris Hawkins (USA1 – Neosho, MO) crossed the finish line first ahead of Colby Kasinger (7K – Broken Arrow, OK) and Beau Nelson (41N – Hackett, AR).

The USMTS Modified B Feature 1 rolled onto the track next. Johnny Scott (1ST – Cameron, MO) took the win over Lucas Schott (69 – Chatfield, MN) and Brian Williams (26 – Fayetteville, AR).

Next was the USMTS Modified B Feature 2 that saw Johnny Bone, Jr. (12 – Pea Ridge, AR) finish first while Lance Mari (19SB – Imperial, CA) and Travis Mosely (51M – Bearden, AR) finished second and third.

The Factory Stock A Feature saw Andrew Bohanan (51 - Stigler, OK) pick up the win. Dallas Bourland (47 – Fort Smith, AR) finished in second and Jack Kirby (7 – Pryor, OK) finished in third.

Up next was the USRA B-Mod A Feature where Brian Williams (4$ - Fayetteville, AR) took home the win. Daniel Tarkington (2 – Checotah, OK) took home second place over Steve Muilenburg (39 – Sparta, MO).

The USMTS Modifieds took to the high banks last for their 40-lap, $3,000 to win A Feature. After a last lap, last turn pass, Zack VanderBeek (33Z – New Sharon, IA) crossed the line first for the winner’s trophy over Rodney Sanders (20 – Worthington, MN) as rookie Jake O’Neal (0 – Tucson, AZ) overcame an early race tail back restart to finish in third.

Complete race results from the Factory Stocks and USRA B-Mods can be found by clicking on the results menu. Be sure to click on the red “See All Results” link at the bottom of the top five results for all results, including heat races and lower features.
Complete race results for the USMTS Modifieds can be found at the bottom of their recap article here: http://usmts.com/news/news_article.asp?NewsID=32262

NEXT TIME

The next event for Tri-State Speedway will be the Mountainburg, AR tornado relief concert on Friday, May 11^th, 2018. More information will be posted soon.

We will see YOU soon!

The action takes place at Tri-State Speedway, 1/2-mile dirt track located at I-540 at the Arkansas /Oklahoma Border, at 1705 Race Track Rd., Pocola, OK
Practice/Hot Laps: Thursday, May 3rd Gates Open at 4 p.m. | Practice starts at 5:00 p.m.
Racing Friday, May 4th, 2018 at 8 p.m.
This is exciting news for race fans. Fort the first time, motorcycle racing will officially be part of the 2018 Steel Horse Rally—featuring some of the finest riders in the country. This is a new addition to the Oklahoma Land Rush Motorcycle Flat Track Series. It is the perfect way to kick off the 2018 Rally.

Tickets: Very Important Biker Packages available below. Both VIB packages include gate entry to view the Shootout and exclusive VIB access to the Lounge, official T-shirt, VIB badge & more. For full details about the VIB Package, go to http://45.55.252.4/vib-2018-experience/

VIB Packages are for ages 21 and up only. General gate admission $10-$15; Prices of pit passes may vary.

The race will take place on a 1/2-mile dirt tract—featuring flat straightaways and banked turns—with multiple class offerings for riders:

50cc/65cc/85cc – Trophy Payout – (Kids)
250 AM – Trophy Payout
OPEN AM – Trophy Payout
600 Vintage PRO – $500 Guaranteed to Winner
750 Vintage PRO – $500 Guaranteed to Winner
OPEN PRO – $500 Guaranteed to Winner
450 PRO – 100% Cash Payback Minimum
MAD DOG OPEN – 100% Cash Payback Minimum
STEEL HORSE DEALER’S CHALLENGE – “Run what you Brung”; Revolving Trophy
Knobby Tires Race – Trophy for Winner

The Steel Horse Dealer’s Challenge

We need dealers!! We are encouraging all motorcycle dealerships within a 90-mile radius of Fort Smith to compete for a revolving trophy. Bring or build your own custom bike and compete for a revolving trophy—and bragging rights.

Winners of all classes will receive trophies.

Cash Prizes will be awarded to the winners of the pro classes.

Calling all Racers: For those interested in racing in the event, please contact the Steel Horse Rally Office at 479-414-3775 or Steve S. at (479) 926-3000.

Sponsorship Opportunities: To become a sponsor or information about the race, call (479) 414-3775.

Dealer Information: dealers interested in the Dealer’s Challenge, contact Michael C. at old Fort Harley-Davidson at (479) 926-3000.