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by John Rittenoure, MEEKER, Okla. (March 4, 2022) - Steven Shebester led start-to-finish in Friday’s AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Car season opener at Red Dirt Raceway, but the 25-lap distance was more grueling then Shebester expected. “It was getting a little tough toward the end,” said Shebester about going the distance on opening day of the Red Dirt Raceway Spring Nationals. “Being the first race of the season I got a little wore out. I need to get back into race shape.” Part of the...more

(Image Credit: Ashley Allinson) Bryan Hulbert – MEEKER, Okla. (March 4, 2022) Kicking off the 5th annual Spring Nationals at Red Dirt Raceway, the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 presented by Hi-Plains Building Division brought A-Class, Non-Wing, and Restricted to the Oklahoma quarter-mile with 68 entries drawing in. Originally, its own event, Mother Nature, caused officials to delay the show by a week, making events at the Red Dirt Raceway non-point paying shows. Nevertheless, the racing...more

2022 Schedule Release!!! The 2022 Red Dirt Raceway - Meeker, OK schedule looks to keep many of our trademark events along with a few additions and adjustments! Pure Stocks have undergone a name change to Factory Stocks and will continue to join Sport Modifieds/B-Mods, Non-Wing Micros, Hornet/Tuners, and Winged Sprint Cars as our anchor divisions. Dwarf Cars, Turf Tire Micros, Mini Mods, Flat Track Motorcycles and others will also take part in multiple shows at the 1/4 mile oval. KARTS have...more

DRUMRIGHT, Okla. - Officials with the Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series released their 2022 national touring schedule on Wednesday. The thirty-four race schedule takes the series to seven different states in its tenth year of competition. NOW600 TV will be the exclusive home for National Open Wheel 600 Series digital media content and will feature high-definition live streaming and on-demand video coverage with multiple ways to watch; Roku, Fire TV, Android, and iOS apps will be...more

by John Rittenoure - MEEKER, Okla. (October 16, 2021) - Kyle Clark picked up his first AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Car victory of the season over a record field of sprint cars Saturday night at Red Dirt Raceway. A total of 54 drivers signed in for the Salute to State Fair Speedway Pat Suchy Classic setting a OCRS record. And the racing was some of the best seen all season. Clark shot into the early lead, but veteran racer Danny Wood wheeled into second on lap 12 setting the stage for a battle...more

MEEKER, Okla. (Sept. 12, 2021) - Chandler Foltz continues his winning ways with the Lucas Oil NOW600 Sooner State Dwarf Car Series on Friday night at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Oklahoma. 17 Dwarf Cars were in attendance on Friday night during America Night at the red clay oval. Rolling from the fourth starting spot, Chandler Foltz claimed the victory in the 20 lap feature event. Nathan Hagar finished in the runner up spot. From the 14th starting spot, Chris Pearce rounded out the podium....more

By USRA (Meeker, OK) -- On a hot summer night in the Sooner State, the American Racer Modified Series presented by Day Motor Sports invaded the Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Oklahoma, for the Club91 Funkadelic Dirt Track & Honky Tonk Extravaganza featuring the Cowboy 100. Polesitter Jared Baird paced the first 10 laps before Tyler Wolff took control of the race and dominated with a lead as big as almost eight seconds at times when the field was brought to a halt for a competition red on lap 60...more

By Lonnie Wheatley (Meeker, OK) -- Daison Pursley had been painfully close to USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series victory lane on several occasions previously, only to see it slip away. The Locust Grove, OK, teen sensed an opportunity at Red Dirt Raceway’s “Tuesday Night Thunder” event that kicked off “Mid-America Midget Week” and made the most of it. PHOTO CREDIT: John Lee of High-Fly'n Photos - http://www.highfly-nphotos.com Sitting third after a caution with ten laps remaining...more

Pursley Pounces for First USAC National Midget Win! Wins Mid-America Midget Week at Red Dirt Raceway’s “Tuesday Night Thunder” Lonnie Wheatley, MEEKER, Okla. (July 13, 2021) – Daison Pursley had been painfully close to USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series victory lane on several occasions previously, only to see it slip away. The Locust Grove, OK, teen sensed an opportunity at Red Dirt Raceway’s “Tuesday Night Thunder” event that kicked off “Mid-America Midget Week” and made the most...more

(Photo by Richard Bales) Inside Line Promotions – MEEKER, Okla. (July 13, 2021) – Daison Pursley used a late-race pass to capture his fourth career Lucas Oil National Open Wheel 600 Series presented by Hi-Plains Building Division Stock Non-Wing triumph at Red Dirt Raceway on Tuesday during the opening night of Mid-America Micro Week. The win was Pursley’s second of the season at the track and propelled him into the top spot on the NOW600 Series all-time division wins list at Red Dirt Raceway....more