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DRUMRIGHT, Okla. (July 23rd, 2013) – The 2013 racing season for Mattox Racing has made a turn in a different direction as Meeker, Oklahoma’s Brill Motor Speedway, Fred’s home track has shut down due to personal reason. Fred was sitting second in weekly Champ Sprint points at BMS before they locked the gates for good. The team then decided to run an open schedule and race in as many shows as possible for the remainder of the 2013 racing season. On July 13, Mattox made yet another appearance to...more

by John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (June 22, 2021) - Veteran sprint car racer Mike Peters will be remembered on Friday when the AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Cars return to Red Dirt Raceway for the 4th annual Mike Peters Freedom 40 Classic. The legendary sprint car racer, who passed away in 2018 at the age of 67, won five State Fair Speedway championships in Oklahoma City, two Tulsa Speedway titles, two more at Lakeside Speedway in Dewey, three home track championships at 81 Speedway and two...more

by John Rittenoure - MEEKER, Okla. (June 25, 2021) - Tanner Conn took advantage of his outside front row starting position to win the 40-lap AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA 40-lap Mike Peters Classic Friday at Red Dirt Raceway. It was Conn's first career victory with the AmeriFlex / OCRS Series and the seventh different OCRS winner of the 2021 season. It took Conn two laps to get past pole sitter Brandon Jennings. Once out front Conn led the remaining 38 laps. Joe Wood, Jr. started sixth and raced his...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

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

by John Rittenoure, MEEKER, Okla. (March 5, 2022) - Tyler Drueke traveled a long ways to race his 305 sprint car on Saturday. But the trip was worth it. The Eagle, Nebraska resident took the lead with 10 laps remaining and went on to win his first career AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Car feature during the second day of the Spring Nationals at Red Dirt Raceway. After a restart on lap 18, Drueke saw his chance to pass Blake Edwards and Sheldon Barksdale for the lead and never looked back. “I...more

By John Rittenoure - MEEKER, Okla. (June 24, 2022) - A final turn bobble turned costly for Danny Wood and handed victory to Tanner Conn in Friday’s AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Car main event at Red Dirt Raceway. It was Conn’s second straight Mike Peters Freedom 40 Classic victory and third in four years. The 5th annual Peters Freedom 40 Classic main event got underway with Ty Williams jumping into the early lead with veteran Danny Wood right behind until he drove around Williams for the lead...more

John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (October 12, 2022) - A points champion will be crowned this weekend when the AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA Sprint Cars visit Red Dirt Raceway for the 7th annual Pat Suchy Classic and Salute to Fairgrounds Speedway. It is the final AmeriFlex / OCRS IMCA race of the season and a three-way race for the title is very in the headlines. Rees Moran took the points lead away from Blake Edwards with his victory last week at Caney Valley Speedway, but is only out front by 12...more

(Jeff Taylor Photo) John Rittenoure - MEEKER, Okla. (June 23, 2023) - Over the last month Rees Moran has been hard to beat. That was clearly evident during Friday’s AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories Sprint Car event at Red Dirt Raceway. Not even a 40-lap feature was too much for the young Oklahoman. Moran won the Mike Peters Freedom 40 Classic leading all but one lap on the way to capturing his second straight and third win of the season. “My crew chief has this thing running on rails,”Moran said...more

John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (October 9, 2023) - Only three races remain on the AmeriFlex Hose & Accessories OCRS Sprint Car schedule and the series points lead is on the line when racing resumes on Saturday at Red Dirt Raceway. Danny Wood moved into the points lead after his victory in the AmeriFlex Challenge at Salina Highbanks Speedway on Sept. 30. The victory dropped Johnny Kent into second by a seven point margin. Saturday at Caney Valley Speedway Kent finished the 30-lap main event in...more