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Spring Fling season opener last weekend produced nine feature winners By John Rittenoure, MEEKER, Okla. (March 12, 2018) - Red Dirt Raceway opened the gates on the 2018 racing season last weekend with a two-day show, a full field of competitors, and nine drivers picking up victories. The Sooner Limited Modified Series opened their season on Saturday with a field of 27 drivers. Robert Elliott of Clinton picked up the first night victory but could not repeat as Kale Westover of Blair won on...more

Two days of racing are on tap for Red Dirt Raceway USAC wingless sprints run Friday, OCRS Sprints here on Sunday MEEKER, Okla. (October 1, 2018) - Two days of racing are on tap for this weekend at Red Dirt Raceway. On Friday the USAC Wingless Sprints of Oklahoma return for their final event of the season. Three-time winner Brett Wilson of Coweta is leading the points chase and will be looking to wrap up his first championship title. Wilson will have to earn enough points keep second place...more

Sooner Limited Modifieds, Western Pure Stocks also racing By John Rittenoure, MEEKER, Okla. (March 12, 2019) - A busy night of racing is slated for Red Dirt Raceway on Saturday with season opening events taking place in five classes. The Ameri-Flex / OCRS Sprint Cars will headline the night with a full program culminating with a 30-lap feature paying $1,500 to the winner. Last year a field of 33 competitors was on hand for the OCRS opener at Red Dirt Raceway. Also on the program is the Sooner...more

The Red Dirt Cup proves to be a thriller! A packed house of fans got their money's worth until the very last lap on a beautiful spring afternoon! The Western Outlaw Pure Stock Series and the Sooner Limited Modified Series were added to the Red Dirt Cup event after losing the second day of the Spring Nationals to rain last Sunday and it made for a busy pit area as they joined the Sooner Late Model Series, Turf Tire Micros, and the Ameriflex Hose & Accessories Oil Capital Racing Series Sprint...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

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 (Tulsa, OK) -- 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 NCRA title. During...more

By John Lemon, OCRS (Tulsa, OK) -- Overnight rain and more on the way today has forced Red Dirt Raceway officials to pull the plug on the 2nd Annual Salute to State Fair Speedway event that was to take place this afternoon featuring the AMERI-FLEX / OCRS sprint cars. The make-up date is next week, Sunday October 14th. As was previously scheduled for today, the raceway will have vintage race cars from the glory days on display for fans to view at 2pm with racing starting at 4pm. Sport mods and...more

By John Lemon (Tulsa, OK) -- A bitter sweet day looms ahead this Saturday at the Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker Oklahoma for the running of the "Red Dirt Stand Off" as Tuttle's Shayla Waddell will compete as a full-time driver and car owner for the last time in a racing career that has spanned 18-years (2001-2018). Known as "The Princess" for her charismatic charm and good looks, Waddell does not call her last ride for 2018 a permanent retirement as she is leaving the door open for possible...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