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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 (Photo by Dozer Cam) MEEKER, Okla. (August 31, 2024) - Eli Ross outran all competitors and mother nature on Saturday on the way to victory in the APEX Healthcare Partners Sooner Late Model Series feature at Red Dirt Raceway. With weather moving in on Red Dirt Raceway track officials ran the Sooner Series feature just after intermission and Ross did his part to hurry up the race by setting a torrid pace in the main event. Ross gassed it off the pole on the start and led all...more

By John Rittenoure TULSA, Okla. (August 26, 2024) - The APEX Healthcare Partners Sooner Late Model Series returns to action on Saturday for the 11th annual Mark Robinson Memorial at Red Dirt Raceway. Last year Tanner Mullens of Wichita outran Damian Patocka of Enid to win the 25-lap Sooner feature at Red Dirt Raceway. Zach Nickell of Harrah leads the points race coming into Saturday’s program with just a slim 90 lead over two-time winner 15-year old Eli Ross of Muskogee. Hutchinson, Kansas...more

(Mike Howard photo) John Rittenoure - MEEKER, Okla. (October 7, 2023) - Driving in his first late model event on Friday night, modified racer Tanner Mullens did not expect to visit victory lane and was surprised when he did. Mullens surely was not expect a repeat of Friday night, but it happened as the Kansas competitor raced to his second Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series on Saturday. This time it happened at Red Dirt Raceway. Mullens started outside pole sitter Damian Patocka...more

By John Rittenoure (Meeker, OK) -- Jay Sale will have the opportunity to pick up a second straight victory when the Sooner Late Model Series invades the newly remodeled Red Dirt Raceway on Friday. Cody Brewer purchased the former Brill’s Motor Speedway from owner and SLMS promoter Mark Brill last year and renamed and renovated the speedway from top to bottom. The track was shortened to a quarter-mile, the pit area has been enlarged and new grandstands highlight the spectator area. A new fan...more