By John Rittenoure – LONGDALE, Okla. (July 5, 2019) – Dusty Leonard picked up his second victory of the season in the NCRA vs Sooner Late Model Series main event Friday at Longdale Speedway. Leonard, who won his first NCRA vs. Sooner Late Model Series event in May at 81…
By John Rittenoure – WICHITA FALLS, Texas. (June 15, 2019) – Texas drivers dominated the Sooner Late Model Series for the second straight night at Monarch Motor Speedway. Robbie Starnes, who finished third on Friday, got the upper hand on Saturday and raced to victory for his first Sooner Late…
By John Rittenoure – WICHITA FALLS, Texas. (June 14, 2019) – Patrick Daniel led Cody Leonard and Robbie Starnes to the finish in Sooner Late Model Series action Friday at Monarch Motor Speedway. Points leader Kip Hughes was the highest finishing Sooner Series competitor finishing fourth. Steve Hawkins was fifth….
By John Rittenoure, ENID, Oklahoma (June 1, 2019) – Travis Johnson turned back a late race challenge from Daniel Smith to win the co-sanctioned Sooner Late Model vs. NCRA late model main event Saturday at Enid Speedway. Johnson started inside second row and chased pole sitter Damian Patocka for the…
By John Rittenoure – ARDMORE, Oklahoma (May 17, 2018) – Kip Hughes returned to the winner’s circle for the third time with his victory at Southern Oklahoma Speedway on Friday night. After seeing his two-race win streak end last weekend at 81 Speedway, Hughes padded his series points lead with…
By John Rittenoure – Park City, Kansas. (May 11, 2019) – There was no stopping Dusty Leonard on Saturday at the NCRA vs. Sooner Late Model co-sanctioned event at 81 Speedway. With a field of 29 racers on hand, there was plenty of competition but that did not stop Leonard,…
81 Speedway 2019 Sooner Limited Modifieds Smiley’s Racing A Feature 1 (20 Laps): 1. 12R-Hesston Shaw, [1]; 2. 58-Don Reid, [2]; 3. 92-Jeffrey Kaup, [5]; 4. 42-Todd Decker, [10]; 5. 44-Mike Lunow, [9]; 6. 101-Jeff Rozelle, [8]; 7. 33-Matt Beasley, [3]; 8. 10-Alex Wiens, [12]; 9. 25W-Jimmie Wright, [15]; 10….
By John Rittenoure, Meeker, Oklahoma (March 16, 2019) – Defending champion Kip Hughes picked up where he left off last season with a dominating performance in the Sooner Late Model Series season opener Saturday at Red Dirt Raceway. Hughes started Saturday’s main event outside of pole sitter Damian Patochka but…
By John Rittenoure – ADA, Okla. (October 28, 2018) – The Sooner Late Model Series closed out the 2018 season Saturday at Oklahoma Sports Park with a new feature winner and crowned a new champion. Joseph Gorby came from the third starting position to win his first SLMS feature of…
By John Rittenoure – ENID, Oklahoma (October 21, 2018) – Despite four wins this season Kip Hughes came into the two-day Sooner Late Model Series event at Enid Speedway in a tie for the points lead with Eddie Tidwell. Tidwell has yet to win this season but has been very…
By John Rittenoure – ENID, Oklahoma (September 22, 2018) – One month ago Kip Hughes was celebrating after finally winning a Sooner Late Model Series feature at home. Three previous attempts earlier in the season had failed due to mechanical issues. Now there is no stopping him. Saturday at Enid…
By John Rittenoure – ENID, Okla. (August 11, 2018) – Winning races has not been a problem for Kip Hughes. But winning at home has. Three times this season Hughes has come up short in Sooner Late Model Series races at his home track of Enid Speedway where he co-promotes…
By John Rittenoure – ADA, Okla. July 21, 2018) – It has been a long time coming, but Gary Lowe of Plano, Texas earned his first career Sooner Late Model Series win Saturday at Oklahoma Sports Park. After winning the second heat race, Lowe started on the pole of the…
By John Rittenoure – ENID, Okla. (July 7, 2018) – Adam Popp seemed destined for a second place finish in Saturday’s Sooner Late Model feature at Enid Speedway. At least that is the way it appeared through the first half of the race. But misfortune struck leader Jason Redman and…
By John Rittenoure – ADA, Okla. (June 16, 2018) – Patience paid off for Kip Hughes at the Oklahoma Sports Park on Saturday. Damian Patocka drove into the early lead ahead of Gary Lowe as the green flag dropped on the 25-lap Sooner Late Model Series feature. Patocka raced unchallenged…
By John Rittenoure – ARDMORE, Okla. (June 15, 2018) – Hard luck has plagued Jason Redman through the first five Sooner Late Model Series events this season. The defending series champion has been dogged by engine problems resulting in two feature DNS’s (Did not start) in the first five shows….
By John Rittenoure – ENID, Okla. (June 9, 2018) – Past champion Mark Harrison made a late charge around early leader Sloppy Hogg to win the Sooner Late Model feature at Enid Speedway on Saturday. The 2016 series champion chased down Hogg in the 25-lapper and drove inside of the…
By John Rittenoure – GREENVILLE, Texas (May 19, 2018) – The Sooner Late Model Series made its first trip to Texas and the Super Bowl Speedway on Saturday night and it is one trip Steven Hawkins will not forget. Hawkins, who started 7th in the 15-car feature field, charged his…
By John Rittenoure – ARDMORE, Okla. (May 18, 2018) – In 2016 Kip Hughes won the Inaugural Sooner Late Model Series main event. Friday Hughes returned to where it all started and picked up his second Sooner Late Model career victory. It was a nice way to start a two-race…
By John Rittenoure, Enid, Okla (May 5, 2018) – Delbert Smith passed Brandon Givens on a final lap restart to grab the lead and race to victory in the Sooner Late Model vs. NCRA co-sanctioned feature Saturday at Enid Speedway. Dusty Leonard was the early leader with Givens and Smith…
By John Rittenoure, ARDMORE, Okla. (April 20, 2018) – Lady luck struck at the worst time for Jason Redman, but it paid off big for Nate Jantz in the Sooner Late Model Series season opener at Southern Oklahoma Speedway on Friday. Redman jumped into the early lead and raced unchallenged…