The 44th Annual Spooker at the mighty Tri-State Speedway returns this season with over $80,000 up for grabs, starting on October 18th and continuing through the 211st. This year’s event will feature racing in eleven different classes from Front Wheel Drives and Mini-Stocks through Open Late Models and everything in between.
Besides the qualifying and heat races over three days of competition, this year’s event will also feature two complete shows for the USRA Modifieds with one each on Friday, paying $1,200 to win, and Saturday night, paying $2,000 to win. Open late models will once again be paying $3,000 to win. The USRA Factory Stocks on Saturday night will be paying $1,200 to win! The USRA B-Mods will be $1,500 to win!
NOTE: We will be using USRA rules for the classes noted, but no registration/license is required as national points will not be awarded.
If you’ve never been to a Spooker and experienced “the Spooker”, you’re in for an absolutely great time. Not too many single events have been around for 44 consecutive years, so it is a privilege to say you’ve been to one and how many you’ve been to. The Spooker is not just an event, it’s a destination!
A camping/RV area will once again be available for free and will be located on the grass area behind turns one and two to the north of the public parking lot. There are not hookups, though. It's always a fun time to camp out and meet new friends!
The collectible Spooker shirts will once again return this year with all the previous Late Model and Modified winners from the previous Spookers. The design and pricing will be available soon.
Who can add their name to these lists for 2022? Can anyone repeat the feat of Ryan “The Reaper” Gustin with wins in both of the two big classes from the 2020 version?
Here are your eleven classes with win/start/entry fees:
Mini-Stock: $200 to win/$40 to start/No entry
Front Wheel Drive: $220 to win/$40 to start/No entry
360 B-Mod/Sport Mod: $500 to win/$100 to start/No entry
Area Pure Stock: $500 to win/$100 to start/No entry
Area Factory Stock: $500 to win/$100 to start/No entry
Area Super Stock/Grand National: $1,000 to win/$150 to start/$75 entry
USRA Factory Stock: $1,200 to win/$200 to start/$100 entry
USRA Stock Car: $$1,500 to win/$400 to start/$150 entry
USRA B-Mod: $$1,500 to win/$400 to start/$150 entry
USRA Modified (Friday): $1,200 to win/$200 to start/$100 entry
USRA Modified (Saturday): $2,000 to win/$500 to start/$200 entry
Open SuperDirt Late Model: $3,000 to win/$400 to start/$150 entry
All payouts based on 15 car fields.
Here’s how it’s all going down for the 2023 version of this HUGE event:
Be sure to bring cash. Grandstands and all concessions are CASH only. Also, no cards will be accepted for pit passes this year.
Wednesday, October 18: Open practice for all classes from 5 PM to 9 PM.
Pit gates open at 4 PM. Stands open at 5:30 PM
Pit passes will be $20 for adults and $10 for kids (6-10). The stands are free for practice night.
It is strongly suggested that drivers attend the practice session as hot laps on Friday and Saturday nights will be only for classes running a full show that night. If a driver is only qualifying that night, they will not be able to hot lap due to time constraints. On Friday night, there is normally 200+ cars and we cannot take up that much time for hot laps.
Thursday, October 19: Complete show for Front Wheel Drives, Mini-Stocks and 360 B-Mods/Sport Mods. Area Pure Stocks AND Area Factory Stocks will be qualifying only.
Pits open at 4 PM. Stands open at 5:30 PM. Hot laps start at 6:30 PM.
Pit passes will be $35 for adults and $20 for kids (6-10). Stands will be $12 for adults with kids (10 & under) and all military, with proof of service, free.
Friday, October 20: Complete show for USRA Modifieds. The USRA Factory Stock, USRA B-Mod and USRA Stock Car will be qualifying only, which means no hot laps for those classes. The Area Pure Stocks AND Area Factory Stocks will also be running their Spooker features.
Pits open at 4 PM. Stands open at 5:30 PM. Hot laps start at 6:30 PM for USRA Modifieds ONLY.
Pit passes will be $35 for adults and $20 for kids (6-10). Stands will be $15 for adults with kids (10 & under) and all military, with proof of service, free.
Saturday, October 22: The final night of the 44th Annual Spooker will feature full shows for the USRA Modifieds and Open (SuperDirt) Late Models. There will be features for the USRA Factory Stock, USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods, plus any LCQ's for those classes.
Pits open at 4 PM. Stands open at 5:00 PM with driver Trick or Treating in Victory Lane for the kids from 5p-6p. Hot laps start at 6:30 PM for USRA Modified and Open (SuperDirt) Late Models ONLY.
Pit passes will be $40 for adults and $20 for kids (6-10). Stands will be $20 for adults, $15 for juniors (11-12) and kids (10 & under) and all military, with proof of service, free.
DRIVERS: Parking will start Wednesday at noon. No spots will be saved before then. Concrete spots are pre-reserved by their season drivers. There will be a parking layout that will change slightly for this year in order to get everyone a spot. RVs must be parked outside the track. Non-tow vehicles are not permitted in the pit area and will be parked together. No stack (double high) haulers permitted in the infield pits.
Race format will be draw in for heats with passing points to features. Possible redraw for locked in A feature cars.
Here are the rules for each class:
Front Wheel Drive/Mini-Stock/Area Factory Stock and Super Stock/Grand National: Area rules and must provide a copy of the rules you are racing. There will not be any mixing of area rules allowed. 2022 POWRi OK for SS/GN and Mid-America OK for Area Factory Stocks.
360 B-Mod/Sport: No spoiler and motor must be 360ci or less.
Area Pure Stock: Must have manifolds (no headers) and run an 8" tire and wheel.
USRA Factory Stock, USRA Stock Car, USRA B-Mod and USRA Modified: Published 2023 USRA rules.
Super Dirt (Open) Late Models: Lucas Oil, Comp Cams, MLRA and World of Outlaws rules. No mixing of series rules. TIRE RULE: You can run any tire,
ALL CLASSES, except USRA and Open Late Models, MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF THE RULES YOU ARE RUNNING. NO MIXING OF RULES.
Tri-State Speedway would like to thank our sponsors who help us out all year long: JRT Trucking, Midwest Automation & Custom Fabrication, Philpot's Complete Care Center, CyberSpyder Marketing Services, ARMI (Arkansas Myriad), P-G Roofing & Construction, Russell Exterior, Elite Plumbing, Hassett Truck Bryke Racing, Cherokee Casino & Hotel, Fast Lane Trailer Sales, Muskogee Powder Coating, Rath Auto Resources, Votaw Law, H & H Excavating, SG Performance Carburetors and Dustin's Dream.
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