38th Annual Spooker Info Released
The 38th Annual Spooker at Tri-State Speedway will be here soon on October 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th, 2017.
This year's huge event features high-octane racing action in 12 different classes over the four days of action in Pocola, Oklahoma.
With over $70,000 up for grabs in this year's Spooker, it will definitely be a do-not-miss event to wrap up the track's 47th consecutive year of racing.
The classes for this year will include: Mini-Stocks, Front Wheel Drives, Lead Sleds, Pure Stocks, Economy/360/Sport Mods, Factory Stocks, Grand Nationals, Super Stocks, USRA B-Mods, IMCA Modifieds, USRA Modifieds and Late Models.
The schedule for the event is as follows:
• Wednesday, October 11th, will be an open practice session for all classes from 6 PM to 10 PM. Gates will open at 5 PM. Grandstands are free and pit passes are $20. This is a great night to come out and pick out your favorite cars and to make sure your get one of the awesome Spooker shirts.
• Thursday, October 12th, will feature a complete race program for Mini-Stocks, Front Wheel Drives, Lead Sleds and Economy/360/Sport Mods. The Pure Stocks and Factory Stocks will run their heat race and any qualifying features. Gates will open at 3 PM with draw ending at 6:30 PM with racing starting at 7:00 PM. Grandstands will be $10 for adults and $5 for kids (6-12). Pit passes will be $30 for adults and $15 for kids (6-12). Seniors (65+) and military will receive a $2 discount on grandstand admission.
• Friday, October 13th, yes "Friday the 13th", will see the Pure Stocks and Factory Stocks run their A Features. Then the Super Stocks, Grand Nationals, USRA B-Mods, IMCA Modifieds, USRA Modifieds and Late Models will take to the high banks for their heat races. Gates will open at 2 PM with draw ending at 6:30 PM with racing action starting at 7:00 PM. Grandstands will be $15 for adults and $5 for kids (6-12). Pit passes will be $35 for adults and $15 for kids (6-12). Seniors (65+) and military will receive a $2 discount on grandstand.
• Saturday, October 14th, will see the Super Stocks, Grand Nationals, USRA B-Mods, IMCA Modifieds, USRA Modifieds and Late Models return for their qualifying and last chance features along with their A Features. Gates will open at 12 noon with sign in ending at 4:00 PM with racing action starting at 5:00 PM. Grandstands will be $20 for adults and $8 for kids (6-12). Pit passes will be $35 for adults and $15 for kids (6-12). Seniors (65+) and military will receive a $2 discount on grandstand.
There is a two-day adult grandstand arm band available for $30 for Friday and Saturday.
The format for the Spooker will be all cars drawing for their heats. Passing points will be awarded and used to determine starting positions in their features. Lower features and last chance features will advance 'heads up." A random invert will be used to determine the number of cars that will be inverted for their A Feature. All non-A Feature cars will be paid.
Mini-Stocks, Front Wheel Drives, Lead Sleds, Pure Stocks and Grand Nationals will use area track rules and must provide a copy of their rules to the track and cannot mix multiple tracks together. Economy/360/Sport Mods will run area track rules or IMCA 2017 Northern/Southern Sport Mod rules and must provide a copy of the area track rules they are running, again with no mixing of rules. Factory Stock and Super Stock will run published 2017 Tri-State Speedway rules. IMCA Modifieds will run 2017 IMCA Modified rules. USRA B-Mods and USRA Modifieds will run 2017 USRA rules for their class. Late Models will run one of these rules: (!) Open motors - 2350 lbs - 8" spoiler (2) Non-open steel block 350 - 2250 lbs - 12" spoiler (3) Both will run either a LM40 or D55 rear tire.
Front Wheel Drives and Lead Sleds will compete for $200 to win in a 15 lap A Feature. Mini-Stocks will compete for $250 to win in a 15 lap A Feature. Pure Stocks will compete for $350 to win in a 20 lap A Feature. Economy/360/Sport Mods will compete for $500 to win in a 20 lap A Feature. Factory Stocks will compete for $750 to win in a 20 lap A Feature. USRA B-Mods will compete for $1,500 to win in a 30 lap A Feature. Super Stocks will compete for $2,000 to win in a 30 lap A Feature. Grand Nationals will compete for $2,000 to win in a 30 lap A Feature. IMCA Modifieds will compete for $2,000 to win in a 30 lap A Feature. Late Models will compete for $2,000 to win in a 30 lap A Feature. USRA Modifieds will compete for $2,500 to win in a 30 lap A Feature. Start pay and pit pass pricing are available on the flyers below. Full pay sheet can be viewed below or downloaded by clicking on the sheet.
Any tech questions can be answered by calling the track phone at 918.575.1369 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We will see YOU soon for the original, the biggest and still the best Spooker!
