41st Annual Spooker Honoring Cecil Harlan

Last Updated: 26 October 2020

One of the largest dirt track racing events in Oklahoma, the 41st Annual Spooker Honoring Cecil Harlan, will invade the famous high banks of the mighty Tri-State Speedway on October 21st-24th, 2020 with over $72,000 up for grabs!

Classes will once again include Mini-Stocks, Front Wheel Drives, Pure Stocks, Factory Stocks, Super Stocks/Street Stocks/Grand Nationals, E/360/Sport Mods, Ca$h Money SDS Late Models, open Late Models and national point racing for USRA B-Mods and USRA Modifieds.

The HUGE event kicks off on Wednesday night, October 21st, with an open test and tune session for everyone from 5 PM to 9 PM. Pit passes are $20 and the stands are free to come watch the cars get ready.

The second night of the event, Thursday, October 22nd, will feature a full race program for the Mini-Stocks, Front Wheel Drives and Economy/360/Sport Mods. The E/360/Sport class is basically any area B-Mod type class that is not USRA sanctioned and that run a 360 max ci engine rule. IMCA North/South Sport Mods are one such class along with others. You must bring a copy of the rules that you are running for all three of these classes and will be teched accordingly with no mixing of area, or class, rules. There will also be qualifying for Pure Stocks, which will also follow area rules.
Pits open at 4 PM and stands at 5:30 PM. Draw ends at 6:00 PM. Westhold transponders are required for each class you race in and are available for rent for $5 each plus a driver's license is required. Pit passes are $30 for adults and $15 for kids (6-12). Stands are $10 for adults with kids (10 & under) free, along with all military past or present with proof of service. Hot laps hit the track at 6:30 PM.

The third night of the event, Friday, October 23rd, will feature the features(s) for the Pure Stocks, qualifying for the Factory Stocks, Super Stocks, USRA B-Mods and USRA Modifieds, plus a full race program for the Dirt Bank Ca$h Money SDS Late Models presented by Midwest Sheet Metal. This is the night if you want to see cars as this night will have the most cars at the track.
Pits open at 4 PM and stands at 5:30 PM. Draw ends at 6:00 PM. Westhold transponders are required for each class you race in and are available for rent for $5 each plus a driver's license is required. Pit passes are $35 for adults and $15 for kids (6-12). Stands are $15 for adults with kids (10 & under) free, along with all military past or present with proof of service. Hot laps hit the track at 6:30 PM.

The final night of this 41st Annual Spooker Honoring Cecil Harlan will be on Saturday night, October 24th. On tap for the last night will be features for the Factory Stocks, Super Stocks, USRA B-Mods, USRA Modifieds and a full race program for open (super dirt) late models (like, MLRA, MARS, CompCams, Lucas Oil, etc.) Plus a BIG 100-lap Enduro at the end of the night! If you've never been to an Enduro, you don't want to miss this one with Halloween/Spooker themed cars. The tire rules for the late models, on Saturday night, will be 1350's on all four corners with an A Main right rear option of a LM40.
Pits open at 4 PM and stands at 5:30 PM. Draw ends at 6:00 PM. Westhold transponders are required for each class you race in and are available for rent for $5 each plus a driver's license is required. Pit passes are $35 for adults and $15 for kids (6-12). Stands are $20 for adults with kids (10 & under) free, along with all military past or present with proof of service. Hot laps hit the track at 6:30 PM.

Factory Stocks and Enduros will run 2020 TSS rules while Mini-Stock, Front Wheel Drive, Super Stock/Grand National/Street Stock will run area rules. You must provide a copy of the rules you are running and will be teched to them. No mixing of area rules. USRA classes will run published 2020 national rules. Ca$h Money will run their rules and the open/super dirt late models will run their organization rules and will be teched to them with the exception of the required tire rule for this event.

There is NO ENTRY fees for the Mini-Stocks ($200 to win/$40 to start), Front Wheel Drives ($200 to win/$40 to start), Economy/360/Sport Mods ($400 to win/$60 to start), Pure Stocks ($400 to win/$80 to start)or Factory Stocks ($$800 to win/$100 to start). The Super Stocks ($1,500 to win/$400 to start), USRA B-Mods ($1,500 to win/$400 to start) and USRA Modifieds ($$2,000 to win/$400 to start) entry fee is $225 per class and INCLUDES a two-day driver pit pass. The Ca$h Money Late Models ($1,000 to win/$325 to start) entry fee is $60 paid to the series. The open/Super Dirt late models ($3,000 to win/400 to start) entry fee is $150. The Enduro ($1,500 to win) has a $60 entry fee.

The event flyer, which can be enlarged/printed by clicking here or on the flyer below has all of this information included. Below is also the Late Model flyer that can be clicked and printed or you can get it by clicking here. The Enduro flyer is also below, can be clicked to print or from clicking here. Plus, below is the flyer about all the exciting Halloween stuff happening at the Spooker! You can see it bigger by clicking on it or by clicking here.

The 41st Annual Spooker Honoring Cecil Harlan is presented by Hoover Properties, Inc., CyberSpyder Marketing Services, JRT Trucking (Drive4JRT.com), Dibz, Arkansas Myriad (ARMI) and Philpot's Complete Car Care Center. Be sure to click on their links above and let them know you appreciate their support of racing at the mighty Tri-State Speedway where we're celebrating 50 consecutive years of racing!

Plus, you can't forget the must-have Spooker shirts! Over the years, these iconic shirts, with a different design each year, have become collector items. Definitely make sure that you get yours this year! One thing that is common to every Spooker shirt is the complete list of every Late Model main feature winner plus every Modified main feature winner. Below is a list of all the winners in these classes. We bet you know of at least two or three, if not more, of the names. Below are images of this year's famous shirts! You can click on them to enlarge or click here from the front and click here for the back. They'll be on sale only at the track starting on Thursday night, the 22nd, for only $20 and are first come, first served with no reservations or advance purchasing so you better get them quick! They are dark heather gray and available in adult sizes Small-4X.

Late Models:
1980 Larry Phillips
1981 Larry Phillips
1982 Jerry Inman
1983 Billy Moyer
1984 Larry Phillips
1985 Gary Wright
1986 Billy Moyer
1987 Wayne Brooks
1988 Larry Phillips
1989 Ken Essary
1990 Denny Felker
1991 Denny Felker
1992 Denny Felker
1993 Rex McCroskey
1994 Joe Conway
1995 Terry Phillips
1996 Leslie Essary
1997 Leslie Essary
1998 Al Purkey
1999 Raymond Merrill
2000 Ken Essary
2001 Billy Moyer
2002 Steve Rushin
2003 Raymond Merrill
2004 Justin Wells
2005 Jarod Hilton
2006 Chad Smith
2007 Kevin Patrick
2008 Rick Wallis
2009 Leslie Essary
2010 Justin Wells
2011 Chad Wheeler
2012 Justin Wells IFRI)
2012 Brandon Hunter (SAT)
2013 Eric Turner (FRI)
2013 Gary Christian (SAT)
2014 Jesse Stovall (FRI)
2014 Ryan Gustin (SAT)
2015 Jake Davis (FRI)
2015 Shannon Scott (SAT)
2016 Rob Powell
2017 Jake Davis
2018 Michael Maggard (FRI)
2018 Payton Looney (SAT)
2019 Brandon Hunter (FRI)
2019 Jake Davis (SAT)

Modifieds:
1985 Mike Withrow
1986 Earl Muilenberg
1987 J. L. Cooper
1988 Tommy Fulton
1989 Tilly Evans
1990 Bobby Layne
1991 Chuck Bumgarner
1992 Ken McCarty
1993 Eddie Martin
1994 Johnny Bone, Jr.
1995 Larry Cotton
1996 Chris Belt
1997 James Snow
1998 Shawn Pinkerton
1999 David Snow
2000 Harold Wilburn, Jr.
2001 Eddie Martin
2002 Johnny Bone, Jr.
2003 Tim Adams
2004 Johnny Bone, Jr.
2005 Lonnie Robins
2006 Chad Wheeler
2007 Jesse Stovall
2008 Jason Hughes
2009 Johnny Bone, Jr.
2010 Brandon Henry
2011 Brian Williams
2012 Jeremy Rasmussen
2013 Michael Maggard
2014 Kreg Dobson
2015 Tate Cole (IMCA)
2015 Tyler Wolff (USRA)
2016 Jeff James (IMCA)
2016 Brian Williams (USRA)
2017 Drew Armstrong (IMCA)
2017 Terry Phillips (USRA)
2018 Jason Hughes
2019 Tyler Wolff