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.

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We will see YOU soon for the original, the biggest and still the best Spooker!

Rob Nugent, Track Announcer/Social Media/PR

THE EVENT

POCOLA, OK (October 7^th, 2017) – The 47^th consecutive season of point racing at Tri-State Speedway is now complete at the famous high banks in Pocola, OK. 72 cars checked in to either run for a championship or get a little practice in for the upcoming $70,000 38^th Annual Spooker. Mother Nature provided the area with a few morning showers, but those cleared out and temps were around the 90-degree mark at 7 PM. After the sun set, the temperatures dropped into a more comfortable lower 80’s.

The pre-race ceremonies started at 7:04 PM with the invocation and national anthem as several cars, including potential Super Stock point champion, Randy Moses, Sr., carried the American flag during its playing.

Heat race lineups for all six classes competing, except for the IMCA Modifieds, were determined by the driver’s draw at sign in each night. The classes advanced to their features via their finish in their heats, except the IMCA Modifieds who are lined up by point averages. Plus, the last heat winner in each class drew a number for the number of rows to invert for their A Features, except the IMCA Modifieds.

At intermission, everyone had a chance to grab themselves some food items from the concessions as race winners from the previous week were on hand to get their trophies and photos taken. Fujibayashi Photography also provided the top three point drivers in each class with photo to autograph for their fans. The 50/50 drawing was also held. Thanks to Tyler Wolff and R. C. Whitwell for opening up their hauler and cars for the fans to check out at intermission, too.

TOP THREE

The Factory Stock A Feature was on the track first and Andrew Bohanan (51 – Stigler, OK) picked up his seventh win of the season. Last week’s winner, Cody Jones (UFO – Fort Smith, AR), crossed the line in second place over Mike Wiseman (DT1 - Muskogee, OK).

Up next was the USRA B-Mod A Feature where Aaron Scroggins (1/4 – Neosho, MO) made his first trip to Victory Lane this season. Last week’s winner, Daniel Tarkington (2 – Checotah, OK), took home second place over Dustin’s Dream driver, Dean Green (28 – Siloam Springs, AR).

The Super Stock A Feature hit the track next. Dale Richardson (327 – Muskogee, OK) was able to capture his first win of the season over Danny Womack (3 - Bixby, OK). Gean Davlin (26 – Shady Point, OK) crossed the finish line in third.

The IMCA Modifieds were up next and saw H Palmer (X15 - Muldrow, OK) take home his first win of the season in this class. Kayden Menasco (49 – Muldrow, OK) took home second place over Shawn Pinkerton (999 – Cedarville, AR).

The USRA Modifieds took to the high banks next for their A Feature. Tyler Wolff (4 – Fayetteville, AR) crossed the line first for his first win of the season as R. C. Whitwell (96) finished in second over Logan Robertson (23 – Shamrock, TX).

The Grand Nationals were the last cars on the track for their A Feature that saw Danny Womack (3 - Bixby, OK) take come his first win of the season in this class. Darin Rigney (26 – Gentry, AR) took home second over Dylan Davlin (26D – Shady Point, OK).

All race results, including heats are available by clicking on the results menu. The current top three drivers in each class, as well as full season point standings for each class are available by clicking on the points menu.

TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

This week also wrapped up the 47^th consecutive year for the hard-fought points that culminate in a track championship. Congratulations to the 2017 champions: Factory Stock – Wesley Bourne (5 – Cameron, OK); USRA B-Mod – Lonny Flanagan (7 – Rudy, AR); Super Stock – Randy Moses, Sr. (75 – Muskogee, OK); IMCA Modified – Kayden Menasco (49 – Muldrow, OK); USRA Modified – Trevor Latham (27L – Rogers, AR). A big thank you goes out to all our weekly competitors who battled it out on the high-banks all season long. Details will be announced soon for the 47^th Annual Awards Banquet.

NEXT TIME

Tri-State Speedway will return to action again on October 11^th, 12^th, 13^th and 14^th. 2017 for the 38^th Annual Spooker with over $70,000 up for grabs in twelve different classes.

Gates times and start time differ each day during the Spooker. Complete details can be found by looking for the Spooker article.

The complete 2017 racing schedule can always be found by clicking on the schedule menu  Also, be sure to stay up to date with us via our social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube which can be found by clicking the icons on the bottom of our website home page or by adding a “/” plus “Facebook”, “Twitter”, “Google+” or “YouTube” at the end so it looks like www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Facebook, etc.

We will see YOU soon!

 

UPCOMING EVENT(S):

• 38^th Annual Spooker will be held on October 11^th, 12^th, 13^th and 14^th, 2017 with over $70,000 up for grabs in 12 different racing classes.

Here are the current point standings after Week 4 and final standings of the $10,000 September to Remember at Tri-State Speedway. Don't forget that drivers who finished sixth on back will be entered into drawings for other prizes. Number of entries will be determined by number of points earned. Thanks to everyone who helped make this first September To Remember a HUGE success!

 

Rob Nugent, Track Announcer/Social Media/PR

THE EVENT

POCOLA, OK (September 30^th, 2017) – The fourth and final round of the $10,000 September to Remember four-week championship event is now complete with 94 cars in five classes taking on the famous high banks in Pocola, OK. With temps in the mid-80’s at 7 PM, it was a lot more tolerable for the full house than in previous weeks.

With the move of the start time back an hour earlier, the pre-race ceremonies started at 7:00 PM with the invocation and national anthem as several late models and other cars carried the American flag during its playing.

Heat race lineups for all four classes competing in the September to Remember event, plus the late models, were determined by the driver’s draw at sign in each night. The classes advanced to their features via their finish in their heats. Plus, the last heat winner in each class drew a number for the number of rows to invert for their A Feature.

At intermission, everyone had a chance to grab themselves some food items from the concessions as race winners from the previous week were on hand to get their trophies and photos taken, along with a quick interview. Fans also stopped by the new Fujibayashi Photography shop to pick up some photos of their favorite drivers. The 50/50 drawing was also held at intermission and several gift certificates were given away to Ed Walker’s Drive In, Miss Anna’s, Calico County and Discount Tire to general admission ticket holders.

TOP THREE

The Factory Stock A Feature was on the track first and saw Cody Jones (UFO – Fort Smith, AR) claim his first win of the season, improving on his second-place finish last week. Andrew Bohanan (51 – Stigler, OK) crossed the line in second place over Jacob Cox (99 - Pocola, OK).

Up next was the USRA B-Mod A Feature where Daniel Tarkington (2 – Checotah, OK) improved on last week’s second place finish to go to Victory Lane for the third time this season. Dean Green (28 – Siloam Springs, AR) took home second place over Dustin’s Dream teammate, Steve Butler (40 – Siloam Springs, AR).

The Super Stock A Feature hit the track next. Danny Womack (3 - Bixby, OK) once again had his car dialed in and was able to capture his third win of the season and the September To Remember series over Ray Phipps (L7 - Pocola, OK). Brian Parker (210 – Owasso, OK) crossed the finish line in third.

The USRA Modifieds took to the high banks next for their A Feature. Brian Williams (26 – Fayetteville, AR) crossed the line first for his second win of the season this week as Tate Cole (89 – Muskogee, OK) finished in second over Kyle Ledford (75 – Greenwood, AR).

The Late Models were the last cars on the track for their A Feature that saw Shannon Scott (4 – Henryetta, OK) take come the $1,000 paycheck over a closing Brandon Wilson (00 – Fort Smith, AR). Jack Davis (7D – Hackett, AR) finished in third.

All race results, including heats are available by clicking on the results menu. The current top three drivers in each class are also available there, as well as full season point standings for each class by clicking on the points menu.

Just a reminder that none of the $10,000 September to Remember events count toward, or will affect, the season track points. The last points race for the classes will be the 47^th Annual Points Championship races on October 7^th, 2017.

SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER

This week also wrapped up the big $10,000 September to Remember four-week series. We’d like to thank all the sponsors involved with this event: JRT Trucking, Inc., Tonto Environmental, Jason Sperry with 1^st Racing Chassis, Brian Parker with PRC Chassis, Elite Trailers for $1,000 bonus if a USRA Mod won four of four races, “anonymous” for $500 bonus if a USRA B-Mod won four of four, American Towing, Racelogic, The Fort 94.5, Ed Walker’s Drive-In, Miss Anna’s on Towson, Calico County and Discount Tire.

Congratulations go out to the four class champions: Trevor Latham (27L – Rogers, AR) – USRA Modified - $2,000; Brian Parker (210 – Owasso, OK) – Super Stock - $1,500; Dean Green (28 – Siloam Springs, AR) – USRA B-Mod - $1,500; JR Owen (79 – Pocola, OK) – Factory Stock - $750. The complete September to Remember results will be posted on Monday.

NEXT TIME

Tri-State Speedway will return to action again on October 7^th, 2017 for the 47^th Annual Points Championship races where five track champions will be crowned.

The green flag for competition drops at 7 PM with both pit gates and grandstand gates opening at 4 PM. Driver’s meeting is at 6 PM and hot laps are scheduled for 6:30 PM.

The complete 2017 racing schedule can always be found by clicking on the schedule menu  Also, be sure to stay up to date with us via our social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube which can be found by clicking the icons on the bottom of our website home page or by adding a “/” plus “Facebook”, “Twitter”, “Google+” or “YouTube” at the end so it looks like www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Facebook, etc.

We will see YOU soon! 

UPCOMING EVENT(S):

• 47^th Annual Point Championship races will be held on October 7^th, 2017.
• 38^th Annual Spooker will be held on October 11^th, 12^th, 13^th and 14^th, 2017 with over $70,000 up for grabs in 12 different racing classes. Flyers are attached and more information can be found on our website at www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com.