2022 Schedule Released

2022 Schedule Released

The 2022 racing schedule for the mighty Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, OK has been released.
We will be celebrating our 52nd consecutive year of racing starting in April of 2022.
The schedule has some final event details to be filled in, but does contain most dates so you can set your calendars accordingly.
We will once again be fully sanctioned by the USRA - United States Racing Association for our Factory Stocks, Street Stocks, B-Mods and Modifieds. When those rules are finalized, we'll have them available on our website, with links here, too.
The USMTS - United States Modified Touring Series will be back for races in 2022, as well as the DirtTrack Bank Cash Money SuperDirt Series presented by Midwest Sheet Metal. The Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series will also be back and the Oil Capital Racing Series sprint cars will return to do battle on the famous high banks. We also can't forget the flat track motorcycle racing as part of the The Steel Horse Rally with the Steel Horse Shootout IV!
Pricing and entry fees will remain the same for 2022, too!
 
You can find and see the dates here: Tri-StateSpeedway.com/schedule
 
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Ca$h Money Late Models Return

THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, September 11th, at the mighty Tri-State Speedway!
The DirtTrack Bank Cash Money SuperDirt Series presented by Midwest Sheet Metal late models will be back on the famous high banks in Pocola, OK!
The late models will be here pounding the new clay for their second of three appearances of the 2021 season. All of your favorite Ca$h Money stars will be here to #SmashTheGas and to ##SavetheCash
All four regular USRA - United States Racing Association classes will be racing, too!
PLUS ***ADDED RACES ***!!!!!
Due to the rain out last weekend, there will be additional A Features for the USRA B-Mods and the GoSunoco USRA P-G Roofing And Construction Factory Stocks!
Pits open at 4 PM • $35 adults • $15 kids (6-12)
Stands open at 6 PM • $15 adults • FREE for kids 10 & under plus all military, past or present, with proof of service.
Hot laps hit the track at 7:30 PM
We'll see YOU there!
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Ca$h Money SDS Late Models

$5,000 to Win 23rd Annual Super Stock Showdown Honoring Randy Russell

The 23rd Annual Super Stock Showdown Honoring Randy Russell will return once again to the mighty Tri-State Speedway this coming Labor Day weekend September 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2021!

The entry fee is only $200 and will be payable at the gate.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER via MyRacePass which will make everything quicker and smoother at the track.

Thanks to Seven Oaks Meat Company for coming on board and sponsoring this event.
If you get tired of standing in line to self-check out at the grocery store, give Seven Oaks a call at (918) 235-1309. They sell top choice beef or hog meat in 1/4, 1/2 or whole animal. If you have live stock and are in need of kill dates, they'll get you in. Be sure to mention you saw their add with Tri-State Speedway and appreciate them for supporting a sport that we love. They are located at 106732 S 4650 Road, Sallisaw, OK 74955. You can also visit them online at sevenoaksmeatco.com.
 
This event is NOT USRA sanctioned and does not require a USRA license. Your car MUST fit into one of the classes/rules listed below.

The rules for the classes that can race this event are listed below. To get a copy of each class rules, please click each class. You can only run ONE set of rules. NO mixing. You must also bring a copy of the rules you are running for tech purposes.

2020 rules:
Tri-State Speedway Super Stock
Lucas Oil Speedway Big/Little Buck Street Stock

2021 rules:
POWRi Super Stock
Salina Highbanks Super Stock
Crawford County Speedway Street Stock (Grand National)
Batesville Motor Speedway Super Stock Special (Super Stock POWRi- see above)

A Feature payout is listed on the flyer below. Non-transfers to the A feature will be paid $100.

Randy dreamed of racing when he was a little boy and used to sit on the driveway watching the car trailers pass as they on their way to Razorback Speedway. He would dream about the cars and meeting the drivers. His obsession was so much that he learned the names and numbers of all the drivers racing there. He never lost that passion and by 1985 he was building his first car, with the help of Donnie Howell and Jr Grim.

Early on he raced in the Road Runner division. With alot of hard work and determination, he, and his brother Rod, grew their company, B & F FInance/American Lenders Service Company, which later became National Recovery Specialist, to a very successful business model. His success in business led him to funding many race car drivers that are still racing today and to sponsor two different tracks with purses of $5.000 to win races, which are also still going today.

After Road Runners, Randy raced one season in a Modified, but then found himself in the Super Stock class where he would stay exclusively until he bought a late model to race in the Show Me Series. He raced both cars until the late model series disbanded. In his 33+ years of racing, Randy never missed a season of racing. You could probably count on two hands the amount of Saturday nights he wasn't at a race track somewhere! He supported all track promoters that have came and went and always went above and beyond to help them be successful. He won alot of races over the years, and almost won a track championship, missing it by only a few points.

Randy had several true passions: #1 was his family #2 was racing #3 was helping people in need and to see fans happy, especially kids. The driver pass through area was one of them.  And #4 was his lawn!

Anyone who knew Randy would tell you that he carried a lot of pride In producing beautiful race cars. He once refused to go to the track with one of this sons because their car was unpainted. After winning that night, he was standing there at tech smiling and congratulating the win. His love for beautiful race cars and his memories of watching the caars as a kid, led him to restore three vintage race cars, including the red #66 Tommy Laster Camaro that's been on display at many car shows.

To think how Randy had a dream and he chased it non-stop and loved every minute of it.

His daughter used to ask him "Why do you spend so much money and time on racing?" His response was "because we are race people and that is what we do!"

Randy Russell, driver of the #47, will never be forgotten by friends, family, racers, promoters, owners or anyone else who ever met him.

Who will add their name to this list of the 22 porevious winners?
2020 Dylan Davlin
2019 Danny Southerland
2018 Gean Davlin
2017 Peyton Taylor
2016 Burl Woods
2015 Burl Woods
2014 Tony Anglin
2013 Tony Anglin
2012 Brandon Henry
2011 Andy Milliken
2010 Brian Parker
2009 Jared Wagster
2008 Gean Davlin
2007 Jimmy Douglas, Jr.
2006 Shawn Walsh
2005 Scooter Scruggs
2004 Eddie Martin
2003 Matt Sturch
2002 Tim Adams
2001 Bruce Busch
2000 Wayne Fitch
1999 Stan Lewis

Tri-State Speedway would like to thank our sponsors who help us out all year long: JRT Trucking, SDI Inc., Philpot's Complete Care Center, CyberSpyder Marketing Services, ARMI (Arkansas Myriad), P-G Roofing & Construction, RockAuto.com, Schoenfeld, Russell Exterior, Elite Plumbing, Hassett Truck Body Repair, Bryke Racing

23rd Annual $5,000 to win Super Stock Showdown

$2,000 to Win USRA Factory Stock Honoring Danny Martinez, Jr.

$2,000 to Win USRA Factory Stock Honoring Danny Martinez, Jr.

The huge $2,000 to win GoSunoco USRA P-G Roofing And Construction Factory Stock event is almost here at the mighty Tri-State Speedway!
This first ever event will also be the 12th Annual Danny Martinez, Jr. Memorial honoring the police, fire and EMT/paramedics/first responders who keep us safe each and every day. All will get into the stands on Saturday night for free, with proof of service. A badge or ID will be used for verification. If you have neither, any form of identification that shows that you work for a police or fire department or are a first responder/EMT/paramedic will also work.
This will primarily be a one-day event on Saturday, July 31st, but will also have an open practice night on Friday, July 30th from 6 PM to 9 PM. Grandstands for practice will be free with pit passes being $20 for adults and $10 for kids 6-10. Pricing on the 31st for the pits will be $35 with kids (6-12) $15. Grandstands for Saturday night will be $15 for adults with kids 10 and under, plus all military, with proof of service), will be free.
Not only will the Factory Stocks be running for $2,000 to win, with no entry fee, the USRA - United States Racing Association Medieval Chassis & Products Stock Cars, B-Mods and Modifieds will also be running a full show on the 31st. Factory Stocks will not be running for track points on Saturday night, but they will be garnering regional and national points. The Stock Cars, B-Mods and Modifieds will both be normal point racing.
The pits will open at 4 PM each day and the stands will open at 6 PM. Hot laps on Saturday night will get underway at 7:30 PM.
A big thanks goes out to JRT Trucking Inc. (jrttrucking.com) and Ouachita River Cabins (870.867.7777) for their support of this inaugural event.
 
Officer Daniel C. Martinez, Jr., who was only 33, had been with the Fort Smith Police Department for eight months when on March 23, 2007, he was dispatched to responded to a call to help a desperate mother get her 3 year old child from a residence where she had a run in with her ex-boyfriend earlier in the day.The ex-boyfriend had since been arrested and the mother had returned to pick up her child. She met Officer Martinez in the parking !ot. They went to the front door and the brother of the man arrested earlier answered and told them to wait a minute and then shut the door. He returned shortly with a 9 mm handgun and shot Officer Martinez, then shot the mother in the back, shoulder, and elbow as she fled.The shooter fled from the home in a car and killed himself before Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers found him near Spiro, Oklahoma.Officer Martinez had served for several years with the Poteau Police Department, Panama Police Department, Shady Point Police Department, and Wister Police Department, all of which are in Oklahoma. He had joined the Fort Smith Police Department on July 3, 2005. He is survived by his wife Alice and five children.
Not only was Danny a revered and well-respected police officer but he was also a life-long race fan and later became a racer right here with us at Tri-State Speedway. He was also in the process of building a car to race with us when he was tragically killed.
The officer Daniel C. Martinez Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is was founded in 2OO7 and is sponsored by the River Valley Marine Corp League Detachment # L248 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The scholarship is open to college students who demonstrate a financial need. Scholarship applicants must have maintained a 3.0 grade-point average but can be studying any college major. The scholarship fund awarded its first scholarship in 2014. The goal of the scholarship is to eventually make this a full-ride scholarship to cover tuition, books and room and board.It is awarded by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith which will decide on a recipient each semester. Don't forget that all donations are tax deductible. Please contact the University of Arkansas Fort Smith if you’d like to help this great scholarship fund.
 
Tri-State Speedway would like to thank our sponsors who help us out all year long: JRT Trucking, SDI Inc., Philpot's Complete Care Center, CyberSpyder Marketing Services, ARMI (Arkansas Myriad), P-G Roofing & Construction, RockAuto.com, Schoenfeld, Crossbonz BBQ, Russell Exterior, Elite Plumbing, Hassett Truck Body Repair, Bryke Racing