By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (May 25, 2026) - Thunderbird Speedway and Creek County Speedway will host Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series events this weekend. After two rainouts in April, Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee will try again to get their season underway on Friday with the Sooner Late Model Series. Last year Thunderbird held four Sooner events all of which were won by hometown favorite and 2024 champion Eli Ross. Racing is sla

By John Rittenoure (Rickety Roach photo) - PARK CITY, Kans. (May 16, 2026) - Extra money was on the line at Saturdays Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series Lonnie Smith Memorial at 81 Speedway, and Eli Ross took home a good share of it. The Smith family honored Lonnie, who passed away in 2015 after 40 years in racing, with added money in the Sooner late model payout plus lap money and several contingency items. And a lot of it made its way to Oklahoma th

By John Rittenoure (Rickety Roach photo) - HUMBOLDT, Kans. (May 15, 2026) - It did not take long for Eli Ross to find his way to the front of Friday nights Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series feature at Humboldt Speedway. Ross was patient as he chased early leader William Nusser. But on lap 6 Ross made his move around Nusser for the lead and raced to his second victory of the season. “I was making sure I was not over driving,” Ross said of his run in e

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (May 7, 2026) - Two nights of Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series racing is coming to southern Kansas on May 15-16. Humboldt Speedway will kick things off on Friday, May 15, followed by the 2nd annual Lonnie Smith Memorial on Saturday, May 16, at 81 Speedway. Racing gets underway at Humboldt at 8 p.m. Topless late models will be allowed but not required. Pits open at 5, grandstands at 6, and racing begins at 8. Last ye