by John Rittenoure (Rickety Roach photo) - (October 28, 2026) - It was a nerve wracking season for Eric Brill in his quest to become the 2026 Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series champion. But Brill was able to finally breath a sigh of relief at the season finale at Beaver County Raceway when his first career championship was finally a reality. Despite not visiting the winners circle through 19 events Brill relied on consistency, and winning that way ha

by John Rittenoure (Rickety Roach photo) - (October 28, 2026) - Racers will travel a long ways on a weekend just to go racing. It is common to find racers from Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas making their way to a Sooner Late Model Series event in Oklahoma on any given weekend. If you logged the mileage per race of each race team the figures would be staggering. But it probably would not come close to the miles logged by Sooner Late Model Series first year driver Ashlee

by John Rittenoure (Rickety Roach photo) - BEAVER, Okla. (October 17, 2026) - A trio of drivers closed out the 2026 Sooner Late Model Series presented by Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation season as first time winners Saturday at Beaver County Raceway. Eric Brill wrapped up his first career points championship, Ashlee Buck won Rookie of the Year honors, and Troy Bynum capped the night with his first career Sooner feature victory. After taking the points lead away from Dakota

by John Rittenoure (Maxx Ramsey photo) - MUSKOGEE, Okla. (October 9, 2026) - Eli Ross started inside second row in Saturday’s Sooner Late Model Series presented by Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation A-Feature at Enid Speedway, but that did not stop him from taking the initial lead. The 2024 series champion survived three restarts and led all 20 laps to win for the fifth time this season. It was his 12th career victory. Damian Patocka gave chase and was able to keep 12-year ol

by John Rittenoure (Kelten Weaver photo) - MUSKOGEE, Okla. (October 9, 2026) - Tyler Wolff was setting a torrid pace around the historic Thunderbird Speedway half-mile on Friday night. Wolff was leading the Sooner Late Model Series presented by the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation A-feature, but he needed a liitle help to secure the win. Eli Ross had been nearly glued to Wolff’s rear bumper the whole race. On lap 10 Ross roared into turn one and put a slide job on Wolff tak

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (October 5, 2026) - In two Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series shows at Thunderbird Speedway this season Brandon Morton and 2023 champion Brett Hansen each picked up a victory. Both are expected to battle for supremacy on Friday when the Sooner Series makes its final stop of 2026 at Thunderbird. Eric Brill continues to hold down the points lead over Dakota Dellinger coming into Friday’s event on the historic Muskogee h

By John Rittenoure - ENID, Okla. (October 1, 2026) - The October 3 Sooner Late Model Series show at Enid Speedway has been canceled due to wet conditions. The track is currently too muddy to work, and with teams needing to make travel plans it was in the best interest to cancel Friday’s USL Sprint show and Saturday’s Sooner Late Model Series events. Enid Speedway will make up this weekend on Saturday, October 10, with a full program. This will be a Sooner Late Model points ra

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (September 28, 2026) - The race to crown the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series 2026 season champion continues this Saturday at Enid Speedway. Eric Brill leads the points chase with a slim 160 point lead over Dakota Dellinger. Rookie Ashlee Buck sits in third. Eli Ross, Dellinger, Kip Hughes, Callan Hill and Nate Jantz have won Sooner shows at Enid this season. Brill is still looking for his first career win. Gates op

By John Rittenoure (Sheri Scimeca Montgomery photo) - Brandon Morton survived a final turn mishap and crossed the finish line first to claim victory in the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series feature Saturday at Caney Valley Speedway. It was the second win of the season for Morton and it almost did not happen. Morton was leading the way through the final turn with Jacob Magee right behind him. Magee tried to push inside of Morton in a battle for the le

By John Rittenoure (Kelten Weaver photo) - MUSKOGEE, Okla. (September 18, 2026) - Brett Hansen has not raced much over the last couple of seasons and came into Friday nights Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series show feeling a little rusty. However, it did not take long for that feeling to go away. Hansen chased down race leader Kip Hughes and passed him with two laps remaining to claim his 14th career victory. “I have to shake some rust off,” said Hanse

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (September 14, 2026) - The season is winding down and points racing is heating up for the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series this weekend. Two nights of racing are on tap starting Friday night at Thunderbird Speedway followed by a Saturday night visit to Caney Valley Speedway. Seven different drivers have visited victory lane this season, but they are all chasing non-winner Eric Brill of Choctaw who is looking for his

By John Rittenoure (Rickety Roach photo) - ENID, Okla. (September 5, 2026) - It has been six years since Nate Jantz last won a Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series feature. Now the drought has ended. Jantz, who picked up his last Sooner victory on October 3, 2020 at Enid Speedway, returned to Enid Speedway on Saturday and ran away with his fourth career Sooner Series win. Jantz started on the pole and quickly pulled away. Denver Howard passed series poi

By John Rittenoure - ENID, Okla. (August 31, 2026) - What better way to kick off the month of September than attending a night of dirt track racing racing at Enid Speedway. Saturday night, September 5, the gates swing open for a full night stock car racing. The Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series will highlight the night for the fifth time this season along with Factory Stocks, Sport Mods / B-Mods, Hot Shots / Tuners and Bombers racing in regular point

By John Rittenoure (Maxx Ramsey photo) - ENID, Okla. (August 15, 2026) - Callan Hill made history for himself and the Sooner Late Model Series Saturday night at Enid Speedway. Hill won his first ever career feature, in only his third race behind the wheel, and became the youngest driver to win a Sooner Late Model main event. The 12-year-old who calls Lawton, Oklahoma home, gridded seventh in the 20-lap feature and when the green waved started his climb through the field. Hill

By John Rittenoure - ENID, Okla. (August 10, 2026) - The Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series headlines a full night of racing at Enid Speedway on Saturday. Despite some mechanical issues the last couple of races Dakota Dellinger continues to hold down the points lead. However, Eric Brill is only 35 points behind in second. Rookie points leader Ashlee Buck of Roswell, New Mexico, sits in third followed by fellow rookies James Rini in fourth and Randy Sw

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (July 23, 2026) - The Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series returns to Thunderbird Speedway, July 31, August 1, to complete the Hayden Ross Memorial that was rained out on June 27. Friday, July 31, will make-up the rained out show. A second night has been added on Saturday, August 1. Both shows are co-sanctioned with Comp Cams, Revival and Sooner Late Model Series and will pay $5,066 to win the main event each night. The

By John Rittenoure (Rickety Roach photo) - AMARILLO, Texas.. (July 18, 2026) - After missing the first six races of the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series, Kip Hughes has found himself playing catchup. But the four-time series champion is quickly making up for lost time. Friday Hughes captured his second straight victory at Beaver County Raceway then followed that up with a third win Saturday at Route 66 Motor Speedway. . Hughes started outside second

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (July 15, 2026) - Two nights of racing will take the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Models from the Oklahoma panhandle to West Texas this weekend. Friday the Sooner Series visits Beaver County Raceway, where a $2,066 payday awaits the winner of the 25-lap main event. It has been two years since the Sooner Series last visited Beaver. Two events took place in 2024 with Jon Herring, Jr. of Woodward and Kip Hughes of Enid picking

By John Rittenoure – ENID, Okla. (July 3, 2026) – The fourth of July weekend started off with a bang for Kip Hughes Friday night at Enid Speedway. The four-time Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series champion blasted into an early lead and raced to his first victory of the season. Pole sitter Christopher Wilhite, Jr. raced side-by-side with outside front row starter Hughes on the opening lap, however, Hughes muscled his way out front. Midway through the 2

By John Rittenoure - ENID, Okla. (June 30, 2026) - Enid Speedway will celebrate Independence Day in a big way this weekend with two nights of racing (July 3-4). The Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Models will race a complete show on Friday and again on Saturday. The Hotshots / Tuners will be racing for added money, and a fireworks display will take place each night. Two Sooner Series shows have been held at Enid this season with wins going to points leader Dak