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

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (June 22, 2026) - The Sooner Late Model Series returns to Thunderbird Speedway this Friday and Saturday for the annual Hayden Ross Memorial. In what is a co-sanctioned event, the Sooner Series will join the Comp Cams All-American Super Dirt Series and the Revival Super Dirt Series for two days of racing. Friday night $5,066 is on the line for the feature winner with $10,066 up for grabs on Saturday. Due to the event format that will follow Co

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (June 16, 2026) - Dakota Dellinger of Hutchinson, Kansas will be racing to protect his slim points lead over Oklahoman Eric Brill when the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series visit Caney Valley Speedway on Saturday. With four top five finishes, including one victory, in six events, Dellinger is holding a 200 point lead over Brill. Rookie Ashley Buck, of Roswell, New Mexico, sits in third and leads the Rookie of the Yea

By John Rittenoure (Rickety Roach photo) - KELLYVILLE, Okla. (May 30, 2026) - Numerous yellow flags hampered Saturday’s Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series feature at Creek County Speedway, but Christopher Wilhite, Jr. stayed in control throughout race to win his second Sooner Series career victory. Wilhite felt he had a good setup for the tight quarter-mile oval. “It was good all night long,” Wilhite said of his cars handling. “It was super balanced a

By John Rittenoure (Kelten Weaver photo) - MUSKOGEE, Okla. (May 29, 2026) - It has been awhile since Brandon Morton raced on a half-mile. But you would not have known it by watching Friday at Thunderbird Speedway. Morton started on the pole of the 20-lap main, thanks to the redraw, then quickly jumped out front and went the distance to win his first career Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series feature. “That is the first time I have been on as half-mile

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

Sooner Late Model winner Dakota Dellinger. Maxx Ramsey photo. By John Rittenoure - ENID, Okla. (May 2, 2026) - It has been a long time coming, but Dakota Dellinger found his way to the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series winners circle Saturday at Enid Speedway. Dellinger started outside front row next to Eric Brill, who took the initial lead in the 20-lapper around the Enid 3/8’s mile oval. Dellinger gave chase and finally got around Brill after five

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (April 29, 2026) - Rain forced cancellation of two Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series events at Thunderbird Speedway last weekend. We will get back to racing with a return visit to Enid Speedway on Saturday. Saturday’s event will be only the second event of 2026. The season opened at Enid on April 4 and 2024 champion Eli Ross came away with his ninth career victory, surpassing his late brother and 2022 champion Hayden

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (April 21, 2026) - One event is in the books for 2026 and races 2 and 3 will take place this weekend at Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee. Eli Ross won the season opener April 4 at Enid Speedway and will be looking to take advantage of his home track when the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series visits Thunderbird on Friday. The 2024 Sooner Series champion picked up four victories in five shows at the Thunderbird half-mi

Eli and Brady Ross in victory lane with series owner Mark Brill. Rickety Roach photo. By John Rittenoure - ENID, Okla. (April 4, 2026) - The Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series season opened the 2026 season at Enid Speedway on Saturday with a familiar driver in the winners circle. 2024 series champion Eli Ross, who won the 2025 season opener at Enid, repeated for his ninth career victory. Dustin Bolster led the 22-car field to the green in the main eve

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (December 17, 2025) - A total of 25 events at 8 tracks across 3 states make up the Sooner Late Model Series schedule of events for 2026. The season opens on April 4 with the first of seven visits to Enid Speedway. Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee will host eight events in 2026 starting on April 24 followed by a Saturday, April 25 show. Humboldt Speedway will host the Sooner Series on May 15 followed by the Lonnie Smith Memorial on May 16 at 8

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