Sooner Series travels to Beaver, Amarillo this weekend

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 up victories.

Factory Stocks, Sport Mods / B-Mods and Bombers will also be racing. Race time is 7:30.

Saturday Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo will host the Sooner Series. Our last visit there was in 2022 and James Buford won the feature event.

Dakota Dellinger of Hutchinson, Kansas leads the Sooner points chase. Dellinger won the season opener at Enid Speedway and has remained in the lead, however, Eric Brill has put together a string of consistent finishes to hold down second. A trio of rookies hold down the next three spots. College student Ashlee Buck of Roswell, New Mexico sits in third and leads the Rookie of the Year standings over James Rini who is fourth in points and Dustin Leatherman of Muskogee in fifth.

Race time Saturday is 7 p.m.

2026 Winners: 4/4/2026 - Eli Ross, Enid Speedway; 5/2/2026 - Dakota Dellinger, Enid Speedway; 5/15/2026 - Eli Ross, Humboldt Speedway; 5/16/2026 -  Eli Ross, 81 Speedway; 5/29/2026 - Brandon Morton, Thunderbird Speedway; 5/30/2026 - Christopher Wilhite, Jr., Creek County Speedway; 7/3/2026 - Kip Hughes, Enid Speedway.    

2026 Top 10: 1. Dakota Dellinger 3065; 2. Eric Brill 2920; 3. Ashley Buck 2750; 4. James Rini 2700; 5. Dustin Leatherman 2115; 6. Randy Swett 1835; 7. Eli Ross 1525; 8. Denver Howard 1415; 9. Jaden Holster 1360; 10. Brian Stinson 1175.

Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation

Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation goal is to help grow both high school, trade school and college programs to start and or develop a motorsports program, club, or organizations at their school as well as individual motorsports programs. HRMF will provide financial grants, equipment, expertise, scholarships, and educational opportunities for these organizations and individuals. This program will allow students to overcome the hurdle of entering motorsports due to the high costs and specialized experience needed to get started. This program will allow these students the opportunity to be part of a team with one overall goal of success on the track, including budgeting, marketing, mechanical skills, logistics, and team building efforts. All while honoring the life lost to early of Hayden Diesel Ross, #forever66.

Sooner Late Model Series

The Sooner Late Model Series was formed in 2016 by Enid Speedway co-promoter Mark Brill. Brill felt there was not many opportunities for late model competitors to race in Oklahoma and the Sooner Late Model Series was formed. Now the series has grown beyond the borders of Oklahoma with events held in the neighboring states of Kansas, Texas and Missouri, and Arkansas.