Sprint Cars Set To Ambush The Outlaw Will Streak Of New Winners Continue?
John Lemon OCRS Public Relations
Tulsa Oklahoma (June 18, 2013)
– This Saturday night the unpredictable winged warriors of the Oil
Capital Racing Series will bring their mighty sprint cars to the Outlaw
Motorsports Park in Wainwright, Oklahoma for the first time in 2013. The
series has performed at the sleek 3/8 mile facility in consecutive
years until that string was broken in 2012. New promoters Carey and
Nicole Menasco have taken Outlaw Motorsports Park (formerly named Outlaw
Motor Speedway) into a new direction and the early season success of
the track has race fans excited and now it’s time for the first sprint
car special under the Menasco’s leadership.
Brodix / PM-Pro rookie contender Micheal Tyre hustles the #11 around the track Mike Spivey Photo
WINNING STREAK ON THE LINE
A
winning streak will be on the line when OCRS hits OMP soil Saturday
night but it isn’t the typical winning streak one might come to think
of. OCRS is in the midst of producing four new winners in 2013
competition without a repeat winner among them. Here is a look at those
four:
The streak started when Coweta Oklahoma’s Chance Morton
took checkers on May 25th at the Caney Valley Speedway. It was Morton’s
first ever sprint car victory as he moved into sprints just this season
after cutting his teeth in the micro sprint ranks. Since then, Morton
has produced well having finished second at Monett Speedway in Missouri
and third at Tri-State Speedway.
Brian McClelland of Tulsa got
his first OCRS victory of 2013 at the West Siloam Speedway in Colcord
Oklahoma. The win came in a “non-wing” event as OCRS is offering up
different challenges to the teams this season. It was McClelland’s first
OCRS triumph since a May 2003 score at the Salina Highbanks.
Never
one to be mistaken for her charming ways when it comes to her racing,
the lovely Miss Kacee Frazier, another Tulsa born, bred and raised
racer, showed the fans in the “Show Me State” what she can do as she
scored her career first OCRS win last Friday night at the Monett
Speedway.
Alex DeCamp of Locust Grove Oklahoma made it a
weekend of first time OCRS winners as he brought home the grand prize
Saturday night at the Tri-State Speedway in Pocola Oklahoma. Getting his
first career sprint car victory was a major challenge, as he had to
fight off four-time OCRS king Jamie Passmore for the right to visit
victory lane. DeCamp is another former micro racer who has skills to do
well.
Dan Schnackenburg (94) and Michael Bookout (007) go wheel to wheel Mike Spivey Photo
Prior
to these last four events, Harli White, who has led the point standings
since opening night, looked as if she would walk through the season
with ease having won three of the first five events of the early season.
But to win championships, you must do well when you don’t “Park It” in
victory lane and Miss White has done that by constantly finishing in the
front of the pack. White has her racing stables set up in Lindsay
Oklahoma.
2011 Oklahoma State Championship winner Gary Owens of
Pauls Valley Oklahoma took honors at the Oklahoma Sports Park in Ada
Oklahoma last month and is an expected entrant for this Saturday night’s
contest. It will be the first ever appearance by Owens on the fast
semi=banked speedway and the Glen Owens owned machine is always a threat
to win.
Last and certainly not least is Coweta’s Kade Morton,
older brother of Chance. As brothers will sometimes do to brothers, Kade
made sure the eldest gets the first shot at something when he wowed the
field with a win at the Thunderbird Speedway back in April thus
becoming the first driver to score their initial OCRS win during the
2013 season.
This makes for seven different sprint car winners
in just nine OCRS events in 2013. This leaves us to question: Will
Outlaw Motorsports Park produce yet another first time 2013 or even a
first time OCRS career winner this season? Will White win her fourth of
the year? Will there be a second driver to have at least two wins when
the cars load up at nights end? Come on out this Saturday night and see
first hand just what answer will be produced to this question of
thought.
See
those guys "running away" in the background? They thought a close up of
Kyle Clark (9$) and Terry Easum (88) would be a good thing to see until
they got "peppered" when the duo went by. Mike Spivey Photo
Race Fans: Come Meet OCRS Drivers With Their Cars At Applebee’s!
Race
fans can see OCRS drivers Alex DeCamp, The Morton brothers Kade and
Chance along with Johnny “Hotrod” Kent at the Applebee’s in Muskogee
Oklahoma from 1pm-3pm this Saturday afternoon. The drivers will be there
with their sprint cars and will sign autographs and talk sprint car
racing to one and all! Applebee’s restaurant is located at: 415 West
Shawnee Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma. So come on by and see the drivers
and the cars of the Oil Capital Racing Series and while your there, step
on inside and have a fantastic lunch at Applebee’s then head on south
on Highway 69 to Outlaw Motorsports Park in Wainwright and watch some
thrilling sprint car racing featuring the OCRS sprint cars!
Outlaw Motorsports Park Event Facts.........
What: Sprint Cars sanctioned by the Oil Capital Racing Series When: Saturday June 22nd, 2013 Where: Outlaw Motorsports Park / Wainwright, Oklahoma Time: Gates open 4pm / Hot Laps 7:00pm / Racing starts at 7:30pm (OCRS drivers meeting at 6:30pm)
Grandstand Ticket Prices: $15 ages 13 and up / Seniors and kids 6-12 are $10 / kids 5 and under are free / Pit passes are $30
For information call: (918) 687-7077 or 918-760-6199 Track website: www.outlawmotorsportspark.com Track is located just 11 miles south of Muskogee on Highway 69
For
more information on the OCRS sprint car series including stories,
photos, complete 2013 point standings and future schedules, log onto: www.ocrsracing.com
It’s showdown time at the Outlaw!
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