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Holiday Double
Header Awaits OCRS Sprint Car Enthusiasts In Green Country
John Lemon
OCRS Public Relations
Tulsa, Oklahoma
(May 23, 2011)- Memorial Day weekend is upon us and with that brings the
first summer holiday of 2011. As is traditional at this time of year, we salute
those brave men and women who have given their ultimate sacrifice for their
country and for those of us that enjoy our liberties, thanks to them. MDW is
also historically recognized as a premier weekend for auto racing beginning
with the first Indianapolis 500 that took place on May 30, 1911. In “Green
Country” Oklahoma, racing is just as solid as a tradition as anywhere in the
country.
This
edition of the annual holiday weekend finds the 360c.i. winged sprint cars of the
Oil Capital Racing Series set to pull a holiday double with events at the
historic Thunderbird Speedway on Friday followed by a visit to Creek County
Speedway in Kellyville on Saturday night. The last time OCRS held a MDW double
header was in 2009 where Danny Smith of Sand Springs was king at Outlaw Motor
Speedway then Moore Oklahoma’s Frank Dittman stood tall the following night at
Oklahoma Sports Park in Ada, Oklahoma.
Thunderbird: OCRS returns to
Thunderbird after a previous stop a month ago where current OCRS points leader,
Moore’s Whit “The Gasman” Gastineau, took the win that began a ‘three peat” and
he hopes to make Friday’s event four in a row. Dating back to the last two OCRS
events of 2010, The Gasman has won the last 5 of 6 main events contested. The
night will also be a memorial tribute to Callie Slader, the young daughter of
co-promoter Dennis Slader, who recently passed away. The night is simply known
as “Callie’s Night”. There will be a large release of balloons in Callie’s
honor and fans are welcomed to bring their own balloons on a volunteer basis
for the release as well.
With
Gastineau’s strong runs as of late, he cant shake his competition in obtaining
any kind of breathing room in the chase for the 2011 “Harold Leep” championship
trophy. Sitting just five markers behind the Gasman is Owasso native Matt
Sherrell (329-324). Sherrell, while looking for that first win of 2011, has
parlayed constant solid finishes into a rewarding position in the point
standings. The same goes for Stillwell’s Rafe Essary who is only ten points
behind Sherrell. Thunderbird’s long straights and wide turns make for sleepless
nights for engine builders who try to get the ultimate power out of their
creations without fail.
Thunderbird
Speedway will begin hot laps at 7pm with racing action firing off at 7:30 pm.
OCRS drivers are to register at the OCRS trailer upon arrival and receive their
driver meeting information.
Track
phone: 918-684-6149
Track
website: http://thunderbirdspeedwaymuskogee.com
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Creek County: OCRS hasn’t turned a
wheel on Creek County Speedway soil since the 2008 racing season during a dual
main event program featuring winged sprints (Cody Cordell) and non-wing sprints
(Mike Goodman). On Saturday night, that will all change as OCRS returns with
the best core of Champ Sprints found in the region. Promoter Jackie Green and
OCRS officials entered into an agreement recently that brings back the OCRS
warriors to the ¼ mile bullring. “We will put on a show for the fans that will
make them want to come back”, said Green. OCRS president Barry Grabel is
equally upbeat. “Creek
County Speedway has produced some of the tightest and closest racing action
anywhere we have visited,” said Grabel. “We expect to put on an awesome show on
that track. Fans can come out and watch us on Saturday night and enjoy the Indy
500 on TV the next day.”
Creek County
Speedway will be round number six of a 22 race tour that sees OCRS visit eleven
different tracks as these sprint car warriors travel throughout Oklahoma and
Kansas looking for the ultimate test of skill and speed. With car counts the
highest OCRS has seen in recent years, there will be plenty of challengers for
the center podium position. Fans coming out to the event will have the luxury
of an enlarged parking area recently added by the CCS staff.
Gates open at 4pm
with hot laps set to start at 6:30pm. Racing action begins at 7.
Directions: Take
211 exit off I-44. Go south to HWY 66, turn west go 1 mile to track
Track phone:
918-605-6269 or 918-605-6270
Track website: www.creekspeedway.com
For more information on
the OCRS series, visit www.ocrsracing.com
~~~~~Can
You Feel The Thunder? ~~~~~
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