Cody Morris
I44 Riverside Speedway Public Relations
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
An around the clock effort to get I44 Riverside Speedway ready for the 14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals has been underway for several weeks. Destroyed by the May 20th tornado just 72 days ago; an epic and unprecedented effort has unfolded to prepare for the grand reopening of the speedway.
Come on out to celebrate the rebirth of I44 Riverside Speedway and a continuation of auto racing in the Oklahoma City metro area that spans back more than 80 years!
Pre-registered? Everyone is getting ready for Nationals. Online pre-entries flooded in before Monday night’s deadline. Pre-registration remains open, but all entries must be in before 11pm Thursday night. Racers can pre-register at Thursday night’s practice between 6-8pm and indeed, dozens intend to do just that. Pre-registration fee is $100, race day entry is $150. DRIVER ENTRY is included in entry fee.
14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals - Event details
*Thursday, August 1st - PRACTICE 6pm-8pm
-Final opportunity to pre-register
-Pit Passes $20
*Friday, August 2nd - I44 Riverside Speedway grand reopening / Night One of the 14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals - Heats and Qualifiers
-Gates open 3pm
-Meeting/Draw 5pm
-Hot Laps 545pm
-Racing Program begins 7pm
-General admission $10
-Pit Passes $30
*Saturday, August 3rd - 14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals Finale / Features
-Gates open at 3pm
-Driver’s meeting 515pm
-Hot Laps 545-6pm
-Racing Program begins 7pm
-General Admission $10
-Pit Passes $30
We are running a different racing format at this year’s Nationals. Friday night’s draw will form the field for heat races. Passing points from those heat races will determine lineups for larger qualifiers - meaning all entries will race twice on Friday.
Qualifier finishes will determine Feature lineups for Saturday. Exact number of A Main transfers from Friday’s qualifiers will be announced before heat races begin on Friday and will be on lineup boards.
Only two winners are now entered to defend their 2012 Mini Sprint Nationals titles. Broken Arrow’s Jason McDougal broke through in the Restricted ranks last year while Bartlesville’s Oklahoma’s Caleb Edwards took the Turf Tire score. The Turf Tire will run under the Non Wing Sportsman banner for the first time I44 Riverside Speedway history at this year’s Nationals!
Past event winners (since record keeping began):
OUTLAW: 2012 Tyler Thomas / 2011 Blake Hahn / 2010 Blake Hahn / 2009 Jason Lair
A CLASS: 2012 Chris Andrews / 2011 Chris Andrews / 2010 Donnie Ray Crawford / 2009 Jerrod Wilson
NON WING: 2012 Chris Andrews / 2011 Chris Andrews / 2010 Chris Andrews / 2009 Josh Toho
RESTRICTED: 2012 Jason McDougal / 2011 Seth Brown / 2010 Chance Morton / 2009 Layne Heimbaugh
TURF TIRE (running under inaugural NW Sportsman banner this year): 2012 Caleb Edwards / 2011 Kinzer Edwards / 2010 Nick Rummel / 2009 Gene Berry
JUNIOR SPRINTS: 2012 Cannon McIntosh / 2011 Tanner Conn / 2010 Tanner Conn / 2009 Seth Brown
Over $3,500 has been accumulated in contingency sponsorships from the following honorable racing businesses:
-Finish Line Designs
-Bolted Spine Designs
-Factor1 Chassis
-Sawyer Chassis
-Lightning Wings
-Outlaw Wings
-The Shock Docs
-Smiley’s Racing Products Oklahoma City (accepted at all Smiley’s locations)
-Smiley’s Racing Products Mesquite, Texas (accepted at all Smiley’s locations)
-Pole Position Raceway
Contingency Sponsor details will be featured once more and detailed as soon as possible
14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals ASSOCIATE Sponsors
**The Oklahoma No Fender Network will proudly feature live updates throughout the weekend. Launched by Dewey, Oklahoma’s Cody Meade on Facebook just one year ago, the Oklahoma No Fender Network is THE home of live updates of all open wheel racing in and around the region. In just one year, Cody Meade’s Oklahoma No Fender Network has advanced coverage of Sooner State mini sprint racing to new heights and features a half dozen official correspondents. Like and Follow Oklahoma No Fender Network on Facebook to take in live updates of area open wheel racing, as well as the latest news!
The Oklahoma No Fender Network proudly presents the Non Wing stock 600 action at the 14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals.
**Pole Position Raceway has brought the indoor karting revolution to the Sooner State. Fans and racers across the state regularly flock to the indoor speed palace to celebrate one of the fastest growing and most popular activities spreading across the country. Pole Position provides an experience like no other for patrons of any and all communities. Oklahoma City’s Pole Position Raceway and PPR point man Greg Slaton hosted the ?#?Restore44?fundraiser and silent auction on Thursday, July 11th - raising over $7,000 in effort to secure the restoration of central Oklahoma’s last remaining speedway. Visit www.polepositionraceway.com/oklahomacity to plan an extremely fun outing for your family or friends.
Oklahoma City’s Pole Position Raceway proudly presents the A Class (winged stock 600) action at the 14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals.
**MelMark Pipe & Supply has emerged as the leading pipe supplier for the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, while also emerging as one of the leading sponsors of area mini sprint racing. MelMark front man Mark Lowe kick started the #Restore44 effort early on, taking care of I44 Riverside’s extensive piping needs. Located in El Reno, Oklahoma - visitwww.melmarkpipe.com for your piping needs.
MelMark Pipe & Supply proudly presents the Outlaw action at the 14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals.
**Dacus Heat & Air is the top Heat & AC business in all of southwest Oklahoma. Servicing a wide area and based out of Fletcher, Oklahoma - contact Dacus Heat & Air at 580.492.4940 for your Heat & Air needs, especially as the thermostats prepare to skyrocket once again in the coming weeks. Dacus Heat & Air was essential to the #Restore44 cause early on with a large donation, and will also take care of all of I44 Riverside Speedway’s air conditioning needs, a blessing to all I44 Riverside staff. Specials thanks to Steve Dacus and his business for all they do for I44 Riverside.
Dacus Heat & Air will proudly presents the Restricted action at the 14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals.
Sponsorships remain for both the *Non Wing Sportsman and Junior Sprint divisions. Starting right now, Wednesday morning - the next two billboard/advertising buys will feature these two great divisions of racing in I44 Riverside Speedway’s grand reopening! Contact I44 Riverside Speedway at 405.633.1583 to sponsor these two classes now.
*This is the first ever running of the Sportsman division at I44 Riverside Speedway
The 14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals features a $30,000 purse with over $3,500 in contingency prizes.
14th Annual Mini Sprint Nationals event purse:
Outlaw / Non Wing / A Class divisions ($5600 purse each class)
1- 1000
2- 750
3- 500
4- 400
5- 325
6- 275
7- 250
8- 225
9- 200
10- 175
11-20th 150
Non Wing Sportsman / Restricted ($4610 purse each class)
1- 750
2- 500
3- 400
4- 350
5- 300
6- 250
7- 225
8- 200
9- 175
10- 150
11-20th 125
Junior Sprints ($3,650 purse)
1- 500
2- 350
3- 300
4- 250
5- 200
6- 180
7- 170
8- 160
9- 150
10- 140
11-20th 125
I44 Riverside Speedway would like to once again thank the many sponsors who have joined our racing family since #Restore44 kicked off just 6 weeks ago. We are blessed to have so many great people in our local and racing family!
2013 Wall Panel/Plaque Sponsors
1 - 2J Wehkamp Racing
2 - 2J Wehkamp Racing
3 - 3J Wehkamp Racing
4 - 3J Wehkamp Racing
5 - Jennings Powder Coating / Brandon Jennings
6 - Jack Hall #37
7 - 2B Brandon Boggs / Boggs Racing
8 - Bobby Brewer #1
9 - Nathan Rainey #99
10 - Lyndon Harvey 99H
11 - Boggs Racing 2B / Randy Boggs
12 - Stars Elite Cheer / Kerrie Lynn Boggs
13 - Fliptastics Gymnastics / Courtney Boggs
14 - P40 Aaron Dromgoole / Dromgoole Racing
15 - Derrick McBride #98
16 - Lyndon Harvey 99H / Harvey Racing
17 - Jake’s Dad Carbs / Duane Keel
18 - www.povertybarn.net / Poverty Barn St. Charles, Missouri
19 - Ryan Anderson ?#?00R?
20 - Finish Line Designs / Cody & LeeAnn Meade
21 - Fast Lane Motorsports News / Galen Kurth
22 - Zero Motorsports / Johnny Murdock St. Louis, Missouri
23 - Christian Kinnison 82c
24 - Christian Kinnison 82c
25 - Kearns Heat & Air #11
27 - Lamar Racing
28 - Central Motorsports / Matt Johnson #85
29 - Central Motorsports / Cody Brewer #96
30 - David & Karen Florence
31 - Tanner Conn #78
32 - Dewberry Racing TBD (Bob Moore Auto Group)
33 - Dewberry Racing TBD (Bob Moore Auto Group)
34 - Jason Lair #23
35 - Dylan Pendergrass #22 / Pendergrass Racing
36 - Divot Studios Vinyl Graphics / Chris Bartlett #12
37 - Thunder Up / Wescoe Racing
38 - Jacob Long #007
39 - Jason McDougal #73 / Factor1 Racing
40 - Jason McDougal #73 / Factor1 Racing
Wall Panels remaining: 74
2013 Billboard/Advertising sponsors
1 - Barnum's Plumbing, Inc. (Oklahoma City)
2 - Dacus Heating & Air (Fletcher, Oklahoma) *Associate
3 - MelMark Pipe & Supply *Associate
4 - Southern Illinois Raceway (Marion, Illinois)
5 - Oklahoma No Fender Network / Finish Line Designs *Associate
6 - Southwestern Medical Center Lawton, Oklahoma (Dr. Mike Kuglitsch)
7 - Karen Byrd TBA
8 - Bishop Racing Components (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
9 - Bob Moore Auto Group (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
10 - Bob Moore Auto Group (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
11 - Pole Position Raceway (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)*Associate
12 - Roy Miller Auto Salvage (McKinney, Texas)
13 - Extreme Sports Medics (Choctaw, Oklahoma)
14 - Judy Dodson / Eagle Drilling (Oklahoma City, OK)
15 - Carmichaels Electric (Moore, Oklahoma)
16 - KEY 2 VICTORY Driver Websites (TBA)
Billboards remaining: 22
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- Article Date: 7/31/2013