Due to the effects of Mother Nature this week and the weather people "guaranteeing" rain for most, if not all of Saturday, we are postponing Saturday night's point racing and bicycle races until Saturday, April 25th.
Everyone have a safe and enjoyable weekend and we will see YOU next Saturday night at the legendary Tri-State Speedway!

This weekend at the legendary Tri-State Speedway, not only will the high-octane race cars take on the famous high banks, but the kids will get their first chance to do the same on their bicycles.

This Saturday night will be the first of five monthly bicycle races for the kids. There will be both girls and boys classes and divisions will be set depending on the number of entrants. Helmets are recommended, but not required.

The kids will be competing for a girl's and boy's bike presented by Menasco Racing Enterprises, not only this weekend, but for each of the other four monthly bicycle races!

The pit gates open at 4 PM and the grandstands open at 5 PM with racing scheduled to start at 7 PM. Come on out early and enjoy some of the great concession stand food before the race program and don't forget to bring the kids, their friends and their bikes.

We will see YOU soon!

On a night that only be described as surprisingly pleasant for early April, with a green flag temperature of about 75 degrees and the ever-present southerly breeze, another night of point racing for the 2015 season got underway at 6:45 PM.

The first order of business this week was to honor last weekend’s (April 4^th) A Feature winners with their trophies and photo taking on the pass through in front of the grandstands after the pre-race ceremonies of the invocation and the national anthem.

Heat racing action for all 53 cars took to the track just a few minutes past the 7 PM mark and were ran without too many cautions taking the grandstand crowd on hand to intermission a little after 8 PM. The intermission break of about 20 minutes gave everyone the chance to stretch their legs a little as they walked to the all-new concession for some of the awesome BBQ sandwiches, ribs, burgers and hot dogs, as well the requisite fries and nachos, while washing it all down with some ice cold Coca-Cola products. Some of the crowd even took advantage of the desert offerings as several plates of funnel cakes were seen throughout the grandstands as the feature racing began on the famous high banks.

The first A Feature action was for the Pure Stocks with Miranda Carver (40 – Lockesburg, AR) taking home the win over the previous two week’s winner Dennis Slader (19 – Muskogee, OK) while Pure Stock newcomer Wesley Bourne (5 – Cameron, OK) rounded out the top three.

The Front Wheel Drive A Feature had Cody Smith (13 – Booneville, AR) crossing the finish line ahead of Roger Rusher (3 – Ozark, AR) while Tom Paulson (4 – Spiro, OK) crossed the line in third.

The Factory/I Stocks ran a Dash-For-Cash with last week’s feature winner, Chris Patterson (48 – Muldrow, OK) taking home the winner’s money. Shelly Carver (48X – Lockesburg, AR) finished second and Jerome Heinrich (4+4 – Huntsville, AR) in third.

The IMCA Modifieds took to the track next for their A Feature.  Tate Cole (89 – Fort Gibson, OK) made it three for three in 2015 at Tri-State Speedway with another win ahead of Van Gemmill (21 – Ponca City, OK) and Zane Hunter (1/2 – Alma, AR).

In the Super Stock feature competition, Neil Johnston (17 – Fort Smith) worked hard for his first A Feature win of the season as Robert Knowles (44K- Buffalo Valley, OK) finished ahead of Gene Davlin (26 – Shady Point, OK) in second and third respectively.

The last feature on the track was the IMCA Sport Mods. 14 year old Kayden Menasco (49 – McAlester, OK) took over the lead just past the midway point in the feature from Ryan Adams (25 – Fort Smith, AR) who finished third behind Logan Ellis (118).

Complete race results, including heats, and points are available by clicking on their respective menu items

Racing is scheduled to continue on April 18^th with another night of point racing in Pocola, OK for all regular classes plus the first bicycle races for the kids. Tri-State Speedway will be giving away a boys and girls bicycle each month of the 2015 racing season, except for the very hot month of July. Be sure to bring the kids out next weekend for their first chance at winning a FREE bicycle. You may bring one bike, but leave with two!

Pit gates open at 4 PM with the grandstands opening at 5 PM. The green flag is set to drop on the racing action at 7 PM. Be sure to stay up to date with us via our social media channels on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube which can be found by clicking the icons on the bottom of our home page  or by adding a “/” plus “Facebook”, “Twitter”, “Google+” or “YouTube” at the end so it looks like www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Facebook, etc.

We will see YOU soon!

Finally, a week with no rain, ice or snow! It seems that Mother Nature has been playing a round of “How Much Can We Mess with the New Track Surface” at the legendary Tri-State Speedway. For almost every week of the last 12 weeks, there has either been inches of rain, ice or snow on the 350+ dump truck loads of new clay that was dumped onto the old racing surface. As a result of the adverse weather conditions, the track surface for last weekend’s season opening 36^th Annual Cecil Harlan Memorial Kegger were not what we would hope/strive to have.

With a full week of predicted rain and storms, almost no rain, if any, fell on the famous high banks in Pocola, OK.  As a result, this weekend’s races were started on time, with a lot fewer cautions from spins and accidents;  a wide, smooth and fast track; warmer temperatures and a healthy grandstand crowd that witnessed a competitive racing program that saw a few repeat winners from last weekend and some new winners, as well.

This weekend also saw the Easter Bunny make an appearance at intermission with candy for the kids and free photos! The photos can be picked up next weekend at the track. This weekend’s races and Easter festivities were sponsored by Menasco Racing Enterprises.

Results from Saturday night’s action saw two racers make it two in a row with another three winning their first feature of the year.  In Pure Stock action, Dennis Slader (19 – Muskogee, OK) notched win number two of the season at Tri-State Speedway, while Cody Collingsworth (10 - Rudy, AR) finished second followed by Chris Perkins (88 – Rudy, AR). In the IMCA Sport Mod class, Aaron Scroggins (1/4 – Neosho, MO) picked up the A Feature hardware and check with Todd Broyles (09 – Farmington, AR) right on his rear bumper and Kayden Menasco (4960 – McAlester, OK) finishing in third.

Factory/I Stock action saw Chris Patterson (48 – Greenwood, AR) win his first feature of the season, with Kris Vaughn (35 – Pocola, OK) in second and defending class champion, Jerome Heinrich (4+4 – Huntsville, AR) in third. Kyle Slader (19S – Muskogee, OK) took home the win for the first time in 2015 in the Super Stocks, while Gene Davlin (26 – Shady Point, OK) found the high line late in the race to finish second ahead of Neil Johnston (17 – Fort Smith, AR).  In the IMCA Modifieds, Tate Cole (89 – Muskogee, OK) made it two for two with his A Feature win as Danny Womack (3 – Bixby, OK) crossed the line in second ahead of Van Gemmill (21 – Ponca City, OK).

Complete race results, including heats, and current points can be found by clicking on the Results menu or by clicking here.

Racing action continues this coming Saturday night with another round of high-octane, edge-of-your-seat, door-to-door action on the famous high banks with another night of point racing as we celebrate 45 consecutive years of racing in 2015. Pit gates open at 4 PM with grandstands at 5 PM. Racing is scheduled to start at 7 PM. All of our information can always be found here on our website and all of our social media pages on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube.

We will see you soon!

Although Mother Nature didn't provide much help this past weekend, the 36th Annual Cecil Harlan Memorial Kegger, presented by Smith Auto Group is now in the books.

Racing action was set to start on Thursday night, March 26th, with an open practice session, but rain during the night and early morning forced the cancellation and also caused everyone to take on the track Friday night for qualifying without any seat time on the new surface and configuration.

During the winter the track changed ownership for only its fourth time in its 44 year, storied history. With the new ownership also came the change in sanctioning to IMCA, improved and rebuilt facilities and a new track surface. The changes included rebuilding some of the under-structure of the grandstands, improvements to the bathroom facilities and a brand new concession stands, both upstairs and down. The racing surface received 350 loads of new red clay, a slight decrease in banking and wider turns creating a very wide, multi-groove racing surface.

Mother Nature didn't just have her hand in this past weekend's activities, but also for most of this year. When the new owner, Carey Menasco, was finally able to get the new clay hauled in, we had snow, rain and ice for a few weeks in a row causing a lot of the new red clay to absorb a lot of moisture deep inside. Even though the surface was smooth and even dusty at times, the moisture in \the low grooves of both turns kept creeping up to the surface causing those areas to be extra soft and to develop some ruts during Friday's qualifying races. Track prep was undertaken again and once again, the track was smooth early on Saturday night for last chance qualifying and main features, but Mother Natures’ previous actions came back once again with the soft clay in the bottom of the turns. However, with the new wider turns, there were two alternate lines above and below the soft area if a driver chose to run them.

Friday’s qualifying action saw 82 cars challenge the legendary track for their chance at locking into the top four A Feature positions or the top four B Feature positions. The top A Feature qualifiers were Dennis Slader (19 - Muskogee, OK), Andrew Bohanan (X - Stigler, OK), Gene Gore (76 - Muldrow, OK) and Clifton Drummond (21JR - Mountainburg, AR) in the Pure Stocks; Aaron Scroggins (1/3 - Neosho, MO),  Levi Chipp (66 - Hampton, IA), Kyle Stevens (12X - Tahlequah, OK) and Logan Ellis (118 - Wagoner, OK) in the IMCA Sport Mods; Jay Anderson (D28 - Springdale, AR), Mike Wiseman (DT1 - Muskogee, OK), Chris Patterson (48 - Greenwood, AR) and Wesley Taylor\r (3 - Eufaula, OK) in the Factory/I Stocks; Danny Womack (3 - Bixby, OK), Tate Cole (89 - Muskogee, OK), Ronny Gould (1 - Calera, OK) and Daniel Tarkington (3X- Checotah, OK) in the IMCA Modifieds; plus Neil Johnston (17 - Fort Smith, AR), Dale Richardson (327 - Muskogee, OK), Dylan Davlin (26D - Shady Point, OK) and Mikey Bell (7X - Red Bud, AR) in the Super Stocks.

Saturday's action got underway at 7:40 PM with a memorial parade lap by the drivers, being escorted by vehicles from the Smith Auto Group, during the National Anthem for former longtime owner and promoter Cecil Harlan, as well as for the recent passing of Truman Phipps who was known by many for his racing, chassis building and friendship. The parade lap was followed by a trackside interview with Cecil's daughter Tamyra Hanna, who also waved the first green flag of official racing for the night. With 110 cars on hand for last chance qualifying, the action was fast and furious. With bone-chilling wind gusts at 30 mph, the fans in the packed stands were definitely ready for some warmth from some of the great new food items from the new concessions including some mouth-watering, finger-licking BBQ ribs.

The B Feature winners from Saturday night included Miranda Carver (40 - Lockesburg, AR) in the Pure Stocks, Kayden Menasco (49 - McAlester, OK) with his first feature win in the IMCA Sport Mods, Andrew Bohanan (7A - Stigler, OK) in the Factory/I Stocks, Kyle Slader (19S - Muskogee, OK) in the Super Stocks, Steve Muilenburg (33 - Sparta, MO) in the IMCA Modifieds, James Poe (919 - Gravette, AR) in the Front Wheel Drives and Carl Tuck, III (6 - Kibler, AR) in the Mini-Stocks.

The big money winners from Saturday night included, Dennis Slader (19 - Muskogee, OK) in the Pure Stocks, Steve Muilenburg (39 - Sparta, MO) in the IMCA Sport Mods after repairing his car from a roll over on Friday night, Andrew Bohanan (7A - Stigler, OK) in the Factory/I Stocks, Dale Richardson (327 - Muskogee, OK) in the Super Stocks, Tae Cole (89 - Muskogee, OK) in the IMCA Modifieds, James Poe (919 - Gravette, AR) in the Front Wheel Drives, Christopher Tuck (6T - Mulberry, AR) in the Mini-Stocks and Dillon Rupe (52 - Broken Arrow, OK) in the Late Model Dash for Cash.

Racing continues this weekend, April 4th, with regular point racing in all classes, plus the Easter Bunny will be on hand for free photos and candy with the kids. Pit gates open at 4 PM with the grandstands opening at 5 PM and racing scheduled to start at 7 PM in Pocola, OK. Admission pricing as well as the full schedule for 2015 and more can be found elsewhere on this site.

You can see complete results from all of this last weekend's racing, including heats, by clicking here.

We will see you soon!

This Saturday night, April 4th, the Easter Bunny will be at the legendary Tri-State Speedway! As in year's past, there will be FREE photos and FREE candy for all of the kids!

If you didn't get to make it out to the 36th Annual Cecil Harlan Memorial Kegger last weekend due to the weather, this Saturday looks to be a nice one for racing in Pocola, OK.

This weekend will mark the second week of points racing action on the famous high banks with the Pure Stocks, Factory/I Stocks, Super Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Modifieds, Front Wheel Drives and Mini-Stocks.

This weekend's action and fun is being presented by Menasco Racing Enterprises.

Will any of last weekend's winners return to Victory Lane for an encore performance? You will have to come on out this weekend to find out! Pit gates open at 4 PM, with the grandstands at 5 PM. Racing starts at 7 PM with regular admissions prices. As always, you can find out everything you need to know right here on our website.

We will see YOU this Saturday night!

All cars that finished outside the top eight positions in Friday night's A Qualifier, plus any new cars, Late Models and Mini-Stock/Front Wheel Drives will redraw for last chance heats on Saturday night. All cars will move heads up to the back of the B Feature behind Friday's qualifiers. The top 16 cars from the B Feature will move heads up to the back of the A Feature behind Friday's qualifiers.

The lineups for Saturday night's features are listed below.
* Note A Feature positions listed are pending a fan redraw.

PURE STOCK

B Feature
1) 40 - Miranda Carver • 41B - Jalen Brewton
2) 42J - Justin Burt • 33R - Fred Ross

A Feature 
1) 19 - Dennis Slader • X - Andrew Bohanan
2) 76 - Gene Gore • 21JR - Clifton Drummond
*Subject to fan redraw

IMCA SPORT MOD

B Feature
1) 4960 - Kayden Menasco • 1 - Ken McCarty
2) 14K - Nathan Clark • 71 - Cody Rongey

A Feature
1) 1/4 - Aaron Scroggins • 66 - Levi Chipp
2) 12X - Kyle Stevens • 118 - Logan Ellis
*Subject to fan redraw

FACTORY/I STOCK

B Feature
1) 17 - Brent Grover • 5 - Keith Heaslet
2) 77 - Kyle Woody • 77V - Joshua Vaughn

A Feature
1) D28 - Jay Anderson • DT1 - Mike Wiseman
2) 48 - Chris Patterson • 3 - Wesley Taylor
*Subject to fan redraw

IMCA MODIFIED

B Feature
1) 33 - Steve Muilenburg • 1/2 - Zane Hunter
2) Van Gemmell • 9 - Brint Hartwick

A Feature
1) 3 - Danny Womack • 89 - Tate Cole
2) 1 -  Ronny Gould • 3X - Daniel Tarkington
*Subject to fan redraw

SUPER STOCK

B Feature
1) 43 - Dennis Schoenfeld • 19S - Kyle Slader
2) 39 - Robert Southerland • 74 - Kent Bright

A Feature
1) 17 - Neil Johnston • 327 - Dale Richardson
2) 26D - Dylan Davlin • 7X - Mikey Bell
*Subject to fan redraw

There will be awards in ALL Tri-State Speedway classes, plus a Best of Show for the race cars. There will also be awards for three divisions of custom cars, a Best Paint, Best Engine, Best Interior and a Best of Show for the custom cars.
If all of this wasn't enough, there will also be a swap meet by Trader Mike Allen so you can get that last go fast part that you need and concessions from local nonprofit organizations.
ALL of this for FREE this Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM.

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The annual car show for 2015 has just been improved!

First of all, the location has been improved. This year's event is scheduled for March 14th from 10 AM to 2 PM and will be held at the old Smith Chevrolet Cadillac location on the curve at Towson Avenue (US 71B) and Zero Street (AR 255) in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

All area cars are invited to attend this free event. We will start accepting/unloading cars at 8:00 AM and all cars should be in place and ready to show at 10 AM. There will be plenty of parking on site for your haulers and trailers.

Secondly. not only will this year's car show feature a nice selection of area race cars, but there will also be a custom car and truck show along with a swap meet for everyone who is needing those last minute "got to have go fast" parts. Plus, the custom car show and swap meet are FREE for all paarticipants.

"Trader" Mike Allen will be in charge of the swap meet part of the event, so if you need more information related to vending, please contact Mike at 479.414.3681.

There will be awards in each Tri-State Speedway race class, including a Best of Show award. In the custom car show, there will be awards for Best Vintage Car (pre-1960), Best Muscle Car (1961-1990), Best Modern Car (1991-present), along with Best Paint, Best Interior, Best Engine and Best of Show awards. All participants will receive a participation dash plaque. Awards will be given out around 2:30 PM.

Concessions will be available during the vent from various non-profit organizations and bathrooms will also be available. A radio remote is also being planned during the event.

CHECK THIS OUT!
Most of you already know that you can get your Tri-State Speedwayinformation from our website, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and even watch some cool videos on YouTube. Some of you may not know all of the different URL's to type in to get to those places or don't want to have to search for us when you go to those sites.
Now you don't have to remember the different URLS! All you have to remember is:
• www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Facebook
• www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Twitter
• www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Google+
• www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/YouTube
That's it! Just type in our web address, add a / then what site you want to visit!
Easy Peasy!

The official 2015 class rules and pay sheet has been released.

You can view and print the class rules by clicking on the Rules tab on the menu or by clicking here.

You can view and print the pay sheet by clicking on the Race Payouts link below or by clicking here.  

The 2015 IMCA license application is now available.

Please click here to get licensed!

Click HERE for complete rules!

YOUR 2014 Tri-State Speedway classes will be:

• Pure Stocks
• Factory Stocks
• Super Stocks
• IMCA Sport Mods
• ICMA Modifieds
 

FEATURE LINE UPS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT

Click HERE for Tri-State Speedway Super Stock rules!

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE "A" FEATURE PAYOUT AND REGISTRATION FORM!

Some of you maybe new to our website and some of you "veterans" may not know how to use our "social friendly" photo galleries.

First thing you need to do is select the year you want to view from the list on the left. On your mobile device, you will need to scroll to the bottom of this article and select the year from the list that you want to view.

Next you find the dates that are available to be viewed. When you select one, you will see a collection of photos for that date. You can then choose how many photos you want to see on each page from the drop down box in the top right corner. If you choose any amount less than "All" you can move through the pages by using the controls at the bottom of each page of photos.

You will notice this symbol  on the top left of each photo. If you click on this symbol, you will then have a variety of social media outlets to share that photo with.

Also, you can click on the photo itself and the photo will enlarge to a slide show window where you can navigate through the photos on that page by using the arrow keys on your PC and by swiping left or right on your mobile device. On your PC, you can use the ESC key to close the slide show window and on your mobile devices, you can click on the "x" to close the slide show window. If you have clicked on the photo to enlarge it, the share symbol is in the lower left of the photo. As time allows, photos from the last several years will be added to the website for your convenience.

If you are interested in purchasing any of these photos and need contact information for them, please contact us via any of our social media options or by using "Contact" from the menu. Be sure to tell us what year and date the photo is and a description of the photo.

ENJOY!

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Here is he official flyer for the JRT Trucking "Battle of the Borders" United States Racing Association ( USRA ) $4,000 to win Modified Special on September 4th, 5th & 6th, 2014 at the legendary Tri-State Speedway.
Don't forget that the OCRS Sprint Cars will also be here on Friday night, September 5th, 2014 for a full show!

Click the flyer above for a full size version.

CLICK HERE FOR THE PAY SHEET AND REGISTRATION FORM!

Below is the starting line-ups for Day #3 of the JRT Trucking Battle of the Borders:

CHECK THIS OUT!
Most of you already know that you can get your Tri-State Speedwayinformation from our website, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and even watch some cool videos on YouTube. Some of you may not know all of the different URL's to type in to get to those places or don't want to have to search for us when you go to those sites.
Now you don't have to remember the different URLS! All you have to remember is:
• www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Facebook
• www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Twitter
• www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/Google+
• www.Tri-StateSpeedway.com/YouTube
That's it! Just type in our web address, add a / then what site you want to visit!
Easy Peasy!