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Restore44 Volume 5 Monday, July 15th, 2013 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma What a difference a week can make. Last Thursday, Pole Position Raceway hosted the #Restore44 fundraiser, a four hour gathering reminiscent of what we’ve all been missing every Saturday since May 18th. Pole Position’s fundraising effort led by point man Greg Slaton has officially transformed racing in Oklahoma City. With great affection to the racing community - we officially confirm and announce the reopening of Oklahoma...more

Cody Morris I44 Riverside Speedway Public Relations Friday, July 12th - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Chapter 1 - #Restore44 Pole Position Fundraiser Patrons across the Sooner State rallied around the I44 Riverside Speedway family at last night’s #Restore44 Fundraiser at Oklahoma City’s Pole Position Raceway. The National leader in Indoor Karting donated $10 of each race entry directly to #Restore44 as well as proceeds from a silent auction packed to the hilt with items from the local and racing...more

July 7th - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - I44 Riverside Speedway skipper Mark Banister leads his crew in the effort to continue an OKC weekend tradition that spans back to the 1930’s. Dirt track racing has endured since the roots of automobiles were planted in this Great Nation, and as hundreds of millions celebrated her’ 239th birthday, it provided a beautiful day for the I44 Riverside family to rest and spend time with loved ones on that most sacred day. We have many announcements since our last...more

The battle to rebuild I44 Riverside Speedway enters its’ second week amid a fresh wave of invigorating support from the local and racing communities, as well as several important announcements. The #Restore44 Benefit will be held at Pole Position Raceway on July 11th from 5pm-9pm. Among the many festivities will be a silent auction. Far from a typical auction, we will have items spread across all ranges of access and locales, and from multiple professional sports as well. Items are already...more

Tornados all but destroyed I44 Riverside Speedway last month. The facility sustained over $100,000 worth of damage and cannot hold races until major repairs are made. The facility has been a major fixture in the local dirt track racing scene and is the sole remaining dirt racing venue continuing an 80+ year legacy of dirt oval racing in Oklahoma City. Racers, owners, fans, fellow small business owners, and fellow speedways from all over Oklahoma and surrounding states as far away as California...more

Cody Morris I44 Riverside Speedway Public Relations Nearly three weeks clearing the rubble from the May 20th EF5 Tornado that cut a 17 mile swath of devastation through portions of Newcastle, Oklahoma City, and Moore; I44 Riverside Speedway now launches a critical campaign in the determined battle to restore the final dirt racing facility in the greater Oklahoma City metropolitan area. For those who may not know of our plight, I44 Riverside Speedway is a 1/6th high banked red dirt oval located...more

On behalf of I44 Riverside Speedway promoters Mark Banister and Gloria Olexia, the I44 Riverside family looks forward to this Saturday, June 8th with great anticipation. We continue the clean up effort and the cause to Restore 44 this Saturday, June 8th at 10am where we will tackle a few obstacles and cook up some lunch shortly thereafter. Come any and come all, come whenever you can, but we can only #Restore 44 with your help and support! Following initial cleanup over Memorial Holiday...more

I44 Riverside Speedway was hit very hard by an EF3 tornado. The tornado was about 1/4 to 1/2 mile wide as it hit the speedway. Promoters Mark Banister and Gloria Olexia also had their home completely destroyed a few miles east of the trackas the tornado intensified to an EF5. Gloria's daughter was at the home when the two mile wide tornado hit, she was pulled from the wreckage very shaken, but unharmed. They finally found refuge late last night, but are reunited and safe. The pictures posted...more

The Car Crafters, Mollenkopf/Guthrie racing team had another decent showing last night at I-44 speedway. Adam and Sean were starting 3rd and 6th in the first non wing heat race, pulling on the track a radiator hose fell off of Adam's car. Sean made a mistake on the start and fell all the way to 8th. Then he made a charge on the top side to make it back to 5th place. The B-main was a New Mexico sandwich Sean on the pole and Adam coming from the back. Sean and another car checked out and...more

Last night we had some fun here at the I-44 speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Sean Guthrie and Adam Mollenkopf ran the Non Wing class last night. There were over 100 cars in the pits last night, 33 in the non wing class. Sean started 7th and ran 6th after falling back to 8th at the start of the heat race. He started 5th and fell back to 8th at the start of the B-main. Through the race with many cautions he worked his way back up to 5th missing the show by one spot. Adam started 7th and...more