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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

Jack Hall Racing is proud to welcome back QA Claims for the 4th consecutive year as a Valued Marketing Partner! Based in Amarillo, Texas QA Claims was founded and incorporated in 2011 by insurance industry veteran Raymond Donaldson who began his career in the insurance industry in 1985. Quality Assurance Adjusting Services, LLC. dba QA Claims is a full-service independent insurance adjusting firm specializing in managing the daily claims for automobile, residential, and commercial property...more

Check out our "Tentative" 2023 Race Schedule. Several tracks have yet to release their schedules. Stay Tuned!