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COMP Cams® SMP Series Sooner Speedweek an Instant Success
The COMP Cams® Sooner Speedweek Presented By Racing Head Service made its debut in Oklahoma and Kansas in July of 2010, and in the end the fans, the tracks, and the drivers emerged as winners.
The COMP Cams® Southern Modified Promotions (SMP) Series was founded in 2008 by Michael Luna and Brandon Crawford, who each recognized the need for a touring Dirt Open Wheel Modified tour in the South. For the first two years of the tour’s existence, races were sanctioned in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama. The results were mixed as the tour searched for its identity, and also battled issues such as the demise of the Dirt Open Wheel Modified division in the South due to various reasons including escalating costs.
As a result of its hardships in 2008 and 2009, the tour made the decision for the 2010 season to take a completely different direction. One of the tour’s officials, Jason Markewitz, who hails from Oklahoma, indicated that he thought that an Oklahoma Speedweek would be highly successful. Over the last few months of 2009, several phone calls from series’ officials were made to tracks in Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Despite not having a previous presence in the region, many of the tracks were receptive to the idea, and by December 2009, a schedule consisting of six dates was booked for July 12th-17th, 2010. The Speedweek included five events in Oklahoma and one in Kansas with each event paying $1,500 to win and $125 to start.
With the tracks on board, the tour began looking for a title sponsor, and Memphis, Tennessee based, COMP Cams®, stepped up to fill the roll with Racing Head Service coming on board as the tour’s presenting sponsor. With the title and presenting sponsors in place, the tour also solidified several associate sponsors as things began to fall into place for the inaugural COMP Cams® SMP Sooner Speedweek Presented By Racing Head Service.
By early July 2010 the COMP Cams® SMP staff was eagerly preparing for their first trip to Oklahoma, but just a few days before the start of the tour, discouraging news was received. Officials with Clinton Motorsports Park in Ada, Oklahoma notified series’ officials that flooding had incurred damage at the facility, and the event scheduled for July 12th would have to be canceled. The COMP Cams® SMP staff was disappointed by the news, but turned their focus to the remaining five events.
As a result of the scheduled opener being canceled, the first actual event of the 2010 COMP Cams® SMP Speedweek was held on Tuesday, July 13th at Brill’s Motor Speedway in Meeker, Oklahoma. The event drew an impressive field of 52 Dirt Open Wheel Modifieds, representing eight states as well as a large turnout of fans. The crowd on hand for the event was treated to a great feature event, which saw three and four wide racing throughout the pack. By the time that the checkered flag dropped it was Oklahoma City’s Randy Timms, who claimed the win from the eighth starting position.
With confidence on their side, the COMP Cams® SMP tour moved to the legendary Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Oklahoma on Wednesday, July 14th. The ½ mile oval, which was built as a horse track in 1906, saw a field of 32 cars enter the event. Speeds in excess of 120 mph reigned supreme, and Westville, Oklahoma driver, Jason Hughes, put on a masterful, driving display to claim the victory.
The difference that one night can make as Thursday, July 15th found the COMP Cams® SMP Sooner Speedweek leaving the huge ½ mile from the night before in favor of the extremely tight confines of Creek County Speedway in Kellyville, Oklahoma. Once again a solid field of 30 competitors entered the event, and for the first time in the 2010 campaign, one of the pioneer members of the COMP Cams® SMP tour claimed the win as Randy Todd from Lexington, Tennessee fought off a late race, three wide battle for the lead to claim the feature win.
Round #5 of the COMP Cams® SMP Sooner Speedweek appeared to be doomed on Friday night, July 16th as severe thunderstorms surrounded the Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kansas early in the evening. Miraculously, the facility received only a heavy sprinkle, and the event was able to be held with 35 entrants on hand. Racing veteran, Johnny Bone Jr. from Pea Ridge, Arkansas, made a clean sweep of the event by setting fast time and leading every lap of the feature on the racy, ¼ mile, despite a late race charge by Jesse Stovall.
The final event of the 2010 COMP Cams® SMP Sooner Speedweek was contested on Saturday, July 17th at Mid-America Speedway in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma. With 37 cars on hand for battle, the event would put an exclamation point on the tour as Rodney Sanders from Happy, Texas rocketed from his sixteenth starting position to take the lead late in the race as he went on to claim the win to become the fifth different winner during the course of the COMP Cams® SMP Sooner Speedweek.
Allen Chickering from Okarche, Oklahoma claimed the 2010 COMP Cams® SMP Sooner Speedweek Point’s Championship with Randy Todd, Hunter Rasdon, Jeremy Ross, and Rodney Sanders rounding out the top five in the final standings.
Over eighty different Dirt Open Wheel Modified drivers took part in the COMP Cams® SMP Sooner Speedweek with no driver winning more than one race. The competition level at each event was extremely high and large, enthusiastic crowds were on hand each night to take in all of the action. In addition, due to the success of the inaugural events, calls have already begun to come in from tracks requesting dates for 2011, and due to the high level of demand there is the distinct possibility for two speedweek tours for next season. More details regarding the 2011 season will soon be available.
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Rodney Sanders Takes SMP Finale; Chickering Wins Speedweek Points
South Coffeyville, Oklahoma (07/17/10) – After a week of unbelievably bad luck, Rodney Sanders from Happy, Texas finally got things turned around on Saturday night by claiming the win in the final round of the COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek Presented By Racing Head Service at Mid America Speedway in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma.
Rodney Sanders became the fifth different winner in as many nights on the COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek on Saturday night after topping a field of 37 competitors, representing eight states. However, the win did not come easy for the Texas driver.
At the start of the race it was Morgan Bagley assuming control of the top spot, which he would hold for the first four laps before Whitey Folk took control of the top spot. Folk would enjoy a comfortable lead for the next several laps as Jeremy Ross worked his way to the second spot. However, bad luck would strike for Ross a few laps later, when his j-bar broke, bringing his night to an end.
As Folk enjoyed his advantage at the front, the driver on the move was sixteenth starting, Rodney Sanders, who was braving the extreme high side of the track to charge through the pack.
A lap 25 restart would see Sanders rocket past Folk on the topside to take the lead. Two laps later Folk would pull to the infield with a broken j-bar.
Sanders would lead the last couple of laps to take the $1,500 win over Rodney Siggs, John Webb, Morgan Bagley, and Johnny Bone Jr.
Allen Chickering from Okarche, Oklahoma claimed the COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek Championship with Randy Todd, Hunter Rasdon, Rodney Sanders, and Jeremy Ross rounding out the top five.
With the 2010 COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek Presented By Racing Head Service officially in the history books, plans are already underway for the 2011 edition of the tour, which will be even bigger and better. Tracks interested in booking dates should contact Michael Luna at 931-510-1482. More information will soon be available, so please stay tuned to www.SMPSeries.com
COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedway Presented By Racing Head Service
Mid America Speedway (South Coffeyville, OK)
July 17h, 2010 Results
Feature Results
1.20 Rodney Sanders
2.18 Rodney Siggs
3.87 John Webb
4.87x Morgan Bagley
5.12x Johnny Bone Jr
6.26t Allen Chickering
7.27 Brett Washburn
8.99f Matt French
9.71 Jim Body
10.9d8 Paden Phillips
11.14 Steve Lacy
12.44t Randy Todd
13.25 Darren Ray
14.6 Whitey Folk
15.38 Jeremy Ross
16.1c Chris Deaton
17.23 Justin Rexwinkle
18.75 Allen Sharpensteen
19.02 Tommy Weder Jr
20.3d Dan Daniels
21.R5 Hunter Rasdon
22.98 John Allen
Entries: 37 (Representing Eight States)
Cautions: 2
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Morgan Bagley (1-4), Whitey Folk (5-25), Rodney Sanders (26-30)
MRW Race Wheels Pole Qualifier: John Webb
COMP Cams Winner’s Circle Bonus: Rodney Sanders
Fast Shafts 10th Place Finisher: Paden Phillips
Ora’s Engines Hard Charger: Rodney Sanders (16th to 1st)
Racing Head Service Hard Luck Award: Jeremy Ross
Final COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek Presented By Racing Head Service Final Points
1.26t Allen Chickering. 370
2.44t Randy Todd. 343
3.R5 Hunter Rasdon 331
4.20 Rodney Sanders 326
5.38 Jeremy Ross 293
6.75 Allen Sharpensteen 285
7.87 John Webb 271
8.87x Morgan Bagley 271
9.02 Tommy Weder Jr 263
10.60 William Gould 257
11.09 Casey McClaskey 257
12.14 Steve Lacy 253
13.27 Brett Washburn 250
14.00x Chance Bishop 205
Contact: Ben
Shelton ([email protected])
July 16th, 2010
Johnny Bone Jr. Conquers COMP Cams SMP At Caney Valley Speedway
Caney Valley, KS (07/16/10) – Johnny Bone Jr. overcame lapped traffic and a late race charge from Jesse Stovall to win the COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek Event Presented By Racing Head Service at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kansas.
After finishing second earlier in the week at Thunderbird Speedway in his only other COMP Cams SMP Speedweek start, Johnny Bone Jr. started the night by setting fast time in MRW Race Wheels Qualifying with a lap of 14.98 second around the ¼ mile oval. He was joined on the front row by Mickey Burrell for the 30 lap main event and the front row starters would see the first two starts waved off due to cautions for spun cars. The third attempt to get the race underway would be successful, and Bone Jr. would jump to the lead over Burrell, Jesse Stovall, Allen Chickering, and Randy Todd.
Lap three would find Bone comfortably in the lead, while Burrell and Stovall battled side-by-side for second. Two laps later Stovall would take over the second position, while Burrell faded to the fifth spot.
Stovall found himself a straightaway behind the leader by lap ten as the battle for third commanded the crowd’s attention with Randy Todd, Rodney Sanders, and Hunter Rasdon battling three wide.
Shortly after the halfway point, Bone Jr. would find himself in heavy lapped traffic as Stovall began to close in on him. Traffic would begin to wreak havoc for the top two cars over the next few laps, which allowed third place runner, Rodney Sanders, to make up ground on the leader.
The remainder of the event would see the leaders navigating heavy traffic, and as the lead trio came to the white flag the crowd came to their feet as Stovall tried a daring move on the outside for the lead in turns one and two. However, Bone Jr. would slam the door as he went on to lead the last half lap en route to the $1,500 payday. Stovall, Sanders, Rasdon, and Tommy Weder Jr. rounded out the top five.
The final round of the COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek will be held at Mid America Speedway in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma on Saturday night, July 17th. For more information, please visit www.SMPSeries.com and www.MidAmericaSpeedway.com .
COMP Cams SMP
Sooner Speedway Presented By Racing Head Service
Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, KS)
July 16th, 2010 Results
Feature Results
1. Johnny Bone Jr. (Pea Ridge, AR)
2. Jesse Stovall (Galena, MO)
3. Rodney Sanders (Happy, TX)
4. Hunter Rasdon (Jonesboro, AR)
5. Tommy Weder Jr. (Woodward, OK)
6. Mike Burrell (Fair Grove, MO)
7. Randy Todd (Lexington, TN)
8. Chad Davis (Tulsa, OK)
9. John Allen (Chanute, KS)
10. Alan Sharpensteen (Amarillo, TX)
11. Gary Langworth Jr. (South Coffeyville, OK)
12. Allen Chickering (Okarche, OK)
13. Chris Deaton (Wann, OK))
14. Chance Bishop (Bartlesville, OK)
15. Morgan Bagley (Tyler, TX)
16. Nathan Mayes (Springdale, AR)
17. Jim Body (Diamond, MO)
18. William Gould (Calera, OK)
19. Steve Lacy (Jenks, OK)
20. Casey McClaskey (Ponca City, OK)
21. Jeremy Ross (Locust Grove, OK)
22. Kyle Kuehn (Caney, KS)
23. Jason Hughes (West Plains, MO)
24. Jacob Magee (Caney, KS))
DNS: John Webb, Gary Langworthy, Greg Hughes, Josh Griggs, Justin Rexwinkle, Manuel Williams, Manuel Williams II, Jacob Cooper, Brett Washburn, Ian Nicholes, Danny Demasters
Entries: 35
(Representing Seven States)
Cautions: 2
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Johnny Bone Jr. (1-30)
MRW Race Wheels Pole Qualifier: Johnny Bone Jr.
COMP Cams Winner’s Circle Bonus: Johnny Bone Jr.
Hinchman Racewear B-Main #1 Winner: Rodney Sanders
MRW Race Wheels B-Main #2 Winner: John Allen
The Brake Man B-Main #3 Winner: Hunter Rasdon
Fast Shafts 10th Place Finisher: Alan Sharpesteen
Ora’s Engines Hard Charger: Tommy Weder Jr. (15th-5th)
Racing Head Service Hard Luck Award: Jason Hughes
Contact: Ben Shelton ([email protected])
July 15th, 2010
Randy Todd Claims Creek County COMP Cams SMP Cash
Kellyville, Oklahoma (07/15/10) – Before this week, Randy Todd from Lexington, Tennessee had not even seen any of the tracks, where he is competing, but on Thursday night that did not matter as he topped the 30 lap main event in Round #4 of the COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek Presented By Racing Head Service at Creek County Speedway.
Despite threatening weather throughout the afternoon and early evening, twenty-nine Open Wheel Modifieds entered the $1,500 to win event. After setting fast time in MRW Pole Qualifying John Webb from Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma started on the pole for the feature with Randy Todd to his outside.
The first attempt to get the race underway would be nixed as several cars spun in turn one. The field lined up for a complete double file restart, and it was Todd who snagged the early advantage over Webb, Steve Lacy, and Brett Washburn. As Todd built a three car length advantage in the early going, the battle for the second spot became red hot as Lacy and Webb began to battle it out.
The second and final caution of the event flew on lap three as Alan Sharpensteen and Tony Anderson tangled in turn one. Both drivers would be able to continue as the joined the back of the pack.
On the ensuing restart, Lacy jumped to the second spot as Webb began to fade with Matt French working his way up to the third spot. By lap ten the leaders were catching lapped traffic, and one lap later French would move to the second spot as he began to reel in the leader.
The 12th circuit would find the leaders in lapped traffic and things began to heat up for the lead. As the race passed the halfway point the top five in the running order consisted of Todd, French, Allen Chickering, Lacy, and Webb. While Todd still maintained the lead his advantage was far from comfortable as French and Chickering were rapidly closing in lapped traffic. Entering turn one on lap 20 Todd would move up the track to work through lapped traffic, and French pulled door to door with him as the pair battled side-by-side for the lead.
Entering turn one on the next lap, the duo would make contact, which opened the door for Chickering to pounce. One lap later the top three would flare three-wide exiting turn four for the lead before Todd jumped back to sole-possession of the lead.
Randy Todd went on to lead the last few laps of the race to claim the win over Matt French, Allen Chickering, Steve Lacy, and Rodney Sanders.
Round #5 of the COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek will be held at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kansas on Friday night, July 16th. For more information, please visit www.SMPSeries.com and www.CaneyValleySpeedway.net .
COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedway Presented By Racing Head Service
Creek County Speedway (Kellyville, OK)
July 15th, 2010 Results
Feature Results
1. Randy Todd (Lexington, TN)
2. Matt French (Jenks, OK)
3. Allen Chickering (Okarche, OK)
4. Steve Lacy (Jenks, OK))
5. Rodney Sanders (Happy, TX)
6. William Gould (Calera, OK)
7. Brett Washburn (Shreveport, LA)
8. John Webb (Pauls Valley, OK)
9. Jeremy Ross (Locust Grove, OK)
10. Casey McClaskey (Ponca City, OK)
11. Hunter Rasdon (Jonesboro, AR)
12. Ho Dean (Tulsa, OK)
13. Manuel Williams II (Texarkana, AR)
14. Dena Wilson (Coweta, OK)
15. Alan Sharpensteen (Amarillo, TX)
16. Brett Wilson (Coweta, OK)
17. Joel Hill (Tulsa, OK)
18. Tony Anderson (Moore, OK)
19. Manuel Williams (Texarkana, AR)
20. Jacob Cooper (Newport, AR)
21. Patrick Linn (Little Rock, AR)
22. Morgan Bagley (Tyler, TX)
DNS: Roger Sawyer, Kyle Kuehn, Darren Wisely, Jacob Magee, Jacob Stoll, Larry Pense, Tommy Weder Jr.
Entries: 29 (Representing Seven States)
Cautions: 1
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Randy Todd (1-30)
MRW Race Wheels Pole Qualifier: John Webb
COMP Cams Winner’s Circle Bonus: Randy Todd
Hinchman Racewear B-Main #1 Winner: Matt French
MRW Race Wheels B-Main #2 Winner: William Gould
The Brake Man B-Main #3 Winner: Morgan Bagley
Fast Shafts 10th Place Finisher: Casey McClaskey
Ora’s Engines Hard Charger: Terry Beckham II (18th-12th)
Racing Head Service Hard Luck Award: Alan Sharpensteen
COMP Cams SMP Sooner Speedweek Inks More Sponsors
Sparta, Tennessee (06/24/10) – As the COMP Cams SMP Series Presented By Racing Head Service 2010 Sooner Speedweek set for July 12th-17th, 2010 draws closer, sponsors continue to flood in for the week long extravaganza.
Ora’s Engines, based in Colcord, Oklahoma, has signed on to sponsor a nightly hard charger award as well as a nightly feature winner award. Each night the Hard Charger in the main event will receive a $150 Ora’s Engines product certificate for labor on motor work. The feature winner will receive a $200 Ora’s Engines product certificate for labor on motor work. In addition, Ora’s Engines will be the official sponsor of victory lane each night. For more information on Ora’s Engines, please visit www.orasengines.com .
MRW Wheels, based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, has joined partners with the COMP Cams SMP tour to provide a $50 gift certificate toward the purchase of a new wheel to the nightly fast qualifier. In addition, the company will present a set of new wheels to the driver, who shows the most improvement during the course of the Speedweek. For more information on MRW Wheels, please visit www.MRW-Wheels.com .
Oklahoma-based Rage Chassis has also come on board as a marketing sponsor and will be providing a product certificate for $750 off the purchase of a new chassis for positions 4th-9th in the final Speedweek standings. For more information on Rage Chassis, please visit www.RageChassis.com .
A complete list of the current sponsors for the Speedweek are shown below:
- $500 COMP Cams
Product Certificate for Speedweek Point’s Champion
- $500 Racing Head Service Product Certificate for Speedweek Point’s Champion
- $250 COMP Cams Product Certificate for 2nd Place in Speedweek
Points
- $250 Racing Head Service Product Certificate for 2nd Place in Speedweek Points
- $125 COMP Cams Product Certificate for 3rd Place in Speedweek Points
- $125 Racing Head
Service Product Certificate for 3rd Place in Speedweek Points
- $100 COMP Cams Product Certificate To Each Event’s Feature Winner
- $100 Racing Head
Service Product Certificate To Each Event’s Hard Luck Award Recipient
- $50 Brake Man Product Certificate To Winner of Third B-Main Each Night
- Brake Man Brake Pads and Case of Fluid to Point’s Fund
- FMD Graphics Free
Wrap To Speedweek Champion
- $100 FMD Graphics Certificate Toward New Wrap To Winner of First B-Main Each
Night
- $50 Fast Shafts Product Certificate To 10th Place Finisher Each
Night
- Fast Shafts Drive Shaft To Be Given Away at End of Speedweek
- $100 Hinchman Racewear Product Certificate To Winner of First B-Main Each
Night
- $500 Hinchman Racewear Product Certificate To Fourth Place in Speedweek Points
- $500 Wulff Pumps Product Certificate to Speedweek Points Fund
- $750 Rage Chassis Discount Off a New Chassis to Speedweek Points Positions 4th-9th
- $50 MRW Product Certificate For Fast Time Each Night
- MRW Set of Wheels for Most Improved Driver During Course of Speedweek
- $150 Ora’s Engines Product Certificate for Labor To Hard Charger Each Night
- $200 Ora’s Engines Product Certificate for Labor To Winner Each Night
The 2010 Sooner Speedweek will consist of six straight night’s of racing, July 12th-17th, 2010 with each event paying $1,500 to win and $125 to start.
2010 Sooner
Speedweek Schedule
July 12th:
Clinton Motorsports Park – Clinton, Oklahoma
July 13th: Brills Motor Speedway – Meeker, Oklahoma
July 14th: Thunderbird Speedway – Muskogee, Oklahoma
July 15th: Creek County Speedway – Sapulpa, Oklahoma
July 16th: Caney Valley Speedway – Caney, Kansas
July 17th: Mid America Speedway – South Coffeyville, Oklahoma
The COMP Cams SMP Series Presented By Racing Head Service has also announced their choice hotels for their 2010 Sooner Speedweek. These hotels are listed below. When you contact these hotels, please mention the SMP Series, and you will receive a 20% discount on your room.
July 12th: Econo Lodge 1413 Neptune Dr: Clinton, OK: 580-323-6640
July 13th: Quality Inn 3112 S. 79th E. Ave: Tulsa, OK: 918-858-9625
July 14th: Quality Inn 3112 S. 79th E. Ave: Tulsa, OK: 918-858-9625
July 15th: Quality Inn 3112 S. 79th E. Ave: Tulsa, OK: 918-858-9625
July 16th: Sleep Inn 202 W. 11th St: Coffeyville, KS: 620-688-6400
More announcements regarding 2010 Sooner Speedweek for the COMP Cams SMP Series Presented By Racing Head Service are soon to be made, so please check the official internet home of the tour at www.SMPSeries.com for the latest news and information.
The COMP Cams SMP Series Presented By Racing Head Service would like to thank all of their sponsors including COMP Cams, Racing Head Service, FMD Graphics, The Brake Man, Fast Shafts, Ora’s Racing Engines, MRW Wheels, Wulff Pumps, MSRMafia.com, Hinchman Racewear, and Rage Chassis.
For more information on the COMP Cams SMP Series please visit www.SMPSeries.com .