1/30/2018
Thunderbird Speedway
The Historic Thunderbird to be NASCAR in 2018
The 2018 season for The Historic Thunderbird Speedway is proud to announce that we will be a sanctioned NASCAR Home Track and a part of the Whelen All-American weekly racing series. This will have great implications for driver who seek national recognition on NASCARS most diverse racing platform. This also bring more driver and track recognition to the state of Oklahoma which is already one of the best know states for racing in the nation. With our partners Salina Highbanks Speedway and Humboldt Speedway we are sure to have an impact on the national picture giving drivers in our state and area more opportunities to showcase their abilities. At this time only Divisions I A-Mods, Division II B-Mods and Division III Super Stocks will be sanctioned. We are working towards Division IV sanctioning and will have more news as soon as possible. We look forward to our partnership with Salina Highbanks as NASCARHomeTrack and what it means for racing in Oklahoma. More information about the NASCARHomeTracks will be coming soon that will effect both drivers and fans!
We will kick the season off April 6th with NASCAR Whelen Opening Night Points Race. Slated for the 13th is the 1st Annual Azalea Nationals, this is a Points race and will be followed on the 14th and 15th by the the 1st Annual Azalea Flat Track Nationals. This will be the season opener for the VDTRA and Grand Prix Hot Shoe Flat Track Motorcycles. April 20th we will be back to weekly points racing and to finish the month off with the Late Models of the Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) They will bring their unique speed and thunder to Thunderbird.
All four of the Friday nights under the lights in May will be dedicated to points racing as our drivers compete for a coveted track championship and bragging rights that come with a championship at the Historic Thunderbird Speedway. 14 Points Races are scheduled with the possibility of more that could be added later in the year if needed.
June will kick off with three NASCAR Whelen Points Racing. The Sprint Cars of OCRS will hit the track on June 22nd &23rd for The Harold Leep Classic and makes its appearance at the very track the multi time Hall of Fame Leep raced and promoted at for many years. The Classic will be a two day show featuring not only sprint cars but both modified class and stock car classes we host each regular points week.
July will heat up with the Independence Modified Clash powered by Bravado Wireless. This year the Clash will be a two day event focusing on the A-Modifieds but will also have B-mods, Super Stocks and Pure Stocks battling for championship points. July 14th will be a date to set to come see the mud slinging mayhem of the Mega Trucks Mud Drags as they put on a spectacular show in the soon to be constructed truck jumps and mud pits in the in field of the Bird!
After a short three week summer vacation break August starts off with a Monster of a show on Friday the 3rd and then again on Saturday the 4th. Big Kahuna, Big Chief, Jailbird, Buckshot and Nitro Menace just to name a few of the monster trucks that have signed on to be apart of the Monster Thunder Madness at the Thunderbird. We will also have a monster truck on hand giving rides to give fans a true up close and personal experience like no other. We will see one more points racing in August with the Back to school night on the 17th.
September will be reserved for any last make up races we will need to run to wrap up our local state and national points championships. Then the Big finally for racing, The Midwest Dirt Track National September 27th, 28th and 29th. Super Late Models along with the regular class will compete for hardware, money and bragging rights to find the best in the Midwest! There are a few more things that we will keep under our hats for now will be released soon!
Great things are coming to the 2018 season at Thunderbird and we will be adding events and title sponsors to our event soon! We at looking forward to making many new updates to the facility and we hope you plan to be greatest and best part of it all!
2018 Schedule of Events
MARCH 30TH No Races OFF FOR SALINA HIGHBANKS AND TRI- STATE RACES
APRIL 6TH OPENING NIGHT NASCAR WHELEN POINTS RACE
APRIL 13TH. Azalea Nationals Points Race All Classes
April 14th & 15th Azalea Flat Track Nationals Motor Cycle VDTRA
APRIL 20TH. NASCAR Whelen Points Race All Classes
April 27th. MLRA Late Models (support Classes to be Announced)
May 4th. NASCAR Whelen Point Race All Classes
May 11th. NASCAR Whelen Points Race All Classes
May 18th. NASCAR Whelen Points Race All Classes
May 25th. NASCAR Whelen Points Race All Classes
June 1st NASCAR Whelen Points Race All Classes
June 8th. NASCAR Whelen Points Race All Classes
June 15th. NASCAR Whelen Points Race All Classes
June 22nd & 23 Harold Leep Classic (OCRS, A-Mods, B-Mods, Super
Stock and Pure Stock NASCAR Whelen Points Race)
June 29th. NO RACES OFF FOR SALINA HIGHBANKS FREEDOM CLASSIC
July 6th & 7. The Independence Modified Clash Points Races All Classes
July 14th. Mega Trucks Mud Drags
July 2Oth. TBA
July 27th. TBA
August 3rd. Monster Truck Madness
August 4th. Monster Truck Madness
August 10th. TBA
August 17th. NASCAR Whelen Points Race All Classes Back to School
August 24th. TBA
August 31st. TBA
September 7th. TBA
September 13th & 14th TBA
September 21st. TBA
September 27th, 28th and 29th. Mid West Dirt Track Nationals
- TBA DATES ARE DATES SET ASIDE FOR POSSIBLE MAKE UP RACES FOR RAINOUTS OR RESCHEDULED RACES
You have any questions about racing, upcoming events or sponsorship at The Historic Thunderbird please contact Stanley Slader at 918-869-6883 or David Edwards at 918-864-7337
Article Credit: David Edwards
Submitted By: Thunderbird Speedway
