By John Lemon
Tulsa Oklahoma (July 1, 2014) – After two weeks of sporting non-wing action, the teams of the Oil Capital Racing Series will remount their aluminum airfoils and take to the Osage Casino Caney Valley Speedway in Caney Kansas for a night of action packed sprint car racing this Saturday. In conjunction with the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the speedway will also present their annual fireworks show for the fans in attendance.
There have been nine different winners in the 11 races held thus far in the battle for the 2014 Harold Leep Championship trophy. There hasn’t been a repeat winner in the last seven events, which is a period covering May 10th through June 27th. This streak matches the same streak of seven straight new faces in victory lane last year (May 11th – June 22nd). Ironically, Gary Owens started each streak and Danny Smith is at the tail end of each streak. Will Saturday produce an 8th straight different trophy winner? It very well could happen.
Of particular interest to the fans of the Osage Casino Caney Valley Speedway, will be the driver of the Cagle Motorsports #15d entry, Andrew Deal. A native of Caney, Deal currently sets in second place in the OCRS point standings just 55 points back of Smith (866-811). Deal is searching for that first win of 2014 and nothing would suit him more than to win in front of his native fan base.
The OCRS event Saturday night at the Osage Casino Caney Valley Speedway will mark the halfway point in the 13th season of OCRS competition. Race fans can expect a great holiday racing program with plenty of fireworks both on and off the track. The schedule for this weekend’s event is:
What: Oil Capital Racing Series Sprint Cars plus Fireworks Show
Where: Osage Casino Caney Valley Speedway / Caney Kansas
When: Saturday July 5, 2014
Time: Gates open at 5p / Hot laps at 7:00p / Racing begins at 7:30p/
OCRS drivers meeting at 6:30p
Tickets: General Admission: $15 / Seniors: $5 / 10 yrs & under FREE / Pit pass: $30
Track Phone: (620) 330-0485
Track website: www.caneyvalleyspeedway.net
The track is easy to locate, as it is just 0.8 mile west of the junction of US 75 and US 166 on CR 1600.
For more information on the OCRS sprint car series, log onto: www.ocrsracing.com
It’s time to celebrate the birth of our great nation this holiday weekend and to celebrate the return of the OCRS sprint cars to the Osage Casino Caney Valley Speedway……..