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(Rexx Ramsey photo) John Rittenoure - LONGDALE, Okla. (October 6, 2023) - No one is more surprised than Tanner Mullens after his Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series victory Friday at Longdale Speedway. An accomplished modified racer, Mullens climbed into a late model for the first time in four years on Friday and led all 25 laps from his pole starting position thanks to drawing the number one pill in the redraw. “I ran one a couple of times four years ago, but nothing until now,”...more

(Maxx Ramsey photo) John Rittenoure - LONGDALE, Okla. (August 19, 2023) - Joseph Gorby felt he was lucky to win Saturday’s Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series presented by Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation A-main event at Longdale Speedway. Many of his fellow competitors would probably wish for the kind of bad luck Gorby claimed Saturday night. Gorby easily won the third heat and left the field behind in the 25-lap main despite mechanical problems. “I was having bad luck,” Gorby...more

John Rittenoure - LONGDALE, Okla. (July 15, 2023) - It has been two months since Brett Hansen last visited victory lane. Saturday at Longdale Speedway the series points leader was back in winning form. Hansen raced past Joseph Gorby to win his fourth Complete Well Testing Sooner Late Model Series presented by Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation main event of the season. Gorby, who was looking for a second consecutive victory after winning two weeks ago at Enid Speedway, jumped into the early...more

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (May 13, 2024) - Two nights of racing are on tap for the APEX Healthcare Partners Sooner Late Model Series this weekend with stops at Longdale Speedway and Oklahoma Sports Park. Friday Longdale Speedway will host the first of two stops there this season. The Sooner Series visited Longdale three times in 2023 with Brett Hansen, Joseph Gorby and Tanner Mullens picking up victories. Gorby turned in the top overall performance with a second behind Hansen and third...more

By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (July 14, 2025) - Longdale Speedway will host the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series on Saturday. On March 29 rain washed out our 2025 opening weekend visit to Longdale. Saturday will be our second attempt at the western Oklahoma 3/8’s mile oval and all forecasts are showing good weather this time. Last season the Sooner Series made one appearance at Longdale and past champion Kip Hughes picked up the victory. In 2023 Brett Hansen and...more

By John Rittenoure - (Image by Maxx Ramsey) LONGDALE, Okla. (May 17, 2024) - Kip Hughes took advantage of starting on the pole and drove away with his second APEX Healthcare Partners Sooner Late Model Series main event of the season Friday at Longdale Speedway. Hughes led all 25 laps on the way to his 38th Sooner Series career victory, but the race for a spot in the top five was anything but calm. Jon Herring, Jr. and Troy Bynum battled to the finish for the runner-up position. Herring held...more

By John Rittenoure (Maxx Ramsey photo) - LONGDALE, Okla. (July 19, 2025) - The past year has been tough for Jon Herring, Jr. In April 2024 he lost his mother, then in December his dad, Jon Herring, Sr. suddenly passed away. The losses took their toll and Herring has been coping. Saturday Herring climbed back behind the wheel of his late model for only the third time since last season and started a new chapter in his life winning the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series...more