5/9/2019
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Ameri-Flex OCRS sprint cars to invade Salina Highbanks Speedway
By John Rittenoure, OCRS PR (Tulsa, OK) -- Sprint car racing will be the focus at Salina Highhbanks Speedway on Saturday with the running of the Oklahoma Open Wheel Thunder Nationals presented by Ameri-Flex Hose & Accessories. On the card will be the Ameri-Flex / OCRS Sprint Cars and the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR non-wing sprints. The tracks Pure Stock division will also be racing.
PHOTO: Layne Himebaugh is tied for the points lead with 2017 champion Zach Chappell heading to the Salina Highbanks.--CREDIT: Sheri Thompson
The $1500 to win event will be the first of three stops this season at Salina 3/8's mile high-banked oval for OCRS. A second event is scheduled for June 8 followed by the Ameri-Flex Challenge IV on September 21. That event will pay $3,000 to win and $1,000 to start.
After two events 2017 champion Zach Chappell and Layne Himebaugh are tied for the points lead with 196 points each. Himebaugh finished third behind Chappell in the season opener at Red Dirt Raceway then came back to finish second at Caney Valley Speedway while Chappell was fourth. Those finishes combined with heat race finishes brought about the perfect storm to put the pair on equal footing coming into Saturday's program.
Defending champion Alex Sewell, who won the Caney feature and also won at Salina last season, sits just 12 points back in third. Andrew Deal and Sheldon Barksdale round out the top five.
Racing is scheduled to get underway at 7 p.m. with gates opening at 5.
For more information about the Ameri-Flex / OCRS visit our website at http://www.ocrsracing.net. Visit Salina Highbanks Speedway at: http://www.SalinaHighbanksSpeedway.com.
Here is your itinerary for this Saturday's racing event:
What: Ameri-Flex / OCRS Race Number 3. Oklahoma Open Wheel Thunder Nationals presented by Ameri-Flex Hose & Accessories.
Where: Salina Highbanks Speedway, Salina, Okla.
When: Saturday, May 11, 2019
Time: Pit Gate 3 p.m. / Main Gates 5 p.m. / Hot Laps 6:30 p.m. / Racing 7 p.m. / Driver draw-in starts at 4:45 / AMERI-FLEX - OCRS drivers meeting will be at 5:45.
Tickets: General Admission: $20 / Seniors $17 / VIP Section $30 / Kids 6-12 $10 / 5 & Under: Free. Pit passes $35, Kids $20.
Video: http://www.BravadoWireless.com will broadcast the race live. Once on the main page click on Bravado TV and watch the event hosted by Eric Shannon.
How to find Caney Valley Speedway
The track is 10 miles East of Pryor on highway 20.
Address:
3164 E. Hwy 20
Pryor Creek, Okla. 74361
Track website: http://www.SalinaHighbanksSpeedway.com
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
