AMP Overcomes Mother Nature to run 3rd Point Series Race
AMP won the battle with Mother Nature to hold the third point series race of 2012 on Saturday. After Test and Tune got rained out on Friday night, Cecil did his magic with the track & it was in top condition for racing on Saturday. David Collins continued his domination of the Pro 2 Cars class with a solid performance, including scoring the maximum number of points possible in Money class eliminations. Dee Trower made some impressive laps in her Pro 1 Dragster, cutting a perfect .400 RT on one pass, then running an impressive 4.509 (4.50) with a .405RT en route to the Pro 1 Trophy class win. Despite missing the first race, Dylan Williams scored a win at this event, which moved him within just three points of first place. For full results & points, check the 'Results' and 'Points' pages on this web site. Don't forget, the 14th Annual Heartland Nationals is just around the corner May 25-27.
Heartland Nationals 2012 Race Info
Atoka Motorsports Park is preparing for the 14th Annual Heartland Nationals on May 25-27. This year's event will follow the typical format as in previous years, including the traditional Quick 16 Cars and Quads classes on Friday night. Top Eliminator will pay $1500 to win & $500 for a runner-up based on an 8-car field. This will be the Season Opening event for the 2012 Mid-America Sand Drag Series. To view the full race details & pre-registration form, click "Read More".
AMP Hosts April Point Series Event
AMP held the April point series event over the weekend and dodged rain as well as storms in the region to put on a great event. Tim Feuerhelm took the Pro 1 win with his Motorcycle-powered Dragster over Brent Durant’s Jeep. David Collins continued his winning ways in the Pro 2 class with his V8-powered Dragster, winning the Money class at back-to-back races as well as sweeping both classes on this particular evening. Stephanie Kimbley put her mark on the Pro 1 Quads class by also sweeping both classes at this even. Robert and Danny Smith from Tushka, OK brought out their Top Eliminator Dragster to test for the upcoming Heartland Nationals and ran a best of 2.98 @ 106MPH. The next point series race at Atoka will be on May 12. Click on the "Results" page of this web site for full results.
AMP Announces New Rules For 2012
Atoka Motorsports Park has announced a few rules additions for the 2012 race season. These can also be seen on the Rules page of this web site.
New Rules for 2012
- Once Eliminations begin, racers must finish eliminations with the same vehicle they started. There will be no switching of vehicles during eliminations allowed.
- Once racers have turned on the bottom stage light, the starter has the right to start the tree. If a racer backs out of the beam once the starter has activated the tree, they will receive a red light.
- After time trials & trophy class, racers are required to turn in their dial-ins immediately. Once the sheets go to the tower, you are late & will not have a dial-in.
- Once a racer is the next pair to race, they cannot change their dial-in for that pass.
AMP 2012 Point Series Season Underway
The 2012 point series season kicked off on March 17 at Atoka Motorsports Park. The young guns in the Pro 1 Cars class jumped off to a great start with Devin Tomlinson taking the final round victory over Gage Moore. Rick Lovelace got off to a hot start in Pro 1 Quads as he swept both the Money & Trophy classes on the day. Other big Money class winners from this event include David Collins (Pro 2 Cars), John Pate (Pro 2 Quads), Jeff Walton (Pro 3 Quads), and Nate Moss (Pro 4 Quads). AMP's next point series race will be on April 14. For full results, go to the "Results" page of this site and the points are posted on the "Points" page.
AMP March 9-10 Season Opener Rained Out!!!
Unfortunately, the winner of the Atoka Motorsports Park Point Series Season Opener is Rain as the March 9-10 event has been cancelled due to rain. The reschedule date will be March 17 for the point series opener with Test and Tune on Friday March 16th.
AMP Test and Tune Kicks off 2012 Season
The Atoka Motorsports Park 2012 season kicked off with a Test and Tune on February 25. Marc Luce ran Low ET of the day in his Breakin' Luce TE Blown Alcohol Dragster with 3.00 and 3.04 passes. Many of the top racers in the car & quad categories showed up to prepare for the new race season. The car contenders included Kenny Kapple, Tim Feuerhelm, and Brent Durant dipping into the 3.7's. The top dogs in the quad classes ran some good numbers including Kirk Whitlow, Bobby Kincaid, and Joseph Evans on a new bike for this season. The point series season starts on March 10 at Atoka Motorsports Park. Don't forget that Friday Test and Tune is available before each point series event.
2012 Mid-America Sand Drag Series
Atoka Motorsports Park (Atoka, OK) and Thunder Valley Sand Drags (Grain Valley, MO) along with National Sand Drag News and Trower Racing present the new Mid-America Sand Drag Series. This point series will feature four races total with two events at each track. The dates for this series will be May 25-27 / Oct 12-13 at Atoka Motorsports Park and June 15-16 / September 21-22 at Thunder Valley Sand Drags. For the details on this series, go to http://www.nsdn.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=534&Itemid=1.
2012 AMP Race Schedule Announced
Atoka Motorsports Park has released their 2012 race schedule. Highlights of the season include the 14th Annual Heartland Nationals on the traditional Memorial Day Weekend date of May 26-28. Another date to mark on the calendar is the the growing Fall Fest event, which will be held on October 12-13. You can view the entire 2012 AMP schedule by clicking on the "Schedule" page of this site.
October Fall Fest Race Results
AMP held a great Fall Fest event on October 7-8. There was two big days of racing action with Friday night featuring Pro 1 Cars & Quads action after Test and Tune was complete while Saturday saw all classes in action. A couple of TE cars were testing in anticipation of the November Top Eliminator Shootout. Mike Smith ran Low ET of the day with his Turbo 4-cylinder Dragster running a 3.18 while Marc Luce was also making some test passes in his screw-blown BBC powered Dragster. Full results from this event can be viewed in the Results page of this site. More info to follow regarding the upcoming November 12 event.