What started as a 410 Sprint Car event in 1988 is one again in 2024, as entries are starting to make their way in for the 37th annual Short Track Nationals at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark.
Taking place Nov. 1-2, entries are starting to roll in for the $20,000-to-win affair. Among the 26 received, so far, is Sam Hafertepe, Jr., who captured the Short Track Nationals title in 2020 and 2022, along with Aaron Reutzel, who captured a preliminary victory along with Hafertepe during the 2022 event.
Littered with the many of Sprint Car racing’s who’s who, 2024 Knoxville Raceway champion Austin McCarl will make the drive to Texarkana, along with 2023 ASCS National Tour champion Jason Martin. Rolling through his rookie season with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, Landon Crawley will bring the Sides Motorsports No. 7s to party, along with Chris Windom and 2023 IRA Champion Brenham Crouch, just to name a few.
STN Entries (as of October 21, 2024)
1 – Brenham Crouch (Lubbock, TX)
2 – Brekton Crouch (Lubbock, TX)
J2 – John Carney II (El Paso, TX)
6 – Cody Garder (Benton, AR)
G6 – TBA
7s – Landon Crawley (Benton, AR)
8 – Aaron Reutzel (Clute, TX)
15H – Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX)
21 – Michelle Parson (Abilene, TX)
22 – Rees Moran (Tulsa, OK)
23 – Brian Bell (Somerville, TN)
23G – Garet Williamson (Columbia, MO)
23J – Junior Jenkins (Greenville, TX)
24 – Elijah Gile (Phoenix, AZ)
24X – TBA
25X – Blaine Baxter (Liberty Hills, TX)
36 – Jason Martin (Liberal, KS)
37 – Ayden Gatewood (Caruthersville, MO)
44 – Jason Howell (Ft. Worth, TX)
47 – Dale Howard (Byhalia, MS)
55 – Chris Windom (Canton, IL)
79 – Kyle Jones (Kennedale, TX)
79G – Gage Montgomery (Fredericktown, MO)
88 – Austin McCarl (Altoona, IA)
95 – Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK)
99X – Dalton Stevens (Scurry, TX)
Drivers that enter before October 25th, will receive a weekend pit pass with their $100 entry fee. After that date, the entry is $150 and will not include a pit pass. Online registration is at https://tinyurl.com/32etz9rx.
Under the ASCS National Tour banner as a 360cid event for much of its existence at I-30 Speedway before the track closed at the end of the 2022 season, last year saw the event shift to Texarkana 67 Speedway but was unfortunately rained out in two attempts. Still under ASCS sanction, the 2024 edition is an Elite Outlaw event; however, engine rules will conform to those put in place by the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars, while all other rules will conform to the American Sprint Car Series National Tour.
ASCS Series Director Lonnie Wheatley and Competition Director Cody Cordell will direct and manage the two-day event.
Practice will take place on Thursday, October 31. Saturday’s final will include a fireworks show. Camping is available on property. Spots are first come, first served and do not have any utility hookups.
Tickets are available for purchase in advance at https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com/schedules or at the gate the day of the race. General Admissions is $25 per day for adults, $5 for youth (6-11), and free for kids five and under. Pits are $40 per day.
Texarkana 67 Speedway is located at 16041 US-67 in Texarkana, Ark. For more information, log onto https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com or call (903) 417-4477. Fans not able to attend can watch the event live on http://www.floracing.com.
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Quick Check:
What: 37th Short Track Nationals
Where: Texarkana 67 Speedway (Texarkana, Ark.)
When: November 1-2, 2024
2024 Event Format:
Friday’s preliminary event will be contested under a derivative of the ASCS National Tour format, with group qualifying establishing heat race lineups with an invert of four in each heat race.
The Friday preliminary will conclude with “Twin 20’s”, a pair of $1,500-to-win 20-lap “A” Main events. The top two from each of the “Twin 20’s” will be locked into Saturday night’s “Dash for Cash” and the championship main event.
Friday events points accumulated will be carried over to Saturday night, with another set of heats utilizing passing points added to the Friday total to set the championship feature lineups. The top two in combined points from Friday night and the Saturday heat races with join Friday’s four lock-ins in the Pack Building Materials “Dash for Cash”. The next eight in points will occupy STN championship feature positions 7-14 with the balance of the field in “B” and “C” Mains. Three will transfer from both “B” Mains to set the 20-car feature field.
The Past STN Winners (All previous events contested at Little Rock’s I-30 Speedway):
2022-Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
2021-Blake Hahn
2020–Sam Hafertepe, Jr.
2019-Blake Hahn
2018-Blake Hahn
2017-Sammy Swindell
2016-Sammy Swindell
2015-Rained Out
2014-Christopher Bell
2013-Sammy Swindell
2012-Paul McMahan
2011-Sammy Swindell
2010-Brad Sweet
2009-Tony Bruce, Jr.
2008-Tony Bruce, Jr.
2007-Jason Meyers
2006-Jason Johnson
2005-Tim Montgomery
2004-Gary Wright
2003-Gary Wright
2002-Paul McMahan
2001-Jason Sides
2000-Mike Ward
1999-Gary Wright
1998-Tim Crawley
1997-Wayne Johnson
1996-Pete Butler
1995-Gary Wright
1994-Terry Gray
1993-John Gerloff
1992-Rained Out
1991-Steve Kinser
1990-Sammy Swindell
1989-Steve Kinser
1988-Steve Kinser
The Purse:
STN Finale: 1st – $20,000, 2nd – $5,000, 3rd – $2,500, 4th – $2,200, 5th – $2,000, 6th -$1,700, 7th – $1,600, 8th – $1,500, 9th – $1,450, 10th – $1,350, 11th – $1,300, 12th – $1,200, 13th -$1,150, 14th – $1,100, 15th – $1,000, 16th – $1,000, 17th- $1,000, 18th – $1,000, 19th – $1,000, 20th -$1,000.
STN Preliminary “Twin 20’s”: 1st – $1,500, 2nd $750, 3rd – $650, 4th – $625, 5th – $600, 6th – $550, 7th – $525, 8th – $500, 9th – $450, 10th – $400, 11th – $350, 12th – $325, 13th – $300, 14th – $275, 15th – $250, 16th – $250, 17th – $250, 18th – $250, 19th – $250, 20th
