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Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 24, 2024) The most wonderful time of the year is an understatement for those who will make the trip to Tulsa, Okla., for their shot at glory as teams converge on the SageNet Center at Expo Square for the 40th annual Smiley’s Racing Products Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink.
Kicking off with cars on track on December 31, 2024, the Tulsa Shootout will be the final circle track event contested in the United States during the 2024 calendar year and the first for the 2025 season.
Leading up to the event, the task of getting rigs, cars, and people into the SageNet Center begins at Noon on December 29 and continues through December 30. Teams will also draw to set their Heat Races during the move-in process on December 30, with registration also reopening.
Going into the 40th edition of the “Mecca of Micros” the entry count is 1,653 among 697 drivers from 43 states and three countries. The current record is 1,752 entries received for the 2024 event. Of those, 1,698 were confirmed. The number of entries has exceeded the millennium mark since 2015.
Practice the morning of December 31 will give way to racing that evening, with action back on track each day at 9:00 A.M. (CT) through January 4, 2025. A total of six Golden Drillers are up for grabs.
The current list of entrants can be found at https://www.myracepass.com/events/523284/entries
The tentative daily running order for the 40th annual Smiley’s Racing Products Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink is as follows. The number of races will be determined at the close of draw on December 31.
Any official changes will posted to http://www.tulsashootout.com. Lineups will be posted on the Pit Board and the My Race Pass App. A reminder: any results posted to Social Media, MRP, or the website during the races are unofficial. All official results will be posted at the close of the day’s events.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2024
Non-Wing Practice
Non-Wing Outlaw Practice
Restricted Practice
Outlaw Practice
Jr Sprint Practice
A Class Practice
Track Prep
RACING BEGINS
Outlaw Heats (8 Laps)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2025
Non-Wing Outlaw Heats (8 Laps)
Restricted Heats (8 Laps)
A Class Heats (8 Laps)
Jr Sprint Heats (8 Laps)
Outlaw D’s (10 Laps)
Outlaw C’s (10 Laps)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025
Non-Wing Heats (8 Laps)
Jr Sprint Qualifiers (10 Laps)
Non-Wing Outlaw E’s (8 Laps)
Non-Wing Outlaw D’s (10 Laps)
Non-Wing Outlaw Cs (10 Laps)
A Class E’s (8 Laps)
A Class D’s (10 Laps)
A Class C’s (10 Laps)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2025
Non-Wing E’s (8 Laps)
Non-Wing D’s (10 Laps)
Non-Wing C’s (10 Laps)
Non-Wing Outlaw Qualifiers (10 Laps)
Jr Sprint C’s (10 Laps)
Jr Sprint B’s (10 Laps)
Non-Wing Qualifiers (10 Laps)
Restricted Qualifiers (10 Laps)
Outlaw Qualifiers (10 Laps)
A Class Qualifiers (10 Laps)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2025
Non-Wing B’s (12 Laps)
Non-Wing Outlaw B’s (12 Laps)
Restricted B’s (12 Laps)
Outlaw B’s (12 Laps)
A Class B’s (12 Laps)
OPENING CEREMONIES
Non-Wing LCQ (12 Laps)
Non-Wing Outlaw LCQ (12 Laps)
Restricted LCQ (12 Laps)
A Class LCQ (12 Laps)
Outlaw LCQ (12 Laps)
Non-Wing A (30 Laps)
Jr Sprint A (20 Laps)
Outlaw A (30 Laps)
Restricted A (25 Laps)
A Class A (30 Laps)
NW Outlaw A (55 Laps)
40th annual Smiley’s Racing Products Tulsa Shootout presented by NOS Energy Format:
Outlaw, Non-Wing Outlaw, “A” Class & Non-Wing:
Heat Races lined up according to draw (8-10 cars per heat), passing points in effect.
Top 112 in passing points from Heat Races advance to 8 Qualifying Races (14 cars each) with a four-car inversion in effect for each Qualifying Race. Thus, high point driver from Heat Races will start fourth in the First Qualifier and so on (top 32 make invert – 33rd on back start third row and back in Qualifiers).
Passing points in Qualifying Races as well.
Top 16 in combined passing points from Heats & Qualifiers advance to Sunday night’s A Main. Those 17th to 112th in combined passing points lock into 8 “B” Mains.
113th through 208th after heat races to eight (8) “C” Mains), 209th to 304th to 8 “D” Mains (4 in Winged Outlaw) with 305th and back to 8 “E” Mains. Top two from each “E” Main transfers to “D” Mains, top two from each “D” Main (top 4 Winged Outlaw) transfer to “C” Mains, top two from each “C” Main transfer to “B” Mains, top two from each “B” Main transfer to Sunday night’s A Feature Qualifier. “B” Main winners earn positions 1-8 in LCQ lineup up in order of combined Heat and Qualifying Race points, “B” Main runners-up earn positions 9-16 in LCQ lineup in order of combined Heat and Qualifying Race points.
Top 8 from A Feature Qualifier advance to Tulsa Shootout Championship A Main event.
Restricted “A” Class:
Heat Races lined up according to draw (7-9 cars per heat), passing points in effect.
Top 72 in passing points from Heat Races advance to 6 Qualifying Races (12 cars each) with a four-car inversion in effect for each Qualifying Race. Thus, high point driver from Heat Races will start fourth in the First Qualifier and so on (top 24 make invert – 25th on back start third row and back in Qualifiers).
Passing points in Qualifying Races as well.
Top 16 in combined passing points from Heats & Qualifiers advance to Sunday night’s A Main. Balance to 6 “B” Mains, 73rd on back from heat race passing points to 6 “C” Mains. Top three finishers from each C Main advance to B Mains, top three finishers from each “B” Main advance to Sunday night’s A Feature Qualifier. “B” Main winners earn positions 1-6 in LCQ lineup up in order of combined Heat and Qualifying Race points, “B” Main runners-up earn positions 7-12 in LCQ lineup in order of combined Heat and Qualifying Race points, “B” Main third-place finishers earn positions 13-18 in LCQ lineup in order of combined Heat and Qualifying Race points.
Top 8 from A Feature Qualifier advance to Tulsa Shootout Championship A Main event.
Jr. Sprint:
Heat Races lined up according to draw (7-9 cars per heat), passing points in effect.
Top 60 in points to 6 Qualifying Races (10 cars each) with a four-car inversion in effect for each Qualifying Race. Thus, high point driver from Heat Races will start fourth in the First Qualifier and so on (top 24 make invert – 25th on back start third row and back in Qualifiers).
Passing points in Qualifying Races as well.
Top 12 in combined passing points from Heats & Qualifiers advance to Sunday night’s A Main, 13th to 60th in passing points to 4 “B” Mains, 61st on back from heat race passing points to 4 “C” Mains. Top two finishers from “C” Mains transfer to “B” Mains, top two finishers from each of the four B Mains to Sunday night’s A Main.
Fans not able to attend the 40th annual Smiley’s Racing ProductsTulsa Shootout can see every lap of action on http://www.floracing.com.
The Smiley’s Racing Products Tulsa Shootout takes place at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, located inside the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla. More information on the event will be released as the event draws closer. All official rules, event information, and dates are online at http://www.tulsashootout.com. Fans can also follow the Smiley’s Racing Products Tulsa Shootout at https://www.facebook.com/TulsaShootout and on Twitter (@TulsaShootout).
Quick Notes:
Event: 40th annual Tulsa Shootout
Where: SageNet Center – 4145 E 21st St, Tulsa, OK 74114
Parking: December 30, 2024 starting at 7:00 A.M.
Practice: December 31, 2024 starting at 8:00 A.M. Racing to follow
Event Dates: December 31, 2024 – January 4, 2025
At Race Entry ($125/class entered): December 30, 2024
Entries can be paid by Cash, Master Card, or Visa. No personal checks are accepted without prior approval. Entry includes Sunday Pit Pass.
Entries will NOT be accepted via social media.
**Rules for the represented classes can be found at https://www.tulsashootout.com/classes. For any clarification on rules, contact Matt Ward at (918) 995-1650 or (918) 838-3777.
Tentative Daily Times
All times and order of events are tentative and subject to change based on the number of entries. The number of races will be determined after check-in has closed.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2024
7:00 AM…………………………………..Early Parking
3:00 PM…………………………………..Regular Parking
12:00PM – 8:00 PM……………………Sign-In / Pit Passes
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2024
8:00 AM………………………………….Practice Begins
6:00 PM…………………………………..Restrictor Tech
7:00 PM……………………………………..Racing
All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!
Pit Pass $30
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2025
7:00 AM…………………………………..Building Open
9:00 AM……………………………………Racing
Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.
All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!
General Admission $15
Pit Pass $30
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2025
7:00 AM…………………………………..Building Opens
9:00 AM………………………………….Racing
Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.
All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!
General Admission $15
Pit Pass $30
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2025
7:00 AM…………………………………..Building Opens
9:00 AM…………………………………..Racing
Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.
All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!
General Admission $15
Pit Pass $30
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 2025
7:00 AM…………………………………..Building Opens
9:00 AM………………………………….Racing
5:00 PM……………………………………Opening Ceremonies
All LCQ’s & A Features Following Opening Ceremonies
Pit Passes sold at the North and South entrances only.
All TIMES MAY VARY DUE TO VEHICLE COUNT!
General Admission $20
Pit Pass $40
Follow Us Online:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TulsaShootout
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TulsaShootout
Website: https://www.tulsashootout.com
2025 Class Lineup
WFO Winged Outlaw Micros
Hyper Racing Non-Wing Outlaw
EVO Fuel Injection A-Class Winged
Joe’s Racing Products Stock Non-Wing
K&B Racing Restricted A-Class
Flying A Motorsports Junior Sprints
Event Broadcast:
Live Online PPV: http://www.floracing.com
Tulsa Shootout Past Champions (Current Classes)
Winged Outlaw Keith Crawford (1990), Pete Frazier (1993), Pete Frazier (1994), Steve Frisell (1995), Chad Davenport (1996), Rick King (1997), Pete Frazier (1998), Lee Waldroop (1999), Paul Carbone (2000), Robert Richardson (2001), Dino Tomassi & Scotty Smith (2002), Bryan Clauson & Jacob Mosley (2003), Rodney Stealy (2004), Stan Yockey & Scotty Smith (2005) , Rodney Stealy (2006), Jerrod Wilson (2007), Brady Bacon (2008), Kevin Bayer (2009), Ryan Reeves (2010), Blake Hahn (2011), Heath Duinkerken (2012), Heath Duinkerken (2013), Frank Flud (2014), Michael Faccinto (2015), Brady Bacon (2016), Joe B. Miller (2017), Christopher Bell (2018), Ben Worth (2019), Emerson Axsom (2020), Mitchell Moles (2021), Craig Ronk (2022), Emerson Axsom (2023), Emerson Axsom (2024)
Non-Wing Outlaw Blake Hahn (2011), Brock Lemley (2012), Chris Andrews (2013), Steven Shebester (2014), Trey Marcham (2015), Chris Andrews (2016), Tristan Guardino (2017). Jason McDougal (2018), Zeb Wise (2019), Brady Bacon (2020), Kris Carroll (2021), Jeffrey Newell (2022). TJ Smith (2023), Blake Hahn (2024)
Winged A-Class Willie Bewley (1988), Gary Edwards (1989), David Person (1991), Bubba Hunt (1992), Ryan McDonald (1993), Chris Crawford (1994), Kevin Bayer (1995), Jay Foote (1996), Darren Stewart (1997), Jerrod Wilson (1998), Shawn Wright (1999), Shawn Wright (2000), Brad Best (2002), Dex Eaton (2003), Brady Bacon (2004), Kevin Bayer (2005), Scott Sawyer & Jerrod Wilson (2006), Donnie Ray Crawford (2007), Jerrod Wilson (2008), Gary Taylor (2009), Donnie Ray Crawford (2010), Andrew Deal (2011), Kevin Bayer (2012), Chris Cochran (2013), Tucker Worth (2014), Giovanni Scelzi (2015), Miles Paulus (2016), Ayrton Gennetten (2017), Jason McDougal (2018), Jake Hagopian (2019), Kyle Spence (2020), Brian Carber (2021), Jake Hagopian (2022), Jake Hagopian (2023), Ashton Torgerson (2024)
Stock Non-Wing Wendy Shear (1990), Jeff Dodd (1994), Paul Herndon (1996), Brady Courtney (1997), Rick Mercer (1998), Chebon Bruner (1999), Matt Walton (2002), Donnie Crawford (2003), Ronnie James (2004), Donnie Crawford (2005), Andrew Peters & Donnie Crawford (2006), Donnie Ray Crawford (2007), Rodney Stealy (2008), Riley Adair (2009), Chris Andrews (2010), Koen Shaw (2011), Chris Cochran (2012), Michael Faccinto (2013), Frank Flud (2014), Trey Marcham (2015), Jonathan Beason (2016), Frank Flud (2017). Jason McDougal (2018), Kyle Spence (2019), Alex Bright (2020), Brian Carber (2021), Emerson Axsom (2022), Gavan Boschele (2023), Frank Flud (2024)
Restricted ‘A’ Class Jonathan Beason (2001), Josh Pickle (2002), Jay Hunt (2003), Jack Dover (2004), Dalton Cole (2005), Tyler Edwards (2006), Tanner Mullens (2007), Sean Thompson (2008), Trent Carter (2009), Darien Roberts (2010), Dalton Seigler (2011), Dahne Lynn McKay (2012), Dahne Lynn McKay (2013), Alex Panella (2014), Kaylee Bryson (2015), Noah Gass (2016), Grady Mercer (2017), Corey Day (2018), Shawn Mahaffey (2019), Jade Avedisian (2020), Jaxton Wiggs (2021), Jett Nunley (2022). Jack Thomas (2023), Wyatt Miller (2024)
Junior Sprints Jordan Burnett (2001), Dustin Rhodes (2004), Mitch Faccinto (2005), Blake Hahn (2006), Drew Marshall (2007), Chance Morton (2008), Grady Chandler (2009), Josiah Ribeiro (2010), Josiah Ribeiro (2011), Kameron Beard (2012), Jadon Rogers (2013), Cannon McIntosh (2014), Nikko Panella (2015), Ryder Laplante (2016), Caeden Steele (2017), Ryan Timms (2018) , Austin Wood (2019), Jett Barnes (2020), Lucas Mauldin (2021), Lucas Mauldin (2022), Mattix McBride (2023), Braxton Flatt (2024)
Submitted By: Bryan Hulbert
