Tulsa Expo Raceway inside the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Okla., only resembles NASCAR’s paved oval inside the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in one way — they’re both quarter-mile tracks.
Leading up to last year’s Chili Bowl Nationals, Taylor Ferns put in only 10 test laps on the dirt to prepare for the esteemed midget event at Tulsa Expo Raceway in Oklahoma.
Eli Tomac, Jason Anderson and Cooper Webb have had their turn at the top, while riders such as Chase Sexton and Ken Roczen are still chasing that elusive feeling.
The asserted purpose of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Justin Marks purchasing the CARS Tour is to bring short-track pavement racing back to its former glory.
Defending champion Eli Tomac was first to alert the media that he was “ready to go” for gate drop. With the No. 1 plate on his Star Racing Yamaha machine, Tomac is preparing to have a target on his back as the field looks to end his title streak.
If you were to ask World of Outlaws sprint car driver Jacob Allen how many laps he’s recorded behind the wheel of a midget, his answer would’ve been “none” as of Thursday morning.
At last year’s running of the Chili Bowl Nationals, as RMS Racing’s Lacey Doyle and Justin Grant’s crew chief Donnie Gentry stood beside one another watching Grant make laps at Tulsa Expo Raceway, Gentry hinted to Doyle, “This is your car now.”
Here is a closer look at the team rosters for the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season, including Star Racing Yamaha, Honda HRC and Monster Energy Kawasaki.