Rain Takes Henson
Memorial - Friday And
Saturday Of Short Track
Nationals On As Planned
TEXARKANA, Ark.
(October 4, 2023)
With heavy rain already
falling at Texarkana 67
Speedway, plus a
forecast showing rain
well into Thursday,
officials with the
Arkansas oval have
called off Thursday's
Ralph Henson Memorial.
The 36th Annual, $20,000
to win COMP Cams Short
Track Nationals
presented by Hoosier
Tires & Ark-La-Tex Lawn
and Landscape is on as
planned on Friday,
October 6, and Saturday,
October 7.
The current list of
entries has grown to
over 60 from 15 states.
Both nights open at 5:00
P.M. with Hot Laps at
7:00 P.M. (CDT). On
Friday, October 6,
Tickets are $25 for
adults, $20 for
military, $5 for youth
(6-11), and free for
kids five and under.
Saturday, October 7,
admission is $30 for
adults, $25 for
military, $5 for youth
(6-11), and free for
kids five and under.
Texarkana 67 Speedway is
located at 16041 US-67
in Texarkana, Ark. For
more information, log
onto https://www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com.
For those unable to
attend, http://www.floracing.com will
carry this weekend's
broadcast.
The 2023 season will
mark the 32nd year of
competition for the
American Sprint Car
Series. Spearheaded by
the American Sprint Car
Series National Tour,
the ASCS Nation includes
Regional Tours that
encompass both wing and
non-wing competition.
For other news, notes,
and information on any
of the tours under the
ASCS banner, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com,
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(@ASCSRacing).
The Pertinent Info:
The What:
36th Annual
COMP Cams Short Track
Nationals presented by
Hoosier Tires &
Ark-Law-Tex Lawn and
Landscape.
The Where: Texarkana 67
Speedway (Texarkana,
AR). Texarkana 67
Speedway is located east
of Texarkana to I-30
Exit 7, then 0.5 miles
southeast on SR 108 then
2.6 miles northeast on
US 67.
The When: October 6-7,
2023.
October 6 – STN
Preliminary action
culminating with Twin
25-lap featues.
October 7 – STN
Championship culminating
with $20,000 to win
finale.
The Mufflers: Leave ‘em
at home, no mufflers
required for the event.
Friday’s preliminary
event will be contested
under a derivative of
the All Star Circuit of
Champions format, with
group qualifying
establishing heat race
lineups with an invert
of four in each heat
race. The Friday
preliminary will
conclude with Twin-25
lap features that each
offer up $1,500 to win.
The top two from each of
the Twin 25-lap features
will be locked into
Saturday night’s Pole
Dash 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 Pole
Dash. 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
Friday (Twin Features):
1. $1,500, 2. $750, 3.
$650, 4. $625, 5. $600,
6. $550, 7. $525, 8.
$500, 9. $450, 10. $400,
11. $350, 12. $325, 13.
$300, 14. $275, 15.
$250, 16. $250, 17.
$250, 18. $250, 19.
$250, 20. $250.
Saturday: 1. $20,000, 2.
$5,000, 3. $2,500, 4.
$2,200, 5. $2,000, 6.
$1,700, 7. $1,600, 8.
$1,500, 9. $1,400, 10.
$1,350, 11. $1,300, 12.
$1,200, 13. $1,150, 14.
$1,100, 15. $1,000, 16.
$1,000, 17. $1,000, 18.
$1,000, 19. $1,000, 20.
$1,000.
The Tickets:
Friday: Pits $35.
Grandstand for Adults
$25, Military $20 (with
ID), Kids 6-11 $5
accompanied by an adult
and 5 and under free.
Saturday: Pits $40.
Grandstand for Adults
$30, Military $25 (with
ID), Kids 6-11 $5
accompanied by an adult
and 5 and under free.
Driver pit pass for
Friday and Saturday is
included in the $100
entry fee if submitted
by the deadline.
Tickets will be
available at the gate
each day with gates with
grandstands opening
daily at 5:00 p.m.
Debit/credit cards are
accepted at the front
gate and concessions.
Free camping is
available on a
first-come, first-served
basis along the west
side tree line with no
water or electrical
hookups.
The Broadcast: If you
can’t make it to the STN
to catch all the
breathtaking action in
person, no need to fret
as you can catch it all
live online at www.floracing.com.
For more information
regarding the 36th
Annual COMP Cams Short
Track Nationals
presented by Hoosier
Tires at Texarkana 67
Speedway, check online
at www.67speedwayoftexarkana.com,
call 870-648-5688 or
email
tcrawley87@yahoo.com.
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