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Willis wins TOMS race at Southern Oklahoma Speedway

June 19, 2026 Brant Thurmond Leave a comment

Talan Willis of Elizabeth, Louisiana was the winner of the Touring Outlaw Modified Series race held on June 13, 2026, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway.
***(Photo By Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)***

Over 45 Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) drivers took to the high banks of Southern Oklahoma Speedway June 13 to compete for a top prize of $1,500.

Talan Willis (Elizabeth, Louisiana) started on the pole and led all 30 laps of the TOMS feature race.

Willis had to survive a handful of cautions along the way and held off second place finisher Stormy Scott (Las Cruces, New Mexico) put up a fight.

“Man, that was the hardest race I have ever had to lead,” Willis said standing in victory lane. “I just didn’t know where to go. Every time a caution came out, I would over think.

“The middle of (turns) one and two looked good,” he added. “I felt like I could hear someone on my right rear every single lap of the race. The middle started dirtying up so I moved back down to the bottom after the last caution. The track was just real racey. This is my first time here and it is awesome.”

Kale Westover (Altus, Oklahoma), Dean Abbey (Boyd, Texas) and Matthew Day (Farmersville, Texas) rounded out the top five.

Abbey turned the fastest lap of the race with a time of 18.128 seconds on lap three.

Day was the biggest mover of the race by moving up 13 spots from 18^th to 5^th, while Callan Hill (Lawton, Oklahoma) moved up 11 spots from 24^th to 13^th and Fred Wojtek (Blackwell, Texas) moved up 10 spots from 20^th to 10^th place, respectively.

B Feature 1 winner- Shane Hartline- Ivanhoe, Texas

B Feature 2 winner- Jeff Taylor- Locust Grove, Arkansas

Heat 1 winner- Kale Westover- Altus, Oklahoma

Heat 2 winner- Chase Hatton- De Berry, Texas

Heat 3 winner- Dean Abbey- Boyd, Texas

Heat 4 winner- Talan Willis- Elizabeth, Louisiana

Heat 5 winner- Kale Murphrey- Tullos, Louisiana

Click here to see complete results: https://www.myracepass.com/events/603435/races

Day Wins Third TOMS race of 2026

Matthew Day of Farmersville, Texas picked up his third TOMS win of 2026 at RPM Speedway on May 30. Day is also the current points leader.
***(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)***

Day led 15 of the 30 feature race laps en route to his third TOMS race of 2026 May 30, at RPM Speedway. Day’s fastest lap of the race came on lap 13 with a lap time of 13. 619 seconds.

Hartline, who finished runner up to Day, led eight laps, while Jake Upchurch (Midlothian, Texas) led seven laps and finished third.

Cody Smith (Kaufman, Texas) finished fourth and Clyde Dunn Jr. (Rockwall, Texas) rounded out the top five finishers.

Day’s fastest lap of the race came on lap 13 with a lap time of 13. 619 seconds.

Stephen Ashcraft (Forney, Texas) was the biggest mover of the race, advancing 11 spots from 24^th to 13^th position.

Jason Sartain (Royce City, Texas) moved up 10 spots from 17^th to 7^th. Chris Huckabea (Midlothian, Texas) also advanced 10 spots from 20^th to 10^th, respectively.

B Feature 1 winner- Troy Taylor- Midlothian, Texas

B Feature 2 winner- Colby O’Neal- Midlothian, Texas

Heat 1 winner- Dean Abbey- Boyd, Texas

Heat 2 winner- Jake Upchurch- Midlothian, Texas

Heat 3 winner- Dusty Lee Jr.- Sunnyville, Texas

Heat 4 winner- Shane Hartline- Ivanhoe, Texas

Click here to see complete results: https://www.myracepass.com/events/612360/races

2026 Previous TOMS winners-

May 16 Southern Oklahoma Speedway- Jeff Taylor

May 2- Grayson County Speedway- Matthew Day

April 18- Southern Oklahoma Speedway- Dean Abbey

March 21- Southern Oklahoma Speedway- Matthew Day

March 20- Southern Oklahoma Speedway- Gary Christian

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Christian wins TOMS opener, Day wins night two

March 31, 2026 Brant Thurmond Leave a comment

ARDMORE, OK- The Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) kicked off its 2026 season with two nights of racing March 20 and 21, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

There were 44 cars checked to races with the TOMS on night one of the double-header.

Gary Christian (Broken Bow, Oklahoma) and his No. 58X car started on the pole and led all 25 laps to claim the win on the opening night.

Gary Christian (Broken Bow, Oklahoma) was the feature winner of the TOMS season-opener March 20, 2026, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway.
*(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)*

The 25-lap feature race had two cautions (lap two and lap five) as Troy Taylor (Midlothian, Texas) and Dillion Pike (Waxahachie, Texas) got together in the middle of turns 3 and 4 as both cars spun and came to a rest on the track.

Three laps later, Wesley Veal (Princeton, Texas) and Matthew Day spun in turn 4, drawing the caution flag.

The race went green for the next 20 laps as Christian was able to stretch his lead while navigating lap traffic and ended up winning by 7.82 seconds.

Christian’s fastest lap was on lap six with a time of 18.659 seconds according to My Race Pass timing.

“It felt pretty good. I didn’t really know where to be at,” Christian said standing in victory lane. “I kind of just kept looking out of the corner of my eye for someone’s nose. I just tried to get through lap traffic the best I could.”

“It takes a lot of pressure off when you can win one early in the year,” he said. “You can just have a lot more fun with it.”

Bo Day (Greenville, Texas) was the second-place finisher, while Matthew Day (Farmersville, Texas) was third. Dean Abbey (Boyd, Texas) finished fourth and Kale Westover (Altus, Oklahoma) rounded out the top five.

Abbey was the biggest mover, up 13 spots from his 17^th starting spot, while M. Day moved up nine spots from 12^th.

Earlier in the night the TOMS raced two B-Mains, which were won by Shane Hartline (Ivanhoe, Texas) and Taylor.

Heat race winners for night one included:

Heat 1- Colby Smith- Greenville, Texas

Heat 2- Rodney Sanders- Happy, Texas

Heat 3- Gary Christian- Broken Bow, Oklahoma

Heat 4- Bo Day- Greenville, Texas

Heat 5- Jeff Taylor- Locust Grove, Arkansas

Full results can be found at the following link.

https://www.myracepass.com/events/603399/media-results

Night two at Southern Oklahoma Speedway saw Matthew Day win his first career TOMS feature race.

The first 10 laps of Saturday’s feature race went green with Ryan Veal (Princeton, Texas) leading the first seven laps. Christian gained the top spot on lap nine before a caution from a Jason Sartain (Royce City, Texas) spin in turn 4 brought out the caution.

Matthew Day (Farmersville, Texas) picked up his first career TOMS win on night two at Southern Oklahoma Speedway.
*(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)*

Day took the lead with 12 laps remaining before a spin by Rusty Trevathan (Wylie, Texas) brought out a caution with two laps remaining.

With an impending green-white-checker finish coming, Day was able to jump out to the lead and claim the win.

“I’ve had a couple outlaw wins, but nothing with the TOMS,” Day said on his first win with the series. “It’s definitely a cool deal to get and especially against the talent level that we had here. 44 cars at this level and probably 12 guys could win it any given night, and we drove up through the field. I wish Gary (Christian) wouldn’t have broken. I’d like to see if I had anything for him, but sometimes that’s the way it goes.”

Abbey was the second place finisher behind Day, while Hartline finished third. Chris Henigan (Marshall, Texas) was fourth and Colby Smith rounded out the top five.

Hartline was the biggest mover driving his car up 15 spots to third, Henigan and Jeff Taylor each moved up 15 spots as well for a fourth and seventh place finish, respectively.

Christian had the fastest lap of the race on lap seven with a lap time of 18.474 seconds before something malfunction on his racecar on lap 18 and he had to pull to the infield.

B Feature 1 winner- Colby Smith

B Feature 2 winner- Matthew Day

Heat 1- Mitchell Clement (Bonham, Texas)

Heat 2- Jason Sartain (Royce City, Texas)

Heat 3- Jason Langford (Palestine, Texas)

Heat 4- Kale Westover (Altus, Oklahoma)

Heat 5- Ryan Veal (Princeton, Texas)

Full results from the second night can be found at the following link.

https://www.myracepass.com/events/603402/media-results

The TOMS series will be back in action Saturday, April 4, at RPM Speedway, in Crandall, Texas, weather permitting.

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Hartline wins TOMS feature at Southern Oklahoma Speedway; extends points lead

August 7, 2025 Brant Thurmond Leave a comment

Shane Hartline (Ivanhoe, Texas) won his second Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) feature of the season Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway. Hartline currently holds a 36-point over second place Dean Abbey.
***(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)***

The Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) was in action once again Saturday, Aug. 2, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway.

It was the final trip to SOS for the series as 32 drivers checked in to chase the $1,500 prize money at the end of the night.

Austin Bonner (Elk City, Oklahoma) and Dean Abbey (Boyd, Texas) started on the front row of the 24-car A feature race.

Abbey led the opening lap and went on to lead the first 13 green flag laps of the 25-lap feature before the caution flag waved with 12 laps remaining.

Kale Westover took the top spot with 10 laps to go; however, the caution flag waved once again three laps later as Sam Cox (Flower Mound, Texas) spun in turns three and four.

The field completed one green flag lap before Jeff Taylor (Locust Grove, Arkansas) spun in turns one and two collecting Fred Wojtek (Blackwell, Texas) as he came to a sliding stop trying to avoid Taylor.

Leading with six laps remaining, Westover was forced to pull off the track during the caution after an issue on the rearend of his 15w car. Shane Hartline (Ivanhoe, Texas) inherited the lead.

Two laps were completed before Abbey spun in the middle of turns three and four. The restart didn’t go as planned for Abbey as him and Ryan Veal (Princeton, Texas) made slight contact enter turns one and two bringing out the caution once again with four laps remaining.

The race would stay green for the final four laps as Hartline cruised to the win.

The win was Hartline’s second TOMS win of the 2025 season, having won at Rocket Raceway Park on May 31.

Hartline, who has led the points for the majority of the 2025 season, increased his points lead significantly with the win.

Hartline entered Saturday’s race at SOS with a four-point lead over Abbey. He received the maximum number of points (100 points) with the win. Abbey’s 12^th place finish in the feature race helped him stretch the lead even further to 36 points of second place Abbey.

Shane Hartline, his crew and TOMS flagman Ricky Randall pose for a photo in victory lane following Hartline’s feature win Saturday at Southern Oklahoma Speedway.
***(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)***

“It means the world to me right now (to win),” Hartline said in victory lane. “It was only four points between me and Dean. So, I saw him spin out in (turn) three so that really helped and it just took all the I don’t know nerves away. I just started trying to pick my lane and go.”

Being in the right place at the right time helped Hartline’s effort with Westover pulling off the track with 10 laps remaining.

“I stayed pace with him there after that one caution, but I don’t know,” Hartline said on catching Westover. “Maybe if the top would have went away in three and four, maybe. “I got there on the bottom, I used that most of the race, at least at the start of the race when it was two wide to get there.

“I worked the bottom in three and four and I found a grove trying to stay on the (infield tractor) tire, so I had to slow down a lot,” Hartline continued. “I felt like I managed their speed on the top, so I feel like that was the key to the race.”

Justin McCoy (Irving, Texas) finished in second place after winning B Feature 2 and starting f4th, while Wesley Veal (Princeton, Texas) rounded out the podium finishers in third place.

Jason Webb (McKinney, Texas) finished fourth and Chase Hatton (De Berry, Texas) rounded out the top five with a fifth-place finish.

Westover recorded the fastest lap of the feature race with a time of 18.481 seconds.

Hatton and Steven Ashcraft (Forney, Texas) were race’s hard chargers by moving up 15 spots each from their 20^th and 23^rd starting positions for a fifth and eighth place finish, respectively.

Wesley Veal moved up 13 spots from his 16^th starting position for a third-place finish. Troy Taylor (Midlothian, Texas) also moved up 13 spots to finish ninth after starting in 22^nd place.

Click the following link for full race results.

https://www.myracepass.com/events/557616/media-results

B Feature 1 winner- Fred Wojtek (Blackwell, Texas)

B Feature 2 winner- Justin McCoy (Irving, Texas)

Heat 1 winner- Mitchell Clement

Heat 2 winner- Kale Westover (Altus, Oklahoma)

Heat 3 winner- Matthew Day

Heat 4 winner- Billy Brierton

Current Points Standings-

(Top 10)

Shane Hartline- 986
Dean Abbey- 950-36
Jason Ingalls- 925-61
Jake Huckaby- 832-154
Chase Hatton- 784-202
Wesley Veal- 784-202
Troy Taylor- 743-243
Sam Cox- 704-282
Ryan Veal- 685-301
Jason Webb- 623-363

The TOMS will be back in action this Saturday, Aug. 9, at Hunt County Speedway, in Greenville, Texas for the 11^th Annual Hella Shrine race.

If you can not make it to the racetrack, you can stream the race on RACEON.com.

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Westover victorious at Southern Oklahoma Speedway

July 7, 2025 Brant Thurmond Leave a comment

Kale Westover (center) was the winner of the Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) feature race Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway. Shown with Westover are Hudson Westover (left) and TOMS flagman Ricky Randall.
**(Photo Courtesy of Mike Frieri/Photos by Mike)**

Nothing says “America” like fireworks, dirt track racing and the some of the fastest and most talented modified drivers in the southern part of the United States on July 4^th weekend.

Fans in attendance at Southern Oklahoma Speedway were treated to all the above and more Saturday, July 5, as the Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) drivers were on hand to display their talents. There was a season-high 41 entries for the event.

Saturday’s feature race had five cautions and two different leaders as Jason Webb (McKinney, Texas) and Kale Westover (Altus, Oklahoma) battled it out for the majority of the race.

The first caution of the race came on the first lap as Chase Hatton (De Berry, Texas) and points leader Shane Hartline (Ivanhoe, Texas) tangled up on the opening lap.

The field completed two laps before Wesley Veal (Princeton, Texas) spun exiting turn two and collected Sam Cox’s (Flower Mound, Texas) No. 3 car.

Webb led another two laps before Hatton spun in turn two, which brought out the third caution of the race.

Another caution with 8 of the 25 laps completed forced another restart for Webb. On the restart Jason Ingalls (Longview, Texas) spun in the middle of turns one and two to bring out another caution.

Webb went on to lead the next seven laps before Westover was able to dip to the low side while navigating around a lap car exiting turn four and took the lead with 10 laps remaining.

Westover stretched his lead out nearly a full straight-away and won the race with a 3.323 second margin according to My Race Pass timing.

Patience was key for Westover as he waited until Webb caught lap traffic to make his move.

“It was so hard to pass, and he (Webb) was in the fastest lane around the track,” Westover said standing in victory lane. “So, I knew if just pace him enough and once we caught the lap traffic, I got on his tail just trying to figure out what he was going to do. I probably would have done the same thing he did in his situation. It just worked out for me that the lapper just kind of pushed up a little bit and I snugged her around the tires.

“Once I got cleared, I knew I had to jump up and get moving,” he added. “Jason’s stuff was really good. I was probably going to finish second behind him if it wasn’t for them lappers.”

Webb finished second. Mitchell Clement (Bonham, Texas) was third, while Colby Smith (Greenville, Texas) was fourth and Jake Huckaby (Texarkana, Texas) rounded out the top five finishers.

Ingalls was the hard chargers of the race, moving up 13 positions from his 20^th starting spot to finish seventh. Justin McCoy (Grandview, Texas) moved up 10 spots from his 18^th starting spot to finish behind Ingalls in eighth place.

Smith had the fast lap (unofficially) with a lap time of 17.310 seconds on lap eight.

B Feature 1 winner- Geoff Larry (Minden, Louisiana)

B Feature 2 winner- Shane Hartline (Ivanhoe, Texas)

Heat 1 winner- Casey Fowler (Grand Saline, Texas)

Heat 2 winner- Jason Langford (Palestine, Texas)

Heat 3 winner- Dean Abbey (Boyd, Texas)

Heat 4 winner- Kale Westover (Altus, Oklahoma)

Heat 5 winner- Colby Smith (Greenville, Texas)

For full results of Saturday’s race, click the following link.

https://www.myracepass.com/events/557610/media-results

Current points Standings

(Top 10)

Shane Hartline- 637
Dean Abbey- 608 -29
Jason Ingalls- 590 – 47
Chase Hatton- 521-116
Jake Huckaby- 488-149
Sam Cox- 464 -173
Jason Webb- 458-179
Ryan Veal- 441-196
Troy Taylor- 434-203
Mitchell Clement- 426-211

The TOMS will be back in action this weekend for back-to-back races on Friday and Saturday, July 11 and 12. Friday’s race will be at Heart O’ Texas Speedway, in Waco, Texas, while Saturday’s race will be at RPM Speedway, in Crandall, Texas.

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Smith scores TOMS win at Southern Oklahoma Speedway

June 15, 2025 Brant Thurmond Leave a comment

Colby Smith (Greenville, Texas) picked up the Touring Outlaw Modified Series feature win Saturday evening at Southern Oklahoma Speedway. Shown with Smith is Ricky Randall, flagman for the Touring Outlaw Modified Series. (Photo courtesy of Taylor Voyles/Taylor Made Images)

The Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) was back in action Saturday, June 14, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

A total of 37 TOMS drivers checked in to tackle the 3/8 semi-banked “D” oval.

This was the first time the series has made the trip to SOS since the season opener back on March 21 and 22.

Shane Hartline (Ivanhoe, Texas), the TOMS current points leader, started on the pole and led the first 12 laps of the feature race before he was passed by Colby Smith (Greenville, Texas) as the two navigated lap traffic.

Smith, who started on the outside of the front row, set sail with the lead and looked like he was going to run away with it, however a spin by David Tanner brought out a caution with nine laps remaining.

Smith timed the restart just right and would open a sizable lead and lead the final nine laps, while Hartline was unable to run him down for a late race pass for the lead.

Smith’s margin of victory was 1.366 seconds according to My Race Pass timing and was his first TOMS win of 2025. Smith placed 6^th at SOS on March 21 and picked up a TOMS win at SOS on Aug. 3, 2024.

“It was real crowed (with lap traffic),” Smith said standing in victory lane. “I was just trying to keep pace with Shane. He took off pretty quick there early on. Whenever we did catch them (lap traffic), they were everywhere. They were really thick.

“I just waited to see where he (Hartline) went and wherever he went, I was going to go the opposite and see what happened and it worked out,” he said.

Dean Abbey (Boyd, Texas) picked up his second straight top 5 finish with the TOMS after a third-place finish, while Michell Clement (Bonham, Texas) drove from his 10^th place starting position to finish fourth.

Kale Westover (Altus, Oklahoma) rounded out the top five with a fifth-place finish after starting ninth.

Matthew Day, Jason Ingalls, Chad Melton, Jeff Taylor and Jake Huckaby rounded out the top 10 finishers.

Jason Gamez (Kaufmann, Texas) was the biggest mover of the race by moving up 13 positions to finish just outside the top 10 in 11^th after starting 24^th.

Jake Huckaby (Texarkana, Texas) improved 10 spots from his 20^th starting position en route to a 10^th place finish.

Smith recorded the feature race’s fastest lap with a lap time of 18.292 seconds on lap 18, according to My Race Pass timing.

B Feature winners:

B Feature 1 winner- David Tanner

B Feature 2 winner- Jimmie Williams

Heat Race winners:

Heat 1- Chase Hatton

Heat 2- Shane Hartline

Heat 3- Dean Abbey

Heat 4- Britton Weger

Heat 5- Kale Westover

A full and complete breakdown of the results can be found at the following link:

https://www.myracepass.com/events/557595/media-results

Points Standings-

(TOP 10)

Total Points-Points behind

Shane Hartline 381
Dean Abbey- 343 -38
Jason Ingalls- 340 – 41
Mitchell Clement- 335- 46
Chase Hatton- 291- 50
Sam Cox- 282-99
Jake Huckaby- 272-109
Ryan Veal-260-121
Troy Taylor- 251-130
Carl Large Jr. – 246-13

A full list of points standings can be found at the following link:

https://www.myracepass.com/series/1312/points/2025/28719/1016

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Clement wins TOMS opener at SOS; Hatton scores first career TOMS win on night two

March 25, 2025 Brant Thurmond Leave a comment

Mitchell Clement shown with his family and TOMS official Ricky Randall in victory lane following the 25-lap feature race, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. **(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)**

The Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) kicked off its 2025 season with two nights of racing Friday and Saturday night, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore.

Mitchell Clement (Bonham, Texas) moved his No. 32 car up seven spots from his eighth starting position to claim the win on the opening night.

The 25-lap feature race had one caution as Steven Ashcraft (Forney, Texas) came to a stop entering turn three on lap 10.

Shane Hartline (Ivanhoe, Texas) was the race leader at the time of caution and went on to lead an additional four laps as Clement worked his way up to the second position with 11 laps remaining.

Clement passed Hartline for the lead with seven laps remaining as the two would battle for the lead for an additional two laps.

Clement went on to lead the remaining laps and won over second place finisher Hartline by 1.601 seconds, according to My Race Pass timing.

“The car has been good all night and we just made some minimum changes there for the feature,” Clement said standing in victory lane after the race. “I was able to lean on that cushion a little bit, and it felt good up there.”

Mitchell Clement (32) races with Bo Day off of turn two during the feature race held Friday, March 21, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
**(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)**

“The track definitely had some character to it,” Clement said. “I think it may take some time for him to get it worked after putting new dirt on it three days before we race on it. It is what it is. We all got to race on it.”

Jason Ingalls (Longview, Texas), Chris Henigan (Marshall, Texas) and Bo Day (Greenville, Texas) rounded out the top five finishers

Earlier in the night the TOMS raced two B-Mains, which were won by Jason Sartain (Royce City, Texas) and William Gould (Celera, Oklahoma).

Heat race winners for night one included:

●Heat 1- Mitchell Clement

●Heat 2- Jason Ingalls

●Heat 3- Chase Hatton (DeBerry, Texas)

●Heat 4- Shane Hartline

Full results can be found at the following link.

https://www.myracepass.com/events/557571/media-results

Hatton wins night two at SOS

Chase Hatton (second from right) picked up his first career TOMS win Saturday evening, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
**(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)**

Night Two at Southern Oklahoma Speedway saw Chase Hatton win the A-Feature race.

For Hatton, it was his first TOMS win with the series.

The field started the race three wide as Hatton was in the middle between Michael Ables and Chris Henigan.

Chris Henigan (16) leads Mitchell Clement (32) and Chase Hatton (211) off turn four and down the front straight away during the early stages of the A-Main, Saturday, March 22, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway. Hatton ended up winning the race, while Henigan finished second and Clement fell back to 21st.
**(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)**

Hennigan led the first lap and a half before Shawn Johnson (Marlow, Oklahoma) spun in the middle of turn three and four bringing out the caution.

On the restart, Henigan took the lead and set sail and lead the next 15 laps. However, as the field got strung out and lap traffic became a factor, Hatton decided to take the outside groove and Henigan stuck to the bottom as they passed a lap car with 13 laps remaining.

Hatton used the momentum from the high line and was able to use a lap car to put distance between himself and Hennigan.

Hatton went on to lead the remaining 13 laps en route to score his first career TOMS win and first in win 2025. The margin of victory was 4.419 seconds, according to My Race Pass timing.

“After last night’s mishap, we definitely had to work on the left rear of this thing and right front pretty hard all day today,” Hatton said after the race. “We came out in the heat race, and we were alright. We weren’t really good. The slick track kind of caught us off guard.

“We made some changes,” he said. “We didn’t get too aggressive with it. Whenever Henigan got out front and the 32 got by me, I was like, ‘Oh man. I’m running third tonight guys.’ We had that caution and then I was able go to the outside of the 32. Lap traffic really played a favor in tonight.”

Henigan finished behind Hatton in second, while Hartline finished third; Dean Abbey was fourth and Ingalls rounded out the top five in fifth.

Saturday’s heat race winners were:

•Heat 1- Clement

●Heat 2- Hartline

●Heat 3- Henigan

Full results from the second night can be found at the following link.

https://www.myracepass.com/events/557574/media-results

The TOMS series will be back in action Friday, April 4, at Heart O’ Texas, in Elm Mott, Texas and Saturday, April 5, at Kennedale Speedway Park, in Kennedale, Texas.

TOMS Points

(Top 10)

Shane Hartline – 186 pts
Chris Henigan – 182 pts (-4)
Jason Ingalls – 175 pts (-11)
Dean Abbey – 161 pts (-25)
Mitchell Clement – 153 pts (-33)
Chase Hatton – 153 pts (-33)
Michael Ables – 147 pts (-39)
Sam Cox – 140 pts (-46)
Ryan Veal – 134 pts (-52)
Jake Huckaby – 132 pts (-54)

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Broken rear end leads to short night 1 for Wojtek; Night 2 yields better results

March 24, 2025 Brant Thurmond Leave a comment

Fred “Fast Freddy” Wojtek races down the front straight away towards turn one during the Touring Outlaw Modified (TOMS) feature race held Saturday, March 22, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)

By Brant Thurmond

Heading into Friday’s Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) opener at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Blackwell, Texas native Fred “Fast Freddy” Wojtek was hoping to put all the bad luck from the 2024 season behind him.

However, just a few laps into hot laps, the crew and others were having déjà vu as Wojtek was forced to pull his 44F car to the infield and ended up getting pushed back to the pit area by the tow truck.

The crew went to work quickly to diagnose the issue and found an issue with the rear end of the car.

“Long story short, we were low on oil and burned up the rear end of the car,” Wojtek said. “I think it might have had a quart of oil in it. That put an end to our night.”

With his night cut short, a decision was made to put in the work and replace it with a rear end from Wojtek’s spare car at his shop.

“Gerrit (Haynes) got here about 10:30 this morning with it and we pulled this one (broken rear end) out of it last night. And we put the replacement in this morning,” he said. “We got everything set where we needed it. We went out in hot laps and everything was good.”

Wojtek started first in the first heat race for the TOMS and after leading the opening two laps, he went off the edge of turn three and dropped back to seventh place.

“I know he (track owner John Webb) flattened it up over there, and I just wasn’t expecting it to hold the car like it used to,” Wojtek said. “My fault. I made a mistake. I went to the back; I think I passed one car there towards the end. It kind of messed our night up, and we should’ve been starting closer in the feature.”

Fred Wojtek (44F) races with Steven Ashcraft (56R) off turn two during the TOMS feature race held Saturday, March 22, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)

Wojtek ended up finishing sixth in his heat race, but the good news is Wojtek was second quickest in his heat race with a best lap of 18.944 (lap six) and had an average lap time of 19.197. Mitchell Clement, who won the heat race, recorded a best lap time of 18.882 and an average lap time of 19.074, according to My Race Pass timing.

Wojtek started the feature race on the inside of the seventh row in 19^th as the field started the feature three abreast.

Wojtek passed five cars in the feature race and ended up with a 14^th place finish.

“We thought the track was going to slick off more than it did,” Wojtek said of his feature race. “It rubbered up towards the end of the race. We tightened the car up a little too much and I was fighting tight conditions all night.

“I wish we could’ve done better,” he said. “Our luck is just not with us lately. We are just going to keep plugging away and hopefully we will do better at the next one.”

Fred Wojtek (44F) leads Ryan Veal (11R) to the green flag during the first heat race of the night for the TOMS, Saturday, March 22, at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
(Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)

With two races in the books, Wojtek will now turn his attention to another two-race weekend on April 4 and 5, at Heart O’ Texas Speedway, in Waco and Kennedale Speedway Park, in Kennedale.

Wojtek finished eighth in the last TOMS race he raced at Heart O’ Texas on June 14, 2024. That same night he won his heat race after starting on the pole.

The last trip to Kennedale Speedway Park came on Aug. 16, 2023, where Wojtek finished 22 in the feature and third in the heat race.

The previous trip on April 8, netted better results with a fourth-place feature finish. The same night Wojtek won his heat race after starting in second.

TOMS Points

(As of 3-22-24)

Pos # Competitor Hometown Points

1 25H Shane Hartline Ivanhoe, TX 186

2 16 Chris Henigan Marshall, TX 182 -4

3 12 Jason Ingalls Longview, TX 175 -11

4 14V Dean Abbey Boyd, TX 161 -25

5 32 Mitchell Clement Bonham, TX 153 -33

6 112 Chase Hatton De Berry, TX 153 -33

7 61 Michael Ables Caddo, OK 147 -39

8 3 Sam Cox Flower Mound, TX 140 -46

9 11r Ryan Veal Princeton, TX 134 -52

10 18J Jake Huckaby Texarkana, TX 132 -54

20 44F Fred Wojtek Blackwell, TX 10 -77

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Wojtek set to compete in TOMS opener at Southern Oklahoma Speedway

March 21, 2025 Brant Thurmond Leave a comment

(L to R) Wesley Veal (11), Troy Taylor (56) and Jason Ingalls (12) lead the field around during the parade laps of the TOMS Nationals race held Oct. 26, at Grayson County Speedway. (Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)

The 2025 Touring Outlaw Modified Series (TOMS) season will kick-off at 7 p.m. today March 21 at Southern Oklahoma Speedway, in Ardmore Oklahoma.

Tonight’s race will be night the first of two separate races this weekend at SOS. Both nights will have a hefty $1,500 to win purse and will pay $240 to start.

General admission to the track will be $20 and kids 6-12, military, and seniors will be $15. Pit passes will be $35.

For Blackwell native Fred “Fast Freddy” Wojtek the 2025 season opener will be a fresh start for him as he experienced a series of bad luck during the summer months of 2024.

Despite the bad luck, Wojtek finished eighth in the points in his second year with the series. He closed out the 2024 season with a fifth-place finish on the second night of the TOMS Nationals held Oct. 25 and 26, at Grayson County Speedway.

Wojtek will look to put 2024 behind him as he starts his third season as he will be on a different chassis in 2025.

“We decided to go with our GRT,” Wojtek said. “That car has been a proven winner for us, and it’s a car that I’m real comfortable with. We had a body put on it and made it more of an outlaw car. We did some updates on the front end and made the body where it’s more of an outlaw style body.”

Fred Wojtek (44F) leads the field into turn 1 during the Mod War 100 at Heart O’ Texas Speedway. (Photo by Brant Thurmond/Double T Media)

“We raced it at Grayson (during TOMS Nationals) and it was still pretty much set up IMCA,” Wojtek continued. “So, we updated some things on it, and we are going to go that route until we can get the MB (chassis) sold. We might try to buy something new or maybe not quite as old as what we have been running.”

For Wojtek, the GRT chassis has been a good car for him with success at the IMCA level.

“We have won a couple IMCA championships with the GRT,” he said. “Like I said, I’m real comfortable with the GRT and I know it really well. The GRT has been freshened up. Me and my dad tore it down to bare frame and then we put all new parts on it a couple years ago. So, everything that’s on it maybe has about six or seven nights on it with all the new parts on it.”

The 2025 season will have some different tracks on the schedule for Wojtek and the TOMS compared to the 2024 season with RPM, Rocket Raceway Park, Boothill Speedway and Ark-La-Tex Speedway.

Wojtek said he has experience at three of the four tracks with Boothill Speedway being the only one he has not raced at.

“I went to Ark-La-Tex a long time ago when I first started racing in 2006,” Wojtek said. “They had a $5000 to win stockcar race. I ran the heat race and got in a wreck and bent the frame and ended up loading up and going home. I think I’ve made about 15 laps on that track counting hot laps.

“We ran RPM in 2023 when they had a two-night show there,” Wojtek said. “The first night a piece of mud or something hit my kill switch, and we slipped back towards the back and then came back and got around 12^th. The second night the track had some character to it. I think I ended up finishing second that night. So, I like RPM. It seems to fit my style well.”

Looking ahead to this weekend’s races at SOS, SOS has been a solid track for Wojtek in the past with an average finish of 8.8 with two top 5’s and four top 10’s.

Wojtek’s best finish at SOS in 2024 came on April 6 with a third-place finish in the feature race. On May 4, he finished eighth in the feature and on the final trip to SOS with the TOMS on July 6, he did not start the feature race after having issues in the heat race.

“I really like SOS. I’ve never won there, but I’ve always wanted to win at that track,” he said. “I like Oklahoma. It’s a little bit bigger than what we normally run on and I’m ready to win one there. Hopefully, this weekend we can get us a win there.”

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