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(Image Credit: DPCmedia) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 31, 2022) A back-and-forth battle to determine who would be champion over 55 non-stop laps, the result was Indiana’s Emerson Axsom Saturday during the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout. Winning his third overall Golden Driller, the trip to Victory Lane is his second in the Outlaw division. Chasing California’s T.J. Smith at the start, the bottom was...more

(Image Credit: DPCmedia) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 31, 2022) Going back-to-back in A-Class at the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout, the win during the 38th edition of the “Mecca of Micros” officially makes California’s Jake Hagopian a three-time Golden Driller winner. The 2019, 2022, and now 2023 champion of A-Class earned the pole in Saturday’s A-Feature and led the distance. Finding traffic quickly, Jake was...more

(Image Credit: DPCmedia) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Oka. (December 31, 2022) After years of trying, Saturday night was the night for TJ Smith, who finally landed his first Golden Driller in Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout competition with a dominating performance in Outlaw Non-Wing action. Chasing Oklahoma’s Jason McDougal the first five revolutions, the door swung open for Smith to take the lead on Lap 6 when Jason slid off...more

(Image Credit: DPCmedia) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 31, 2022) A stroke of luck is sometimes all it takes, and the caution played to the favor of Gavan Boschele on Saturday night, with the result being his first career Golden Driller in Stock Non-Wing action at the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout. Leading the distance until Lap 25 when Jace Park jumped to the top and took over the point in traffic;...more

(Image Credit: DPCmedia) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 31, 2022) Keeping his cool the entire Junior Sprint A-Feature, Tulsa’s Mattix McBride held off the late race charge of Blayden Graham for his first career Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout victory in the Junior Sprints. Chased by Eli Holden until Lap 12, the No. 5e retired early, leaving California’s Blayden Graham to chase the No. 11. Glued to the leader’s...more

(Image Credit: DPCmedia) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 31, 2022) Taking a Golden Driller back to the state of Missouri, Jack Thomas captured his first career win atop Tulsa Expo Raceway clay Saturday night in Restricted competition during the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout. Leading start to finish, Thomas was stalked through the closing stages by Colby Sokol, but the No. 47 could not get the run on...more

(Image Credit: DPCmedia) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 30, 2022) Down to the final day of the year and the final day of the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout, the six A-Features are taking shape with one already full and five looking for more on Saturday. Putting 20 cars in Junior Sprint competition already, the focus on Saturday will be B-Mains and Last Chance Qualifiers to set the field in the...more

(Image Credit: DPCmedia) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 29, 2022) Wrapping up a wild day of racing at the SageNet Center, Thursday at the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout saw the program roll into the 237th round of competition to put the show 66.2% complete. Completing a staggering 147 Heat Races Thursday morning, the show has begun working into Qualifiers and Alphabet, with Junior Sprints already...more

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 28, 2022) Rolling to the 141st round of competition at the 38th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout, the event has begun introducing the alphabet into the mix with five classes completing Heat Races and Outlaw getting through D-Features and C-Features, as well as starting to establish who has worked into Qualifiers. While the road to earning a Golden Driller is far from over,...more

(Image Credit: DPCmedia) Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (December 27, 2022) Clicking off the opening 24 events of the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout, the 38th edition of the “Mecca of Micros” greeted 239 drivers to Tulsa Expo Raceway clay to begin their trek towards a Golden Driller. California drivers earned the most wins with five, over Oklahoma with four. Illinois, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania drivers all earned a pair...more