9/4/2025
Sooner Late Model Series
Australian champion to race at Enid Speedway Saturday
By John Rittenoure - TULSA, Okla. (September 4, 2025) - When the Sooner Late Models hit the track Saturday at Enid Speedway in the field will be a driver from Tasmania, Australia.
Brad Smith, who races late models in Australia, is spending a couple of weeks in the states and looking for tracks to race at.
“We just did three nights at Lucas Oil (Speedway) and at Springfield. We looked for other races and found Enid,’ Smith said of how he located Enid Speedway. “We came over to do as much racing in a short period of time so I looked on DirtonDirt to see what was about and this was about the closest for us.”
Smith has been visiting late model driver Morgan Bagley and will make his way to Enid from Longview, Texas.
“We have been over here for a couple of weeks,” Smith said. “I have a car over here and have been friends with Morgan Bagley for 10 years. We have bought several cars from him and have had them sent to Australia.
“Last year I mentioned to him about coming over and having a drive. He let me drive his backup car a few years back. I bought a car off of him and never took it back. So I flew here and did a little maintenance (so we could race).”
After racing at Enid on Saturday Smith will pack up two race cars and head back to Australia.
“On Tuesday we are going to put two cars in a shipping container with a bunch of parts and send everything back to Australia,” he said. “I will fly back home on Wednesday.”
Smith is use to shipping cars and parts from the US on a regular basis.
“Everything we use in Australia comes from the US,” Smith said. “We import stuff all the time. We air freight every week.”
Smith finds racing in the US much different than what he is use to at home.
“It is another level,” explained Smith. “You don’t do as much racing in Australia. If you get in 22 or more nights in Australia you had a big year. That is the biggest difference, we don’t get enough track time in Australia. We don’t run a lot of long races.
“I came here wanting to make some COMP Cams (Super Dirt Series) races and we did that last year. We got awfully close at Springfield (this year) in the B main when a car passed me and I missed the feature there.”
Back home Smith is a multi-time champion.
“We run good at home,” Smith said. “Over the last few years we have won seven or eight state titles. The hotbed of late model racing is in western Australia and I am in Tasmania so every time I want to go racing I have to either fly out or put the car on a ferry.
“This is my 37th consecutive season. I have done quite a bit of racing. This will be my 57th track to have raced at.”
Smith will have some merchandise for sale after the races at his trailer for those who are interested.
“We brought some merchandise with us that helps us get up and down the road. If anyone wants to come down to the trailer we will have stuff.” said Smith.
Gates open at 4 p.m. Saturday at Enid Speedway for the Hayden Ross Motorsports Foundation Sooner Late Model Series show with hot laps at 6:45 and racing getting underway at 7:30.
Article Credit: John Rittenoure
